No one ever thinks they will be the victim of a phishing scam or account hacking until it finally happens to them. A hacked Xbox LIVE account is an inconvenience at the very least, but how bad can it get and what should you do if you’re a victim? Read more to find out. More »
In less than two weeks, jailbreaking your phone, your tablet or gaming console could become a crime. If the exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act expires, what you do to your devices will again be covered under copyright law. More »
Kinect launched a little over a year ago. I’ll bet you can’t name very many games for it, and if you can, they probably fall in one of two or three categories: sports/exercise and dance, and they’re prooooobably not exactly AAA titles. More »
I almost crash into a truck, at first. I can turn on a dime and accelerate like a tiny nitrous-oxide-fueled bat out of hell — even though I’m holding a 10-pound pipe bomb, 30 per cent of my body weight. I don’t know what I’m doing, really. But by the time I get to the truck to plant the bomb, it’s easy. I know exactly what to do. Boom. More »
There are only nine days left of 2011, so Microsoft is making the most of them by discounting Xbox Live titles on a daily basis. There’s a different offering every day, so check back regularly to see if you’re keen on spending your Microsoft points en masse. And if you need more Microsoft points, Dick Smith has two 1500 point cards for $40 which works out at about $10 off… [Xbox]
Ever since Windows Phone 7 launched with Xbox Live integration, our hopes for an official Xbox Live app for iOS died a miserably lonely death. But it was all in vain, because Microsoft this morning snuck out an official iOS app for Xbox Live users. More »
That Xbox Companion App we told you about back in October? It’s now live and ready to download for your media-playing and friend-tracking amusement. If you’ve got a Windows 7 phone and a XBL Gold account, give it a spin and let us know what you think in the comments! [WP7 Marketplace via TechCrunch]
Microsoft’s Major Nelson aka Larry Hryb the Director of Programming for Xbox Live just tweeted that the new Metro-inspired dashboard update for the Xbox 360 has been “slightly delayed” He’ll have a status update on what that means for you “later today”. Sit tight! [Twitter]
On December 6, Microsoft’s will officially release a new Xbox 360 dashboard update to all Xbox users. We’ve played around with it for a while now and can say that the Xbox has never looked so good. More »
