In an otherwise underwhelming keynote speech at this year's CES tradeshow, Microsoft made a play to control the biggest screen in the house.

Can't get enough Xbox LIVE out of your Xbox 360? Apple iPhone owner? Two bucks to spare? You might care to give 360 Live a look. It's a smallish 1.6MB app available through Apple's iPhone store designed to let you reach out and touch your Xbox LIVE account from just about anywhere, as well as several of the service's tracking and messaging features.

Facebook is linking up with Xbox Live so users can play Xbox games with their social networking friends.

Microsoft's next Xbox LIVE update with Facebook and Twitter support went out to those of us with preview access early this morning, and I've just finished tinkering with it.

Direct download distribution of games through Microsoft’s new Xbox LIVE service will not disadvantage bricks-and-mortar resellers, according to the vendor.

Gaming juggernauts, Nintendo and Microsoft, have announced major milestones in sales as the gaming market continues to prove resilient in the face of the economic downturn.

Microsoft's Xbox is about to get a lot more social. Twitter and Facebook will soon be coming to the system, Microsoft announced Monday, bringing an interactive boost to the entertainment console.