Xbox 360′s transforming D-pad controller gets handled on video

Boy, we've gone from rumor to hands-on experience in just a couple of days with this thing. Microsoft's November 9 -bound Xbox 360 controller refresh couldn't escape the clutches of Joystiq , who have put together a neat photo gallery and video overview. That chrometastic new D-pad is clearly the headliner here, and the early feedback is that it works well -- it takes a bit of effort to ...

Xbox 360 Kinect: hands on

It was bodies and limbs a-flailing in Sydney this week as Microsoft showed off its forthcoming Xbox 360 accessory, Kinect.

Xbox Live in September: Halo goodies, free Live Gold, cheap puzzle games

A feast of XBLA games may be headed to Xbox Live Marketplace soon, but that's not all there is. First up, there are a lot of festivities planned for the launch of Halo: Reach . Microsoft is dubbing September 14-20 "Invasion Week," and plenty of Halo goodies will be available "including new gear, exciting content, spectacular prizes and a chance to play with the creators of the game." Microsoft ...

Xbox Live Gold subscribers face price increase

Gold members of Microsoft's Xbox Live premium online service should expect a $10 price hike in yearly memberships beginning November 1. Originally posted at Crave

Analyst: Xbox Live could get $100 per year Platinum subscription tier

When Microsoft announced earlier in the week that it was bumping the price of an Xbox Live subscription by $10 a year, the response on the Internet was incredulous anger. Sony has managed to keep its competing service, PlayStation Network, free, even though the feature set is roughly the same. By contrast, Microsoft has grafted [...]

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