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1. Microsoft readies five million Natal units for launch

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   November 2010, 14 games, fifty bucks UK gaming site MCV has published the first details of Microsoft's Project Natal controller for the Xbox 360. Sources say the innovative gaming controller will be released ...

2. Sony and NBC partner for PlayStation content

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 11 March 2009

   ... greater than the 17 million reported by Microsoft's Xbox Live. However Microsoft has partnered with Netflix to deliver to gamers a library of over 30,000 movies and television programs. PlayStation ...

3. Zune in Crisis: Holiday sales down 54%

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 26 January 2009

   Zune, Microsoft's iPod rival, is not having its finest hour these days. Holiday sales nosedived by a whopping 54%, eating into profits from the entire Entertainment and Devices Division. Pre-holiday ...

4. MTV and Apple Corps to launch global music ‘project’

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 29 October 2008

   ... a failed cooperation with Microsoft as well as the Rhapsody America joint venture with Real Networks and Verizon, which also never evolved into a serious business for MTV. Other sources indicated that ...

5. NBC posts TV shows to Zune Marketplace

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 06 May 2008

   Several months after pulling its content from Apple's iTunes store, NBC has decided to post TV shows to Apple's direct competitor at Microsoft's Zune Marketplace, a move that can't be seen as anything ...

6. Judas Priest becomes first to offer full album on Rock Band

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 22 April 2008

   ... tracks. The full "Screaming For Vengeance" album is available for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).  Tracks are also up for purchase individually at 160 Microsoft Points ($2) each.  The songs are ...

7. Adobe launches Media Player

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 09 April 2008

   ... player, Adobe prohibits the use of the software on any device other than desktop and notebook PCs. Adobe’s Media Player (AMP) should not be confused with other “Media Players”, such as Microsoft’s Windows ...

8. Marvel cancels massively online multiplayer game

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 12 February 2008

   ... lid on production for a massively multiplayer online game that would have pit Marvel comic characters together in a big melee. "Marvel and we have agreed to end development on the MMO," said Microsoft ...

9. Rock Band delivers, despite some rough edges

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 21 November 2007

   ... between consoles for most multiplatform games is marginal at best.  However, with Rock Band, there are some concerns that hamper the PS3 in comparison to its Microsoft rival. First off, with the ...

10. Harmonix announces downloadable Rock Band song expansions

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 15 November 2007

    ... or Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each (160 Microsoft Points per track and 440 per pack for Xbox 360) Metallica Pack “Ride the Lightning” – Metallica “Blackened” - Metallica ...

11. MTV, Real Networks, Verizon Wireless take aim at iTunes

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 21 August 2007

    ... Rhapsody music subscription and download platform, MTV's experience gained from knowledge through its joint-venture with Microsoft in URGE and Verizon Wireless' Vcast service. The companies declined ...

12. MTV closes URGE, merges service into Rhapsody

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Monday, 20 August 2007

    ... promoted URGE service that was created together with Microsoft is dead. On the other hand, Real Network's Rhapsody, which allows consumers to listen to music for a flat fee and purchase songs for ...

13. Xbox 360 Rock Band bundle reportedly priced at $200

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 13 August 2007

    ... according to GamePro magazine. GamePro reports that it has confirmed from Microsoft that the full game bundle, which includes the software, guitar controller, drum controller, and microphone, will carry ...

14. Update 3: E3 2007 game announcements and lineup

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 11 July 2007

    ... 2007   Jenga Wii, DS Fall 2007         Bizarre Creations/ Microsoft Project Gotham Racing 4 Xbox 360  ...

15. Vista, Office launch hits Nasdaq

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 30 November 2006

    Today at its stock trading home, the Nasdaq building, Microsoft cut the ribbon on the anticipated updates to Windows XP and Office 2003 as the business versions of Vista and Office 2007 made their official ...

16. Movies and TV shows pop up on Xbox Live

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 22 November 2006

    ... the CSI family. Immediately available movies include Poseidon, V For Vendetta, The Shining, and Perfect Storm. Episodes of TV shows, which sell for 160 Microsoft points ($2) each, or 240 points ($3) for ...

17. Windows Media Player 11 now available

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 31 October 2006

    Quashing rumors that the latest version of Microsoft's digital media player would be delayed, the software giant today released Windows Media Player 11. The new application sports a new sleek look and ...

18. Microsoft to issue fix for DRM breaker

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 29 August 2006

      Microsoft is preparing a fix for a program that strips the digital-rights-management protections attached to its Windows Media file format, representatives said Monday night. Microsoft is preparing ...

