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Consumers using Xbox Live for media more than gaming

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Households are spending an increasing amount of time with the Xbox 360's online platform — and they spend more than half of their time watching videos and listening to music, instead of playing games. The popularity of Xbox Live's entertainment offerings is evidence that Microsoft's "trojan horse" strategy for its Xbox 360, which aims...

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Zynga heading to Microsoft XBox?

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The company behind hit social networking games like 'Farmville,' may soon be coming to Microsoft’s Xbox Live platform, a gaming site reported. (read on…)

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Microsoft announces Xbox Live 'Arcade NEXT'

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Microsoft have announced Arcade NEXT, a promotion for Xbox Live Arcade that focuses on the next big releases for the platform. (read the story…)

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Microsoft: Xbox Live Arcade door is open to indies, big devs

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There have been legitimate questions raised in the past about whether Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade was past its prime, and if indie developers were moving away from Microsoft's digital platform, onto supposedly greener pastures like Valve's Steam and mobile app stores. But Microsoft still wants "a really nice, eclectic mix" of games from both...

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Minecraft heading to Xbox 360

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The increasingly popular open-ended game Minecraft is ready to land on a console platform. read more (more here…)

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BBC adds digital streaming to Xbox 360

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The BBC has launched its popular iPlayer streaming platform for the Xbox 360. read more (more here…)

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Looks Like Dragon's Lair Is Headed To Xbox Live Arcade

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It should come as no surprise that Dragon's Lair may be ported to yet another platform. PEGI, the European games rating system, recently published a listing for Dragon's Lair on Xbox Live Arcade. Dragon's Lair was first released in 1983 and has since been ported to over 20 different platforms. The game's owner, Digital...

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Microsoft offers Xbox Live Achievement wipe fix

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

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Xbox 360 Game Patching Costs $40,000

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hypnosec writes "It costs developers a total of $40,000 to release a single patch on Xbox Live, making it a difficult platform for smaller developers to grow on. This revelation was made by Tim Shafer of Double Fine Studios — which recently drew a lot of charitable donations as part of a campaign to...

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Xbox 360 scores huge sales win in January

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(Credit: Microsoft) The Xbox 360 is still scoring big amidst a slump in overall gaming sales. Microsoft's hot gaming console was the best-selling platform in the U.S. in January, its 13th month in a row at the top of the charts, NPD Group said yesterday. For January, Microsoft sold 270,000 Xbox 360s,  grabbing 49...

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