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June 11, 2014

Latest Windows App Studio Beta release adds Store-ready publish packages and YouTube playlists as a data source

More than 1.1 million people have used Windows App Studio Beta to quickly turn their ideas into an app for Windows and Windows Phone and the latest release makes it even easier to publish apps to the Windows Phone Store and the Windows Store.

June 11, 2014

Microsoft retail stores celebrate the arrival of Surface Pro 3

Microsoft Stores to host a series of in-store events and experiences June 20–28.

June 11, 2014

‘D4’ from Hidetaka Suehiro coming to Xbox One exclusively

Suehiro (director of “Deadly Premonition”) sets a noir-like mood as you play the role of David Young, a former police detective-turned-private eye who is obsessed with getting to the bottom of his wife’s murder.

June 11, 2014

‘Killer Instinct: Season 2’ lets new players feel powerful right away

Call it a confidence booster, call it an edge, but “Killer Instinct: Season 2” has been designed to let new players feel powerful right away, a developer from Iron Galaxy Games told Xbox Wire during an exclusive preview at E3 2014.

June 11, 2014

In ‘Fable Legends’ you can be the hero – or the villain

“Fable Legends,” set hundreds of years before the events in the original “Fable,” looks to be a cross-genre adventure that will challenge players’ co-operative skills – “and also leave plenty of room for those of us who’d prefer to be bad,” writes Xbox Wire.

June 11, 2014

Using local insights, Bing’s Na Área project helps visitors discover more of Brazil’s favelas

As visitors from around the world descend on Brazil for the world’s premier soccer tournament, they will be able to find more tourist attractions, landmarks, hotels and other points of interest, thanks to Bing’s Na Área, a project to bring communities in that country’s favelas together.

June 11, 2014

App of the Week: Experience ‘the beautiful game’ with the Onefootball Brasil app for Windows Phone

Experience the action first hand with up-to-date play-by-play match commentary and the latest tournament news, plus schedules, results and statistics — and personalized push notifications so you don’t miss a single kick.

June 11, 2014

Use Bing to enhance your enjoyment of the world’s premier soccer event

Bing is rolling out new features to help you get the most out of the soccer contest that kicks off Thursday in Brazil. On the heels of a recent foray into predictions about contestants most likely to get voted off or win “The Voice,” “Dancing With the Stars” and “American Idol” Bing is now taking to the field with the big hoopla happening in Brazil.

June 11, 2014

Xbox, OneDrive and Skype give you the best seats in the house at Bonnaroo music festival

Headed to Manchester, Tennessee for the 13thannual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival June 12-15? Whether you’re there, or at home, Xbox, OneDrive and Skype will make sure you get to experience the festival like you never have before.

June 11, 2014

Can a search engine predict the World Cup? Microsoft Bing is giving it a try