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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sets EE traffic record
Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has set a record for gaming traffic on EE and BT’s broadband, with a 144% spike in Xbox Live traffic this launch.
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Free Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus games revealed for October 2017
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Both Sony and Microsoft have revealed the free games that you can download on their respective platforms for the month of October 2017.
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April's Games for Gold line-up revealed...
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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Unveiled April Games with Gold offers Xbox 360 users free access to Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight for a thrilling playtime adventure.
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Xbox will reward you for good behaviour
Thu, 27th Mar 2014
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Xbox updates its reputation system, rewarding polite gamers and penalising the rude to enhance online gaming culture.
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Ten Days of Ryse: Son of Rome Discounts
Tue, 18th Feb 2014
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Get ready to return to ancient Rome in Ryse: Son of Rome's new add-on, Mars' Chosen Pack, featuring new maps and a brand-new cooperative Survival Mode.
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World of Tanks blasts its way onto Xbox 360
Fri, 7th Feb 2014
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Wargaming has today announced that World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition will release globally on 12 February , 2014.
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Fight the holiday bulge with Xbox One Fitness
Fri, 7th Feb 2014
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With Summer drawing to a close it’s time to start burning off all those unwanted calories you gained from eating and drinking over the holiday season.
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Xbox 360 owners, put your Warface on
Tue, 4th Feb 2014
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Crytek and Microsoft Studios have launched a public beta for “Warface Xbox 360 Edition,” letting fans experience the dynamic FPS ahead of its Autumn release.
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Games for Gold February line-up...
Mon, 3rd Feb 2014
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February has arrived and that means it’s time to announce the next free games coming to Xbox Live Gold members as part of Games with Gold on Xbox 360.
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Xbox 360 to get Lococycle and Halo: Spartan Assault
Fri, 31st Jan 2014
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Good news for Xbox 360 owners as Microsoft has announced that top selling titles Lococycle and Halo: Spartan Assault are both on their way to the console.
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XBOX 360 users are catered for this holiday time with Games For Gold
Thu, 28th Nov 2013
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With all the hype and excitement surrounding the launch of the Xbox One, Xbox 360 users could be forgiven for thinking that they have been forgotten about.
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State of Decay: The End is Upon Us...
Tue, 23rd Jul 2013
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State of Decay Launched on Xbox Live last week to a great hoorah from the US and Europe - so I jumped into the action to see if the game lived up to the hype….
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State of Decay heads to NZ
Tue, 16th Jul 2013
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Open world game finally sees the light of day in New Zealand stores, as Microsoft makes it available via the Xbox Live marketplace.
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Game review: Crimson Alliance
Fri, 4th Nov 2011
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Crimson Alliance dazzles Xbox Live with a modern take on classic hack and slash fantasy, offering vibrant co-op action and embracing freemium allure.
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Halo 4: World premiere trailer
Tue, 7th Jun 2011
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Halo 4 trailer debuts at E3, launching a new trilogy as Master Chief battles ancient evils. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary also announced.
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Microsoft to launch NZ movie, music download service
Wed, 22nd Sep 2010
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Microsoft's Zune to revolutionise NZ's digital scene with movie and music downloads, challenging iTunes's dominance.
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Xbox Live support for Windows Phone 7
Tue, 17th Aug 2010
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Microsoft launches Xbox Live games for Windows Phone 7, promising a unique mobile gaming experience with top titles.
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New Red Faction coming to PSN/XBL
Tue, 17th Aug 2010
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Red Faction: Battlegrounds, brimming with vehicular combat on Mars, set to explode onto PSN and XBL in 2021, bringing multiplayer mayhem.
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Mafia II demo now live
Wed, 11th Aug 2010
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Step into the mob life of the 1950s with the newly released Mafia II demo available on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, and Steam.
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METAL SLUG XX
Thu, 1st Jul 2010
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Metal Slug XX revives arcade nostalgia but struggles with outdated graphics and unforgiving gameplay, appealing mainly to series loyalists.