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Starfield's early access period, which started August 31, has driven strong engagement and sales ahead of the full launch, with the Premium Edition upgrade being a top seller on the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft has announced Anime Month where it offers discounts on films and TV shows and offers games and perks as part of Xbox Game Pass. Unfortunately, one of the perks is limited to the US.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly: a massive Windows 11 build with Copilot and other new features, ChatGPT on Windows 3.1, free Windows 11 virtual machines, app updates, and browser stats.

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly packs news items related to "Windows 12" leaks, some hidden capabilities in Windows 11, and a bunch of app updates, with a sprinkle of Windows 7 news.

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about updates to Microsoft 365 apps and services like Teams and Edge, new features and bugs in Windows, and Copilot upgrades.

One game from Paradox Interactive, Life By You, got a teaser today, but the game's full reveal won't be made until Monday, March 20. In the meantime we had lots of other games to check out.

Developer Hairbrained Schemes, the creators of the Battletech tactical strategy game, has just announced the top-down pulp adventure-based game The Lamplighters League from Paradox Interactive.

The game studio, Rare, will launch GoldenEye 007 for Xbox Game Pass customers on January 27. It comes with a range of enhancements for modern audiences including achievements and 16:9 4K Ultra HD.

This edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about the slow but inevitable rise of Windows 11 in market share, some new builds and associated issues, along with a "Windows 12" concept.

In a recent interview at a WSJ Live event, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that Game Pass is a profitable service for Microsoft. He also mentions the possibility of price increases in the future.

Microsoft has finally made the Xbox Game Pass Family & Friends official. The subscription is currently being tested in two countries - Ireland and Colombia. Xbox says global rollout will follow soon.

Do you know that Microsoft Start has 500 million monthly active users or that Power BI has over 200,000 customers? If not, check out our list of some interesting usage stats about Microsoft products.

Microsoft has announced the latest expansion of PC Game Pass to more countries. The game subscription service is now available in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Following an investigation, a UK regulator has reached an understanding with Microsoft about giving more flexibility and clarity to gamers when they subscribe to an Xbox subscription like Game Pass.

Microsoft has announced that it has crossed the 25 million subscribers milestone when it comes to Xbox and PC Game Pass members. Activision Blizzard games are also on their way to the service.

This last week saw the unveiling of a number of gaming-related Microsoft news, as well as the expected Windows 11 test builds, and even new security flaws. Be sure to catch up via our overview.

Microsoft is bringing another wealth of games to Xbox Game Pass in the remaining days of August. This includes Annapurna's Twelve Minutes, 4X game Humankind, Double Fine's Psychonauts 2, and more.

The last seven days were quite eventful in Microsoft land, with earnings reports, the arrival of Flight Sim on console, and the EOL of Skype for Business Online. Be sure to catch up via our overview.

Microsoft Flight Simulator heads to Xbox Series X|S consoles on July 27 and is available on day one for Game Pass users. There is also a Top Gun" Maverick expansion pack coming later this year.

As we prepare for Microsoft's E3 showcase, we take a look at what happened this week, including better vertical tabs in Edge, Patch Tuesday updates, and more. Be sure to catch up via our overview.

As we wrap up yet another week, we take a look at the arrival of Edge Beta on Linux, new Game Pass games, a new Segoe font, and a lot more Microsoft news. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview.

Microsoft has confirmed that it is dropping the "Xbox Live" brand name and will now refer to the underlying online service as "Xbox network" instead. Hints of this change began back in August 2020.

This last week brought into view Microsoft's Q2 FY 2021 earnings report, the impressive growth of Game Pass, new Insider builds, and an updated Edge roadmap. Be sure to catch up via our overview.

Microsoft was supposed to add Electronic Arts' subscription service to Xbox Game Pass for PC today, but it looks like the integration is being delayed to 2021. A clear reason wasn't given.

Samsung's Galaxy Store is getting a new look and its primary purpose is to remind its users that they still have Fornite and can access Xbox Game Pass Ultimate through its storefront as well.

Microsoft has put an official date on the launch of cloud gaming as part of Xbox Game Pass, bringing the over 100 games on the service to players on smartphones, thanks to Project xCloud.

With Patch Tuesday, and a number of gaming-related news meant this past week was pretty packed. Version 2004 was offered to more people, and Surface owners got updates too. You can catch up below.

In the last seven days, 20H1 made its way to the Release Preview, a bunch of productivity apps got updated, Gears Tactics started the pre-launch prep, and more. Be sure to catch up below.

Included in this week's Deals with Gold are both the standard and deluxe editions of Mass Effect: Andromeda at 70% off for the Xbox One. There are also a few Xbox 360 deals valid until July 9.