File this one under “We Shoulda seen this one coming.”  It looks like the relationship between Burger King and Microsoft goes far beyond the Seven-patty burger we learned of yesterday, in support of the launch of Windows 7 in Japan.  Evidently the promotion provided a HUGE boost to both burger and Operating System sales.  SO [...]

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Currently in beta, the Xbox Live version of 1 vs. 100 is free to all Gold members, but Microsoft seems to be mulling a pay-to-play format, at least if this image is to be believed. The picture, which was sent to Joystiq by an anonymous tipster, is supposedly from a survey meant to judge consumer [...]

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So I got home from work last night and all I wanted to do was play some Call of Duty 4 and shoot someone (in the game). I turned on the old Xbox and couldn’t connect. Oops, I forgot that XBL was down for maintenance.
Now that XBL is back, lets see what changed.

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May 15th will be known as the day of three huge announcements.  The  biggest of them all is Microsoft driving the final nail into the Playstation 3.  Yes, you read right…Starting June 1st all Xbox 360 owners will be able to create gold accounts on Xbox LIVE and never have to pay a penny for [...]

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No, I’m not gay.  As the Denis Leary song goes, “I like porno/ and football/ and books about war.”  So I’m not sure why the whole GLBT (Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans) flap recently on Xbox Live and now the BioWare forums piss me off.  I guess I just hate racism and bigotry.
Come watch “Milk” with me after the [...]

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Yes, folks, it’s a slow news day. You can now download a digital Pong clock to your Xbox 360.
Doesn’t that sound exciting?! Riveting coverage over the jump…

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Have you ever wondered if you are above average when it comes to the number of achievements you have unlocked on your Xbox?  Last week Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg revealed the total number of achievements unlocked by Xbox live users.  Keep reading to see if you are doing your part or if you need to up the ante!

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Did anyone know that Microsoft had a “sex rating” for video games?  This was news to me.  Apparently a new game released on the Xbox Live Marketplace takes the prize for the first community game to receive the elusive 3/3 “sex rating”  Keep reading for all of the dirty details.

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In yet another use of its Terms of Service for the purpose of expulsion, Microsoft announced today that anyone with brown eyes, and who openly admits having brown eyes in their Gamertag or profile, will be subject to immediate suspension until such time as that individual removes the offending text.

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As many of you know, I took a break from playing online competetive shooters back in October. The hiatus was to last until the holiday season was over, and I stood firm against my urge to pop in Call of Duty until after the New Year. That urge was easy to fight because it simply [...]

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There was a time when all I played was Call of Duty 4.  That was it.  That was my gaming life.  Inevitably, invariably and without fail, my group would run into a bunch of foul mouth, racist, ten year olds.  Because of my own failings as a human being, I usually couldn’t rest until I [...]

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