http://xboxbizz.com The XBOX NEWS SERVICE Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:41:39 +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-games/witcher-2-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-a-bad-thing/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/witcher-2-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-a-bad-thing/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:58:47 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/witcher-2-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-a-bad-thing/ No, Saints Row developer Volition – the next Xbox possibly preventing people from playing pre-owned games "can be a bad thing". Those words belong to Adam Badowski, managing director of Polish Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt Red, who spoke to Eurogamer today. "It can be a bad thing," Badowski said of the rumoured next Xbox technology. Read more… (read on…) Related items Volition dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games would be "fantastic" THQ developer approves of Xbox 720 banning pre-owned games OPINION: The end of pre-owned would be a disaster for games Gamers warned vs 'XBox Code Generator' scam Xbox 720 Rumors: Is Used Games Ban a Good Thing?]]>

No, Saints Row developer Volition – the next Xbox possibly preventing people from playing pre-owned games "can be a bad thing". Those words belong to Adam Badowski, managing director of Polish Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt Red, who spoke to Eurogamer today. "It can be a bad thing," Badowski said of the rumoured next Xbox technology. Read more…

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/witcher-2-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-a-bad-thing/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-720-rumors-is-used-games-ban-a-good-thing/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-720-rumors-is-used-games-ban-a-good-thing/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:57:15 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-720-rumors-is-used-games-ban-a-good-thing/ Rumors about Xbox 720–Microsoft's yet-to-be-released next generation consul–and new technology that would prevent consumers from playing used games has ignited a heated debate over whether the ban would be a good or bad thing for the video game industry. (read on…) Related items THQ developer approves of Xbox 720 banning pre-owned games Could Xbox 720 Stop People from Playing Used Games? Why 'Xbox 720' Might Reject Used Games Report: Next Xbox May Reject Used Games Xbox extends lead, game industry sales flat]]>

Rumors about Xbox 720–Microsoft's yet-to-be-released next generation consul–and new technology that would prevent consumers from playing used games has ignited a heated debate over whether the ban would be a good or bad thing for the video game industry.

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-720-rumors-is-used-games-ban-a-good-thing/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/the-darkness-2-review-xbox-360/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/the-darkness-2-review-xbox-360/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:56:43 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/the-darkness-2-review-xbox-360/ Can Digital Extremes top Starbreeze Studios' classic Darkness game? Find out with our Xbox 360 review. (read on…) Related items The Darkness II Q&A: On Graphic Noir and Quad-Wielding [Xbox 360] ‘Orcs Must Die’ Coming To Xbox Live Arcade, PC Late Summer Gamers warned vs 'XBox Code Generator' scam Witcher 2 dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games "a bad thing" Xbox 720 Rumors: Is Used Games Ban a Good Thing?]]>

Can Digital Extremes top Starbreeze Studios' classic Darkness game? Find out with our Xbox 360 review.

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/the-darkness-2-review-xbox-360/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-creators-new-mobile-team-is-ready-to-impress/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-creators-new-mobile-team-is-ready-to-impress/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:13 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-creators-new-mobile-team-is-ready-to-impress/ Last week, we reported on how Seamus Blackley, one of the architects of Microsoft's original Xbox was founding a mobile game studio with a group of Atari arcade veterans. Now Blackley has commented on how the future of games may look a lot like its history. Given THQ’s gradually sinking stock, you’d wonder why Blackley would choose to team up with the publisher. Blackley recently told Eurogamer … (read on…) Related items Gamers warned vs 'XBox Code Generator' scam Witcher 2 dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games "a bad thing" Xbox 720 Rumors: Is Used Games Ban a Good Thing? The Darkness 2 Review (Xbox 360) Volition dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games would be "fantastic"]]>

Last week, we reported on how Seamus Blackley, one of the architects of Microsoft's original Xbox was founding a mobile game studio with a group of Atari arcade veterans. Now Blackley has commented on how the future of games may look a lot like its history. Given THQ’s gradually sinking stock, you’d wonder why Blackley would choose to team up with the publisher. Blackley recently told Eurogamer …

