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CinemaNow joins Xbox 360 streaming options

Mark Raby, Feb 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

If Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Crackle, live TV, and Microsoft's own proprietary video download platform wasn't enough for you, there is a new way to stream movies and TV shows from your Xbox 360. CinemaNow, which operates as a joint deal between Best Buy and Sonic Solutions, has launched an official app for the Microsoft platform, further expanding the reach of its 14,000 pieces of content. Read The Full Story

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review Roundup

Chris Burns, Feb 2nd 2012 Discuss [5]

The next great installment in the Final Fantasy series has dropped to the press, and the reviews are in. First, there's no great update here, folks, or at least that's what they're saying. On the other hand, should a person jump in on the series from this point without having played such classics as Final Fantasy VII, there may be some enjoyment to be had. Have a peek at the opinions dropping across the web on this Square Enix-made game, and decide for yourself whether it'll be worth your cash to pick a time-traveling RPG with the big FF on it again! Read The Full Story

Capcom putting Resident Evil 6 demo on Xbox 360 first

Mark Raby, Feb 1st 2012 Discuss [9]

PS3 owners who want to get a taste of the latest is survival horror action will have to wait a couple months. That is, unless they also have an Xbox 360. Publisher Capcom has decided to bring the Resident Evil 6 demo to Microsoft's console ahead of its Sony rival. No doubt it has some coaxing from Microsoft, which has almost single-handedly brought the phrase "timed exclusivity" to mainstream lexicon. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Halo 4 will reportedly be unveiled on Leap Day

Mark Raby, Feb 1st 2012 Discuss [1]

There's an extra day in February this year, and Microsoft will apparently capitalize on that extra time as the date for which the next iteration of Halo will be revealed. Halo 4 will be the focus of a company 'Spring Showcase' event, according to translations of a Finnish magazine. The game was announced in a very brief manner at last year's E3, but this event will reportedly give a much more complete look. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 set for two versions, 2013 release, E3 reveal

Chris Burns, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [6]

Microsoft France has revealed that there are no plans to release a brand new Xbox inside 2012, saying that they’re not “convinced” that the device we’ve been calling the Xbox 720 will be happening this year. This information comes from the marketing director for Microsoft in France Cedrick Delmas interviewing with Lepoint and brought to us by Eurogamer. Delmas notes that the proof of this notion comes in the lack of a price drop in the Xbox 360 thus far, he then noting that the life cycle for the Xbox 360 is far from over.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 4 2012

Chris Burns, Jan 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week started with a total restructuring of the heads at RIM while they consider licensing BlackBerry 10 and Chris Davies assures us that RIM's new CEO is a Placeholder, not a prophet. Of course other than that there's just a brand new Year of the Dragon in China and a radiation storm hitting the Earth courtesy of the Sun. Auroras and full video documentation from NASA intact. And HP's webOS is now open source including its good pal Enyo - and John Rubinstein is gone! Read The Full Story

Columns

Why I’d Take An Xbox 360 Over An Apple TV Any Day

Don Reisinger, Jan 28th 2012 Discuss [190]

I’m often asked by friends if they should buy an Apple TV. They usually head to the Apple Store to buy a new iPad or iPhone, and while there, they come across Apple’s little set-top box. For just $99, it seems like a bargain. And so, they ask me if they should plunk down the cash to buy one.

The first question I ask when I field the question is, “do you own an Xbox 360?”

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Activision says PS3 Call of Duty Elite confusion is not its fault

Mark Raby, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [61]

If you thought that signing up for the premium Call of Duty Elite service on your PS3 would get you access to DLC the same time as your Xbox 360 counterparts, well, Activision has no sympathy for you. The publisher says it never made any claims to that effect, and says anyone who thought that was the case "convinced themselves that it would happen because they wanted it to happen." Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 controller Hot Pocket Dispenser revealed

Chris Burns, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [1]

A true inventor of great objects can be found in Ben Heck, a man whose modding career spans a bit over a decade and whose latest masterpiece is an Xbox 360 controller-mounted Hot Pocket dispenser. As I'm sure you'll agree, the top comment on the how-to video for this object rings very, very true: "Wow, Laziness has sank to a new low." But heed this: so much work went into this piece of brilliance that there's no way on earth anyone could call this man lazy once they see him in action. Read The Full Story

The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 packing new content with updates to follow

Rue Liu, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Since The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings game launched for PCs, publisher CD Projekt Red has been offering a steady stream of new content and DLCs for free. Now, the company is gearing up for the Xbox 360 version with plans to include all of the previous new content and continue pushing out extras post launch. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 fans in the UK have new downloadable titles coming

Shane McGlaun, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Back during CES, Microsoft outlined new game titles that were coming as downloads to the Xbox 360 Live Arcade. Some of those games sounded really cool. Gamers in the UK now have a schedule that they can look forward to for downloading the games. The games will start hitting the Xbox 360 on February 15. More details on the games can be found here. Read The Full Story

Microsoft to end Points virtual currency tips source

Shane McGlaun, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [2]

I have never been a big fan of the points system that Microsoft uses. The thing that has always annoyed me is that it seemed I always had to spend more than I really should have for things purchased on Xbox since you had to buy at least 400 points at $5. Inevitably, I would need only a few more points to complete a purchase and had to buy 400 even if all I needed was 100. I am not the only one bothered by that and Microsoft is set to end the Points program this year according to a source. Read The Full Story