Neowin News Feed for: Gamertag

You can now change your Xbox gamertag to any name, even if it was previously taken

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:44:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced a revamp of gamertags on its Xbox Live network. Gamers can now change their tag to any name, even one that was previously taken, at the cost of a hashcode at the end. Read more...

Buy an Xbox One from Microsoft UK, and you'll get a battery hatch with your Gamertag on it

Andy Weir — Wed, 18 May 2016 16:58:01 +0000

Microsoft will give you a free battery hatch customized with your Gamertag when you buy a selected Xbox One console in the UK - but the offer is only available to the first 400 customers. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Trolling gamertag causes mischief on Xbox Live

Christopher White — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:14:22 +0000

A clever Xbox One member changed his gamertag so that it would interact with the Kinect. While mostly harmless, it generated some laughs (and frustration) from members of the community. Read more...

Xbox One won't support real names for online users at launch

John Callaham — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:12:26 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will not support owners using their real names as an option to using online Gamertags for the launch of the console but that it may be put in an update. Read more...

Four billion hours worth of Xbox LIVE gaming achieved

Byron Hinson — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:39:20 +0000

Microsoft has released the latest batch of Xbox LIVE statistics, which show just how popular the service has become since its conception over eight years ago. According to Kotaku, it seems that on average more than... Read more...

Xbox LIVE policy change, allows users to get more sexual

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:39:55 +0000

Microsoft has finally changed one of its much argued policies for Xbox LIVE, allowing users to express their sexual orientation in their gamertags and profiles. Users have been previously suspended and banned from the... Read more...