Last.fm coming to Microsoft Xbox Live network
Microsoft had announced last month that they are soon going to bring Last.fm on their Xbox Live service.
Joystiq has posted some details on the new developments.
They had a word with Christina DeRosa who is a general manager at Microsoft.
She had this to say:
“Silver users will be able access [...]
1 million Xbox owners already using Netflix
Netflix has announced that their collaboration with Microsoft has been pretty successful.
As many as 1 million Xbox users are already subscribed to their online movie delivery service.
The two companies had announced this service around three months back.
The company added that the Xbox LIVE community has already watched around [...]
Dentsu and Nintendo to deliver video on Wii gaming console
Japanese videogame console maker Nintendo is collaborating with ad agency Dentsu to launch a new video distribution service for the hugely popular Wii gaming console.
This was revealed in a report published by Nikkei business daily.
The two companies are collaborating to offer cartoons and other entertainment programs [...]
Beatles music would form base of a new videogame by Harmonix
Harmonix and MTV Networks is working on a new musical videogame title which would bring access to the Beatles catalog.
Unlike the rumor, the music would not be featured in Rock Band video game.
This new title would not be part of the Rock Band series.
Van [...]
Microsoft Xbox 360 to get HD content from Netflix
Microsoft and Netflix are expanding their collaboration to let the users of Xbox 360 gaming console download high definition movies online.
The two companies confirmed that the service would be available to users who are subscribed to both Xbox Live and Netflix.
The service currently has around 300 movies [...]
Rock Band might get Beatles music
Market sources are saying that MTV Networks’ Rock Band videogame series has gained rights to the Beatles songs.
This could be a major victory for the company as they compete with Activision.
The news could become official as soon as today as MTV is likely to come out with an announcement.
Aerosmith, Metallica, [...]
Nintendo Wii gets an online photo service
Nintendo has announced that they are collaborating with Fujifilm Holdings to launch a new photo service for the owners of their Wii gaming console.
This would further enhance the usability of this innovative gaming console.
Nintendo added that they are working extra hard to make sure that supplies meet the demand [...]
Xbox 360 to get streaming Netflix movies!
Microsoft has announced that they are entering into a deal with movie rental company Netflix.
This deal would enable the owners of their Xbox 360 gaming consoles to stream movies over the Internet.
Microsoft made this announcement at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles.
This deal would enable the [...]
Sony PlayStation 3 to get movie download service
Japanese videogame console maker Sony has now confirmed that they would be launching a movie download service for its PlayStation 3 gaming console.
This new service would be launched later this year in the US market.
Kazuo Hirai said in a statement that the service would also be launched in [...]
Rock Band to feature full album download
MTV has announced that they would soon offer full album download feature through their videogame title Rock Band.
The first of these titles would be from classic metal act Judas Priest.
Screaming for Vengeance would be the album name and it would include the band’s hit “You’ve Got Another Thing [...]
