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Xbox Live EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag British intelligence group advertising on Xbox Live 16 You know that old trope about kids who play videogames that are actually secret government evaluation programs designed to draft quick-witted children into secret adventures? British intelligence... Free (temporary) Xbox LIVE Gold for all! 32 Since I haven't booted my Xbox 360 up yet today, I haven't seen the glory that is the new dashboard update. From what I hear, it's decent. Not super useful, and not really good or bad, just "dece... Peggle Nights add-on hitting LIVE on November 18 12 Two days from now, PS3 owners are getting their chance to sniff the Peggle-powder with the planned release of Peggle and the paid add-on Peggle Nights over PSN. The simultaneous release of Peggle... 1 vs. 100 Season 2 Achievement list revealed 7 The second season of Xbox LIVE Primetime launch show 1 vs. 100 is kicking off in a few days from now. On November 20th, we’ll be participating amongst the digital crowd believing once again... Infinity Ward is listening to your party chat complaints 33 By now, if you've played Modern Warfare 2 online, you will have noticed some of the playlists don't allow the use of Xbox LIVE's party chat functionality. The main reason for the lack of support ... Microsoft bans up to one million Xbox Live users 122 Microsoft went on a banning spree this past week and up to one million users have been banned from Xbox Live for having modded consoles. Don't feel sorry for those idiots as you should know not t... 10 million Xbox 360s sold in Europe and counting 23 Microsoft has hit the 10 million mark for number of Xbox 360s sold throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The press release announcing the news states that the Xbox 360 is the only consol... THE Xbox LIVE system update hitting November 17th 18 THE big Xbox LIVE System Update is dropping on November 17th according to Web site Fast Company, who reportedly received launch confirmation from LIVE general manager Marc Whitten.This is the upd... DJ Hero, Assassin's Creed 2 Avatar clothes on Xbox Live 22 Really? DJ Hero? Really? Another day, another batch of useless digital clothing that we're expected to pay good money for. In addition to a whole batch of DJ Hero stuff, you can now buy Assassin'... The Bible is coming to Xbox 360 ... seriously 293 For those who can't get enough God on TV or in one of America's ten billion trillion Churches, B&H Publishing Group has the thing you've been waiting for! The Bible is coming to Xbox 360, via... Kid pirates Xbox 360 games, gets banned, tells BBC 81 The BBC is hilarious when it tries to cover technology news, because it clearly has no idea what it's talking about, especially with videogames. Case in point: A kid got banned from Xbox Live bec... Bomberman is blasting off again in Bomberman Battlefest 5 It’s not a year in gaming without a new Bomberman game from Hudson! Bomberman Live: Battlefest is the latest in the Bomberman franchise and it's coming to Xbox Live Arcade early next year. ... Rock dudes like Cap America: MUA 2 demo hits LIVE 7 Those of you interested in chuck a star-adorned shield at uninspired enemies in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 take note: the demo for the follow-up is now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, accordi... Games on Demand update: BF 2 and FC 2 13 An additional two games are joining the ranks other ancient games on Microsoft’s console-side digital download platform, according to Xbox LIVE man Major Nelson.The first of which is EA DIC... Check out the tiers of the Xbox LIVE Rewards program 33 As already reported, Microsoft has started its Xbox LIVE Rewards pilot program. But it appears now that the invites are really starting to pour in; we've received multiple reports of people recei... Xbox Live party chat blocked in Modern Warfare 2? 90 If you were looking forward to a big Xbox Live party when Modern Warfare 2 launches, it seems that Skype may be your best friend. It's being reported that Infinity Ward's FPS sequel will block Xb... Pirates banned for Halloween on 360 44 Microsoft has come down hard on some pirates this Halloween. No, not the slutty girls in short skirts and low cut pirate blouses or the guys dressed up like Johnny Depp, silly. Gosh, why would yo... Microsoft cuts Kratos' head off, mounts it as a trophy 85 Okay, stupid story time, but the implications are very obvious. The latest edition of Xbox Live's "Inside Xbox" series is a Halloween edition, and as such, it makes use of stereotypically scary i... 1 vs. 100 team to give The One a bit more presence 5 Plans are in the works for another 1 vs. 100 season. The Xbox LIVE Primetime downloadable seemed to be a success if the overloaded servers during each live recording of the social game show are a... One last trailer for GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony 14 Only one more day until Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony. Can you feel it? Rockstar sent out a last-minute trailer, dedicated to Tony's main man Luis Lopez.Swearing, guys being thrown off... This Xbox 360 System Update isn't THE System Update 13 A System Update is scheduled to hit Xbox LIVE this afternoon, but there’s no sense in celebrating the progress of the status bar. As Major Nelson is advising via his blog, this is not the u... Brutal Legend DLC incoming: 'Tears of Hextadon' announced 17 More is coming to Brutal Legend in Rock-November. