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Xbox Live already has numerous apps that allow you to access on-demand and streaming movies and television programming. Soon, it will have one more -- Verizon's new Redbox Instant service. Currently, Redbox Instant is in a public beta, which you can access on the official site. According to Microsoft... More

Sony said today the PlayStation 3 is now the most popular device to watch Netflix streaming through a television and is also now the primary development platform for Netflix. “The PlayStation and Netflix communities both share a strong passion for high quality entertainment,” SCEA CEO Jack... More

It's not the exact Konami code, but it's pretty close, and you will need it if you want to change some of the Xbox 360's Netflix app's more obscure settings. Pressing up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, up, up, up, up after launching the app, you enter into a sort of debug menu... More

Film buffs will be prompted to install a new Netflix update the next time they start the popular movie-watching app. Here's what's included in the new update. Major Nelson is reporting that the latest Netflix update sports four new improvements: New Skip Forward/Backward functionality will allow... More

Movie rental and streaming company Netflix has announced that it is stopping previously announced plans to rent video games by mail. The company had previously announced that it would be offering game rentals at the same time it stated its intention to split its physical and streaming movie rental services... More

With the PlayStation Vita's February 22 launch date fast approaching in the U.S., it's long past time that Sony start emphasizing how this latest device is an all-around media machine and not just for games. Enter the hardware manufacturer's only gaming-related announcement from its CES press... More

Weeks after announcing that it would be splitting its online streaming and video rental businesses into two separate entities, Netflix has announced that it's backing away from the plan. The company is telling subscribers that the decision was at least in part due to member outcry at having to individually... More

If you're any kind of gamer, you've certainly blown away tons of zombies in your lifetime. It just became much easier to watch a show all about that very activity. Don't forget that Telltale is also creating a game around the comic-book-turned-TV-show. There are a lot of fans of AMC's... More

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter is at it again with his latest theory. He predicts that the reason Netflix split its DVD rental and digital streaming business is so that it would be easier to sell the steaming business to Amazon. “Upon reflection, it appears to us that the driver for the separation... More

Netflix has been under fire recently after the video-distribution company raised its prices and content-provider Starz ended their partnership . Netflix thinks its found a solution by splitting its physical rental and online streaming businesses and adding a long-requested feature: game rentals. Co-founder... More

Beginning in February, the popular streaming service will be losing a big chunk of movie titles that came through a long term deal with Starz. The announcement came yesterday, coincidentally on the same day that Netflix price hikes began to go into effect for all users. Starz has had the streaming deal... More

It looks as though Netflix has successfully infiltrated game consoles, according to a recent survey from the Nielsen Company. According to the data, one half of Netflix's streaming-video consumers access that video content through their Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360. That's in stark contrast to rival... More

While many Netflix users are still busy complaining about recent changes to the service's pay structure, this week will see Netflix's popular Instant View streaming launch on a new platform to help justify that price hike. GoNintendo (via ShackNews ) reports that the Netflix app for the 3DS will... More

Netflix has revealed some big bumps in its subscription costs. Still a great deal, or outrageous gouging? You tell us. If you're anything like the editors at Game Informer, when you log on to your game console these days you see a lot of friends running Netflix streaming. Heck, you're probably... More

The Postal Regulatory Commission sided with the mail-based video game rental service regarding the raw deal it was getting from the USPS in comparison to Netflix and Blockbuster. The original complaint filed by GameFly claimed that it was unfairly being charged non-machinable surcharges, while Netflix... More

One of the most interesting aspects of Kinect that Microsoft showed in the months leading up to the device's launch was the way it could allow users to interact with the Xbox 360's interface. In particular, demos showed Zune Marketplace users navigating through content by waving their hands in... More

The cable channel announced that April 1 will mark the beginning of a new, crappier era in its history, as its new TV shows won't show up on Netflix Instant until 90 days after they air. Exclusive first-run movies will be similarly late at some point in the future. Is this the first sign of the Netflix... More

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime just announced that streaming video is coming to the 3DS, by way of Netflix. His reveal came during Satoru Iwata's keynote presentation at GDC. In addition to that announcement, Fils-Aime revealed that 3D movie trailers will be available on the handheld... More

Kicking off their CES keynote with a focus on Kinect, Microsoft just announced that Kinect-enabled Hulu Plus will be coming to Xbox Live this spring along with an upgrade to Netflix that adds Kinect support. To use Hulu on Xbox Live, you'll have to be both an Xbox Live Gold subscriber and subscribe... More

All three consoles now offer Netflix streaming, which allows users to watch movies and TV shows at their convenience. That's great if you're a subscriber, but not everyone has taken the plunge. The company has announced a new subscription level that may attract some of the holdouts. Jessie Becker... More