Entertainment apps overtake multiplayer gaming on Xbox Live
Need further proof that the next Xbox might be a more media-centric device? The Verge has learned that Xbox Live members are using their consoles more for media consumption than for multiplayer gaming. Single-player gaming isn't included in that assessment, which appears to be limited to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Still, it's an interesting shift for the game console.
In just the last year, Xbox Live members have reportedly doubled the amount of time they spend with "entertainment apps." The number of hours of video consumed has risen by 140% according to official Microsoft blogger Major Nelson. Those increases increase fueled a 30% jump in the total number ...
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EVE Online to sell GeForce graphics cards for in-game currency
We've all heard of folks shelling out real money in exchange for in-game items and currency. Now, it looks like EVE Online will allow players to trade in-game cash for real goods—specifically, a GeForce GTX 560 graphics card. Joystiq has the skinny on the deal, which will reportedly be limited to just 100 cards to start.
So, how much for a GTX 560? 20 PLEX, which isn't quite virtual cash. PLEX refers to Pilot License Extension, an in-game item ...
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Windows blocks IMs with links to The Pirate Bay
I suppose this counts as a new kind of copy protection. Or is it malware protection? According to The Register, Microsoft has confirmed that it now blocks Windows Live Messenger users from sending each other links to The Pirate Bay, the illustrious BitTorrent site that continues to evade shutdown. Here's what Microsoft told The Register when asked to comment:
The site pointed out that, you know, other sites also link malware and aren't necessarily blocked, but the company reportedly didn't elaborate. Damning Microsoft further, The Register claims none of the security ...
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Assassin's Creed III vid shows weapons, character info
Ubisoft has put out a fresh teaser trailer for the next chapter in the Assassin's Creed series. Under the guise of showing players some of the weapons they'll be dispatching Templars and other interlopers with, the trailer reveals some biographical info about the main character, an assassin with mixed Native American and British ancestry:
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