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"Xbox 360 has added several new apps to its gaming console's Xbox Live package as part of an effort to make it an all-in-one entertainment system.\nMicrosoft announced on Tuesday that it added access to various cable networks including Comcast Xfinity, HBO Go and Major League Baseball (MLB.TV) to Xbox Live, which allows users to watch TV, listen to music and participate in online gaming through the Xbox 360 console.\nThis is the first time that Comcast \u2014 the largest cable TV provider in the U.S. \u2014 is bringing its on-demand content to a console. For those with Kinect for Xbox 360, users can even find programming and browse content via voice and motion-command to watch movies and TV shows. The Comcast Xfinity TV app is available to both Xfinity TV and Internet customers anywhere Comcast delivers its services.\nIn addition, HBO subscribers can now watch the network's on-demand content directly through the gaming console. The new HBO GO app provides access to HBO's entire catalogue from Boardwalk Empire to Game of Thrones.\nMeanwhile, those with a premium Major Leave Baseball TV subscription in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. can watch live and archived games via the MLB.TV app. Kinect for Xbox 360 users can pause and rewind games and highlights using voice and motion controls.\n\"By continuing to add entertainment apps and making it easier to enjoy your favorite TV shows, sports and music with voice control and Kinect voice search, Xbox has grown rapidly to become the best-selling Internet-connected entertainment device for TV,\" Xbox 360 said in a press release.\nMore Xbox 360 users are turning to the console to participate in online gaming and watch more entertainment. In fact, for the first time ever on Xbox, entertainment usage has surpassed multiplayer games usage \u2014 even though online multiplayer gaming still grew year over year. Total hours spent on Xbox LIVE worldwide have increased 30% year over year.\nXbox 360 also noted that in addition to the new apps, it plans to \"continue to enhance and expand our global entertainment offerings on Xbox LIVE in 2012.\"\nWhich apps would you like to see on Xbox Live? Let us know in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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