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Microsoft Working On A Color Space Issue With Some Xbox Apps

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Microsoft says it’s working on a fix for “color space” issues with some Xbox 360 video apps. The issue apparently has been around since the recent update to the Xbox Live Dashboard.

The ‘Metro’ dashboard is said to force video content to run at limited range RGB levels, resulting in washed out . . .

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Choplifter HD Finally Here for Xbox 360

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In Episode 36 of the Observed Tech PODCAST, our last show, I was reminiscing about the Commodore 64 and the fact it was 30 years ago that the entry level computing system came out.  Now this week we get an old Commodore 64 classic back and it has been updated for the . . .

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Install the December 2011 Xbox 360 Console Update Offline

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Even if you never connect your Xbox 360 console to the Internet it is possible to download and install the December 2011 software update on your console. 

Although I do have to say this update is all about streaming content to your console so not having it connected to the Internet . . .

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Gears Of War 3 Demo Now Available For Xbox 360

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I suspect most if not all of our readers have played Gears of War 3. If you have not, Microsoft and Epic Games have just released a demo version of Gears of War 3. The demo features the opening mission “Ship Wreck” and has Dom, Marcu & Co. fighting against the lambent . . .

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Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace Gun Restrictions Confirmed by Microsoft

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Over the last day or so reports were surfacing on the Internet that Microsoft was going to ban gun props from being available in the Xbox Marketplace for your avatar.  All those stories were referring to a post at the Epic Games Forums which stated:

Heads up! Starting on Jan. 1, 2012, . . .

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Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel Review

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My wife, who knows my passion for gaming, put one of these Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel’s under the Christmas tree for me and I have been enjoying trying it out with the racing/driving games I have in my collection at the moment.

The wheel is a nice small compact size measuring . . .

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