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Xbox.com gets overhaul with web WP7 games, avatar editor
Oct 19th
Microsoft’s Major Nelson sent word that the company would push out a redesigned Xbox.com tomorrow both in the run-up to Kinect and to link it into Windows Phone 7. The refresh will let users play web games not just with other Xbox Live friends but also with Windows Phone 7 users. Microsoft hasn’t said if this will include native WP7 apps with a web tie-in.
The design also puts more previously Xbox 360-only controls on the web. Players can edit their avatars on the web, and they can check family reports that see how individual members have been using the More >
Avatar 3D Blu-ray to be exclusive to Panasonic TVs
Sep 3rd
Panasonic has announced that the 3D Blu-ray release of the movie “Avatar” will be exclusive to Panasonic TVs. The company has partnered with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for the promotion, which will only limit the first run of Blu-ray Discs scheduled for release in December.
A previous promotion offered a $ 25 rebate on Panasonic Blu-ray players or home entertainment systems purchased alongside a 2D copy of “Avatar” on DVD or Blu-ray. The company also worked with 20th Century Fox before the movie was released, with early screenings presented on Panasonic 3D TVs.
The 3D Blu-ray promotion will likely be More >