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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.
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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.
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Year in review: Games as big business
December 24, 2007
The dollars were flying in 2007, whether it was from gamers grabbing for Halo and Guitar Hero, or Vivendi shelling out for Activision.
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Activision Inc.
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Sony Corp.
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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.
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Playing for keeps on the Net
June 3, 2004
Tech giants see a profit potential in online games. Also: Microsoft axes its online fantasy game after three years of development.
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Comcast Corp.
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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.
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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.
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Study: Online-game revenue to skyrocket
July 12, 2004
The industry is getting a boost from "massively multiplayer online games," especially in Asia.
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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.
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AOL creates kit for 'ping and play'
May 16, 2005
Tool kit is designed to let online game developers integrate AIM and ICQ messaging software into their titles.
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Time Warner Inc.
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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.
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Women outnumber men in online games, survey finds
October 5, 2006
New study on gamers reveals Playstation 2 as the most popular console, but PCs are the platform of choice.
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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.
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For sales, gaming health, firms engage in play therapy
March 25, 2004
Nokia hopes new games will pump up player sales; Microsoft announces new game-development tools; Sun seeks to let game publishers use a single server to run online games for PCs, consoles.
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Nokia Corp.
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Accessing MSN via cell phone? It'll cost you
September 19, 2003
Microsoft is set to start charging a subscription fee for MSN Mobile, a service that lets customers check their MSN e-mail and other services through Web-enabled cell phones.
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Study: Game industry sales slip
July 22, 2004
Sales of video game consoles and software fall in dollar terms, but actual units sold rise marginally, NPD says.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Sony sets date for PS2 hard drive
September 16, 2003
A 40GB add-on storage device for the game machine will sell for $99 in North America starting next March.
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