Microsoft bans up to 1 million Xbox Live users

Anywhere between an estimated 600,000 and 1 million players who use Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service will be cut off from the service because they have modified their game consoles or played games that were illegally downloaded from file-sharing sites, according to the company.

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Which game machine is right for you?

Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have all slashed the prices on their gaming consoles. If you're thinking about buying a Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360 this holiday, here are a few things to consider.

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Xbox exec Shane Kim to retire after 19 years

Shane Kim, the Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the growth of its video game business from the original Xbox and through such hits as "Halo" and "Gears of War," is retiring after 19 years with the software maker.

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Is the president a video game hater?

During a speech to schoolchildren earlier this week, President Obama told kids to spend less time playing video games. But gaming and education don't have to conflict.

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Console wars: Microsoft drops Xbox 360 price

Microsoft announced that it’s dropping the price of Xbox 360 Elite by $100. The price cut comes after Sony cut the price of the PS3. Now the question is: What will Nintendo do to compete?

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Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360

Microsoft Corp. is slashing the price of the high-end Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony's $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 last week.

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Yale student sues airline for $1M over lost Xbox

A Yale University student from Ohio has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from US Airways for a video game console he says was taken from his luggage.

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Economy has game-makers honing strategies

Almost a year ago, I wrote a story asking whether .  And at that point, pretty much everyone I asked was downright bullish.

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'Red Ringed' Xbox 360s still dog Microsoft

Travis Williams drove around Louisville, Ky. for a week with a busted Xbox 360 in his trunk. It was his third console stricken by the dreaded “Red Ring of Death” — known as “general hardware failure” in the halls of Microsoft.

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Nintendo sells 2 million Wiis in November

The Wii is a winner. Again.

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I can't help it — I wish I were my avatar

My mini me has flawless hair and skin. She’s short like I am, but more attractively proportioned. Her nose is prominent like mine but more statuesque. Her blue eyes are clear and bright, the not-so-fine lines that have crept up alongside my own eyes nowhere to be found. And the clothes she wears, well, let’s just say her wardrobe hangs on her with a stylish perfection. Mine … not so much.

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Xbox 360 gets a makeover — and avatars

Will “Halo 3” players want to make cute little avatars on their Xbox 360s?

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New Xbox interface is more about movies

Microsoft says its “New Xbox Experience,” which rolls out Nov. 19, will “change the face of home entertainment for every Xbox 360 owner.” It doesn’t.

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Microsoft cuts Xbox price by $50, plans 60GB model

Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive.

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Hits and misses on Nintendo's WiiWare

Offering a library of original, downloadable games on the cheap is one of this console generation's biggest definers, and this month Nintendo joined Microsoft and Sony by finally debuting its own service: WiiWare.

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Is PC gaming dying? Or thriving?

Every couple of years — usually after a fresh crop of consoles hit the market — the drumbeat starts to sound: PC gaming is finished. Consoles are where it’s at.

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Not even dinos can salvage unexciting 'Turok'

Not much can dampen the visceral thrill of going toe-to-talon with a thundering T. Rex — but "Turok" does its best to manage just that.

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Microsoft looks to 'community' for new games

SAN FRANCISCO - Last year was the year of big games, big console sales and big, big revenues.

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Microsoft Opens Game Development

Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it will make Xbox 360 video games developed by players available for download through the console's online service.

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Will Microsoft partner with Netflix?

SAN FRANCISCO - Will Microsoft offer Netflix movies over Xbox Live?

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Microsoft to Sell Cheaper Xbox in Japan

Microsoft Corp. will start selling a cheaper model of the Xbox 360 video game machine in Japan to woo gamers there, the U.S. software maker said Monday.

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Readers respond: How to catch a Wii

Some of you will go to great lengths to catch a Wii.

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Did the scarce Wii benefit console competitors?

If you went looking for a Wii over Christmas, you probably saw a lot of empty shelves.

