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Toylogic’s free-to-play online brawler, Happy Wars, continues to enjoy its XBLA success thanks to an endless stream of users, constant content updates and plenty of post-launch support.

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World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition continues its ground assault on Xbox Live Arcade, allowing players who had previously registered, and were accepted, to wage online armored stress-test warfare. …
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Microsoft Studios’ free-to-play arena battler Happy Wars gets a new version this week, ushering in a number of improvements. Version 1.1 is now available for download, and brings the …
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The fourth entry in the series, Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers is available today on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 MSP. Magic 2014 follows the Planeswalker Chandra Nalaar and her fiery …
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For fans of massive free-to-play games, online competitive multiplayer, or the holy union of vehicles and cannons, Microsoft’s E3 press conference should have got your blood pumping. The announcement of the PC juggernaut World of Tanks making its way to Xbox Live Arcade means hours of content, roaming the countryside and quaint hilltop villages, dispensing large-caliber high-velocity shells into friend and foe — all for the low, low price of free.

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition features 15-on-15 multiplayer battles with more than 60 historically accurate American and German tanks, ranging from speedy light-armor to hulking behemoths. Set to release this summer, World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition is now accepting applications for access to the beta. This beta is exclusive to Gold members, however, anyone with a Silver account will have the opportunity to test drive the game for a seven day trial when it officially launches.

Update: We reached out for more information on when you can expect the beta to go live. Though a date has not been announced, expect to hear more soon.

@I_AmNotAMonster We haven't released a date yet, but it will be soon. We'll let everyone know as soon as we have that info!

— World of Tanks: Xbox (@WoTXbox) June 21, 2013

Check out the official announcement trailer after the jump. If you like what you see, sign up now for a chance to be part of the beta — eligibility is limited, so be sure to read the fine print to make sure you qualify.

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Undead Labs’ zombie apocalypse survival simulator has run into a bad patch today, literally. State of Decay debuted earlier this month to record-breaking sales and critical acclaim, which we echoed in …
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As we reported earlier today, Crimson Dragon is coming to Xbox One later this year. Previously slated to occupy a dragon-shaped hole in the Xbox Live Arcade library and …
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Minecraft will make the jump to the next generation as an Xbox One release, Microsoft announced today at its E3 media briefing. Microsoft Studios Corporate Vice President Phil Spencer …
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Capy Games, the studio behind XBLA’s in-development Super Time Force, is developing a new game called Below for the Xbox One, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Studios Phil …
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State of Decay was developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released June 5, 2013 for 1600 MSP. A copy was provided for review purposes.

When a collection of zombie-obsessed game industry veterans formed Undead Labs, their sole passion was to play in the ashes of fallen society. They would craft an open sandbox world and fill it with extinction-level contagion. They’d insist upon hard decisions and scraping by one day at a time, and in return, you’d be afforded the opportunity to live out your fantasies in a simulated zombie apocalypse. Now, so many years after that kernel of an idea was born, State of Decay narrowly misses the mark, drooped under its own weighty ambition.

Yet, despite its flaws, State of Decay aims so high that it achieves something many games never aspire to reach. Like the apocalypse it portrays: once the shock and awe begins to wane, once we accept the imperfections of the world, there’s joy to be found and a story to write. As you ponder the layout of your temporary shelter, tally up your resources and balance the fragility of your flock, it becomes clear there’s something special about State of Decay residing around its rough edges. It’s an experience unlike many other, and uncovering it is well worth the investment.

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