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The upcoming launch of the Nintendo DSi, the new and improved DS platform which is set to debut next month, raised a few questions regarding the way digital downloads would work. Nintendo already said that content created specifically for the new platform would be released and, apparently, would be region coded. And ... |
9 October 2008
12:21 GMT |
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The Microsoft team that is dealing with the new Xbox Live Experience, which is set to debut sometime in November, has offered up details on how the Game Store is set to be changed. The revamp is aimed at making the interface powering the Xbox 360 more familiar and more attractive for casual users.The current Game St... |
7 October 2008
09:00 GMT |
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Microsoft says that its Summer of Arcade promotion that launched in July and went on for five weeks delivered clear results. Xbox Live Arcade games went up in sales by 58% and gamers were pretty much satisfied with the quality of the new videogames released on the Microsoft created service.August also became the mont... |
29 September 2008
16:11 GMT |
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MTV Games has released an Xbox 360 add for the Harmonix developed Rock Band 2 that apparently gives away the date when the Xbox Live re-design kicks in. The commercial spot references November as being the month when Microsoft updates the system. The phrase used is “Check out the New Xbox Experience coming in ... |
29 September 2008
14:41 GMT |
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Big news for all those who are planning to go for a quick multiplayer match on September 29. Microsoft, via the authorized voice of Larry aka “Major Nelson” Hryb, revealed that the online service for the Xbox 360 would be down for maintenance for the entire day. No features will be accessible.Hryb sa... |
24 September 2008
22:31 GMT |
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All the Star Wars fans that also own an Xbox 360 can congratulate themselves for a job well done. Be it through an organized effort or actions driven by their unconscious, they have managed to make the demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed the most downloaded one on the console.The demo has more than 1 million down... |
12 September 2008
17:01 GMT |
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The battle for console supremacy is fought on many fronts and one of those is that of the services that console manufacturers make available along with their devices. On one hand, Microsoft has a wide array of offers, like Netflix, which can stream movies directly to the Xbox 360, but the company chooses to ask for p... |
3 September 2008
05:22 GMT |
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If you live in the United States, you can use your Microsoft manufactured Xbox 360 to register so that you can vote in the upcoming elections. Grassroots organization Rock the Vote, which has been trying to get young people to vote for more than a decade, has decided to enter a partnership with the software giant des... |
22 August 2008
02:29 GMT |
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Microsoft has partnered with Rock the Vote and embarked on a new initiative designed to "harvest" new registrants for the 2008 election. In this context, the Redmond company announced that it has opened its Xbox LIVE network to Rock the Vote. As a direct consequence, users of Xbox gaming consoles will be able to get ... |
21 August 2008
12:15 GMT |
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Fable 2, the much talked about Peter Molyneux game, has a clear release date. It will be launched in North America on October 21 while Europe will get the game on October 24. Microsoft reps say that they are taking pre-orders for the game now and offered the details regarding the Collector's Edition of Fable 2.T... |
8 August 2008
04:17 GMT |
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So, Microsoft is getting Avatars, which are just like Miis for the Nintendo Wii, only that they are destined to be used by Xbox Live users. In other words, Microsoft saw a nice concept that someone else created and decided to clone it and offer it as a great novelty to its users. They seem to have a lot of experience... |
5 August 2008
19:11 GMT |
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Various Xbox Live users report that a new scam message seems to be making the rounds and warn everyone using the service provided by Microsoft and all the owners of an Xbox 360 to be careful with the messages they receive.The new scam appears in the form of a message, from one of the people on your friends list, that... |
5 August 2008
10:08 GMT |
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Everybody knows that the Xbox 360 consoles are not too popular in Asia, but I doubt there are many people who have ever questioned the success of Microsoft's gaming device in Europe. Apparently, things don't look really great there either, since less than a quarter of Xbox Live's total members are Euro... |
31 July 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Microsoft is moving fast when it comes to its gaming services, making them more attractive to the average gamer. The company has recently announced, at its Gamefest 2008, that the Games for Windows Live Gold membership is now free and will allow players to match up, chat and share content at will.Now it appears that ... |
30 July 2008
16:06 GMT |
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At Gamefest 2008, Alcin Gendrano, who is group manager for Xbox Live Marketplace, and Chris Novak, lead design director for the Microsoft Game Studio, have talked about how paid downloadable content can create an alternative to the used games market, which now seems to be growing, especially as major retailers warm u... |
25 July 2008
18:06 GMT |
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At its gaming oriented conference, Gamefest 2008, Microsoft offered interested gamers a look at its upcoming Xbox Live Party feature, which is to be introduced on the Xbox 360 together with other updates during fall.Eric Heutchy, platform engineer at Microsoft, was the man demoing the new feature. He provided an over... |
24 July 2008
19:06 GMT |
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Just after E3 wrapped up, Microsoft decided to hold its own gaming-oriented conference, dubbed Gamefest 2008, and some of the announcements coming out of the event were actually more interesting than what the stuff featured at E3 showcased. Sure, it's unlikely we'll see the next Bungie project unveiled at G... |
