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.
An injury from hot food or liquid that burns the tongue or simply biting the tongue can inflame the tongue and cause swelling. Conditions such as oral thrush or oral herpes viruses can cause the tongue to swell due to inflammation.