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more about #xbox more comments → Cash907Censored: Just looked it up, and for me, the 360 deal starts at 12pm PST. Does Amazon offer different deals for different buyers based on their timezone? #xbox more » OCEntertainment: Before I jump on this, anyone got any advice for just how badly the lack of hard drive affects gameplay? I've been eying a 360 for a while and I doubt... more » Bigbadbikernerd: I got the X Box deal at Wal-Mart about 25 minutes ago. Just walked in and got one. No waiting. My friend showed up 5 minutes later and picked one u... more » Cash907Censored: I guess they finally wised up the fact that people were using the ol' hairdryer-on-the-warranty-seal trick to repair their boxes themselves without vo... more » GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat: Well, if it's anything like the stickers on a linksys router, careful use of a DE safety razor blade can remove it intact. As someone who pulls the t... more » leavethegun-takethecannoli: I can't wait for someone to buy one from a retail store that is mistakenly banned. #xbox more » newgalactic: I wonder if there's a way to flash the bios/MAC address (or whatever M$ uses to id the xbox). That would be kinda a neat experiment. Not that there'... more » Kaiser-Machead: Hardware banning is total bullshit. It ensures that the resale value of the consoles go in the toilet, and in turn makes for a greater amount of sales... more » Lizard_King: This has been the policy since BEFORE the initial Xbox Live rollout in 2002. The beta testers (myself included) got a ban for mod chips. The Xbox was ... more » aniteshj: Fair enough, after all if your buying a USED Xbox 360 in the first place you deserve to have this happen. #xbox more » -
#dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 at Amazon, More Electronics Deals All Day Long
Remember that Walmart ad featuring a $100 Xbox? Well, Amazon is matching the offer, so you can skip the crowds. There'll be other electronics deals running all day starting at 9 a.m. EST. Update: More » -
#blockquote
Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
In an email exchange earlier today, Microsoft indirectly admitted that Xbox 360s are receiving an updated tamper-resistant warranty sticker. From the company: More » -
#xbox360
New Xbox 360 Warranty Stickers Better Guarantee Chastity?
Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favorite pastime: crazy-eyed speculation. More » -
#xbox360
Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
Major Nelson, updating us on a periodic Xbox Live purge—banhammering cheaters, pirates and other folks of ill-repute, though not 12-year-olds—reminds us of Microsoft's official policy that if you buy a used Xbox 360 that's been banned, you're screwed. More » -
#remainders
Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (And Why)
I have a splitting headache. There was so much real news today, mostly Android-y, we happily skipped this junk: GM's Wi-Fi, Apple Store POS, Virgin/Helio, Xbox Sky and a Blu-ray player only dumb people will buy. Dun dun DUN. More »
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#rants
Hey Microsoft: We Need Aliases for Xbox Live Gamertags
I love Xbox Live, I really do. But man, how am I supposed to keep track of what usernames my friends are using? We need aliases, and we've needed them for a while. More » -
#gaming
Xbox Cufflinks Allow You To Subtly Ruin Any Formal Occasion
These Xbox cufflinks are the perfect way to inappropriately inject your nerdiness into otherwise classy situations. Because your daughter's wedding just won't be the same without everyone knowing you're a gamer. [Etsy via Technabob] -
#ballmerinterview
Steve Ballmer: The Uncut Interview
Most of you may not have 16 minutes to spare on this, and probably don't care anyway, but I promised to post the full video, if only so you can understand the context of our five highlighted segments. More » -
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#netflix
Netflix Streaming Coming to Another Mystery Device Soon
In yesterday's earnings call, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings revealed that streaming would soon arrive on a mystery device with a "material installed base." Hey, Reed, could you do me a favor? Please make it the PS3. More » -
#xbox
Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints at How Microsoft Should Have Engineered the 360
Taking a cue from classic PC modding, one gamer dunked his original Xbox in a fishtank full of mineral oil (minus the DVD/hard drives). And it runs 10 degrees cooler than before! More » -
#microsoft
Microsoft Says No Xbox Blu-ray Drives Period, Says Ballmer Was Talking About PCs
In a revised statement, Microsoft says it has "no plans" to introduce any Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360. But—despite the fact they watched the same video you did—they claim Ballmer was referring to the PC. More » -
#ballmerinterview
Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-ray Add-On for Xbox Coming
In the first segment of our exclusive Steve Ballmer interview series, the Microsoft CEO and I talk about Natal, the blurring of console generations, and the surprising assertion that "you'll be able to get" Blu-ray add-on drives for Xbox 360. More » -
#xbox
Microsoft Soft-Launching Xbox Live Rewards Program
Kotaku reports that a number of their readers have received invites to an "exclusive pilot rewards program" for Xbox Live. More » -
#idiocy
When You Try to Get a Cheap Xbox 360 HDD, It Can Only End in Tears
I refuse to pay $160 for a 120GB Xbox 360 HDD. But I need one, as my 20GB model is filling up. So I decided to order a cheap one from a shady Hong Kong website. What a mistake. More » -
#xboxlive
Facebook, Twitter, Zune and Last.Fm on Xbox Live Hands On: Hrm, That's Interesting
Twitter and Facebook, on your Xbox. It's weird, like people who put ketchup on their eggs. More » -
#xbox360
Rumor: ATI Locked in for Next-Gen Xbox Graphics?