23 July 2008
05:14 GMT |
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Following the controversy regarding Fallout 3 not getting a rating in Australia, and the news that the game will have more than 40,000 lines of written dialog, Bethesda went into the Microsoft E3 presentation ready to announce the next big thing related to its post-apocalyptic title.Todd Howard, a Bethesda E3 spokesp... |
16 July 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Microsoft was busy, busy showing off the Xbox 360 gaming console line-up for the coming months. Some really interesting games have been announced so read on to see what we are talking about.The Xbox Live offering alone takes up the space of an article. The biggest announcement here is that "Portal: Still Alive" is ge... |
16 July 2008
02:53 GMT |
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The Microsoft press conference at the E3 Media and Business Show focused heavily on the Xbox 360, the Redmond based company's gaming console, and on the way it is being transformed by its creators to better suit the gaming and the social needs of the people who use it.Microsoft says that the Xbox 360 is going to... |
15 July 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Microsoft is positioning Xbox Live and Xbox 360 for a new standard in social entertainment experience planned for debut in the fall of 2008, courtesy of a partnership with Netflix. The E3 Media and Business Summit acted as the stage where the Redmond company revealed that Xbox LIVE would permit users of Xbox 360 cons... |
15 July 2008
05:46 GMT |
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There are ten scenarios which can be tackled, each one featuring a different danger zone and characters to be saved. We're happy to announce that a way you can save one of your friends is by deep freezing it using something that resembles a giant extinguisher.Ticket to Ride does not have the notoriety of Happy T... |
14 July 2008
07:17 GMT |
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Ninja Gaiden 2 was set to be a revolution in fighting games, the brawler to end all brawlers. Tecmo and the aptly named Team Ninja, headed by the rock star developer Tomonobu Itagaki were devoted to making a ninja game that would be slick and deadly, offering gamers the definitive action experience with massive combo... |
7 July 2008
14:16 GMT |
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In the battle for casual gamers, Microsoft is stepping up its rhetoric, specifically targeting the Nintendo Wii. Aaron Greenberg, the director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live at Microsoft, has told Gamasutra that those using the Wii to play casual games will end up "want[ing] to graduate to an Xbox 3... |
7 July 2008
03:06 GMT |
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Microsoft is really pulling all the stops to get the Xbox brand out to the public. The Seattle Sounders Football Club has announced having signed an agreement with the Redmond based company regarding advertising and promotion. The Sounders will play in the first league of the Major League Soccer beginning with spring... |
30 May 2008
09:10 GMT |
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Alien Hominid HD features completely hand-drawn high-definition graphics coupled with a familiar and accessible game play that makes it an addictive, side-scrolling shooter with cute, quirky humor and adjustable cartoon gore. Also, there is multiplayer mode to be selected at your desire, immersive environments, famou... |
23 May 2008
06:34 GMT |
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It is always good to see that a big company plans to make some good changes that will give us, gamers, an overall better experience. The company we're talking about now is, strangely, Microsoft. The giants have decided to increase the XBLA file limit to 350MB (as we reported a couple of days ago here) and they h... |
23 May 2008
03:49 GMT |
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As all the gaming console makers are trying to add new services to their consoles in order to attract more buyers, Microsoft seems to be taking the lead once again. It has announced that the Community Games section of the Xbox Live service is currently in beta, and that it plans to expedite plans to bring community m... |
22 May 2008
03:35 GMT |
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As far as Microsoft is concerned, the Xbox 360 has left both PlayStation 3 and Wii in the dust. The Redmond company popped the champagne and started applauding Xbox 360 victory in the race against rival products from Sony and Nintendo, arguing that its console was the first of this generation to reach the 10 million ... |
15 May 2008
06:19 GMT |
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We all know that, when it comes to child safety and even customer support, the Xbox Live is not exactly something you would call "perfect", but at least the company is doing its best in order to change things around. However, it seems that every now and then they exaggerate things a bit too much and the only people w... |
15 May 2008
03:16 GMT |
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Operation Darkness, Atlus' latest game for the Xbox 360 console is going to be released on the 24th of June, but the developers really want everybody to see what masterpiece they have created, so they are offering a demo on Xbox Live Marketplace - you can start downloading it right now. It offers you the chance ... |
25 April 2008
14:11 GMT |
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In all fairness, Microsoft's console, the Xbox 360 is by no means a panacea but, at the same time, the Redmond company hopes that it will deliver a positive impact on patients in children's hospitals. In this regard, Microsoft has joined forces with nonprofit organization Companions in Courage Foundation, a... |
23 April 2008
12:23 GMT |
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Industry veterans who have worked for games such as Quake IV, Homeworld or Anarchy Online have created a studio called Frozen Codebase that is currently working on developing a sweet little title for the Xbox Arcade - Elements of Destruction. Based on the concept that anything can be destroyed by the forces of nature... |
9 April 2008
15:06 GMT |
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One good way of winning the console's war is to keep improving the services and products offered. Variety would be the key world - or at least that is what Microsoft seems to believe, since the company has reached an agreement with Hollywood producer Peter Safran to produce original shows for distribution on the... |
