Microsoft

General Information

Related Press Releases

Xbox 360 Primes Every Passion With Games That Rock, Race and Sizzle

Microsoft unveils “Forza Motorsport 3”, “Halo: Reach”, “Crackdown 2”, “Shadow Complex”, and “Alan Wake” on Xbox 360
02 Jun 2009

Xbox Unveils Entertainment Experiences That Put Everyone Centre Stage

Microsoft rewrites the rules on fun with controller-free entertainment, Facebook for your TV, plus instant on 1080p HD streaming video
02 Jun 2009

Microsoft at Tokyo Game Show

“HALO 3: RECON,” “RESIDENT EVIL 5,” “STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE” AND “THE LAST REMNANT” HEADLINE BLOCKBUSTER XBOX 360 LINE-UP AT TOKYO GAME SHOW
09 Oct 2008

Halo 3: Recon - Fact Sheet

The skinny from Microsoft
09 Oct 2008

Microsoft Announces New Leadership Roles For Shane Kim and Phil Spencer and The Departure Of Jeff Bell

Microsoft today announced a new leadership structure in its Interactive Entertainment Business.
13 Jun 2008

Microsoft Announces “Gears of War 2” Ships This November

The world’s hottest developers pave the way for a bumper year with a blockbuster line-up
21 Feb 2008

Halo 3 Does $300 Million First-Week Sales

“Halo 3” has captured the attention of consumers worldwide and has made history as one of the biggest entertainment launches of all time.
04 Oct 2007

SideWinder Line Is Back with a Mouse That Defines Customised Gaming Control

SideWinder Mouse is group’s first gaming mouse built in-house from the ground up.
22 Aug 2007

Halo 3 E3 Fact Sheet

Master Chief's last chapter
11 Jul 2007

Microsoft XBox™ Launches Search For Britain’s Hottest New Music Talent

National competition will see undiscovered musicians win time in a recording studio.
16 May 2007

Microsoft and NAMCO BANDAI Create Video Game History With First-Ever Xbox 360 Pac-Man® World Championship

Pac-Man fans to compete on Xbox LIVE Arcade for chance to be world’s best Pac-Man player.
18 Apr 2007

Microsoft Unveils Xbox 360 Elite

Premium black console includes 120GB hard drive and line of new accessories.
28 Mar 2007

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2007: Finalists Announced

Shortlist for the games industry's most celebrated awards event is revealed
02 Mar 2007

Frozen Codebase is Now An Authorized Microsoft Xbox 360 Developer

New Studio Headed by Industry Veterans Focuses on Next Generation Consoles
10 Nov 2006

Multiplayer Demo Of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition For Xbox 360 To Storm Onto Marketplace On November 23.

Up to 16 players will be able to compete in arctic sci-fi shooter
10 Nov 2006

XL Devises Epic Gears of War LAN Tournament!

UK's Largest Xbox and Xbox360 to host one of first Gears of War tournaments
09 Nov 2006

Nine Genres of Music Burn Up the Track in PGR 3

"Today's hottest acts" queue at the lights to appear on Project Gotham Racing 3 soundtrack.
29 Sep 2005

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2005 Winners Announced

Individuals within the UK computer and video games industry recognised for excellence.
08 Apr 2005

Halo 2: The Official Guide

Piggyback produces Halo 2 Official Guide on-site at Bungie Studios in Redmond.
03 Nov 2004

Women's Game Conference Announces Keynote Speakers for September 9-10 Conference

The Game Initiative announces the keynote speakers for the first annual Women’s Game Conference (WGC) taking place September 9-10 in Austin, Texas.
18 Aug 2004

Phantagram and Microsoft to co-publish an Xbox title

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders.
04 May 2004

The Golden short-list

The final short-list of nominees is announced for the Computer and Video Games Golden Joystick Awards 2003.
24 Oct 2003

Debut success for Edinburgh Games Festival

First ever Edinburgh International Games Festival proves an instant success, with both industry and public events over-subscribed.
21 Aug 2003

THQ announces global Game Boy Advance distribution agreement with Microsoft Corporation for top-selling rare titles

Multi-property agreement includes popular Banjo-Kazooie brand.
12 Aug 2003

Mayor of London Backs London Games Week

Ken Livingstone praises the games industry
01 Aug 2003

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 exclusive for Xbox in 2003

Ubi Soft announcesTom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, the next instalment in the best-selling series of games, is a console exclusive for Xbox in 2003.
16 Jul 2003

Xbox Live™: Are You Ready For The Challenge?

The First Comprehensive, Online Game Service Fully Dedicated To Fast‑Action Broadband Gaming Experiences Is Now Available In Europe
14 Mar 2003

Video games market growing faster than ever before

More people buying more games
11 Mar 2003

The CORE of Xbox

CDV enters into Xbox publisher license agreement with Microsoft.
17 Feb 2003

Microsoft to Acquire Digital Anvil

Addition of Austin-based development studio continues Microsoft Games Division growth.
06 Feb 2003

Rockstar stole my Joystick

Grand Theft Auto III emerges as the star of the show at today’s Golden Joystick Awards ceremony.
28 Oct 2002

Lotus pole position

Bill Gates' buys into the British motor industry as Titus is set to release Lotus Challenge on Xbox this September.
13 Jun 2002

Xbox Goes Global With European and Australian Launches

Xbox Rocks!
14 Mar 2002

Microsoft Announces Details of Japanese Xbox Launch on Feb. 22

Japanese Pricing, Launch Games, Presales and Special Edition Xbox Announced
11 Jan 2002

Capcom Announces Genma Onimusha for Xbox Video Game System from Microsoft

More Xbox goodies from Japanese giant.
30 Nov 2001

Microsoft Assembles Top Development Talent to Create Games for Xbox

Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Satellites, Universal Interactive Studios, Stormfront Studios, Totally Games and Others Sign On To Create Xbox Games.
01 Sep 2000

Microsoft WGDC Agenda Announced

Microsoft announces it's conference line-up for the forthcoming European Windows Game Developer Conference.
02 Jun 2000

Microsoft Makes Minority Investment In SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies in a Multititle Deal

Top Games Company to Create Windows 95-Based Titles for Microsoft
09 Sep 1996

And the nominees are...

The list of official nominations for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards is announced.
17 Sep 2002

3DO to publish games for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft

3DO today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to develop and publish games for the Xbox video game system.
25 Jul 2002

Microsoft Unveils Xbox Live

Heralding the next frontier in video games
20 May 2002

British Composer Richard Jacques confirms guest appearance for Jet Set Radio Future on Xbox

Richard Jacques, formerly composer/sound producer at Sega Europe, invited by Wavemaster to write tracks for Xbox title Jet Set Radio Future.
16 Nov 2001

Championship Manager To Score For Xbox

Best-selling football management simulation to be available on a video games console for the first time.
08 May 2001

TIGA Roars For Games Developers

New UK trade body for games developers is launched at London event by e-Minister Patricia Hewitt.
09 Mar 2001

Microsoft Golf Title Gets A Lot More Greenery

Links 2001 course converter now available for download.
27 Feb 2001

Fighter Ace II Update Now Available

Thirteen new planes ready for take-off!
15 Dec 2000

Xbox Confirmed As Priority Development and Publishing Platform For Codemasters.

Codemasters, the UK’s leading independent games software development and publishing company, today confirms its commitment to Xbox.
21 Sep 2000

Microsoft and Climax Combine To Deliver Warhammer Online

Climax has joined forces with Microsoft to develop the back-end technology required to deliver Warhammer Online.
17 Aug 2000

Fore! Official Microsoft Golf 2001 Web Site Launches

Microsoft today announced the launch of the official Golf 2001 Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/golf2001/.
10 Aug 2000

"X" marks the spot for Kalisto

Kalisto announce development for Microsoft's new X-Box game console.
31 Mar 2000
<< Return to company

. . .