New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is in a unique position where she really can succeed in the video game business, despite her inexperience in the field, without really trying.

TL;DR: Microsoft's ZeniMax Workers United union, representing video game workers, has voted to strike due to low wages, outsourcing, and stalled contract negotiations. The union, part of the Communication Workers of America, cites underpayment and high ...

The failure of the TV adaptation of Halo certainly hasn’t put Microsoft off more adaptations of its video games. That’s according to Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer, who has said fans can expect more in the future. Spencer spoke to Variety ahead of ...

Microsoft has backed “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games in its legal battle with Apple – alleging in a new court filing that the Tim Cook-led tech giant has “stymied” its own efforts to create an Xbox mobile store. In an amicus brief filed ...

Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer speaks at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. (Photo courtesy of Dabe Alan / Penny Arcade) This year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle opened last week with a keynote presentation by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil ...

Every tech company in the world is angling towards incorporating artificial intelligence into its services and line of products in one way or another. Years after its parent company Microsoft invested big in the ubiquitous and divisive technology, it seems ...

Microsoft debuted Muse, a generative AI model that can be trained to output video game visuals and predict controller inputs. The company describes the technology as the future of gameplay ideation, not as something to be used in place of human creativity ...