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more about #xboxlive lrdrichter: December twenty-thirth? more » bangbangblah: Minority Report? Are you thinking of the wrong movie? It's not much of an alien invasion film . . . at all, really. more » Decoy_Doctorpus: Are we playing different games? The demo I played was an awful top down shooter with enemies ripped straight out of the Matrix set against a hideous ... more » Not-too-Pessimippopotamus: Oooooooooooooh! I got one! more » ChicagoRyan: Don't feel bad, I received a lot of bad feedback as well when I was playing Civilization Revolution online. It was such a personal game that obviousl... more » holidays! cat: My PS3 owner soul would be choking with jealousy right now if I hadn't been playing FF13 this entire time. more » Raymayne: Some codes are already on ebay... more » Andronix: A chocobo standing next to a MS avatar. Does this mean that Final Fantasy XIII is not a PlayStation exclusive and is also coming to the Xbox 360? more » OmegaSpartan08: now if MS can released a Sazh costume so i can have a reason to hold this chocobo. afros are fun. more » TRT-X: I love how the avatar forgoes the traditional "finger snap" item summon in favor of something more Sazh like. more » aceattorney: You guys can buy it via Marketplace: [marketplace.xbox.com] more » theflux: Pretty cool. I'm still getting the PS3 version. more » ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: Suddenly, I want a Cactuar avatar. That would make the avatar audience in 1 vs 100 (With Chris Cashman! Chris Cashman! I'm Chris Cashman! As in "Cash ... more » Salen: *blinks and runs off to check Outlook* YAY! It's here! Thanks for the heads up, Kotaku. Of course, I was about to crash for the night, but at least I ... more » Artibeus: Pretty savvy marketing, making people spread the word about the game themselves. more » jayntampa: I have one flying around my avatar now ... very cute! more » Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition: Sweet. Just got mine. more » Cake Tank!: I like how I just won one, despite having done all of nothing to earn it. more » Archaotic: Already installed it. It's...pretty pointless. I have it on my Avatar, but it really doesn't do much. Just kinda flies around you and then disappea... more » Jakelshark: I got mine...and no one on my buddy list will know what it is more » -
#review
0 Day: Attack on Earth Micro-Review: Where's Will Smith When You Need Him?
Square Enix unleashes an Earth-swallowing alien invasion over Xbox Live Arcade, guaranteeing twitch-addicted gamers begin the new year with a thumb-numbing workout.
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#ffxiii
Final Fantasy XIII Avatar Pets Flutter Onto Xbox Live
Announced last month, those little Final Fantasy chocobo playthings for your 360 avatar are now being sent out to select Xbox Live users. More » -
#kotakutalkradio
Major Nelson Talks About Xbox Live, Natal, Bannings & More On Kotaku Talk Radio
This morning, the Xbox Live's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb took a few moments from his busy podcasting and Gamerscore inflating duties to chat with Kotaku readers, a very special episode of Kotaku Talk Radio that's now available for download. More » -
#podcast
Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Let's Talk With Xbox Live's Major Nelson
Larry Hryb, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, is today's guest on our live Kotaku podcast. We're starting now. Call in. You could be live on the air with Mike McWhertor and Hryb.
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#xbox360
Talk Live With Xbox Live's Major Nelson Today
As noted on Monday, Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, director of programming for Xbox Live, will guest-host today's live Kotaku call-in podcast. Show time's 11 a.m. MT, 1 p.m. ET.
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#microsoft
A Little More Info On Xbox Live For Mobile Phones
We've known for years that Microsoft would be expanding Xbox Live beyond the Xbox console. Heck, with Games For Windows, it's (practically) already started. Still, new info is always appreciated! More » -
#japan
What Are Japan's Top Xbox LIVE Arcade Games of 2009?
Another top whatever list — this time the top XBLA games in Japan. They are... More » -
#dealtaku
EA's Post-Christmas Sale Gives You 800 MS Points
EA's running an online holiday special for the Xbox 360 beginning Christmas that takes a quick cost-benefit analysis to figure out, but as it returns you 800 Microsoft Points might be worth considering. More » -
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#xbox360
Halo Legends: Origins Rings In New Year With Final Preview
The final episode of 343 Industries' series of animated shorts set in the Halo universe will get its showing next week. Studio 4oC's Halo Legends "Origins" wraps up the preview program on Halo Waypoint on Saturday, January 2. More » -
#crime
Missouri Man Serving 10 in the Can for Xbox Live Hookup
A 27-year-old man met a 15-year-old girl over Xbox Live, then drove 30 hours to Central California to have sex with her, and now is looking at 10 years in the federal slammer. More » -
#free
New Year's Theme is Free on Xbox Live
Xbox Live Marketplace has been running Deal of the Day promotions since Friday; today's is completely free. Pick up a New Year's Theme for the rock bottom price of zero Microsoft points. More » -
#avatars
Microsoft Patents the Exercise Guilt Trip
Microsoft's filed a patent that would make avatars more realistic and less idealized, with the point of getting your husky ass out to exercise if what you're seeing in the dashboard is a more realistic presentation of yourself. More » -
#mw2
Modern Warfare 2 On 360 Busted, Ammo In Plentiful Supply? [Update]
Now, I'm no scientist. Or console engineer. I don't know how this is happening. All I know is, there are increasing numbers of people playing Modern Warfare 2 on 360 saying the game's ammo counters are all busted up. More » -
#happyholidays
Xbox Live's Holiday Plans
Microsoft details the next few weeks' worth of Xbox Live Arcade, Deals of the Week, Avatar items, and Games on Demand, with twelve days of special holiday deals kicking off on December 18th. More » -
#xboxlive
Facebook on XBL Available for Minors — Outside of U.S.
Xbox Live users under 18 outside of North America may now use the social networking tools Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm on Xbox Live. Minors in the U.S. get access Dec. 15. More » -
#gamerscore
Achievement Chore: She Plays For Gamerscore, Whether It's Fun Or Not
It's 9 p.m. and I've lost my fifth straight game of Madden NFL Arcade to the same person, each time by 30-0. My opponent has a gamerscore of more than 165,000. But it's not because she's good at football. More » -
#ruhroh
XMB comes to XBLM?
Unfortunately repurposed PS3 content, as seen on Xbox Live Marketplace by reader SuperTongue. -
#wellplayed
The iPhone's Online Identity Crisis
Initially conceived as a multimedia device, the iPhone overcame a number of hurdles to become a popular gaming portable. But one surprising problem still haunts the device's gaming capabilities.
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#banhammer
Exploiting MW2's 'Javelin Glitch' Will Get You Banned, Says XBL
While Infinity Ward works up a fix for the infamous suicide-bombing "javelin glitch" in Modern Warfare 2, Xbox Live's chief lawman vows that anyone caught doing it in his jurisdiction can expect a daylong banhammer, minimum. More »
