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Microsoft will be streaming its press event at this year’s E3 across Xbox Live. Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb, (aka Major Nelson) has announced that the Microsoft E3 2012 press event will be streamed over Xbox Live and broadcasted on Spike TV. Xbox: Entertainment Evolved is the title …
Read More »Inside Xbox canned in US
Microsoft has discontinued production of its Inside Xbox programmes in the United States. First-party on-console shows such as Major’s Minute, Featured Videos and Insider Moves will no longer be available in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, according to Xbox’s Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. "We want to express our …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Xbox Live’s next step
Hundreds of press and industry members attend the annual glitzy launch events for each Call of Duty game. Celebrities make appearances at huge venues like Old Billingsgate, from Sophie Ellis Bextor to Joe Calzaghe. Thousands of consumers queue up for midnight store openings. Then there’s the eye-catching point-of-sale imagery and …
Read More »Microsoft expands Xbox Live ad presence
An expanded range of TV-like advertisements are set to appear on Xbox Live in the near future. Microsoft has revealed plans to increase the number of ads shown when users boot up Xbox 360 apps such as Last.fm and ESPN. Many will now include a 15-30 second video when initially …
Read More »Microsoft reports UK growth for Xbox Live
Paid-for Xbox Live games and content are enjoying good growth” in the UK year-on-year, says Microsoft. In an interview with MCV, Xbox Live’s UK product manager Pav Bhardwaj said this includes Arcade releases, Games on Demand titles and extra add-on content. We don’t have any particular numbers as such, but …
Read More »Xbox Live apps free for four days
Microsoft is letting Xbox 360 owners access entertainment apps such as Netflix for free from April 20th until April 23rd. No Xbox Live Gold membership will be required during this time either – anyone with a 360 will be able to access all of the online service’s features. As part …
Read More »New York State banning sex offenders from Xbox Live
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced the state has removed registered sex offenders from a host of online gaming services, including Xbox Live. Some 3,500 accounts have been purged from various gaming services run by Microsoft, Apple, Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony. Each company gave …
Read More ȣ30 Battlefield DLC arrives on Xbox
Electronic Arts has released The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle for Battlefield 3 –which costs a whopping 3200 Microsoft points. That’s roughly 30 in real money. The DLC is also available via PSN and EA’s Origin service. The package gives players access to all weapons and gadgets for each of the multiplayer …
Read More »FIFA Ultimate Team patch bolsters security
EA is cracking down on scammers with an update for FIFA 12 which includes new security and game features. It predominantly affects the game’s Ultimate Team online mode, which allows players to buy, sell and trade virtual player cards for in-game coins, or purchase packs for real money. There have …
Read More »Microsoft: Gamerscore reset problem resolved
An error that caused gamers to lose their Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscores has now been fixed, Microsoft says. Yesterday hundreds of Xbox 360 owners had reported that their Gamerscore had been reset to 0, while their gameplay history and specific achievements had seemingly disappeared. Microsoft says this was due …
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