We’ve all been there. After years of faithful service and happy memories, the trusty old (insert gadget here) is tuckered out and needs replacing. Some of us recycle our old gadgetry (and bravo/a to you), while others might try to sell it on the cheap, eBay-style. But here‘s something I …
Read More »Internet Explorer Will Land On The Xbox 360 “This Fall” With Kinect Controls In Tow
The announcements just keep pouring out of Microsoft’s press event at the Galen Center, so here’s another one to chew on — Microsoft has announced that a version of their Internet Explorer browser will make its way to the Xbox 360 some time “this fall.” “Internet Explorer coupled with the …
Read More »Netflix Brings ‘Just For Kids’ User Interface To The Xbox 360
Netflix is making it even easier for kids to bypass channel surfing and search for their favorite shows and characters, with an updated app for the Xbox 360. The latest version of Netflix’s Xbox 360 app, which went live this morning, brings its increasingly popular ‘Just For Kids’ user interface …
Read More »The Fall TV Lineup May Include Apple Dominating Gaming
What I’m about to say is undoubtedly going to piss some of you off. And that’s fine. Because in a few years, I’ll be right and you’ll look silly. While everyone is focused on the next generation video game consoles from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft — the latter two of …
Read More »Microsoft Brings SkyDrive To Xbox 360 — Now Windows 8/Phone 8 Users Get To See Their Stuff On The Big Screen
Microsoft has joined up another piece of its Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 puzzle by launching a SkyDrive app for the Xbox 360 — allowing users of its cloud storage service to view and access content via the Xbox. The news was announced in a post on Microsoft’s Inside SkyDrive blog. Microsoft …
Read More »What Games Are: The “Beyond Games” Mirage
Editor’s note: Tadhg Kelly is a veteran game designer, creator of leading game design blog What Games Are and creative director of Jawfish Games. You can follow him on Twitter here. Here are some numbers to chew on: 2012 also marked the Xbox’s biggest year for entertainment and games usage. Users …
Read More »What Games Are: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Xbox?
Editor’s note: Tadhg Kelly is a veteran game designer, creator of leading game design blog What Games Are and creative director of Jawfish Games. You can follow him on Twitter here. One of the memories that sticks with me most about the launch of the Xbox 360 was a silly analogy about inhaling. I …
Read More »Microsoft Announces Updated Xbox 360 And Vows To Maintain Gamer Support Through The Xbox One Launch
Microsoft announced their Xbox 360 in 2005 and has maintained the console for most of a decade. Today the company announced an updated version of the console that mirrors the look and feel of the upcoming, next-generation Xbox One. The new console is “small, sleek, and quiet” and eschews some …
Read More »The Time Warner Cable TV App For Xbox 360 Is Now Available, With Access To 300 Channels
The TWC TV app for Xbox Live, which was announced back in June, is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Microsoft’s partnership with Time Warner Cable is a significant part of its efforts to position the Xbox 360 as the definitive one-stop solution for TV and movie …
Read More »Xbox Adds 45 New Media Partners, Including Twitter, Vine, Comedy Central, And MLG
Microsoft has been trying for a while to make its Xbox Live platform not just a home for gamers, but also the dominant media center in the home. Just ahead of E3, the company is taking a bigger step in that direction by partnering to bring 45 new media apps …
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