19. With Grouper.com acquisition, what is Sony getting itself into?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 23 August 2006

    ... to own. In 2004, Grouper was launched as a P2P platform for members to share short, streaming videos from their hard drives using Microsoft technology. Perhaps wisely foreseeing where those prospects might ...

20. Google tests video distribution model with MTV, Microsoft's URGE partner

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 07 August 2006

    ... content that appears alongside user search pages. Mountain View (CA) - In the wake of Microsoft's announcement that it is indeed working to build a competitive portable audio system against Apple's iPod, ...

21. Apple iTunes makes deal with Microsoft's URGE partner for video

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 29 June 2006

    If you thought MTV Networks and Microsoft were ganging up together to take on iTunes, today's announcement will blow up that little theory: Much of the Viacom unit's slate of original programming for ...

22. AmTech analyst predicts delay for next-gen Ipod nano

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 28 June 2006

    ... for the holiday season. In a statement last week for Forbes, Wu indicated he didn't believe the Ipod + Itunes combination had any likely challengers in the near future, among them clearly not Microsoft, ...

23. Microsoft denies building iPod rival in Japan

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 05 June 2006

    This morning, a key Microsoft product manager denied a story published last Friday by Bloomberg News stating that the company was working with a handful of partner companies, including JVC, Toshiba, and ...

24. Microsoft's and MTV's URGE challenge iTunes with radio, custom playlists

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 17 May 2006

    This morning, MTV Networks is premiering its URGE music service, which is a joint venture with Microsoft that has already metamorphosed the very face of Windows Media Player. It's Microsoft's biggest ...

25. Microsoft, MTV prep Media Player take on iTunes

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 15 May 2006

    Today, as promised, the company announced the pending release of its preview edition of Media Player 11, which exclusively unveils the URGE service that Microsoft is co-sponsoring with the MTV Networks ...

26. CES 2006: Highlights of Thursday's coverage from TG Daily

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 06 January 2006

    ... CES keynote address Wednesday evening, Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates outlined the latest upgrade (and perhaps bug fix) to his vision for the digital home of the future. Apparently, that ...

27. CES 2006: Microsoft's Bill Gates announces alliance with MTV, reveals more Vista features

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 05 January 2006

    In his pre-show CES keynote address Wednesday evening, Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates outlined the latest upgrade (and perhaps bug fix) to his vision for the digital home of the future. ...

28. TG Daily complete wrap-up of CES 2006 coverage

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 03 January 2006

    ... with a message of controlled access to the content industry? Read more... Microsoft's Bill Gates announces alliance with MTV, reveals more Vista features In his pre-show CES keynote address Wednesday ...

29. Microsoft and MTV to launch new digital music channel

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 13 December 2005

    Software giant Microsoft and the MTV have announced a partnership to form Urge, a new digital music channel that will be available through Windows Media Player. There are plans to offer more than two ...

30. His and Her First Day Gaming with the 360

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 21 November 2005

    Being the first on your block with a new 360 means getting over a few speed bumps. Our reviewer attempts to engage his spouse in a few games. Microsoft's somewhat anticipated sequel to their first console ...

31. New Xbox to kick off console wars

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Thursday, 12 May 2005

      Gamers will get a first look at Microsoft's new video game console in a star-studded show on MTV. Gamers will get a first look at Microsoft's new video game console in a star-studded show on MTV. ...

32. Xbox360 to debut in November?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Monday, 09 May 2005

      Microsoft apparently plans to launch its next generation game console in November of this year. Microsoft apparently plans to launch its next generation game console in November of this year. ...

33. Xbox chief wants more casual games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Thursday, 28 April 2005

      Robbie Bach, Microsoft's chief Xbox officer, loves to talk about gaming, but not yet about the new Xbox game console that Microsoft is slated to unveil on May 12. Robbie Bach, Microsoft's chief ...

34. First XBox 360 TV ad to air on MTV

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 22 April 2005

      MTV and Microsoft today announced a global marketing alliance to unveil the next-generation Xbox video game system on MTV channels in the United States, Asia Pacific, and Europe, all within a 24-hour ...

35. Next Xbox for $299?

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 12 April 2005

      Following up on the MTV/Xbox news, Goldman Sachs predicts in a research note today that the next-generation Xbox could be released as early as October or November at a retail price of "perhaps about ...

36. Xbox 2 to be unveiled on MTV on May 12th

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 11 April 2005

      Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console is set to be unveiled to the world not at E3, as was previously believed, but in a half-hour long special to be aired on MTV the week previously, on May ...

37. MTV puts fans first at online music store

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 20 November 2003

      While Apple Computer, Microsoft and others target a potentially vast market for paid music downloads, Viacom's MTV unit is setting its sights closer to home. While Apple Computer, Microsoft and ...