The glorious software empire, upon which the sun never sets, has turned to 'Tupperware parties' to flog its Xbox360s.

Unmetered download agreements are next the battleground as games consoles follow the Apple TV's lead to support movie download services.

Microsoft has confirmed it has cut a "small percentage", thought to be around 600,000 gamers, off from Xbox Live for modifying their consoles to play pirated games

Microsoft confirms Xbox Live movies to be delivered to Australians over the Internet to your Xbox, only this time there's not a modchip in sight.

Rumours about a Natal-packing Xbox have been swirling for a few days, not helped by Microsoft's own CEO. Still – the official word is there'll be no new console. But do we believe that?

The next version of the Xbox 360 motherboard has been spotted in the wild, and subsequently poked, prodded and pictured.

New social networking additions to Xbox Live make it even more difficult to leave the sofa

Games franchises don't get much bigger than Resident Evil, and it seems Capcom could be giving Xbox 360 owners an early taste of zombie-blasting action - a two-level demo of Resident Evil 5 could be hitting Xbox Live on 5 December.

Limited edition models to remain, but MS looks to kill off its pricier, hulking model as recession bites

Rumours are swirling surrounding a new Xbox console on its way in 2010 that is said to come packing Microsoft's Project Natal technology

New E74 error pushes Microsoft to foot the bill for yet more Xbox 360 repairs

Refresh your Xbox 360 games with a host of downloadable expansion packs on the way

New controller tracks your movement in 3D, but can it really see off the Wii?

Microsoft pulls a rabbit out of a hat with their new Natal Xbox motion controller, and we get flashbacks of Nintendo's Power Glove and shonky 90s virtual reality

Microsoft's bold claim with Halo Wars is that it'll finally cure the curse of the console RTS - namely that it won't have controls that suck compared to a PC's keyboard and mouse combo.

Some of the wildest, weirdest and most useful gadgets and gizmos for kids - or big kids at heart

"The Pitt" has been cleaned up and re-released for hungry Fallout 3 downloadable content fans

Rumour has it that Microsoft's Project Natal motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 is set to launch in November 2010, and not with the high price tag we might have expected

So it seems that the Wii and PS3 won't be hogging all the motion-sensitive gaming fun for too much longer: the first motion-tracking controller for the Xbox 360 has just been unveiled at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.