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June 9, 2014

Halo: ‘The Master Chief Collection’ puts more than a decade of Halo on one disc

Landing just in time to celebrate “Halo 2’s” 10-year anniversary on November 11 of this year, this fan-pleasing package contains “Halo: Combat Evolved,” “Halo 2,” “Halo 3” and “Halo 4” on a single disc for $59.99.

June 9, 2014

Top independent creators, new ID@Xbox games storm E3

It’s an exciting E3 for Xbox and gamers, as today we showed an amazing lineup of exclusives, blockbusters and a vibrant catalog of games from independent developers. announced that hundreds of studios are developing innovative games for Xbox One and unveiled incredible games on the horizon.

June 9, 2014

‘Forza Horizon 2’ opens up a whole new world for racers

“Forza Horizon 2” is taking racing fans some places the series has never gone before: off the track, through the rain, and around the diverse landscapes of Southern Europe.

June 9, 2014

Test your racing mettle on ‘Forza Motorsport 5’s Nurburgring

Starting today, you can play the legendary Nürburgring in “Forza Motorsport 5” for free. That’s right, the third add-on track for Forza 5 has arrived and is now available as a free download to all “Forza Motorsport 5” players.

June 9, 2014

Coming of age in ‘Ori and the Blind Forest’

The coming of age story is a timeless, universal narrative that we’ve seen in many different forms over the years. With the release of “Ori and the Blind Forest” this Fall, developer Moon Studios is taking the coming of age tale in a beautiful new direction.

June 9, 2014

Xbox Feedback: Tell us what you think

Your passionate feedback has been a key factor in many of our decisions over the course of the last year. That’s why today we’re rolling out a new fan feedback portal: Xbox Feedback. It’s a place where Xbox fans from around the world can submit their ideas for Xbox – any idea – and have people vote on it.

June 8, 2014

‘Sunset Overdrive’ brings the awesomepacalypse machine to E3

This year is unique. This year, Xbox One fans will be getting a look at something truly special: a bus.

June 6, 2014

Clip away! OneNote Clipper as a Chrome extension is now available; Springpad users can easily migrate to OneNote

OneNote Clipper – the easiest way to save anything you see on the Web to OneNote, in just one click – was introduced a few months ago, and works with IE, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Many users requested a Chrome extension for the Clipper; that is now available as an easy-to-access, OneNote button for launching the clipper from your Chrome browser.

June 6, 2014

In the cloud: Preview of Apache HBase clusters inside Microsoft Azure HDInsight is announced

Earlier this week, Microsoft said there will be an update to HDInsight to support Hadoop 2.4 for 100 times faster queries. On Friday, the company announced the preview of Apache HBase clusters inside Microsoft Azure HDInsight, Micrsoft’s Hadoop-based service in the cloud.

June 6, 2014

Choices abound with new Windows devices unveiled at Computex 2014

Computex 2014 may be winding down, but the excitement is just beginning for customers looking for the right Windows device to fit their needs. Nearly 40 new Windows and Windows Phone devices of all shapes, sizes and prices were announced this week by manufacturers at Computex.