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Kinect controls revealed for Xbox Live HBO Go app

With the HBO Go app for Xbox just weeks away , HBO has released a teaser. The clip reveals the app's required Kinect functionality , which unsurprisingly includes gesture and voice control. It sounds like a great idea, until you realize you'll only use it once. "Xbox, Boardwalk Empire , play, forever ." Kinect...

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New Trailer Shows HBO Go App For Xbox Live

HBO has released a new trailer that shows off the Xbox Live interface for its online streaming service HBO Go. The spot will begin running on the network this weekend, and HBO says that it's "the beginning of our campaign leading up to the launch." Hopefully, this means that an announcement regarding the release...

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Microsoft fixes temporary Xbox Live Achievement fiasco

For several hours today, Xbox 360 players had a horrible sinking feeling in their gut when they look at their Xbox Live profile and saw that they had no achievements. For some, that meant it looked as though 6.5 long years of building up a horde of digital accomplishments had been wiped away in...

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Microsoft offers Xbox Live Achievement wipe fix

The Xbox 360 platform holder explains how users can restore Gamerscore stats. (more…)

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Xbox Live Arcade Games To Support 400 Gamerscore

Major Nelson confirms that XBLA games will soon get an increase in the number of gamerscore they have to offer. (more…)

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Microsoft doubling Xbox Live Arcade Gamerscore points

The number of points that players will be able to add to their Xbox Live Arcade Gamerscore tally is about to increase. That is, at least, for players who spend a lot of time with downloadable Xbox Live Arcade titles. Microsoft has decided to double the number of points that can be achieved in...

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Xbox Live Arcade games Achievement limit to double

UPDATE: Microsoft has confirmed that as of next month, all Xbox Live Arcade titles will have the option to increase from 200 to 400 Gamerscore points, with the addition of up to 30 Achievements. The new 400 Point ceiling will be mandatory in all new XBLA games releasing from June this year. ORIGINAL STORY:...

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Xbox Live Achievements: Gamerscore Cap Raised To 400G

Xbox Live Arcade games will raise from 200 to 400 later this year, Microsoft's Major Nelson can confirm. Xbox Live Arcade games are getting bigger and better, so the need for an increased Gamerscore total has been a talking point among studios for a while. Major Nelson has today confirmed that Microsoft is raising...

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This Week on Xbox Live (03.07.12)

If you're here, you're obviously holding out on playing Mass Effect 3. In the meantime, House Party ends with a whimper while some killer expansion pack sales pick up the slack… (more…)

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Vevo music app launches on Xbox Live

Xbox 360 owners can now access music video application Vevo in the UK, US, Canada and Ireland. The service – which goes live today – lets users watch more than 45,000 music videos by 11,000 artists, from Kelly Clarkson to Tinie Tempah. They can also browse videos using Kinect’s voice recognition technology. The Vevo...

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