xbox live

22

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Xbox Live Officially Rebranding to Xbox Network

When Xbox Network began showing up on alpha testers dashboards a few days ago, people became rightly suspicious that Xbox was about to make a change. It turns out, they were. Xbox Live has been the company's online service name since its inception in 2002, but that is officially changing…

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22

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

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UPDATE : Xbox Reverses Course on Xbox Live Gold Price Increases

UPDATE: Xbox leadership has announced that the planned Xbox Live Gold price increases are being cancelled. And they have also committed to removing the paywall for players to access free to play titles in the coming months. You can find the updated Xbox News Wire post here. https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/1352841764718055425?s=20 Original Article:…

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09

Feb

By Karl Dwyer

Articles

Article : A Brief History of the Console and the Future of Gaming

Stick with me here as I might skip over some key influences, or even what you personally might recall as major milestones in early days of gaming. This article is from the perspective of a "seasoned gamer"; really no pun intended. I grew up in the UK at a time…

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29

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox Live Games with Gold for September

The games for September have been announced and while not as good as last months there's still plenty of fun to be had. https://youtu.be/QjUVTNIm60Q Our Take This month's lineup may let some fans down but if you haven't given Hitman a try yet it's something fresh and new for fans.

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19

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

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Borderlands GOTY Edition is Free to Play this Weekend on Xbox Live

As the ramp up to Borderlands 3 continues, we're seeing more and more promotion of the prior titles to build the hype. Xbox is jumping in on it this weekend by giving Xbox Live subscribers the ability to play Borderlands Game of the Year Edition for free all weekend. The…

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20

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

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Cuphead Confirmed for the Nintendo Switch, Arriving in April

Well the rumors were true. Cuphead is coming to the Nintendo Switch. What's even more interesting is that it will still connect to Xbox Live and you will be able to earn achievements while playing on the Switch (similar to Minecraft). The title will arrive on April 18th and is…

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14

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft Opening Xbox Live to Android and IOS for Developers

As Microsoft pushes further into bringing Xbox to everyone, they announced a new SDK (Software Development Kit) today which will allow developers the ability to utilize Xbox Live while on an IOS or Android device. Kareem Choudhry, Microsoft VP and Cloud Gaming Chief, had the following to say: “We believe…

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23

Feb

By Ains

Articles

Article : Making Sense of Xbox as a Service on Other Devices

I was traveling this week which allowed me less than time than usual to be up to date on all things gaming industry related. This morning, while getting caught up, I saw nearly endless posts, opinions, videos, arguments, and worse relating to Xbox Game Pass potentially coming to the Nintendo…

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03

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

Podcasts

Bitcast 44 : Console Financial Figures, Kingdom Hearts 3, RE2 Review

In Bitcast 44, we discuss the financial results for the Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, we let Bert tell us about Kingdom Hearts 3, review Resident Evil 2, and more! https://youtu.be/z37PDZQ24_E

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27

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox and PlayStation Post Impressive Fiscal Year Results

Here at SG, we often encounter misnomers that are perpetuated across social media relating to the health of specific consoles or companies. Fortunately, the data shows us that the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch are all very healthy platforms and performing well for their respective companies. Of course, this means…

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09

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft Working on a “Career” System for Xbox Live

As reported on by Windows Central, it seems that the new Xbox Live Avatars will eventually be tied into a "Career" system that will encompass many more features. While it's still apparently early, and no definitive information has been shared by Microsoft, some details have been gleaned from early testing.…

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30

Nov

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft CEO Nadella Confirms Plans to Further Pursue Gaming Industry

With the launch of the Xbox One X, Phil Spencer has been in the spotlight continually. He has conducted tens of interviews and in many of those, has reaffirmed the commitment by Microsoft to the gaming industry as a whole. With Spencer's recent promotion to Executive VP at Microsoft, we…

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14

Nov

By Ains

Articles

Featured Article : Reflecting on 15 Years of Xbox Live

I want to preface this article by saying it is equal parts self-reflection, Xbox brand history, and Xbox Live history. I have been gaming since the early 1980s, have owned more games, consoles, and PC components than I can count, and have been a part of several fantastic gaming communities…

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22

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft Unveils New Xbox Live Avatars

One of the larger announcements during E3 last week that was overlooked from the Microsoft side, they have unveiled the long discussed new avatars.  The goal of the avatars was to make them all-inclusive and to be much more advanced than those from the 360 generation.  Given the video, it…

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21

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

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Custom Gamerpics, Sponsored Tournaments, and more on the way to Xbox Live

Major Nelson officially unveiled some of the new features coming to Xbox Live in the next update.  The list is quite broad and includes several features that Xbox Live players have been clamoring for.  In particular: The ability to create a custom gamerpic for your profile. The ability to customize…

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