Tag: microsoft
Jul. 28, 2023
Microsoft’s Activision acquisition: what is next?
On Jan. 18, 2022, Microsoft announced their intention to purchase video game company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Within the next few months, the deal…
Jun. 9, 2023
Do Xbox and Microsoft have a future in gaming?
Since the early 2000s — with the massive success of the original Xbox gaming console — many gamers have had a mental conception of a…
Jan. 30, 2015
Technically Speaking | Microsoft strives to stay ahead
Among the various announcements that Microsoft made Jan. 21 was the official announcement of the much-anticipated Windows 10. The biggest news was that it will…
Jul. 20, 2012
Graduates win international Imagine Cup
A team of recent Drexel University graduates was named world champions of Microsoft’s 10th annual Imagine Cup July 10 in Sydney. Computer science students Matthew…
Jun. 8, 2012
Students win U.S. Imagine Cup title
The winners of the U.S. title in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition were selected to participate in the worldwide finals in Sydney this July for their…
Jul. 1, 2011
Don’t take features away from students
Since the days of the ever-helpful Clippy, Drexel students have been provided with the latest version of Microsoft Office software, on the house. However, Drexel’s…
May. 13, 2011
Jeremy Lee goes through ins and outs of the gaming industry
Last week in Randell Hall Drexel’s game design program hosted Jeremy Lee, a senior producer at Microsoft Game Studios. The theme of this seminar was…
Apr. 29, 2011
Students take on Imagine Cup final
Drexel students Zachary Howitt and Daniel Sullivan competed in the United States finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup student technology competition April 8-11 in Redmond,…