Windows Phone 7 may not have made a splash in mobile segment, but Microsoft is still placing its bet on the platform. Hence, the continued efforts to keep it fresh and perky. The company has now introduced new Xbox Live games for WP7. The mobile operating system also gets some other Xbox Live related features [...]

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After being trialed last year, it seems Microsoft has decided to bring about their Xbox LIVE Rewards scheme out officially for all Gold and Silver members. The Xbox LIVE Rewards scheme gives free Microsoft Points whenever the account owner makes certain purchases or takes actions from recieving 10 MS points for renewing 1 month of [...]

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If you haven’t heard, Microsoft are hosting a double XP weekend for Call of Duty Black Ops on the 360. No doubt there are many hardcore gamers thrilled at the prospect of racking up their gamer points. The problem is there has been much confusion about when the weekend actually is. And if you’ve just [...]

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The latest Xbox 360 dashboard update is here, and it’s a biggy. The update is global, and should be automatic to any Xbox 360 users (naturally needing to be connected to Xbox LIVE) and should be available now and if not in the next few hours. The dashboard has had a huge overhaul in design, [...]

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The long time coming controller-free gaming peripheral for the Xbox 360 – the Microsoft Kinect – is just around the corner, and with it we get a bunch of adverts showing us why we want it. With a November 10th launch however, and from seeing the adverts, not much about it is really sold, and [...]

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I bet Microsoft are feeling pretty smug right now after the battalion of Windows Phone 7 handsets were released to positive critical reception and Xbox went portable. (Well sort of. Check out this Ben Heck mod to see a truly portable 360) But as they wait for the gamers to line up outside of Phones [...]

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Microsoft have been holding their much anticipated Windows Phone 7 event today, and they are not disappointing. Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Balmer boasting that “We have a beautiful lineup in this first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets.” They have revealed nine handsets today all sporting the new mobile OS which are set for a Christmas [...]

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Microsoft have dealt an unexpected blow to its Xbox 360 users by hiking up the prices of their Xbox Gold memberships, Silver accounts amount to nothing and unlike the lucky PS3 users who get free online gaming through wi/fi, avid online-gamers with a 360 must buy a monthly Gold membership if they want to get [...]

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