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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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A new report coming from the European Commission says that when it comes to social networking Habbo Hotel and the Xbox Live service from Microsoft are the safest options available.The Digital Agenda study has surveyed nine different networks between march and June 2011 and the two safest options were highlighted... |
4 October 2011
05:09 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 dashboard interface is going to receive its much awaited redesign in November, at least according to a leaked memo sent out to PayPal employees.Microsoft wants to make using the Xbox 360 and its Live service much easier, especially if users have a Kinect sensor, and has already confirmed that a major upd... |
30 September 2011
05:48 GMT |
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Valve, the company behind the extremely popular Steam digital distribution service, has revealed that it might still appear in the near future on the Xbox 360, just like it did on the PlayStation 3 console, but it's completely up to Microsoft whether such a thing is actually going to happen.Valve has garnered a ... |
28 September 2011
17:21 GMT |
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In a rather quiet move, Microsoft has kicked off a series of massive discounts for several high quality games available on the Xbox Live Arcade, some just for Xbox Live Gold members, but Xbox Live Free ones can also take advantage of a few of these special offers.Among the games that saw their price slashed, accordin... |
28 September 2011
09:27 GMT |
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One of the leading developers working at Epic Games has confirmed that the company has been working on a sequel to the Xbox Live Arcade hit Shadow Complex and that they are now looking for a partner company which will help them finish the process and launch the game.Cliff Bleszinki, who is the design director working... |
19 September 2011
16:21 GMT |
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The Xbox Live TV service is still scheduled to appear at the end of 2011, with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sharing some more details with eager media representatives.Besides talking about Windows 8 at last week's BUILD event, Microsoft also highlighted some of the new experiences coming to Xbox Live, its online ... |
19 September 2011
04:28 GMT |
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Xbox Live Arcade has been criticized by a number of smaller developers because of how difficult it can be to get a game included but the executive in charge of selecting the content that gamers get from XBLA has said that the process assures a high quality for the released titles.Chris Charla, who is the portfolio di... |
14 September 2011
16:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has released massive amount of information about its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, but the most important detail, at least for PC gamers, is the fact that the company's Xbox Live online service, currently available just on the Xbox 360 console, will be coming to computers with the new OS.Microso... |
14 September 2011
02:10 GMT |
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Video game publisher Microsoft has announced that more than two thirds of the subscriptions for its Xbox Live Gold service are being bought at retail rather than using the online store of the company.
The company cited the statistic in order to show that it has a very close relation with its retail partners and pl... |
5 September 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has detailed its new and improved Xbox 360 dashboard interface, called 'Twist Control', which is set to arrive as an update for the home console later this year, making full use of the Kinect motion and voice sensor, as well as highlighting, in a simpler way, the variety of things offered by the X... |
22 August 2011
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As soon as the next version of Windows Phone will arrive on the market, users will enjoy a great deal of new features when compared to what the platform had to offer before.Among the enhancements that Windows Phone Mango will bring forth, we can count some that will affect the experience users will enjoy from the Ga... |
16 August 2011
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In an attempt to sweeten the waiting for the major Windows Mango update, Microsoft has just released two new free games for WP7 owners, Minesweeper and Sudoku.Both games are free to download via U.S. Marketplace, but they're both ad-supported so don't be surprised to see a rectangular box with advertisement... |
11 August 2011
08:32 GMT |
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Minesweeper and Sudoku are the latest additions to the Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft announced, revealing that the Xbox LIVE variants of the two games can be downloaded free of charge. Owners of Windows Phone 7 devices will be able to grab both Xbox LIVE Sudoku and Xbox LIVE Minesweeper immediately, but only ... |
11 August 2011
05:57 GMT |
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Microsoft has wrapped up the transition of Games for Windows Marketplace to Xbox.com, according to an official announcement provided by a company representative. Customers using Windows as their gaming platform and that failed to say goodbye to GamesforWindowsMarketplace.com, now won’t get that chance, as the ... |
23 July 2011
07:10 GMT |
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Microsoft is always keen on expanding its Xbox Live Arcade service with new downloadable games, and the upcoming Indie Games Summer Uprising will harvest some of the most interesting ideas from the independent community and see them released on the online service.
Microsoft isn't shy about promoting in high-q... |
19 July 2011
18:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced that a new system update for the Xbox 360 console has been released, but doesn't bring any sort of new features for the regular user.
