The next Xbox 360 update will finally officially kill Microsoft Points dead. All your points will be converted over to an amount of currency equal to or greater than your points. Any Microsoft Points Cards will still be valid too (and transferred to real dollars). [Microsoft]
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Remember when Microsoft said that you could soon buy Xbox Live content using real money? Well, check your Xbox 360: following an update to one of our consoles, we’re now seeing content available in local currency. It’s unclear at this stage how many gamers are seeing the change, although Microsoft has already mentioned that the next update will flip the switch. We’ve reached out to the company for confirmation of the rollout. If you get the update as well, don’t worry about your account balance — as Microsoft mentioned before, any existing points will be converted to their cash equivalent.
Update: Microsoft says that real money purchases are still limited to beta program participants, and you’ll have to wait until the fall to see the currency change — false alarm, folks.
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Source: Xbox Wire
4J Studios announced last month its Title Update 12 changelog for Minecraft on Xbox 360 would be coming soon, and since then, the developers have given a glimpse into what fans of the game can expect when the update releases, such as the jungle biome, the ability to trade, iron golems and ocelots. Minecraft’s Title Update 12 is coming sooner than you think as 4J Studios has announced they’re in the process of finishing the update and will hopefully get it into Microsoft’s Certificate Testing later this week. (more…)
Minecraft Xbox 360 Title Update 12 Receiving ‘Final Touches’ original content from Ubergizmo. 
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If you’re on the fence whether or not you plan on buying an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, this fall could be an extremely confusing time for you as you probably don’t know if you should purchase a current-generation version of your game or if you should wait until the dust clears and purchase a next-generation version. With a new promotion GameStop is offering, now that decision won’t be as difficult as it sounds, at least for potential Xbox One customers. (more…)
GameStop Offering $50 Credit For Trading Up To Xbox One Games original content from Ubergizmo. 
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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
We know you’re probably excited about the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Xbox One console judging by how hit or miss it is at this point to successfully pre-order the console through various retailers. Each day that passes is another day we’re all closer to the release of the Xbox One, and to help move the hype train along, Microsoft has gone through the “trouble” of unboxing the Day One Edition of its upcoming next-generation console. (more…)
Xbox One Day One Edition Unboxing Video Highlights What’s In The Box original content from Ubergizmo. 
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We’ve already been made aware that Microsoft changed a few things with the Xbox One since first unveiling it back in May, but just a few months before the console’s official launch, the company has finalized the design and hardware of the Xbox One and even treated us with an unboxing that shows us what […]
You don’t buy a Big Mac and pay extra for special sauce. You don’t buy an iPhone and pay extra for FaceTime. So why in the hell is Microsoft putting some of its most heavily promoted Xbox One features behind an idiotic Xbox Live Gold paywall? Because it can. But that doesn’t mean that it should.
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We recently reported on some details surrounding the Xbox One’s DVR functions as some details emerged that will allow players to capture their game footage at 720p and 30 frames per second. If you’re a potential Xbox One owner who is looking forward to this function so you can brag at just how great a gamer you are, then you better also be an Xbox Live Gold member. (more…)
Xbox One DVR Features Restricted To Xbox Live Gold Members original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Xbox One owners hoping to make Skype calls or use the Game DVR feature will have to cough up for an Xbox Gold subscription, Microsoft has confirmed. The limits on free use, Microsoft detailed, mean that some of the headline features of the next-gen console – set to hit shelves later this year – will […]
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