Microsoft launches Game Stack, brings Xbox Live to Android and iOS

Microsoft today announced a new initiative that combines all of the company’s gaming-related products for developers like Xbox Live, Azure PlayFab, Direct X, Mixer, Virtual Studio, Simplygon and Azure under a single umbrella. That umbrella, Microsoft Game Stack, is meant to give game developers, no matter whether they are at a AAA studio or working […]

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Hey, team Xbox: Switch to Verizon’s Fios Gigabit Connection Standalone Internet and get a year of Xbox Live Gold

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Listen up, Xbox fam.

Does lag-free gaming and a free one-year membership to Xbox Live Gold sound good to you? (Duh.) If so, we can tell you how to score that — and it doesn’t require any hacking or sketchy, fake usernames.

Through May 4, when you switch online to the Fios Gigabit Connection Standalone Internet with Verizon, you’ll get a whole year of Xbox Live Gold. Oh, and they’ll also throw in your choice of a multi-streamer game that we’re pretty sure you’ve heard of before. Choose between Sea of Thieves or Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds.

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Microsoft can ban you for using offensive language

A report by CSOOnline presented the possibility that Microsoft would be able to ban “offensive language” from Skype, Xbox, and, inexplicably, Office. The post, which cites Microsoft’s new terms of use, said that the company would not allow users to “publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, […]

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Microsoft says it can ban your Skype or Xbox Live account for ‘offensive language’

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Better mind your Ps and Qs, because daddy Gates is watching. 

Microsoft is updating its terms of service on May 1, and the news rules just so happen to explicitly prohibit the use of “offensive language” on its various platforms. Those platforms include Skype and Xbox Live.

That’s right, Microsoft is banning profanity on Xbox Live. Let that one sink in. 

But it gets even weirder. The full lists prohibits all kinds of things, including nudity. 

“By agreeing to these Terms, you’re agreeing that, when using the Services, you will follow these rules,” explains the new code of conduct. “Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity).” Read more…

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Xbox Live is down and players are *pissed*

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Xbox Live is down.

That harsh reality hit thousands of gamers Thursday afternoon as they desperately tried, and failed, to log into the gaming platform. And they are pissed. 

Microsoft confirmed the problem in a tweet, as well as on the Xbox Live status page

“We are aware that some members may be having problems signing in to Xbox Live,” noted the service page. “We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we will be sure to provide you with frequent updates.”

Hey everyone! We’re aware that some of you are having trouble signing into Xbox Live – the right teams are hard at work to get everything working again. Thanks so much for all your patience!

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) March 1, 2018 Read more…

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