When Microsoft piled on the Xbox media channels last year, we didn’t realize just how long it would take for some of those channels to come to fruition. We’re quite possibly on the cusp of new hardware, and Machinima’s app is just now making its Xbox 360 debut. Still, it might be worth the wait [...]
This weekend, several popular sports apps will be unlocked from Gold from April 25 – 28 for Xbox LIVE subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. This is a great opportunity for sports fans to give their current sports subscription packages the Xbox LIVE makeover. More details below.· ESPN: Start the weekend with full live coverage [...]
What many suspected was coming has indeed happened: Microsoft just confirmed an upcoming Xbox event on May 21st, which we expect to be focused on the company’s next-gen Xbox console (informally codenamed Durango). The company isn’t diving into specifics at this stage, but the event is taking place on its own Xbox campus and should [...]
Amazon’s just updated its Appstore today with a much welcome offering for avid gamers: Xbox SmartGlass. Microsoft’s app-based second screen solution has been available on iOS and Android since late last fall, but despite sharing a kernel with Google’s OS, hadn’t been made dispensable to Kindle Fire / Fire HD owners until now. The app’s [...]
FLIXSTER LAUNCHES ON XBOX 360 GIVING MILLIONS OF XBOX OWNERS ACCESS TO ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATIONSTHOUSANDS OF MOVIE TITLES AND QUICK ACCESS TO CONSUMERS’ ULTRAVIOLET COLLECTIONS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTONROTTEN TOMATOES™ SCORES, REVIEWS AND MOVIE TRAILERS ALSO AVAILABLE SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2013 – Flixster, one of the [...]
While the world waits to find out the facts about Microsoft’s next videogame console, new rumors have popped up suggesting what its plans to go all-in on the Xbox-as-media center concept entail. According to The Verge, multiple unnamed sources suggest the plan is to include an HDMI passthrough and guide overlay, similar to the method [...]
Ericsson to acquire Microsoft Mediaroom April 8, 2013, 15:00 (CEST) Underlines Ericsson’s commitment to being partner of choice for Video distribution across multiple networks and devicesPlaces Ericsson in lead for TV Anywhere consumptionEricsson becomes leading player for innovative video distribution with combined market share of more than 25% Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has reached an agreement with [...]
Say goodbye to the passé virtual aquarium. Animal Planet has launched a collection of 11 HD 24/7 Ustream-powered live streams under the banner Animal Planet L!VE, which feature animals ranging from beluga whales to cockroaches. The free critter footage is already being piped to APL.tv and Samsung Smart TVs Viewers can choose between watching ants, [...]
Just in time for this week’s WrestleMania XXIX, that goliath of Wrestling Entertainment is setting up shop on Xbox. The service starts today and is available to any fans with an Xbox Live Gold subscription. There’s not a lot of detail on what you’ll be getting, although you will be able to watch “all” of [...]
Major Nelson announced a handful of new and exciting Xbox LIVE apps launching this week and gave a sneak peek at the anticipated Game of Thrones SmartGlass companion experience for HBO GO. Here’s a snapshot of the new apps on Xbox LIVE this week.* · Xbox SmartGlass for Game of Thrones Season 3 (United States)Discover [...]
We knew that Redbox Instant would be coming to Xbox 360, it was specifically betrayed by a leak way back in November and the company has been pretty up front about the planned support. Now the app is available through Xbox Live, delivering its streaming library to millions of Microsoft gamers. The $ 8 a [...]
Vevo, long known as a source of music videos on YouTube, has just launched its own, standalone music video service called Vevo TV. The streaming music channel is on 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it’ll feed your craving for the latest Adele, Rhianna and/or Bieber videos on your TV, PC, or [...]
Ah, exclusivity. Typically the domain of movie theaters and premium cable subscriptions, now everyone‘s giving it a go. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is also joining the fray and has launched Pulp, a British indie comedy. The movie has already been shortlisted at several respectable film festivals but creator, Adam Hamdy, citing the high costs of marketing [...]
The Assassin’s Creed video game series — beyond its trademark murderous historical fiction — is known for arriving in annual installments. 2013 is no exception, with French publisher Ubisoft recently revealing Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, a pirate-centric next entry in the long-running franchise. Unlike last year’s game, which took players through the American Revolution [...]
Sure, the next wave of gaming consoles may be arriving pretty soon, but while we wait for the PS4 and whatever Microsoft has in store for us, why not have yet another Xbox 360 bundle to choose from, right? Today the Redmond-based company released its Spring Value set, which includes that slim console with 250GB [...]