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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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Union to host Xbox tournament (The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Union Programming Council is hosting an Xbox EA Sports Tournament in the Union Ballroom this Friday at 7 p.m. Students can come with teammates or alone and be assigned to a team. EA Sports is giving away prizes and providing new games for students to test their skills.

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News: Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk (SecurityFocus)

Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk

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GAME invites People's Choice nominations (MCV)

Latest part of the GAME Awards 07 canvases public opinion; many winners already announced

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Resistance 2 mooted (Ferrago)

A full sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man has apparently been officially confirmed, the long-anticipated number two turning up as cover story on February's issue of Game Informer magazine stateside.

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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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Union to host Xbox tournament (The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Union Programming Council is hosting an Xbox EA Sports Tournament in the Union Ballroom this Friday at 7 p.m. Students can come with teammates or alone and be assigned to a team. EA Sports is giving away prizes and providing new games for students to test their skills.

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News: Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk (SecurityFocus)

Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk

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Burnout 3 goes Xbox Original (Ferrago.co.uk)

On Monday, January the 14th at 10am GMT, Burnout 3: Takedown will be added to the Xbox Originals store on the Xbox Live service. That's the word from Microsoft's semi-official Gamerscoreblog. And who are we to doubt them?

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Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On [PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PC] (GameSpot)

We get some more hands-on time with the upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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News: Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk (SecurityFocus)

Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk

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Burnout 3 goes Xbox Original (Ferrago.co.uk)

On Monday, January the 14th at 10am GMT, Burnout 3: Takedown will be added to the Xbox Originals store on the Xbox Live service. That's the word from Microsoft's semi-official Gamerscoreblog. And who are we to doubt them?

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Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On [PC Xbox 360 PlayStation 3] (GameSpot)

We get some more hands-on time with upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Xbox Live account takeovers put users at risk (The Register - Technology News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Hackers have hijacked the Xbox Live account of a celebrity gamer and made off with a prized piece of virtual armor in a brazen act that suggests the online Microsoft service still puts the security of its users at risk.

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Halo 3 the Most Played Game on Xbox Live (PC World)

Microsoft listed the most played games on Xbox Live last year, in addition to revealing that 77 percent of 360 owners are paying Gold members.

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Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes (Times of Malta)

Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of last year, helped by hit titles such as Halo 3 and Mass Effect, according to company data.

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CES: Robbie Bach, President, Entertainment & Devices Division; Xbox Live Showing Results (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

After last night's big announcements on the Xbox front, Microsoft's Robbie Bach, President of the Entertainment & Services division, faced financial analysts eager to get some red meat on how the unit is doing.

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Top 2007 Xbox Live Games Show Retro Success (Gamasutra)

Xbox Live director 'Major Nelson' has posted the top Xbox Live games for 2007 -- including top played multiplayer titles, and top purchased Xbox Live Arcade games -- showing a predictable dominance of Halo 3, and a clear preference from XBLA shoppers for classic over new titles. The list includes statistics for both Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles, and has Halo 3 and Halo 2 leading both ...

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Xbox Live falters over holidays (El Paso Times)

SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will give Xbox 360 owners a free video game to make up for poor performance over the holidays by the system's online hub.

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Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.

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Microsoft touts Xbox sales, laments online woes (Addict 3D)

Microsoft Corp. sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect", according to company data.

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Microsoft touts sale of 17 million Xbox 360s (Addict 3D)

Tech titan says it sold 4.3 million video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, thanks to titles such as Halo 3 and Mass Effect. Microsoft sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such...

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A Halo Over Xbox Sales (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Microsoft reports strong holiday season.

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Microsoft touts Xbox Sales but laments Online Woes (Addict 3D)

By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data rel...

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Software May Have Caused Xbox LIVE Problems (Light Reading)

It may not have been the gaming itself that caused Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - message board )'s online multiplayer service, Xbox LIVE, to have a fit of problems over the holidays.

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'Bioshock' best video game of 2007; 'Halo' most overrated (Westerly Sun)

Wavy effects and strange atmospheres permeate BioShock. (AP Photo) The over-hyped console wars are so last year. In 2007, a bounty of actual games finally mattered more than nerdy debates over each system’s technological merits.

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The Biggest Tech Stories of '07 -- and '08 (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)

This past year was a busy one for tech, including Apple's iPhone release; Halo 3; Xbox vs. Wii vs. PlayStation; HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Google's new mobile strategy; Intel's surge at AMD's expense; all things wireless; Oracle and Microsoft's blockbuster earnings; Yahoo's CEO shakeup; VMWare's IPO; the ongoing shake-up at Dell; and of course my favorite: Star Wars celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Man Uses Live to Stalk, Threatens Rape [News] (Addict 3D)

A New York man was arrested Friday after allegedly stalking and threatening to rape two Spokane girls he met while playing a Halo game on Xbox Live, KHQ reports. Joshua R.

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Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list per platform (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending Dec. 30.

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'Bioshock' best video game of 2007; 'Halo' most overrated (Westerly Sun)

Wavy effects and strange atmospheres permeate BioShock. (AP Photo) The over-hyped console wars are so last year. In 2007, a bounty of actual games finally mattered more than nerdy debates over each system’s technological merits.

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The Biggest Tech Stories of '07 -- and '08 (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)

This past year was a busy one for tech, including Apple's iPhone release; Halo 3; Xbox vs. Wii vs. PlayStation; HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Google's new mobile strategy; Intel's surge at AMD's expense; all things wireless; Oracle and Microsoft's blockbuster earnings; Yahoo's CEO shakeup; VMWare's IPO; the ongoing shake-up at Dell; and of course my favorite: Star Wars celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Man Uses Live to Stalk, Threatens Rape [News] (Addict 3D)

A New York man was arrested Friday after allegedly stalking and threatening to rape two Spokane girls he met while playing a Halo game on Xbox Live, KHQ reports. Joshua R.

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Halo 3 Tournament Taking Place in Bismarck (KQCD-TV Dickinson)

Everyone rings in the new year in his or her own way, and a group of teenagers in Bismarck is doing it in an unusual way. They`re having fun, but it`s not a typical party. Organizers say it`s a safe New Year`s eve environment, but the teens you`re about to meet will be fighting to the death.

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Most Desired Videogames Of 2007 (Forbes)

Games we wanted to play this past year.

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