majornelson.com - 8/7/2009
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If you are in the United States, you can now use PayPal as a method of payment for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. You can use PayPal to buy Microsoft Points without having to associate your credit card information to your Xbox LIVE account. If you are new to PayPal, please sign up first and then ...
Xbox Live Preview video demo: new Netflix UI, Avatar marketplace
slashgear.com 7/30/2009 — Invitations to Microsoft’s Xbox Live Preview have begun to hit Xbox 360 owners, and rather than sit hunched over their consoles rubbing their hands and gloating about having access two weeks ahead of everyone else, some are sharing video of the ...
Editorial: It’s time to raise the Xbox Live friend limit
gearlive.com 8/10/2009 —
Okay, I’ve had enough of the Xbox Live friend limit that Microsoft has imposed on us for far too long. I think this has gone on long enough, and I’m really not seeing a good reason for it. As many Xbox Live gamers know, the current ...
Microsoft Xbox Might Be Heading Beyond the Console —
SlashGear
The Xbox Live update went out today, which included a bit of a shocker in of itself , but something a bit more interesting has emerged from a Microsoft job posting , sent out yesterday. It looks like Microsoft is looking LIVE Community Director in the Entertainment & Devices Division. ...
Xbox Live Update August 11, 2009 Features (Video) —
Technology Talks
Xbox Live Update August 11, 2009 is now available and here are its new features. The Xbox Live Update August 11, 2009 has many new great features wherein one of which is the new Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace. In Xbox Live’s Avatar Marketplace, users are allowed to customize their avatars ...
How are you liking the 8/11 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update? —
Gear Live
Yeah, in case you forgot, today is the day that the masses (including you) get access to all the fancy new features in the latest Xbox 360 Dashboard Update ! I’m talking about things like Netflix Movie Parties, Games on Demand, the Avatar Marketplace, etc. You can get the full scoop ...
Xbox Live Update has arrived, everything is going to be alright —
Engadget
It was almost a little cruel of Microsoft to offer its Xbox Live Update preview program so widely -- sure, all your stupid friends had the update, with their fancy new avatar clothing purchases and their cutesy little shared virtual Netflix screenings -- but there was you, updateless, ...
Xbox LIVE Update now available to all —
Tech Ticker
If you missed out the preview and have been itching to try out the new LIVE update, well here’s your chance as the Xbox 360 team has released the update to all LIVE members. It’s a mandatory update and users will be prompted to update as soon as they login into Xbox LIVE.
A ...
Trials HD arriving on Xbox 360 —
Gear Live
That’s right, folks - the next installment in the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade is about to drop! Trials HD is coming this Wednesday for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).
Be prepared for a “full-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing platformer” that includes fifty stages as ...
Why You Can't Have More Than 100 Xbox Live Friends [Xbox Live] —
Gizmodo
Two words: Halo 2 . Halo 2 is why Microsoft hasn't killed the old Xbox Live , according to G4 . And the old Xbox Live architecture can't support more than 100 friends. In order to add in support for more than 100 friends on the Xbox 360 , Microsoft has to ditch the old Xbox Live setup first, ...
Pay For Microsoft Points On Your Xbox 360 Using PayPal —
GadgetReview
Some people have hesitations when attaching their credit card information to various websites and services. To help possibly ease those hesitations you can now buy Microsoft Points using your PayPal account. Though it would be cooler if you could also renew your yearly Xbox Live account, ...
Xbox Live Down Today: Status Can’t Connect —
PR News:
We’re glad to tell you that the Xbox Live service should be back to normal today, after a week of disruptions. Xbox Live had been suffering from problems all week, but the latest news is that everything should be back as it was today.
As stated here over at DeviceMag , the downtime ...
Xbox Live Down Today August 6-7 2009 Frustrates Users —
Technology Talks
Xbox Live has gone down a few times in the past and we’ve documented Xbox Live Down events since 2008. For 2009, it’s only the 2nd time this month of August Xbox Live went down for reasons unclear to many users. The first schedule was in June. Well, this is most likely due to system ...
Xbox 360’s Games On Demand Service Priced At $20-30 —
GadgetReview
The August 11th Xbox Live update will be the first time we see Microsoft’s “Games on Demand” service. Even though the download only store won’t feature any brand new games, you will be able to buy some classic titles. To start, the service will offer such quality ...
TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled arrives tomorrow on XBLA —
Gear Live
That’s right, the arcade classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time comes out tomorrow, August 5th, on Xbox Live Arcade - as part of XBLA ‘s ‘Summer of Arcade.’
Re-Shelled promises updated 3-D graphics with the same masterful gameplay. Four player co-op and ...
New Xbox 360 Dashboard Update: Some Changes —
PR News:
Im sure most of you eager Xbox 360 owners are aware of the upcoming dashboard update to the Xbox 360 console. It is expected to go live to the public on August 11th, but we have some features and changes that you might like to know about beforehand, thanks to an early preview program of the ...
Xbox Live NXE Beta Reveals Smaller Game Install Sizes [Xbox] —
Gizmodo
Word from Kotaku is the Xbox Live NXE preview beta thing going on now features smaller game install sizes. Not one of the more exciting features, sure, but if you're the type of gamer who enjoys seeing their games boot up a few second fast than usual it's gravy. [ Kotaku ]
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