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Microsoft Kindasmashes Natal Launch Rumor
Microsoft’s U.K. boss dismissed a report last week that Natal will be ready to go in November 2010, saying claims of pricing and available shipments were based on inaccurate rumors. Neil Thompson, the U.K.chief, told GamesIndustry.biz that “We’re still very much in the baking on Natal and there’s a lot of things to get decided…
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Be Social During The Free Xbox Live Weekend
Microsoft is inviting Xbox Live Silver members to try out the newly-launched Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM for the Xbox 360 during the upcoming Free Xbox Live Weekend. Between the new social features, the upcoming season of 1 vs 100, and Halo Waypoint, there’s a lot happening on Xbox Live that you can’t participate in without…
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Forza 3 Gets Free Hyundai And Paid Holiday DLC
Microsoft and Turn 10 continue churning out new content for Forza Motorsport 3, with a free three-pack of Hyundai Genesis Coupes available today and hot holiday cars coming next month. Players can download the “Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack” for free today, adding three different versions of the 300-horsepower Genesis Coupe to their car rosters.…
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Guess What Made Time’s 50 Best Inventions Of 2009 List
Project Natal continues to rack up awards for innovation faster than the Nintendo Wii circa early 2007, making its way onto Time’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009 list. Microsoft is pleased. The third in what is sure to be a long list of innovation awards for Microsoft’s motion-sensing technology by way of time. The magazine’s…
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360 Facebook And Twitter Go Live On Tuesday
Social networking hits the Xbox 360 full-force on Tuesday when the next dashboard update goes live. bringing Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to the masses. Speaking to Fast Company, Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten revealed the launch date for the eagerly anticipated dashboard update, which brings console-tailored versions of Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to Xbox…
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New Zune Game Revue, Coming Right At You
A batch of new, free, 3D games have shown up on the Zune Marketplace for the new Zune HD. How do titles like Audiosurf and Project Gotham Racing fare on Microsoft’s handheld? A total of five new titles appeared in the Zune Marketplace recently, each taking advantage of the HD version of Microsoft’s handheld’s increased…
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1 VS 100 Season 2 Premieres Next Week
1 vs 100, the Xbox 360‘s massively multiplayer online game show, makes its triumphant return next week, with new questions, more prizes, and all the Chris Cashman you can stand. More than a half a million unique contestants competed in the 15 week beta season of 1 vs 100, and Microsoft wants even more to…
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Halo Waypoint Will Be What You Make Of It
Yesterday 343 Industries released Halo Waypoint, the Xbox 360 destination for all things Halo. Kotaku spoke to Halo franchise executive producer Josh Holmes about how fans will help determine the direction Waypoint takes. Josh Holmes has been in the industry for around 15 years. He was part of the EA Canada exodus that formed Propaganda…
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Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans
Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process. Last week Microsoft launched a string of Xbox Live console bans on Xbox 360s that had been modified to play pirated software, which naturally cause an uproar among…
By Mike Fahey