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    What’s New in Q1 2026
    (January-March)

    Teams across Microsoft have been busy rolling out a number of tools, documents, and samples to help you optimize your game development process.

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    Office Hours Recap: How to Use XBOX PC Remote Tools to Help with Build Iteration

    We welcomed a few of our friends from the XBOX platform team to talk about how developers can iterate on handhelds like the ROG XBOX Ally X.
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    Empowering Game Development in Arizona: XBOX Game Camp Arizona 2026

    Game Camp is coming to Arizona, bringing its immersive game development experience to the region from May 29 through May 31.
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    Optimize 3d Models for Strategy Games with Simplygon

    Simplygon can help with triangle reduction, visibility culling for top-down cameras, and keeping meshes together at low poly counts.
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