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Next Xbox Might Not Be Always-Online

May 6, 2013 3:47 PM
Next Xbox Might Not Be Always-Online

The next Xbox might not require a internet connection in order to play if said email is real. The email, which has been obtained by Ars Technica, was reported to have been sent to “all full-time employees working on the next Xbox” and it stated that the console will grant [...]

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Microsoft’s Xbox 720 Titles Are Reported Half Year Behind Schedule

April 30, 2013 9:07 PM
Microsoft’s Xbox 720 Titles Are Reported Half Year Behind Schedule

Sony has already taken the first step in entering the next-generation console arena with their initial PlayStation 4 announcement back in February of this year, and with their constant updates on future titles. Microsoft, however, doesn’t seem to have this advantage. The public has made it quite evident that they’re [...]

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Xbox Live Gold is free this weekend

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Xbox Live Gold is free this weekend

Starting from midday on Friday May 3 until 23:59 on Sunday May 5, Xbox Silver users will be granted Gold Access. This means all multiplayer functionality unlocked across all Xbox 360 games, along with many Gold features. Titles including Assassin’s Creed 3 Gears of War: Judgment, and Far Cry 3 [...]

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Monaco XBLA delay: Half of bug fixed, another patch out later this week

April 28, 2013 5:59 PM
Monaco XBLA delay: Half of bug fixed, another patch out later this week

Monaco was supposed to hit the Xbox Live Arcade on April 24 alongside with the PC version, but one day before launch, an issue caused developers Andy Schatz and Pocketwatch Games to delay the XBLA release until the problem is fixed. Today, Schatz explains that he submitted one fix for [...]

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Epic Games Marketing Chief Kendall Boyd – Leaves for Microsoft

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Epic Games Marketing Chief Kendall Boyd – Leaves for Microsoft

Gears of War and Unreal Engine studio Epic Games will have to move forward without its top marketer Kendall Boyd. Boyd has left the company after three years and will take on a similar role at Microsoft, where he will manage marketing efforts for the beloved Halo franchise. “We can [...]

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Next Xbox to be Announced May 21

April 24, 2013 9:07 PM

Microsoft, in an event post on Facebook, have confirmed that the next-gen Xbox will be announced on May 21st. The event will take place at Microsoft’s headquarters at Redmond, Washington at 10:00 AM PST. This event follows weeks and weeks of speculation about the next Xbox’s features, price point, and [...]

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Microsoft to launch Pizza Hut app on Xbox 360

April 23, 2013 4:31 PM
Microsoft to launch Pizza Hut app on Xbox 360

The PizzaHut app features the entire menu to users, who can then customized their own pizzas via voice commands, controller, or by kinect! Players can use their Xbox or Pizzahut.com accounts to save order settings for future purchases, and share their choice of deliciousness with friends via Facebook! “We’re always [...]

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Assassin’s Creed 3 Dominates 2013 Game Marketing Awards

April 18, 2013 9:05 PM
Assassin’s Creed 3 Dominates 2013 Game Marketing Awards

  Assassin’s Creed 3 won 15 gold silver and bronze gongs at the 2013 Game Marketing Awards. Microsoft came in second with six for Halo 4. The full list of winners is below Outstanding TV or theatrical ad Gold: Halo 4 Scanned, Microsoft Xbox Silver: Call of Duty: Black Ops [...]

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Xbox team working on Microsoft Smartwatch

April 17, 2013 12:23 PM
Xbox team working on Microsoft Smartwatch

It seemed obvious that Microsoft would enter the smartwatch market now that so many companies are, but for the first time we have some actual details coming out about the device. According to The Verge, the Microsoft smartwatch will be developed by the Xbox team and will include 1.5-inch displays [...]

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Microsoft is working on Xbox Live sign-in fix

April 13, 2013 4:01 PM
Microsoft is working on Xbox Live sign-in fix

Xbox Live users are pretty much unable to access the service right now but Microsoft has released a statement saying that they are working hard to get things back to normal. There is not ETA as to when the fix will come out and people will be able to access [...]

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GameStop Remains Optimistic on “Xbox 720″

April 3, 2013 6:45 AM
GameStop Remains Optimistic on “Xbox 720″

While Sony has grabbed the spotlight with their PS4 announcement, GameStop still remains optimistic about the upcoming Xbox. If you ask most people right about now if they’re planning on purchasing a next-gen console, chances are they’ll assume you’re talking about Sony’s PlayStation 4. This isn’t because people are tossing [...]

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EU fines Microsoft $730 million

March 6, 2013 8:59 AM
EU fines Microsoft $730 million

The EU has fined Microsoft a total of $730 million after they chose to not comply with the EU’s order to allow browser choice. This decision comes after a previous ruling that would require Internet Explorer to not be the only Windows browser for customers. According to Microsoft, this was [...]

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