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August 14, 2014

Hurry! Don’t miss this week’s Deals with Gold, including ‘Titanfall’ and ‘EA Sports UFC’ for Xbox One

“Titanfall,” “EA Sports UFC” and “Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes” are among this week’s Deals with Gold for Xbox One, with discounts of between 33 and 50 percent good through Aug. 18.

August 14, 2014

Hands-on training and offers can help you build Unity games for Windows

With the recent release of Unity version 4.5.3, Unity now supports universal Windows apps, saving valuable time for developers who are now able to use much of the same code to deliver games for both Windows and Windows Phone. Microsoft has hands-on training and offers that can also help developers bring games to those platforms.

August 14, 2014

‘Assassin’s Creed: Unity’ demo at gamescom 2014 displays exploration and evisceration features

A demo of “Assassin’s Creed: Unity” provides a taste of the game’s “mission-molding approach,” but it also just scratches the surface of this new, free-form philosophy, writes Xbox Wire.

August 14, 2014

‘Mush’ and free ‘Castle Raid 2’ among latest Red Stripe Deals

Every Thursday, the Red Stripe Deals gives you savings of at least 50 percent off games and apps in the Windows and Windows Phone Stores. This week’s set includes a puzzle adventure through beautiful worlds, defending a castle against magical enemies, and an app that provides details on solar flares, geomagnetic storms and solar radiation.

August 14, 2014

ID@Xbox reveals exclusive games coming to Xbox One, from ‘SMITE’ to ‘The Escapist’

ID@Xbox, the self-publishing program for independent developers, was quite the hit at gamescom 2014 this week, as fans saw some of the exciting games coming their way, including “SMITE,” “Space Engineers,” “SUPERHOT,” “Ghost of a Tale” and “The Escapist.”

August 14, 2014

Teachers talk about how Windows will help this year’s students

As schools welcome back students around the country, teachers report that technology is a big part of the learning experience as they set the tone for a productive year. See the videos.

August 14, 2014

Saudi Airlines soars with improved business intelligence thanks to Microsoft solution

Saudi Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, has chosen Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Power BI for Office 365, Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 to analyze, visualize and share data in a unified way.

August 14, 2014

August update for Internet Explorer includes improvements to F12 developer tools, WebGL renderer

Through Internet Explorer’s August update, there are substantial improvements to the F12 developer tools, including the user interface, console and debugger.

August 14, 2014

Staff App Pick: Ace your exams with help from the VarsityQuad app for Windows

It’s that time of year again – summer is winding down and students are getting ready to head back to school. As all students know, heading back to school means hitting the books and preparing for tests. Now, there’s a great Windows app for doing just that – VarsityQuad.

August 14, 2014

Hats off to Imagine Cup teams tackling electricity consumption issues

Two teams from the recent Imagine Cup World Finals are getting props from Microsoft’s Environmental Sustainability Team for the students’ entries that tackled electricity consumption-related issues.