Tag: xbox
Xbox Live/WinMo crossover on the cards?
Two job postings found on Microsoft's careers website have dropped major hints that Xbox Live integration is on its way to Windows Mobile 7 enabled phones. Though few details on the project have been released so far, the post (which…
ESRB give hilarious reasons for Mass Effect 2's Mature rating
Anyone who finished the excellent Mass Effect will remember at least two things about it. Firstly, that the sci-fi space opera was very, very cool and that hero Commander Sheppard liked to get down and dirty with his alien…
Pick up Shadow Complex on Xbox Live Arcade for just 800 MS points (£6.20)
Each week the Xbox Live team put up a couple of offers to entice Gold subscribers to start flashing the moolah. Sadly, more often than not the games they pick to discount are rubbish. Not this week however. For…
Xbox 360 Elite is Xmas most wanted games console whilst Nintendo Wii's popularity drops
New research from the online shopping community Ciao shows that the Xbox 360 Elite is top of the gaming pile this year, the most wanted console ahead of its rivals the PS3 and Wii. Ciao recorded the searches of 730,000…
New listeners tuning into Spotify and Last.fm
Online music services such as Spotify and Last.fm are rapidly picking up new listeners, new research has revealed. Rajar, the radio audience measurement body, has seen figures for "personal radio" services hit 4.5 million users in the UK through November….
Opinion: Does Microsoft's modded console ban really stop piracy? Or does it just alienate innocent tinkerers?
The move is an attempt to deter piracy and cheating in online games, two problems that obviously and validly need addressing. But have the bans hurt users with more innocent intentions for their modifications?
Could Project Natal be ready by November 2010?
If rumours are to be proven true, Project Natal could cost as little as £30-£50.
Sky Player on Xbox 360 gets revised
The new revised model will see the service available first to "ten of thousands" of customers a day, with that rough figure gradually rising as problems and bugs are addressed.
Xbox 360 update to "lock out" unofficial Memory Units
In a move that's sure to infuriate Xbox 360 owners, the latest system update for Microsoft's gaming console will make third-party, unofficial Memory Units useless.
RUMOUR: Xbox 360 to come with 1TB HD?
Industry analysts are suggesting that Microsoft will soon be offering a huge terabyte hard-drive to support its forthcoming games on demand service.
Rumours suggest the 1TB Xbox 360 will be released at the same time as Project Natal – Microsoft’s camera based motion-sensor.
The games on demand service will allow gamers to download full versions of Xbox 360 titles directly to their hard-drive after purchasing them with a credit card. This means users will need a lot more storage – hence the 1TB rumours.
The largest Xbox 360 hard-drive currently on the market is the 120GB premium Xbox 360 Elite.
(via bit-tech)
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