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Relive The Horrors of the Original Xbox Live Dashboard

Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has been digging through the archives in honour of Xbox Live’s 10th birthday, and has come up with a few dusty old relics. Above and below, you’ll find images of what the first, original Xbox Live dashboard used to look like. And you thought the current dash is bad. While it sort…

Xbox Live Turns Ten Today. Let’s Look Back At Its Best And Worst Moments.

Today, Xbox Live turns 10 years old, meaning it’s finally as old as the majority of people who use it. Joking aside, Xbox Live has had its peaks and valleys, with both good and bad memories. Let’s take a moment to reflect back on those. You’re probably familiar with the bad ones. People who shoot…

Black Ops II’‘s Zombies Is Amazing… And It’s Killing Me

Don’t try to solo the extraordinary Zombies mode in the new Call of Duty. You won’t last long. The new zombies mode should probably be its own game and is definitely designed for co-op. I learned this after wrapping up the campaign and trying to play the new TranZit part of Zombies on my own.…

What Could Work, And Fail Miserably, on an Xbox Tablet

According to reports, Microsoft is thinking about releasing a 7-inch, Xbox-branded version of its new Surface tablet device. For a company that for over a decade has avoided the temptation of releasing a portable Xbox device, that would be quite the thing. So, let’s say this actually happens. And next year sometime Microsoft takes the…

This Weird, Bad Xbox Dating Game Is Brilliant To Play With Friends

I would never have enjoyed playing Don’t Die Dateless, Dummy! if I had played it alone. And yet on Saturday, I stopped by the Revision3 offices in San Francisco to help keep them going on their 24-hour Extra Life charity drive. We played the game. And I enjoyed myself quite a bit. The weirdly-written dating…

Why This Beautiful Game’s Bizarre Bosses Look the Way They Do

It was the art that got me. When the first e-mail about Might & Delight’s Pid showed up in my inbox months ago, I was ready to skim and delete it. But then I started up the video and saw what looked like children’s-book paintings coming to life. That’s when I decided I needed to…

Microsoft has released the list of games and apps that will support Smartglass when it launches on Friday.

Xbox Live Has Got A Binder Full Of Awful Debate Questions

I’ve been watching the Presidential debates on my Xbox 360. I’m not alone—Microsoft reports that more than 100,000 people watched last night’s debate on their gaming console. While I applaud Microsoft for making these vital discussions available on the Xbox, there’s one big downside to watching them this way: Those insipid, meandering interactive questions. At…

Marriage is a Sacrament (and Also an 800-Point Achievement)

There are nerd weddings, then there are nerd weddings. This one is obviously the latter. We can only hope that the MC thought to play the sound when their lips locked Nerd Wedding [CollegeHumor]

You’re Getting a (Slightly) New Xbox 360 Dashboard Today

Unlike some of its more drastic overhauls, today’s Xbox 360 dashboard update is a relatively subtle one. Alongside the introduction of Xbox Music and, finally, a console version of Internet Explorer, perhaps the most notable changes include the ability to “pin” your favourite programs to the home menu screen and the fact 12 new languages/accents…

I. Hate. Microsoft. Points.

I hate Microsoft Points. I always have. And not simply because they’re essentially a cheap scam to confuse you on how much you’re actually paying. It’s because this crappy “currency” doesn’t act like any normal currency in the real world. Let’s put this in perspective for a moment. In Japan, the going rate for 3500…

This Poor Old Xbox Has Seen Better Days

Part of a nice gallery of Instagram photos over on Attract Mode, this pic shows one of two possible uses for an old Xbox machine in 2012. The other being, of course, an Xbox Media Centre. But that’s way less fun. A PICTURE OF FLAT SHADED POLYGONS, ON A FUZZY ARCADE MONITOR, WITH AN IPHONE…

Dishonored‘s Writer Thinks That Gordon Freeman Is Creepy As Hell

Lots of reviews have compared Dishonored to Valve’s classic Half-Life 2. Both titles enjoy richly-drawn gameworlds with play mechanics that let you get creative. And they’ve both got lead characters who don’t talk. So, you’d figure that Gordon Freeman served as a model for Dishonored‘s Corvo, right? Not exactly. “I hate what Valve does with…

Director Says Halo Webseries Isn’t “the Definitive Master Chief Story”

What would a Halo movie look like? For years, that’s been a question that Hollywood and Microsoft have been trying to answer to no avail. The long and winding road of making a live-action Master Chief adaption is full of stumbles but, today, Microsoft’s 343 Industries begins the rollout of a new webseries set in…

Obama Might Have Lost The First Debate, But The Xbox Did Even Worse

General consensus is that Mitt Romney won the presidential debate last night. President Barack Obama came in second. Jim Lehrer’s moderating skills were a distant third. But Microsoft’s Xbox Elections 2012, a platform that promised to let viewers watch the debate on their 360s and witness as audiences react in real time, might have performed…

Confessions Of A Teenage Xbox Hacker

In some ways Juvi is just an average eighteen-year-old. He speaks in short, brusque sentences. He works as an artist at a tattoo parlor. He was born in the U.K., but he now shares a loft with his girlfriend in Spain. He spends a lot of time on the Internet, and he sometimes says mean…

U.S. readers: the presidential debate starts tonight at 9pm ET. Remember, you can watch on Xbox Live

The Coolest Part of Resident Evil 6

Resident Evil 6 is currently being mauled by the critics. It’s getting scores so low, you’ll have to check whether the reviewer is using a five-point scale or a 10-point scale. How bad is this game? Not so bad that it doesn’t contain something awesome. The absolute best thing in RE6, from what those of…

Yes. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Is Really Good.

I’ve lost video game troops before. I’ve sent virtual men bravely to their digital deaths. In StarCraft, in Company of Heroes; in Warcraft and Civilization, I’ve sent heroic men and women to the front lines, never to return. Sometimes I feel a pang at an unnecessary loss, but most video game troops are just numbers…

Check Out Clips From The Entire Halo 4 Soundtrack Right Now

Thanks to the magic of iTunes, Halo fans can now get a substantial taste of Neil Davidge’s music for the upcoming Halo 4. The soundtrack has been listed for preorder on the British store, and you can listen to short samples of each of the 15 tracks. I’ve been looking forward to hearing the soundtrack…