Xbox 360

By Mark Wilson PS3? Wii? Xbox 360? If you were to buy any of these systems for a Japanese child this Christmas, they'd be sorely disappointed. Game consoles are the LAST thing on their list—literally. So what do they want? Since many kids have consoles, they just want video games now—that's fair. But clothe...

By Kyle VanHemert • Xbox 360 Arcade, 2nd controller, Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Game & Madagascar 1 & 2 DVDs for $239 plus $7.97 or free site-to-store shipping (normally $308). • Sony PlayStation 3 Slim 25GB console for $324.99 with free shipping (normally $349.99).

By Kyle VanHemert • Asus O!Play High Definition Media Player for $89.99 plus free shipping (normally $99 - use coupon code: SUPERSTEAL10). • Thermaltake BlacX Dock and WD Caviar Green OR Seagate 7200.12 1TB Internal Hard Drive for $84.99 (normally $149).

By Adam Frucci Joining the ranks of SCTV, Vancouver's lax pot laws and universal health care in the short list of things Canucks can brag about, this new bundle comes with a 360 Elite, two controllers, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. This will set you back CAD$400, or $380 in USA dollars. It's for sale now, but much li...

By matt buchanan 80 percent of female primary console players—the main person who plays the console—do their gaming on a Wii. just 11 percent use an Xbox 360 and 9 percent play a PS3. Does that say more about girls, the Wii or Xbox 360 and PS3? [Kotaku]

By Jason Chen And if you don't want a computer in your living room (you need that thing in your office anyway), all you have to do is get an Xbox 360 and extend it. Multiple Xboxes mean streaming to multiple rooms, something that's not even possible on a TiVo.

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By Brian Lam Video • Best HDTV under $1000: Panasonic's X1 series plasmas, and four more here. Cameras • Best Entry-Level Video-Capable DSLR: Canon T1i • The Best Video Game Console: Xbox 360 • The Best Video Service: Anything, really, combined with Hulu and Netflix (for free old stuff).

By Mark Wilson Ultimately, not only are you negotiating four wires for this one headset, but you'll still be tethered close to your console because of one, generally short/inflexible wire: the optical cord from your Xbox to the Mixamp (you can always opt for stereo plugs, but that sort of spoils the fun...

By Mark Wilson Some details of this story were altered for dramatic purposes. The Xbox Elegant Edition is really just a mod by Sweden design group Industri Repro. It' s an Xbox, reboxed with more fans and stuff. And it sounds like you could write them and maybe even buy and XBEE of your own. [IndustrirePro via t...

By Mark Wilson Yes, the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter is still profanely expensive. No, if you have an older adapter (or you're just using some other solution), I wouldn't recommend the upgrade (nor do I think Microsoft is even marketing it that way). But it's nice to see a tangible improvement all the same.

By Dan Nosowitz Microsoft Reiterates Smackdown on Pirate Xbox Users In response to Microsoft's mass banning of Xbox Live users with pirate leanings, said pirates are contemplating hitting them with a class-action lawsuit—but Microsoft doesn't seem even a little bit scared. MS's response:

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By Rosa Golijan Datel, a company selling memory units for Xbox 360 consoles, filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft for blocking unauthorized third party memory units. Microsoft claims innocence, as the block is meant to reduce cheating on Xbox Live, not reduce competition.

By Adam Frucci Although modification of Xbox consoles is arguably against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft 'conveniently' timed the Xbox console ban to coincide with the release of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game and less than two months after the release of the very popular Ha...

By Mark Wilson As a wireless, surround sound headset for the Xbox 360, the X41 is at the top of its class (at least partially because it's still the only product in its class). If you're willing to go wired, you can save about $100+ on a cheaper version of the Ear Force, or you can take a look at the even more expe...

By John Herrman One of the most potentially groundbreaking features of Windows 7 is "Play To," the ability to send music, video and photos to any compatible devices on the network, without running any kind of proprietary software, and without any initial setup. Sending a song to a Sonos or a video to an Xbo...

By Jason Chen So our recommendation is that if you really can't spare the money to buy a new Xbox—which you should really do, since the failure rate still isn't that low—is to make sure you ask the seller whether or not it's been banned from Live. If you're buying it in person, off of Craigslist, make sure yo...

By Kyle VanHemert Gaming: • Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii) for $15.98 (normally $28.55). • Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii) for $15.98 (normally $20). • Xbox 360 Wireless-N Adapter for $87.99 with free shipping (normally $99.99).

By Wilson Rothman The goal here is simple: Play all the videos that I have ripped from DVD, downloaded from the web, shot with my own cameras or obtained in some other manner, no matter what the format. It sounds simple, but Apple TV can't do it. Neither can the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Video codecs and container...

By Wilson Rothman Steve was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts this fall when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD m...

By Wilson Rothman When I asked Ballmer about adding Blu-ray to the Xbox, he said: Our immediate solution for Blu-ray-quality video on an Xbox 360 is coming this fall with Zune Video and 1080p instant-on HD streaming. As far as our future plans are concerned, we're not ready to comment.

By Adam Frucci I refuse to pay $160 for a 120GB Xbox 360 HDD. But I need one, as my 20GB model is filling up. So I decided to order a cheap one from a shady Hong Kong website. What a mistake. A few weeks later, I get what appears to be a legit Microsoft Xbox 360 HDD. It comes in a distinctly non-legit box, but everything e...

