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Microsoft is planning to bring a bespoke version of Internet Explorer 9 to Xbox 360's dashboard, according to a Verge source. The browser is currently being tested and and has Kinect gesture and voice control deeply woven into it, though it's not mandatory. More >

Microsoft has cancelled the Inside Xbox video series in Europe as part of wider plans to transition from a first to a thirdparty content model. More >

The deal, first reported last week, comes with a two-year Xbox Live membership and will cost consumers a total of $458.76. A 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect and two years of Xbox Live currently costs $380.18 on Amazon US. More >

Motorola Mobility has been granted an injunction banning the sale of key Microsoft products in Germany. More >

Microsoft will reportedly release a $99 Xbox 360 Kinect bundle as early as next week, with the low price offset by a two-year Xbox Live subscription fee of $15 per month. More >

The award was presented at a ceremony at the Design Museum in London on Tuesday night, with Kinect selected ahead of the likes of the BBC's website, UK newspaper The Guardian's iPad edition, Homeplus Tesco's virtual store in Seoul, South Korea. More >

The division's revenue was down 16.5 per cent, to $1.6 billion (£1bn). Xbox 360 sales during the quarter totalled 1.4 million - a drop of more than 48 per cent year on year. More >

Former Sega West design boss Simon Woodroffe has been appointed as creative director at Microsoft-owned Kinect Sports developer Rare. More >

The November date shows just how confident Microsoft is in 343's game given that, in recent years, publishers have released their shooters early to stay out of Call Of Duty's way. More >

Microsoft and Sony will both hold E3 press conferences on Monday June 4. More >

Xbox 360 exclusive Kinect Star Wars is the new number one in the UK chart. LucasArts' game ends FIFA Street's three-week reign atop the chart, despite sales of EA's five-a-side football title climbing three per cent week on week. More >

Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor will require a constant connection to the internet in a bid to combat piracy, according to reports. VG247 sources claim that Microsoft has "fully detailed" its new console to select thirdparties, with a view to launching in time for Christmas 2013. As previous reports have claimed, the console will use Blu-ray discs. More >

Former Microsoft vice president Ed Fries has been appointed to the board of directors at the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). More >

Xbox 360 users now spend more time consuming movies, TV shows and music online than they do playing games, according to Microsoft. More >

Angry Birds Space won't be released on Windows Phone, developer Rovio has said, because the returns on offer from what the Finnish Studio describes as a "smaller platform" wouldn't justify the work required. More >

US retail chain GameStop has poured cold water on claims that Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor will somehow prevent used games from being played. In January, a Kotaku report claimed that Microsoft's next console would use Blu-Ray discs and feature "some sort of anti-used game system". Speaking during an investor call yesterday, CEO Paul Raines said Microsoft should be wary of thwarting pre-owned games because trade-in credit does much to stimulate sales of new releases. More >

Microsoft has announced Arcade Next, a four-week run of Xbox Live Arcade releases published by Microsoft Studios beginning next month. First up is Trials Evolution, Finnish studio RedLynx's Trials HD followup with a heavy emphasis on user-generated content using the same track editor its designers used. It arrives on April 18, for 1200 Microsoft Points. More >