Hitting the Xbox Live marketplace this week is a sense of deal ja vu. Yes, this week’s deal is the Call of Duty: World at War map pack bundle, now 1600 Microsoft points instead of 2000 MSP. So if you still haven’t picked them up yet you’ve got until 15 March before this deal disappears [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 27, 2010
Coming soon to PSN and Xbox Live is the Just Cause 2 demo, which will be released on March 4th, 2010. It promises “a massive 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, a vast expanse of stunning, sun-scorched scenery taking up just one of the many islands [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 5, 2010
The servers maintaining online play for original Xbox games over Xbox LIVE will be shut down April 15 this year, said Microsoft spokesman Major Nelson in a blog post today. “I wanted to let you know that on April 15, 2010 Microsoft will discontinue Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 10, 2009
Microsoft have released a patch allowing Xbox Live users with child accounts access to the popular social networking applications so long as they have parental permission. Up until now the Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM update was a strictly over 18 affair, preventing angst ridden teens from revealing all on the popular social networking sites. All non-US accounts have access to the applications now [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Previously, the latest Xbox Live update for its dashboard was only available to the media, who in turn voiced their opinions and uploaded videos for the public to drool over. Then Microsoft sent out preview invites to lucky gamers who got a chance to see what was coming their way first-hand. Those who didn’t get [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 16, 2008
On the hardware end of things, the Xbox 360 has seen more than its share of troubles, whether it’s the red ring of death, a lack of integrated wi-fi, or even a standard hard drive. But when it comes to software, Microsoft clearly gets it. A few years ago, the PSN was an unproven (albeit free) [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Missed your chance to get in on the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War? Seeing as how entry into the beta hinged on either luck or pre-ordering from a UK retailer, we’re sure that there are plenty of you out there. If you’re an Xbox 360 owner interested in trying out the latest [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Major Nelson kindly let everyone know that the demo for Tom Clancy’s EndWar is downloadable on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace right now. EndWar’s claim to fame is the ability to control fellow AI soldiers with voice commands via the headset. Only one map is available in both single player and 1-on-1 multiplayer varieties, which seems [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 10, 2008
Microsoft’s Gamerscore Blog let loose a few new details on how the LIVE Marketplace will function once the New Xbox Experience hits November 19. Users will be able to log onto Xbox.com and browse or search through the entire catalog of downloads available on Xbox LIVE. What’s more, you will then be able to purchase [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 28, 2008
Don’t forget that Xbox LIVE will be brought down at 12 a.m. PST on Monday for maintenance, and could be unavailable for 24 hours. Look on the bright side; at least you will have the full day to rediscover sunlight, Monday Night Football, or that marriage you’ve been neglecting.
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