While companies like Sony are releasing firmware updates for its consoles, the PlayStation 3 or PSP, like hot cakes, Microsoft has always taken its... |
19 July 2011
05:20 GMT |
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As soon as Windows Phone Mango, the next iteration of Microsoft's mobile operating system, arrives on the market, users in more countries around the world will be able to purchase applications from the Windows Phone Marketplace, perform Bing searches by hitting the phone's hardware button, and do other act... |
7 July 2011
13:41 GMT |
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The upcoming Nintendo Wii U console won't have a single online network, like Microsoft's Xbox Live or Sony's PlayStation Network, as Nintendo is keen on allowing publishers the freedom to set up their own platforms on the new device.
Nintendo presented the Wii U last month at E3 2011, and impressed ... |
7 July 2011
02:45 GMT |
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Microsoft has started rolling out its previously announced cloud storage feature for the Xbox 360 console, as several Xbox Live Arcade downloadable games now support storing their save files in the cloud and not just on the actual console.
Without a doubt, one of the biggest features currently taking over the indu... |
6 July 2011
05:05 GMT |
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Microsoft is getting ready to kick off its traditional Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promotion, during which it will release high-quality downloadable games for its Xbox 360 console.
Microsoft has always ran yearly promotions for its Xbox Live users, and the Summer of Arcade is definitely one of the most popular, as ... |
28 June 2011
03:50 GMT |
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Microsoft has issued a fresh statement on the hacker attack that was suffered by Sony's PlayStation Network, and pledged that it's doing "everything it can to be sure users' data is secure."Sony was attacked by hackers back in April, which prompted it to take down its PlayStation Network online service... |
24 June 2011
17:21 GMT |
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Windows Phone Mango, the next release of Microsoft's mobile operating system, is set to arrive on the market with various changes when compared to the existing flavor of the platform, including some that will provide users with a better experience when accessing the Games Hub on their devices. Some of the chang... |
24 June 2011
11:51 GMT |
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This fall, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft will make available a new version of its mobile operating system, called Windows Phone Mango, which should bring a wide range of enhancements, some of which will affect the experience users receive from the Xbox LIVE that was integrated with the Games Hub on the plat... |
24 June 2011
02:42 GMT |
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Xbox 360’s momentum could only increase in the second half of 2011, especially since market conditions are extremely favorable to Microsoft. Mixing gaming, entertainment and next generation NUI capabilities into a single product, the Redmond company is dominating console sales in the United States according to... |
14 June 2011
10:52 GMT |
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During its E3 2011 press conference, Microsoft presented to the world a huge amount of information about its upcoming offers for the Xbox 360 console, including the 2011 edition of the Summer of Arcade promotion.
We've highlighted quite a few of them, from the new Xbox experience focused on Kinect, to some of... |
9 June 2011
07:50 GMT |
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Apple introduced its own iCloud set of synchronization, backup and sharing services earlier this week, and Microsoft was quick to applaud the main advantage of its own set of Cloud offerings, they’re already available to the public, have been for quite a while. In contrast, Apple’s iCloud will only be of... |
8 June 2011
10:32 GMT |
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Windows 8 will connect users with the Cloud like no other release before it, and this week Microsoft unveiled an apparently unrelated feature for some of its customers, that I consider somewhat of a preview of what Windows 7’s successor will bring to the table. At E3, the Redmond company announced that Xbox 36... |
7 June 2011
06:35 GMT |
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Recently, leading retailer Best Buy has put in place a new, appealing offering for those customers who would purchase a new Windows Phone device, namely a free 4,000-point Xbox Live card. As soon as you head to the retailer and make a purchase, you will receive the said 4,000 Xbox Live points, to enjoy them in the m... |
6 June 2011
13:41 GMT |
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A brand new report says that Microsoft might be set to unveil a brand new TV subscription service for its Xbox 360 console, which adds a new tier to its Xbox Live membership program, called Diamond.Microsoft is getting ready to debut some huge things at the E3 2011 conference later today, and one of the biggest might... |
6 June 2011
06:40 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 has reached the 55 million units sold mark, with Microsoft deciding to brag about the record growth experienced by its console during the fifth and sixth years of its lifecycle.Right before the start of the E3 2011 conference, Microsoft has decided to share some new figures about its Xbox 360 and how the... |
6 June 2011
04:10 GMT |
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