Xbox

Average Xbox User Is Online For 84 Hours Per Month, Gaming For About Half Of It

The Xbox 360 is perhaps our most beloved current generation gaming console, with millions of units sitting in millions of living rooms entertaining millions of gamers. But for all that the 360 is the platform of choice for players to devour blockbuster and indie game titles alike, its biggest draw may be for watching television.


October 6, 2011
Xbox

It’s Official: Xbox 360 Gets TV (In Australia Too!)

Following weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft today confirmed that they have teamed up with 40 TV and entertainment providers to bring shows to Xbox Live.


Xbox

Let’s Watch People Enjoying The New Cable-Ready Xbox Live

It’s time for television on your Xbox 360. It’s time for controlling your television with your voice. It’s time for one set-top box to rule them all. But mostly it’s time for a video of smiling people enjoying these things.


October 4, 2011
News

Your Cable Box Is Dying. Long Live The Game Console!

Your cable box is headed for obsolescence. It may not be within the next year, but it could be within the next three that having a box dedicated to TV programming sitting under or next to your television will no longer be the norm.


September 30, 2011
News

Bloomberg: Xbox As Cable Provider Could Be Unveiled Next Week

Rumours that US cable providers Comcast and Verizon are on the verge of a deal with Xbox 360 to use the console as a cable box have been circulating for weeks. Today Bloomberg joins the crowd, citing their own sources.


September 21, 2011
PlayStation

Verizon On Xbox 360 Rumour: ‘Stay Tuned For The Future’

Yesterday we noted that there was a rumour making the rounds that deals between Microsoft and Comcast and Verizon to turn the Xbox 360 into a cable box were imminent. Now Verizon seems to be hinting that someone along those lines could indeed be in the works.


September 20, 2011
Xbox

Rumour: Xbox As Comcast, Verizon Cable Box Imminent

Microsoft has been saying for months, for years, that they’re in talks with folks at cable companies about using the Xbox 360 as a cable box, but Digiday reports today that the company is close to signing deals with Comcast and Verizon.


April 27, 2010
News

Comcast Isn’t Just The Worst Internet Provider Anymore

After years of throttled internet and bad customer service earning it a reputation as the worst internet provider in America, Comcast scores a golden poo as Consumerist.com’s 2010 Worst Company in America. I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.


April 9, 2010
News

Why Gamers Should Care About Net Neutrality

We’ve heard the term ‘net neutrality’ bandied about the internet for more than a decade, yet many gamers aren’t aware of how important the concept is to their continued online entertainment. Why should you care about net neutrality?


April 7, 2010
News

Net Neutrality Dealt A Severe Blow As Comcast Wins FCC Appeal

Comcast customers have reason to be nervous today, as a federal appeals court rules that the Federal Communications Commission doesn’t have the authority to enforce Net Neutrality on internet providers.