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Xbox 360 to get 60GB Hard Drive
We’d already heard about a possible price cut to the Xbox 360, but it looks like that might not be all that Microsoft has in store, as TrustedReviews is now reporting that the 20GB hard drive in the standard Xbox 360 model is about to get the boot in favor of a more spacious 60GB [...]
Blu-Ray for Xbox 360?
Sony is in talks with console rival Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, according to a senior executive.
The Japanese electronics maker has until now touted Blu-ray as an advantage its PlayStation 3 holds over Microsoft’s console. Microsoft has backed Toshiba’s HD-DVD format and offered an HD-DVD drive that can be plugged [...]
Lawsuit says Xbox 360 scratches discs
via The Washington Post
Just days after Microsoft Corp. took a more than US$1 billion earnings charge to fix hardware problems in Xbox 360 consoles, a class-action suit says that the consoles also damage game discs.
Filed on Monday in the U.S. District court for the Southern District of Florida, the suit claims that Xbox 360s scratch [...]
Former EA President to be new Xbox Chief
Microsoft has just confirmed Peter Moore’s departure following a press release issued by Electronic Arts that announced that Moore will serve as president of the EA Sports label. Don Mattrick, a former president of Electronic Arts, will take on Moore’s job.
Microsoft said in a statement that Moore has decided to move his family back to [...]
Xbox Live meets Windows Live
REDMOND, Wash. — March 14, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the extension of the Xbox LIVE® games and entertainment network to the Windows® platform, bringing together the most popular online console game service with the most popular games platform in the world. Debuting on May 8, 2007, with the launch of the Windows Vista™ [...]
Beta Test HALO 3 for Xbox 360
Microsoft’s Bungie Studios has called out for beta testers for the next installment of Halo for the Xbox 360, set to include a multiplayer aspect of the game through Xbox Live. Halo 3 is supposed to come out in 2007, and Microsoft says it is offering the beta to allow gamers to become part of the development process. Sign [...]
Xbox 360 to Deliver TV Shows
REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 6, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced agreements with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to bring an initial lineup of over 1,000 hours of hit TV shows and movies to Xbox 360™ gamers in the U.S. [...]
Burger King and Xbox Holiday Promo
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“Pocketbike Racer,†“Big Bumpin’,†“Sneak King†Available for $3.99 Each Starting Nov. 19
BURGER KING® restaurants invite guests to give and get the gift of games this holiday season with three ground-breaking Xbox/Xbox 360 video games available exclusively at BURGER KING restaurants nationwide. For a limited time only, starting Sunday, Nov. 19, the BK® Xbox [...]
Xbox 360 with HDMI spotted
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Information has just come in, from a trusted source who has asked to remain anonymous, that Microsoft has been working on and displaying a version of the Xbox 360 with an HDMI port built directly into the unit itself. The game system was being exhibited with it’s external HD-DVD drive, but was being shown off [...]
Microsoft and Peter Jackson
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Microsoft has announced a landmark partnership between Academy Award-winning writer, director, and producer Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Fran Walsh, and Microsoft Game Studios to create two new interactive entertainment series exclusively for Xbox 360™ and Xbox Live®.
The first series will be a collaborative effort with Bungie Studios to co-create the next great chapter in [...]
