All the stories tagged with xbox live
Xbox Live gets YouTube and live TV with Kinect voice controls
06/06/2011, At long last, YouTube is available on Xbox Live. So is live TV. Both new features will make full use of Kinect’s voice controls, just like Mass Effect 3. To control the new revamped Xbox Live UI (inspired by Windows [...]
Rumor: Xbox Live might get ‘Diamond’ TV subscription service
06/03/2011, Gamers might have it on good faith that Microsoft’s Xbox Live is an online gaming platform, but that’s not how the top brass see it. In fact, there’s lots of money being made on Xbox Live with services such as [...]
Xbox Live phishing scammers all over Modern Warfare 2
04/27/2011, Microsoft can’t seem to leave Sony alone, can they? The competitive streak between both companies is extremely strong to say the least, as Sony continues to grapple with the issue of their PlayStation Network being down and having its credit [...]
Microsoft pretends to feel bad for Sony’s PSN downtime, laughs in secret
04/23/2011, In light of Sony’s ongoing PlayStation Network issues, including the confirmation that it was shut down because of an external intrusion, Microsoft’s come out to chuckle at Sony. According to a Microsoft representative: “Of course it’s regretful that Sony is [...]
Xbox Live to offer free-to-play games?
04/11/2011, The rumor mills are churning yet again, and this time we have what some deem to be trusted sources that Microsoft will soon make available free-to-play games over at Xbox Live.To put it in a nutshell, this means that gamers [...]
Xbox Live’s banner cop gets account hacked
04/04/2011, What is with hacking each other’s video game consoles these days? It’s almost like everyone is coming forward to show their “talents” after Sony’s grand threat on Geohot and Graf_Chokolo. In a rather ironic story, Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse, the Director [...]
Xbox Live’s “Games on Demand” Downloads Continues to Rise
03/23/2011, Microsoft hasn’t hopped onto the Blu-Ray train for its Xbox 360 console yet because the company sees digital distribution as an increasingly important feature that will become the de-facto way to purchase video games in the future. According to a [...]
Video Shows How Microsoft Envisions the Future of Gaming
03/21/2011, There’s been a lot of talk about the future of gaming. In a new leaked video, the always prepared Microsoft is taking no chances letting the world know how it sees the future of its Windows Gaming Experience platform implemented [...]
Microsoft loses $1.2M to Xbox Live exploiters
03/10/2011, A site that has been shutdown recently caused Microsoft a lot of headache and loss of Xbox Live revenue when it was running. The site was operated by some folks who somehow figured out the algorithm that could be used [...]
Xbox Live Rewards Program Goes Live
12/01/2010, Every company out there seems to offer loyalty programs and Microsoft has just launched the Xbox Live Rewards loyalty program, and it’s currently available for US and UK-based gamers. The system works pretty much like Club Nintendo, but instead of [...]
Xbox Live Silver Renamed As Xbox Live Free Membership
10/21/2010, A tweet has confirmed that Microsoft will be renaming its Free Xbox Live Silver service to Xbox Live Free Membership. This follows the recently refreshed Xbox.com website and also Xbox Live Gold price hike. The name doesn’t emphasize the Silver’s [...]
Xbox Live Friend Limit To Increase To 1000, Though Not In Next Update
10/14/2010, The 100-user friend cap on the Xbox Live is not a pleasant thing for folks who have many friends who they play with often, and a German Facebook post from Microsoft (that has since been pulled) hinted that an update [...]
Microsoft Xbox Live Update Preview Program accepts online registrants
09/22/2010, Microsoft’s Xbox Live Update Preview Program has started to accept online registrants, where selected users will be able to gain early access to the Xbox’s updated user interface. Not only that, gamers who qualify will also be able to check [...]
