Neowin News Feed for: Xbox 360

Ahead of next Xbox event, Microsoft says $65 billion spent on games last year

John Callaham — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:14:29 +0100

A few days ahead of its official next Xbox reveal, Microsoft has released new numbers from its own data as well as from third party firms about the current state of the game industry. Read more...

Razer Atrox Xbox 360 arcade fighting game stick pre-orders start May 21st

John Callaham — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:27 +0100

Razer will start taking pre-orders for the Razer Atrox, a new take on the classic arcade fighting game controller for the Xbox 360 console, on May 21st for the price of $199.99. Read more...

Microsoft sells 130,000 Xbox 360 units in April in the US

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:57:59 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it sold 130,000 units of its Xbox 360 console in the US during April 2013 and that the console outsold all other game consoles in the US for the 28th consecutive month. Read more...

Twitch Xbox 360 app will host official post #XboxReveal show

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:35:26 +0100

The Xbox 360 has added the official Twitch app, offering streaming video from the service's 300 channels. It will also host an official post-announcement show after the next Xbox reveal May 21st Read more...

Eight years ago today, the Xbox 360 was first announced

John Callaham — Sun, 12 May 2013 09:15:28 +0100

Eight years ago today, MTV aired what was basically a 30 minute infomercial for Microsoft's announcement of the Xbox 360. Now we are nine days away from the reveal of the next Xbox. Read more...

Microsoft's upcoming XBLA game Ascend: New Gods now Ascend: Hand of Kul

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:14:27 +0100

Ascend: New Gods, the upcoming free-to-play Xbox Live Arcade game from developer Signal Studios and publisher Microsoft, has gotten a name change to Ascend: Hand of Kul. Read more...

CNBC's Jim Cramer: Microsoft should spin off Xbox business

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:09:53 +0100

CNBC business anchor Jim Cramer said on the air today that Microsoft should buy Netflix, and combine it with its Xbox division to spin them off in a separate company. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V previews: better combat and customization

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:44:04 +0100

New previews of Grand Theft Auto V have hit the Internet, with the promise of better combat, improvements in customization and unique skills for its three main characters. Read more...

Microsoft to hold free Xbox Live Gold weekend for UK

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:05:08 +0100

U.K. residents who are also Xbox 360 owners can check out the content of the paid Xbox Live Gold service for free this weekend, and existing Gold customers will get tokens to watch free TV episodes. Read more...

Microsoft teams up IE with DailyBurn to help people get fit

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:59:34 +0100

Microsoft has announced a new partnership with the DailyBurn fitness website that offers new ways to exercise by using Internet Explorer for the Xbox 360 game console. Read more...

Xbox 360's new Machinima app is first to launch worldwide

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:39:14 +0100

Microsoft has launched a new streaming video app for Xbox 360 owners, Machinima, it's also the first such app that launches to all of the Xbox 360's markets worldwide. Read more...

Rumor: Call of Duty creators' next game is 'next Xbox' exclusive

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:24:16 +0100

A new rumor claims that the first game from developer Respawn Entertainment, formed by the creators of the Call of Duty franchise, will be an exclusive for Microsoft's next Xbox console. Read more...

Xbox 360 sports-themed apps unlocked this weekend for all users

John Callaham — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:25:18 +0100

Microsoft has unlocked several of its sports-themed media streaming apps for all Xbox 360 users to access, including the ESPN app, from now until Sunday, April 28th. Read more...

Is Amazon planning to launch a TV set-top box?

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:54:08 +0100

Amazon is rumored to be developing some kind of TV set-top box for a launch later this fall, which if true will join an already crowded field of similar hardware products. Read more...

Call of Duty: Ghosts outed via online retail websites

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:16:03 +0100

The title of the next Call of Duty game may have outed by retailers as Call of Duty: Ghosts, with a launch date planned for later this fall. Details about the game were not announced. Read more...

Xbox 360's new CW app lets users watch shows day after airing

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:23:48 +0100

Microsoft has launched the new CW app for the Xbox 360 console, allowing U.S. TV viewers to watch episodes of shows like Arrow and Supernatural the day after they are aired for broadcast. Read more...

Order a pizza on your Xbox 360, thanks to Pizza Hut app

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:37:00 +0100

Microsoft has teamed up with Pizza Hut to deliver an app on your Xbox 360, which allows you to order pizzas and other items to your house from your couch, even using your Kinect to customize the pizza Read more...

Amazon Kindle Fire tablets now support Xbox SmartGlass

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:52:51 +0100

Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets now support the Android version of Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app, allowing even more tablets to access the Xbox 360 with a "second screen". Read more...

Microsoft holding free Xbox Live Gold weekend in U.S.

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:38:35 +0100

Microsoft is giving every Xbox Live member in the U.S., Canada, Japan and Latin America a chance to check out the features that are normally reserved for paid Xbox Live Gold members this weekend. Read more...

Microsoft sells 261,000 Xbox 360 units in US during March 2013

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:32:25 +0100

Microsoft is once again on top of the current game console industry in the U.S., selling 261,000 units of its Xbox 360 console during the month of March 2013, according to NPD. Read more...