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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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 More...
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. More...
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. More...
Microsoft has launched its newest video app for Xbox 360 users, NHL GameCenter, designed to give fans of pro hockey a way to keep tabs of the truncated 2013 season. More...
If you have wanted to migrate regions but have held off from doing so, the process is now streamlined and should save you a few headaches as Microsoft has gone live with its account migration tool. More...
Microsoft claims that the first wave of its NUads, interactive TV ads featured on its Xbox 360 console, got 37 percent of the people who watched them to actually interact with the ads. More...
Microsoft's Xbox console has quickly turned from gaming platform to media consumption device and Microsoft is looking to offer more content to Xbox Live users in the form of new original content. More...
Microsoft is about to make porting your Xbox Live account to a new region much easier and we have obtained all the information you will need relating to this process including screenshots of the tool. More...
It looks like Microsoft may be on the cusp of releasing a new feature that will make Xbox Live account migration a lot easier with instant changes using an online service. More...
In response for the recent Xbox Live cloud saves outage, Microsoft is providing those impacted with a free month of Xbox Live Gold. Additionally, the cloud save feature is back online. More...
Microsoft is currently experiencing some downtime for part of its Xbox Live online service, specifically with its cloud-based features which affects the Xbox 360 console and Xbox.com. More...
Microsoft has released an iOS port of its popular word game Wordament, becoming the first game released for a non-Microsoft platform to support Xbox Live Achievements. More...
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, a documentary on the creation of the company behind the hit game, will premiere and air just once on Saturday on Microsoft's Xbox Live service for Xbox 360 owners. More...
Microsoft is launching even more media streaming apps for its Xbox 360 console this week, including the Vimeo and AOL On apps in the US, along with an update to the Verizon FiOS app. More...
Dollar General has announced it will start selling Microsoft points and Xbox Live Gold members at their store's registers with codes printed on a receipt, doing away with physical pre-paid cards. More...
A new job listing at Microsoft talks about a new and secret team in the company's entertainment division that looking to break some rules, admitting, "We will fail, and fail fast, on some projects." More...
Microsoft announced that a large number of new video streaming apps will be added to the Xbox 360 for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in 2013, and several new apps will make their debut this week. More...
Rhapsody, the long running music streaming service, has now launched a version of its app for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console for Xbox Live Gold and current Rhapsody subscribers. More...
A new job listing from Microsoft shows that the company is looking to hire an experienced TV producer for its London team that will be charged with making interactive programs for Xbox Live. More...
If you happen to live in a number of territories including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan you'll be able to enjoy a free Xbox LIVE Gold weekend starting today More...
Microsoft has launched its annual holiday sale of downloadable games and DLC content on Xbox Live, including price cuts on Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Dead Island, among others. More...
Microsoft's Marc Whitten wrote today that the week of November 6-13 had the 40 million members of Xbox Live spend more time online on the service than any other time in its 10 year history. More...
Microsoft's Xbox Live online service turns 10 today and the company is celebrating with special Xbox Live game sales as well as giveaways, including one of the custom Xbox 360 Xbox Live consoles. More...
A lucky few are quietly receiving some free custom Xbox 360 consoles from Microsoft as a thank you for using the company's Xbox Live online service for 10 years. More...
Microsoft has announced that people who play Halo 4 online on their Xbox 360 might be able to get some free Microsoft Points, depending on how long they play the sci-fi shooter. More...
Microsoft and Halo 4 developer 343 Industries have spoken out against sexism and discriminatory comments on Xbox Live in a new interview. Gamers making sexist comments face a lifetime Xbox Live ban. More...
Ever wanted to switch the country specified in your Xbox Live account? Microsoft is now finally taking requests to migrate your account to a new country, although there are numerous things to note More...
Microsoft looks like its removing its Microsoft Points system as a method of payment in later builds of Windows 8. One can only wonder whether this change will show itself on the Zune and Xbox. More...
Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console is currently the only place that people can watch a new sci-fi TV series called Nuclear Family, from the Syfy cable TV channel. More...
Microsoft is offering Xbox 360 players special rewards based on their Xbox Live Gamerscore, including rebates off their Marketplace purchases and special birthday gifts. More...
Microsoft has announced it has hired former CBS president Nancy Tellem as its new Entertainment & Digital Media president who will run an LA-based production studio for making Xbox-based content. More...
The Xbox Live online service for Xbox 360 owners is currently down, with no word on what has caused this unplanned shutdown. Other Microsoft online services are not affected. More...
Microsoft has announced it will launch an Election 2012 Hub for Xbox Live starting next week, allowing Xbox 360 owners in the US access to information about the US presidential election. More...