A service provided by Microsoft for its Xbox 360 console. It includes both free and paid services such as multiplayer gaming, digital distribution, and social network integration.
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Can you get special prisoner heads twice in Battle Block Theater?
I started playing Battle Block theater and have been collecting the special "star" prisoner heads that have been given out. When trading online, there is a huge premium for these characters because ...
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Not getting Microsoft Points for my birthday month reward
I signed up for Xbox Live Rewards and my birthday is this month. My friend on the first week of his birthday month, got Microsoft Points for however many Gamerscore he has. How do I get my reward and ...
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Are Xbox Live Arcade different from other downloadable games? Multi-player between the two?
There are games on xbox live both available for download and on arcade (I'm talking Tony Hawks HD, but others exist). The description page is longer and more detailed for the "full game" on my xbox, ...
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Can you still play PSO Episode I & II on Xbox?
I heard that you need a Xbox Live account to play Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II on Xbox, even for the offline mode.
Unfortunately, the service was shut down for the first Xbox generation ...
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How does the cloud save in Skulls of the Shogun work?
I played Skulls of the Shogun on my Windows 8 device for about 30 minutes, making fair progress in the first level. The campaign was saved both through autosave and through explicit saving.
I then ...
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Are “Games on Demand” loading times faster than that of games installed from disc?
Microsoft sells "full" (non-Arcade) games on its Xbox Live Marketplace as digital downloads ("Games on Demand"). On average, are GoD loading times significantly faster than that of the disc version ...
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How can I contact XBox Live? [closed]
I can't seem to find any contact information for XBox Live. What is their email address?
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How do I setup xbox live gold for a child?
My 10 year old son recently got an xbox 360 and is set up as a child account on the Xbox. He is requesting to try xbox live gold membership for 1 month. But I cannot figure out how to set this up. ...
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Is there a consolidated “outside the box” way to review movie/tv show support for XBox video apps?
XBox live now supports a plethora of video apps. Since I require entertainment to be beamed into my eyes at all times, I actually make use of many of these video services. In particular, I have Hulu ...
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XBOX 360 not connecting to XBOX live but connecting to WiFi network
If I have a standard home Broadband connection, in the UK, which I can connect any device to wirelessly to and it appears to connect OK, and no websites appear to be blocked, but my XBOX 360 connects ...
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Downloading DLC on XBL with a Silver account?
I purchased the Season Pass along with Borderlands 2 when it first came out. Since then my Xbox-live service has ended and I don't see myself paying for more anytime soon.
Will I still be able to ...
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When do games become available on “Games on Demand”?
I want to purchase NFS:Most Wanted through xbox live, however NFS:MW is not available there. When should I expect it to be available on "Games on Demand" ? Do games have a generic time duration before ...
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Do you have to use all four accounts right away for Xbox Live Gold family memberships?
I checked Microsoft's FAQ for the Xbox live gold family pack, and browsed on here for a little while, but can't seem to find the answer to my question. My wife and I both have Xbox consoles, and I ...
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When are local licenses assigned?
Xbox Marketplace purchases come with two licenses: system and local. Respectively, you can use the purchase wherever you're logged in with your gamertag ("system"), or with any gamertag on the ...
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How can I get two Xbox 360's to be in “open nat” mode behind the same router?
I have two Xbox 360's, one WiFi and the other wired through the same Linksys E3000 router with DD-WRT (v24-sp2 (04/13/11) std-usb-nas firmware).
Mine (the wired one, though hers has been wired in ...
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Can't access Xbox LIVE in GTA IV
I have an xbox360 and every time I play Grand Theft Auto IV and the go to multiplayer, it says "your gamer profile does not have the correct permissions to access Xbox LIVE functionality". I have ...
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xbox360 250gb slim, wont connect to the internet
I am from California, I am visiting family in Connecticut for the holidays. It being a long vacation I decided to bring my xbox, and all works fine with it except it will not connect to the internet, ...
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Can I convert an Xbox LIVE Family Pack back into an individual XBL Gold account?
You can merge two LIVE Gold accounts into one Family Pack easily, but is there a way to dissolve the family and get those months back for an individual/single/solitary account (even if for just one)? ...
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How can I change my Xbox LIVE Gold Family primary account?
The leader of your Xbox LIVE Gold Family pack is the "primary" account, who sets the rights/privileges for the other family user accounts. I want to make another account the primary, but am finding no ...
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Can everyone in an Xbox Live Family Pack access DLC etc?
I've had an Xbox Live Gold subscription for over 10 years now but, since my partner has recently moved in, I'm looking at alternatives to see how best to share games and content. I have a massive ...
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Missing characters on a xbox live card
My dog destroyed my xbox live card and it's missing 2 characters in it. Is there any way, besides just trial and error, to correctly guess some digits/letters ? I really don't want to go through the ...
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How do I contact Xbox Live Account staff via e-Mail?
I was looking for a really old account of mine on Xbox live and I found it; it has been about 7 years since it's been used and has become inactive.
Now I cannot remember any info needed to access ...
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If I change my Xbox gamertag, can someone take the old name?
After paying the $10 to rename your account, does the old gamertag point to the new gamertag, or is the old name released back into the pool for anyone to claim? (Looking for something ...
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Can I transfer my Xbox 360 content licenses to another gamertag/account?
I know that I can transfer licenses between Xbox 360 consoles (say, if replacing a broken console), but is there any way to transfer (permanently move) licenses/ownership from one gamertag to another ...
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How do I figure out how old my XBox Live account is?
Microsoft announced that the oldest Xbox live accounts get Xboxes, I don't think I qualify, but how do I determine how long I've been a member?
