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The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will stream on Sunday, June 12 at 10 a.m. PT, featuring new titles coming from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda and partners around the world. "The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will include everything you need to know about the diverse lineup of games coming soon to the Xbox ecosystem, including upcoming releases to Game Pass on Xbox and PC," writes Will Tuttle on Xbox Wire. The showcase will be streamed on a variety of outlets in over 30 languages. Head over to Xbox Wire to see where you can tune in from and more. Continue reading...

“As we observe Earth Day 2022, we know that protecting the planet is critical, and we are committed to creating a more sustainable future,” writes Nick Parker, corporate vice president for Global Partner Solutions, on the Official Microsoft Blog. “Organizations around the world need to transition to a net zero, environmentally sustainable future in a short period of time, and our partners are leveraging the Microsoft cloud, Cloud for Sustainability, data and AI to build innovative applications, solutions and services to help customers transform their operations, products, services and supply chains, to facilitate their transition to net zero, and achieve their sustainability goals.” Through the Microsoft #BuildFor2030 initiative the...

Some people consider clothes shopping to be retail therapy. For Charlotte Oxnam, it’s usually been the opposite of a healing experience. “There’s a really common misconception of, ‘Oh, well there's multiple sizes. You can just grab one,’ which hurts even more when none of them are yours,” says Oxnam, 20, a plus-size budding entrepreneur and engineering student in her junior year at Northwestern University. “It's this constant feeling of otherness. Even if you haven't experienced it in clothing, everyone's felt it to some degree: of being the odd man out, being the one not thought about, the one left behind. It felt like no matter what you do – the diets you try, the sports you play, the workouts you do – you don't get to be a part of...

Sea of Thieves' third time-limited Adventure, The Shrouded Deep, and the long-awaited Pirate Legend Voyage, Legend of the Veil, are playable now. The connected stories both involve the Veil of the Ancients, a magical artefact that can grant its user the ability to travel between the living world and the spectral Sea of the Damned. "In The Shrouded Deep, players join forces with Belle and famed Megalodon hunter Merrick, and attempt to summon that great pale leviathan: the Shrouded Ghost," writes Mike Chapman, creative director for Rare, in a post on Xbox Wire. "Be prepared for a monster hunt that’ll live on in legend as you seek to liberate the Veil of the Ancients from the belly of the beast. Then in the Legend of the Veil Voyage...

Luminous Night, Minecraft Dungeons’ second seasonal adventure, is now live and available for free. "Explore the Tower as you’ve never seen it before, with floors that feature new biomes, perplexing puzzles and the wildfire – an old fan favorite that is making a triumphant return to the Minecraft universe," writes Per Landin on Minecraft.net. "Luminous Night also features plenty of radiant rewards that will light up your surroundings with bioluminescent delight! These include the dreadfully adorable ministrosity and abomination pets, but also plenty of shiny emotes, skins and flairs." Like all seasonal adventures, Luminous Night is completely free. For those interested in additional rewards, a second reward track is available for...