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Rumours for the Xbox 720: Blu-ray drive, Radeon 6600 GPU, Kinect 2, but no second hand games?

Xbox 720 Rumours: Blu-ray Drive, Radeon 6000 GPU, Kinect 2, But No Used Games

Posted by: Andrew K, 00:59 EST, Fri January 27, 2012

Xbox 720 rumours abound, including Kinect 2, Blu-ray drive, and banning second-hand games! ... More


Microsoft responds to the Sony PS3 price cut by offering its own $50 price reduction, but only in Australia so far

Xbox 360 Price Drop - In Australia Only, But Could Other Countries Follow?

Posted by: Sean F, 15:06 EST, Thu September 15, 2011

A $50 price drop for the Xbox 360 in response to the PS3 price drop, but it's only in Australia ... for now ... More


A Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360? Xbox 360 Magazine Italy seems to think so ...

Not Again! Xbox 360 Blu-ray Rumours Surface, Via Xbox 360 Italy Magazine

Posted by: Andrew K, 23:53 EST, Thu September 8, 2011

Yep, yet another rumour suggesting the Xbox 360 is about to get a Blu-ray drive add-on. Where do all these rumours come from? ... More



News Icon Sony Rebrands PS3, Attacks Xbox For Being "Inferior Technology"

posted by: Sean F, 14:53 EST, Sun September 4, 2011

Sony executive attacks Microsoft for "protecting an inferior technology", while the company tries to present a less arrogant image, and moves away from the PSN fiasco in a major rebranding effort

News Icon UltraViolet Coming Via Warner's 'Horrible Bosses' and 'Green Lantern', HBO Go News

posted by: Sean F, 23:01 EST, Sat August 6, 2011

UltraViolet coming via Warner's 'Horrible Bosses' and 'Green Latern', and access to the UV cloud will be done through Flixster. Also, HBO Go is coming to game consoles and other Internet connected devices

News Icon 'We Don't F**king Care About Piracy', Says Super Meat Boy Devs

posted by: Andrew K, 23:50 EST, Thu July 21, 2011

Does piracy really matter? Team Meat, developers of the hugely popular Super Meat Boy, says it doesn't matter at all, and might even help sales

News Icon New Xbox 360 Slim Model Coming, New PS3 Model With PS2 Compatibility?

posted by: Andrew K, 19:39 EST, Tue June 21, 2011

New Xbox 360 and PS3 models promise better consoles, although some promised features may have been lost in translation

News Icon E3 Update: Kinect Funlab, PS3 TV and More

posted by: Andrew K, 00:13 EST, Wed June 8, 2011

Microsoft launches the Kinect app store with a new free apps of some interest, plus Sony is launching a PS3 branded 3D TV that allows for 2-player gaming on the same screen without a split-screen

News Icon Game Publishers Get New Info About PSN Outage, and PS3 Sales May Be Hurting

posted by: Sean F, 16:15 EST, Sat May 14, 2011

Sony has sent a letter game publishers, providing them more information about the PSN outage, plus retailers say that gamers are trading in their PS3s for Xbox 360's

News Icon Xbox 360 Possibly Getting "Spring Update" Next Week

posted by: Sean F, 21:10 EST, Fri May 13, 2011

The Xbox 360 is getting a major update next week according to leaked documents, but the update won't have many noticeable new features, other than PayPal support

News Icon US Wii Price Drop, Plus Nintendo Boss Not Afraid Of Kinect

posted by: Andrew K, 23:31 EST, Wed May 4, 2011

New discounted Wii bundle will remove Wii Sports, but adds Mario Kart and wheel, and Nintendo President says Kinect is not a threat

News Icon Kinect Navigation Added To Netflix for Xbox 360

posted by: Jason F, 16:03 EST, Fri April 15, 2011

You can now use Kinect to control your Xbox 360 Netflix experience, but this first version of the control software seems to be lacking in many aspects

News Icon PlayStation Chief: 3DS Is For Kids, Xbox 360 Running Out Of Steam

posted by: Sean F, 12:50 EST, Sun April 10, 2011

SCEA president Jack Tretton is on attack mode again, this time calling the Xbox 360 outdate, and suggesting that only young children play the 3DS

News Icon New Xbox 360 Disc Format Promises More Storage, But It's Not Blu-ray

posted by: Sean F, 14:21 EST, Fri April 1, 2011

Xbox 360 games are about to get an extra 1GB of storage, with beta-testing already progressing