Nothing is official, but Fudzilla's sources suggest Microsoft liked the Xbox 360's Xenos graphics enough to stay with ATI for its next console, possibly slated for 2012. Given the lead-time, it may even be a 28-nanometer chip. [Fudzilla via CrunchGear] -
#xbox
The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
This is how you show you care: By meticulously hand-painting a controller for your girlfriend. Or, that's how you get her to play videogames. Or you want a pink controller, and you say it's for your girlfriend. [Flickr via Technablog] -
#broken
Insanity: Xbox 360 'Repaired' 3 Times, Returns Each Time With Red Ring
Andy Phifer, like many of us, faced a glowing red ring on his nonfunctional Xbox 360. Facing an RRoD warranty technicality, he sent Microsoft $100 to make necessary repairs. Things didn't go so well. Here's his story: UPDATE More » -
#xbox
Project Natal Is Gonna Be Priced Like a Console
How much is Project Natal going to cost? Microsoft's still working it out, but Robbie Bach says at the very green roundtable I'm sitting at that it'll follow a price curve "like anything else," meaning, in English, it'll start at a more expensive point and get cheaper as it goes on. In other words, Microsoft's thinking about it more as a 32X-type add-on versus some tack-on motion controller. More » -
#ripoffs
Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Coming 11/3, Costing an Absurd $100
Want to get your Xbox 360 online using the fastest wireless protocol possible? Get ready to pony up an unconscionable $100 on 11/3, according to GameStop. Seriously, Microsoft? [Gamestop via Joystiq] -
#gaming
Blue Blood 360 Controller Modkit Looks Surprisingly Tasteful
For $30, console mod company XCM will sell you this Blue Blood Xbox 360 controller kit. It includes a new blue shell and D-pad along with a series of glowing LED buttons. Can techno-kitsch be beautiful? Apparently. [TotalConsole via technabob] -
#remote
This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?
If this $40 remote actually does what it says it does, then it might be one of the most useful HTPC remotes out there. It looks like a Motorola Q, but communicates over RF to its USB receiver. More » -
#rumor
Courier Tablet Runs Windows 7, Hardware Made By Microsoft
More details on Courier, courtesy of Mary Jo Foley: Most interestingly, her sources say it runs Windows 7 underneath, the same way the Surface runs on top of Vista, and that Microsoft will actually make the tablet hardware. More » -
#gaming
Life-Size Gears of War Lancer Is Sure to Get Some Kid Expelled
This Gears of War replica Lancer doesn't fire real bullets, and it's lacking the motor components to saw someone in half. But damn does it look deadly. More » -
#iphone
I Double Dare You Not To Love This Xbox 360 iPhone Case
We dared you not to love rabbitrampage's Playstation iPhone case, but I think she completely outdid herself on this Xbox 360 version—hence the double dare. More » -
#xbox360
The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100
Ars has a mole that just told them the updated 802.11n wireless adapter will be $100, with the older G adapter dropping down to $80. Still too expensive, compared to the price of regular Wi-Fi adapters. [Ars via Kotaku] -
#rumors
Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle: Pure and Lego Batman?
