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Gears of War 4 “Goes Gold;” a new saga begins on Oct. 11 Today, we’re excited to announce that Gears of War 4 has been released to manufacturing ahead of its Oct. 11 worldwide release. This event, also known as “Going Gold,” is a major milestone in development, marking the release of the gold master disc to Xbox replication facilities around the world. Play Video Restricted Content Confirm your age to continue month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember day 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 year 201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 This also marks a major milestone for Xbox as the first-ever Gears of War title available in the Xbox Play Anywhere program, available simultaneously for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. Additionally, Gears of War 4 also supports Cross Play across Xbox One and Windows 10 PC in all of the game’s modes, including Versus, campaign and the all-new Horde 3.0 survival [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: How to enable Windows Spotlight images on your lock screen Today’s Windows 10 tip is all about enabling beautiful photography to show up automatically on your lock screen with Windows Spotlight images. Windows Spotlight updates daily with images that highlight beautiful scenery from around the globe. Images are also selected to depict a spirit of action, whether it is discovery and exploration, creating, curiosity or fearlessness. Windows Spotlight is also used to help you get the most out of Windows, including sharing tips and tricks. To enable Windows Spotlight images on your lock screen simply head to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen and where you see the background drop down menu select Windows Spotlight. Source: Windows 10 Tip: How to enable Windows Spotlight images on your lock screen

HoloLens experience “Destination: Mars” now open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Earlier this year at Build 2016, we announced a partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory that would bring a unique mixed reality experience with Microsoft HoloLens to life at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. “Destination: Mars” allows people the only opportunity possible today to walk around on the Red Planet, just as NASA scientists do today. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Microsoft HoloLens executives join Dr. Buzz Aldrin for the ribbon cutting of “Destination: Mars” at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. On behalf of everyone on the HoloLens team, I am excited to share that “Destination: Mars” is now OPEN for guests to experience while visiting Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Using Microsoft HoloLens, people can now visit several [ more… ]

Animations with the Visual Layer When the layout of your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app changes, there is often a slight pause as your app rearranges content to fit the new window size or orientation. Composition APIs let you create smooth-as-butter animations between these states so your layout changes won’t jar your users. After all, layout changes are a basic fact of the app life cycle. It doesn’t mean we can’t handle them gracefully. Layout animations aren’t completely new, of course. UWP has always allowed you to hook up XAML transitions. These animations have tended to be, let’s just say, somewhat limited. By using implicit animations in the Visual Layer, however, you can have access to low-level animations that run at 60 frames a second in a separate process and all the freedom you need to create the layout animations [ more… ]