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“Lizard Squad” hackers now accepting freelance requests

The hacking group that successfully took down the Playstation Network and Xbox Live over Christmas is now, rather ominously, offering its services to anyone who will pay. According to The Guardian, a Lizard Squad representative claimed the Xbox and PSN hack as a "huge marketing scheme" - and that the software it used to it,…

31 December 2014 James O'Malley Gaming

Xbox 360 getting 40 new apps: SkyDrive, Napster, Karaoke hit the UK this week

Microsoft have announced that 40 new apps will be landing on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live by next Spring, with several due to hit the UK service in the next few days. Top of the list is SkyDrive, Microsoft's…

11 December 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Xbox Live Summer of Arcade 2012: Should you buy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Wreckateer, Deadlight, Hybrid or Dust: An Elysian Tail?

We love the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. An annual event since 2008, it's delivered some of the Xbox 360 console's finest downloadable games including Braid, Limbo and Shadow Complex. More often than not, it delivers games to bother the…

13 August 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Blinkbox Xbox 360 update lets you nab movies directly from the Dashboard

Blinkbox, the movie download and rental service available to Xbox 360 users, has had its console app updated. Users of the service will now be able to purchase or rent Blinkbox movies directly from the dashboard, without having to delve…

25 July 2012 Gerald Lynch Movies, Tech Digest news

Kinect PlayFit dashboard comes to US Xbox users

Microsoft has launched a new feature for the Xbox console today called Kinect PlayFit, which collects data about your activity and the calories you've burned playing a whole host of popular titles, such as Dance Central 2, Your Shape Fitness…

10 July 2012 Becca Caddy Microsoft

REVIEW: Fez (Xbox 360 XBLA)

The star of a much-hyped video game movie and the lovechild of one of the indie gaming community's most outspoken developers, can Fez ride the wave of expectation that's greeted it at every blocky, 8-bit corner? Read on for our review of the puzzler/platformer hybrid to find out.

18 April 2012 Gerald Lynch Features, Gaming, Reviews, Tech Digest news

Jet Set Radio HD ready to grind onto Xbox 360, PC, PS3 this summer

Jet Set Radio, the skating, grinding, graffiti-tagging, cell-shaded skating Dreamcast classic is to return to console this summer. Jet Set Radio HD will be a re-release of the original Dreamcast title, set to touch down on the Xbox 360, PlayStation…

29 February 201226 August 2018 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Wii U controller now has NFC capabilties

As well as revealing the Nintendo Network online community features, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata confirmed new capabilities were being added to the tablet-like controller of the upcoming Wii U console. Top of the list of new features was NFC tech,…

27 January 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Nintendo Network revealed: Is it Xbox Live for Wii U and 3DS?

Nintendo are to launch a new online service called the Nintendo Network that will not only be compatible with their current Nintendo 3DS console, but also their forthcoming Wii U machine. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who revealed the…

27 January 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Xbox Live gaming app to land on Apple iOS and Android?

Fancy a bit of Xbox Live gaming on your Android or Apple iOS device? That's the possiblity being speculated upon today after a loose-lipped Microsoft executive teased the expansion of the platform. Speaking to Forbes, an Xbox spokesperson stated that:…

26 January 201218 July 2018 Gerald Lynch Android, Android apps, iPad, iPad apps, iPhone, iPhone, iPhone apps, Microsoft, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 apps

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