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Friday, November 6, 2009
Deals

An Xbox 360 Elite Bundle For Your Xmas Shopping Pleasure

2:30PM Nick Broughall | Microsoft has unveiled its Xbox 360 bundle du jour, with a copy of Lego Batman and PURE thrown in with an Xbox 360 Elite console, 120GB HDD and wireless controller for $449. Not bad, but I think a PS3 with Uncharted 2 is probably a better buy at this stage of the game… [Xbox]
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Games

New Xbox 360 Warranty Stickers Better Guarantee Chastity?

1:36AM Mark Wilson | Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favourite pastime: crazy-eyed speculation. More »
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Games

Hey Microsoft: We Need Aliases For Xbox Live Gamertags

3:44AM Adam Frucci | I love Xbox Live, I really do. But man, how am I supposed to keep track of what usernames my friends are using? We need aliases, and we’ve needed them for a while. More »
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Random Stuff

Xbox Cufflinks Allow You To Subtly Ruin Any Formal Occasion

10:40AM Adam Frucci | These Xbox cufflinks are the perfect way to inappropriately inject your nerdiness into otherwise classy situations. Because your daughter’s wedding just won’t be the same without everyone knowing you’re a gamer. [Etsy via Technabob]
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Deals

Sharp Bundling Their Aquos LCDs With Xbox 360s

9:30AM Nick Broughall | We’ve seen Sony and Panasonic’s special TV Christmas bundles, but tipster Luke has pointed us towards the Sharp offer, where purchase of selected Aquos LCDs sees you eligible for an Xbox 360 Elite bundled with four “premium” games. More »
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Entertainment

Netflix Streaming Coming To Another Mystery Device Soon

7:00AM Chris Jacob | In yesterday’s earnings call, Reed Hastings revealed that Netflix streaming would soon arrive on a mystery device with a “material installed base”. Hey, Reed, could you do me a favour? Please make it the PS3. More »
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Games

Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints At How Microsoft Should Have Made The 360

6:40AM Mark Wilson | Taking a cue from classic PC modding, one gamer dunked his original Xbox in a fishtank full of mineral oil (minus the DVD/hard drives). And it runs 10 degrees cooler than before! More »
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Games

Microsoft Says No Xbox Blu-ray Drives Period

10:45AM Wilson Rothman | In a revised statement, Microsoft says it has “no plans” to introduce any Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360. But—despite the fact they watched the same video you did—they claim Ballmer was referring to the PC. More »
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Games

Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-ray Add-On For Xbox Coming?

3:00PM Wilson Rothman
In the first segment of our exclusive Steve Ballmer interview series, the Microsoft CEO and I talk about Natal, the blurring of console generations, and the surprising fact that “you’ll be able to get” Blu-ray add-on drives for Xbox 360. More »
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Entertainment

Zune Video Marketplace Hands On: Oh Crap! I Need To Upgrade My Broadband Plan

10:39AM Nick Broughall | Right now, I’m bathing in a sea of irony. It’s so thick, it feels like I jumped in a pool filled with slime. You see, Microsoft’s Zune brand has had a bit of a rocky start in Australia. Actually, that’s not right. It never had a start at all. But now it’s here, in the form of the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live, and not only is it good, but it could well be the driving force in Video on Demand for the television in this country. More »
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