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Xbox Live roster hits 1 million

July 15, 2004 Microsoft's online gaming service for its Xbox console reaches a key subscriber milestone. TAGS: Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, online game, console, Microsoft Corp., video

Xbox Live to go offline for upgrade

April 16, 2004 Microsoft's online gaming service for its video game console will be offline for about 24 hours starting at 6 a.m. PDT Wednesday, to allow the company to upgrade services. TAGS: Xbox Live, video game console, Microsoft Xbox, game console, online game, MSN, video game, console, Microsoft Corp., video

Microsoft says Xbox security wasn't breached

March 22, 2007 Gamers who reported fraud with their Xbox Live account were likely duped into giving up their information, according to Microsoft. TAGS: Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, personal information, online game, credit card, gamer, account, Microsoft Corp., security

A free weekend of Xbox Live Gold

March 31, 2006 Microsoft will give away 72 free hours of access to its premium live service from Friday through Sunday. TAGS: Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, online game, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp., games

Microsoft sets holiday Xbox bundle

October 15, 2004 Microsoft announced a new holiday Xbox package that essentially gives buyers two free sports games and a trial subscription to the Xbox Live online gaming service. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Live, holiday, sports game, online game, Microsoft Corp., games

Is Microsoft using 'Halo 2' to thwart Xbox hackers?

November 12, 2004 Hundreds of Xbox owners with modified consoles say they've been banned from the Xbox Live service in the past few days. Photo: Mod chip inside Photos: 'Halo 2' arrives TAGS: Halo 2, Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, console, online game, game console, video game console, hacker, digital media, Microsoft Corp., agreement, video game, games, security, photograph, video

Electronic Arts embraces Xbox Live

May 11, 2004 A holdout no longer, the market-leading game publisher says it will bring its games, including the "Madden" football franchise, to Microsoft's online service. TAGS: Xbox Live, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Xbox, online game, game company, videoconferencing, console, games, video game, agreement, Microsoft Corp., video

Xbox to go online in Asia

February 5, 2004 Microsoft says it will unveil its Xbox online gaming service in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore this April, a year and a half after the service's debut in the United States. TAGS: Asia, Singapore, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Live, Hong Kong, Taiwan, online game, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Corp., console, broadband, Sony Corp., U.S., Sony Playstation

Playing games with VoIP

February 5, 2004 Online game services for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 game consoles are providing an early test for consumer acceptance on Internet-delivered voice services. TAGS: voice service, online game, VoIP, Xbox Live, voice chat, IP, cell phone service provider, Microsoft Xbox, data service, game console, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Playstation, telecommunications, service provider, research company

'Madden': The next generation

November 6, 2005 EA Sports Senior Producer Jeremy Strauser discusses efforts to make the venerable football franchise storm the Xbox 360. TAGS: Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts Inc., Xbox Live, graphics engine, engine, online game, console, games, Microsoft Corp.

Vivendi acquires top Latin American game studio

February 20, 2007 Vivendi's Sierra Online division, which already teamed with Wanako on Assault Heroes, will further the partnership. TAGS: Vivendi Universal, product development, Xbox Live, online game, Microsoft Xbox, console, acquisition, games

Game companies tweak online plans

May 14, 2004 Game software and hardware companies are cooling on the idea of subscription-based games and instead see big potential in minitransactions. TAGS: online game, Peter Moore, game company, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, console, executive vice president, games, gamer, Microsoft Corp.

Does the 'Halo 2' effect threaten broadband?

December 7, 2004 Billion-dollar networks are under siege from zombie hordes of gamers rushing online to, like, kill aliens and stuff. TAGS: Sandvine, Halo 2, latency, British Telecommunications, online game, broadband, Internet Service Provider, Xbox Live, U.K., traffic, gamer, console, Microsoft Xbox, games, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft looks to unite PC, Xbox games

March 25, 2004 The software giant announces a new game development platform covering current and future versions of Windows and the Xbox game console. TAGS: J. Allard, Microsoft Xbox, game company, computer game, console, DirectX, Xbox Live, games, generation, online game, Electronic Arts Inc., developer, process, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
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