Xbox Live News, Xbox Live Features

Cheap, cheap!

Square Enix have today released a big old bundle of Final Fantasy XIII-2 goodness via Xbox Live. The game itself is available for £14.99 (€19.99), and the waves of DLC packs that are available for the game have almost all been discounted to half price. This is a permanent reduction, we're told. As if that wasn't enough, the...

Happy E3!

Now, we don't know if this is an error, or if this is some sort of crazy E3 giveaway from Microsoft, but if you go to Xbox.com right now and dig out Fable 3, you can get it for free. Just choose "use Microsoft Points" when you come to pay, and you won't be charged. Note that Xbox Live Silver members will be charged the full 3600 MSP...

You won't have to buy a second membership

In case you are wondering whether your current Xbox Live Gold membership can be transferred from your Xbox 360 to the new Xbox One, you can now breathe a sigh of relief because yes, it will. Speaking with the folks at Polygon, Microsoft confirmed that Xbox One owners won't have to cough up the cash for a...

Insomniac's Latest Fit to Test

A quick PSA for you here. In case you haven't seen it, the demo for Fuse - the new third-person shooter from Insomniac Games (Ratchet & Clank, Resistance) is now available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers, with Silver users able to pick it up from next week. The game is set to launch at the end of this month, and the...

Staying one step ahead of the fraudsters.

Microsoft has announced that they'll be introducing two-step authentication to all devices that use the standard Microsoft Account - meaning that your Xbox, SkyDrive, and other Microsoft Account-protected services will have a further layer of security to help prevent fraudulent account access. For PC and...

With UltraViolet Support

If you're in the US, you can get a hold of an app to watch movies provided by Warners' Flixster service via Xbox Live from today. The new app is Kinect-enabled, provides access to your UltraViolet movies collection, allows you to buy and rent movies, and view aggregate movie ratings from Rotten Tomatoes - which might be...

Microsoft plays down reports.

A number of outlets have reported that the recent period of Xbox Live downtime was due to the service being hacked. A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed to Videogamer, that this is most certainly not the case. The unnamed source states that the outage was down to a "networking misconfiguration during routine...

No sign-in for you.

Microsoft has issued a notice stating that issues with Xbox Live are persisting, meaning that nobody can sign in at this time - at all. The service has been down for a couple of hours now, but Microsoft are looking into it. As they say:- "We are aware that members are still having an issue signing into Xbox LIVE. We greatly...

Prince of Persia, Marvel vs Capcom, Mortal Kombat all discounted.

There are some sweet deals to be had on titles that you may have missed over the course of the next two weeks on Xbox Live. The "Deals of The Week" for the next fortnight have been announced, and some pretty shiny stuff is included. Marvel vs Capcom 2 and Marvel vs Capcom Origins get...

Outed by two sources

We've had a hunch about this one for a while now, but it seems that its looking ever more likely that Sega will be re-releasing the classic 16-bit title Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse via Xbox Live in the relatively near future. Known for its beautiful artwork and challenging platform action, the game was a bit of an...

Deeper underground.

It's a one-title Wednesday for Xbox Live Arcade, with the somewhat epic-looking Terraria being the only title on offer. With that said, the retro-styled dig-'em-up sandbox RPG seems to have an awful lot of gameplay piled in.to the package, so there's enough to be going on with. Terraria (1200 MSP) In Terraria, apparently nothing...

Assassin's Creed III, Hitman chopped.

Full details of the upcoming Xbox Live Spring Sale have been revealed today, and it seems that gamers are in for a bit of a treat. From March 26th to April 2nd, a smörgåsbord of Games on Demand titles are having their prices chopped, alongside a bunch of DLC of varying quality. Top of the pile though, has to...

Siberian Strike lands on March 27th

CI Games has revealed details of the first DLC pack for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2. The pack entitled Siberian Strike will be released via Xbox Live on Wednesday, March 27th, for 800MSP, and will offer a non-guided single player experience where gamers will have to find their way through the icy wastelands using...

Platforming, platforming and platforming, oh my.

Wednesday's up, and that means Xbox Live Arcade release day. This week, the neon and retro-infused platform stylings of Alien Spidy hit the shelves, alongside the slightly more modern-looking platform stylings of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. Alien Spidy (800 MSP) Spidy has lost contact with his...

Wallace Wells DLC Goes Live

The long-awaited multiplayer expansion for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has finally gone live on Xbox Live. The catchily titled "Online Multiplayer and Wallace Pack" is available for 400MSP, and brings online co-op play to the retro-styled beat-'em-up. In addition, Scott's cool roommate Wallace Wells is included as a new...

Stacks of savings.

Square Enix are celebrating a booming first week for Tomb Raider by having a bit of a sale. Well, we say "a bit of a sale", but they've actually got most of their Xbox Live-accessible items in the discount bin. Highlights include the likes of the original Mini Ninjas (down to 800MSP), Lara Croft: Guardian of Light (down to...

Prices assassinated.

Major Nelson has confirmed that the second day of the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale will focus on the world of Assassin's Creed. Yesterday's Halo deals are now long gone, but for the next 24 hours, you can pick up the following:- Assassin's Creed - $10.00 Assassin's Creed II - $10.00 Assassin's Creed Revelations -...

Available until March 4th

In addition to the daily deals being offered in the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale, Microsoft have announced a series of titles that will be available until March 4th for some very, very deep discounts. The likes of Codemasters' excellent Dirt 2 and Race Driver: GRID are available for absolutely stupid money, as are Rayman...

Slips out under the radar...

We've heard no word of this one from EA or Criterion, but it seems that a big new DLC pack has been released for Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The "Terminal Velocity Pack" went on sale this morning on Xbox Live for 1200 MSP, and includes an entire new area - Hughes International Airport - for the game. Also, a few new...