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Venture into the digital worlds of Minecraft Marketplace’s free educational content To help keep young minds sharp and stimulated while kids are now out of school, Minecraft Marketplace has launched favorite lessons from Minecraft: Education Edition in a brand new Education category. These educational worlds can be played on your own, with your kids, parents or friends. From the comfort of your home, you can tour the International Space Station, discover the wonders of ancient Greece, or explore the inside of a human eye. Also included: 10 worlds from the Marketplace creator community that explore renewable energy, marine biology, Greek history and more. They include lesson plans like creative writing activities, build challenges and tricky puzzles. All of these worlds are launching now and are free to download through June 30. Find out more at Minecraft. The post Venture into [ more… ]

Bleeding Edge now available with Xbox Game Pass and on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam Bleeding Edge – a unique 4v4 online brawler that showcases combo-based action combat and strategic objective-based gameplay – is now available worldwide with Xbox Game Pass and on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam. “Best experienced with friends or open communication with other players, Bleeding Edge redefines the meaning of squad goals and really puts the team in teamwork,” writes Ninja Theory Product Manager Fran Mead on Xbox Wire. “At launch, Bleeding Edge features a diverse roster of 11 larger-than-life fighters hailing from the edges of society, five vibrant sprawling cyberpunk arenas and two fast-paced game modes: Objective Control and Power Collection.” As an Xbox Play Anywhere title, Bleeding Edge is fully cross play and cross save between both Xbox One and Windows 10 [ more… ]

Announcing the new lead for the Windows Insider Program Five years ago, we invited our most passionate and opinionated customers to help us shape the future of Windows. Since then the Windows Insider Program has grown to a community of 18 million people whose enthusiasm for Windows has a profound impact on the products and features we build. In my first 30 days as the Windows leader, as I’ve been spending time listening, learning, and working with the team to build a vision for the next era of Windows, I’ve been in awe of the Insiders group and the level of dedication and depth of knowledge they have. We often say that products are a reflection of the people who make them. I truly believe this and believe that you can see the passion and drive of the Windows Insiders [ more… ]