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Microsoft has been recently blamed for a number of security issues with the Xbox Live service and, in order to mark Safer Internet Day, the company has issued a statement showing its commitment to keeping Xbox Live users as safe as possible.
Alex Gardner, who is the general manager working on the Xbox Live service, ... |
8 February 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Stephen Toulouse, who is known to gamers as “Stepto” and is the director of policy and enforcement for the Xbox Live service from Microsoft, has announced that he is planning to leave his post in two weeks in order to explore a number of other opportunities.
Toulouse said that his job was to give Xbox Li... |
6 February 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Microsoft is losing another of its prominent employees, the Internet has just learned. Stephen Toulouse, Xbox Live's director of policy and enforcement, has announced plans to leave the company.
A Microsoft employee since 1994, he took the decision to leave the Redmond-based software giant based on complex an... |
6 February 2012
09:58 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Xbox Live marketing chief in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has left for Apple, reports say. And his LinkedIn profile has been pulled, which further suggests that the man has been snagged by one notoriously secretive company, headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA.
Robin Burrowe... |
3 February 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has decided to properly celebrate the release of the Mass Effect 3 demo later this month and has confirmed that free Xbox Live Gold access will be offered to all Xbox 360 consoles owners, so that they can experience everything the demo has to offer. BioWare is getting ready to release a demo for Mass Effec... |
3 February 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Video game publisher and hardware developer Nintendo has long been accused of being unable to understand the Internet, and the Wii has suffered because it lacked a service that could directly compete with the PlayStation Network from Sony and the Xbox Live service from Microsoft. But now Nintendo is ready to launch ... |
30 January 2012
02:55 GMT |
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Video game developer Tequila Works have offered a number of new details on their upcoming zombie and survival game Deadlight, which also got a teaser showing potential players what they can expect from the title.
The main character of the game is Randall Wayne, apparently the only man who has managed to survive a ra... |
27 January 2012
13:01 GMT |
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With the entire world becoming increasingly mobile every day, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft announced more services available for users on the go.
Xbox Live is one of the services that have already been made available for mobile phone users, though only for a small number of them so far.
Soon, ho... |
26 January 2012
06:59 GMT |
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A new report has suggested that video game publisher and hardware creator Microsoft will keep the redeemable codes system that they are using for the Xbox 360 home console even after the currently used Microsoft Points are eliminated and replaced with clear cash value.
A source has told Eurogamer that Microsoft is a... |
26 January 2012
04:52 GMT |
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Microsoft has once again talked about exclusive games, emphasizing that, while it’s definitely lagging behind Sony’s PlayStation 3, its own Xbox 360 console will continue to get some quality exclusive titles in the future.
The Xbox 360 has seen a pretty big transformation over the last year or so, with t... |
24 January 2012
17:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has just revealed a few more details about its upcoming Xbox Live House Party promotion, this time showing off the release dates for each of the four games, including Warp, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Nexuiz, and I Am Alive, as well as their actual prices. Microsoft has always relied on special p... |
24 January 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Before the end of this year, Microsoft is expected to put an end to its proprietary virtual currency system called Microsoft Points.
Rumor has it that the change will affect all developers with applications for the Windows Phone platform, as well as for the Zune marketplace and Xbox Live.
Nothing has been officia... |
24 January 2012
09:07 GMT |
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A brand new report claims that Microsoft will ditch its proprietary MS Points virtual currency, used on the Xbox Live, Zune or Windows Phone Marketplaces, in favor of real world currencies.
Microsoft’s MS Points haven’t really been loved by its customers, as they involved buying cards with codes for MS P... |
24 January 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the popular Alan Wake game, has confirmed that the next installment in the series, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, will take around 4-5 hours to complete.
Alan Wake became quite popular on the Xbox 360 console and is now getting ready to make its debut this year on the PC... |
17 January 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has made a statement concerning recent discoveries that said its Xbox.com website wasn’t secure, emphasizing that such attacks are quite common in the online gaming business. Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about Xbox Live accounts being hacked into, with nefarious individuals using stored cre... |
17 January 2012
15:31 GMT |
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The vulnerability used by hackers to break into Xbox Live accounts might have been uncovered recently, as two websites have posted similar walkthroughs that show how cyber-attackers could exploit Microsoft’s Xbox.com website and force their way into the accounts of its users. While Microsoft has denied in rec... |
16 January 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has finally released the official details on the 2012 edition of its traditional Xbox Live House Party promo, which is set to start on February 15 and includes four great games.