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Will playing Mass Effect multiplayer from one account affect every profile on the console?
My husband and I are using one Xbox 360, but different profiles. I want to play multiplayer in Mass Effect 3, but the Xbox Live account belongs to my husband.
The only thing I want from the ...
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Effect of Xbox player reviews?
What effect does an xbox player review have on the reviewed player - does their rep or gamerscore change? Do they see the submitted review?
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Does the other person know that you have blocked them in xbox live?
I occasionally get abusive messages on xbox, if my opponent deems that I have had a lucky win on Fifa for instance. I tend to just block them, but does the other user know that I have blocked them, or ...
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How do I move save data from the hard disk to the cloud?
In the past I have saved games to the hard disk, but now that the Xbox has the option to save game data to a cloud based service I am considering using this instead, as I would like to ensure that in ...
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Can others see my email address?
After the recent dashboard update, I see that the email address linked to my XBox live account flashes across the top right of my dashboard, alternative with my Online Friends/Messages/Gamerscore and ...
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Regarding Access to XBOX Live and Marketplace with Silver Access
I currently have a silver account for XBOX 360 Live. As well as a few games that are asking for "season passes" for access to their DLC and the like.
My question is, do I need to subscribe to the ...
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Purchasing an Xbox live family pack [closed]
Is the only place to purchase a gold family pack through xbox.com?
I've looked through multiple sites and see one, three and 12 month subscription cards for an individual gold membership but ...
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Can I play Xbox Live games (Halo) on WIFI without too much lag? [closed]
I have no access to a hard line highspeed internet, I have to use a WIFI connection. Is there a way to play Halo 3 (and Halo 4 soon) via WIFI without a terrible lag? This really depresses me. I ...
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What can I do with Xbox Gold?
When I unlock achievements on Xbox LIVE, I get rewarded with Gold. Here is an example of Gold giving achievements in Wordament worth 10-20G:
Collectively, from different games, they accumulate on ...
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How can I see who owns a particular Xbox game?
For example, I want to buy Portal 2. When I look up Portal 2 on Steam, it tells me which of my friends already own it, which is tremendously helpful. As far as I can tell, there's no easy way to do ...
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What are the birthday rewards for Xbox Live's “MyAchievements” promotion?
This week, Xbox Live released their promotion thing that turns achievement points into direct benefits per tier. Each tier says you get a "A Special Gift* during your birthday month." Does anyone have ...
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Can I update offline earned Xbox360 achievements to Live without recovering my gamertag? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I recover my offline lost achievements and saved games?
About 4 years ago I connected to Xbox Live for the first time. I attained around 4000G before my family ...
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Must I have an active XBox Live Gold account to get the pre-order bonus for Borderlands 2? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get my preorder bonuses?
Do you need to have an active XBox Live Gold account to get the pre-order bonus for Borderlands 2?
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What does the “Mastering X-Y” status mean for Borderlands 2?
When viewing your online friends' statuses, you'll see something like below:
Level 10 Assassin
Mastering 1-7
What does the "Mastering 1-7" mean?
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How can I change verification email on Xbox Live?
I went to cancel automatic Gold subscription renewal (a sad moment in my life to be sure), and Microsoft emailed me a confirmation code that I had to copy/paste into a form to confirm the ...
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Can XBox Live points be used by any player on same console?
I mistakenly put Xbox Live points on my profile and want my son to be able to use the points.
He has Xbox Live Gold, I have Xbox Live free.
We are on the same console.
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How can I recover my offline lost achievements and saved games?
Some years ago I logged in XBox Live for first time in my XBox, for some reasons I stopped using it in Live and only played offline. One day I recovered my gamertag in a friend's console, but that was ...
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Lost connection to XBox Live
When I test my internet connection it says that everything is up and running.
However, when I go to sign in it says that my XBox Live connection has been lost and asks me if I want to test my ...
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Am I going to lose access to cloud storage when my gold membership expires?
I currently have an Xbox Live gold membership, and I am uploading all my saved games to the Xbox 360 cloud storage.
According to this article you need a gold membership to use cloud storage.
What I ...
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Can I play GTA IV's multiplayer with a different disc (DLC / original game) than my friend?
Let's say I have GTA IV (the original game) and my friend has a copy of The Ballad of Gay Tony or The Lost and the Damned. Can we play multiplayer together?
Or what if I have one of the DLC discs, ...
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Do I have to pay sales taxes on earned Microsoft Live Points?
On http://rewards.xbox.com/earn/ I have many ways to earn points for doing some specific action. When I use these points to purchase an item from XBOX live will I be charged a sales tax? Or are earned ...
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Are Games for Windows Live games registered to a Gamertag, or a Windows Live ID?
My Xbox 360 Gamertag, cptsupermrkt, is registered with/attached to the Windows Live account, myhotmailaccount@hotmail.com.
I bought Arkham City on the PC. To even play the game, I must register my ...
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What do percentages mean on a BF3 server description?
I am a bit behind the curve, and just started playing BF3. I played BFBC2, and liked it, and enjoy what I see so far in BF3.
The new server setup confuses me though. Since it appears that there are ...
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I have XBOX Live but on MW3 my guest can't play?
I've played Modern Warfare 3 before with a guest and I redeemed my code just an hour before. It just keeps on saying "Can't sign in" and it's really annoying - can anyone help?
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How do I allow family members to purchase their own Microsoft points on my Xbox Live family plan?
I pay for a family plan and it has my girlfriend and her sister on it. I would like to know if it is possible to allow them to purchase their own Microsoft points that they can use themselves.
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