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Microsoft has announced a new Xbox 360 interface will introduce enhanced voice control, YouTube, Bing and live television. The new features were introduced by Xbox Live’s corporate vice president Marc Whitten during Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Voice control will be central to the experience, allowing Kinect users to access and …
Read More »E3 2011: MS to reveal Diamond TV service?
Microsoft is planning to reveal a TV-on-demand service for Xbox Live, according to WinRumors. The website caught word that the software giant has been securing last-minute deals for the imminent announcement. Microsoft is currently in last minute negotiations to secure the necessary agreements in time,” an anonymous source told WinRumours. …
Read More »Trials HD tops 2m downloads
Publisher-developer RedLynx has revealed its XBLA motorcycle stunts game Trials HD has been downloaded 2m times. This figure includes purchases of the full game and its two pieces of DLC. Trials HD also hit shelves earlier this month in the form of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Hits Collection, which also included …
Read More »XBL Marketplace back online after outage
The Xbox Live Marketplace was inoperable for a brief period last night, though Microsoft has insisted that the problems were not due to any kind of hack or intrusion. Following the mystery disappearance of both the Xbox 360 and online version of Marketplace, MS issued the following press statement: "Users …
Read More »Free Xbox 360s as firmware throws old tech aside
Affected users will also be given an Xbox Live Gold subscription
Read More »Batman to star in new FPS
Warner has lifted the lid on an unlikely new video game outing for The Caped Crusader. Called Gotham City Impostors, the game offers an "exaggerated take" on the FPS genre and allows players to adopt a persona in the vein of Batman or the Joker. It is being developed by …
Read More »360 Games on Demand gets first import titles
Cult Japanese shooter develop Cave has announced that 2D shooter Deathsmiles is to be released digitally on Xbox 360 in the US. This is notable because it will be the unaltered original Japanese game – the first time a foreign territories title has been released on the Games on Demand …
Read More »No Xbox Live problems, MS insists
The phishing warning Microsoft issued yesterday was not indicative of any Xbox Live vulnerabilities, the company has said. Microsoft is aware of the phishing problem specifically related to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” the company told Develop. We are working to resolve this”, the statement read. Phishing is an …
Read More »Microsoft: Phishing not due to Xbox Live problems
Company to crack down on Modern Warfare 2 scam
Read More »Digital sales soar at GAME
Digital may remain one of the stiffest challenges for High Street retail, but GAME’s attempts to tap into the growing market have so far proved successful. Earlier this year GAME began selling Xbox Live Arcade titles via dedicated points cards sold over the counter. "A ‘retail accelerator’ effect also applies …
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