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The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3 will be taking place from June 5th to the 7th in the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. What exactly is E3 you ask? “E3 is the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to servi...

Microsoft have today confirmed that the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft has broken the 1 million sales barrier (1,061,954 copies to be precise) in just 5 days on Xbox Live Arcade. Some other facts, which have been provided via Major Nelson’s blog incude: Total Online Hours: 5.2M Multiplayer sessions: 4M Total Multiplayer gaming hours: 2.4M

[via The Verge] Given how spot on The Verge have been with their rumours (via their trusted sources), we are ready to file this one in the “quite possibly” column. According to The Verge’s sources, Microsoft is testing a version of Internet Explorer 9 to work on the Xbox 360 console. This modified IE will expand on Bing’s search functionality on the console, and work as a ...

MS have informed us that starting today, MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE will be available in 18 new countries around the world, including the UK. The service previously launched in the US, Canada and Mexico on March 27. The service allows fans to catch live games, recaps and highlights of their favourite baseball teams. International audiences will be able to watch every regular season Major League ...

[via The Verge] Sources close to The Verge have informed the site that Microsoft is apparently planning to launch a $99 Xbox console package with a monthly subscription as early as next week. These cut price consoles will be available in various Microsoft Stores across the US, subsidized with a monthly cost of $15. They will also come with a 2 year Xbox Live Gold subscription that is supposed to ...

Microsoft is releasing an Xbox 360 Special Edition 4GB Kinect Celebration Pack and special edition Union Jack mouse “in a celebration of all things British”. The Celebration Pack had originally been spotted by our friends at Kinectronic a while back, but Amazon quickly pulled the listing. The Celebration Pack is available from May 25th, will cost £249.99, and features a special editi...

Microsoft have set a European release date and pricing details for the previously announced Chrome Series controllers. Players will be able to get their hands on the slick new pads on tthe 8th June, 2012. Recommended retail price has been set at £39.99 / €49.99. The control pads, which come in blue, silver or red, feature the transforming d-pad, and are wireless. More details can be found here...

[via Variety] Machinima and Microsoft are teaming up to bring Halo fans a live action web series in the lead up to Halo 4′s anticipated launch on November 6th. set to be called Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, the web series will play exclusively on the Machinima Network and Halo Waypoint. Microsoft say that the project represents the “largest investment” that the company has put into...

[Source: The Verge] According to The Verge and their sources, Microsoft will be showing off a sneak peek of its “Zune replacement” music service during E3 2012. The music service is apparently codenamed “Woodstock”, and will be cross-platform, available to Windows 8, Android, iOS, and Xbox users — playable from a browser. The Verge continues, saying that the service won&...

Microsoft will be introducing tv style adverts (15-30 seconds long) in its video and television apps, according to Eurogamer. The site goes on to report that a deal has been struck to bring new channels to the US, including anime-streaming from Manga Entertainment. There is no doubt that Microsoft has benefited from advertising revenue on Xbox Live. The service has reportedly earned Microsoft 142...