In Real Life

Marvel Pinball Offers Prizes In Spider-Man Tourney

A while ago, Stephen Totilo introduced me to the concept of a “chaser” – a downloadable title played to take a break after a session on a serious, narrative-based game or in a long stretch of multiplayer. The Marvel Pinball tables in Pinball FX 2have been my chaser of choice for the past few months. They’re also a great gaming experience unto themselves.


March 11, 2011
Xbox

Microsoft: We So Did Not Lose $1 Million In Xbox Live Codes

Microsoft confirmed that an exploit, published online, delivered free Microsoft Points but denied that the amount stolen was more than $US1 million, as had been rumoured.


Xbox

Microsoft Invalidates Stolen Point Codes, Considers Punishment For Exploiters

An algorithm that allowed the generation of working Microsoft point codes resulted in the unauthorized acquisition of a poorly estimated $US1.2 million in virtual currency. Microsoft tells Kotaku that they looking into to punishing those that took advantage.


September 24, 2010
News

Free Microsoft Points Deal Not As Convenient As It Sounds

Yeah, you can get 200 free Microsoft Points right now just for using Bing, the company’s search engine. Sounds fast and easy, right? Wrong. Well, you must download the “Bing Bar”, which only works – surprise! – on Internet Explorer.


August 23, 2010
News

Amazon Ends Xbox Live Arcade Game Sales

Amazon’s Xbox Live Store, which had allowed customers to buy Xbox Live Arcade games for their retail price instead of Microsoft Points, is no more. A notice posted on the Amazon site says it’s no longer selling the games.


May 4, 2010
News

You Will Die, But You Might Also Win 10,000 Microsoft Points

In a game where the enemy grows more powerful with each level, you’re destined to die, but survive long enough in Dead Pixel Arcade’s Xbox Live Indie game You Will Die and you might posthumously score 10,000 Microsoft points.


April 10, 2010
News

Microsoft Points Now Sold In More Reasonable Batches

At some point over the last couple of days, Microsoft made a small yet significant adjustment to how you buy Microsoft points online. Notice the difference?


December 24, 2009
News

EA’s Post-Christmas Sale Gives You 800 MS Points

EA’s running an online holiday special for the Xbox 360 beginning Christmas that takes a quick cost-benefit analysis to figure out, but as it returns you 800 Microsoft Points might be worth considering.


November 10, 2009
News

1 vs 100 Season 2 Premieres Next Week

1 vs 100, the Xbox 360′s massively multiplayer online game show, makes its triumphant return next week, with new questions, more prizes and all the Chris Cashman you can stand.


July 30, 2009
News

Buy The Summer Of Arcade, Get $10 Back

Microsoft wants to pay you $US10 for purchasing all five of the games showcased in this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion.