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Xbox Live Call Out List Matures

Monday, October 20, 2008

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Xbox Live Call Out List Matures

Ah, the Xbox Live Call Out List. What a fun piece of writing. However, through the time it’s been done, things have stood out that need changing. Don’t worry, we’ll still be calling out those fools who try to make Xbox Live a miserable place. However, the scope needs to be more limited for a [...]

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Want to Pay $1 for Achievement Points?

Sunday, September 28, 2008

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Want to Pay $1 for Achievement Points?

Any Xbox Live Achievement Point seeker has played NBA 2K6, King Kong, or Avatar. They all offer up a simply way to gain some quick points and boost your Gamerscore. Even The Simpsons Game let you boost a bit with a parody achievement for hitting start. Sadly, art often imitates life. EA released an application [...]

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Xbox Live Marketplace Makes Microsoft Even Richer

Friday, August 22, 2008

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Xbox Live Marketplace Makes Microsoft Even Richer

Those $8 Live Arcade games add up. Oh, and think those $3 movie rentals aren’t worth anything? Well, they are… around $240 million. And downloadable content for retail games? If the game has extra content within 30 days of its release, that can tack on an additional $21 million in revenue for a developer on [...]

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Schizoid Landmark on Live Arcade

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Schizoid Landmark on Live Arcade

Game trivia enthusiasts, mark Schizoid’s release on your calendars. This upcoming Live Arcade release marks a first in the service’s history. This will be the first XNA Game Stuido developed title to appear for sale on the Arcade. The community driven development tool released last year, and has obviously worked for first time developer [...]

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Xbox Live Phishing Scam Making the Rounds

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Xbox Live Phishing Scam Making the Rounds

Microsoft likes money. We all know that. So, if you get a message in your Xbox Live inbox stating you can get free MS Points for doing nothing other than visiting a site, it’s probably a good idea to avoid it. It’s not real. Someone came up with a clever scheme to have those who [...]

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Demos Land on Xbox Live

Saturday, August 2, 2008

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Like driving in Gotham while in FEAR over Bees or Conan killing the Simpsons and the Looney Tunes? Xbox Live has obliged with six demos over the past few days. PGR4 continues Bizzare Creations arcade racing series in fine style. Sadly, the latest Geometry Wars update stays exclusive to the full version. Bee Movie [...]

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Awesome Halo 3 Betrayal Video (Why we love Xbox Live)

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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By now, Halo 3 videos are a dime a dozen. We’ve all seen ‘em before, and most are admittedly pretty lame. However, I spotted this one on Kotaku and couldn’t resist posting it here. So, check out the glory that is the mystery Warthog betrayal. Let us hope that every multiplayer game from now till the [...]

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Is Xbox Live Becoming a Better Place to Play?

Saturday, November 24, 2007

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When I boot up Xbox Live, it’s generally to game with people I know. Lately, it’s been Halo 3, teaming up with buddies for ranked team deathmatch and team doubles. Something has been missing from the experience though; something that makes Xbox Live what it has been known for five years now: the idiots. After [...]

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Microsoft Announces New Marketplace Products

Sunday, November 18, 2007

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Microsoft has released their new objectives to release the original Xbox games as downloadable content in the Marketplace. According to 1Up.com, the games will not have achievement points; rather, the games will be emulations that play exactly like they did on Xbox. This makes for nothing special to announce. Most the good Xbox games are compatible [...]

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