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Skype to take place of Xbox LIVE pretty soon

January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Skype has already taken place for MSN messenger and now Xbox live chat will be also be replaced by it. Microsoft spent $8.5 billion to buy Skype in the year 2011. We can now see the big plans made by Microsoft to conquer the video and call chat world. The rumors were always there about Skype been getting along with Xbox Live. In a job ad from Microsoft it said that Xbox is concerned about making the console voice and video experience better than never before. To ad on that, there was also an … [Read more...]

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Xbox 360 Dashboard Update For Fall Available Now

October 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Update will rotate out to more customers in the coming days Last night, Microsoft created the official statement that the Xbox 360 Console dash update could be moving out this week. The new dashboard may have upgrades that beta customers have had the opportunity to make use of from the 2012 Xbox Live Upgrade Public Beta. The upgrade roll out started yesterday and may be slowly rolled out across customers and areas throughout the following week. The first rollout offered the new revise to … [Read more...]

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Security for Xbox Live is upgraded

July 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
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A number of steps have been incorporated by Microsoft in order to increase the security for the Xbox Live Service. The steps taken aims at better interactions with the users and better verification for any potential fraud activity. As per the posts on the official blog made by Alex Garden, GM, Xbox Live, the internet has changed the way we purchase goods and services online and our lives have been made easier but at the same time the number of frauds have increased victimizing millions of people … [Read more...]

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Gun Bros and Contract Killer available for Xbox LIVE on WP

July 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Videogames developer & publisher Glu Mobile Inc. has finally released two its much-anticipated freemium games for Microsoft Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone, viz. Gun Bros and Contract Killer. Glu, which was the first 3rd-party developer to leverage in-app purchasing on the Windows Phone platform, said Windows Phone gamers will love Gun Bros’ top-down, twin-stick shooter action, and Contract Killer’s sniper-style, first-person shooter gameplay. Contract Killer: Contract Killer takes … [Read more...]

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Xbox Live Arcade games you may have missed

July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Redmond-based Microsoft’s Xbox Live Summer of Arcade event is almost upon us.  In preparation for the event, a bunch of lesser-known downloadable Xbox Live titles have now been released. Most video game publishers save their big titles for the Christmas season, and leave the summer absent of big releases. Microsoft tries to combat this pattern by rolling out some downloadable titles in the months of July and August. Here are a few game titles that can draw you interest until the awesome … [Read more...]

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Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC available on Xbox Live Marketplace

June 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Action role-playing game Mass Effect 3 eagerly-anticipated Extended Cut DLC is finally available on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace. Interested gamers can download the 1.85GB file direct to their Xbox console for free, using the power of their whizzy broadband internet connection. BioWare, the developer of the third-generation Mass Effect, has announced that Extended Cut does not essentially make any change to the endings; rather it expands on the meaning of the original endings to … [Read more...]

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Release Date for Tony Hawk’s PS HD for Xbox 360 is Out

June 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The long awaited Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD for Xbox has got the release date finally. It has been revealed that this is the first title which will be coming out under Xbox Live Summer of Arcade Program this year. It will come out on July 18th. The other programs for which the promotion will be done are Deadlight, Hybrid, and Dust: An Elysian Tail and Wreckateer. Those players who will purchase any three of these games will get 400 Microsoft points. Tony Hawk’s PS HD is a downloadable game … [Read more...]

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Now more sports content on Xbox Live

June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Xbox Live has over the past few years given a lot of preference to sports and thus now Xbox Live boasts of NHL, NBA, UFC and many other sports networks of ESPN. All one needs to do is buy a Pay-TV subscription as well as Live Gold Service in order to gain access to the sports content available. Let us assume that a soccer match is about to take place and will be telecasted on ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN2. Now all of these channels have been made available on Xbox Live. Thus, one can easily make … [Read more...]

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Microsoft discontinues ‘Inside Xbox’ video service

May 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
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The Xbox Live used to offer a feature that provided gamers with the latest news and details regarding the Xbox 360 in a simple video format. Unfortunately, that feature, called the “Inside Xbox” video service, has been discontinued by Microsoft, probably due to low interest on the part of the users. Now things like Featured Videos, Major’s Minute and Insider Moves will no longer be available. Microsoft made an announcement stating that the Xbox Live is considering its operating model … [Read more...]

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IGN Launches the First Video Games Content App Exclusively For The Gaming Community On Xbox LIVE

May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Leading video games media company IGN Entertainment launched a customized entertainment app today on the Xbox LIVE, the first app that is exclusively dedicated to the gaming community. Extending the company’s multi-screen strategy, the app is looking to boost IGN's strong presence on the Xbox LIVE, where it’s "Strategize" show has recorded over 42 million views, including its successful START channel on YouTube, which was launched in January this year as an addition the company’s new … [Read more...]

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Comcast Xfinity, MLB.tv & HBO Go enters Xbox Live

April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Microsoft made a formal announcement today regarding the arrival of Comcast Xfinity, MLB.tv and HBO Go at the Xbox Live platform. Presently Xbox Live has Hulu, YouTube, VEVO and Netflix on its platform but now Microsoft feels that it is time to bring more inclusions into the platform. The latest news is that Microsoft is thinking of broadening the media platform of Xbox Live. Presently Xbox Live primarily adheres to games but this is something the Microsoft is ruling out soon as the platform … [Read more...]

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Fez to hit Xbox Live Arcade

March 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Finally the long wait is over as multiple 2D platform puzzle game Fez is said to be making its way to Xbox Live Arcade very soon. The game was supposed to be launched in 2009 but due to several complications, the release was pushed back. Now finally Polytron has made a formal announcement regarding the launch of the game on April 13, 2012. The game is set to be available on the Xbox Live Arcade and pre-purchasing drive has already commenced on the site. The game is available for 800 … [Read more...]

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South Park enters Xbox Live

March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The hit TV Series South Park has finally ventured into the Xbox Live Arcade platform. March 30 is slated to be the release date of Scott Tennerman’s Revenge. South Park ever since it came into mainstream has gathered a large fan following which is increasing day by day. South Park Studios gave out a statement in which they notified the release date. Earlier South Park 64 was launched in the market and the game got a good response from the crowd owing to certain features of the game … [Read more...]

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Zynga Games eyeing Xbox Live Platform

March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It has been long now since Zynga games came into mainstream and now the game developers are expanding their market at such a rate that finally they have started eyeing the home console market. The company has made huge progress in the industry and thus now they are taking serious considerations to expand their platforms and make their presence felt across the billion dollar gaming industry. Thus they have now selected Xbox Live and feel that being a part of Xbox Live will skyrocket their … [Read more...]

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Defenders of Arcadia: A small Review

March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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We have Defenders of Arcadia for Xbox Live and have come up with many pros and cons of the game which we have highlighted in this article. The main theme of the Defenders of Arcadia is simple as the defenders have to protect the castle from enemies who invade into Arcadia. There are many positive aspects of the game and the developers of the game have designed the game in such a way so that the player gets a chance to change the design of the castle in whatever way they wish to and the … [Read more...]

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