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Xbox boss confident of holiday win

In July, Don Mattrick came off an 18-month sabbatical to take the helm at Microsoft games. To say things were a bit rocky for the Xbox 360 makers would be an understatement.

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Microsoft Adds ESPN Programing to Xbox

Microsoft Corp. has added college basketball and other ESPN programming to the growing lineup of video content available for download to its Xbox 360 video game console.

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A Buffalo Grove teen was having fun, fun, fun until his parents took his video game system away.

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Has your XBOX 360 died with the Red Ring of Death? Would you like to play your XBOX 360 again? Well now you can!You could be playing your games again in less than an hour! Or you could just repair your XBOX 360 and sell it on eBay for some extra cash.

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Thousands of Xbox 360 owners who have been cut off from Microsoft's Xbox Live service will have to buy a new console if they want to play online again.

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Interested in an Xbox 360 at a low-low price? craigslist.org is the answer now, as gamers begin selling their banned 360 consoles. It's being reported that countless listings have appeared in the last three days, with more on the way no doubt.

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Anywhere between 600,000 and 2 million players who use Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service will be cut off from the service because they have modified their game consoles.

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Microsoft is cutting off up to one million Xbox 360 users who modified their consoles to play pirated games over Xbox Live.

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Nintendo's archrivals, Microsoft and Sony, are poised to release their own motion-sensing devices in 2010, with Microsoft having the best chance to out-Wii the Wii.

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A couple is claiming their dog bought $62 worth of points on their Xbox!Greg Strope says that while he and his girlfriend were sleeping, their dog decided to use the Xbox controller as a chew toy. Stroke had saved his credit card information online.

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When I asked Ballmer about adding Blu-ray to the Xbox, he said: Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there—you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories. See What Else Is New Today At Gamevine!

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Didn't think Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg could top himself after saying that Hulu on 360 was like "asking out a really hot chick on a date?"

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Washington - An XBox 360 videogame console purportedly signed by former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is being offered for sale on online auction site eBay for a cool $1,1-million (about R8-million).

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"Though the Xbox doesn't have the number one market share, it is the top target for hackers," Boyd said. "Xbox Live has 17 million plus subscribers and that service requires payment."

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Just when you thought Microsoft had given up on the Zune as a product and had retreated to referring to it as a nebulous cloud of conceptual features, the company comes out with a new device supporting a mobile-optimized OLED screen, a wildly powerful yet super efficient new mult …

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During a speech to schoolchildren earlier this week, President Obama said that kids should spend less time playing video games. The President has, on numerous occasions, used video games as an example of how the youth of America wastes its time.

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Video games are at a crossroads. Despite what the hardcore call "dumbing down", many video games are "too much like work" for too many people. If we're to make video games as ubiquitous as movies, what can we do about this?

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What most of us do is identify with the character -- and how can you identify with a character you can't see, a character who usually doesn't even talk or have any opinions about the horrible things going on around him? This goes back to the "silent hero" dilemma that has …

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Most games available for online consoles like the Xbox 360 and PS3 let players download special bonus content for a nominal fee.

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A new job posting suggests that Microsoft is looking to create a gaming platform that goes beyond just the Xbox 360. Way beyond.

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If you subscribe to the DVD-rental service, the Netflix warehouse, which you know must exist somewhere; which a P.O.

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Modding your system, it's something that many gamers do. I personally do not, I think it's wrong. The system was made the way it was for a specific reason, and only companies with permission should have the right to change it.

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The portable Xbox is coming: That much, it seems, is no longer up for debate. The question is when such a device will arrive.

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New LIVE Updates Coming Soon

Yeah….wow. There's honestly too much stuff in this update for me to dig through it, so I'll just touch on some highlights. The Good:

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As it turns out, the kiosks aren't just for trading in games for store credit -- you can buy, trade, or even rent used games or movies from the device.

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The announcement of Project Natal—Microsoft's code name for its upcoming, motion-detecting camera for the Xbox 360—seems to have sparked sparked a series of rumors about an all-new Xbox console, possibly arriving as early as this fall.

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