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Free game for XBLA users

4 January 2008, 13:08

In response to the annoyed army of Xbox live subscribers that suffered numerous connection problems to the live service over the holiday period, Microsft will be offering a free Xbox ...

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Xbox 360 sales hit nearly 17.7 million

4 January 2008, 11:24

Microsoft are today shouting from the rooftops about their successful sales period, in which they sold approximately 4.3 million Xbox 360s in the last three months of 2007.

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HD-DVD ready Xbox 360 Ultimate at CES 2008?

3 January 2008, 09:15

Next week sees the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and rumours are growing that Microsoft has some big news planned for Bill Gate's keynote speech.

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Microsoft's Windows Home Server corrupts files

28 December 2007, 11:14

Microsoft has acknowledged in a recent knowledge base article that a bug in its Windows Home Server software causes files to become corrupted when using certain programs to save data ...

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Still looking for a late Christmas gift? How about MS Points?

24 December 2007, 11:35

Microsoft has announced today, Christmas Eve, that you can now purchase Microsoft Points as a gift for other users of Xbox Live. Talk about leaving it 'till the very last ...

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Would HEXUS users pay to upgrade from Vista to XP?

21 December 2007, 12:39

Earlier this month we ran a poll asking "A year after launch - How much would you pay to Upgrade from Vista to XP?" Having collected over a thousand votes, ...

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Mass Effect (2) Ascension coming to Xbox 360?

21 December 2007, 09:09

Rumours that Electronic Art's recent acquisition of Bioware Corp, would affect the development of the Mass Effect triogy have today been debunked, following confirmation that the second game is in ...

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Microsoft readies IE8 for the first half of 2008

20 December 2007, 09:56

The next version of Microsoft's widely used web browser, Internet Explorer, is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2008. In the meantime, the IE team's developers claim to ...

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Microsoft strike deal with Viacom for exclusive Xbox 360 content

20 December 2007, 09:22

Microsoft has signed a 'strategic partnership' with American media conglomerate, Viacom which gives them access to the company's catalogue of movies, videos, and games and allows them to distribute the ...

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Windows XP SP3 release candidate now available

19 December 2007, 10:12

Following its release six years ago, Microsoft's Windows XP is still going strong. Users of the ever popular operating system are now able to download a release candidate of Service ...

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Ninja Gaiden 2 - Xbox 360

19 December 2007, 09:23

Microsoft has released some tantalising new screenshots from their upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive fighter, Ninja Gaiden 2.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD emulator available now

14 December 2007, 10:21

The Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, enables film studios and disc authoring companies to model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity.

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Opera files antitrust suit against Microsoft

13 December 2007, 13:08

Redmond software giant Microsoft looks to be heading back to its least favourite place, the EU courts, as web browser maker Opera files an EU antitrust suit accusing Microsoft of ...

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XNA Game Studio 2.0 supporting Xbox live

13 December 2007, 10:25

Microsoft has today announced that XNA Game Studio 2.0, the game development platform for Xbox 360 and Windows is now available for download, adding more than 15 new features.

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Microsoft end the year with patches and updates galore

12 December 2007, 10:21

The staff over at Microsoft have been keeping busy. A Windows update this morning totalled some 220MBs and I've still more updates to choose from.

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A year after Vista's launch, it's time for a poll

12 December 2007, 09:37

It has been a year since Microsoft's much talked about operating system, Windows Vista, launched amid much fanfare and HEXUS are now running a poll asking if you would be ...

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Lost Odyssey - Xbox 360

11 December 2007, 12:59

Microsoft has released a host of new screenshots and announced some new features for their upcoming sci-fi RPG, Lost Odyssey.

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Out Xbox LIVE Arcade's Double Header as Arkadian Warriors and GripShift Arrive This Wednesday

11 December 2007, 11:35

Prepare for an action-packed dungeon crawl with Sierra Online’s “Arkadian Warriors” and experience the innovative cross genre gameplay of “GripShift,” by Sidhe Interactive.

Xbox 360 movie download service launches today

11 December 2007, 09:52

Today, December 11th 2007, sees the launch of the Xbox live movie store in Europe, a service which allows consumers to hire out the likes of Superman III and 300 ...

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Microsoft outlines Vista SP1 in 17-page changelog

10 December 2007, 10:33

Want to know exactly what will be changing under the hood of Microsoft's Windows Vista when release candidate 1 of its first service pack launches this week? Find out in ...

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December DLC available for Forza Motorsport 2

7 December 2007, 13:43

Here's a little early Christmas present for all the Forza Motorsport fans from the folk at Turn 10. A new track, Road America, and a selection of new cars.

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Microsoft trying its best to bring XP to the XO laptop

6 December 2007, 17:49

Not content with seeing the $100 XO laptop running only Linux, Microsoft state "we are hard at work" on bringing its OS to the device.

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Windows Vista SP1 release candidate ready to roll

5 December 2007, 19:51

Announced on Microsoft's official Windows Vista Blog, the release candidate of its forthcoming Service Pack 1 has been made available via Microsoft Connect and will be available to the public ...

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Microsoft hoping to increase Vista adoption via piracy?

4 December 2007, 12:25

The anti-piracy system featured in Microsoft's Windows Vista, commonly known as Windows Genuine Advantage, is set to lose its ability to degrade usability. After the deployment of Windows Vista Service ...

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Xbox live video store set to roll out in Europe - movie details

4 December 2007, 10:27

December 11th is the date to pencil in your diaries for the first batch of content from Microsoft's Xbox live video marketplace.

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Windows Mobile 6.1 gets pictured

4 December 2007, 09:38

Boy Genius Report gets its hands on a Motorola Q9 which as it turns out, has Windows Mobile 6.1 loaded on it. Naturally, they take no less than 100 photos!

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Xbox 360 arcade hits programmme launches today

4 December 2007, 08:55

Today, 4th December 2007, sees the Xbox 360 dashboard update that we've all been waiting for, but it's also the launch of Microsoft's arcade hits programme - arcade titles on ...

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Full details of Xbox 360 dashboard update

3 December 2007, 08:53

Daryl Welsh, the Xbox 360 Group Test and Release Manager, has revealed the extent of the Xbox 360 dashboard update, which takes place on December 4th.

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Xbox 360 targets We7 for Christmas campaign

30 November 2007, 14:01

The We7 campaign is part of a wider Christmas strategy from Xbox which includes TV advertising, and will run from 26th November until Christmas day.

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Review: Mass Effect - Xbox 360

30 November 2007, 13:42

Mass Effect is more than just a videogame. It’s a sci-fi entertainment experience, a cinematic showcase and an epic novel rolled into one. Check out our full review of Bioware's ...

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Windows Live Messenger's not so private beta

29 November 2007, 17:38

A few days ago, I had an e-mail from Microsoft stating I'd been invited to be part of a "select group" getting an exclusive preview of the next Windows Live ...

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Xbox 360 - 2007: Microsoft say it's a year to remember

29 November 2007, 10:48

We'll have our own thoughts on 2007 in our yearly round-up at the end of December, but for now here's Microsoft's version on how they remember the last year on ...

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Xbox 360 adds more titles to backward compatible roster

28 November 2007, 10:25

An update now available via Xbox Live adds further titles to an ever growing list of original Xbox games now playable on the Xbox 360.

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