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Xbox Live Now Offers Local TV Networks in Germany and Canada

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Xbox Live is continuing to expand it’s worldwide expansion of media content by going “local” in Germany and Canada. If you live in those two countries you can expect to see Astral Media’s Disney XD and Real Sports / Maple Leaf Sports rolling up on your console starting today, while German gamers . . .

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Not So Fast: Xbox Live’s Major Nelson Clarifies Xbox 360 Replacement Stories

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Ok – before you rush off and ship your old Xbox 360 console to Microsoft because a certain type of disc format does not work in them read Major Nelson’s post for clarification.

Here is the meat and potatoes of it:

Clarification time! The console replacement plan that is the subject of . . .

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Microsoft Sets World Record for Simultaneous Online 100M Sprint Participants

According to the Kinect for Xbox 360 Facebook Fan Page Microsoft did establish a new world record for simultaneous participants in a virtual 100M Sprint.  They did this using Kinect for Xbox 360 and Kinect Sports:

A big thank you to everyone that took part in the World Record attempt at the . . .

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Kinect for Xbox 360 Pre-Orders Selling out Across the Web

For a company whose consumer brand is apparently dying – this news must be like the best medicine in the world – to have your latest hardware product in high demand

With less than one week to go until the release of Kinect for the Xbox 360 there are several reports across . . .

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Xbox Live Spend Points and Get Points Offer

During the month of October the Xbox Live team is offering a pretty good deal if your willing to spend some Microsoft Points to do your part.

Here is how it works.

Just spend 2,400 points on your box Live account for Xbox Live Arcade or Game Add-Ons during the month . . .

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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Trailer Video

I was a slow starter when it came to 3rd person shooter games on my Xbox 360.  When I moved from PC gaming to a console I never quite got the hang of those games with a controller.  I really missed my keyboard and mouse.

Then Batman: Arkham Asylum came out and . . .

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