News Icon Latest Kinect Mod Lets You Control PS3, Play Games

posted by: Sean F, 14:04 EST, Tue March 22, 2011

Want to control your PS3 and play games without using a controller? Sony hasn't made a device for it yet, but an enterprising hacker has made Microsoft's Kinect work on the PS3

News Icon Pachter: Kinect Outselling Move By 5:1

posted by: Sean F, 17:28 EST, Tue March 15, 2011

Analyst Michael Pachter believes Kinect is outselling the Move by a 5:1 margin

News Icon Kinect Sales Set New World Record, 10 Million Shipped

posted by: Sean F, 14:15 EST, Thu March 10, 2011

Microsoft's Kinect accessory for the Xbox 360 is now officially the fastest selling consumer electronics device in history

News Icon Kinect Coming to the PC With Official SDK, and Windows Phone

posted by: Sean F, 17:09 EST, Fri February 25, 2011

Microsoft plans to bring Kinect to both Windows and Windows Phone, with the separate announcements of an official PC SDK for Kinect, and also a demo of Kinect/Windows Phone interaction

News Icon Kinect: Injuries and Arrests

posted by: Sean F, 12:33 EST, Wed January 19, 2011

From breaking your foot from, to getting arrested for it, playing Xbox 360 Kinect has never been so dangerous

News Icon NPD US Video Games Sales Analysis for December 2010

posted by: Sean F, 22:49 EST, Sat January 15, 2011

Want to find out whether the Wii outsold the Xbox 360, and how the PS3 perform? Read our monthly NPD analysis feature and get informed

News Icon Xbox 360 Kinect: 8 Million Shipped, Avatar Kinect Chat Launched

posted by: Sean F, 13:04 EST, Fri January 7, 2011

The Xbox 360 Kinect device has beat its holidays sales target, as Microsoft announced a new Avatar Kinect chat feature at CES 2011

News Icon New Kinect Xbox 360 Bundle Disc Scratching Problem?

posted by: Sean F, 14:21 EST, Wed January 5, 2011

Reports of the new Xbox 360 console scratching Kinect Adventure discs has gamers concerned

News Icon XBOX Live Gets Rewards Program

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:04 EST, Fri December 3, 2010

Microsoft has announced a new program that allows Xbox Live users to earn Microsoft Points by doing certain tasks via Xbox Live Rewards

News Icon Impressive Sales Figure for XBOX Accessory

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:29 EST, Tue November 30, 2010

Microsoft announced today that it had sold over 2.5 million Kinect sensors in less than one month after

News Icon XBOX 360 Dashboard Updated

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:56 EST, Tue November 2, 2010

The annual Xbox Live fall update is now available which includes ESPN, Netflix Search and Zune Music

News Icon U-Verse for XBOX 360 & Windows Phone 7

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:50 EST, Tue October 12, 2010

AT&T announced that you will be able to use your XBOX 360 as a U-Verse receiver and your Windows Phone 7 too when U-Verse mobile comes out

News Icon New XBOX 360 Controller for Old School Gamers

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:34 EST, Thu September 2, 2010

Microsoft has announced an updated Xbox 360 controller that has a twistable D-pad perfect for arcade type fighting games

News Icon Microsoft Addresses Headset Sound Issue

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:20 EST, Fri August 27, 2010

Microsoft will finally address sound quality issues with Xbox headsets as the company refreshes the console later this year

News Icon XBOX Live on Windows Phone 7

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:11 EST, Wed August 18, 2010

Microsoft has finally removed the cover and spilled the beans about how closely integrated the OS is with the XBOX Live service and a selection of games

News Icon XBOX 360 Hacked to Play Burned Discs

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:25 EST, Tue August 17, 2010

The people of Team Xecuter have claimed to hack the XBOX 360 to play burned movies or games allowing...ummm people to play backup copies of

News Icon XBOX 360 250GB HD for $79.99

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:57 EST, Thu July 22, 2010

Shop4tech is offering a great deal on the Xbox 360 250GB Hard Drive Module, $15 discount, and free shipping

News Icon New XBOX 360 4GB for Under $200

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:28 EST, Wed July 21, 2010

Microsoft just announced that a shiny new 4GB Xbox 360 with 4GB internal flash memory, matte finish, and built-in WiFi will be selling for under $200

News Icon New Dashboard for the XBOX 360 Leaked

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:59 EST, Fri July 16, 2010

The new Dashboard is a slightly improved version of the New Xbox Experience that debuted last fall but this one has a more Windows Phone 7 like

News Icon Slim XBOX 360 Coming Very Soon

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:28 EST, Thu July 15, 2010

Thanks to leaked images and details from Amazon Germany, we all now know that a 4GB Arcade version of the XBOX 360 is coming soon

