Tag archive: xbox live marketplace

Nipping on the heels of the announcement for an expanded library of television and movie content for the Xbox 360, Microsoft announced the Xbox Companion App for all Windows phones. This new application allows Windows phone owners to discover content through the interface and the app will be completely free once released. The primary function of the app allows users to locate games, music, movies and TV shows through access to the Xbox LIVE… Read More

A website popped up earlier this week offering free Microsoft Points. Sites advertising this are common, and they usually exist merely to farm personal information out of web surfers and possibly hit them with a virus or something similarly sinister. This one actually worked though, as a group of hackers had discovered an algorithm that allowed them “to add to existing, used codes to get new ones,” according to a report from Save and… Read More

Microsoft has landed an exclusive deal to distribute the second season of the “Internet cult hit” The Guild, and will be distributing the series' 12-episode run via the Xbox Live Marketplace, MSN, and the company's Zune Marketplace. The series will be sponsored by mobile operator Sprint. The first season of the show is being re-released across those platforms starting today; new episodes will begin appearing once a… Read More

It's been one year since Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 video game console, and, as promised, today Microsoft launched its Xbox Live Video Marketplace for U.S. customers, offering Xbox 360 owners pay-to-download movies and television shows—some in HD format—featuring content from CBS, MTV, Paramount, TBS, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and other providers. The entire system runs off Microsoft Points, the same currency… Read More