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Chat is key to Xbox online service
News The Xbox Live service, set to debut online on 15 November, will include voice chat in every game, said John O'Rourke, worldwide marketing director for Microsoft's Xbox video game console, as he promoted the upcoming online service for the console...
[August 22, 2002, 9:37]
Linux kernel makes Xbox appearance
News The Xbox Linux Project, a volunteer effort aimed at running the Linux operating system on Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, said it has succeeded in booting the Linux kernel -- a small but important step forward.
[August 13, 2002, 15:55]
Microsoft names the day for Xbox online
News Microsoft will launch its Xbox Live online game-playing service on 15 November, a year after the video game console entered the market, the company plans to announce Tuesday. As previously reported, Microsoft will sell a $50 (£32) Xbox Live starter...
[August 13, 2002, 8:25]
Black-market tool for Xbox mod squad
News Another "mod chip" that allows Microsoft's Xbox video game console to play copied games has entered the market, despite renewed legal efforts to thwart such chips. The new X-ecuter chip for the Xbox includes several new design components, including...
[August 8, 2002, 13:55]
Microsoft to target Xbox hackers
News Microsoft may backtrack on an earlier pledge not to use its Xbox Live online gaming service to crack down on "mod chips" -- chips that modify the Xbox console so it can run copied game discs and unlicensed software.
[September 6, 2002, 13:26]
More PS2 and Xbox price cuts predicted
News PlayStation2 and Xbox prices could fall again before Christmas, according to analysts. Within hours Microsoft had responded by chopping the UK price of the Xbox to £159 -- the second price cut for the Xbox since it launched six months ago in...
[September 4, 2002, 11:20]
Microsoft insists 'Xbox is on track' as shares suffer
News Microsoft has moved to reassure the gaming community and city investors that the Xbox is still on track following reports of delays. Developers had expected to receive the beta version of the Xbox software development kit in March, but Microsoft...
[April 6, 2001, 16:22]
NVidia brings Xbox technology to the PC
News The MCP comprises a Direct 8.0-compatible audio processing unit -- also used in Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox -- whose standout feature is a Dolby Digital Interactive Content Encoder that encodes multi-channel audio into Dolby Digital 5.1 surround...
[June 5, 2001, 8:34]
Day of reckoning for Xbox Live applicants
News Microsoft begins beta testing on Friday of the online service for its Xbox video game console, amid grumbling from thousands of console owners who weren't selected for the trial. More than 100,000 Xbox owners applied to participate in the beta...
[August 23, 2002, 7:50]
Xbox crackdown frustrates customers
News Many game players have been left in the lurch as a result of Microsoft's apparently successful efforts to shut down one of the leading sellers of Xbox hacking tools. Lik-Sang offered a variety of specialty and gray-market game gear, including mod...
[October 10, 2002, 7:37]
No broadband means no online Xbox gaming
News Xbox owners who don't have access to broadband will be unable to sign up for Microsoft's forthcoming online gaming service, the company said this week. Microsoft's online gaming service, called Xbox Live, is due to launch this autumn, costing...
[July 5, 2002, 12:21]
Linux for Xbox released
News A hacker group specialising in software for Microsoft's Xbox has announced the release of the first full version of Linux for the game console. The Xbox Linux Project selected version 9 of French company Mandrake's release of the open-source...
[October 9, 2002, 10:45]
Microsoft takes out Xbox hacker
News Microsoft appears to have shut down one of the world's largest distributors of "mod chips" -- grey-market add-ons that allow Microsoft's Xbox and other video game consoles to play pirated games. Hackers have latched on to mod chips as a conduit for...
[October 3, 2002, 14:05]
Hackers make Xbox into a Windows PC
News A group of Linux enthusiasts have managed to gain such control over the innards of Microsoft's Xbox video game console that they can now boot Windows 2000 on the machine. The Xbox Linux Project, as the group of volunteers calls itself, is...
[September 30, 2002, 12:49]
Microsoft's Rare buy pits Xbox 2 against PS3
News Microsoft's purchase of UK games developer Rare will help the console maker to compete against Sony when the next-generation Xbox console goes up against the PlayStation 3, according to analysts. Research group Datamonitor believes that the deal...
[September 25, 2002, 16:39]
Microsoft delays Japanese Xbox launch until 2002
News On Monday, Microsoft held its Xbox Conference 2001 Summer, where it revealed its launch plans for the Xbox console in Japan. The head of Microsoft's Xbox division, Hirohisa Ohura, hosted the company's first Japanese press conference since last...
[August 28, 2001, 9:54]
Microsoft has high hopes for Xbox
News Microsoft's Xbox Microsoft's Xbox is something of a Trojan horse. But with built-in support for high-speed networking, a 8GB hard drive, DVD playback capabilities and display support for HDTVs, the Xbox does more than just play games.
[March 14, 2002, 11:49]
Ntl wins Xbox Live broadband deal
News Ntl has joined BTopenworld and Telewest in securing a deal with Microsoft to supply broadband connectivity for Xbox Live. Xbox Live is Microsoft's forthcoming online gaming service, which it hopes will give it the edge against Sony in the console...
[September 25, 2002, 12:47]
Microsoft to reduce Xbox launch units?
News Microsoft is currently withholding comment regarding specific hardware shipment numbers for its Xbox console, but several sources indicate that the launch-day ship numbers could be significantly lower than expected.
[September 21, 2001, 11:24]
Microsoft confirms Rare buy, Xbox Live date
News Ed Fries, vice president of Xbox game content for Microsoft, confirmed the purchase at a promotional event in Spain for the game console. Rare will now produce console games exclusively for the Xbox, although it will continue to make games for...
[September 25, 2002, 8:52]
