It's always frustrating when you can't get your preferred nickname for any online service, and after nearly 14 years many of the good ones on Xbox Live are already taken. Worse, they might be tied ...

In the Xbox world, that name is called "Gamertag" and it's going through a rather major change. Now only will it now let gamers use characters from among 10 new supported alphabets, it will also ...

The big changes to Xbox Live gamertags announced back at E3 in June have now gone live more broadly on console, it seems. As announced previously, players on Xbox One can now choose gamertag you ...

If you've been hankering for a new gamertag, you'll be able to select from over 1 million old names from abandoned accounts. brittany vincent Updated Mon, May 16, 2016, 6:50 PM · 1 min read ...

Microsoft are rolling out some big behind-the-scenes changes to how gamertags work on Xbox and across their various platforms, making them more inclusive for users across the globe and easier for ...

Struggling to find a gamertag that truly represents you in the gaming world? You're not alone. With millions of gamers ...

Microsoft has postponed the implementation of its revamped Gamertag system. Back in May, when Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, the developer started talking about some significant changes to its ...

Microsoft will be making nearly 1m expired Xbox Live Gamertags available again as of Wednesday, 18th May. Starting at 7pm UK time, these Gamertags will be released over a 24-hour period to give ...

As part of this system, you will not lose your existing Gamertag. I won't have to add a number to my existing Gamertag, "Jez," but if anyone new wants that name "Jez," they will adopt the numeric ...

Starting today at 2PM EST, Microsoft will be making available almost one million Gamertags from unused accounts to active Xbox Live Gold subscribers. There is a catch, though, in order to claim ...

Whitten also said that the Xbox One will allow users to have both their Gamertags and their real names attached to their accounts. “You’ll have your Gamertag, which will be semi-anonymous ...