Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Inside Xbox also ends in Europe]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/inside-xbox-also-ends-in-europe/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/inside-xbox-also-ends-in-europe/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/09/inside-xbox-also-ends-in-europe/#comments ImageAlthough Microsoft was a little cagey about the fate of Inside Xbox content in Europe last week, the company announced today that it will "effectively be retired in Europe." That means first-party content will no longer be produced, with everything transitioning to a third-party content model.

"So, to be clear and succinct: Inside Xbox is no more, as are our jobs," Dan Maher, Xbox Live Editor and host of SentUAMessage wrote on Twitter. "Your support during the last four years has meant the world to us."

The European shutdown comes a week after Microsoft announced the closure of first-party Inside Xbox production in the States and other territories.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>inside-xboxmicrosoftsentuamessagexboxWed, 09 May 2012 10:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Left 4 Dead 2 'The Passing' DLC pushed back, priced at 560 Microsoft Points]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/27/left-4-dead-2-the-passing-dlc-pushed-back-priced-at-560-micro/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/27/left-4-dead-2-the-passing-dlc-pushed-back-priced-at-560-micro/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/27/left-4-dead-2-the-passing-dlc-pushed-back-priced-at-560-micro/#comments We're not exactly used to finding out hot scoops on Valve's game projects from Xbox Live's "Inside Xbox" feature "SENTUAMESSAGE," so it was especially odd to us when we heard that Left 4 Dead 2's upcoming Left 4 Dead 1 crossover DLC "The Passing" got an official price (560/$7) -- and an ambiguous new release date of "Spring" -- from the feature. But that's just what the latest episode told us, not to mention a handful of new deets on the DLC, including info on new variations of enemies and a few new weapons.

Back at X10 in February, Valve told us that the content was set to arrive on Xbox Live/Steam by "late March," though it seems that the window has been extended a few more months. We've fired off an email to Valve to see if a more solid release date exists, and we'll keep you updated if we hear anything back. In the meantime, we've embedded the Inside Xbox clip after the break.

[Via Kotaku]

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