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NEWS ABOUT: Xbox Live

Xbox Live stories: 7 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Tips for Parents of Gamers 

Play with your kids; look beyond ESRB ratings

Jul 1, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Video games can present a real challenge to parents—banning them from the household is too harsh, but allowing children to play without restrictions can lead to unhealthy consequences. Ars Technica compiles seven pointers:
  1. Remember that it’s like any other parenting challenge. The easiest way to discern
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parenting • Xbox Live • video games • Microsoft Xbox 360

Twitter and Facebook Come to Xbox 360

Microsoft console gets motion-sensor camera, Spielberg to show it

Jun 1, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a bid to make its Xbox 360 more interactive, Microsoft is bringing Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm, a lightning-speed video service, and—brace yourself—a motion-sensing camera that knows who you are just by reading your face to the console, Ars Technica reports. The company even brought in Steven Spielberg... More »

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Paul McCartney • Steven Spielberg • Tiger Woods • Facebook • video game console • camera • Xbox 360 • Beatles • Xbox Live • Ringo Starr • Twitter

NEW RELEASE

 GTA IV Rides Again in 
 Lost and the Damned 

Download-only add-on episode revs new life into franchise's fourth outing

Feb 18, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned brings gamers back to a Liberty City as gritty and darkly funny as ever, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times. The add-on episode, only available as a download through the Xbox Live service, swiftly ditches GTA IV's protagonist... More »

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Xbox 360 • Xbox Live • video game reviews • Grand Theft Auto • Grand Theft Auto IV • video games

Microsoft Opens Game Creation to Users

Games made by gamers for gamers coming to XBox Live

Feb 21, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft says it's going to bring democracy to video game creation and distribution, MSNBC reports. Microsoft's game-making kit has been a popular download, and the company is now introducing a way for gamers to share the games they make with millions of fellow enthusiasts. They plan to launch a YouTube-style... More »

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Microsoft • user generated content • file sharing • gaming • Xbox 360 • Xbox Live • video games

Disgruntled Xbox Players Will Get Free Game

Microsoft apologizes for swamped system over holidays

Jan 4, 08 3:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft apologized to Xbox players who weren’t able to access its online gaming system over Christmas and promised them a free game to make up for it. The software company said the system got swamped by too many users trying to play at once. Members of the service will... More »

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Microsoft • Xbox • Xbox Live • online gaming • video games

'Halo 3' Hits $300M in Sales

Microsoft hoping franchise will help it win the console wars

Oct 4, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Video-game phenomenon "Halo 3" earned more than $300 million in global sales during its first week, Microsoft announced today. Although specific figures were not released, the Wall Street Journal reports, the game surely also drove up sales of its Xbox 360 console, which previously had been flagging in competition... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live • video games

'Halo 3' Sells Record $170M in First Day

Explosive debut stands to boost Microsoft's Xbox 360 console

Sep 26, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's "Halo 3" lived up the hype, the Wall Street Journal reported today, bringing in an estimated $170 million on its first day of release to shatter the record set by its predecessor, "Halo 2." Analysts say the first-person shooter game should be a boon for sales... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live

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