Xbox Live went down for about two hours on Xbox Series X|S launch day. Microsoft didn’t say what caused the problem, but in the middle of the day on Tuesday, people were having trouble signing into Xbox Live and playing games. In addition to Xbox Live, a few games had their own connectivity issues as …
Xbox Live is down for everyone on Sunday, March 15th as of around 4:30 PM EDT. This is the second time that Xbox Live has gone down in the last week, just as people all over the world attempt to avoid their exposure to others and the outside world due to the coronavirus pandemic. Microsoft …
The migration of Xbox Live to new platforms has officially begun, as Microsoft announced Thursday that it will launch a new software development kit (SDK) for developers to include Xbox Live functionality in their mobile games on iOS and Android. According to The Verge, this includes features like achievements, Gamerscore, friends lists, clubs, and family …
While Sony and Nintendo appear content to focus on their own hardware, Microsoft has made an aggressive push in recent years to expand its gaming aspirations beyond the Xbox. That push will continue in 2019, as the description of an upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2019 session reveals that the company is preparing to release …
In what has to be a significant blow for anyone who decided to take the day off to avoid the cold, Microsoft is currently dealing with a serious Xbox Live issue that is making it impossible for many Xbox One owners to use their consoles at all. A quick search on Reddit or Twitter results …
Microsoft will soon unveil an Xbox All Access subscription plan that will give gamers an easy way to experience all that the Xbox One has to offer without spending a fortune up front. Windows Central reports that Microsoft will bundle either an Xbox One X or Xbox One S console with Xbox Live Gold and …
After years of being the only major game console maker to continue to offer online services for free, Nintendo is finally following both Sony and Microsoft in launching a branded online subscription that will be required to play games with friends over the internet. It’s called Nintendo Switch Online (apparently), and if you’re wondering how …
Smooth move, Xbox. Pembroke, Ontario parent Lance Perkins got the shock of a lifetime on Dec. 23 when he discovered his 17-year-old son had racked up nearly $8,000 on in-app purchases through his Xbox video gaming system.
For millions of gamers around the world, Christmas was ruined last week when hackers from a group called “Lizard Squad” crippled the online gaming networks tied to Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The attacks rendered the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live completely unusable by hammering them with Internet traffic in an attack called a distributed denial …
People all over the world tried to enjoy some online gameplay on their new PlayStation and Xbox consoles on Christmas Day, but they couldn’t. Millions more who already had video game consoles and needed a quick escape from their families on Thursday also couldn’t connect to the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live. Why? Because both networks suffered …
