From its humble origins as a chunky black box of PC parts, the Xbox has grown into a strapping young adult — attracting a social circle including Netflix, Facebook and Twitter . Now, rumor has it that the Xbox 360’s preening for a date with Hulu, too. Though plans aren’t set in stone, Gear Live tells us Hulu has been spotted in internal Xbox 360 dashboard builds, and that Microsoft will introduce the streaming video service as part of their Xbox LIVE experience at E3 2010.
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Seems that April 6th ship date that GameStop posted back in March was a bit off, but hey — beggars can’t be choosers, yeah? SanDisk has just announced that it’s now shipping the planet’s first licensed Xbox 360 USB flash drive, which just became useful for easily transferring gamertags, game saves, map packs, Arcade downloads, etc.
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SanDisk ships first licensed Xbox 360 USB flash drive
Finally, the day has come . At some magical point in time during today, all you Xbox 360 owners will be prompted to update to the latest firmware for your beloved console.
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Xbox 360 update brings long-awaited USB storage support, SanDisk ready to cash in
Microsoft showed off its new retro-tastic Game Room UI for Xbox 360 in playable form at GDC last week. While the “make a virtual representation of a gaming space” idea might seem ripped straight from Sony’s Home , there aren’t really any actual similarities — outside of the fact they’re both in 3D, at least
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Microsoft’s Game Room for Xbox ‘rewinds’ the hits in our hands-on demo
Dolby’s Axon surround sound technology isn’t exactly new (it’s already used on a number of PC titles), but to date, it has yet to make a stand in the online console and Mac gaming sectors. All that changes today at GDC , with the aural company introducing an Axon software development kit that will make it possible for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and OS X titles to integrate the technology. According to the company, this here solution provides improved audio chain processing (noise suppression and echo suppression), surround sound voice chat over stereo headsets, 5.1 playback and support for any stereo headset
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Dolby issues Axon SDK to bring surround sound to online console / Mac gamers
We’ve all had a feeling that Microsoft is holding back some pretty big surprises (or at least completely reasonable revelations) when it comes to Windows Phone 7 Series and gaming, and here at GDC this week it sounds like we’re going to get a little glimpse into that. Microsoft is unveiling its new XNA Game Studio 4.0, which lets developers work on games for Windows Phone 7 Series, Xbox 360 and Windows PC
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Microsoft bringing XNA Game Studio 4.0 to GDC this week, does 3D gaming for Windows Phone
This shouldn’t really come as too much of a surprise, but anyone wanting to enjoy Twitter and Facebook on Xbox Live will have to pony up for Gold member subscription, the same premium prerequisite currently needed for Netflix Instant Watch and pretty much all online gaming. Silver membership will be given a “free trial,” but exactly what limitations that entails, or if they’ll be an option to “upgrade” to the full version, is anyone’s guess. Filed under: Gaming Twitter and Facebook for Xbox Live will be free for Gold members, ‘free trial’ for Silver originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:52:00 EST
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Twitter and Facebook for Xbox Live will be free for Gold members, ‘free trial’ for Silver
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, sitting all alone, trying to squeeze out a few more experience points in Call of Duty while you held back the tears. Well, your wait is over
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Xbox Live Update has arrived, everything is going to be alright
You’ve already read our thoughts on the new Xbox Live dashboard update , and now it’s time for those who put in their name for the preview program to join the fun. Microsoft today began sending invites that’ll get you set up for the download, so that you can enjoy Avatar marketplace and a slew of new Netflix options (and irksome restrictions for Starz Play titles). Registration is still open if you still want a shot at nabbing it before August 11th
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Xbox Live dashboard update preview invites begin rolling out
Lades and gentleman, you can now mark your calendars with a permanent pen, felt-tip marker, or even a paint brush.
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Xbox Live Dashboard update coming August 11th
