Please note that, as expected, Microsoft began releasing the first of the new app for Xbox 360 expected later this spring. In Italy we have come to now five in all, even with a few unexpected surprises. Those already known, of which we had spoken in this news , SkyDrive , VEVO and Karaoke ; to these we add Crunchyroll and Sports Picks . Read on for more details.

Crunchyroll is the Xbox 360 version of an online service dedicated to fans of anime and Japanese entertainment: paying a subscription of € 4.99 per month will allow you to view streaming a wide selection of cartoons and Japanese TV serials in their original language with English subtitles. It is possible to activate a free trial subscription of two weeks and also for those who don't want to subscribe the app still puts at your disposal a series of demonstration footage sel content service.

Sports Pick is a new free app developed directly from Microsoft and potentially very interesting for all sports fans and sports betting: allows you to select the match the immediate future and predict their outcome. Once the matches are done you'll know how many results do you right and you'll be entered into a League with your friends and other users of Live. For now the only leagues include NBA and UFC: hopefully Microsoft will add more in the future.