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Avatar Kinect for Xbox LIVE tipped for Microsoft CES 2011 reveal

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

Further details about Microsoft's CES 2011 announcements have leaked, with a new Xbox 360 social communication system called Avatar Kinect expected to make its debut this week. First spotted by Glimpsedog as a leaked snapshot of Microsoft's keynote run-through, according to WinRumors Avatar Kinect uses the motion-gaming peripheral to control gamers' Xbox LIVE avatars as they interact with each other. Read The Full Story

Xbox LIVE Indie Game Developers Take Part in Winter Uprising

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [1]

Microsoft's online gaming and media service, Xbox LIVE for the Xbox 360 is a place where gamers, and entertainment-loving folks in general can go and download all sorts of things to pass the time. A strong moneymaker for the Redmond-based company is Xbox LIVE's Arcade, where developers and publishers can release "classic" titles, along with smaller games that may not be big enough to fit into a full "retail" package. Titles like Limbo and Monday Night Combat managed to garner plenty of rave reviews, and even some "best of" lists. But, there's another section on Xbox LIVE that hasn't received so much attention: Indie games. In fact, getting any kind of face time on Xbox LIVE for the Indie game developer has been sort of a rough patch recently. Read The Full Story

PC versus Windows Phone 7 gaming launches

, Dec 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Head to head gaming between a Windows PC and a Windows Phone 7 smartphone is now on offer, though if you're expecting high-tension Halo: Reach battles while you're on the bus, you should probably lower your expectations. The first title to support cross-platform play has arrived in the shape of Game Chest: Chess, which unsurprisingly offers turn-by-turn chess games. Read The Full Story

X-Men Arcade for Xbox 360 Released December 15

, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [1]

Konami has confirmed with Eurogamer today the release dates of the highly anticipated return of the classic arcade game, this time in home-version form. For the Xbox 360 version, an exclusive release date of December 15th, that's next Wednesday! Then for the Playstation 3 version, TWO MONTHS AFTER. What in the world? That is just crazy talk. That puts it in February of 2011, prices on either version are not yet confirmed. Backbone Entertainment studio is leading the production of this game, so it should run fabulously. Read The Full Story

MS. ‘Splosion Man Set for Fall 2011

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

If you're the sort of person who found yourself playing a game by yourself in the dark by the name of "'Splosion Man" somewhere around the time of July 22, 2009, you already know of the intense joy you'll be able to find in this game more than likely releasing through the same channel the original released (Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade) sometime during the Fall of 2011. This is Ms. Splosion Man, a game where, like its predecessor, you're basically 'sploding things left and right. Check out the full hilariously comic press release! Well played, Twisted Pixel Games. Read The Full Story

Fifty Percent of Xbox LIVE Users Are Gold Subscribers, So Says Microsoft

, Dec 2nd 2010 Discuss [3]

Hanging out over at the Credit Suisse technology conference just yesterday was Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Division CEO, mister Dennis Durkin. He had a rather interesting statistic to share with the audience: 50% of all Xbox Live users pay for a Gold Subscription. What that means is that, since there are around 25 million Xbox Live subscribers in the world, 12.5 million people pay $60 a year to be able to access its additional features. Read The Full Story

Halo: Reach – Noble Map Pack available now [Video]

, Nov 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has released the Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack, a new download available through Xbox Live. Priced at 800 Microsoft Points, the map pack includes three new environments - Breakpoint, Tempest and Anchor 9 - that work with the popular shooter. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

A Week with the HTC HD7: Xbox LIVE & Final Thoughts

, Nov 19th 2010 Discuss [13]

Right about this time is when I received the HTC HD7, unboxed it, and started playing with the Windows Phone 7-based device. I thought it was only fitting that I timed the final article in our week long look at the device around the same time I first got my hands on it. We started with the hardware, and then we took a look at the software. Lastly, we took a quick glance at the applications available for the device, both natively, carried-based, and third party. All in all, while there have been a few hiccups along the way, the HD7 has managed to not suck after a week of usage. But now, as we wrap it all up, we’re looking at arguably the biggest feature of the device: Xbox LIVE integration. So, is it everything I thought it would be? Or is it just another feature that has a lot of potential, but isn’t worth the time right now? Find out after the cut.

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XBox 360 and LIVE Revelations: Only Used for Gaming 60 Percent of the Time

, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Just today, corporate vice president and chief operating and financial officer of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business mister Dennis Durkin addressed attendees of BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference in New York. He said unto them: 40 percent of the members of XBox live are using their time on the console for activities other than gaming. In that number are people using Netflix, listening to music using Zune and Last.fm apps, and clicking around and updating their Twitter and Facebook. NOTE: for your edification, I note that Durkin was only speaking about humans. Read The Full Story

Microsoft relents, moves Xbox Live Indie Games back into limelight

, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Indie developer fury at their marketplace being shifted into a less-trafficked part of the Xbox 360 dashboard seems to have paid off, as Microsoft has relented and moved the download store back. Frustrations began in the aftermath of the new dashboard roll-out, with the Xbox Live Indie Games section put into the "Speciality Shops" area; now, however, it's been moved back to the main marketplace. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live Indie Game devs angry at 360 Dashboard marginalization

, Nov 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

The Xbox 360 Dashboard update earlier this week has split opinion among gamers, many of whom would like to be able to roll back to the previous version, but some game developers are also upset by Microsoft's changes.  Xbox Live Indie Games have been shifted to the "Speciality Shops" section of the dashboard, behind the Avatar Marketplace, in a move that developers are saying will have a negative impact on sales and gamer awareness. Read The Full Story

More Fabulous Xbox Kinect Ads Including Xbox LIVE Interaction [Videos]

, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [8]

Hooray! They're releasing the ads like wild wombats out of a gunnysack, all of them for the Xbox Kinect which they say will change OUR ENTIRE LIVES. Yes indeed, no doubt that it will, at least the way we look at playing video games at home. Just [yesterday] we shared with you the first video, one that now appears to have been a chopped up version of the following videos which are categorized as Kinect for Xbox 360 (all encompassing), Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures, and the extremely exciting video about what might be a glimpse into the future of interactive entertainment: Xbox LIVE with Kinect. Read The Full Story
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