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Microsoft is here at GDC showing off its upcoming Game Room service, and we got it on video just for you . The experience is probably exactly what you expected, but it’s worth noting that while the service does utilize Avatars, you don’t actually walk around the virtual arcade as your Avatar

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GDC Video Hands-on: Game Room (Xbox Live)

We just got our hands on the Windows Phone 7 during an interview at GDC , and given our unnatural obsession with bolstering our online notoriety, the most prevalent question in our mind was: just how many Gamerscore points can we crank outta this thing? The answer: A beefy 200 Gamerscore points per game, which will be added to your total Gamerscore, as displayed on your Xbox Live Gamertag profile

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Windows Phone 7 Achievements to feature up to 200 Gamerscore points per game

Scr-scr-scratched through all of DJ Hero’s tracks? Activision has announced a new DLC mix pack featuring Renegade Edition headliners Eminem and Jay-Z. The collection is scheduled to drop on Xbox Live, PSN and Wii this month and includes: “Shake That” by Eminem mixed with “Show Me What You Got” by Jay-Z “Without Me” by Eminem mixed with “Encore” by Jay-Z “Can I Get A…” by Jay-Z mixed with “Lose Yourself” by Eminem The new tracks will be available on March 18 on Xbox Live for 640 ($8) and March 25 on PSN for $7.99

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Eminem & Jay-Z all mixed up in new DJ Hero DLC pack

While Blur ’s aesthetic is devoid of rainbow bridges and adorable car-icatures, it’s undoubtedly a kart racer — albeit one that feels like it was made for people who don’t like kart racers. Or those bloody blue shells

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Hands-on: Blur multiplayer beta

While Blur ’s aesthetic is devoid of rainbow bridges and adorable car-icatures, it’s undoubtedly a kart racer — albeit one that feels like it was made for people who don’t like kart racers. Or those bloody blue shells. The power-ups you’ll pick up on the track can still knock competitors straight to last place, but opponents’ fates aren’t immutable once you send pulsating red orbs or bolts of electricity their way.

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Hands-on: Blur multiplayer beta

It could become the never-ending game. Released nearly five months ago, sci-fi shooter Borderlands continues to dominate sales charts and, much more importantly, the attention of gamers.

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The Never-Ending Game: World of Warcraft’s Impact on Borderlands [Well Played]

It could become the never-ending game. Released nearly five months ago, sci-fi shooter Borderlands continues to dominate sales charts and, much more importantly, the attention of gamers. That’s because the people behind the game, Gearbox Software, keep rolling out new chapters for Borderlands, extending the mythology and fun of the game $10 at a time

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The Never-Ending Game: World of Warcraft’s Impact on Borderlands [Well Played]

After much deliberation, Microsoft has changed its policy about self-identifying one’s sexual preference, race, religion or nationality via its Xbox Live online service. In an open letter written Friday , Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten said that the Xbox Live Terms of Use and Code of Conduct will now allow players to “more freely express their race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” Specifically, it is now kosher to use the words “lesbian,” “gay,” “bi,” “transgender” and “straight” in a user name or profile.

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It’s Okay to Be Gay on Xbox Live

With the conclusion of another 1 vs 100 season on Xbox Live, it appears Microsoft still has some kinks to work out of its grand (and fun) online game show experiment. After receiving several tips and reviewing forums, it was made clear that some players were having problems obtaining their awards.

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Microsoft ‘actively working to improve’ 1 vs 100 prizing process