Entries in 'xbox live' (282)

Microsoft gives away Live games

Microsoft gives away Live games

Microsoft is giving away two downloadable games as part of an advertising deal with crisps brand Doritos.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 9th 2010 at 1:59PM in News
XBL has 12.5 Gold members

XBL has 12.5 Gold members

Microsoft has said that it currently has around 12.5m paying subscribers to Xbox Live. Subscriptions to the service currently cost £40 a year in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2010 at 3:50PM in News
Ghostbusters sequel skips retail

Ghostbusters sequel skips retail

A sequel to Atari’s 2009 console hit Ghostbusters: The Video Game will skip retail altogether and instead be released on Xbox Live, PSN and PC.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2010 at 3:33PM in News
Microsoft launches Xbox Live Rewards

Microsoft launches Xbox Live Rewards

Users of Xbox Live are now able to register for the Xbox Live Rewards program, a new scheme that offers to dish out real Microsoft Points for free.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 1st 2010 at 3:43PM in News

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Bad Company 2 Vietnam due December

Bad Company 2 Vietnam due December

The Vietnam add-on pack for EA’s popular Battlefield: Bad Company 2 shooter will go on sale next month.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 30th 2010 at 4:28PM in News
Namco classics head to XBLA and PSN

Namco classics head to XBLA and PSN

Namco Bandai has announced a new line of digital-only revamped arcade games for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 18th 2010 at 11:31AM in News
Alan Wake coming to Games on Demand

Alan Wake coming to Games on Demand

Microsoft has announced that Alan Wake will be available as a Games on Demand title in two weeks.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 12th 2010 at 11:37AM in News
Xbox 360 iPlayer back on?

Xbox 360 iPlayer back on?

It seems that the possibility remains that BBC’s live TV and catch-up service iPlayer could yet make the move to Xbox Live.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 10th 2010 at 2:14PM in News

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XBL points to big Black Ops sales

XBL points to big Black Ops sales

We are yet to receive any firm sales numbers for Call of Duty: Black Ops from publisher Activision, but stats from Xbox Live suggests the game is well on track ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 10th 2010 at 8:53AM in News
Dance Central DLC hits Xbox Live

Dance Central DLC hits Xbox Live

Developer Harmonix has released the first DLC for Dance Central on Xbox Live ahead of the game’s arrival in the UK on Wednesday – the same day, of course, that ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 8th 2010 at 10:59AM in News
Microsoft testing Xbox poker title

Microsoft testing Xbox poker title

When Microsoft chose to cancel pioneering online game show 1 vs 100 earlier this year it promised that it would be applying the lessons it had learnt to a future ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 5th 2010 at 1:23PM in News
Microsoft defends Live price hike

Microsoft defends Live price hike

Microsoft has defended its decision to increase the cost of its online gaming service Xbox Live Gold.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 2nd 2010 at 12:03PM in News

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New MMO faces Xbox Live struggle

New MMO faces Xbox Live struggle

The developer behind PC and console MMO Kingdom Under Fire II has confirmed that the game is unlikely to be released anytime in the near future.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 27th 2010 at 10:42AM in News
Kinect as ‘core’ as Xbox Live

Kinect as ‘core’ as Xbox Live

Microsoft hopes that the Kinect motion camera will one day be as integral part of the average Xbox 360 owner’s user experience as Xbox Live has become today.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2010 at 10:15AM in News
Xbox Live Silver gets new name

Xbox Live Silver gets new name

Microsoft has revealed a slight alteration to how it markets the two tiers of membership for Xbox Live.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 21st 2010 at 9:45AM in News
Space Channel 5 gets re-release

Space Channel 5 gets re-release

Sega has confirmed two more titles that will be released as part of its revisiting of the Dreamcast back-catalogue on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 20th 2010 at 5:37PM in News

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Xbox Live expands to nine more countries

Xbox Live expands to nine more countries

Xbox Live will spread to nine new countries when Kinect launches on November 10th.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 18th 2010 at 12:06PM in News
Crazy Taxi remake dated

Crazy Taxi remake dated

Sega has confirmed that its HD remake of cult arcade racer Crazy Taxi will be released in the UK on November 24th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 13th 2010 at 10:31AM in News
OutRun times out on PSN

OutRun times out on PSN

After just 18 months on the market, Sega has confirmed that OutRun Online Arcade has been pulled from Sony's PlayStation Network.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 12th 2010 at 4:53PM in News
Xbox Live gets MSN content

Xbox Live gets MSN content

Xbox 360 owners have been given access to MSN editorial content today.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 30th 2010 at 12:18PM in News
Modern Warfare 2 still rules Xbox Live

Modern Warfare 2 still rules Xbox Live

The long awaited release of Halo Reach last week was the biggest games event of 2010 – but 2009’s gaming champ isn’t much impressed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2010 at 9:30AM in News
Gamers to vote on XBLA deals

Gamers to vote on XBLA deals

Users of Xbox Live are being offered the chance to vote for what content gets the online discount treatment in the Xbox Live Arcade Deal of the Week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 22nd 2010 at 10:45AM in News
Limbo is No.1 XBLA summer game

Limbo is No.1 XBLA summer game

Acclaimed platformer Limbo is the best-selling Xbox Live game of the summer, Microsoft has revealed.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 20th 2010 at 2:37PM in News
Vagina game banned from XBLA

Vagina game banned from XBLA

Microsoft will not approve the XBLA release of Zombie Cow’s ‘sex education’ title Privates.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 17th 2010 at 4:17PM in News
Hydrophobia kicks off Live promotion

Hydrophobia kicks off Live promotion

Xbox Live's Hydrophobia is the lead game in Microsoft’s latest collection of digital titles – Game Feast.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 17th 2010 at 11:11AM in News