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Initial Windows 8 Games Revealed Initial Windows 8 Games Revealed
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It’s easy to forget that the Windows 8 consumer preview is going to be more than just a beta. Microsoft even has some games on tap to be available day one when the “beta” goes live. The Verge got the …

MegaUpload Inspires Indie Game MegaUpload Inspires Indie Game
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The strange case of MegaUpload has captured the nation, or at least the Internet. While we wait for the inevitable movie adaptation of the events, an intrepid developer has made a game based on the events. The game in question …

Nintendo Announces New Online Service Nintendo Announces New Online Service

Hear ye, hear ye, gentle Nintendo gamers, your days of suffering under the abysmal Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection will soon be at an end. Nintendo during their quarterly report yesterday announced their intention to create the Nintendo Network. IGN reported that …

Microsoft Points May Be No More Microsoft Points May Be No More
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Do you hate Microsoft Points? … That’s what I thought. It’s a good thing then that they may soon be out. Inside Mobile Apps is reporting that a source close to Microsoft told them that the company may soon be …

PayPal Service Coming To Xbox Live PayPal Service Coming To Xbox Live
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For those of you who would like an additional method of purchasing on your Xbox Live account, Microsoft has apparently heard your calling, and will address your needs when the next XBL update occurs. Currently, the next update is scheduled …

Netflix, Kinect Integrate Netflix, Kinect Integrate
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Xbox 360 owners who also own Kinect hardware and a Netflix subscription can now enjoy films without having to touch their 360 controllers.  Today, Kinect was partially integrated into the Xbox 360 Netflix app. Now, when you start up the …

MovieTickets.com Partners With Xbox Live

MovieTickets.com said today it has been selected to provide an online movie ticketing service via the Microsoft Xbox 360.

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Facebook and Twitter Now on Xbox 360

Update 2: Sony’s Playstation 3 is also Now integrating with Facebook.

Update: Facebook officially announced the integration of Facebook and Xbox today:

We’re excited that beginning today the social game experience is coming to Xbox Live, so now you can play Xbox games with your Facebook friends…

Amazon Launches Xbox Live Store

Amazon.com has launched its own Xbox Live Store in beta that allows gamers to purchase games, subscription cards and Microsoft Points cards.

Previously games were only available directly from the Xbox 360 console or xbox.com, making Amazon the first retailer to offer consumers access to codes for downloading Xbox Live Arcade games.

Xbox 360 To Stream Netflix Movies

Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies and TV Episodes to the TV via Xbox LIVE: Exclusive agreement creates game-changing home entertainment experience; more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes will be available to watch instantly at no additional cost to paying subscribers.

Nintendo Wii To Launch Pay Service

Nintendo has announced that it will begin charging Wii gamers for some of its online offerings.

Called the Wi-Fi Connection Pay and Play, the service will feature red stickers on the titles that users must pay to play online. A pricing plan has not been released but Nintendo said that gamers could pay for titles using Wii points, the consoles virtual currency.