News Icon Wal-Mart to Offer Kinect Bundle

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:22 EST, Wed July 14, 2010

It is being rumored that Wal-Mart will offer Kinect bundle pre-orders that consists of the Kinect, a compatible game, and a $30 Walmart gift card all for under $200

News Icon XBOX 360 Gets a Splash of Color

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:32 EST, Tue July 6, 2010

The people over at Colorware have just added the XBOX 360 to its already large list of electronics it will custom paint for you

News Icon Microsoft's New & Improved XBOX 360

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:18 EST, Sat June 19, 2010

The XBOX 360 by Microsoft has a totally redesigned black shiny exterior, larger hard drive, and built in Wi-Fi for the same price as the old Elite Model

News Icon Microsoft Reveals Details about Kinect

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:01 EST, Tue June 15, 2010

Previously code-named “Project Natal,” Kinect is controller-free gaming device that will revolutionize game play by allowing you to be the controller

News Icon Hulu Subscription Coming to XBOX Live?

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:20 EST, Tue June 8, 2010

Its being rumored that Hulu will be added to the XBOX 360 dashboard for direct competition against the already popular Netflix streaming

News Icon Project Natal to Launch in October

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:04 EST, Thu May 13, 2010

Project Natal, Microsoft's new motion controller, will come out two months sooner than expected

News Icon EA Takes New Approach to Used Game Market

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:10 EST, Wed May 12, 2010

Starting with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, players will need an "Online Pass" to enjoy the game over Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network which comes free with new copies but costs

News Icon First Licensed Flash Drive for XBOX 360

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:07 EST, Thu May 6, 2010

SanDisk has just announced that it's now shipping the first licensed Xbox 360 USB flash drive, which can be used to transfer gamertags, game saves, map packs and

News Icon Live TV on the XBOX 360

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:17 EST, Fri April 30, 2010

The folks over at the GameFocus, a Canadian game site, leaked out that the XBOX 360 might be getting a Live TV channel in 2011

News Icon Price Cut for XBOX 360 Arcade Edition

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:56 EST, Wed April 14, 2010

Amazon reduces the price of the XBOX 360 Arcade edition by %20 to under $160

News Icon XBOX Live Game Room Launches

posted by: Jonathan M, 06:57 EST, Thu March 25, 2010

Today you will notice another option for entertainment by Microsoft with the launch of thier new Game Room service that allows gamers to buy and play old school games

News Icon XBOX 360 to get 250GB HDD Upgrade

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:43 EST, Wed March 24, 2010

Microsoft confirmed this morning that the 250GB HDD upgrade will soon (Supposedly today) be coming to the US for $129

News Icon XBOX 360 Slim

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:05 EST, Thu March 18, 2010

After a leaked image of what looks to be a new motherboard for the XBOX 360 leads one to believe a smaller slimmer XBOX is on its way

News Icon When is Project Natal Coming

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:52 EST, Wed February 24, 2010

At a European electronics show, the official launch date for Project Natal, the motion tracking camera from Microsoft, was accidentally leaked

News Icon Sony's Universal Game Controller

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:57 EST, Tue February 23, 2010

A leaked patent from the US patent and trademark office suggests that Sony working on a universal game controller that will control your PS3, XBOX, and

News Icon No More XBOX Live Service for Original XBOX

posted by: Jonathan M, 02:10 EST, Sun February 7, 2010

In their latest attempt to push everyone to upgrade to the XBOX 360 console, Microsoft is pulling the plug on the XBOX Live service for the original XBOX console

News Icon 250GB Hard Drive Coming to XBOX

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:58 EST, Tue February 2, 2010

Microsoft has now released a standalone 250GB Xbox 360 hard drive accessory in Japan but may

News Icon Microsoft to Change Current Point System

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:07 EST, Fri January 22, 2010

Microsoft is looking into changing the way the MS point system displays its prices by actually including the equivalent

News Icon ESPN to Stream Live Sports

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:58 EST, Tue January 19, 2010

I'm not sure how much longer Cable TV can compete with its online rivals as ESPN is thinking of streaming sports straight to Xbox Live

News Icon Windows Mobile Gets XBOX Live

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:57 EST, Tue January 12, 2010

Xbox Live will be available on mobile phones soon and will be known as 'Xbox Live Games'

News Icon XBOX 360 Live Coming to Windows Mobile

posted by: Jonathan M, 18:03 EST, Thu December 31, 2009

Combining the two platforms would help level the playing field in the mobile gaming market between Microsoft, Nokia, and