Microsoft relies on special events to raise the hype around major digital releases that happen on its Xbox Live online service, i... |
12 January 2012
17:21 GMT |
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Microsoft and Nokia are fully committed to Windows Phone operating system and are trying to attract customers from other platforms by any means necessary. For this, but also ‘by popular demand’ “Xbox LIVE Must Have Games” campaign is back and ready to kick off next month. Starting Febru... |
11 January 2012
09:56 GMT |
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Microsoft has issued a refund to one of its Xbox Live users after she fell prey to a phishing scam and saw her account used by hackers to purchase thousands of Microsoft Points.
After hackers started stealing accounts from all sorts of Xbox 360 owners and then used them to buy various things, mostly relating to FIFA... |
10 January 2012
05:10 GMT |
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One of the appealing features that Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system came to the market with back in 2010 was support for Xbox LIVE, which provided users with the possibility to enjoy great gaming on the small screen of their smartphones. The feature proved a success among Windows Phone users, and i... |
9 January 2012
12:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has posted an online job listing according to which the Redmond software giant needs an experienced developer who will bring the greatest gaming experience to numerous mobile platforms, including Apple’s iOS.
Microsoft has shown quite some interest in developing software for third-party platforms rec... |
9 January 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Given the amount and the quality of the titles released last year, 2011 was a great year for Xbox 360 gamers. However, we can’t say the same thing about Windows Phone games, which were not so popular among gamers because of the mobile platform’s low market share.
Still, once again Larry Hryb, also known ... |
9 January 2012
07:09 GMT |
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Microsoft has decided to make a few changes to the restrictions imposed to the developers that have been releasing games on its Xbox Live Indie section. It now allows them to create titles with bigger sizes, price them lower, and release more of them from their account.
The Xbox 360 console draws in a variety of gam... |
5 January 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Fez, the quirky puzzle platformer that’s been in development for quite some time, is now closer to release, as PEGI, the video game ratings body responsible for European territories, has just passed a rating for the downloadable game.
Fez was originally scheduled to appear way back in 2010, but was then pushed... |
30 December 2011
02:33 GMT |
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Microsoft is expected to enact a new policy that will remove all gun and weapon-like props from the Xbox Live Marketplace, which were designed to be showed off with Xbox 360 avatars created by all users of the console.
Since their relatively awkward introduction in 2008, avatars have become pretty popular, especiall... |
28 December 2011
04:50 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that it’s working on solutions for errors that have been plaguing the Xbox 360 users, specifically those that result in error codes 801540B7 and 80070571, which are encountered by gamers when they try to log into their profile and then prevents their access to things like profile managem... |
22 December 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Microsoft has just deployed a brand new batch of entertainment apps on its Xbox Live online service for the Xbox 360, while announcing a big new partnership with Orange TV for gamers living in France.Microsoft is staying true to its word by turning the Xbox 360 into a proper entertainment hub through strategic partne... |
21 December 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Just after Valve deployed the Steam Winter Holiday Sale, Microsoft has confirmed its own initiative, called the 12 Days of Xbox Deals, which brings plenty of discounts on a variety of Xbox Live content, from games to avatar items, as well as bigger daily deals on popular games.The winter holidays are rapidly approach... |
20 December 2011
13:21 GMT |
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Xbox 360 received a major update last week, one that, among other enhancements, brought along expanded voice control features to the Xbox LIVE service, and some more features are now available for users. Among them, we can count the MSN with MSNBC.com app that has just landed on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Through... |
14 December 2011
05:52 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced that eleven new TV and entertainment applications are now available for download from Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 console, following the ones that already appeared last week when the new console dashboard appeared.The Xbox 360 is being converted into an entertainment hub by Microsoft, so, ... |
14 December 2011
04:27 GMT |
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Xbox LIVE fans now have an iOS application to download and use on their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to track and compare achievements, get in touch with friends, customize your 3D avatar.The main purpose of the app is to “Take your Xbox LIVE experience wherever you go”. Then comes the list of key features,... |
8 December 2011
03:09 GMT |
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Microsoft unleashed the brand new dashboard update for the Xbox 360 all over the world, but its release wasn’t the smoothest, as after a delay of several hours, the update was finally deployed via the Xbox Live online service, but it quickly crashed and resulted in lots of connectivity issues for Xbox 360 owner... |
7 December 2011
05:14 GMT |
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Microsoft is getting ready to deploy the brand new dashboard update for the Xbox 360 console, bringing with it a whole new interface, inspired from its Windows Phone 7 handsets, as well as plenty of new features, like TV on Demand or Bing voice search, through the Kinect sensor. In order to properly mark this new X... |
6 December 2011
06:41 GMT |
