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Rumor: Free-to-Play Coming to Xbox 360

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Microsoft may be plotting to overhaul Xbox LIVE with micro-transactions, free-to-play game support. (more here…)

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PopCap Games Launches Plants vs. Zombiesâ„¢ for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone

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DUBLIN, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Mobile Gaming Leader Expands Footprint in Smartphone Market PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the global launch of mega-hit game Plants vs. Zombies(TM) as part of the … (more…)

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Microsoft Previews New Games Hub For Windows Phone Mango

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Microsoft today revealed new details on their updated Games Hub for Windows Phone Mango. Xbox LIVE is fast becoming the pervasive games and media platform for Microsoft’s ecosystem, with recent announcements that Windows 8 will have Xbox LIVE built-in. Hence, the new Games Hub will now have front and center many of the features...

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Xbox LIVE TV and NUads for Kinect could save TV advertising

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Microsoft’s NUads system for Kinect – combining interactive content with adverts – failed to cause waves when the company announced it earlier this week, perhaps because (unless you’re Apple) it’s a tough sell to make advertising sexy. Intended to encourage Xbox 360 users to actually pay attention to promos rather than tuning out until...

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PopCap Games Launches Plants vs. Zombies for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone

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Dublin, Ireland – PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the global launch of mega-hit game Plants vs. Zombies as part of the Must Have Games program for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone, the cutting-edge mobile operating system from Microsoft. The Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone adaptation of Plants vs. Zombies...

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News: Sonic Generations demo on Xbox Live

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Happy 20th birthday Sonic! A demo of Sonic Generations has just hit Xbox Live Marketplace. Queue it up from Xbox.com. It weighs in at 652.54MB. Sonic Generations is a hybrid of classic 2D side-scrolling Sonic and the series’ more recent 3D offerings. Read more… (read the story…)

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News: Sonic Generations Xbox 360 demo is 3D

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Sonic does a Call of Duty: Black Ops. The Sonic Generations demo launched today on Xbox Live displays in stereoscopic 3D. When enabled, the game splits the screen in half, forcing a 3DTV settings change to “side-by-side” mode as Call of Duty: Black Ops and other 3D-enabled Xbox 360 games do. This side-by-side 3D,...

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Ms. ‘Splosion Man combusting on XBLA July 13

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Twisted Pixel preempting Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade with sequel to explosion-heavy 2D platformer. (more…)

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L.A. Noire Nicholson Electroplating DLC Out Now

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The second-to-last DLC case for L.A. Noire, based on real life events, is now available for download on PSN and Xbox Live. (more…)

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PopCap Games Brings Bejeweled® 3 to Video Game Platforms Later This Year

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PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced plans to bring five new adaptations of its famed Bejeweled® 3 franchise to the Nintendo DS®, PlayStation® 3, PSN, Xbox 360®, and Xbox LIVE® Arcade.  This move marks the first time a Bejeweled title will appear on all the top video game platforms...

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