Microsoft promises free game after online woes
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Microsoft Corp    said on Thursday it will offer a free downloadable video game  to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network  was plagued with connection troubles over the holidays.
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EA announced today that it will be releasing a free online version of its Battlefield franchise, driven by advertisements and micro-transactions, called Battlefield Heroes.
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Microsoft pays big bucks to fix Xbox 360 glitches.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on Thursday said it would take a more than $1 billion charge to fix "an unacceptable number of repairs" to its Xbox 360 video game consoles and had missed shipment targets for the end of June.
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Microsoft Corp. is working with state officials in Louisiana to offer Windows and Office software free for a year to small businesses still feeling the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Microsoft Corp.  on  Wednesday said its Live online service, which has attracted 6  million Xbox 360 console gamers, will be open in May to PC  gamers who use its new Windows Vista operating system.
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ThinkFree Inc. has added offline support to its online application suite and launched it as a $7-a-month alternative to Microsoft Office.
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Microsoft Corp. on Monday will  announce the availability of software tools aimed at  encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to  create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.
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Microsoft Corp. sent a cease-and-desist order to Autopatcher, a popular alternative to Windows Update, forcing the Web site offline.
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Disney Online will  offer the legions of fans who have flocked to see Captain Jack  Sparrow in movie theaters a chance to star in an original video  game adventure for free with "Pirates of the Caribbean Online."
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Video games are going the same road that enterprise software is increasingly taking: free software, paid services.
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A free beta version of the software will be available by mid-January.
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While Microsoft is not specifically citing any cause, reported issues with the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live service seem to have been resolved as of Wednesday morning.
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Microsoft will give free access to some of its development, design and gaming software to students worldwide to help spark their creativity and prepare for high-tech careers -- and, perhaps, to improve the company's reputation with young people.
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Under threat of hostile takeover, PeopleSoft offers freebies to customers that migrate to latest software release
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This game box offers online service, simpler controls to entice new players.
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Help is on the way - from Microsoft. The software giant is readying a new help and support Web site -- scheduled for the fall -- that has promised benefits such as product-specific troubleshooting and assisted support, centralized options, personalized views, and improved search functions. Microsoft has also simplified its incident submission process, providing easier access to outstanding support requests.