Xbox 360
October is here, which means an update to the Games with Gold program for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Continuing the trend we have seen since the introduction of Games with Gold for the Xbox One, the much larger catalog for the 360 means that there are more gems in there to pick out, and this month looks to be no exception. Xbox One The Xbox One has only a single new game this month, which replaces last month’s Super Time Force. That likely means Crimson Dragon is sticking around for a third month. It is disappointing to see only a single game, and often a low cost indie game, when there are several year old launch titles that would fit in here nicely. The...
Xbox Games With Gold September 2014 Preview
It is the end of August already, which means two things. School is back, and Xbox Games with Gold has released the upcoming games for September. On the Xbox...
13 by Brett Howse on 8/28/2014Xbox Games With Gold August 2014 Preview
The latest round of upcoming games for the Games with Gold program have been announced today, and unlike last month, there are no carryover games on the list. As...
6 by Brett Howse on 7/28/2014Xbox Games With Gold July 2014 Preview
Today Xbox released the list of upcoming games for Xbox Live members under their Games With Gold program. In an odd move, one of the Xbox One games carries...
4 by Brett Howse on 6/26/2014Microsoft Announces Xbox SmartGlass Service For Windows 8, Windows Phone
While we’ll leave most of the E3 gaming announcements today to the gaming press, there is one bit of news that has come out of E3 that’s going to...
1 by Ryan Smith on 6/4/2012Xbox 360 Companion for Windows Phone, Xbox Live for iOS Apps Released
The Xbox team has been rather busy lately. On Tuesday, the team delivered the most sweeping facelift of the Xbox 360 dashboard since NXE, and today released an Xbox...
7 by Brian Klug on 12/7/2011Microsoft Releases Metro-themed Xbox 360 Dashboard Update
At some point today, Microsoft will issue an update for the Xbox 360 that will roll out the latest set of changes to its gaming console, most prominently a...
28 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/6/2011Game Review: Jurassic Park: The Game
Movie tie-ins are nothing new to gaming. They crop up repeatedly throughout the industry’s history, as both successes and failures. For every good Star Wars-licensed game, there’s a bad...
7 by Craig Getting on 11/29/2011Xbox Companion App Lets You Control Xbox 360 via Windows Phone
Synergy between devices is one of the next major phases in the evolution of mobile computing. We've seen smartphone-as-a-remote apps for both Android and iOS, but today Microsoft announced...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/5/2011Xbox Live Coming to Windows 8
Microsoft’s Major Nelson confirmed yesterday that Xbox Live will officially come to PCs with Windows 8. “Bringing Xbox LIVE to Windows 8 is part of our vision to bring you...
14 by Craig Getting on 9/14/2011Microsoft Kinect: The AnandTech Review
For better or worse, new user interfaces are all the rage right now in the console gaming scene. Nintendo was first to the block in 2006 with 3D motion-controlled...
73 by Brian Klug on 12/9/2010New Xbox 360 Slim Does Have an IR Receiver
I've gotten this question a few times already so I thought I'd just answer it once publicly. The new Xbox 360 Slim we tore down yesterday does in fact...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/18/2010Welcome to Valhalla: Inside the New 250GB Xbox 360 Slim
Five years ago we dissected the original Xbox 360. Today we're back with the new, slim Xbox 360 and have put together a similar guide to disassembling the console...
109 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/18/2010The Xbox 360 Slim (Valhalla): Dissection Galleries Up
Today UPS dropped off my Xbox 360 Slim (codename Valhalla) and I did exactly what you'd expect me to: run power numbers on it and take the whole thing...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/17/2010