Microsoft say they’re committed to establishing the Xbox One’s presence in Japan, and maintaining relationships with Japanese developers.

Mojang, the developer of Minecract, has officially joined Microsoft.

Microsoft are in “serious discussions” to acquire Mojang, the developer of Minecraft, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft’s E3 press conference begins at 9:30 am PT today and you can watch it inside.

“I agree that MS needs to up our gaming presence on Windows,” says Microsoft’s Phil Spencer.

Microsoft will release a version of Xbox One without the Kinect peripheral packed in this June, the company announced this morning.

Microsoft’s E3 2014 media briefing will take place on Monday, June 9th at 9:30 AM PDT, the company announced today.

During their Build developer conference, Microsoft’s partner development lead Frank Savage shared that Microsoft are looking into emulating Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One.

“E3 is a big time in our industry. We know that this E3 is really important for us,” says newly-appointed Head of Xbox Phil Spencer.

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired the Gears of War brand from Epic Games, who have been responsible for the development of the games.

Recently, Microsoft Japan’s Takeshi Sensui spoke to Famitsu magazine about the future of Xbox One in Japan.

Jason Holtman, a Valve veteran that helped shape the company’s Steam service for a number of years, has joined Microsoft.

Microsoft have reported reversed their decision regarding publishing restrictions on the Xbox One.

Xbox head Don Mattrick has parted ways with Microsoft to join game publisher Zynga.

One company missing from the list is Level-5. They had their own event in 2011, but attended Tokyo Game Show with a big Fantasy Life display in 2012.