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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. FYI: This build does have some platform related bugs that will impact the ability to play popular games on your PC. These platform bugs are unrelated to the new gaming features such as Game Mode. We recognize that this is painful for those wanting to try out the new gaming features announced this week. We deliberated a lot on whether to release this build to Insiders with these issues, however we decided to go ahead and release it as we need feedback from Insiders on other areas of the OS. The team is working hard to get these platform bugs fixed and we plan to push the [ more… ]

Gears of War 4 introduces Versus Social Cross-play between Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One Late last year, we conducted a cross-play Test Weekend to bring our Windows 10 and Xbox One fans together in public Versus Multiplayer, combining fan feedback and extensive data gathering to help us decide the next steps to take to deliver a matchmaking cross-play Versus experience. As such, beginning today, Social Quickplay will now be a Cross-play playlist! This step is planned to be a permanent move for the future of Social Quickplay, with the first few months being a ‘trial period’ in order to monitor player feedback alongside data to ensure the Test Weekend was representative. Core and Competitive will remain platform independent, only matching Xbox players with each other and Windows 10 players with each other. Despite the closely matched performance between users [ more… ]

This Week on Windows: Resident Evil 7, Xbox app tips and more This Week on Windows, we’re talking about Resident Evil 7 biohazard Deluxe Edition, now available on Windows 10 and Xbox One! Catch up on all the new Windows 10 Creators Update gaming features arriving this week for Windows Insiders, head over here for three tips for on-the-go gaming with the Xbox app or keep reading to see what’s new in the Windows Store. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Resident Evil 7 biohazard Deluxe Edition Menace and desperation seethe through the rotting walls of an abandoned southern plantation. Resident Evil 7 biohazard Deluxe Edition ($89.99) marks a new beginning for survival horror with a shift to an immersive first-person perspective. Powered by the RE Engine, graphics reach new heights of incredible photorealism to further draw [ more… ]