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Report: 60% Of Britain’s Xbox 360s Have Died
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Following in the wake of Game Informer’s armchair survey earlier in the year – which found that 54.2% of American Xbox 360s had broken down – CNET have done a similar study for the British market. With similar results. More »
Culture
The Red Ring Of Pumpkin Death
7:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Just wrap it in a towel or something. If that doesn’t work, you can always send it off to get fixed. Thanks Cesar for the carving! More »
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Report: 360 More Reliable, Repairs Less Frequent
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | According to data released by third-party warranty providers SquareTrade, since the mid-point of 2008 the Xbox 360’s reliability has improved out of sight. More »
Culture
Distressed-Look 360 Up For Sale On EBay
12:40PM Owen Good | A British gamer has listed on eBay his red-ringed Xbox 360. And it’s in even worse shape than that suggests. More »
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Microsoft Responds To Xbox Failure Rate Claim
2:00AM Owen Good | Microsoft’s responded to Game Informer’s controversial survey, which found 54.6 percent of Xbox 360s – among their readership anyway – have gone RRoD. Microsoft didn’t dispute numbers or offer their own, but did concede they’re “constantly improving” the 360’s design. More »
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Report: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Over 50 Per Cent
12:00AM Brian Ashcraft | It’s that time again! Time to talk about Xbox 360 failure rates — you know, the Red Ring of Death and all that jazz. More »
Culture
2:00PM David Wildgoose | What do you do with your Xbox 360 once it’s red-ringed itself? You could get it repaired, I suppose, but what if it’s out of warranty? You could sell it as a dog tie-out. More »
Dead Xbox 360 Auction, Dog Owners Preferred
2:00PM David Wildgoose | What do you do with your Xbox 360 once it’s red-ringed itself? You could get it repaired, I suppose, but what if it’s out of warranty? You could sell it as a dog tie-out. More »
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Microsoft Explains the E74 Code, Sorta
1:00AM Brian Crecente | When Microsoft announced they were extending their warranty for Xbox 360s that received a E74 error, I was curious how different the code was from the red ring of death. Not very, it turns out. More »
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