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Xbox Live Takes Online Gaming To New Heights


    by Patrick Haney

    Xbox Live Takes Online Gaming To New Heights

    Online MMOs and RPGs like World of Warcraft and Warhammer have taken the world by storm, and now the Xbox 360 is offering gamers a new way to connect to the online community with Xbox Live. With Xbox Live gamers of the world unite on their couches to battle demons, race cars and fight bad guys, sharing the fun of online gaming without having to give up the fun of their favorite Xbox.

    To thoroughly enjoy the full Xbox Live experience, the only thing Xbox fans need are an Xbox 360 and a high speed internet connection. Gamers simply connect their Xbox to their modem and they have instant access to hundreds of games and free demos, as well as a global community of players just like them with whom to share the excitement and thrill of ultimate destruction from the comfort of their living room.

    Posted by admin - September 2, 2010 at 2:06 pm

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    Xbox Live price hike set for November

    Xbox Live price hike set for November
    Xbox Live members will face higher fees starting this fall – and predictably, not everyone is impressed.
    Read more on The Christian Science Monitor

    Xbox Live to Cut Deeper Into Wallets
    The Xbox Live director of programming at Microsoft announced on his blog that the company will jack up the subscription prices for Xbox Live Gold.
    Read more on Wall Street Journal Blogs

    Posted by admin - September 1, 2010 at 4:05 pm

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    Xbox Live Subscriptions Made Simple


    by whaleforset

    Xbox Live Subscriptions Made Simple

    Are you looking into Xbox Live subscriptions but slightly confused by the multitude of choices people are throwing at you? It should be simple, right? You sign on the dotted line, give someone your credit card information, and the next thing you know you’re knee deep in the wide international community of gamers and Xbox fans that make up the Xbox Live community. You never knew you were going to need a dictionary to wade through all of your choices.

    Here’s a quick look at the options that are available to you as a new member of Xbox Live:

    1) Silver membership. Anyone who purchases Xbox Live subscriptions first has to be a silver member. Silver membership is an orientation into the world of Xbox Live. When you sign up for a silver membership you’ll be able to create an avatar to represent yourself online, chat with people all over the world, create a profile showing your gaming prowess and download games and movies from the Xbox Live Arcade and/or Marketplace.

    Posted by admin - August 31, 2010 at 6:06 pm

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