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360 Facebook, Twitter And Last.FM Will Be Accessible To Teens
4:40AM Mike Fahey | Right now three major features of the new Xbox 360 dashboard update — Facebook, Last.FM and Twitter — are inaccessible to users under 18. Major Nelson says that will change weeks after the update launches. More »
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Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans
5:20AM Mike Fahey | Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process. More »
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Xbox Live Ops Manager Ain’t Going For This Facebook/Games Thing
2:40PM Owen Good | In the latest thrilling episode of Major Nelson’s podcast, the gang raps about the DSi XL and its virtues and drawbacks, and regular guest “e” (Eric Neustadter, the Xbox Live operations manager) says this whole gaming/Facebook synergy? Not diggin’ it. More »
Culture
Xbox LIVE Features Kratos Head, It Seems
6:30PM Brian Ashcraft | In the Halloween episode of Xbox LIVE’s Inside Xbox, there are heads on the wall — one of which looks like Kratos from Sony’s PlayStation franchise. But what could it mean? More »
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Brand-X Memory Units Won’t Work In Next 360 Update
1:40PM Owen Good | Unauthorised memory units are verböten under the next dashboard update to Xbox Live, which isn’t of mainstream concern right now, but will be to those participating in the Xbox Live Preview Program. More »
Culture
Look Who’s Gonna Buy Uncharted 2
2:40PM Owen Good | I’ve always wondered if Pepsi guys, on vacation with the fams, ever pull into a McDonald’s and go, the hell with it, gimme a Coke. Of course, that’s a smidge different from deliberately buying and complimenting a competitor’s flagship product. More »
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All Halo Wars Leaderboard Data Erased From Xbox Live
11:00AM Owen Good | All Halo Wars leaderboard data – and by this, “all” means “everything” – disappeared from Xbox Live today, says Major Nelson, meaning braggin’ rights have been reset to launch day status. More »
Rumours
Alright, What, Exactly, Is “Xbox 360 Beta?”
3:30AM Owen Good | Natal? ODST? Whatever it is, Major Nelson, Stepto and other Redmond regulars have been playing it lately. I thought it might be 1 vs. 100, but other friends show that as “Xbox 360 Dashboard.” More »
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Xbox Live Team Working On Their 360 Dash Speed
6:30AM Mike Fahey | According to Major Nelson’s latest podcast, the Xbox Live Team is working towards making a harder, better, faster, and indeed stronger Xbox Live Dashboard for the next update later this year. More »
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