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  • Play Xbox Live from Atop a Mountain with the help of the Droid Incredible

    Play Xbox Live from Atop a Mountain with the help of the Droid Incredible

    An experiment involving the HTC Droid Incredible’s internet tethered to an Xbox 360 has successfully shown you can kill alien avatars of children playing in their basement from across the world – on top of a bridge – over the Missouri River.

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  • Poll: Will you buy the new Xbox 360?

    Poll: Will you buy the new Xbox 360?

    It's slim, it's black, and it's Kinect compatible (whatever that means.) But will you shell out another $300 or so for the new model? I probably will, mostly because my XBoxen are all dead.

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  • Last Halo 2 Xbox Live player signs off

    Last Halo 2 Xbox Live player signs off

    Microsoft had tried to shutdown the original Xbox Live servers, but a couple of Halo 2 stalwarts had refused to log off! I guess Microsoft couldn't turn the servers off, or wouldn't, while people were still connected? No matter: the last Halo 2 Xbox Live player has signed off. We wish him well in his future endeavors.

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  • Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft’s Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

    Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft’s Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

    I've spent 4 full days here in Israel meeting tons of entrepreneurs and startup folks, but if I had to pick one company that made the biggest impression on me it would definitely be Omek Interactive. The company, which unveiled itself to the public for the first time at the Techonomy 2010 conference held in Tel Aviv earlier this week, was co-founded by a couple over 3.5 years ago. Nevertheless, chances are you've never heard that name before. Chances are you've heard of Microsoft's Project Natal though, the fascinating controller-free gaming and entertainment product Microsoft showcased at E3 2009 in June 2009 and is reportedly set to launch at the end of this year. Well, Omek is a tiny startup that aims to take the Redmond software giant on, their product is ready to debut starting today, and they're only now starting to talk to press about their strategy and demoing their amazing technology.

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  • Good morning, little XBox Flash Drive: SanDisk ships their 360 USB drive

    Good morning, little XBox Flash Drive: SanDisk ships their 360 USB drive

    If you need an official XBox 360 USB Flash Drive (and we all do), why not go down to the SanDisk store and pick up an 8 or 16GB flash drive for $34.99 and $69.99 respectively. N.B. - You can basically use any flash drive with your XBox and, as nice as SanDisk is, this stuff is a bit pricey.

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  • Optoma GameTime projectors now available

    Optoma GameTime projectors now available

    While we've come to know Optoma mainly for their pico projectors, they do make larger versions as well. Case in point, their latest product line, the GameTime series. Targeted at computer and console gamers, the GameTime line use DLP tech from Texas Instruments support resolutions specific to the Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3.

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  • Bungie: The Halo 2 big E3 reveal back in 2003 was ’smoke and mirrors’

    Bungie: The Halo 2 big E3 reveal back in 2003 was ’smoke and mirrors’

    Well now this is mildly embarrassing. Six years ago, Bungieshowed off, and I guess I use that term loosely now, Halo 2 for the very first time. Let's see... 2003, that would make me 17. Trivia! Anyhow, what Bungie showed was a complete hunk of nonsense. This is where you act surprised.

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  • Confirmed: Microsoft will be selling a 250GB drive seperately

    Confirmed: Microsoft will be selling a 250GB drive seperately

    Despite repeated statements to the contrary, the rumors are true: Microsoft will be selling a 250GB hard drive separate from a console. Better news, the drive is available today at your favorite retailer.

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  • Analyst: PS3 to win over Xbox 360 and Wii

    Analyst: PS3 to win over Xbox 360 and Wii

    Technology analyst firm Strategy Analytics just announced their latest forecast: Sony's Playstation 3 will will outsell the Wii and Xbox 360 by the time they all end their product cycle. Say what?

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  • Ballmer hints that new Xbox styles may be coming

    Ballmer hints that new Xbox styles may be coming

    And lo, from the Ballmer came the words, and the words were about the Xbox, and they did ponder the words as to what they meant. And then the idle speculation started, and people started posting stuff on the internet, and it just got silly. But judging from (and speculating from) some comments that Ballmer said at a recent UW speech, there's a pretty good chance that there may be some new kinds of Xboxen coming to your television.

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  • GameStop selling 250GB Xbox 360 drive

    GameStop selling 250GB Xbox 360 drive

    Well lookie at that, GameStop is selling a 250GB Xbox 360 drive separately from a console. Microsoft has said in the past that they don't plan on selling the larger drives without a bundle, so I doubt these are a new or official product, but rather GameStop coming up with something on their own.

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  • Sorry about the Natal false alarm

    Sorry about the Natal false alarm

    I’m sure at least four of you would have enjoyed seeing the year old Project Natal demo I promised we’d stream live on the site. Thanks to some delightful assdickery by Microsoft we were told we were first told we wouldn’t be able to show the Natal bar – the thing you see above – [...]

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  • Final Fantasy XIII bundle coming to America

    Final Fantasy XIII bundle coming to America

    Get ready to spend some Gil - it looks like Square isn't going to ignore the US this time. Square Enix and Microsoft just announced that they are putting together a special Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360. And while these are normally restricted to Japan, this time you'll actually be able to buy one without have to pay to import it!

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  • Nyko gaming accessories

    Nyko gaming accessories

    Nyko, proprietor of fine gaming peripherals, showcased several new items at CES. For the Wii we have the upgraded Wand+, the Type Pad wireless keypad, the Perfect Shot pistol grip attachment, and the Charge Base Quad charging station. We also have a media hub for the PS3 Slim, and a new personal headset/speaker combo for the Xbox 360.

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  • Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad

    Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad

    The hints were already pretty strong on this one, but now Microsoft has come right out and said it, albeit in a job posting -- the Xbox Live gaming platform is extending beyond the console and specifically onto WinMo phones. Seeking a Principal Program Manager who would be responsible for bringing "Xbox Live enabled games to Windows Mobile," Redmond is particularly interested in "avatar integration, social interaction, and multi-screen experiences." That leaves an awful lot of room for imagination as to how the two modes of gaming will complement each other, but at least we now (sort of) know that it's going to happen.

    [Thanks, Jessy]

    Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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