Ars Technica's freakishly-reliable mole says the $300 Elite will include both games after its $50 rebate ends on October 5. [Ars Technica via Kotaku] -
#xbox360elite
Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You're Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates
The Xbox 360 Elite recently got its price dropped to $300, which is pretty good, but $250? That's even better. Microsoft is offering a $50 mail-in rebate on all new Xbox 360 Elites through 10/5. [Rebate Page via Kotaku] -
#gaming
Microsoft: Any Xbox Bought Today Will Work with Project Natal Tomorrow
Just in case there was any lingering doubt (which there really shouldn't have been), Microsoft has reiterated that any Xbox 360 purchased today will be compatible with Project Natal when it's released "in the future." So keep buying those Xboxes, kids! [Maxconsole] -
#wireless
Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360's 802.11n Wireless Adapter
Microsoft confirmed to gaming blog Joystiq that they will release an 802.11n wireless adapter for Xbox 360. Looks like it'll accompany rather than replace the current adapter, though MS was tight-lipped on price or release date, saying only "soon." [Joystiq] -
#gaming
Xbox 360 Controller Mixes Black, Red and Black (and Red)
It doesn't look like Microsoft has formally announced any new two-tone controllers, but either way, Gamestop will begin selling this black and red version of the Xbox 360 wireless controller on October 15th. More » -
#nintendo
Next Generation Wii Coming With HD Graphics and New Controller in 2011
Leave it to Yoichi Wada—president of final fantasizer Square Enix, the biggest Japanese game house—to break the news about the next generation Nintendo Wii. All while predicting that Microsoft and Sony motion efforts won't be "truly successful."
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#xbox360
250GB XBox 360 Exists, Part of Modern Warfare 2 Bundle
We figured it was coming, but now there's confirmation that Microsoft is releasing a 250GB XBox 360. All we know so far is that it'll be shiny, black, and part of the Modern Warfare 2 bundle for $399. [Kotaku] -
#photoshopcontest
42 Gaming Peripherals You'll Never Play With
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to design some unlikely gaming peripherals. And a lot of these, as ludicrous as they are, aren't that much crazier than some of the Wii crap currently for sale. More » -
#rant
Microsoft Wants You to Vote Which Children's Hospitals Will Be Denied the Ultimate Gameroom
Microsoft's "Ultimate Gameroom Giveaway" is charity turned into a gimmick as voters decide which Children's hospitals receive prize packages. I'm all for charity, but was it really necessary to guarantee a let down for kids in the 167 "losing" hospitals? More » -
#xbox360
Amazon Germany Lists 250GB Xbox 360 Elite Package
Amazon, who's previously listed/leaked the PS3 Slim before its announcement, has listed a mysterious 250GB Xbox 360 Elite on their German site, packaged with Forza Motorsport 3 for EUR 280 (about $400). More » -
#gaming
Half Dome Screen Wraps Games and Movies Around You
Ha, this looks awesome. This half dome projector screen is big enough for two people to sit in front of, and isn't just a damn prototype—the California company behind it actually has them for sale. More » -
#rumor
Next Week's Target Ad Confirms $250 Xbox 360 Pro? UPDATE
We've already seen Walmart's $300 Xbox 360 Elite. But according to what looks to be a leaked Target ad that will hit distribution this Sunday (the 30th), a $250 Xbox Pro will be joining the system. UPDATE, Best Buy too! More » -
#xbox360
Microsoft Responds to 54.2% Xbox 360 Failure Rate Claim, Doesn't Dispute It
Remember the Game Informer survey that found that the Xbox 360 has a 54.2% failure rate? Well, Microsoft has responded, and it didn't even try to dispute that fact. More » -
#xbox
Xbox 360 Controller Pillows Actually Look Extremely Comfortable
Now that I'm seeing this handmade Xbox 360 pillow, I can see how the natural contours of the controller might actually be easier on my lower back then they are on my hands. More »
