Entries in 'xbox live' (288)

Black and Ninja Gaiden head to Xbox Originals

Black and Ninja Gaiden head to Xbox Originals

The Xbox 360’s Xbox Originals service, which allows gamers to download full Xbox games on their console, is set for a boost next week with the arrival of three new ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2008 at 12:52PM in News
Call of Duty 4 topples Halo 3 on Xbox Live

Call of Duty 4 topples Halo 3 on Xbox Live

The ever-popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has knocked Bungie’s Halo 3 off the top spot in the Xbox Live most played table for the week ending January 21st, ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 22nd 2008 at 10:47AM in News
XBLA title Undertow free following Live problems

XBLA title Undertow free following Live problems

After previously saying that it would seek to compensate members after many experienced Xbox Live troubles over the Christmas period, Microsoft has confirmed that it is to offer recently released ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 18th 2008 at 5:55PM in News
Lawsuit blocking Xbox Live status updates

Lawsuit blocking Xbox Live status updates

Following a period of ongoing problems that saw many gamers go without access to multiplayer gaming over Christmas, Microsoft has now confessed that it is unable to update gamers as ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 14th 2008 at 5:18PM in News

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CES 2008: Disney-ABC and MGM sign up to Xbox Live

CES 2008: Disney-ABC and MGM sign up to Xbox Live

Microsoft’s Bill Gates used his last ever speech at the annual Consumer Electronics Show to announce film behemoth MGM and TV network ABC-Disney had signed up to new content deals ...
by Tim Ingham
on Jan 7th 2008 at 10:29AM in News
CES 2008: BT Vision coming to Xbox Live

CES 2008: BT Vision coming to Xbox Live

Xbox Live users that subscribe to BT Broadband will soon be granted access to an extensive library of on-demand content including movies, TV, music videos and even BT Vision’s ‘near ...
by Neil Long
on Jan 7th 2008 at 10:23AM in News
Xbox Live Arcade giveaway following Xmas problems

Xbox Live Arcade giveaway following Xmas problems

Following a troubled period for Microsoft’s gaming network Xbox Live that saw many users’ service disrupted over the traditionally gamer-friendly Christmas period, Microsoft has stated that it is to offer ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2008 at 10:06AM in News
Microsoft to compensate Xbox Live Gold members?

Microsoft to compensate Xbox Live Gold members?

Following a period of ongoing disruption to Xbox Live that saw many festive gamers miss out on a week of sitting in their pants shooting American teenagers online, rumours claim ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 2nd 2008 at 4:58PM in News

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Video Marketplace launch imminent?

Video Marketplace launch imminent?

Games blog Joystiq is reporting that one eagle-eyed reader has spotted a message on the back of a recently purchased Microsoft Points Card that refers to the European version of ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2007 at 2:29PM in News
Sensible Soccer dated for Xbox Live

Sensible Soccer dated for Xbox Live

First promised for release in the summer and then pencilled in for a November arrival, the long-delayed but massively anticipated Xbox Live iteration of Sensible World of Soccer will finally ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 27th 2007 at 11:35AM in News
Bach: Xbox Live has no competition

Bach: Xbox Live has no competition

Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, has stated that his firm’s Xbox Live network puts the efforts of his gaming rivals to shame.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 19th 2007 at 3:01PM in News
Xbox Live hits 8 million users

Xbox Live hits 8 million users

Having only announced that it had struck the 7 million users milestone in July, Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Live service has now surpassed the 8 million mark worldwide.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 14th 2007 at 9:47AM in News

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Xbox Live hits India

Xbox Live hits India

To celebrate its first year in the Indian market, Microsoft has announced that its globally successful Xbox Live gaming and download service will be launched in the country on November ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 25th 2007 at 11:10AM in News
Halo 3 takes control of Xbox Live

Halo 3 takes control of Xbox Live

It may not be surprising, but Microsoft’s current Xbox blogging daddy Major Nelson has confirmed that Halo 3 has already claimed the crown of Xbox Live’s most active title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 2nd 2007 at 11:00AM in News
Xbox Live security breach confirmed

Xbox Live security breach confirmed

Following numerous forum reports that Xbox live users have been targeted by phishing scams – fraudulent activity intended to illegally gain usernames, passwords and credit card details – Microsoft has ...

by Andrew Wooden
on Sep 13th 2007 at 1:34PM in News
Biggest ever Xbox Live in-game ad campaign kicks off

Biggest ever Xbox Live in-game ad campaign kicks off

Car manufacturer Renault has launched its first in-game marketing campaign in the UK, across Xbox Live.

The programme will form part of a multi-million pound push for the firm’s new ...
by Tim Ingham
on Sep 6th 2007 at 3:22PM in News

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Xbox Live user base reaches 7.1 million

Xbox Live user base reaches 7.1 million

The format holder has announced that there are currently over 7.1 million Xbox Live users, reported Games Industry.

Chris Satchell, the company's game developer group general manager, also said ...
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 14th 2007 at 2:08PM in News
Track & Field leads summer Xbox charge

Track & Field leads summer Xbox charge

One of the most anticipated games bound for Xbox Live, Konami’s 1983 arcade sports title Track & Field, will finally arrive on the service tomorrow at a cost of 400 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 7th 2007 at 11:01AM in News
E3 2007: Xbox Live tops 7m members

E3 2007: Xbox Live tops 7m members

As part of his company’s E3 presentation, Peter Moore has announced that Xbox Live’s total membership base now exceeds seven million users – a full million ahead of the six ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 11th 2007 at 10:47AM in News
VOD services drive Xbox Live boom

VOD services drive Xbox Live boom

Since the introduction of Microsoft’s Xbox Live movie and TV rental service in the US last November, revenues generated from the online network in the region have grown by “double ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 4th 2007 at 3:36PM in News
Free music coming for Xbox Live users

Free music coming for Xbox Live users

Microsoft is set to use Xbox Live to offer free, exclusive music to Xbox 360 owners.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 5th 2007 at 2:30PM in News
Download chart coming this year

Download chart coming this year

In news that will rattle the High Street, MCV has learnt that ChartTrack plans to establish an official PC digital downloads chart before the end of 2007.

by Tim Ingham
on May 25th 2007 at 12:15PM in News
Hour of Victory targets June 22nd

Hour of Victory targets June 22nd

As well as confirming that a demo of the game will appear on Xbox Live next Wednesday, Midway has apparently confirmed that its upcoming WWII FPS Hour of Victory will ...
by Ben Parfitt
on May 25th 2007 at 11:30AM in News
Colin McRae skids onto Xbox Live

Colin McRae skids onto Xbox Live

A demo of Codemasters’ hotly anticipated next-gen rally title Colin McRae: DIRT has arrived on Microsoft’s Xbox Live service and Codemasters’ website – and if reports are to believed, the ...
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2007 at 11:45AM in News
Microsoft clamps down on modders

Microsoft clamps down on modders

Leading platform holder Microsoft has launched an assault on users who have chosen to modify their Xbox 360s – by banning the machines from accessing the Xbox Live network.

by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2007 at 12:15PM in News