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...for a few good men. Specifically, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is running ads on the Xbox 360 dashboard and within Xbox games to recruit new members. The GCHQ, which works with both MI5 and MI6 (yes, that MI6), seeks to...

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...rights to ban those playing with modified Xbox 360 consoles. "Piracy is illegal and modifying an Xbox 360 is a violation of the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use, a spokesperson told IGN. "Microsoft is well within its legal rights to ban these...

In this article: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3: ODST, Brewing, and Revenue

...the weekend with, of course, a view toward forever, and it's prepared to temporarily waive the cover fee to grab your attention. Xbox LIVE Gold-tier membership usually costs $50 a year and provides access to features like online...

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...what Texas-based law firm AbingtonIP says to justify their new suit: Although modification of Xbox consoles is arguably against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft 'conveniently' timed the Xbox console ban to coincide with the...

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...can now add some credibility to that claim. On Thursday, the company announced a partnership with Nielsen that brings TV ratings to Xbox Live's "1 vs. 100" online trivia game show. This is a section of the All Things Digital Web site...

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...be heartened to hear the story reported by the Chicago Tribune of a 15-year-old boy who suffered a serious trauma. His parents took away his Xbox. The boy, a resident of Buffalo Grove, Ill., which sounds like the sort of place where...

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...to the console is another move by Microsoft to unite television and the Web. Although most people buy an Xbox to play games, a growing number are using it to stream TV shows, movies and other content over the Web. A© Ewing...

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...two consoles really aren't so different. Daemon hates PS3 firmware updates, and I hate having to update my Xbox every time I turn it on (see: not that often) and then update the game I want to play. He hates the PS3 shoulder buttons, and I...

In this article: PlayStation 3, Sony, Facebook, Zune, Twitter, Last.fm, Xbox 360, Microsoft, and Left 4 Dead 2

...the social network this week. Microsoft Corp. switched on a slew of new features for its Xbox Live online service, allowing owners of the Xbox 360 consoles to update Facebook and Twitter directly from their consoles. The console can...

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Page last updated at 15:22 GMT, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Tens of thousands of people have been cut off from playing their Xbox games online. Microsoft says they've banned certain gamers from their Xbox Live service because they may...

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