Xbox blogs
word bubble
join the conversation
You Are Here
Forums Home » Xbox Forums » Xbox.com Blog
Featured ContentXbox Forums
Options
Settings
Settings

Xbox.com Blog

News and events from all over the Xbox.com community.
Sort by: Most Recent | Most Views | Most Comments
Excerpt View | Full Post View
  • Xbox.com Blog

    MLB.TV Steps Up to the Plate

    Posted 11 hours ago
    by
    • 0 Comments
    If you’re a Seattle Mariners baseball fan like myself, well … wait, first, stop laughing. I’ll have none of that. I was going to say that even though I’m a Mariners fan, I also follow the Philadelphia Phillies. Sigh. Again with...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Save the Princess (Again!) in Dragon's Lair

    Posted 05-18-2012
    by
    • 3 Comments
    It's hard to believe, but many Xbox players weren't even born when Dragon's Lair first revolutionized the arcade scene almost thirty years ago. In 1983, a completely new format (laserdisc!) threatened to upset the pixilated quarter-gobblers...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Modern Warfare 3 Free Face-Off Maps, Plus Collection 2 Coming!

    Posted 05-17-2012
    by
    • 80 Comments
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players will want to be sure to grab the two free Face Off maps now available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Totally new to the franchise, Face Off distills all the fun and intensity of multiplayer into a new breed of 1 vs...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Ghost Recon Future Soldier Launch Trailer

    Posted 05-17-2012
    by
    • 26 Comments
    Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be in stores on Tuesday, May 22, and Ubisoft has released a launch trailer that should get the excitement and anticipation levels up to 11. As you can infer from the game's title, GR:FS takes place in a future conflict...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Want to Host a Community Playdate?

    Posted 05-16-2012
    by
    • 6 Comments
    A couple of people have inquired on the procedure for hosting a Community Playdate. These popular community events put gamers in touch with gaming websites, clans, and other gaming organizations. We’ve been putting on Community Playdates, generally...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Max Payne 3 Takes Third-Person Shooters to the Next Level

    Posted 05-15-2012
    by
    • 27 Comments
    Max Payne 3 (in stores now) sets a new bar for third-person shooters, with stunning graphics and pulse-pounding audio, an engaging story full of unpredictable twists, and a refined next-generation version of the Bullet Time combat that put the series...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    What Do You Play? Sweepstakes

    Posted 05-14-2012
    by
    • 9 Comments
    What Do YOU Play? That’s the question asked in a brand new sweepstakes that could see you win a trip for two to PAX Prime 2012 , the premier gaming show that’s open to the public. Other great prizes include an entertainment prize package with...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    First Gameplay Footage Revealed for Assassin's Creed III

    Posted 05-14-2012
    by
    • 26 Comments
    Assassin’s Creed III is the opening chapter of two new stories: one of Connor, the newest Assassin, and one of a new nation full of hope, both in an epic fight for land and freedom. Set during the American Revolution, you’ll experience both...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Moms Rule in TODAY Show Sweepstakes

    Posted 05-11-2012
    by
    • 6 Comments
    Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we have a way where you could possibly give your mother one of the coolest gifts of all time. In our TODAY Show Sweepstakes , you could win a trip for two to any Beaches Resort in Jamaica or the Turks...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Max Payne Official Launch Trailer

    Posted 05-11-2012
    by
    • 11 Comments
    Max Payne 3 will be in stores Tuesday, May 15th, and Rockstar Games is offering us a final pre-release look at the game with the official launch trailer, which you can view on the Xbox YouTube channel here . Perhaps the most impressive thing about the...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Minecraft Arrives on Xbox 360

    Posted 05-10-2012
    by
    • 277 Comments
    Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition is now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 1600 points, and it’s even more dangerous to your productivity than the original. Minecraft + sitting back in a comfortable chair with a controller in your hand = hours that...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Call of Duty: Black Ops II Coming 11/13/12

    Posted 05-03-2012
    by
    • 480 Comments
    Activision announced that the newest game in its enormously successful Call of Duty series will ship on November 13, 2012. As you'd expect, there aren't many details yet,but Activision did outline the game's setting. According to the company...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Brawl Through Albion in Fable Heroes

    Posted 05-02-2012
    by
    • 20 Comments
    Puppets are on a rampage in Fable Heroes , a fun multiplayer beat-em-up featuring characters and lore from the world of Fable. Pick from several puppet heroes (with different abilities) to start, then head out and start bashing hollow men, hobbes, and...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Get Your Skyrim Kinect Command Sheet Right Here!

