Xbox Live members, I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. Which one do you want to hear first? Assuming you answered with good news: Microsoft has started this new thing where they gift Microsoft Points to Xbox LIVE members on their birthday. Cool, huh? Well, there’s some bad news to follow, and you’ll have to head past the jump for that!
If you've been sitting back looking at Windows XP or the Windows Vista boot screen on your PC when it is loading and trying to convince yourself that upgrading to Windows 8 would be the most reasonable thing to do, then the fact that Microsoft's new operating system comes bundled with a little bit of the Xbox experience may just do the trick and convince you. Microsoft have some pretty fantastic products and services, with Windows, the Xbox gaming console and their Windows Phone platform, they have a pretty solid product line up.
Microsoft has today released three new apps to add to its burgeoning collection of media-based apps for the Xbox 360 console. Microsoft may be in the middle of having to deflect questions about the replacement for its ageing Xbox 360, but the Redmond outfit clearly isn't getting ready to put the world's favorite home console out to pasture just yet.
Video games are a big business, and the mobile video game industry is growing at an alarming rate. You just need to look at the iPhone App Store’s top fifty applications to see just how popular games on mobile devices are, and again, they are growing faster than we actually hoped for. It is no wondering that developers are starting to invest a lot of time and money into producing highly polished and professional looking mobile games which in some instances even feature professionally recorded soundtracks.
Microsoft is on a roll these day! First, they pushed out the official My Xbox LIVE app for the iPhone and iPad, then they released Kinectimals; which is the first game ever by Microsoft to land on iOS, then they released SkyDrive for iPhone, and now they’ve pushed out a big treat for all Halo: Reach fans out there.
Microsoft rolled out its Dashboard update to Xbox 360 users just last week, with strong emphasis on streaming media and video related content.
Since the announcement and subsequent commencement of Microsoft's BUILD Keynote conference, the Redmond-based company has been in the news on an hourly basis. The Windows 8 demonstrations have gone down a real treat, backed-up with by the fact that half a million users flocked to download early Alpha previews of the company's latest dose of OS innovation.
Microsoft’s online multiplayer gaming service Xbox LIVE’s subscription-based membership “Gold” is coming to Windows Phone 7 soon, Redmond Pie has learned.
As expected, Microsoft has started to slowly and gradually roll out cloud storage services for all Xbox 360 users, which will help them in syncing their progress in the cloud and across multiple consoles without without having to worry about running out of offline storage.
If you’ve got an Xbox 360 in your gaming den and like to play online, you know just how exceptionally awesome Xbox Live is. Well, one of Windows Phone 7’s greatest features is the tight Xbox Live integration. Your XBL avatar, your achievements/gamer score and your friends; they can all be carried in your pocket with a WP7 smartphone.
