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NBA, NHL, and ESPN bringing more sports to Xbox

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Nick DePetris
– June 4, 2012Posted in: News

Microsoft has been pushing the Xbox as the go-to way to watch sports, and their E3 presser revealed that they aren’t going to stop anytime soon. Starting in their respective next seasons, the NHL and the NBA will be available to watch via Xbox Live similar to the way that MLB and UFC are currently. In addition, Microsoft is expanding their partnership with ESPN to provide 24/7 programming featuring shows from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPNU. It’ll include things like “SportsCenter” and “The Mike and Mike Show”, as well as ESPN’s MLB, NBA, and NFL coverage. There is also a new Kinect-friendly sports hub, accessible by saying “Xbox, sports”. Check out Major Nelson’s blog for all the details.

Check out the Xbox Kinect Fans E3 hub for all of our coverage!

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Kinect-controllable Internet Explorer coming to Xbox

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Nick DePetris
– May 10, 2012Posted in: News

The folks over at Polygon seem to have a secret tunnel leading deep into the Xbox 360 dashboard update headquarters. Hot on the heels of breaking the news about Kinect Play Fit, they’ve announced today that Microsoft will be bringing a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 to the Xbox dashboard. While the app will be optimized for Kinect motion and voice controls, folks with only a standard controller will still be able to get in on the fun. Although there is no release date as of yet, we can expect to hear about both the IE app and Kinect Play Fit at the upcoming E3 briefing.

Source (and image source): Polygon

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Xbox Live Gold unlocked this weekend for entertainment apps

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Scott Waldyn
– April 19, 2012Posted in: News

From April 19th through April 23rd, gamers and owners of Xbox will be able to try out Xbox Live Gold membership functions free of charge. Through this promotion, users will be able to tap into entertainment applications like Crackle, Syfy, TODAY, TMZ, VEVO and a whole slew of others. The full listing is displayed at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/entertainment-unlocked.

For those services like Netflix or Hulu Plus that require a membership, free trials will be on hand during this period to new customers only. Those who have used a free trial previously won’t be able to double dip.

Unfortunately, those looking for a free multiplayer experience this time around will be sorely disappointed. This trial period is for entertainment applications only as part of a promotion to generate interest in music, television and movie services on Xbox.

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