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11 unusual facts about Xbox Live


Bartle Test

Microsoft's Xbox Live utilizes the Gamerscore to reward Achievers, who can get points by completing difficult "Achievements" in the various games they purchase.

Carcinogen Crush

Interscope announced the release of an Xbox 360 exclusive three song companion pack available for download on Xbox Live with the purchase of the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock soundtrack, featuring Carcingon Crush as one of the three songs.

The companion pack was re-released in August as the 'Companion Track Pack' on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the 'Eyeliner Pack' on the PlayStation 3 store.

Decoding Deepak

On the same day, the film will be released nationwide on video on demand and digital platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, VUDU, and Xbox Live by SnagFilms, a digital distributor of independent films.

Eric Ro

The web show airs on October 4, 2010, on the SyFy channel as a one hour television pilot along with being released in its original 8 episodic form on iTunes, Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Network.

Fort Gay, West Virginia

In 2010, Fort Gay was in the news when a resident of the town had his Xbox Live account suspended for writing "fort gay WV" as his location, as Microsoft has language policies that prohibit references to homosexuality.

Hasta Que Salga el Sol

It will be the official theme song of Miss Universe 2012, which is to be held in December 2012 and broadcast on NBC, Telemundo and streamed on the Xbox Live platform.

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

The film premiered first on Xbox Live on December 22, 2012, and was made available for download and streaming the following day.

Robert Florence

Florence also makes an online show about boardgames called DowntimeTown and is the writer/performer/editor/creator of a review show for Xbox Live called The Independent Charles Show (sometimes purposefully misspelled The Independint Charles Show).

The Incredible, Edible Egg

In 2012, after over 20 years, a new version of the jingle has aired on radio and television and a video of the jingle sung by the egg farmers and their families can be seen on YouTube, Facebook and Xbox Live (via advertisements on the U.S. Xbox 360 Dashboard).

Voice chat

In 2002, Microsoft launched the Xbox Live service, which supports voice chatting through a headset bundled with the Xbox 360 premium package and the official starter kit.


GamerDNA

The site features a number of tools to help game-players learn about what aspects of games they enjoy, including automated tracking of games on Xfire, Steam and Xbox Live; a database of games that locates games based on gameplay elements such as setting, tone and game mechanics; and quizzes such as the Bartle Test, which helps a player identify what aspects of game play they are most interested in—and then form connections with other players with similar interests.

Gamertag Radio

GTR has had the opportunity to interview many of the biggest names in the Xbox community such as Peter Moore (Head of EA Sports Gaming), Cliff Bleszinski (Lead designer of Gears of Wars), the staff of TeamXbox.com, Major Nelson (the Director of Programming for Xbox Live) and many others.

Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball

The game gathered a cult following, consistently appearing on the Xbox Live Top 25 list posted by Major Nelson, peaking at the number nine position.

Jesse Selwyn

Directed, Produced, and Edited a call-to-action music video for Stand Up To Cancer featuring Jim Parsons which was distributed through Microsoft XBox Live and multiple internet portals.

Lost Planet

The game also includes cross-platform play between Xbox Live and Games for Windows – Live users.

NHL 2K3

NHL 2K3 utilizes ESPN's presentation and was the first hockey game developed to utilize the Xbox Live online service.

Raptr

The client, which is a downloadable application for Microsoft Windows, supports AIM, Yahoo! Instant Messenger, GTalk, Windows Live Messenger, Xfire, ICQ, and Facebook Chat protocols and allows users to import their Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam accounts.