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Halo Waypoint Will Be What You Make Of It
9:20AM Mike Fahey | Yesterday 343 Industries released Halo Waypoint, the Xbox 360 destination for all things Halo. Kotaku spoke to Halo franchise executive producer Josh Holmes about how fans will help determine the direction Waypoint takes. More »
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4:00PM David Wildgoose | Microsoft have let us know that there’s a new official bundle hitting retail right now. They’re packing in copies of Pure and LEGO Batman with the Xbox 360 Elite, just in time for Christmas. More »
Australia Gets New Xbox 360 Bundle
4:00PM David Wildgoose | Microsoft have let us know that there’s a new official bundle hitting retail right now. They’re packing in copies of Pure and LEGO Batman with the Xbox 360 Elite, just in time for Christmas. 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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Fable III’s New Concept Art Needs More Chimney Sweeps
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Lionhead have tonight released some new artwork for the upcoming Fable III, showing that, as promised, Albion is moving on from a stylised renaissance and is — Dickens novels in hand — marching right into a stylised industrial revolution. More »
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Microsoft Starts Xbox LIVE Pilot Program
4:15PM Brian Ashcraft | Microsoft has officially kicked off its Xbox LIVE Rewards program, which we reported last month. 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 »
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Alan Wake Devs Might Withhold Ending From Preview Copies
1:00PM Owen Good | Alan Wake’s developers are concerned enough about spoilers getting out that they’ll talk with Microsoft about keeping the game’s ending out of copies sent to the press in advance of its release. More »
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Dress Your Xbox Avatar In University Pride
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Display your love for your favourite institute of higher learning with the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace University Collection, as long as yours is one of the top 30 US Universities. More »
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Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?
6:20AM Mike Fahey | An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? More »
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