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A gaming controller sits on a keyboard, under a screen showing the Netflix logo

Xbox’s Joseph Staten is Joining Netflix to Build a New Video Game

Joseph Staten is joining Netflix to help develop a new, big-budget game. He previously worked on the Halo series and as Microsoft's creative director for its Xbox studio.
By Rachyl Jones
The "Mercury Seven": From left, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter.

This Week in Tech History: Microsoft Founded, NASA Picks First Astronauts

Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company which initially focused on developing personal computers but then branched into software.
By John Bonazzo

Model Mash

Last week  at Coffee Shop in Union Square, Modellounge x Microsoft celebrated Modellounge’s eleventh anniversary. Founded by Bernard Smith, Modellounge serves as the official
By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay

Heroic Man Braves Burning House to Save His Xbox

By Jordan Valinsky
Coming soon to a China near you? (Wikimedia Commons)

Geeks in China Are Finally Allowed to Buy Videogame Consoles

By Jordyn Taylor

Almost Half of All Gamers Are Women So Stop Calling Us Bitches on Xbox Live

By Jessica Roy
(Photo: suite101.com)

Teen on House Arrest Grows ‘Sick of Playing Xbox,’ Asks for Jail Time Instead

By Jessica Roy
(Original photo: flickr.com/niallkennedy)

Rumor Roundup: Dave McClure Calls Big Omaha Attendee a ‘Lying Bitch’ and Zynga Employees Run Into Traffic

By The Editors

Mountain Dew Truck Does Kickflip, Spill Automatically Transforms Freeway Into Chill Skatepark

By Jessica Roy
Art. (Photo: Polygon)

Goodbye Cruel World: You Can Now Order Pizza Hut From Your Xbox

By Jordan Valinsky
(Photo: Angelfire)

Booting Up: Zuck’s First Website Was Just as Embarrassing as Yours

By Jessica Roy
I'm watching you... (Photo: Game Informer)

Microsoft Wants to Build a Creepy ‘Consumer Detector’ That Charges for Content Based on How Many People Are in a Room

By Jessica Roy

Booting Up: Peter Thiel Wants YOU for the ’20 Under 20′

By Kelly Faircloth
(Photo: Ripten)

Kim Dotcom Realized He Was Being Spied On When His Xbox Connection Slowed

By Jessica Roy
Let's get freaky. (Photo: Rikomatic)

Microsoft Has Patented What’s Basically a Holodeck

By Jessica Roy
(Photo: IGN)

Sexism in Gaming ‘Isn’t a Joke or a Meme,’ Says a Gaming Tournament Founder, Finally

By Jessica Roy
(Photo: Meme Generator)

Mass Exodus of Nerds From Basements as Xbox Live Goes Down

By Jessica Roy
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