http://xboxbizz.com The XBOX NEWS SERVICE Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/gamers-warned-vs-xbox-code-generator-scam/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/gamers-warned-vs-xbox-code-generator-scam/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:24 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/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…) Related items MS signs voice recognition deal for Xbox Server, Xbox sales boost software giant Microsoft 2Q beats Street despite soft PC market Ex-East St. Louis police chief Baxton admits theft during time he worked in Alorton Native Client turns Chrome into high-end gaming platform]]>

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.

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/gamers-warned-vs-xbox-code-generator-scam/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-news/microsoft-booting-avatar-guns-from-xbox-live-jan-1/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-news/microsoft-booting-avatar-guns-from-xbox-live-jan-1/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:22:59 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-news/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…) Related items Xbox issues open letter in response to compromised accounts Microsoft acknowledges Xbox Live hijacks Xbox Live security under scrutiny Xbox Live upgradation: Microsoft gives users voice-controlled TV experience Jurassic Park for Xbox Live delayed in Europe]]>

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-news/microsoft-booting-avatar-guns-from-xbox-live-jan-1/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360/2011-the-state-of-the-xbox-360/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360/2011-the-state-of-the-xbox-360/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:17:27 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360/2011-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 a t… (more here…) Related items Five Sony Devs We Wish Worked on Xbox 360 Batman: Arkham City Xbox 360 disappearing save files Xbox 360 failure rate is twice that of Wii, PS3 Activision Recruits Xbox 360 And PlayStation®3 System Gamers to Become the Ultimate Mi6 Agent In GoldenEye 007™ … Bing to fuel entertainment navigation on Xbox 360]]>

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360/2011-the-state-of-the-xbox-360/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/microsoft-refunds-phishing-scam-victims/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/microsoft-refunds-phishing-scam-victims/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:51:33 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/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 after a number of accounts were hijacked as part of a phishing … (more…) Related items Xbox Live users hit by phishing attacks Microsoft: Xbox Live has not been hacked XBL GM responds to Live security concerns Social Gaming Apps for Android — Steam, Xbox Live and More Director of Xbox Live policy and enforcement to leave Microsoft after 17 happy years]]>

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 after a number of accounts were hijacked as part of a phishing …

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/microsoft-refunds-phishing-scam-victims/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/xbox-live-users-hit-by-phishing-attacks/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/xbox-live-users-hit-by-phishing-attacks/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:23:46 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/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. Reports are proliferating of Xbox Live users checking … (more…) Related items Microsoft: Xbox Live has not been hacked XBL GM responds to Live security concerns Director of Xbox Live policy and enforcement to leave Microsoft after 17 happy years Brand swings on to Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live's Stephen Toulouse Resigns from Microsoft – News]]>

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. Reports are proliferating of Xbox Live users checking …

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/xbox-live-users-hit-by-phishing-attacks/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-live-cyber-fraud-claims/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-live-cyber-fraud-claims/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:06:58 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-live/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 scams in which malicious emails request … (more…) Related items Microsoft: Xbox Live has not been hacked Microsoft refunds phishing scam victims Xbox Live users hit by phishing attacks Xbox Live Attacked by ‘Malicious Phishing Scams’ Xbox Live customers ‘hacked’ in fresh cyber fraud case]]>

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 scams in which malicious emails request …

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), today announced that GoldenEye 007™: Reloaded is now available in retail stores nationwide, allowing Xbox360® and…

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