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Best Xbox Live Gold deals for January 2023

If you are trying to ease the boredom of being stuck at home, we have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal for you. Upgrade from Core to Ultimate for cheap.
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How to appear offline on Xbox One

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The history of the Xbox

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Microsoft says it ‘messed up’ on Xbox Live pricing, won’t raises rates

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Common Xbox Live problems, and how to fix them

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Injustice 2 and NASCAR Heat 5 are free to play on Xbox this weekend

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Learn how to change your gamertag on an Xbox One in just a few simple steps

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Hurry! PS Plus, Xbox Live Gold on sale (again) from only $5

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Microsoft makes tweaks to Xbox Live and Teams to handle spike in demand

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Xbox Live went down for users around the world. Here’s the latest on the outage

Goodbye original Xbox One: Microsoft discontinues sales for console

Xbox Live is down again. Here’s the latest on the outage

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Hulu and Xbox Live are back online after going down for some users

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Microsoft tries to dial back trash talk on Xbox Live, but ‘get wrecked’ is fine

Microsoft released its Community Standards for Xbox, which looks to prevent unwanted behavior within the Xbox Live community. One part of the document focuses on trash talk in online multiplayer games, with Microsoft outlining what is acceptable and what veers into harassment.

Xbox Live to expand cross-platform support for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch

Microsoft is preparing to expand Xbox Live cross-platform support to include the Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. The SDK that will enable the feature will be showcased at the upcoming Game Developers Conference, as Microsoft continues its shift to a strategy of games as a service.
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Xbox Live back up after experiencing issues for a second time this week

Xbox Live was experiencing issues for the second time in a week, with many players unable to log into their accounts or access content they had purchased previously. The earlier outage saw get black screens, unable to use their Xbox One systems at all until it was resolved on Microsoft's end.
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Microsoft fixes problem that rendered Xbox One systems useless

An issue with Microsoft's Xbox Live service rendered some players' consoles essentially unusable, with black screens displayed on startup. Microsoft said it has identified and fixed the issue. The problem came just a day after Kingdom Hearts III released on the system.
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Microsoft wants artificial intelligence to catch cheaters on Xbox Live

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Microsoft that describes a method of cheat detection for games on a platform level using machine learning. The idea is to bring cheat detection outside the game given platforms can't detect cheats within the game itself.
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Report finds millennials want to use cryptocurrency in their favorite games

A recent report published by World Asset Exchange surveyed 1,000 gamers to rate their stance on using cryptocurrency in video games.
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The best demos, betas, and free-to-play games you can try this weekend

Here are all of the exciting demos, betas, and free games coming up this weekend, offering hours of entertainment on a budget.
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Loot boxes may be coming to Xbox Live in a rumored Career system

Xbox Achievements and Gamerscore may get an upgrade soon with loot boxes and RPG-like progression in a rumored "Career" mode.
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Xbox Indie Creators Program goes live today with first wave of games

Announced in March, the Xbox Live Creators Program is now live, allowing any developer to directly publish games to Xbox One and Windows 10.
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Make a cool Xbox One controller design and Microsoft will reward you for it

Microsoft is now offering those who design popular Xbox Design Lab color schemes payment in digital Xbox Live currency.
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One-month Xbox Live membership goes for $1 during upcoming spring sale

Xbox Live Gold subscriptions and Xbox Design Lab custom controllers are among those products going on sale next week.
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Microsoft has resolved issues with users being unable to log into its services

Microsoft is having issues with user logins to various services, including Xbox Live, OneDrive, Skype, Outlook.com, and the Windows Store.
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Anyone can develop games for Xbox One with the Xbox Live Creators Program

At GDC, Microsoft announced that developers can soon self-publish games to Xbox One without an approval process.
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A new beta of Microsoft’s Beam game-streaming service now live for Pro users

Subscribers to Microsoft's Beam game streaming service can now access a new beta packed with loads of new features. General users will see the updates soon.
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Got an inactive Xbox gamertag? Microsoft says to use it or lose it

When did you last sign in to Xbox Live? If it's been a few years since you last powered on an Xbox console, your gamertag may be at risk of deactivation.
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Microsoft brings capture-card support for Twitch streams of Xbox One games

Microsoft now allows Xbox One streamers to automatically share their broadcasting status via Xbox Live without relying on the Xbox One Twitch app.
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Xbox Live’s upcoming Clubs feature helps you find and chat with like-minded gamers

Microsoft's launching a new Xbox Live feature, Clubs, aimed at helping members find like-minded gaming companions.
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‘Goat Simulator’ and ‘The Crew’ free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in June

Xbox Live Gold service subscribers can expect to receive free copies of titles like Goat Simulator, The Crew, and XCOM throughout the next month.
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Microsoft: ‘Nearly 1 million’ unused Xbox Gamertags now up for grabs

Microsoft announced plans to wipe "nearly 1 million" unused and dormant Gamertags this week, allowing gamers to reclaim abandoned Xbox Live usernames.
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Microsoft slashes the price of Xbox One bundles, and games

Microsoft welcomes the spring with a fitting sale and takes $50 off the Xbox One which puts the console at $299.
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Xbox and PC gamers can finally battle as Microsoft rolls out cross-network play

Licensed Xbox developers can now enable support for cross-network multiplayer with non-Xbox consoles and PCs, Microsoft announced today.
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Snoop Dogg draws attention to Xbox Live's outage while PSN laughs

Snoop Dogg took to Instagram and said what a few thousand Xbox Live gamers may have been thinking, maybe with fewer curses.