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/xbox-creators-new-mobile-team-is-ready-to-impress/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/volition-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-would-be-fantastic/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/volition-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-would-be-fantastic/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:44:05 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/volition-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-would-be-fantastic/ The next Xbox possibly disallowing pre-owned games from being played? That would bea "fantastic change for our business", according to Volition (Saints Row) design director Jameson Durall. In an article on #AltDevBlogADay , Durall offered ideas on how Microsoft might implement such technology. "The system is already there for Microsoft," wrote Durall, "all they'd have to do is use the DLC and … (read on…) Related items Witcher 2 dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games "a bad thing" THQ developer approves of Xbox 720 banning pre-owned games OPINION: The end of pre-owned would be a disaster for games Gamers warned vs 'XBox Code Generator' scam Xbox 720 Rumors: Is Used Games Ban a Good Thing?]]>

The next Xbox possibly disallowing pre-owned games from being played? That would bea "fantastic change for our business", according to Volition (Saints Row) design director Jameson Durall. In an article on #AltDevBlogADay , Durall offered ideas on how Microsoft might implement such technology. "The system is already there for Microsoft," wrote Durall, "all they'd have to do is use the DLC and …

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/volition-dev-next-xbox-not-playing-pre-owned-games-would-be-fantastic/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/thq-developer-approves-of-xbox-720-banning-pre-owned-games/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/thq-developer-approves-of-xbox-720-banning-pre-owned-games/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:43:28 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/thq-developer-approves-of-xbox-720-banning-pre-owned-games/ There is a growing amount of speculation that the next generation of Xbox consoles will know if a game is pre-owned and will prevent it from being played. This is causing a lot of anger from the gaming community at large, as you might imagine. But for the people who make games, it is seen [...] (read on…) Related items Witcher 2 dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games "a bad thing" Xbox 720 Rumors: Is Used Games Ban a Good Thing? Volition dev: next Xbox not playing pre-owned games would be "fantastic" Could Xbox 720 Stop People from Playing Used Games? OPINION: The end of pre-owned would be a disaster for games]]>

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/thq-developer-approves-of-xbox-720-banning-pre-owned-games/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/dad-played-games-during-torture/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/dad-played-games-during-torture/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:42:48 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/dad-played-games-during-torture/ A father played Xbox games while his "tortured'' 9-year-old daughter was being abused by his partner, a court has been told.The 33-year-old man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of the girl, was sentenced to three… (read on…) Related items British military updating war simulators to keep up with Xbox games Police, Fire Reports The 25 best Xbox games of all time Enslaved: Odyssey to the West now available on Xbox Games On Demand Get Money Back For Old Phones, iPods, Games, Laptops & More]]>

A father played Xbox games while his "tortured'' 9-year-old daughter was being abused by his partner, a court has been told.The 33-year-old man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of the girl, was sentenced to three…

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/dad-played-games-during-torture/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/outside-the-boy-box-women-embrace-and-rethink-video-games/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/outside-the-boy-box-women-embrace-and-rethink-video-games/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:29:57 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/outside-the-boy-box-women-embrace-and-rethink-video-games/ As gaming spreads to mobile devices and Facebook, adult women are elbowing their way into a preserve once claimed by teenage boys, prompting the industry — worth $1.7-billion in Canada alone — to start thinking outside the testosterone-fuelled Xbox. But in a world where video games are important pieces of the cultural puzzle, many women are pondering the mixed message of a new wave of games that … (read on…) Related items Dundee Library expands video game offerings Games for cellphones makes Gree star of Tokyo Game Show as gaming turns social Nintendo 3DS Gets More Mature Games Than Xbox 360 News: Xbox creator: games have defeated Apple Xbox addict, 20, killed by blood clot after marathon gaming session]]>

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]]> http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/outside-the-boy-box-women-embrace-and-rethink-video-games/feed/ 0 http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/lawyer-blames-xbox-games-for-synagogue-attacks/ http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/lawyer-blames-xbox-games-for-synagogue-attacks/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:09:48 +0000 admin http://xboxbizz.com/xbox-360-games/lawyer-blames-xbox-games-for-synagogue-attacks/ A man accused of firebombing three New Jersey synagogues may have been influenced by violent Xbox video games that aggravated his mental issues, his attorney said Tuesday. (read on…) Related items Dad played games during 'torture' British military updating war simulators to keep up with Xbox games Police, Fire Reports SCIO TOWNSHIP: Car burglary reported on Peartree Street; several XBox games, Garmin GPS unit stolen Microsoft Offering $25 ‘Apps Card’ for New Windows Phone Purchases]]>

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