31 March 2008
18:06 GMT |
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If you plan to log on into any part of the Xbox Live service on April 1, starting with 9 AM GMT, you'd better postpone that plan for some time. Specifically, you'd better postpone it for about three hours, because that's the period for which Microsoft has announced that the Xbox Live services will be d... |
31 March 2008
06:16 GMT |
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Last week, Microsoft announced that it plans to make user-created Xbox 360 games available for download through the console's online service, but it forgot to say how much money will the users have to pay for these games. Now they have made all the info available, thanks to Shacknews: all the games created under... |
25 February 2008
04:17 GMT |
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A bit of (recent) history: the PlayStation 3 was the first gaming console ever to host user-generated content, thanks to Unreal Tournament 3. Afterwards, Sony has backed down a little, and Nintendo announced its WiiWare that will basically be the Steamworks for the Wii. As you can see, the Xbox 360 was the big absent... |
21 February 2008
13:06 GMT |
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One gamer has been left "utterly disappointed" by the Xbox Live Customer Service after no actions were made following his reports that somebody is harassing his little brother through Xbox Live. The guy even has the needed proof and actually knows who the person really is, but nothing can be done, according to the Cu... |
28 January 2008
04:23 GMT |
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Well, Microsoft sure likes to keep its promises, when it comes to awarding customers with goodies for bearing with the lag of their Xbox Live service. They had initially announced a "free full arcade game" delivered to the fans, in order to state that the company really is sorry for the Live outage at Christmas time... |
22 January 2008
07:06 GMT |
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It seems that Sony's not going to quit the gaming industry after all, since they're struggling so hard to surpass their greatest rivals, Microsoft and Nintendo. One of the methods of doing so is obviously quality marketing and you've got an example of such a promotional feature on the left of this art... |
22 January 2008
03:06 GMT |
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We've just received word that the long-awaited FIFA Street 3 title demo was just made available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and it's waiting for you to download it. The title was developed by EA Canada and it's a PS3 and Xbox 360 game, bringing the acclaimed FIFA Street series to the next-gen world. ... |
17 January 2008
06:08 GMT |
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It's rumor time again, as we're getting closer and closer to finally witnessing the moment when the Duke descends upon us, in his next-gen adventure. Till that time comes, we might have a third degree encounter with the FPS macho number one bully in the classic Duke Nukem 3D, which seemingly will hit the X... |
15 January 2008
05:47 GMT |
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Many Xbox Live gamers use a home network to connect their Xbox 360 consoles to high-speed Internet connections. Most home networks employ either a stand-alone router, a home gateway (a combined cable/DSL modem and router), or a PC to access and/or share a single high-speed Internet connection. To work, network device... |
10 January 2008
18:31 GMT |
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A couple of months ago, Bungie Games was awarding a Halo 3 Recon Armor to one Halo 3 gamer who, incredibly managed to kill himself in a number of ways. That very same gamer has since reported not one, not two, but a total of three hijacks of his LIVE account, with the most recent occurring on December 29th, when he s... |
10 January 2008
14:06 GMT |
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One of the best features of Xbox LIVE is finding friends for an online game. After all, playing with your friends, whether they're across the street or on the other side of the planet, is one of the main reasons you want online gaming. But it's not much fun unless you know they're online.FRIENDS WITH ... |
9 January 2008
13:36 GMT |
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Does your mom say that you play video games all the time, going on about how it would be nice if you could do that for a living? Well, you might just get the chance to prove this too can be done for a living. At least in Xbox LIVE anyway... Hudson Entertainment has recently announced the Bomberman LIVE New Year'... |
3 January 2008
02:57 GMT |
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It has come to this… While we're enjoying "the season to be jolly", other people seem more keen on tormenting innocent gamers, by harassing them. Enter Xbox Live… Microsoft's famous service allowed a 15 year old girl and a 20 year old man to meet virtually, play a bit of Halo and start chatting, but things... |
31 December 2007
08:04 GMT |
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Sensible World of Soccer is a revamped version of the the 96 / 97 original with the same name, that launched this week on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Hours after the game's release (along with its 400 MS pointer sibling, Tempest) Codemasters forums were filled with complaints of a serious bug in Sensible World of Soc... |
21 December 2007
03:35 GMT |
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The wonderful world of Xbox LIVE at your fingertips, yet you can't log on, send or receive a message properly, or God knows what else. Not to worry, this here guide will help you every step of your way to text/voice-messaging your friends and will even give you a few tips about how to use your Vision Camera whil... |
19 December 2007
05:16 GMT |
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Achievements are game-defined goals that are stored and displayed in your gamer profile. Achievements can be as simple, complex, or off-the-wall as a game wants. Your achievements include all of your awards, medals, and high scores (which are also presented in condensed form as part of your gamer card).Here's a... |
17 December 2007
03:32 GMT |
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