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Those PlayBoxes in the corner of your living room have been increasingly presented as (or increasingly become, at least) some sort of magical portal to all manner of non-game things, and the next generation will surely be moreso. Microsoft yesterday announced that it's formed a new studio to make more "true interactive content" for the Xbox and other devices, things like the Election 2012 Hub and Grammy Awards coverage.
To tie 2012 up all nice with a bow before burying it in the woods out back, Microsoft has revealed the most popular Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Indie Games, and Games for Windows Live titles from that dead year, dead dead dead dead. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was the most-played Live game, while, you've guessed it, Minecraft topped XBLA.
Achievements are no longer exclusive to Windows devices. You can finally earn Gamerscore on *shock* an Apple device.
Microsoft's first foray into free-to-play on Xbox Live has become something of a success. Today, the developer has revealed that Happy Wars has reached over 1.2 million players worldwide.
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is a feature-length documentary that looks at Persson's rise to fame, and offers a detailed look at his new studio.
Microsoft has outlined a large list of entertainment apps coming to Xbox Live, starting this week. The publisher is aiming to release more than 40 across all regions between now and next spring.
If your Xbox is getting a bit lonely, kept offline by a lack of Xbox Live Gold membership, get on your glad rags and dancing shoes because Microsoft is treating it to a few nights on the town. Gold features, like online multiplayer, Netflix, and Internet Explorer will be opened up to all and sundry this weekend, in the hope that you'll be swayed into buying it a little Gold as a keepsake.
Microsoft is surprising its longest-lasting Xbox Live subscribers with a special edition console in celebration of the service's 10-year anniversary.
Two more apps have launched on Xbox Live today: The Wall Street Journal, and an "advertising app" for Ford that lets you actively choose to be bombarded with intrusive advertisements while using your Xbox 360.
The Xbox Live poll results showed a strong win for President Obama in the third and final presidential debate, with undecided voters leaning in his direction on most major issues.
