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Xbox spokesman Major Nelson has just posted a new Xbox Live Marketplace item on his blog, with over 60 new clothing items available to outfit your Avatar. Sold as Madden NFL 10-based items, every NFL team now has their official jersey available in both male and female fits.
The gaming world had it's ups and downs this week. Microsoft released some details about a welcome update coming to the Xbox 360, while NPD numbers revealed a very bad month for the industry.
Last week Microsoft's CEO inadvertently fueled a rumor that there will be a new version of the Xbox gaming console launched in 2010. Now he has eloquently clarified the matter in true Ballmerian fashion.
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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