After all, marketing Xbox Live is part of his job description. What is surprising is his promise that Microsoft is going after mobile gaming in a big way, pushing developers to take advantage of Xbox Liveâs servers to build cross-platform games with asynchronous multiplayer elements and cloud storage.
Less common causes. Less commonly, tongue pain may be caused by: 1  a viral infection â such as an infection by viruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease or cold sores.  vitamin deficiencies and anaemia â a sore tongue can sometimes be a symptom of iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia.
Inflammation of the tongue can lead to damage of the taste buds, tiny sensors on the surface of the tongue. Some of the more common causes of sore or painful tongue include canker sores, cold sores, bite injuries, and burns. In some cases, pain that originates in other sources (such as cardiac angina or problems with the teeth and/or jaws) can be experienced in the tongue, even though the tongue itself is normal.