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Microsoft Xbox

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Your Neighborhood Might Be Making Your Kid a Fat Ass

    It's been apparent for a while now that America's children are becoming alarmingly rotund. Obesity rates have skyrocketed, tripling among children in the last 30 years, with the increase assumed by most to be powered by Chicken McNuggets and Xbox. A recent study by the Seattle Children's Research In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Why, John Keister?

    John KeatleyKeister wants to stop the Portland food truck invasion.​The former Almost Live host and longtime Seattle funnyman is an enduring favorite on local comedy stages, whom we've profiled before. Prior to his Saturday gigs at Bumbershoot, we put a few questions to him. Why is Dick's so ... More >>

  • News

    June 22, 2011

    Speak No Evil, Tweet No Evil

    A sarcastic scribe attempts to bite his tongue--and keyboard--for an entire month.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Nintendo: By the Way, We Were Hacked a Few Weeks Ago Too

    ​While Sony was busy being crucified in the press for the crippling and credit-card-info-compromising hack attack that put the Playstation Network offline for more than a month, Redmond-based Nintendo was, well, also being hacked.

  • Music

    May 25, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Lykke Li to Partman Parthorse.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Richard Kretovic, "Homosexual Furry," Charged with Molesting 12-Year-Old Boy He Met on Xbox Live

    ​There's nothing wrong with being into dressing up like anthropomorphic animal characters and engaging in fantasy sex play. This is America after all. But when one of the parties involved is a 19-year-old dude and the other is a 13-year-old boy that he met playing Xbox Live, the authorities te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    The Cee Lo Green Editorial The Wall Street Journal Wanted to Write About Obama's Budget

    The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has made no secret of their disdain for Obama Care, and most things on the president's agenda. This morning's response to the president's budget is no exception. But, this time, they made things a bit more interesting, and brought Cee Lo Green to the edito ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Dawn Matthews, UK Mom, Rips Microsoft for Not Stopping Her Child from Spending $1,700 on Downloads

    ​Dawn Matthews is very upset with Microsoft right now. If the company doesn't change its behavior immediately, it's going to wind up getting grounded.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Why Conan O'Brien Went to Work for TBS and not Microsoft

    ​A lot of folks probably didn't know this, but before Conan O'Brien and the rest of Team Coco inked a deal to bring the Irish comedian and his masturbating bear to TBS, there was a mad scramble at Microsoft to try and get him to work on an Xbox Live show. The problem: no one really knew what t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Why Do the Portland Timbers' New Jerseys Secretly Wish They Were the Sounders'?

    ​I mean, a Seattle-based company as your principal sponsor? Really? Check out the Sounders' new gear for a better look at how new kit designs should be done.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    GameStop Wants to Get Inside Your Xbox Live Account

    ​Currently a gamer can walk into any GameStop video-game store and buy a card good for points on the Xbox Live Marketplace--a virtual store where people can download games and content--some for free, others traded for points. GameStop wants to streamline the whole process, so that when people ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Rachel Ann Hicks, Orange County Mom, Charged With Raping 13-Year-Old Boy She Met on Xbox Live

    ​Who says the only pervs on Xbox Live are middle-aged men? Rachel Ann Hicks, a 36-year-old mom from Orange County, is looking to further break the stereotype with her arrest over the weekend for sexual molestation and child-rape charges, stemming from an online encounter with a young boy that ... More >>

  • Diversions

    December 8, 2010

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    ​Who says the only pervs on Xbox Live are middle-aged men? Rachel Ann Hicks, a 36-year-old mom from Orange County, is looking to further break the stereotype with her arrest over the weekend for sexual molestation and child-rape charges, stemming from an online encounter with a young boy that ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 1, 2010

    Half-Pint Poise

    A new holiday musical is built around a sixth-grader from Olympia.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Seattle's 4 Most Conspicuous Rock Crowds

    John Roderick is the singer and songwriter responsible for Seattle's The Long Winters. His column runs every Tuesday on Reverb.​Going out to a rock concert in Seattle can often feel like a foreign-exchange program. I'm not talking about the musicians, but about the concertgoers from Seattle's ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Does Not Compete

    The absurd effects of the San Francisco Bay Guardian "predatory pricing" suit.

  • Arts

    April 14, 2010

    The Fussy Eye: Auto Ego

    The absurd effects of the San Francisco Bay Guardian "predatory pricing" suit.

