Xbox 360 gets BBC iPlayer with Kinect controls 450 iPlayer friendly devices and platforms later, Xbox LIVE finally gets to play with the video-on-demand service BBC iPlayer is now available on Xbox LIVE for free – but before you rush off to lovingly embrace your trusty Xbox 360 and re-watch that nail-biting Masterchef final, read on for the details. Anyone who’s too stingy for an Xbox LIVE Gold sub will be pretty happy that the BBC has defended your right to watch its programming for nothing....

Xbox 720 dev kit goes on sale for US$10,000 Microsoft’s next-gen console dev kit has hit the interwebs with a hefty price tag, but is this the real deal or just an elaborate prank? A PC which was listed for US$10,000 on theAssembler Gamesdeveloper forums as a bona fideXbox 720 Durangodevelopment kit might actually have been the genuine article according to Eurogamer’s unnamed industry sources working on AAA next-gen games....

Xbox 720 set to ditch optical disc drive Could Microsoft’s next-gen console ditch the discs in favour of downloads? The much-rumoured Xbox 720 could arrive with no disc drive ifvideo game mag MCV’sinsider tipster at a ‘Microsoft partner’ is to be believed. As well as restating the almost certain 2013 Xbox 720 release date, the chatty source also hinted that the future console will be a digital centric platform relying on game downloads instead of discs....

Xbox 720 to be called “Xbox” Anonymous tipster drops the details on Microsoft’s new console – and its 7in X-Surface gaming tablet TheXbox 720will actually be called just “Xbox”, according to a report onPocket-lint. The site was contacted by an anonymous Microsoft insider who spilled many, many beans concerning the company’s forthcoming console. As with all rumours, take all this lot with a pinch of salt, but it’s all interesting, plausible stuff....

Xbox 720 will always have its eye on you with Kinect 2.0 Rumours suggest that the next Xbox will have always-on internet – and Kinect is mandatory Microsoft’s Xbox 720 gaming console,codenamed Durango, will reportedly feature mandatoryKinect 2.0use, new controllers and the ability to play multiple games at once, in case you ever want to swap between one game and another without delay. This is according to an anonymous source who goes by the name of SuperDaE....

Xbox Music could give Spotify a run for its money Purported leaked pricing details show the Zune Music Pass will be keeping the same price when it becomes Xbox Music Good news for Xbox and Windows Phone owners who get your music fix via the Zune Music Pass. An image leaked online reveals Xbox Music will still cost less than a Spotify Premium account. For £8.99 a month or £89.90 for the year (saving you £17....

Xbox SmartGlass app hits Android early You can now use your Android device to control your Xbox 360, a good few months earlier than expected The XboxSmartGlassapp wasn’t meant to land on Android devices till early next year, but Microsoft appears to have pushed the app out early which is a nice surprise for those in the Android camp. The SmartGlass app will allow you to use your smartphone to supplement your Xbox 360 experience by letting you control video and music playback from your device as well as tracking achievements and sending friendly trash-talk messages to your Xbox Live friends....