News Icon Microsoft to Showcase Natal in February

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:39 EST, Tue November 24, 2009

Microsoft announced today that it will reveal more details about Project Natal to developers at Gamefest in Feb

News Icon Free XBOX Live Gold This Weekend

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:23 EST, Sat November 21, 2009

Microsoft is kicking off a few FREE LIVE Weekends so that Silver members can get a free trial of all the

News Icon Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm Join XBOX Live

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:40 EST, Wed November 18, 2009

This years fall update for the XBOX Live service came out today bringing with it social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter

News Icon Project Natal to Ship in One Year

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:17 EST, Thu November 12, 2009

Microsoft has finally revealed some details on its Project Natal hands-free camera

News Icon XBOX Live Rewards Program

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:38 EST, Wed November 4, 2009

Microsoft unveils invite-only program that lets XBL Gold subscribers get MS points for renewing subscriptions, taking surveys, and

News Icon Blu-Ray Add-On for the XBOX 360 ?

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:13 EST, Fri October 23, 2009

After months of denial, Steve Ballmer finally commits to saying Blu-Ray drives will be coming as

News Icon XBOX Live Update Locks Devices

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:49 EST, Tue October 20, 2009

Although the fall XBOX Live update will add many features, it will also remove some too

News Icon GameStop Sells New Carbon Fiber Controller

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:55 EST, Sat October 17, 2009

A modified XBOX controller that mixes Black, Red and carbon fiber is for sale at your local GameStop for only

News Icon Wal-Mart to Sell Used Games

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:15 EST, Wed October 7, 2009

Starting yesterday, Wal-Mart will begin offering used videos games for sale, including games for the Nintendo Wii, DS/DSi, Microsoft Xbox 360 and

News Icon XBOX 360 Gets Mail In Rebate

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:34 EST, Wed September 23, 2009

The Netflix sponsored mail-in rebate now makes the 120GB XBOX 360 as cheap as as the Nintendo Wii for the next two weeks

News Icon XBOX 360 WiFi Adapter Confirmed

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:20 EST, Wed September 23, 2009

Microsoft confirms the 802.11n adapter rumor that floated around last week that supposedly enhances the 360's streaming ability

News Icon XBOX 360 Getting 802.11n Adapter

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:06 EST, Wed September 16, 2009

In preparation for the up and coming Zune Video store, which streams HD content instantly, Microsoft is working on upgrading the WiFi adapter to support the new speeds

News Icon Two Versions of the XBOX 360 Get Price Cuts

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:02 EST, Sat August 29, 2009

Microsoft will lower the price on the XBOX 360 Pro from $299.99 to $249.99 and the Elite will drop from $399.99 to

News Icon RIP XBOX 360 Pro

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:24 EST, Sat August 15, 2009

Microsoft has officially made the statement that the Xbox 360 Pro has been discontinued and will longer be for sale

News Icon GOD is Coming to XBOX 360 Aug. 11th

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:03 EST, Fri August 7, 2009

The "Gaming-On-Demand" service for the XBOX 360, which will start off with 21 exciting games, is set to be here by August 11th

News Icon Microsoft Accepts Applications to Test Dashboard Update

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:38 EST, Tue July 21, 2009

Microsoft has been tight lipped on when this dashboard update will be coming but said sign ups are now open

News Icon Netflix Streams to Bravia TVs

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:06 EST, Fri July 10, 2009

Starting July 9th, Netflix will start streaming movies and TV shows to subscribers with web-enabled Sony Bravia HDTVs

News Icon The TV TrickleSaver Saves You Money

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:34 EST, Thu July 9, 2009

The TrickleSaver device will lower the amount of juice your PS3 or other gaming console sucks up by cutting off the power when you shut off your TV

News Icon Hardware Upgrade for the XBOX 360 Arcade

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:36 EST, Fri June 19, 2009

Microsoft has recently did a hardware update to the Arcade edition of the XBOX 360 that improves performance and fixes quite a few bugs

News Icon XBOX Live Gold Membership for Just $1

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:18 EST, Fri June 19, 2009

Microsoft is currently offering a special one month upgrade to the Xbox Live Gold subscription plan to current Silver plan members for just $1.00

News Icon XBOX Live will Be Down Next Week

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:32 EST, Thu June 11, 2009

The XBOX Live service will unavailable for about 24 hours next week due to "server maintenance" that will help prepare for new features

News Icon Plethora of XBOX News

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:15 EST, Wed June 3, 2009

Microsoft releases several new features to the XBOX console this week including the much anticipated motion controller and 1080p video streaming

