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Some Columbia Pictures movies return to NXE streams
Thanksgiving weekend salvaged! It looks like whatever was keeping back those Columbia Pictures titles from streaming to our Xbox 360s has somewhat been resolved. It’s a good thing too, I already finished that book I was reading and there’s only so many times I can beat family members in bouts of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. And here the internet was worried…
Sony Pictures Entertainment titles “not available on Xbox 360″
Like many of you, I have finally had the chance to check out the “New Xbox Experience” (NXE). It functions, looks nice, and even though it tries to throw advertisement after advertisement in my face. I don’t mind. That’s what it’s supposed to do.
But one of the biggest things I was most looking forward to most was the ability to stream my Netflix instant queue straight to my Xbox 360 without having to hook up my laptop every time I wanted to watch movies on my T.V. Unfortunately, it seems that Sony Pictures Entertainment is having a small licensing spat with Netflix over its (few hundred) titles being streamed on the rival console…
New Xbox Experience features Street Fighter II Turbo “branded destination”
It’s almost officially time to stop drooling and start throwing down folks. Capcom and Microsoft are double teaming fighting game fans with tomorrow’s official launch of the New Xbox Experience (NXE) and the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix “branded destination experience.” The “branded” experience will be a part of NXE update launching on November 19, 2008. Players should be able to find it in the Live/Marketplace tab.
The “destination” will basically become a central hub for all things Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, including trailers, basic and premium themes, picture packs, etc. Interestingly, the premium themes will be featured in…
Microsoft offers Developer Diaries of New Xbox Experience
With the New Xbox Experience (NXE) just over two weeks away from a worldwide launch on November 19, 2008, Microsoft has prepared a selection of Developer Diaries to bring you to up to speed on what you can expect to find tucked away in the mandatory system update.
New developer diaries focused on certain features of the NXE will be released each week, with a selection of six already accessible on Xbox.com. Current topics include the new Avatar system developed by Rare, Netflix support, Themes 2.0 integration and the…