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Double Fine have just announced a downloadable map pack dubbed “Tears of the Hextadon.” The p... Microsoft doesn't think PS3 Netflix is a big deal 90 So, the PlayStation 3 will be getting Netflix, and what's more, it'll be providing the service without Xbox Live's obligatory entry price. Sony will have the edge, since customers will only need ... Fable II Pub Games is the latest Deal of the Week 12 Microsoft’s Deal of the Week is Fable II Pub Games, an Xbox LIVE Arcade joint with a special history. The downloadable released in mid-August 2008, months ahead of Lionhead Studios’ n... Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program invites sent 14 We’re about a day or so behind, but know this: Major Nelson says the first wave of Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program invites were blasted to e-mail inboxes in the recent past. Those of you w... Microsoft to launch a rewards program for LIVE sub'ers? 32 Betting that people want cool and exclusive stuff, Microsoft seems to be on the verge of launching a mysterious “pilot rewards program” for LIVE subscribers. According to Kotaku, the ... Games on Demand update: Army of Two and fast stuff 12 A few new (old) games hit Microsoft’s Games on Demand digital distribution platform this morning, dudes. According to Mr. Xbox LIVE, Major Nelson, the kickin’ rad cooperative shooter ... Video tour: Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm on Xbox 360 28 digg_url = 'http://www.destructoid.com/video-tour-facebook-twitter-last-fm-on-xbox-360-152522.phtml'; Yesterday, Microsoft was kind enough to update my Xbox 360 with a preview of this Novem... Resident Evil 5 'Versus Mode' DLC's price gets slashed 8 Versus Mode is Microsoft’s latest Deal of the Week. As such, the first major Resident Evil 5 download is priced at a pretty 240 Microsoft Points instead of the usual 400 Microsoft Banana Do... Pachter expects price of Xbox Live to increase 109 Blarg. I already look at the cost of Xbox Live as a bill, just like my utilities or phone bill. And now I'm hearing one analyst say that he expects it to increase? What next? Interest rate hike?M... Dear 360 owners, don't use unauthorized memory devices 107 Planning to update your 360 as part of the Microsoft Preview Program that is kicking into gear next week so that you can hang out with the cool kids over Twitter and do other awesome stuff that p... Playing Borderlands on Xbox 360? Shouldn't be? BANNED! 53 It's a sad fact that every major videogame release will be up on torrent sites before they hit retailers. It's usually "hardcore" gamers doing the torrenting too, while at the same time... Xbox Live getting music game stores, news channels 34 The next Xbox Live update is bringing with it Facebook and Twitter as well as Zune functionality, but according to an email we received from Microsoft regarding next week's preview, there are a f... Top ten Xbox Live NFL teams revealed 16 How many of you out there are closet football fans? You try to rep hardcore nerd, but every Sunday you sneak away from the videogames and watch football for 4-10 hours straight. You make fun of a... Rejoice! Avatar Halloween clothes coming to Xbox Live! 32 When I thought that this year's Halloween might pass without some downloadable clothes for my Avatar, I was so upset that I threw up vomit all over my hands and shirt. I then wailed like Satan's ... Sign-ups for the Xbox LIVE update preview program are GO! 16 Hey there good lookin'. Desperate to get early access to the upcoming social networking dashboard update for Xbox 360? Today is your lucky day -- sign-ups for the preview program are currently op... Review: Lucidity 36 Revealed September 10th on an episode of GTTV after weeks of rumors, Lucidity is developer LucasArts’ new downloadable title. Unlike their last few releases like Secret of Monkey Island: Sp... Facebook/Twitter 360 update confirmed/unconfirmed Nov 17 16 Publisher Web site shenanigans, where would we be without them? The Xbox 360 dashboard update, complete with Twitter and Facebook functionality, was given a release date of November 17 today by t... Forza 3 to have launch day DLC 26 Think twice before buying Forza Motorsport 3 used. Earlier this morning, Microsoft announced that the upcoming racing title will have packaged-in DLC. Dubbed the “Motorsports Legends Car Pa... Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC to be the Deal of the Week 22 Here’s a mouthful: the price of Prince of Persia’s “Epilogue” downloadable content is to be lowered at some point this afternoon. According to CVG, Microsoft has pegged th... Xbox Live now shows Street Fighter IV as a Platinum Hit 14 We spotted a tweet from Mister Jared Rea just a while ago, saying that Street Fighter IV had started showing up on Xbox Live as a Platinum Hits title. A quick trip over to the game's page on Xbox... Red Faction: Guerrilla 'Smasher Pack' DLC available 3 A week or so ago, Volition and THQ revealed the Red Faction: Guerilla “Smasher Pack,” the third piece of downloadable content for the open-world title. And now the DLC Triforce has be... Bethesda says 'thanks' to Fallout 3 fans with LIVE theme 38 Bethesda is acknowledging Xbox 360 Fallout 3 fans this afternoon. Those with an IV drip bag with the word “Wastelands” printed on the side are receiving downloadable vouchers -- via e... Buy the Mako from Mass Effect for your Xbox Live Avatar 29 Over on the Xbox Live Marketplace, a new prop has appeared in the Avatar Store. You are now able to purchase an RC replica of the Mako craft used to cart Commander Shepherd and crew around the su... Halo 3: ODST gets free Premium Theme for limited time 21 Microsoft is generous ... I mean, if you can call giving away a free picture that costs nothing to make generous, of course. To celebrate the launch of Halo 3: ODST, a free Premium Theme has been... LucasArts talks Lucidity's controls, concept 5 In Lucidity, players won’t control the protagonist, a child named Sofi. We will, instead, find ourselves fiddling with pieces of game’s environment in order to allow the girl to maneu... 1 vs. 100 downloaded a lot, Xbox Live Arcade a success 15 You might not give much of a crap about 1 vs. 100, but there are three million people out there who do. Microsoft's Xbox Live gameshow has been downloaded three million times in the thirteen week... Batman: Arkham Asylum 'Insane Night' DLC is out 15 Around three days ago, Eidos got around to confirming -- and detailing -- that whole “free Batman: Arkham Asylum” thing we kept talking about on Destructoid. Now that downloadable con... Darkest of Days darkening Xbox Live with a demo 22 Today is a grim and sorry day in the history of Xbox Live, as the worst first-person-shooter to ever grace the Xbox 360 has a demo. You too can now sample a mere fraction of the horror that inspi... Confirmed: Zune HD will be a portable gaming device 51 After months of speculation and rumors, a video spotted via Wired has finally confirmed that, yes, Microsoft's Zune HD will be a portable gaming device.The video above states right there in plain... Review: I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 56 There's absolutely no point in trying to build suspense about whether or not we at Destructoid like I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 (hereafter referred to as IMAGWZ1T!). We do. It is, quite ... Halo Waypoint launches November 5 11 Remember, remember, the fifth of November, at least if you're a Halo fan. Xbox Live's ultimate Halo destination, Halo Waypoint, launches on the anniversary of Britain's most famous political assa... EA announces Madden 10 DLC, 'AFL Legacy Pack' 11 More Madden NFL 10 DLC is coming. This morning Electronic Arts announced the “AFL Legacy Pack,” a piece of content that adds vintage AFL-style “presentation elements” to t... This month in XBL: Games on Demand, Avatar clothes, more 14 What's happening this month in the fascinating world of Xbox LIVE? A bunch of little things that perfectly add up to be enough material for a single press release. God bless the art of filler con... No downloadable content planned for Halo: ODST 19 Bungie recently reiterated plans to not support Halo: ODST with post-launch downloadable content. Speaking to Eurogamer at PAX 2009, Bungie community head honcho Brian Jarrard confirmed that the ... Duels of the Planeswalkers getting an expansion this fall 14 Magic: The Gathering -- Duels of the Planeswalkers is getting bigger. At a PAX event Saturday night, co-publisher Wizards of the Coast announced “Duel of the Dragon,” an expansion for... A new Grand Theft Auto IV title update hits, fixes things 17 A mandatory -- unless you live in the Stone Age and don’t have the Internet (how are you reading this?) -- title update for Grand Theft Auto IV has passed Microsoft certification and is ava... Gears 2 XP bonus weekend kicks off today 8 A fair bit of the latest Achievements added to Gears of War 2 are tied to the multiplayer ranking system. If you’re an Achievement whore that lacks patience or mad chainsaw skills, this can... F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 'Reborn' DLC priced 5 F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn has been priced in Europe. According to Eurogamer, Warner Bros. Interactive plans to charge 800 Microsoft British Banana Dollars for the Xbox 360 version, while the PS3 and PC ... 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