Microsoft is releasing a handful of games for the Games on Demand service including a special deal on Battlefield 1943 for 800 MS ($10) points. Other releases include: Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week: Feb. 15: Battlefield 1943, 800 Microsoft Points ($10) Xbox LIVE Games
Hey, all you kiddies. You’re going to need mom and dad’s approval to access Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM through Xbox now. An update to Xbox Live temporarily locked out minor accounts from accessing these applications. An upcoming update will make it necessary that parents approve
Microsoft cracked down on users believed to be using modded consoles, timed along the release of the year’s hottest game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. One million Xbox Live players were banned in a move to prevent game piracy. According to Microsoft “All consumers
iPhone app developer Storm8 is accused of stealing phone numbers through their downloaded apps according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco. Storm8 acknowledged back in August that their apps were riddled with what they called “bugs” which collected the phone numbers of the phones
Bad news if you’ve been rocking Borderlands or Forza 3 on Xbox Live. These games haven’t been released yet, and Microsoft is going to permanently ban anyone caught pirating these games. “You know, when you play a pre-release title on LIVE when I know you
Grand Theft Auto IV is now available for download through Xbox 360’s Live Marketplace Games on Demand service. Xbox 360 owners with net-connected boxes can download the 7GB game for $29.99. For the same $30 price tag users can purchase the game from retailers, and
Netflix account holders can currently take advantage of an exclusive deal between Xbox and Netflix to stream movies through their Xbox 360 console. That may change in the future. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told Reuters, “Eventually we want to be on all the game consoles,
The controversial Shadow Complex was released on Xbox Live in August, and sanctions have already been decided for those who cheat. Players verified as having cheated will be removed from leaderboards (though there is no word on what a “verified cheater” entails). These players will
id Software classic Doom II will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Shown today on the floor of QuakeCon 2009, an official announcement is expected later today. No pricing or release date have been announced. Check back for updates!
With less than a week to go before TMNT: Turtles in Time is available on the Xbox Live Arcade, Ubisoft has announced it’s lowering the price from 1200 MS Points ($15 US) to 800 MS Points ($10 US). Ubisoft stated that the price drop was