ID@Xbox Showcase set for October 28

ID@Xbox Showcase set for October 28

Microsoft will host an ID@Xbox Showcase in partnership with IGN on October 28 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET, the companies announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and IGN.com. The 50-minute broadcast will feature new trailers, looks, and gameplay for independent games from publishers and…

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Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of solar capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, the latest in a string of renewable energy deals designed to power the tech company’s growing compute needs.  The agreement, which the companies announced late last week, covers four different solar developments; one is already operating and three are under construction. The…

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NINJA GAIDEN 4 DLC ‘The Two Masters’ announced

NINJA GAIDEN 4 DLC ‘The Two Masters’ announced

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers Team NINJA and PlatinumGames have announced NINJA GAIDEN 4 downloadable content “The Two Masters,” which is due out in early 2026. It is included as part of the Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Upgrade. “So ‘The Two Masters’ [downloadable content], which will be available in early 2026, contains new weapons…

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Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head Lisa Monaco

Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head Lisa Monaco

President Donald Trump declared Friday that Microsoft needs to fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president of global affairs. Citing her roles as “a senior National Security aide under Barack Hussein Obama, and a Lawfare and Weaponization obsessed Deputy Attorney General under Crooked Joe Biden and Lisa’s Puppet ‘Boss’ Attorney General Merrick Garland,” Trump posted on…

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Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance

Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance

Microsoft has cut off the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its tech and services after an internal investigation found the organization appeared to be using its tech to store surveillance data on phone calls made by Palestinians.   The tech giant announced on Thursday that it made the decision to “cease and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military. This affects subscriptions to Azure cloud storage and certain AI…

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