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April 22, 2014

‘Defense Grid 2,’ with multiplayer capability, coming to Xbox One

If you like tower defense games, you know they’re rare for consoles. Hidden Path’s “Defense Grid: The Awakening” was played by more than a million people on Xbox 360, and later this year, players will see “Defense Grid 2” for Xbox One.

April 22, 2014

This week’s Deals with Gold include 50 percent off ‘Need for Speed Rivals’ and ‘NBA 2K14’

Xbox Live Gold members won’t want to miss this week’s Deals with Gold in the Xbox Games Store, with discounts valid through April 28.

April 22, 2014

Help ‘Splemy’ find his roots on Windows Phone

“Splemy” is a little blob with a big mission: to find out where he came from. This new award-winning game arrives in the Windows Phone Store via Microsoft’s AppCampus program.

April 22, 2014

‘Killer Instinct’ to be played at Major League Gaming’s Anaheim event June 21-22

“The competition is looking great,” Mike Robles, “Killer Instinct” community coordinator, tells Xbox Wire. “There is a huge KI community and there have already been some amazing tournaments out there.”

April 22, 2014

Microsoft extends partnership with Equinix to offer Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute in 16 markets around the world

April 22, 2014

Staff App Pick: Never go hungry again with the Jimmy John’s app for Windows Phone

Each week, we bring you a new app recommendation from our colleagues. This week’s Staff App Pick comes from Sara Summers, senior user experience evangelist in Developer & Platform Evangelism at Microsoft.

April 22, 2014

If you can click on a map, you can find environmental data using FetchClimate

FetchClimate is a tool that makes locating environmental information as easy as searching online for a hotel or coffee shop. Just draw a box around the geographic area you’re interested in, select the environmental information you want, and view the data on Bing Maps within seconds.

April 22, 2014

Finnish bus company opts for Microsoft Power BI for Office 365 to analyze data

The transportation company is able to track traffic data, driver performance and gas usage, among other things, using a data warehouse solution developed with company CGI and by using Microsoft’s SQL Server, SharePoint, Office and Power Map.

April 22, 2014

Employees volunteer with San Francisco organizations on Yammer Give Day

It’s Yammer Give Day, and Yammer employees are volunteering Tuesday at several different organizations throughout San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. This is part of Yammer’s Mid-Market Matters initiative, which focuses on giving back to the community and getting to know neighbors better.

April 22, 2014

Brown University chooses Microsoft Office 365 for its students

Brown University has selected Microsoft Office 365 for its 8,600 students, and is using the Microsoft Student Advantage benefit to extend the service to students at no additional cost when they use their existing Brown University credentials.