Friday 16 May 2014

Microsoft stops holding Netflix, Hulu hostage behind Xbox Live Gold paywall

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Microsoft stops holding Netflix, Hulu hostage behind Xbox Live Gold paywall

05.13.2014 8:55 AM

Reports suggest Microsoft is about to stop making you pay a second time to access streaming content through your Xbox. Finally.

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Microsoft promises Xbox Live Gold refunds to disgruntled fans

05.14.2014 1:17 PM

If you paid for Xbox Live Gold simply to stream Netflix or Hulu on your Xbox One, Microsoft will pay you back if you wish to drop it.

 

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Why the Kinect-less Xbox One signals the death of Microsoft's grand console ambitions

05.14.2014 6:00 AM

The vision is gone, and Microsoft is left with Frankenstein of a console, pieced together from the putrid remains of an old Xbox 360 carcass and the shining vision-on-a-hill of what the Xbox One was intended to be.

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Child of Light review: A whimsical, gorgeous game that's all style, few smiles

05.14.2014 2:30 PM

Child of Light is all-style-no-substance. But at least it's pretty!

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Soon-to-launch Hellraid: The Escape promises effective handheld horror

05.12.2014 6:30 AM

Coming to iOS devices on Thursday, May 15, this single-player puzzler should have plenty of surprises in store.

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Missing Pieces: Wrapping up the week's must-know gaming news

05.09.2014 3:35 PM

Oculus wants to create a virtual reality MMO, Driveclub makes inappropriate decisions, and Sunset Overdrive turns graphics to eleven.

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Flappy Bird will flap again in August, creator says

05.15.2014 9:08 AM

Add another big title to this summer's blockbuster releases: Flappy Bird is coming back to smartphones.

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Game over? Philips seeks ban on Nintendo Wii consoles over remote control patents

05.15.2014 9:16 AM

Philips is seeking a ban on US imports and sales of Nintendo products such as the Wii and Wii U consoles, alleging they infringe its patents

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Microsoft reverses course (again): Kinect-free $400 Xbox One coming in June

05.13.2014 11:55 AM

Mandatory Kinect: Gone. Xbox Live Gold subscription requirement for streaming media apps: Gone. The Xbox One of today is officially no longer the Xbox One Microsoft intended, but that's a good thing for everyone.

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