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Take heed, original Xbox owners – today is the last day that you’ll be able to take your console online. At midnight tonight Microsoft will permanently turn off the lights for one of the most pioneering online console services the world has ever seen. The move will also see online …
Read More »Cliffy Bs reveal IS Gears of War 3
Right, remember when we said that Cliffy B’s upcoming announcement next week was not Gears of War 3? Forget it. It will be, and a blunder from Microsoft has confirmed it. Kotaku has spotted an ad that has just appeared on Xbox Live that reads: Gears of War 3 Announced …
Read More »THQ publishing Last Airbender game
The video game tie-in of Paramount’s upcoming summer cinema outing The Last Airbender will be published on Wii and DS courtesy of THQ, it has been confirmed. The Last Airbender is a live-action take on the popular cartoon, the game of which was also published by THQ back in 2007. …
Read More »Football Manager Live gets reboot
Sports Interactive has re-booted Football Manager Live to breathe new life into the MMO. The game launched in January last year but hasn’t enjoyed the success its developers were hoping for. Football Manager Live has also been dominated by a handful of players, making it unattractive to new gamers. To …
Read More »Battlefield 1943 breaks XBLA records
Digital-only multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest game to 1m sales on Xbox Live, EA has confirmed. The reception of Battlefield 1943 continues to amaze us, even months after the game was released,” the game’s producer Gordon Van Dyke said in a statement. Being the fastest game to …
Read More »Game Room blighted by launch day bugs
Today marked the launch of Microsoft’s Arcade service Game Room, but the new service has been plagued by bugs effecting players’ experience of the virtual arcade. A number of titles in the Games Room were afflicted by the problems, which caused the effected titles to crash at the loading screen. …
Read More »Guardian of Light to cost $15
The upcoming Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will cost just $15 when it is released this summer, according to Joystiq. Developer Crystal Dynamics has also confirmed to the site that the isometric co-op adventure will be released on Xbox Live, PSN and PC. The UK cost is likely …
Read More »XBL addresses gay rights complaints
Microsoft has confirmed a change to its terms and conditions that will allow users to more freely express themselves in their online gamertag. The move comes amidst criticisms that Microsoft had unfairly discriminated against users of minority or ethnic groups by blocking the use of terms or names that can …
Read More »Perfect Dark XBLA dated
Microsoft has confirmed that Rare’s much wanted retro re-release Perfect Dark will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on March 17th at a price of just 800 Microsoft Points. While staying true to the original, the game has received an HD overhaul and will support online multiplayer. Microsoft has also …
Read More »XBL integrated in Windows Mobile 7
Xbox Live will be a fully integrated part of the next generation of Microsoft’s smartphone Windows OS, the platform holder has today revealed. The OS’s Xbox Live hub will include both playable XBL titles as well as Achievements and access to a user’s current gamer profile and avatar. However, simultaneous …
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