Nat Brown is a former Xbox engineer and co-founder that has blasted Microsoft for letting gamers down with “five years of failure.” Nat Brown was one of the leading engineers and came up with the name of the console. The Xbox has sold over 76 million units and Xbox Live has around 46 million paying subscribers.
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Microsoft has updated the My XBox Live app to version 1.6. The XBox Live app now works on the iPad. The app originally worked as a remote control on Windows Phone, Android, and the iPhone. You can download the My XBox Live app from the App Store now.
Microsoft Corporation has made some huge announcements at the E3 conference. This includes international expansion of Kinect Voice Control, Halo 4, Xbox SmartGlass, Internet Explorer for Xbox, etc. Here is a breakdown of some of the major announcements:
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched a universal iOS application for Xbox LIVE. The free Xbox LIVE app allows you to stay connected to the Xbox LIVE community when you don’t have your console near you. Features include:
- Ability to read/send messages
- Manage friends list and invite new friends
- Read/Edit your LIVE profile
- Change avatar and items in the avatar closet
- View/compare achievement progress
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is launching a new interface for Xbox game consoles that will allow users to navigate through music, movies, TV shows, games, etc. by waving your hand or using your voice. The upgrade will be going live tomorrow.
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced 14 new XBox LIVE titles coming to the Windows Phone 7 operating system within the next few months. Microsoft made the announcement at the annual Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany. Some other new features coming to Windows Phone 7 also include Avatar Awardables, game add-ons, parental controls, and fast async.
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Conan O’Brien almost signed a deal with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to have an exclusive show on the Xbox 360 according to executive producer Jeff Ross. The deal did not end up getting signed because it was not clear what Conan would be doing exactly. Conan ended up going with TBS as a result. [GamaSutra]
Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward sent out a tweet saying that Modern Warfare 2 gamers have logged in about 1.75 billion hours into the game on Xbox Live itself. When dividing this many hours into years, it comes out to be around 200,000 years. [Kotaku]
