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Special Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 Coming This Spring

Special Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 Coming This Spring

Posted on Feb 08, 2012 by MG3

On April 3rd of this very year, we know exactly where you can find the droids you’re looking for. Microsoft is releasing a special edition Xbox 360 console done up to look like the iconic droids from the Star Wars movies. The system was first teased at last year’s Comic Con. The bundle comes with the system and a few Kinect-related extras for $449.

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Next Xbox console to be six times more powerful, headed for fall 2013 release?

Next Xbox console to be six times more powerful, headed for fall 2013 release?

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by MG3

Xbox 720, Xbox Loop -- whatever Microsoft ends up calling it, that hot rod of a console looks to be on deck for a late fall 2013 release. According to IGN's sources, this successor to the Redmond gaming throne is purported to pack a GPU based on AMD's 6000 series of chips and will boast silicon circuitry that catapults its performance past Nintendo's upcoming Wii U by 20 percent. If you're looking for a more apples to green X's comparison, this next-gen console's graphical capabilities are also reportedly six times greater than its 360 progenitor. While MS is likely holding back its monstrous new platform for a big E3 reveal, it appears the company's still whittling down its spec list, with ...

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New Xbox 360 dashboard to be released 15 November claim sources

New Xbox 360 dashboard to be released 15 November claim sources

Posted on Oct 03, 2011 by MG3

The new Xbox 360 dashboard refresh will come on the 10th Anniversary of the Xbox, according to sources in the US.
Gaming website Kotaku is reporting that a leaked email to PayPal employees, who have been asked to test the company’s payment system in the new update, believe the launch date to be the 15 November.

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Microsoft eliminating glossy Xbox 360 in favor of matte finishes

Microsoft eliminating glossy Xbox 360 in favor of matte finishes

Posted on Aug 17, 2011 by MG3

Glossy finishes on things that we touch a lot like notebooks and game consoles are nice looking – when they are clean. That is a rare occurrence though because as soon as you touch the devices the glossy finish picks up fingerprints and smudges and starts to look rough. I know I don’t want to have to start polishing my console to make it look good.

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NPD: Gaming sales down 26% in July, Xbox 360 top U.S. console for seventh straight month

NPD: Gaming sales down 26% in July, Xbox 360 top U.S. console for seventh straight month

Posted on Aug 15, 2011 by MG3

U.S. video game industry sales were down 26% in July compared to the same period last year according to new data published by The NPD Group. Hardware sales were down 29% year-over-year to $223 million, video game software sales dipped 17% to $336.2 million and sales of video game accessories were down 8% to $127.8 million. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the best-selling console in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive month with unit sales of 277,000, though July marked the first time the Xbox saw a year-on-year decline since December 2009.

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Redbox starts renting out video games nationwide, charges $2 for your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii pleasure

Redbox starts renting out video games nationwide, charges $2 for your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii pleasure

Posted on Jun 20, 2011 by MG3

Exactly as promised, Redbox is today inaugurating a new branch to its media-renting venture with the introduction of video game rentals at $2 a day. There's a pretty rich and fresh selection on offer, including the likes of Duke Nukem Forever, Dirt 3, and Brink, and you can reserve your copy online before moseying down to your nearest Redbox kiosk to execute the transaction.

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Xbox 360 to get the full 3D treatment?

Xbox 360 to get the full 3D treatment?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by MG3

Microsoft looks likely to bring 3D to the Xbox 360, with the company all set to reveal its 3D plans at E3 2011.
This is according to Eurogamer, which is quoting unnamed sources close to the matter who...

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Microsoft back-to-school promo gives free Xbox 360s with PCs

Microsoft back-to-school promo gives free Xbox 360s with PCs

Posted on May 20, 2011 by MG3

Microsoft took its own turn at driving computer sales with a new promo. Anyone buying a Windows 7-based PC worth $699 or higher will get an Xbox 360 Arcade 4GB system for free without needing a rebate...

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Xbox 360 Spring 2011 Update Rolls Out Two New Features

Xbox 360 Spring 2011 Update Rolls Out Two New Features

Posted on May 20, 2011 by MG3

Microsoft has just begun rolling out a new Spring 2011 dashboard update for its Xbox 360 consoles. The update will be deployed in six phases and should complete within the next two weeks. You will kno...

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Microsoft sells 10 million Kinect devices, 10 million Kinect games

Microsoft sells 10 million Kinect devices, 10 million Kinect games

Posted on Mar 10, 2011 by MG2

The milestones just keep on toppling… Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its popular Kinect motion controller for the Xbox 360 has sold 10 million units since its launch ahead of the 2010 holiday s...

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doubleTwist Android app gets media streaming to Xbox and PS3

doubleTwist Android app gets media streaming to Xbox and PS3

Posted on Feb 16, 2011 by MG3

doubleTwist is an iTunes-like syncing program for Android, and we’ve seen the software go from a small program not many people have heard of to the go-to Android syncing solution. DoubleTwist is getti...

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Wii Sales Way Down in December, Xbox 360 Shoots Up

Wii Sales Way Down in December, Xbox 360 Shoots Up

Posted on Jan 12, 2011 by MG3

According to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter's numbers, Nintendo moved around 2.6 million Wii consoles in December, edging ahead of Microsoft's Xbox 360 with 2.5 million units and way ahead of Sony's ...

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Netflix and Hulu Plus with Kinect coming this spring to Xbox 360

Netflix and Hulu Plus with Kinect coming this spring to Xbox 360

Posted on Jan 06, 2011 by MG3

Good news, Hulu Plus is finally coming to Xbox 360 this spring. Better news, both Hulu Plus and Netflix will be compatible with Kinect.

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Silverlight coming to Xbox 360–the circle is complete

Silverlight coming to Xbox 360–the circle is complete

Posted on Nov 23, 2010 by MG3

Microsoft has put out a job advert asking for a software development engineer to bring Silverlight to the Xbox 360.Silverlight is already the development basis of Windows phone 7, and of course alread...

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Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program Now Accepting Sign-Ups

Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program Now Accepting Sign-Ups

Posted on Sep 23, 2010 by MG1

When Microsoft has plans to update their Xbox LIVE experience, which usually incorporates some major improvements to the Dashboard, as well as adding plenty of features, the company has a call-out for...

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