41 posts and columns on Xbox Live

Xbox Grows, With Users, Beyond Videogames

in The Digital Solution on April 10 at 3:32 pm PT

Apps for Microsoft System Feed Gamers Hungry for Other Entertainment.
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Xbox Users Clocking More Hours Gobbling Media Than Gaming Online

in Commerce on March 27 at 1:33 pm PT

Microsoft said today that for the first time, Xbox Live users are now consuming more movies, TV and music than using the service to play multiplayer games.
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News Byte

Apple Poaches Another Xbox Marketing Vet

in News on February 2 at 8:05 am PT

Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox Live marketing in Europe, has a new job. At Apple. The exec, who served as head of product marketing for Xbox Live in Europe for three years — and before that, as marketing manager for Xbox U.K. — is heading to Apple’s European office to oversee App Store marketing. Burrowes is the latest hire in a parade of gaming executives recruited by Apple that includes former Nintendo PR manager Robert Saunders and former Xbox PR manager Nick Grange.

Kinect Helps Keep Aging Xbox at the Top of Its Game

in Commerce on January 10 at 3:23 pm PT

Turns out the big consumer electronics highlight of Microsoft’s final CES keynote last night was its six-year-old Xbox, thanks in large part to the Kinect.
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Microsoft Phoning In Its Last CES Keynote

in News on January 9 at 6:30 pm PT

The company is making a strong argument for why it is probably best that this year’s Vegas appearance will be its last. Expect some theatrics, but very little news.
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Here’s How Microsoft Is Adding Voice Control and Gestures to the Xbox (Video)

in Commerce on December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Michael Suraci, Xbox’s director of marketing, demonstrates the new features, which will roll out in a massive free software update, available Tuesday.
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Call of Duty Grosses More Than $775 Million in Five Days to Destroy All Records

in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of sales.
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Can Microsoft’s Xbox Have Another Kinect Christmas, or Will It Be Coal All Around?

in Commerce on November 14, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Microsoft’s hands-free motion controller made a big splash last holiday season, but can it move past the obvious dance and sports genres?
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As Skype Skips Through Approvals — What’s the Deal With the Deal?

in Media on October 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

As the deal officially closes, what’s next?
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Machinima Gets More Serious About Gaming Videos, Grabs Ad Boss From Microsoft

in Media on July 11, 2011 at 1:57 pm PT

Machinima is a niche gaming video producer with a huge audience. Now it’s ready to start turning those eyeballs into dollars.
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Nintendo Shows Off Wii U’s Online Gaming Features. They’re Social!

in Commerce, June 8, 2011 at 8:01 pm PT

No Hacks to Report at Xbox, But Microsoft Isn’t Letting Its Guard Down

in Commerce, June 7, 2011 at 10:30 pm PT

A Hint at What’s to Come at This Week’s E3

in Commerce, June 5, 2011 at 7:22 pm PT

GetJar Hires Xbox Guru Joe Molnar to Head Engineering

in Commerce, May 24, 2011 at 9:47 am PT

Xbox Live Adds PayPal to its Payments Options. Is PlayStation Next?

in Commerce, May 20, 2011 at 9:12 pm PT

Sony's PlayStation Network Faces Second Day of Outages

in Commerce, April 22, 2011 at 9:38 am PT

Another Sign that Videogame Sales are Going Digital: Prepaid Cards

in Commerce, March 10, 2011 at 5:45 pm PT

Xbox 360 Sold Out Last Month

in News, January 13, 2011 at 1:52 pm PT

Microsoft Sells Eight Million Kinects–Well, Not Really, but Close Enough

in Commerce, January 5, 2011 at 10:37 pm PT

Microsoft Eyes Wider Net as Xbox Turns to Entertainment

in Commerce, December 20, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

New for Xbox Kinect: Bombastic Ballmer’s $2 Billion Blowout

in News, December 13, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Microsoft’s New Windows Phone 7: Novel But Lacking

in Personal Technology, October 20, 2010 at 4:03 pm PT

Shaping Ads for Web-Connected TV

in News, September 20, 2010 at 3:51 pm PT

Microsoft of Arabia? If Windows Phone 7 Is as Freaky as This Ad, BoomTown Will Take One Now!

in News, September 7, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Xbox Live Stays Ahead of the Game