Xbox Live

Microsoft and Nielsen are teaming up to track the ratings from the online Xbox LIVE game show “1 vs. 100.” This is the first time ever that a video game console network will be measured by an analytics firm such as Nielsen. The goal of the new ratings system is to measure how many people were…

Halo 3 ODST went on sale at midnight last night and I went to the launch party to ask some of your questions and talk to the people behind the game. Curtis Creamer is the Halo 3 ODST games producer and here I had an opportunity to ask him questions from forum members: algorith, intelman, Bas,…

To celebrate the launch of The Beatles: Rock Band, the new game that brings the group’s music to a standalone edition of the popular Rock Band franchise, Microsoft is putting up a special edition Xbox 360 console up for auction. The case for this Xbox is covered with beautiful hand-painted…

The highly anticipated Xbox LIVE update is now available to all users. The next time you sign into Xbox LIVE, you’ll be prompted to accept the mandatory update. If you haven’t already heard (where have you been?!), this is the update that will deliver the slew of new features originally announced…

According to news from Major Nelson, you can start using your PayPal account to pay buy Microsoft Points for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. This is only available online at Xbox.com and is only in the U.S. for now - you can’t actually set up your account on the Xbox 360 itself. However, if you choose…

At this year’s E3 Expo, Microsoft announced an upcoming update for the Xbox LIVE service which will introduce a number of changes and new features, including integration with social networks like Facebook and Twitter, Netflix improvements, and updates to the Xbox LIVE service itself. Now, thanks…

The new game show 1 vs. 100 launched into its open beta on Xbox LIVE at the beginning of this month. Originally announced at CES back in January, the show represents an entirely new format for Xbox LIVE games: a real-time, interactive game with a live host that’s played at specific times of the…

At the E3 Expo, Microsoft announced that the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter will be coming to the Xbox LIVE service as well as music streaming site Last.fm. The social network integration will arrive by way of what are basically client apps built right into the dashboard. (Gizmodo has…

It seemed like the entire world was watching the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama yesterday, but if you weren’t one of them, you probably now feel like you missed out on some serious history-making in action. Don’t worry, though - you can get caught up easily using either your Xbox or your…

Inside the new James Bond Xbox 360 game, Quantum of Solace, there’s a special insert card that gives you the option to try out the upcoming Netflix streaming service set to launch with the New Xbox Experience on November 19th. The card provided with the game is actually a 48-hour Gold Live Trial…