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December 19, 2013

Create your own fantasy superhero team to fight baddest of the bad in ‘Avengers Alliance’ for Windows

Now available at the Windows Store, the game includes the Avengers, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and the Hulk – more than 20 altogether – who you can recruit to go head-to-head against some of the world’s worst evil-doers, such as Dr. Doom and Loki.

December 19, 2013

#MSFTCOSO POV: Europe leads the way in protecting kids online

Read the latest in a series of posts from Jacqueline Beauchere, Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, on topics related to the global consumer online safety, privacy and security landscape.

December 19, 2013

Weird tale of Atari’s burial of ‘E.T.’ game cartridges will be first original Xbox documentary

The first original documentary series to debut on Xbox in 2014 will tell the story behind Atari’s burial of millions of unsold game cartridges in New Mexico three decades ago, Xbox Entertainment Studios announced Thursday.

December 19, 2013

Use EPIX to watch movies, concerts and more on Windows PCs and tablets

Stream over 3,000 hit movies, concerts, comedy specials and more – uncut and commercial free. And since you’re on Windows, you can pin your favorites to your Start screen and watch in Snap View to multi-task.

December 19, 2013

Give the gift of apps and games for Windows and Windows Phone this holiday season

Christmas is just six days away, so we’ve put together a list of eight apps and games that we think make great gifts for your loved ones’ Windows and Windows Phone devices.

December 19, 2013

‘Zoo Tycoon’ players: Help save real endangered animals by voting in Community Challenge

“Zoo Tycoon” is working with the virtual zoo community to help real-world endangered species by issuing a Community Challenge each month. Players can vote for a non-profit organization they like, and when the challenge’s goal is reached, Microsoft will donate $10,000 to the winning organization.

December 19, 2013

Free game update adds two new level events to ‘Ryse: Son of Rome’

Microsoft and Crytek are enhancing the “Ryse: Son of Rome” experience with a free game update to Gladiator mode that includes two new level events.

December 19, 2013

Microsoft celebrates 83 retail stores in 2013 with more on the way

Over the past 12 months, we opened 35 stores and now have 83 full-line and specialty stores open across North America. We have welcomed more than 362 million customers to our full-line, specialty and online Microsoft Store properties in more than 200 markets worldwide.

December 19, 2013

Staff App Pick: Phriz.be

Phriz.be app for Windows and Windows Phone enables you to not only share photos with friends but also with acquaintances at events who are nearby. Plus you can easily add new contacts using the app and pick contacts from the People app on your device. After you pick a contact, all you have to do is share!

December 19, 2013

Preview versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 expire on Jan. 15

If you’ve got any devices that are still running Windows 8.1 Preview or Windows RT 8.1 Preview, you’ll want to update them to final release versions through the Windows Store before Jan. 15, when the preview versions expire.