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Old school Xboxers offered Halo incentives

Old school Xboxers offered Halo incentives

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Just weeks before  for the original Xbox is permanently removed from Microsoft's Live online service, the company has announced a raft of measures to keep angry Halo 2 players happy. As compensation for being deprived of their favourite game, Master Chief fans will have the pain of excommunication eased with the offer of a guaranteed place on the beta programme for Halo Reach, the company's much-anticipated multi player arena shooter, a three month extension of...



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Microsoft Releases 'Kinectimals' for iOS Devices

Microsoft Releases 'Kinectimals' for iOS Devices

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Microsoft has released a game for iOS platform called "Kinectimals" following the success of previously released apps such as Windows Live Messenger, Bing for Apple iPad, Xbox Live client for iPhone. The "Kinectimals" game is...


Microsoft Releases Silent Update for Xbox 360; Help Combat Piracy

Microsoft Releases Silent Update for Xbox 360; Help Combat Piracy

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Microsoft has released a silent update for the Xbox 360 platform that prevents people from playing pirated games on the console. According to an article on Attack of the Fanboy website, the company made the silent update...


Xbox Turns 10, Microsoft Says “Thank you for the first ten years”

Xbox Turns 10, Microsoft Says “Thank you for the first ten years”

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It has been 10 years since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox, a revolutionary product in gaming market. In the very first week of its launch 100,000 units were shipped to the retailers and before the end of 2001, 1.5 million units of...


Microsoft Covertly Introduces Xbox 360 Anti-Piracy Measures

Microsoft Covertly Introduces Xbox 360 Anti-Piracy Measures

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It has been speculated that a recent mandatory update to the Xbox 360's dashboard might contain a patch that prevents users from running pirated copies of games. According to Engadget, the Microsoft update has silently fixed a...


Modern Warfare 2 Still Xbox Live's Most Played Game

Modern Warfare 2 Still Xbox Live's Most Played Game

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Microsoft has announced that Activision's Modern Warfare 2 was the most played game on Xbox Live for the week ending 19 September.Despite its immense success at launch, Halo: Reach came in second.According to a list released by...


Microsoft Hints At More Frequent Halo Title Releases

Microsoft Hints At More Frequent Halo Title Releases

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Microsoft has indicated that it may make Halo game releases more frequent in the future.In an interview with IGN, Microsoft Game Studio vice president Phil Spencer said that although there was no explicit strategy in place to...


Microsoft Confirm Halo: Reach Disc Errors

Microsoft Confirm Halo: Reach Disc Errors

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Microsoft has confirmed that a number of gamers cannot play Halo: Reach on their Xbox 360s.Microsoft has confirmed that there is a small percentage of Halo: Reach players who are experiencing trouble while trying to play the game...


Gamers Play Halo: Reach For 2,000 Years

Gamers Play Halo: Reach For 2,000 Years

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Gamers have played Halo: Reach enough to accumulate over 2,000 years worth of game time since its launch on 14 September.The game's developer, Bungie, has revealed that 31 million Halo: Reach games have been played worldwide in...


Halo Reach clocks up 2,000 years of fragging

Halo Reach clocks up 2,000 years of fragging

100 million games played

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The latest title in the popular Halo franchise has achieved some pretty impressive statistics since its release on September 14th. Just six days later and Halo Reach maker Bungie says that 31 million games have been played...


Halo : Reach Game Launch Attracts Hundreds In London

Halo : Reach Game Launch Attracts Hundreds In London

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Microsoft has delegated a Spartan complete with a jetpack to London's Trafalgar Square to mark the launch of Halo : Reach, the prequel of Halo : Combat Evolved, at midnight. Hundreds are expected to flock through the doors as the...


Halo: Reach Code Leaked

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The Halo: Reach code leaked over the weekend is now being circulated and illegally downloaded from torrent websites.The game, which is slated for a 14 September release, was procured by hackers who managed to break past security...


Xbox 360 games announced for Windows Phone 7

Xbox 360 games announced for Windows Phone 7

Play console games on your mobile

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Microsoft has unveiled the first spate of Xbox Live games that will be available for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS, which can be played on a mobile phone running that very platform.At Gamescom, one of the largest game...


Microsoft Reveals Windows Phone 7 Gaming Plans

Microsoft Reveals Windows Phone 7 Gaming Plans

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Microsoft has announced plans for releasing 50 games on its upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphones.Speaking at the Gamescom 2010 in Cologne, the company said that users will offered 50 Xbox Live games when the first Windows Phone...


Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Console Goes On Sale In The UK

Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Console Goes On Sale In The UK

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Microsoft has officially launched the new version of its flagship gaming console, the Xbox 360, and added a new moniker to it, Slim, to describe the physical changes that have been made to it. Apart from the fact that it has lost...


Microsoft laughs at Activision's PC games support

Microsoft laughs at Activision's PC games support

Asks if it's April already

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Jokers in Microsoft's Games for Windows wing have laughed off Activision's claims that it's supporting PC gaming, likening the games publisher's comments to an April fool's gag. A post on the Games for Windows verified Twitter...

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