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12:20PM Nick Broughall | Everyone knows by now that Microsoft are planning on updating the NXE to include Facebook and Twitter integration later this year. But I was blown away when I inserted my Uncharted 2 game disc into the PS3 and was presented with a Twitter option. I really hope we see more of this. More »
Gaming’s Growing Love Affair With Twitter
12:20PM Nick Broughall | Everyone knows by now that Microsoft are planning on updating the NXE to include Facebook and Twitter integration later this year. But I was blown away when I inserted my Uncharted 2 game disc into the PS3 and was presented with a Twitter option. I really hope we see more of this. More » 
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Xbox Live NXE Beta Reveals Smaller Game Install Sizes
4:30AM Jack Loftus | Word from Kotaku is the Xbox Live NXE preview beta thing going on now features smaller game install sizes. Not one of the more exciting features, sure, but if you’re the type of gamer who enjoys seeing their games boot up a few second fast than usual it’s gravy. [Kotaku]
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10:24PM Mark Wilson | Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it’s just gotten slower…and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there’s an issue and has a plan to fix it. More »
Microsoft Releasing Faster Xbox 360 Dashboard This Year
10:24PM Mark Wilson | Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it’s just gotten slower…and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there’s an issue and has a plan to fix it. More »
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Microsoft Explains that Every Xbox Avatar Has a ‘Real’
10:15PM Mark Wilson | Microsoft’s latest clip offers a somewhat brilliant introduction to NXE, the Xbox 360’s new interface. It’s a commercial, yes, but the spot has a Pixaresque sensibility that makes the whole thing dreadfully charming. [Thanks Leo!] More »
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Your Xbox 360 Avatar Is Online and Publicly Accessible
6:15PM Wilson Rothman | Anyone who’s upgraded to the New Xbox Experience knows that it gives a run on Wii’s money as far as personal iconography is concerned. I just learned that you can look up peoples’ avatars—as long as you have a gamertag of someone you love or hate, plug it in here and you’ll see just how amazing or lame their gaming persona is. If you’ve known about this for a million years, well, I’m sorry. You are awesome. Forgive my lateness. And yeah, for those wondering, that’s my half-assed attempt at self-representation right there. [MundoRare] More »
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NXE Will Soon Be a Mandatory Update for All Xbox 360s
11:40PM Mark Wilson | As of now, a few Xbox owners have been holed up in a cave, fending off The New Xbox Experience with a torch (and not connecting to LIVE). Those dark days must end. More »
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Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed
5:00AM Jack Loftus | I’d love to tell you that the New Xbox Experience HDMI-related sound issue from November has been addressed, but that’d be a lie. More than two months and 23 pages of complaints later, it persists. More »
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The New Xbox Experience That Almost Was
11:40PM Mark Wilson | Design studio Gridplane was hired by Microsoft to come up with a new user interface for the Xbox 360 (what eventually became dubbed The New Xbox Experience). Here is their work. More »
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Patch Coming for New Xbox Experience Dead Audio
3:30AM Matt Buchanan | If you’ve been missing out on SFII Turbo HD Remix’s amazing soundtrack because you’re being hit by the New Xbox Experience’s audio-killing HDMI bug, don’t worry, Microsoft says a patch is coming. More »
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