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Read More »Halo: Reach to premiere at VGAs
The world exclusive premiere of Halo: Reach will take place during this year’s Video Game Awards. The announcement was made on Spike TV journalist Geoff Keighley’s Twitter feed, which also hints that further exclusive premieres will be revealed in the near future. The world premiere of Halo: Reach happens only …
Read More »60% of UK 360s have failed
Around 60 per cent of UK Xbox 360 owners have lost their console to technical problems, such as the infamous Red Ring Of Death. That’s according to a CNET UK online user-initiated survey of 1,128 UK-based console owners. 562 of participants owned a Xbox 360, 473 had a PS3 and …
Read More »360 Twitter and Facebook is live
Facebook may be coming to PS3 in the near future, but the Xbox 360 integration of the famed social network is live and ready to use right now. Xbox 360 owners who turn on their machines now will suddenly find new entries for Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM – as well …
Read More »Alan Wake to arrive in May
MCV can reveal that 360 action title Alan Wake will be released globally in May 2010. A source close to the game told us that the Microsoft-published adventure – developed by Finnish studio Remedy – will be promoted in the style of a Hollywood movie”. MCV understands that Microsoft is …
Read More »360 passes 10m EMEA sales mark
Microsoft this evening has confirmed to MCV that the Xbox 360 has sold over 10m units across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This makes it the only console format to have seen year-on-year sales growth across the territories this year the firm says. The news comes ahead of another …
Read More »November 17th launch for 360 Twitter, Facebook
Microsoft has confirmed that Twitter and Facebook integration will be coming to Xbox Live on November 17th. The update was announced at E3 and brings popular social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Last FM to the Xbox 360 Dashboard. The release date was confirmed to Fast Company, who spoke …
Read More »Xbox pirate ban hits headlines
Microsoft yesterday cut off up to one million 360 owners playing on modded consoles from Xbox Live. According to newspaper reports this morning – including a front page on Metro (pictured) – the platform holder has cracked down on gamers that have ‘violated their terms of use’. The Guardian reports …
Read More »New 360 Wireless Adapter dated
Microsoft has confirmed that its new Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter will be released in the UK on November 20th. The platform holder also told Eurogamer that the device will cost 59.99 – the same price as the current wi-fi adapter that has been available since the console’s launch. The …
Read More »Games flood Zune Marketplace
Its offering might not yet be quite broad enough to rival some of the more established players in the market, but Microsoft’s MP3player/iPodKiller/portableXbox multimedia device Zune has taken its first tentative steps into the games market with the arrival of a number of 3D games on its digital storefront. The …
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