News Icon 30 Million XBOX 360's Sold

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:24 EST, Fri May 29, 2009

Microsoft remains a key contender in the game console market in their recent achievement of selling 30 million XBOX 360's

News Icon Sky is the Limit on the XBOX 360

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:18 EST, Thu May 28, 2009

The satellite broadcaster, Sky TV, is rumoured to be hooking up with Microsoft to add some premium content to the Xbox Live service

News Icon Microsoft Working on Motion Sensing Camera for XBOX

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:28 EST, Thu May 14, 2009

The Wall Street Journal claims that Microsoft is indeed working on an optical add-on that will offer three-dimensional game control via body movements

News Icon XBOX Primetime is Here

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:01 EST, Thu May 7, 2009

Microsoft will finally release the new "XBOX Live Primetime" channel this coming Friday

News Icon Netflix Goes for a Monopoly

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:51 EST, Tue April 14, 2009

The folks over at Netflix are tinkering around with the idea of streaming video to consoles other than the XBOX 360

News Icon Amazons Very Own XBOX Live Store

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:07 EST, Thu April 9, 2009

Amazon announced today that it is opening a Amazon Xbox Live Store, where users can download Xbox Live Arcade games, or

News Icon XBOX 360 Elite Becomes Limited Edition Model

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:27 EST, Wed March 11, 2009

Rumor has it that Microsoft is about to take the top-of-the-line Xbox 360 Elite and make it a limited edition model

News Icon Microsoft Lowers XBOX Live Price

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:13 EST, Fri March 6, 2009

Microsoft hopes to lure in more customers or have members upgrade to the Gold account by offering a $10 discount

News Icon No More XBOX Support Says Microsoft

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:57 EST, Tue March 3, 2009

Today Microsoft announced they would no longer offer support for the original XBOX rather a upgrade offer

News Icon XBOX Live Gets More Content

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:30 EST, Fri February 27, 2009

Microsoft and NBC have come together to bring more movies and games to the XBOX Live service in a attempt to battle the uprising of Sony's PlayStation Network

News Icon Abusive XBOX Live Hackers

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:56 EST, Sat February 21, 2009

After a large amount of complaints, Microsoft is investigating into gamers being booted off Xbox Live by hackers

News Icon Online Movie Watching Surges

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:28 EST, Fri February 6, 2009

Netflix says over one million XBOX users watch movies through the streaming movie service

News Icon Microsoft Fixes HDMI Audio

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:46 EST, Wed February 4, 2009

Microsoft fixes a bug in "The New XBOX Experience" that left users with no audio if they were connected to the TV with a HDMI cable

News Icon XBOX Live Membership for $30

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:03 EST, Tue January 20, 2009

Amazon.com is offering 13 months of Microsoft online gaming service for only $30

News Icon Microsoft Says no to DivX

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:52 EST, Tue January 20, 2009

With DivX 7 you can encode your HD files and then play them on your PS3 and/or DivX-certified players but not Microsofts XBOX

News Icon XBOX Outsells the Wii

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:31 EST, Fri January 16, 2009

The Wii may be outselling everyone in gaming consoles, but when it comes to game rentals the XBOX is in the first place

News Icon The Next XBOX is Not Around the Corner

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:04 EST, Tue January 13, 2009

Although Microsoft won't deny they haven't tossed around the idea of working on the next generation console, they have a different method to try

News Icon Microsoft Knew About Disc Damage

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:50 EST, Wed December 17, 2008

Microsoft admits they knew the XBOX 360 was damaging disc when the console was moved during use

News Icon XBOX 360 Jasper Details

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:59 EST, Sat December 13, 2008

There has been several revisions to the XBOX console although its hard to tell which console you are getting except now

News Icon Full Game Downloads for the XBOX 360

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:46 EST, Fri December 12, 2008

Full game downloads may soon become a sure thing for the XBOX 360 as bandwidth increases for home users and pricing gets cheaper

News Icon Roku/XBOX 360 Not Getting Along with Netflix

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:15 EST, Tue December 9, 2008

Roku and XBOX 360 users have been experiencing issues with poor quality on Netflix's streaming movie service but Netflix says they have fixed it

News Icon XBOX Outsells PS3 on Black Friday

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:29 EST, Wed December 3, 2008

XBOX 360 had the single biggest sales day in history by triumping over the PS3 3:1 thanks to Black Friday deals

News Icon Wal-Mart Releases Black Friday Deals

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:52 EST, Sat November 22, 2008

Wal-Mart has just announced its Black Friday pricing on several items ranging from Blu-ray players to

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