Xbox Live updated with HBO GO, XFINITY TV, and MLB.TV

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Microsoft adds entertainment apps for XBLA Gold members

Xbox Live Gold members now have even fewer reasons to leave the couch this spring. Today, Microsoft's Major Nelson announced the arrival of three new entertainment apps for its Xbox 360 online service: HBO GO, Comcast Xfinity, and MLB.TV.

This week, Comcast announced that using Xfinity TV over Xbox 360 would count toward its member's 250GB data cap, prompting some to accuse it of skirting net neutrality laws. In a follow-up post, Comcast's J.T Ramsay said this was not the case, explaining, “Your Xbox 360 essentially acts as an additional cable box for your existing cable service. As a result, our data usage threshold does not apply.”

Much like Xbox Live's other entertainment apps, Xfinity TV, MLB.TV, and HBO GO can be manipulated using Kinect's motion and voice controls. A word of warning, though, rumor has it shouting “halfman!” during an episode of HBO's Game of Thrones may cause immediate RROD.

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