Is The Facebook and Twitter Update Killing Xbox Live?This is a featured page

If you have recently tried to access Xbox Live, you will get the following error message: “Some Xbox LIVE content is temporarily unavailable. You can still access your profile, communicate with other players, and play games online. The content will automatically appear when it’s available. Status Code: 8007274c” Although it states you can ‘play games online’... Read More

Evidence shows Microsoft’s not truthful about Xbox 360 Europe hardware sales numbers

Fuzzy math has been the only explanation to the back and fourth between Microsoft and Sony concerning their Europe hardware sales claims; they’ve been all over the place. But Microsoft in particular has been biting its own lips. On September 3rd, 2009, Microsoft told MCV that its next gen install base was 1 million ahead of Sony in Europe. However Sony announced that it had sold 10 million units... Read More

Valve: “Xbox 360 Community Head & Shoulders Above PS3″

Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek has described the community aspects of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console as “head and shoulders above the PS3,” which he attributes as one of the main reasons the zombie shooter will not appear on Sony’s platform. “Right now for Left 4 Dead 2 we’re looking at PC and 360 because the community aspects really fit the game – it’s all about playing with your... Read More

Xbox Rewards program begins, giving out tons of Microsoft Points

“For the next six months, the Rewards Squad will hook you up with Microsoft Points just for doing the stuff Xbox LIVE members do all the time. You’ll score points not only for renewing your Gold subscriptions; you’ll get a reward on what you spend on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The best part is, the more you spend, the more you get, and for each month you stay on Gold, the higher your monthly... Read More

Worst Halo Yet – Halo 3 ODST Review

Background: Halo 3 ODST is a spin-off to the extremely successful Halo franchise. It has you play the roll of an elite group of soldiers known as ODST or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. Gameplay wise playing as ODST is almost the same as playing as Spartans but there are a few changes here and there. Read More SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Worst Halo Yet – Halo 3 ODST Review", url: "http://www.xbox360rocks.com/games/worst-halo-yet-halo3-odst-review.html"... Read More

XBOX360 250GB sales in top 10 within 24 hours

Microsoft Corp.’s new Xbox 360 250GB SKU that includes Activision Inc.’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ranked in the top 10 within 24 hours at a U.S. retailer this week on strong demand for the limited SKU. On Wed., the Xbox 360 250GB Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition SKU ranked as the No. 8 best-selling product in Amazon.com’s Video Games division. Read More SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read More

Microsoft Funds PS3 Game Development

A developer has laid bare the not so shocking truth of just how Namco was paid off by Microsoft to secure an “exclusive” release, but instead merely used the Xbox subsidy to reduce development costs on the PS3 version, which it expected to sell better. However, Sony intervened and Read More SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Microsoft Funds PS3 Game Development", url: "http://www.xbox360rocks.com/games/microsoft-funds-ps3-game-development.html"... Read More