- Irish company lets you pay for Xbox purchases using your mobile phone Irish mobile services company Phonovation has expanded its mobile payments service to include the purchase of Xbox LIVE Gold membership and Microsoft Points. Microsoft Points are the universal coin with which users can purchase games, movies and TV shows on their Xbox.
- BBC iPlayer arrives on Xbox with Kinect functionality Starting today, Xbox LIVE users in the United Kingdom can download and watch the BBC iPlayer video-on-demand service - and what's more, it's completely free.
- Modern Warfare 3 breaks previous five-day sales record, grossed $775 million Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 generated gross revenues of $775 million in its first five days after worldwide release, breaking previous sales records set by Call of Duty: Black Ops this time last year.