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As you may have read online , we’ve been actively banning consoles from Xbox LIVE that have been modified to play pirated games. Our commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million members of...
January 2009 saw the most members join LIVE than in any previous month since the service launched in November 2002. Currently more than 17–million people are now connected over LIVE. In addition, the January NPD numbers also reveal that Xbox 360...
If you are in the Seattle area and looking for something to do this Saturday night , how about heading down to Video Games Live ? The show, where video game music is performed with a live orchestra and choir, is in town this Saturday, January 24th . And...
In addition to the 2 million copies of Gears of War 2 that flew off the shelves over the weekend, LIVE was pretty active as well. More than 1.5 million people signed into "Gears of War 2" during the weekend, racking up a total 15 million gameplay...
I’ve gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads pop up on console bannings so I thought I’d post and let folks know what’s up. In our our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million...
I won’t waste your time trying to explain levelHead . But if you have a moment, read about it here and then check out the video here . Pretty wild huh?
The Writers Guild Foundation has a workshop scheduled for October 18th that may be of interest to some of you. If you are curious as to what it takes write for video games, this looks like an awfully good use of a Saturday afternoon (assuming you are...
The Alpha came out in May, but the team just shipped the beta version with some new features for your game making fun. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend (if you’re not coming to PAX) why not kick out a game? Note: You’ll...
A brand new blog and podcast from our friends over at Microsoft Game Studios . Justin , Jeff and John are testers that work over at MGS and have started their own blog and show. I’ve given them a few pointers, but don’t let that stop you from...
Simon Parkin over at Gamasutra has an article on last minute game reviews . Certainly there are some valid reasons to limit access to a game (so a story won’t leak for one) but what does the average gamer think about this practice?
Sometimes, I just never know how my day will get started: I just got a call from the producers for the Sirius Radio show that I sit on on each week and they just told me we have (notorious) film director Uwe Boll live in studio. As usual, I’ll be...
CNET has posted a story about the Championship Gaming Series to open training center in China . What do you think about this. as gaming as a spectator sport finally turned a corner and ready for the mainstream?
If you live near New York City or San Jose, CA and you want to get an early look at the new COD4 Maps coming out next week, you are in luck! Robert Bowling, ( FourZeroTwo ) the Community Manager for Infinity Ward, has posted complete details on his blog...
Geoff Keighley just sent me an email announcing the winners of this years Game Critics awards. Here, through the magic of cut and paste, is the email: ************************************ From: Geoff Keighley Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:08 AM Subject...
I have received a few questions as to why Xbox LIVE members under 18 cannot access game demos or trailers on Xbox LIVE. The answer lies with video game ratings organizations, like the Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ). Game demos and trailers...
It is short sweet and to the point . It’s good to see our good friend the Companion Cube with a Santa hat on, as well as the Holiday (Fruit?) cake. If you have any links to any other game related online greeting cards, feel free to link to them...
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