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Xbox All-Access expands to UK and Australia with Project Scarlett upgrade option

The smartphone-style contract will include a console and Ultimate Game Pass

Xbox has paid out $1.2 billion to independent developers this generation

ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla says program offers great commercial and artist opportunities

UK boss Harvey Eagle moves to global Xbox Live role

Exec will now oversee the growth of Xbox's online community

Xbox Game Pass users are playing 40% more games -- including outside Game Pass

ID@Xbox's Agostino Simonetta shares key learnings from Microsoft's subscription program

Microsoft introduces swear filters for Xbox

Platform holder will roll out four levels of filtration later this year to all Xbox devices and apps

Microsoft expands Windows/Xbox family settings to Android

More control for parents for the cross-play generation

Gears 5 "ahead of the industry" on monetising without loot boxes

Multiplayer design director Ryan Cleven says The Coalition has been working on "player-friendly" purchase systems since Gears of War 4

Microsoft has "no plans" to release more Xbox exclusives on PS4 or Nintendo Switch

Company says the focus is on its own platforms

Xbox considers multi-platform options for some first-party studios

First-party studio boss Matt Booty says decision will be case-by-case

Satya Nadella: Microsoft is "well positioned" to expand beyond traditional gaming

CEO says investments in cloud technology will benefit Xbox as well as company's other divisions

Microsoft reportedly cuts internal content teams at Inside Xbox and Mixer

UPDATE: Platform holder tells GamesIndustry.biz a limited number of vendors were affected by re-evaluation of business unit

Phil Spencer: "It would be nice to buy a Japanese studio"

The head of Xbox on Game Pass, the impact of streaming, and why he's not afraid of Google

Microsoft ends Xbox One backwards compatibility efforts to focus on Project Scarlett

Reveals final titles to be added as it aims to make four generations of games work with next console

Xbox's Phil Spencer: Our next console will have a disc drive

Microsoft gaming boss says that millions of people still love physical

Microsoft forms dedicated Age of Empires studio

Xbox now has 15 standalone studios follow past year's high-profile acquisitions

Xbox adding Remote Play-style console streaming, xCloud preview launches this October

Platform holder's streaming strategy will centre around two pillars: Project xCloud and user's own consoles

To Infinite and beyond: Attracting new Halo fans without a new game

343 Industries' Kiki Wolfkill explains how the studio's transmedia efforts will prepare the world for Master Chief's return

Xbox: “We have a huge responsibility to a healthy gaming lifestyle”

The platform holder discusses addiction, aggressive monetisation and its role in protecting gamers

Disc-less Xbox One leaks ahead of expected reveal

Digital-only console will be priced at €229.99, comes bundled with Minecraft, Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 3

Disc-less Xbox arriving in May, report suggests

Latest information appears to confirm several rumours from last year