By matt buchanan Zune Video Marketplace Not a whole lot to write home about yet besides 1080p streams—it's a video store on Xbox, with movies for rent or purchase, TV shows, trailers—but Zune Video is here and it, um, works. You browse through the standard Xbox interface, like Netflix. We didn't get a chance...

By Chris Jacob Top Deals: • Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Gaming Console for $204.99 plus free shipping (normally $299 - use Coupon Code: 6FWJ247J1P44CK and use this form). • 1TB Fantom G-force External Hard Drive for $74.99 plus free shipping (normally $105 - use this form).

By Mark Wilson Wouldn't it be better for the main menu just to show an icon of a PS3, an Xbox 360, my satellite dish and whatever else I had around? Super easy setup Solid 2.1 performance No video codec support whatsoever Component to HDMI conversion was blurry

By Mark Wilson Herein lies my main problem. I always knew that I wanted to listen to music from my PS3. That was a complete thought. But using the NeoHD's menus, I need to say, listen to music. Then I need to sort through a list including a slew of other devices. And if I own an Xbox 360, which I do, I need to recall whet...

By Chris Jacob Gaming: • Bioshock (PC) for $5 (normally $18). • Saints Row 2 (PC) for $5 (normally $25). • Xbox 360 Arcade for $169.99 plus free shipping (normally $199 - use coupon code 6FWJ247J1P44CK). • Nintendo DSi for $144.49 plus free shipping (normally $165 - use coupon code 6FWJ247J1P44CK).

By Danny Allen We also just found out that the Zune HD will soon be able to wirelessly stream stored video to an Xbox 360. Problem is, the Zune HD only has 802.11b/g—notorious for spluttering HD content. While Microsoft's "Smooth Streaming" technology should be great for standard-def, I'm kinda skeptica...

By Chris Jacob Gaming: • 120 GB Hard Drive (360) for $68.29 plus free shipping (normally $130). • Sony Playstation 3 Slim 120GB Gaming Console (PS3) for $269.99 plus free shipping (normally $299). • Madden NFL 10 (iPhone/iPod Touch) for $7.99 (normally $9.99).

By Mark Wilson The Digital Entertainer Live is a compact, "plug in and go" home media player with a simple remote control that enables consumers to easily access their digital movies, videos, music and photos directly from their USB storage devices and watch them on their TV. Users need only plug a USB ha...

By Adam Frucci But for many people who are interested in serious gaming consoles, what matters most is software, not hardware. And the Xbox 360 arguably has the best games library and the best online service. And for me at least, that makes up for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi about 50 times over, which is why I would p...

By Jason Chen The Verdict: Very interesting and very promising. It's more expensive than a standard router, but the fact that it does have a small photo frame (it's only 3.2 inches) and space for a 2.5-inch laptop hard drive makes it impressive. All of these features work, but they work in varying degrees.

By Sean Fallon PS3 XBox w/ HD-DVD Vudu sbcale:1080p LCD Projector, 110" Diagonal screen, 7.1 Surround Sound, 8 Berkline 090 Theater Seats, Xbox 360, PS3, HD DVR, OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting DVD Player, Biometric Figerprint Door Lock.

By Mark Wilson Hey Microsoft, this isn't 1965. Computers don't take up entire rooms anymore. And hard drives are cheap. With the Elite looking to get a $100 price cut, you'll be able to purchase a 120GB Xbox 360 console for $299. Yet the retail price on the 360's 120GB drive is still more than half that ($160).

By Jesus Diaz This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer this movie-watching experience, available to Xbox LIVE Gold members who are also Netflix unlimited pl...

By John Herrman While the majority of Xbox 360 owners continue to have a great experience with their console, we are aware that a very small percentage of our customers have reported receiving an error that displays "E74" on their screen. After investigating the issue, we have determined that the E74 err...

By Adrian Covert This worked the first time, but because the UI on the Xbox media center was painstakingly laggy, I attempted to unlink the Xbox and PC, and try the setup again. A handful of failed configurations took place, and I ultimately had to make sure no trace of previous MC setup attempts were present...

By matt buchanan The Xbox 360 is the best console you can buy. Except it's inexplicably missing something the Wii and PS3 have: Wi-Fi. You could buy Microsoft's $90 dongle. Or you could follow our guide. Dongles are, by far, the easiest way to get your Xbox 360 on a wireless network. But they also tend to be the pric...

By Mark Wilson But to modern historians (that would be me, browsing UFO sites when I was bored one Sunday afternoon), these glowing wheels are proof not of future alien technology but of current Microsoft technology. Clearly the company has some sort of time travel machine that resembles a giant Xbox 36...

By matt buchanan Xbox Evolved says that Microsoft is “testing the waters” on the next Xbox's final specs, but wants to put this option out to developers sooner, rather than later. The whole thing sounds a bit too good to be true (meaning it probably is), but they say that it's from one of the same sources that t...

However, since the Wii and PS3 have limited format support already, TVersity transcodes into flash video (FLV) format in order to play back on these two consoles. But, you can also play back YouTube, Yahoo, and Google Video on your consoles now with TVersity. Now your grandmas can record an...

A group by the name of Team Xecuter is getting fantastically close to making a modchip of the plug-n-play variety that would permit the drive to use both the hacked and normal firmware. There's still some bugs to work out, namely that the firmware chip is connected to the Xbox 360 with nigh im...