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Dozens for Xbox 360 factory workers threaten suicide

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Jan 122012
 

Looks like the economy is taking ahit in places outside America and even the Chinese are facing cutbacks. The Foxconn Xbox 36 factory in China recently had to deal with the threat of suicide by dozens of factory workers who were told the factory was closoing. Apparently the wokers were distraught over broken promises regarding their work contract and they REALLY needed those jobs.

Do you think that workers should be able to dicate company policy with threats of suicide?

 

Dozens of factory workers at Foxconn’s Xbox plant threaten suicide | VentureBeat

According to reports, dozens of workers at a Chinese factory that assembles Xbox 360 consoles threatened to jump off a dormitory roof. The rooftop protest began on Jan 2, following plans to close the Xbox assembly line, with workers saying that Foxconn reneged on a promise to compensate anyone wanting to leave.

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Looks like Xbox.com will be the hub for all things Microsoft

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Jul 032011
 

As Microsoft works to consolidate their services it is becoming apparent that things entertainment will most likely center around Xbox.com with Games for Windows and Zune Pass music services all incorporated into their popular gaming platform. It really is the best move for Microsoft to have all the services available in one centralized shop and the Xbox brand is the strongest of them all so it was an obvious choice as well for content delivery considering it’s roll as trojan horse in your living room.

 

There’s a good chance that Microsoft plans to incorporate the Games for Windows Marketplace and the Windows Phone 7 Apps / Zune Marketplace online shops into Xbox.com so that end-users will have a one-stop shopping experience. This should also help sell cross-platform games that allow Microsoft customers to play each other via an Xbox 360 console, a Windows Phone 7 device and a Windows 7 PC. That said, the future of the PC client is uncertain save for the mini-client that’s needed for multiplayer and in-game micro-transactions within Games for Windows titles.

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Xbox kinda sorta getting voice chat improvements

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Aug 272010
 

Microsoft is set to release a new audio codec for the Xbox 360 console which should offer some improvements for Xbox Live users who so enjoy smack talking on the popular online gaming platform. I say some because no matter how clear the voice is there will alway be some idiot yapping about something completely ridiculous and aggravating my game play. I have come to realie that the average Xbox user is sub intelligent to at best and downright dumb in most cases and the conversations had are some of the most p[ainful experiences i have ever witnessed. when I see just how dumb some of these kids can be it saddens me for the future and what will happen when these trolls and smucks take over.

From grade school punks with unaware parents to drunken adults, lip flapping rap wannabe’s and eminem fans from around the the world it’s a no holds barred shoutout of the dumbest people on earth as you try to navigate popular games like Modern Warfare 2 and Halo where the boosters and youtubers are ruining the game spirit with hacks, cheats and glitches that jack things up for legit users.

I hope they make it easier to ignore the chatter and focus on the game because that would be the best improvement they can make in my opinion.
Microsoft Improving Xbox 360′s VOIP Quality – GameZone – News

Microsoft is planning to improve the quality of voice over Xbox 360 headsets with their next major update, which is coming this fall alongside Kinect.

The update will upgrade the audio codec used to communicate between systems, according to Xbox LIVE Studios’ Jerry Johnson, who spoke with Eurogamer at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. He explained that the codec used when the console launched was a a low bit rate and that Microsoft “stuck” with it for a while.

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GAEMS’ Console-In-A-Case Makes Your Xbox 360 Mobile

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Jun 212010
 

Portable Xbox Game Console

The GAEMS’ Console-In-A-Case Makes your Xbox 360 a mobile console sorta. I say sorta because it does not carry your power brick, cables or controllers so you’ll need additional storage for that. it does however have a sweet 15 inch display so you can play your Xbox in locations like a camp ground or even on vacation in your hotel room without the need for a television.

I actually thought of a similar design about 2 years back but ended up with a nice rolling suitcase for the whole Xbox and my 24 inch dual use monitor which was a little less mobile but a truly all in one solution. I ended up leaving the whole setup in Jamaica with a family over there on my last trip to the island because it was so easy and convenient for me to do so.

Should the case and equipment make it so long I’ll have on in country on my next visit and all I need will be some up to date games for the kids.

Toms Hardware Reviews of Game Case

The new Xbox might be smaller and more portable but that doesn’t mean those of us with last generation consoles can’t take ours with us wherever we go. And while we’re at it, should the fact that our cabin in the woods doesn’t have a TV stop us? No, it should not. That’s where the GAEMS Portable Console Gaming
and Entertainment System comes in. It’s a travel suitcase with built-in 15-inch, 720p display. There’s also some speakers and a nice, dense polyurethane bed to protect your console against minor bumps and dings.

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Zune music streaming on Xbox 360 soon

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Jun 212010
 

I have come to realize that Microsoft releases new features for existing systems WAY later than we hope all would like to see with some misguided idea that it will extend the product usefulness and lifespan. I mean it took how many years for them to finally open up the USB port for regular thumb drives. First they had to sell a whole heap of overpriced harddrives before they opened up what should have been a first generation feature.

Microsoft did the same thing with Zune and it was 2 years deep before we had decent use of the built in Wireless features. Now after almost 3 years of Zune streaming music it is finally coming to Xbox Live and the 360 system. I have been listening to my Last.fm streaming for months now and even linked up my Facebook account but to this day I don’t play my Zune music on the Xbox because its a bit of a drag but maybe now the new streaming feature will make it all worth the wait.

Do you Zune? Are you going to stream it over your Xbox 360?

Xbox Live update will bring Zune music streaming | E3 2010 – CNET Reviews

Microsoft’s Zune music service is finally on its way to the Xbox 360. Announced today at E3 2010, a catalog of 7 million Zune Marketplace songs will be available for streaming on the Xbox 360 later this year, complementing existing Zune movie, TV, and music video content.

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Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack “Stimulus Package” Fastest Selling Download

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Apr 092010
 

The Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack, dubbed the “Stimulus Package” by the game maker Activision, sold over 1 million downloads in the first 24 hours and will soon top 3 million units has taken the lead as the fastest selling downloadable game content pack in Xbox history.

Modern Warfare 2 is one of the top selling games in the franchise history so there was no surprise the new map pack would be a success but the idea people would shell out $20 so quickly solidifies the fact this is one of the most epic game releases ever. MW2 has smashed a number of records and this one seems like it will be hard to break by any other game release.

The online game play for the MW2 game is by far the most exciting and exhilarating combat game played online and the realism is such that I jump out of my seat at least once per match. The new MW2 map pack download offers a total of 5 maps for seemingly small fee of $4 each but two of these new maps are actually rehash maps from the first edition of Modern Warfare.

Modern Warfare 2 Download Shatters Sales Records – PCWorld

The modern military shooter that’s sold an astonishing 14 million copies worldwide since November 2009 can check off another record-snapper: Fastest selling downloadable content pack. Released just nine days ago, the $15 Modern Warfare 2 map pack, dubbed “Stimulus Package” by Activision and time-exclusive to the Xbox 360, has been downloaded over 2.5 million times, 1 million of those in its first 24 hours of availability.

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