  • Film

    February 3, 2010

    District 13: Ultimatum: More Stunts, Please

    The absurd effects of the San Francisco Bay Guardian "predatory pricing" suit.

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    "Game Over" for Microsoft?

    Do you really care if this software is or isn't on your phone?​Up in the San Juans, tech analyst Mark Anderson publishes an influential newsletter called Strategic News Service, little read by laypeople but studied intently by industry players in Redmond and Silicon Valley. In a recent pronoun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Windows 7 Put to the Test

    ​The countdown to Microsoft's Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7 now stands at seven days. But test versions of the operating system are out there, and more reviews are coming in. After Walt Mossberg's favorable assessment, tech site CNET has opted for a more quantitative approach. The site compared ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Your Weekend Storm & Arts Advisory

    The weekend begins at KeyArena, where our Damon Agnos says you should check out the Storm vs. Lynx game tonight: The Storm's Lauren Jackson is healthy and killing it, as she always does when she's healthy. Last year, she was hurt, but the year before that she won the WNBA scoring title. The runner- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Microsoft Takes on Wii, Will Take Over Space Needle

    The Wii is on notice: Yesterday, with the help of Steven Spielberg and the two surviving Beatles, Microsoft unveiled a device for the Xbox that allows one to play without a controller. Instead, the Project Natal (yeah, that's the name) uses a camera, voice recognition software, and infrared technolo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Late Review: Fast & Furious

    Let's all admit that we're not going to see this movie. But aren't we the tiniest bit curious how bad it is? Our writer Nicolas Rapold was forced to go, and here's his review for the flick (which opens today in area theaters): With the molded-rubber face of Savalas, the basso profundo of Stallone, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Should MSFT Get Into Smartphones?

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • Film

    May 21, 2008

    Week 1 Picks & Pans

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • Film

    April 2, 2008

    Seattle Jewish Film Festival: No Politics, Please!

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • Film

    January 30, 2008

    New on DVD: Local Teacher Conquers Florida Gunslinger!

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • Film

    August 29, 2007

    New on DVD: Billy Wilder Invents the Media Circus. And more!

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2007

    Starr is on The Beat

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • News

    July 18, 2007

    Game Testing is as Bad as Your Story Says

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

  • News

    July 11, 2007

    Testing Video Games Can't Possibly Be Harder Than an Afternoon With Xbox, Right?

    If the main qualification for this job is a love of games, there will never be a shortage of readily available workers.

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Sunshine Fix

    Dr. Dog bring good vibrations to Seattle.

  • Film

    November 22, 2006

    Déjà Vu

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Wed., Nov. 22. Rated PG-13. 128 minutes.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Coming Zune

    Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?

  • Film

    March 29, 2006

    Thank You for Smoking: The Puffing Point

    Hot air, not toxic smoke, is the real target of this coughing comedy.

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Tim and Brian Bitch About the Oscars

    Fewer and fewer people are willing to leave their home to see a movie. Should they even care about the Oscars on TV? Or what we critics think?

  • Diversions

    December 21, 2005

    Cheap Gifts!

    Looking for last-minute items for your loved ones on a budget? Go no further than our third annual compendium of items under $50.

  • Film

    December 14, 2005

    Monkey Business

    New book and DVDs tell the larger-than-life stories behind King Kong.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    Bankruptcy of Spirit

    Who would Jesus punch for an Xbox?

  • Arts

    November 30, 2005

    Experience Art Project

    Who would Jesus punch for an Xbox?

  • Film

    October 12, 2005

    Separate Lies

    Opens Fri., Oct. 14, at Harvard Exit.

  • News

    July 27, 2005

    Disturbance in the Force

    July 27-Aug. 2, 2005

  • Arts

    December 8, 2004

    This Week's Reads

    Edmund White and Shanna Compton.

  • Food

    September 8, 2004

    Less Skin, More Space

    Edmund White and Shanna Compton.

  • News

    June 9, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "Microsoft's products are conceived . . . as weapons to be used against competitors rather than effective tools for customers."

  • Music

    December 3, 2003

    Death by Mixtape

    In which the author stops being polite and gets real. Sorta.

  • Music

    August 20, 2003

    Ellen Allien, Cave In, and More

    In which the author stops being polite and gets real. Sorta.

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    L'Aaugerge Espagnole, Ichi the Killer, and The Italian Job

    In which the author stops being polite and gets real. Sorta.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Critical Mass 2002, Part 1

    Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

  • News

    November 7, 2001

    News Clips— Redmond rules

    Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

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