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An enhanced version of
ESO for next-gen (now current-gen) consoles, a smattering of optional Windows updates, and some new features for Teams all showed up in the news this week. You can find info about that, as well as much more below, in your Microsoft digest for the week of March 28 – April 3.
ESO enhanced on console
We begin the column with some gaming news, as ZeniMax Online has announced that a next-gen variant of
The update will allow folks to run the game at 60FPS, with increased draw distance, unlocked textures, updated aliasing, as well as improved reflections, ambient occlusion and Screen Space Global Illumination, shadows, depth of field, and perhaps most importantly, loading times.
Microsoft Announces Contest to Help Make a Space Jam Game By Wes Davis on December 15, 2020
In support of the upcoming LeBron James, Don Cheadle and Cedric Joe film, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Microsoft is hosting a contest to let fans help to design a new arcade-style game based on the film. The contest began on December 14 and will run through December 30, and anyone ages 14 and up is eligible to participate via the official website. Contestants are encouraged to review the contest rules before participating, of course.
Two winners will be selected, with their ideas put in the game, which will be released as a Perk for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members next year. Winners of the contest will be awarded with signed, authenticated LeBron James memorabilia, movie merchandise, private screening of the movie and a personalized Xbox Series S console. Their name will appear in the credits, and a virtual Microsoft coding workshop will be provided for their local community.
Microsoft courts ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ stars LeBron James and Bugs Bunny to get kids coding
December 14, 2020 at 10:41 am
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Microsoft is putting together a heck of a team to get kids interested in coding, and the stars are LeBron James and Bugs Bunny.
The tech giant announced Monday that it’s partnering with Warner Bros. ahead of the release of the movie “Space Jam: A New Legacy” with the NBA star and cartoon icon. A coding-education campaign tied to the movie involves the search for submissions for ideas for an original Xbox arcade-style video game.
Microsoft, Warner Bros to get kids code with ‘Space Jam’ movie
By IANS| Published: 15th December 2020 10:34 am IST
New Delhi, Dec 15 : Microsoft has partnered Warner Bros ahead of the release of the “Space Jam: A New Legacy” movie with the NBA star LeBron James and cartoon icon Bugs Bunny, announcing that fans aged 14 and up can submit their best video game ideas and join free coding workshops with Microsoft.
Starting December 14 through December 30, fans can visit the official contest website to review official rules and submit their game ideas to create an original Xbox arcade-style video game.
“To enter, fans select the gaming genre of their choosing using a key image, and then describe the game idea in less than 500 words,” Microsoft said in a statement on Monday.