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Read More »Capcom Digital Collection out March
Capcom will release its eight-game Digital Collection bundle – complete with two Street Fighter titles – on March 30th in the UK. The Xbox 360 exclusive – announced last month – will arrive a few days earlier in the US on March 27th, and comes with an MSRP of $39.99. …
Read More »I Am Alive comes to life on March 7th
After over three years in the wilderness, Ubisoft’s now digital-only title I Am Alive has finally got a release date. The game will arrive as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade House Party promotion and will be available on the service from March 7th. It will cost 1200 Microsoft Points …
Read More »Xbox ‘to liberate devs from update delays’
Delivery of game patches and new content 'to be streamlined'
Read More »Doom makes Xbox Live comeback
Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year. Bethesda has re-uploaded the game to Xbox 360’s online service, and it can be downloaded for 400 Microsoft Points (around 3.50). Doom originally hit Xbox Live in 2006 via Activision, but …
Read More »Double Fine dates new Kinect title
Tim Schafer’s development studio will release Happy Action Theatre for Xbox Live Arcade next month. The newest game from the Double Fine team will be a Kinect-based mini-game collection aimed at younger gamers. It will go live on February 1st, according to Eurogamer. "Better achieve your life’s goals asap, because …
Read More »Now Microsoft denies Xbox.com security loophole
For the second time this year Microsoft has been forced to issue a statement insisting that Xbox Live is safe. The claims relate to allegations from US gamer Jason Coutee that a workaround exists that allows people to obtain a user ID confirmation from Xbox Live and then an unlimited …
Read More »Entertainment soars on Xbox Live
More people are using TV and other entertainment services on Xbox 360 than ever before. Microsoft has announced that the number of people using entertainment apps on Xbox Live increased by nearly 50 per cent worldwide from November to December. Video has proven to be one of the most popular …
Read More »Xbox 360 tops 66m console sales
Microsoft has announced that more than 66 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide to date. The format holder revealed the console’s latest sales milestone during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It also announced that there are now more than 40 million Xbox Live members around …
Read More »Microsoft reaffirms Xbox Live security, refunds wronged blogger
There has been no breach to the security of our Xbox Live service.” That’s the simple message from Microsoft today in response to fresh claims last week about security problems with its online content network. And, as it did last year in response to a story in UK newspaper The …
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