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Shots of the next Xbox360 Dash leak

Shots of the next Xbox360 Dash leak 

Some shots form the the rumored Kinect Beta have leaked online. Joystiq were tipped off a couple of days ago with a slew of screen shots from the new UI. It looks nice! Gone are the curves from the design and it’s far cleaner looking. There’s no more “3D” effect with the various “cards’ visible [...]

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Xbox 360 Headset Audio Getting Upgrade

Xbox 360 Headset Audio Getting Upgrade 

Later on this year , you’ll be able to hear your opponents’ taunts more clearly over Xbox Live. Microsoft plans to include an upgrade for the Xbox 360′s headset audio in the US fall update. More specifically, they’ll upgrade the codec and infrastructure behind the voice communication. Apparently that’s the problem and not your cheap-ass [...]

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Xbox Live for Windows Phone 7 Details announced

Xbox Live for Windows Phone 7 Details announced 

Geeeez… Microsoft are a busy bunch of bees today! Not only did they announced the launch date of Kinect, but they’ve just gone and taken the cover off some details and a big ‘ol list of games that will be coming to Windows Phone 7 through the Xbox Live brand. 63 games have been announced [...]

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Kinect Beta??

Kinect Beta?? 

Last night news broke that Microsoft may be running a Kinect Beta and seemingly a number of invites have been sent out already! This could be very interesting. The invites are rumored to be offered to people who have previously participated in Xbox360 beta programs, most notably, the beta test that was run for the [...]

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Kinect Pricing Announced

Kinect Pricing Announced 

The pricing for Microsofts Motion Sensing system, Kinect, has been officially revealed. In the US, it will retail for 149dollars with Kinet Adventures (so I’m guessing about the same in Euros). They’ve also announced the Xbox360 4GB Console. A kinda replacement for the Arcade version that’s being phased out. That’ll retail for 199Dollars (so about [...]

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E3 2010: Microsoft Press Conference LIVE Video @6pm!!

E3 2010: Microsoft Press Conference LIVE Video @6pm!! 

Here is the Live video from the Microsoft Press conference Live from LA starting broadcast at 6pm This Evening Below is a Live Blog from the event also courtesy of Coveritlive.com and video courtesy of 1up.com // Get the E3 MICROSOFT widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More [...]

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E3 2010: Here it is…The Final Kinect

E3 2010: Here it is…The Final Kinect 

Here it is, the final, retail hardware for Microsoft’s motion-control camera, Kinect.

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E3 2010: Microsoft has planned a big bash for Project Natal

E3 2010: Microsoft has planned a big bash for Project Natal 

Microsoft has hired  French- Canadian entertainment troupe  Cirque du Soleil for an elaborate extravaganza ahead of this year’s E3. The 45- minute long performance will be accompanied by another hour’s worth of atmospherics that will somehow involve a 9-foot mechanical elephant. As reported by L.A. Times , the show will involve 80 performers supported by [...]

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Alan Wake – Xbox 360 Review

Alan Wake – Xbox 360 Review
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Story “When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A dark presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.” [...]

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Welcome to “Bright Falls,” the Chilling Live-Action Film Prequel to “Alan Wake”

Welcome to “Bright Falls,” the Chilling Live-Action Film Prequel to “Alan Wake” 

Turn down the lights but keep your flashlight and batteries handy, as Xbox 360 unveils “Bright Falls,” a six-part live action series that serves as a thrilling prequel to the mystery unfolding in “Alan Wake.”  Each episode will bring you to the edge of your seat and spur your curiosity with the same eerie and [...]

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