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Marvel Pinball Offers Prizes In Spider-Man Tourney

4:00AM July 31, 2011 | Owen Good

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. More »


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

2:00PM March 11, 2011 | Owen Good

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. More »


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Microsoft Invalidates Stolen Point Codes, Considers Punishment For Exploiters

6:45AM March 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


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Free Microsoft Points Deal Not As Convenient As It Sounds

10:30AM September 24, 2010 | Owen Good

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. More »


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Amazon Ends Xbox Live Arcade Game Sales

4:00AM August 23, 2010 | Owen Good

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. More »


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

1:40AM May 4, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


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Microsoft Points Now Sold In More Reasonable Batches

4:00AM April 10, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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? More »


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

8:00AM December 24, 2009 | Owen Good

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. More »


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1 vs 100 Season 2 Premieres Next Week

3:20AM November 10, 2009 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


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Buy The Summer Of Arcade, Get $10 Back

2:40AM July 30, 2009 | Mike Fahey

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