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Xbox 360 owners can download a new-look dashboard update next month adding cloud storage and voice and gesture controls. The free download will go live on December 6th which will let users scroll through on-screen menus using the Kinect motion accessory. It will also include cloud storage for game saves …
Read More »UPDATED: MS responds to The Sun claims, says XBL "has not been hacked"
Though MCV contests that users falling for fake phishing emails are not Microsoft’s responsibility, the platform holder has responded to claims made in today’s copy of The Sun. The paper this morning reported that users of the service were being robbed by online conmen. What it failed to adequately highlight, …
Read More »Activision corrects Xbox Live user number error
Publisher Activision has had to correct one of the stats it released following the huge success of Modern warfare 3. The company had claimed that the game set a new concurrent Xbox Live user record of 3.3m gamers.But in actual fact the 3.3m figure referred to the total number of …
Read More »PSN and XBL to suffer South Korean shutdown
SCE Korea has confirmed that it will be blocking access to the PlayStation Network for users under the age of 16 every night between midnight an 6am. Microsoft is to implement a similar measure on Xbox Live, too. Originally it was thought that games consoles would not be affected by …
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Read More »Xbox: All entertainment will be interactive in five years
By 2016 all forms of entertainment will be interactive, says Xbox Live’s Robin Burrowes. The Xbox Live product chief backed up his statement with stats from recent Xbox surveys, which showed that 42 per cent of people use social networks while watching a TV programme. He says: "All forms of …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LONDON GAMES CONFERENCE: Xbox joins line up
We’ve got an exciting last-minute addition to the LGC schedule: Xbox Live. Microsoft’s Robin Burrowes has signed up to host a special address at the event looking at how the 360’s online games service has in fact benefitted other mediums. While LGC looks at how online business models have transformed …
Read More »Battlefield 3 fails to topple COD from Xbox Live league
Sales have been strong and the critical reception not bad, but Battlefield 3 has failed to clear the first hurdle in its race against the behemoth that is Call of Duty. The latest Xbox Live user chart from Microsoft shows that Battlefield 3 was only the third most played game …
Read More »MS threatens to ban early Modern Warfare 3 players
Managed to get hold of a copy of Modern Warfare 3 early? Then Microsoft is urging you to think twice before putting the disc in your Xbox 360. The warning, which has become fairly standard nowadays, comes from Xbox Live’s director of policy and enforcement Stephen Tolouse. Responding to questions …
Read More »Joe Danger speeding onto Xbox Live
So Microsoft won’t allow any games on Xbox Live that have previously been exclusive to other digital platforms? Apparently not. Not only has developer Hello Games confirmed that former PSN-exclusive Joe Danger is on the way to Xbox Live Arcade, but Microsoft has been named as the publisher. Joystiq reports …
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