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Verizon is the first company to present just how its FiOS TV service will work on the Xbox 360 after the upcoming dashboard update brings the Xbox Live TV on Demand function to existing consoles, confirming that 26 channels are ready to be viewed by owners of the Microsoft platform.The Xbox 360 will vastly upgrade it... |
1 December 2011
17:31 GMT |
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Verizon has announced that it is offering all those customers who are ready to sign up for their FiOS Triple Play service before the date of January 21, 2012 a free copy of the new Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary video game and 12 months of free Xbox Live service in order to allow them to engage in multiplayer games... |
30 November 2011
17:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has issued a new statement defending itself and its Xbox Live online service after UK tabloid The Sun accused it of allowing hackers to steal sensitive data from many of its users through elaborate phishing attempts.While The Sun isn’t exactly the best source of journalism investigation from the UK, t... |
25 November 2011
19:41 GMT |
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A new so called Shutdown Law has gone into effect in South Korea which requires operators of online games to block access for those under the age of 16 for a six hour block late at night.Both Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live are under the influence of the new regulations, meaning that ... |
24 November 2011
07:24 GMT |
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Microsoft is running its own special sale this Thanksgiving, slashing prices on plenty of high quality downloadable games and even quite a few Games on Demand titles.Lots of companies are currently running special discounts, in order to attract customers before the official start of the winter holiday season, and Mic... |
24 November 2011
05:27 GMT |
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According to a brand new report, Microsoft is expected to finally deploy the new dashboard update for its Xbox 360 console on December 6.Microsoft presented the upgraded user interface for its Xbox 360 back at E3 2011 earlier this year and, since then, has confirmed that quite a lot of things will be packed alongside... |
22 November 2011
05:18 GMT |
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The new Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone from Nokia is not capable only to keep you connected at all time to Facebook, or to offer fast access to documents via Office. It will also keep you entertained both when on the go and when at home, courtesy of great gaming capabilities and integration with Xbox LIVE. To make a bett... |
19 November 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Sony says that the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the first person shooter from Infinity Ward and Activision Blizzard, has attracted millions of players to the PlayStation Network, the service which powers multiplayer gaming on the PlayStation 3 home console.Jack Tretton, who is both the president and the ... |
18 November 2011
03:57 GMT |
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Microsoft's Xbox division is set to present some more cloud features in the future, as a special executive from the company, Brian Prince, hinted that some 'exciting' services will be deployed for the Xbox 360, although he can't say anything else about them.Microsoft's Xbox 360 home console i... |
16 November 2011
04:23 GMT |
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It seems that Xbox 360 owners are still very much in love with the year-old Call of Duty: Black Ops, as over the last week, more people have ventured into the multiplayer of the old shooter than the online modes from the much more recent Battlefield 3.Electronic Arts and DICE released Battlefield 3 late last month in... |
11 November 2011
04:49 GMT |
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Nokia's new Lumia handsets will arrive on the market with all of the features and capabilities that other Windows Phones out there enjoy, including access to the Windows Phone Marketplace for downloading and installing applications and games. In the video embedded above, you can have a look at what the Marketpla... |
30 October 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Microsoft has just let loose the details on the two special Xbox 360 bundles that will appear before the start of the holiday season, allowing customers to get not just a console but also great games and even Xbox Live Gold memberships.The winter holiday season is fast approaching so Microsoft, like any self respecti... |
19 October 2011
08:35 GMT |
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The developer of Forza Motorsport 4, Turn 10 Studios, has confirmed that it's investigating special cases where players of its recent racing title were banned, by mistake allegedly, from the Xbox Live online service.Forza Motorsport 4 was released last week and it's already being hailed as one of the best r... |
18 October 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Unveiled last month at IFA 2011, in Berlin, Acer Allegro has just received a price tag and release date.Also known as Acer W4, the Allegro is expected to hit shelves in Europe this holiday season, presumably before Christmas, for 299 EUR (about $408).We stumbled upon Acer W4 while attending at IFA 2011 trade fair and... |
11 October 2011
05:53 GMT |
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Microsoft, after announcing the array of partnerships it has just signed to deliver TV and other types of entertainment onto its Xbox 360 console, has now presented a video, showcasing some of the most important parts of this new deal and how they fit into the upcoming Xbox Live updated dashboard and can be controlle... |
7 October 2011
04:18 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced 40 TV content partners that will be bringing their entertainment options to Xbox 360 owners from all around the world, including cable operators like Comcast, as well as large channels like HBO, SyFy, or the BBC.Microsoft revealed at this year's E3 2011 conference that TV on Demand w... |
6 October 2011
03:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has officially confirmed an issue which prevented Xbox owners from accessing Xbox LIVE on October 3, 2011. According to the Xbox LIVE team, users of Zune, as well as those running Games for Windows LIVE software on PCs, and Windows Phone were also impacted.
The Redmond company provided information to af... |
4 October 2011
07:47 GMT |
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