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Arif Bacchus

Arif is a freelance technology writer for OnMSFT and Digital Trends. He has over five years of experience covering all things Microsoft, including Surface, Windows 10, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. He also writes how-to guides, op-eds, reviews, and loves to play with the latest tech --- Microsoft or not.

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E3 2018: Microsoft announces Forza Horizon 4, launching October 2nd on Xbox One and Windows 10

At E3 today Microsoft showed off Forza Horizon 4. The game is set in Britain and features dynamic seasons in…

Arif Bacchus · June 10, 2018 · 1 min read

E3 2018: Kingdom Hearts is coming to Xbox for the first time ever

During E3 2018 today Microsoft’s Phil Spencer announced that Kingdom Hearts series will be coming to Xbox for the first…

Arif Bacchus · June 10, 2018 · 1 min read

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E3 2018: Fallout 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass today and Fallout 76 also gets teased

On stage at E3 2018 Todd Howard, Game Director from Bethesda Game Studios announced that Fallout 4 would be coming…

Arif Bacchus · June 10, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft’s Mixer teases “free unreleased games” as part of its E3 2018 MixPot

This year’s big Xbox E3 conference is a few hours away, and you might want to tune in and watch…

Arif Bacchus · June 10, 2018 · 2 min read

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Amazon has 6 month Xbox Game Pass at 50% off, but act fast – onmsft.com

If you're looking to join Xbox Game Pass, you might want to consider heading to Amazon right now. Indeed, Amazon…

Arif Bacchus · June 8, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft is making strides in the edu market, but it goes beyond just numbers

Futuresource recently released a PCs in education report for the third quarter of 2018, and it highlights some good strides…

Arif Bacchus · June 8, 2018 · 3 min read

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Alpha Ring Xbox Insiders get a Skip Ahead option, gives access to new features early – onmsft.com

Microsoft today announced they have added a new Skip Ahead option for Xbox Insiders who are enrolled in the Alpha…

Arif Bacchus · June 7, 2018 · 2 min read

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GTA San Andreas, Midnight Club LA and Rockstar Table Tennis are now backward compatible, and they’re on sale too

Two weeks ago Microsoft announced that GTA San Andreas, Midnight Club LA, and Table Tennis would come to the Xbox…

Arif Bacchus · June 7, 2018 · 1 min read

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Give dad the gift of Surface, Xbox, and Windows 10 PCs with these Father’s day deals – onmsft.com

Father's Day is coming up, and Microsoft is highlighting some ways you can save if you're looking to give the…

Arif Bacchus · June 7, 2018 · 2 min read

Latest Windows 10 Redstone 5 build now available for Fast Ring HoloLens users, too

Up until recently, Microsoft wasn’t pushing out new Windows Insiders builds to HoloLens at a quick rate, but that is…

Arif Bacchus · June 7, 2018 · 1 min read