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  Subsidized gaming consoles are unheard of but Microsoft has done the inevitable by offering its Xbox 360 at a very attractive price of $99. Of course, this takeaway price for the hardware is tied to the commitment for the software, which is a contract of Xbox Live Gold account for two years at $15 [...]

  Microsoft has launched a new Kinect sports value bundle for the Indian market. The new Xbox 360 bundle comes with a white 4GB Xbox console, Kinect sensor and two games – Kinect Adventures and Kinect Sports and three months subscription of Xbox Live Gold. Its priced at Rs. 24,990. Kinect for the uninitiated, makes [...]

  It’s a bit sad when we devour in the latest and greatest of technology in one part of the world and in the other part, people manufacturing the same devices threaten to mass suicide. Foxconn is back in the news after several hundred workers producing Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console threaten to mass suicide. The [...]

  This year’s E3 is still fresh in our minds and BGR is chalking up some info that is expected at next year’s E3. According to the site, Microsoft will have a special show to unveil the next-generation Xbox. Intrinsic details are a mystery but apparently the new Xbox is under development since 2006. That’s [...]

  Kinect’s way of making ‘user as the controller’ has worked for Microsoft. The Redmond giant has confirmed that its revolution gaming sensor has sold more than 10m units worldwide also driving Kinect-standalone games to more than 10m. Another interesting thing about this milestone is that it has bagged the award for becoming fastest selling [...]

  Duke Nukem Forever that was under development for over a decade has finally got a release date. Its new publisher and developers – 2K Games and Gearbox Software have set May 3 as the release date for the game in US and May 6 internationally. Needless to say it has been a long wait [...]

  Razer known for its premium PC gaming accessories has announced its first product for console – the Onza controller for Xbox 360 users. The Onza takes Xbox 360 gaming to a new level with customizable analog sticks and extra precision, which is missing from the standard Xbox 360 controller. The Onza will come in [...]

  Here’s a fact that recently released Kinect is doing better than Sony’s PlayStation Move. Microsoft has announced that Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold more than 1 million units worldwide in just 10 days. With the holiday season arriving soon, Microsoft has also upped its sales forecast for this year from 3 million to [...]

  The Xbox 360 dashboard update that was made available to previewers couple of months back is now available to all. Users signing into the LIVE service will be prompted to update. The update brings lots of new features like Kinect support, live and on-demand streaming of sporting events from ESPN3.com, Zune music support, improved [...]

  Microsoft today made available its new Xbox LIVE update to members who had signed up for the preview. The new update makes the Xbox 360 more entertainment-friendly and interactive. The update now adds more than 3,500 live and on-demand sporting events via ESPN3.com and about 11 million tracks from Zune, allowing members to stream [...]

  Microsoft, unlike Sony is not really keen on adopting Blu-ray for its gaming console. Now in an interview with a gaming site, Xbox UK’s head, Stephen McGill claims Blu-ray will be dead sooner or later. “Actually Blu-ray is going to be passed by as a format,” said McGill. McGill further says that consumers have [...]

  Microsoft has finally unveiled its slimmer and sexier Xbox 360 for Indian gamers. The Xbox 360 sports an all new angular design with black gloss finish, a higher capacity hard drive, built-in Wi-Fi and consumes less power. With an estimated price of Rs. 21,990, the new Xbox 360 Slim will feature a 250GB HDD, [...]

  We’ve seen some good Xbox 360 mods in the past and this looks to be one of the best. A 19-year old design student has taken the original Xbox 360 and created an Iron Man suit for Xbox 360 equipped with an illuminating arc reactor, gold plate on the front and a Stark Industries [...]

  Microsoft and Bungie have teamed up to allow Halo lovers own a piece of memorabilia. They’ve unveiled Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle that includes the console with a new silver design, two custom designed Xbox 360 Wireless controllers, Halo: Reach game, an armor set token, episode of Halo: Legends and Halo: Reach [...]

  Longing for the new slimmer and smaller Xbox 360 but don’t want the extra storage? Looks like Microsoft has got you covered as a listing at Amazon Germany reveals the new Xbox 360′s Arcade SKU. The older Xbox 360 Arcade unit came with 512MB memory but this unit apparently has 4GB of memory and [...]