Posts Tagged ‘ Gamers ’

More People Now Stream Video and Music on the Xbox than Play Online Games

Microsoft has never hid its desire to turn the Xbox 360 into the heart of the digital home. Microsoft wants more than gamers to desire the Xbox. To accomplish that, Microsoft has been adding more and… (read on…)

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Microsoft Kills Dreams, Says No New Xbox in 2012

Gamers will be disappointed to learn that there is no plan to release a new console to replace the six-year-old Xbox 360 anytime soon, according to a statement from Microsoft. (more here…)

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Gamers Feel the Need … The Need for Speed With the Release of Top Gun: Hard Lock

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., March 6, 2012  /PRNewswire/ — 505 Games, a global publisher of video games, has announced that Top Gun: Hard Lock for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft … (read on…)

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Gamers warned vs 'XBox Code Generator' scam

Gamers, be warned: a supposed code generator software for Microsoft's Xbox game console is making the rounds on the Internet, offering freebies for the Xbox platform. (read on…)

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Microsoft Booting Avatar Guns from Xbox Live Jan. 1

Gamers will get to keep decorative guns they’ve already purchased, but future firearms are off-limits for Xbox Live avatars. (read the story…)

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2011: The State of the Xbox 360

Even the most fervent fanboy will agree that 2011 was an amazing year for games, regardless of your platform of choice. Gamers across all systems had at least one game that they can truly be proud of, that offers an experience you can’t find elsewhere, and that will stand the test of time as...

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Microsoft refunds phishing scam victims

Gamers urged to change passwords after accounts hacked Microsoft is refunding or sending out warnings to thousands of Xbox Live subscribers who may have had credit card details stolen as the company steps up its investigation into the scam attack . The US technology company has advised Xbox Live customers to change their passwords...

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Xbox Live users hit by phishing attacks

Fraudulent transactions on the accounts of users of the Xbox Live service spur Microsoft and EA Sports to address the scam Gamers have been hit by a fresh wave of hacking attacks – and this time, most worryingly, targeting their accounts on Xbox Live, Microsoft’s closed, proprietary and therefore supposedly unhackable online gaming service....

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Microsoft Responds To Xbox Live ‘Cyber Fraud’ Claims

Gamers should ‘remain vigilant’ against phishing. Microsoft has sent NowGamer a statement following a front-page story in this morning’s issue of UK tabloid The Sun which carried the headline: “Xbox Cyber Fraud” The paper claims that Xbox Live users were being robbed by malicious online operators. Microsoft urged users to ‘remain vigilant’ against phishing...

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Microsoft: Xbox Live has not been hacked

Gamers suffering from “malicious” phishing scams. (more…)

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