    Posted 04-30-2012
    by
    • 56 Comments
    Bethesda Softworks has released the English Kinect title update for Skyrim, adding extensive voice-control support to the award-winning RPG. To get the free title update, simply start Skyrim while connected to Xbox LIVE. If you're curious as to what...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    And the Madden Cover Athlete Is …

    Posted 04-25-2012
    by
    • 27 Comments
    After seven weeks of fan voting on ESPN's SportsNation, EA Sports has announced that Calvin Johnson, Jr., wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, was selected by millions of fans across the country to grace the cover of Madden NFL 13 , hitting store...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Enter the Bloodforge

    Posted 04-25-2012
    by
    • 20 Comments
    Bloodforge , available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 1200 Microsoft Points, is an interesting addition to the Arcade Next lineup. It’s a combination of an over-the-shoulder action title with a traditional fighting game, replete with all the usual...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Try the Demo for Dragon's Dogma

    Posted 04-25-2012
    by
    • 16 Comments
    I love role-playing games for the sheer length of gameplay you get from them, for the stories you create yourself around the stories provided by the game designers, for the feeling of accomplishment as you slowly grow your character from a nebbishy peasant...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    This is the social networking app you've been looking for...

    Posted 04-25-2012
    by
    • 7 Comments
    The Kinect Star Wars app is now available for smartphones, and it’s a must-download for Star Wars fans. You can get the full scoop on Kinect Star Wars for the Xbox 360, as you might expect, but it’s also a full-blown social media client for...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Holy Game of the Year, Batman!

    Posted 04-23-2012
    by
    • 30 Comments
    Batman: Arkham City was one of the biggest hits of 2011, an open-world adventure with an epic story spanning the Batman universe, set inside a walled-off section of Gotham City filled with villains and thugs on the receiving end of Batman's brand...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party

    Posted 04-19-2012
    by
    • 6 Comments
    Want to hang out with Maroon 5 , Gym Class Heroes and Flo Rida at the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party ? Well, here’s your chance. Starting today until April 23 , all you have to do to enter the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party sweepstakes is download...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Blast Out of the Box in Trials: Evolution

    Posted 04-18-2012
    by
    • 46 Comments
    Way back in the day when controllers only had two buttons, there was a cool physics-based motorcycle game called Excitebike . The game even included a level editor so you could create your own tracks, a revolutionary feature at the time, although there...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Play the Enforcers April 18

    Posted 04-17-2012
    by
    • 7 Comments
    Members of the Xbox LIVE Enforcement Team will be on Xbox LIVE Wednesday, April 18 , to meet with Xbox LIVE Gold members in our Community Playdate. These folks have a tough job as they act as the Xbox police force, ensuring that the Xbox community stays...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Bend Your Mind with Fez

    Posted 04-12-2012
    by
    • 15 Comments
    It’s not your average platform game. There are no enemies to take out, no heads to jump on, no boss levels, just increasingly twisted puzzles to solve as you journey through worlds that literally change dimension at the flick of a trigger. This...
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Play Battlefield 3 with Destructoid April 13

    Posted 04-12-2012
    by
    • 10 Comments
    Members of the Destructoid website will be on Xbox LIVE Friday, April 13 , for a Community Playdate. They’ll be playing Battlefield 3 from 8-11 PM ET (5-8 PM PT) , so check out their gamertags and meet up with members of the Destructoid Army!
  • Xbox.com Blog

    Skyrim to Gain Kinect Voice Support

    Posted 04-12-2012
    by
    • 161 Comments
    When The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gets its next free title update, slated for release later in April, 2012, it will add a major new feature: voice control for Kinect owners. See the voice control in action in the new video on our Skyrim page! Now, you...
Page 1 of 10 (226 items) 12345»