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

September 2, 2010 by Xbox News  
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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 [...]

Shank (Xbox Live Arcade)

August 27, 2010 by Xbox News  
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Highly Recommended Last seen on the Xbox Live Arcade in 2007 with the release of Eets: Chowdown, developer Klei Entertainment has been hard at work on Shank for the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network this week and the PC later in the year. Shank pays homage to all the beat em up brawlers and side-scrolling fighters of the past, wrapped in a beautiful design. The player is thrust into the ...

Zombies!!! Board Game Still Headed for Xbox Live Arcade

August 20, 2010 by Xbox News  
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An Xbox Live Arcade version of the popular Zombies!!! board game is still in the works, according to Evil Avatar. The adaptation of Twilight Creations' tabletop game was originally announced for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Steam back in 2008, but we've heard next to nothing from developer Big Rooster since then. A Windows Phone 7 version was recently confirmed, however, and that ...

Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII ad uses PS3 footage

August 18, 2010 by Xbox News  
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As discovered by Britain's Advertising Standards Authority board, a recent UK television advert for the Xbox 360 iteration of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII has been pulled from airwaves after it was revealed that the ad was actually cut with footage from the PlayStation 3 version of the title.

Analysis: Xbox 360 S Model Takes The Lead In July

August 16, 2010 by Xbox News  
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[Analyzing July's NPD U.S. retail console numbers, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews looks at the continuing boom for the Xbox 360 slim and the "delicate balance" it's created with the PS3 Slim -- what does its launch portend for future hardware trends?] After Sony introduced the new Slim model for the PlayStation 3 in August 2009, the momentum in the industry shifted subtly. Having finally broken ...

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