Firm considers class action over Xbox Live bannings
Law firm AbingtonIP has revealed that it's currently "investigating" what it calls the "convenient" Xbox Live bannings over modded consoles. The firm believes that it's no coincidence that Microsoft banned "tens of thousands" of users after receiving its money for Gold memberships, post release of Halo 3: ODST and Call... Read on »
Walmart: Xbox Arcade and $100 gift card for $199 on Nov. 7
Rumors have been going around recently regarding a supposedly upcoming Walmart deal, in which an Xbox 360 Arcade will be up for offer, along with a $100 gift voucher, for $199. All of a sudden this morning, the retailer has confirmed the deal, scheduled to hit on Saturday, November 7.... Read on »
Microsoft: Xbox 360 "has the best games out there"
Jerry Johnson, General Manager of Xbox Live Europe, has told VideoGamer that the Xbox 360 has the best games. "I'll come back and say that Xbox has the best games out there. It's got the best first-person shooter games out there," he said. "The exclusives we've had over the past... Read on »
Microsoft: Blu-ray drive not coming to the Xbox 360
Xbox Live's Larry Hyrb (Major Nelson) has posted on his blog that Microsoft has "no plans" to introduce a Blu-ray add-on for... Read on »
Xbox 360 is statistically least reliable console
According to research carried out by warranty provider SquareTrade, almost a quarter of Microsoft's Xbox 360s fail within two years, leaving it... Read on »
Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 price drop in the US
Starting tomorrow, Friday August 28, Microsoft will be dropping the prices of the Xbox 360 games console across the US. The new prices will be: Xbox 360 Elite - $299.99 (was $399.99) Xbox 360 Pro - $249.99 while supplies last (was $299.99) Xbox 360 Arcade - $199.99 (same as old... Read on »
Update: New Xbox coming sooner then expected?
The intertubes are buzzing once again with rumours that a new Xbox may be on it's way next year (as in the year 2010). According to 1UP, not only will Natal be as big as a new console launch, it will be the next console from Microsoft. Yup, a new... Read on »
Xbox Live and Zune Services outage June 16
A scheduled Xbox Live outage is schedule for June 16 between the times of 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM PDT. Users of the service will not be able to view the "My Xbox" section of the dashboard, the Netflix movie service will be down and the official Xbox forums will... Read on »
Microsoft's Natal demoed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Microsoft made a big splash at E3 this year with the demonstration of Project Natal, Microsoft's "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" for the Xbox 360 console. It utilises a device which tracks a person's motion in 3D space without the need for accelerometer-based controllers. The games that were demoed were:... Read on »
EA VP claims they have 'maxed out' the XBOX 360
In an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine during E3 last week, Patrick Soderlund, senior vice-president of EA games Europe, states that they have "maxed out" the XBOX 360 console, leaving very little or no headroom for future titles. He also added that they "haven't maxed out the PS3" and... Read on »
Project Natal will be used in triple A titles
Alex Kipman, project director of Microsoft's new innovation, Project Natal has revealed to Eurogamer one of the long term goals is to release triple A titles on the Xbox 360 which use the technology. Kipman also revealed some more details about the project's beginnings and ways it's already being used... Read on »
Peter Molyneux promoted to Microsoft Europe
Earlier this week Lionhead Studios claimed they had an important announcement following on from the Microsoft conference at E3, many believing it was the new rumoured game they had been working on. Instead both Microsoft and Lionhead made the surprise announcement not about a new game, but the promotion of... Read on »
Summer of Arcade returns to Xbox 360
Shortly after Microsoft left the stage at E3, news broke via Joystiq that Summer of Arcade would return for another year. Sadly, not all games have dates announced and there is no word on prices either. The line-up includes: 'Splosion Man Shadow Complex TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled Marvel vs.... Read on »
Xbox 360 games on demand over Xbox Live
Today saw the return of E3, back to its old roots in the L.A Convention Centre, where Microsoft were first to hold their conference. There were plenty of announcements made, everything from new titles to social networking and new ways to interact with games. However, Microsoft didn't have enough time... Read on »
E3: Microsoft conference roundup
Well Microsoft certainly kick started E3 in a big way this year, making some long awaited announcements and some unexpected ones. They've set the bar very high for the rest of the week. During the conference Neowin news staff live blogged the event, we hope you enjoyed our coverage and... Read on »
Microsoft introduces controller free gaming, Project Natal
Microsoft today introduced Project Natal, a method for interacting with games, controller free. The software giant unveiled the project at a packed out press event for this years E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, California. The ground breaking technology was introduced by both Stephen Spielberg and gaming legend Peter Molyneux.... Read on »
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