Neowin News Feed for: Xbox live

Everything we think we know about the next Xbox: Part 2 - Software/Xbox Live

John Callaham — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:25 +0100

In the second part of our three part series going over everything we think we know about Microsoft's next version of the Xbox game console, we speculate on the software and Xbox Live services. 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...

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 launches new Flixster Xbox 360 app

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:39:17 +0100

Microsoft has added the Flixster Xbox 360 movie download app today, adding to the growing number of media apps that are available for owners of its console, though it's only available for US users. Read more...

Microsoft debunks rumors of hackers causing Xbox Live outage

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:34:48 +0100

Microsoft said Saturday's lengthy outage of the Xbox 360's Xbox Live service was due to a "networking misconfiguration" and denied that a hacker group was in fact to blame. Read more...

Xbox Live hit with login issues Saturday; Last.fm app still down

John Callaham — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:44:13 +0100

Xbox 360 owners were unable to sign into their Xbox Live accounts for several hours Saturday and Microsoft is still trying to fix problems with the Xbox 360's Last.fm app and Minecraft game saves. Read more...

Microsoft announces two weeks of Xbox Live Arcade game sales

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:00:04 +0100

Microsoft has announced it will be cutting the prices of quite a few downloadable Xbox Live Arcade games for the next two weeks, with prices reduced by as much as 75 percent. Read more...

WWE pay-per-view events coming to Microsoft's Xbox 360

John Callaham — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:01:49 +0100

Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 owners will be able to download the official WWE app beginning today, which will offer access to the pro wrestling league's pay-per-view events. Read more...

Microsoft announces April 1 Xbox Live sale

Anthony Tosie — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:52:20 +0100

Microsoft has announced a one-day Xbox Live sale for digital content that will take place April 1, assuming the sale isn't part of an unfunny April Fools' Day joke - that wouldn't be cool. Read more...

Microsoft to offer rewards for buying and playing Xbox Live Arcade games

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:50:09 +0000

Microsoft has announced Xbox 360 gamers that purchase and play any Xbox Live Arcade games from April 1-30 can earn rewards such as free Microsoft points, free Xbox Live Gold service and more. Read more...

Your Xbox Live avatar can get a free Surface

John Callaham — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:57:13 +0000

Microsoft is now offering Xbox Live users a way to get a free Surface prop for their Xbox Live Avatar which is later used by that same avatar for different tasks. Read more...

Microsoft team members targeted in Xbox Live account attacks

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:50:04 +0000

Microsoft has admitted that a number of current and former team members have been the subjects of attacks on their Xbox Live accounts via social engineering techniques. Read more...

Microsoft axes Xbox Live Gold Family pack, doesn't love your offspring

Brad Sams — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:15:56 +0000

If you have a family and you currently use Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold Family pack, we have bad news for you as Microsoft has axed the plan and your online gaming is about to get a lot more expensive. Read more...

First Xbox Live movie, Pulp, debuts today

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:14:57 +0000

A new British comedy will debut today on Microsoft's Xbox Live network. This is the first movie to be distributed this way, but you can be sure it's only just the beginning for Microsoft. Read more...

Microsoft teams up with AP for Xbox 360-based Oscar coverage

John Callaham — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:22:50 +0000

Microsoft will team up with the Associated Press to offer Xbox 360 owners a live stream of the red carpet arrivals for the Academy Awards tonight, along with online polls and Xbox SmartGlass support. Read more...

Microsoft gets exclusive for new season of LeBron James web video series

John Callaham — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:23:56 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will offer the second season of The LeBrons, an animated web series by NBA player LeBron James, exclusively on Microsoft platforms like the Xbox 360 and MSN. Read more...

Microsoft to get Redbox Instant by Verizon service for Xbox 360 consoles

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:28:24 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its Xbox 360 game console will be the first console to offer an app for the upcoming Redbox Instant by Verizon streaming video service. Read more...

Wordament becomes first web browser game with Xbox Live Achievements

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:30:00 +0000

The game Wordament, which debuted on Windows Phone and has since moved to Windows 8 and iOS, has now launched a web browser version that's also the first browser game to support Xbox Live Achievements Read more...

Xbox Live service down for Xbox 360, Windows 8 and more [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:18:56 +0000

Microsoft is currently experiencing some Xbox Live downtime that's affecting several platforms, including the Xbox 360, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Games for Windows Live and more. Read more...

Microsoft reveals reasons for late December Azure outage

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:29:32 +0000

Microsoft has now announced what happened to cause the outage of one server group of its Windows Azure services in late December that caused some cloud saves for Xbox 360 users to become unavailable. Read more...