| | Call of Duty Elite maps are locked to a single profile | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 26th, 2012 | Usually, when you buy content on Xbox Live it locks itself to both the profile that bought it, and the hardware itself - so you can usually log in with any profile on that same machine and play whatever DLC, maps or extras were purchased. It seems that’s not the case if that DLC happens to have come through Call of ... [»] | 
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| Is Microsoft Killing Microsoft Points? | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 24th, 2012 | On Sony’s PlayStation Store, you can fill your virtual wallet with denominations based on real world currency. You can add $5, £5 or R50 to your account and know exactly how much you’re spending. Microsoft’s Xbox Live is a little different. You buy points; an arbitrary virtual currency where 800 of them is equal to roughly $10 - depending on which you region ... [»] | 
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| Microsoft denies Xbox.com security loophole | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 17th, 2012 | Yesterday we told you how it was likely that the alarming, unabated increase in Xbox live account hijackings was the result of a wave of brute force attacks. Many users are reporting that their accounts are being used to purchase all manner of subscptions and points, and then sold off on dodgy Chinese websites for a fraction of their retail value.
Microsoft has come out in defence of its security measures, reassuring users that its service ... [»] |
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| Are the Xbox Live hacks a simply brute force attack? | 
Gavin Mannion - January 16th, 2012 | The Xbox Live hack claims have been around for quite some time now but over the last few months the claims have been getting louder and more common and now we’ve apparently found the culprit. And as much as certain elements out there would love for it to ... [»] | 
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| The Evopoints downloads of the week – 13/01 | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 13th, 2012 | Welcome to our weekly post of featured downloadable content available for different gaming platforms sponsored by www.evopoints.co.za / www.evopoints.net Downloadable content has become a pretty big thing. More and more people are opting to get their games and add-ons through digital distribution. instead of the traditional Brick-and-mortar method. Some games and software; like XBLA games, PSN shorts and iOS ... [»] |
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| These are Xbox Live’s most popular games for 2011 | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 10th, 2012 | Microsoft’s Major Nelson’s gone and released their list of the most popular games , as recorded by Xbox Live for 2011. Here’s something that shouldn’t comes a surprise to anybody; The most played game in 2011 was a Call of Duty game. A little surprising is that the the second game is also Call of Duty, this time ... [»] |
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| PSA: This Xbox.com glitch could cost you money | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 6th, 2012 | There’s a bug on the Xbox.com marketplace that could lead you to unwittingly purchase a full game, even though you intended t download a demo. In a video nicely captured by the gentlemen from Giantbomb, they show just how the glitch works.If you happen to click on a marketplace link for a trial while you’re logged out, the marketplace link after you sign in magically switches ... [»] |
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| Steam hits 5 million concurrent users | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 4th, 2012 | PC gaming. Yeah, definitely dead. Console gamers, and indeed the entire videogame industry have been telling you this for years now. Only nothing could be further from the truth - as Steam’s stats testify.No doubt fuelled by another of its ridiculous sales, Steam passed the 5 million concurrent users mark late last month, and again yesterday. For reference, Xbox Live saw its highest ... [»] |
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| UFC knocked Xbox Live out | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 4th, 2012 | If you live in a country where the hardware you buy is actually wholly supported (Read: USA), you can watch live UFC matches right from your Xbox 360. If you’re the sort who enjoys watching monosyllabic, sweaty men pummelling the snot out of each other, then that’s a pretty nifty feature. Or at least it would be. If it worked.Last Friday, UFC 141 was meant to be available to watch - as ... [»] |
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| FFD: Why Do We Support Game Companies That Don’t Care About Us? | 
Nick de Bruyne - December 15th, 2011 | Being South African means you get a good grip on what it feels like to be left out.
I take DICE and EA for example, who are happy to take full price from us for Battlefield 3 in South Africa, with absolutely no intentions of hosting dedicated console servers for us, something that the rest of the world gets quite happily. MWEB (local ... [»] |
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| MW3 handing out 5000 day temporary bans | 
Gavin Mannion - December 14th, 2011 | It’s oddities like this that always intrigue me, I mean it’s not like we didn’t know people were going to try and cheat in Modern Warfare 3 and that a system of temporary and permanent bans would need to be in place to deal with the cheaters. But ... [»] | 
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| Fantastic ‘My XBox Live’ iOS App Launches, For Free! – Gallery | 
Nick de Bruyne - December 8th, 2011 | As an avid iOS device user (read: Apple Fanboy), I have been there and done that on a ton of apps designed to improve or work alongside another service or system but in the end the apps are usually pretty trash, or decent but nothing to write home about.
This is definitely not the case with the new ‘My Xbox Live’ app from ... [»] |
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| Microsoft joins the “can’t sue us” bandwagon | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 8th, 2011 | Earlier this year, there was a bit of an outrage over Sony’s new PSN terms and conditions. Through their EULA, Sony made it so that by agreeing to use their services, you’ve also agreed not to sue or enter class-action litigation against them. EA soon followed suit soon after with a similar set of T’s&C’s. It looks like Microsoft’s not too keen on Class-action lawsuits either - ... [»] |
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| Xbox Live’s free this weekend! | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 7th, 2011 | If you’ve got an Xbox and a internet access but’ve been a little hesitant to pair the two together then there’s no better time to work up the bravery than this weekend. The reason?
Free Xbox Live Gold!From 11am on Friday 9th 8am the following Monday, Xbox Live will be free- yes, even for we South Africans. Now you won’t get access to everything card-carrying, paid up Gold ... [»] |
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