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Analyst: PlayStation 3 to Smoke Xbox 360 and Wii (PC World)

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The PS3 should outsell the Xbox 360 in 2010 and eventually swing past the Wii, says analytics service. (read the story…) Interesting Products: FIFA 06 (Xbox 360)US $1.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 19:52:45 PSTBid now | Add to watch list Microsoft Wireless N Networking Adapter Xbox 360 MintUS $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 19:52:26...
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Change in Xbox Live Code of Conduct allows members to state sexual orientation (Geek.com)

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Xbox Live’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”-esque policy has been revoked. In an open letter to Live subscribers on Friday, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten announced an update to the Xbox Live Code of Conduct which will allow users to “more freely express their race, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET...
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News: Xbox Live welcomes gay gamertags (Eurogamer)

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Some specific words now permitted. The Xbox Live Code of Conduct has been updated to allow gay people to display sexual orientation in gamertags. Words allowed are “Lesbian”, “Gay”, “Bi”, “Transgender” and “Straight”. “Other terms regarding relationship orientation are not allowed,” read the updated COC. An explanation of the new rules may only be...
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News: Ballmer hints at new Xbox form factors? (Eurogamer)

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Or doesn’t. Ambiguous quotes for the win! Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer apparently hinted at new form factors for Xbox 360 during a University of Washington Q&A last Thursday. Ballmer was speaking about how Microsoft has a mixture of strategies for approaching TV, including “a TV implementation in some senses built into Windows”, and...
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Xbox Live Invites More Sharing (PC World)

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A change to the Xbox Live Code of Conduct now lets gamers express more details about their identities. (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET + MIC For XBOX 360 WIRELESS CONTROLLERUS $12.73 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 18:44:02 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $14.01Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list Xbox live...
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Xbox Live code of conduct lets gamers express identity more (Network World)

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In a letter from Xbox Live’s Marc Whitten, the Xbox Team announced changes to the Xbox Live code of conduct today that allow all gamers to freely express “race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET + MIC For XBOX 360 WIRELESS CONTROLLERUS $12.73 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday...
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Xbox Live lifts taboos (Straits Times)

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SAN FRANCISCO – XBOX Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community. Microsoft on Friday modified the Xbox Live code of conduct for some 23 million members of the network accessed through Xbox 360 videogame consoles. (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET +...
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Microsoft shows off single game running on Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox (Engadget)

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Guess we don’t have to wait until MIX to have all our Windows Phone 7 Series questions answered! Microsoft’s Eric Rudder, speaking at TechEd Middle East, showed off a game developed in Visual Studio as a singular project (with 90% shared code) that plays on Windows with a keyboard, a Windows Phone 7 Series...
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