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Having missed its previously scheduled launch alongside Microsoft’s recent New Xbox Experience dashboard upgrade for the Xbox 360, the platform holder yesterday announced at US technology show CES that its game show Primetime channel will arrive in the spring. Xbox Live Primetime promises a selection of online multiplayer game show …
Read More »EA announces branded XBLA Channel
EA and Hasbro have announced that they are to launch a branded channel on Xbox Live Arcade under the Hasbro Family Games Night banner. The move mirrors similar deals struck by Sony on its recently released PlayStation Home service, and is the first of its kind to emerge since the …
Read More »New Mega Drive devs eyeing XBLA
Water Melon Development says upcoming cartridge-based Mega Drive outing could be heading to Xbox Live
Read More »HD OutRun heading to consoles
One of the most cherished names in the arcade business is returning with news of a brand new title from Sega – OutRun Online Arcade, which is heading to both Sony’s PSN and Microsoft’s Xbox Live early next year. The full story’s on CasualGaming.biz – click here to take a …
Read More »Free game offer on XBLA
Users of Microsoft’s Xbox Live service will be able to log in and download a free Live Arcade title called Dash of Destruction today – thanks to a Doritos competition held last year. Doritos Unlock Xbox was won by Mike Borland, and his prize was to see experienced XBLA developer …
Read More »NXE boosts Xbox Live sales
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has revealed the NXE has provided a significant boost to Xbox Live Arcade sales. Posting on his blog, the Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb revealed several statistics from the aftermath of the New Xbox Experience’s launch. In the first week following the redesigned interface’s debut, …
Read More »Microsoft announces XBL Deals of the Week
Microsoft’s online mouthpiece Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb has announced that the firm is to discount one item per week on its Xbox Live Marketplace throughout the month of December. The deal begins with the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack, which from today will be available for 400 Microsoft points – …
Read More »US: Microsoft announces Xbox Live Black Friday savings
With the USA today busy celebrating Thanksgiving, Microsoft has announced a range of discounts beginning tomorrow and running until Sunday evening for users of its Xbox Live Marketplace. Headlining the discounts are savings of 300 Microsoft Points on XBLA titles Rez HD, Arkadian Warriors, Catan, Brain Challenge, Boogie Bunnies and …
Read More »Dev claims XBLA titles are too cheap
Hot on the heels of the arrival of the new Community Games digital distribution channel which formed part of Microsoft’s redesigned Xbox 360 UI, one developer has hit out at the platform holder for its rigid online pricing structure, claiming that it undervalues many titles. Click here to head over …
Read More »Xbox Live recovers after troubled weekend
Microsoft has claimed that technical issues which saw many users face problems accessing the Xbox Live network over the weekend have now been resolved. Reports cropped up on Friday that users from across the world were booted from online multiplayer sessions, and that many were having trouble logging into Xbox …
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