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June 14, 2013

Does your Dad think he’s funny? Face it, they all do. Whether your pop’s puns and other funnies make you laugh or groan, you can help make his Father’s Day by sharing one of his jokes on Skype’s Facebook page, along with a photo of the two of you.

June 14, 2013

Every week, the Windows Phone Store’s Red Stripe Deals program brings you three popular apps and games for at least 50 percent off the original price. Check out this week’s Red Stripe Deals.

June 13, 2013

“Titanfall” delivers fast-paced, near-future warfare that gives you the freedom to fight your way as both elite assault pilots and agile, mech battle-suited Titans. The “Titanfall” experience combines heart-pounding multiplayer action with heroic moments from traditional campaign mode.

June 13, 2013

“Halo Xbox One” (the game’s working title) will continue the Halo franchise on Xbox One, beginning in 2014.

June 13, 2013

From Remedy Entertainment, the creators of “Alan Wake” and “Max Payne,” comes a revolutionary entertainment experience that blurs the line between gaming and TV – “Quantum Break.” It integrates drama and gameplay into a single, seamless, uniquely immersive experience.

June 13, 2013

Check out this presentation by Marc Whitten, Ashton Williams and Torin Rettig at Xbox Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Media Briefing. The demo includes Xbox One’s new features and partnerships such as Game DVR, Project Upload, Twitch and SmartMatch.

June 13, 2013

Storytelling and imagination know no limits. So say filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business President Don Mattrick, who participated in a panel on the future of entertainment at the University of Southern California (USC) on June 12.

June 13, 2013

Thought it was over? It’s just getting started! Launching in November exclusively for Xbox One, “Dead Rising 3” marks the return of the wildly popular zombie franchise and introduces an open-world action experience that promises to define a new generation of zombie-slaying mayhem.

June 13, 2013

Back in 2005, Xbox introduced Xbox Live Achievements, a metagame in which the cumulative score (Gamerscore) – spanned across games on every Xbox Live platform. Playing games is already fun, of course, but as any gamer knows, achievements add an extra layer of discovery, exploration and accomplishment that reinforces gameplay enjoyment. With Xbox One, we’re breaking the mold again, and will be offering consumers actual tangible benefits from the Achievements system.

June 13, 2013

Fans of Windows Server 2’s Essentials can take solace – your update is here. The folks over at Windows Server announced today that the Update Rollup 2 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now available for download from Microsoft Update.