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Last week at E3, in a private room inside Microsoft's massive, green booth, Marc Whitten spent most of our interview talking about the future. "As we think of the next five to ten years of innovation," he said, "we're going to be able to drive really great new experiences. I'm personally most proud of the Xbox 360, and how different the 360 is from what it was in 2005. And that's all about making really big platform bets and bets about the future of entertainment." Whitten would talk about the launch experience at times, but he was much more interested in finding ways to guide Xbox users to the brave new connected world of gaming and entertainment. Which made today's abrupt about-face all the more surprising. Microsoft announced that... Continue reading…

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Microsoft is making a major u-turn today by reversing some of its controversial Xbox One policies. In a statement on the company's Xbox blog, Microsoft says it's making policy changes "as a result of feedback from the Xbox community." At the time of writing, the changes are unclear as Microsoft's Xbox blog is failing to load, but a report from Giant Bomb suggests that an online requirement every 24 hours will be scrapped, along with some of the restrictions on used games. We've reached out to Microsoft for the full details of its policy changes and we'll update you accordingly. Developing... Continue reading…

Abstract: Michael Palermo welcomes Sandy Duncan, CEO of YoYo Games to the show as they discuss GameMaker: Studio and developing apps for Windows. [1:25] What do you think puts GameMaker above competing gaming frameworks? [4:05] Why should a developer be enticed to use GameMaker for targeting these Windows platforms? [6:48] What’s next for GameMaker? Are there announcements you’d like to make to our listeners today? GET STARTED! YoYo Games | Tools for Windows 8 DevelopmentNext Steps: Step #1 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8 Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8 Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace, or RSSIf you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information:Websites:Getting started with Windows 8 Apps How to Sell Your Apps and Make Money in the Windows Store Attend a Windows 8 Developer Camp and Hackathon in your area! Blogs & Articles:Michael Palermo’s Blog Game On Virtual Event On-Demand Videos: (Part 1) Welcome & GameMaker 101 (Part 2) Building your First Basic GameMaker Game (Part 3) Windows 8 Features (Part 4) Create New Assets and Find Free Ones (Part 5) Putting it Together (Part 6) Add Advertising to your Game (Part 7) Get Help Virtual Labs:Windows 8 Virtual Labs

A new report says Microsoft may have come very close to owning its own smartphone company. Microsoft nearly reached an oral agreement to purchase Nokia's hardware division earlier this year, but talks have fallen through, according to The Wall Street Journal. The two sides are said to have met in London as recently as this month to discuss a deal, but sources tell the paper that it is unlikely that discussions will continue. No price figure has been revealed, but it's reported that cash held by Microsoft outside of the US would have been used, requiring the company to take a significant tax loss. The two companies have worked very closely over the past couple years since Nokia agreed to make Windows Phone its "principal smartphone... Continue reading…

Gameloft, which has released a flurry of great Xbox games for Windows Phone 8 in recent months, has slashed prices on 10 of its classic titles—some by as much as 67%. The sale, which runs through June 25, includes hits like Real Soccer and Asphalt 5 (both $0.99, regularly $2.99), Let’s Golf 2 and UNO (now $1.99, regularly $4.99), and movie legends The Amazing Spiderman and The Dark Knight Rises (now $2.99, regularly $6.99). See the full list here

Microsoft has offered its basic Office Web Apps to Outlook.com and Office 365 customers for over three years now, but one of the big drawbacks for students and businesses has been the lack of true real-time co-authoring. Google Docs has long supported real-time editing with multiple users, but the Office Web Apps have been fairly basic when it comes to editing documents alongside other users. Microsoft is planning to change this over the next few months, and the company is demonstrating the changes this week. In an early preview video it's clear the co-author editing function is almost identical to Google Docs', with improvements that keep the full fidelity of a particular document while allowing others to edit text and other elements.... Continue reading…

Microsoft has put a reward out for identifying bugs in the Windows 8.1 Preview in an effort to rid the upcoming release of any particularly nasty flaws that may have gone unnoticed. It's the first time that Microsoft has offered to pay for bug reports — a security measure that competitors like Google and Facebook have been taking for some time now. Microsoft is offering up to $100,000 for what it's calling "truly novel exploitation techniques," as well as smaller rewards for "critical vulnerabilities" in Internet Explorer 11 Preview and for methods that could defend against major exploits identified by the first bounty. In the past, Microsoft has held individual contests that awarded cash prizes for identifying exploits, but this is... Continue reading…

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