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Game: Duke Nukem Forever (Xbox 360)

Release Date: June 14, 2011
Countdown: 2011-6-14 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Put on your sunglasses and prepare to step into the boots of Duke Nukem, whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his last adventure. The alien hordes are back and only Duke can sa

Game: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Xbox 360)

Release Date: August 23, 2011
Countdown: 2011-8-23 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

You play Adam Jensen, a security specialist, handpicked to oversee the defense of one of America’s most experimental biotechnology firms. But when a black ops team uses a plan you designed to break

Game: Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: September 20, 2011
Countdown: 2011-9-20 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

In Gears of War 3, players fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwh

Game: FIFA Soccer 12 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: September 27, 2011
Countdown: 2011-9-27 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

FIFA Soccer 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. Revolutionary gameplay innova

Game: Rage (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 4, 2011
Countdown: 2011-10-4 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

RAGE is a groundbreaking first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged world behind. You emerge into this vast wasteland to discover humanit

Game: NBA 2K12 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 4, 2011
Countdown: 2011-10-4 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

With over 5 million copies sold worldwide and over 20 Sports Game of Year awards, last year NBA 2K11 allowed you to BECOME THE GREATEST with MJ & the Jordan Challenge mode. This year the NBA 2K franc

Game: Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 11, 2011
Countdown: 2011-10-11 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Forza Motorsport, the highest rated racing franchise of this generation, makes its return to the race track in Fall 2011 with Forza Motorsport 4.

Game: Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 18, 2011
Countdown: 2011-10-18 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

DC Comics\' Dark Knight clashes with the Joker again in this sequel from Warner Bros. and Rocksteady Games.

Game: Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 25, 2011
Countdown: 2011-10-25 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. They will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer action ranging across diverse locations f

Game: Dance Central 2 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 25, 2011
Countdown: 2011-10-25 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Get ready for the sequel to the best-selling dance game for Kinect for Xbox 360.

Game: Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 1, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-1 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

The winds of change are blowing through Middle-earth, and unsettling developments are forcing its inhabitants into action. Some have turned a blind eye, unaware of the events in distant lands, and oth

Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 8, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-8 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Modern Warfare is back. On November 8th, the best-selling first person action series of all-time returns with the epic sequel to the multiple Game of the Year award winner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 11, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-11 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the next installment in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series. Skyrim is the follow up to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the next game fr

Game: Need for Speed: The Run (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 15, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-15 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

It's called The Run. An illicit, high-stakes race across the country. The only way to get your life back is to be the first from San Francisco to New York. No speed limits. No rules. No allies. All yo

Game: Saints Row: The Third (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 15, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-15 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls a

Game: Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 15, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-15 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

In Assassin's Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will

Game: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 15, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-15 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a spectacularly remastered version of the original “Halo” campaign, created in celebration of the 10th anniversary of one of the most beloved franchise

Game: WWE '12 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 22, 2011
Countdown: 2011-11-22 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

WWE '12 will celebrate the rebirth of the iconic and authentic simulation franchise through a bigger game, badder presentation and better gameplay than ever before, delivering long-awaited critical im

Game: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: January 31, 2012
Countdown: 2012-1-31 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Three years after Lightning and the others saved Cocoon, some survivors decided to start over by rebuilding on Gran Pulse. Lightning, however, is nowhere to be found and thought dead by many, but Sera

Game: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Xbox 360)

Release Date: February 7, 2012
Countdown: 2012-2-7 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckon

Game: UFC Undisputed 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: February 14, 2012
Countdown: 2012-2-14 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

The critically acclaimed and best-selling MMA videogame franchise returns to take players inside the Octagon with UFC Undisputed 3, delivering intense UFC action focused on brutal toe-to-toe combat, i

Game: Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: March 6, 2012
Countdown: 2012-3-6 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving ma

Game: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Xbox 360)

Release Date: March 20, 2012
Countdown: 2012-3-20 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City delivers a true third person team based shooter experience set within the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe. Not only does this setting provide a rich back

Game: Kinect Star Wars (Xbox 360)

Release Date: April 3, 2012
Countdown: 2012-4-3 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Kinect Star Wars brings the Star Wars Universe to life like never before. Harnessing the controller-free power of Kinect for Xbox 360, Kinect Star Wars allows fans to physically experience training as

Game: Max Payne 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: May 15, 2012
Countdown: 2012-5-15 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence. The award-winning Max Payne franchise put players in the role of Max Payne,

Game: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Xbox 360)

Release Date: May 22, 2012
Countdown: 2012-5-22 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

In the near future, the political climate is as volatile as the battlefield one wrong move could mean the end. A new breed of soldier has risen from the ashes of the scorched society. A soldier who is

Game: Spec Ops: The Line (Xbox 360)

Release Date: June 26, 2012
Countdown: 2012-6-26 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

It’s been 6 months since Dubai was wiped off the map by a cataclysmic sandstorm. Thousands of lives were lost, including those of American soldiers sent to evacuate the city. Today, the city lies bu

Game: NCAA Football 13 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: July 10, 2012
Countdown: 2012-7-10 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

NCAA Football 13 is an American college football game in which players are given the ongoing opportunity to enjoy the collegiate game in multiple ways. Experience the rise to dominance of a young, up-

Game: Darksiders II (Xbox 360)

Release Date: August 14, 2012
Countdown: 2012-8-14 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his brother's name. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that t

Game: Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: September 4, 2012
Countdown: 2012-9-4 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Far beyond the limits of civilization lies an island, a lawless place ruled by violence and human suffering, where your only escape is through drugs or the muzzle of a gun. This is where you find your

Game: Borderlands 2 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: September 18, 2012
Countdown: 2012-9-18 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Borderlands 2 furthers the distinct blending of First Person Shooter and Role Playing genres to create the true evolution of the Role Playing Shooter. Team up with up to three other players for four-p

Game: Assassin's Creed III (Xbox 360)

Release Date: October 30, 2012
Countdown: 2012-10-30 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

The American Colonies, 1775. It's a time of civil unrest and political upheaval in the Americas. As a Native American assassin fights to protect his land and his people, he will ignite the flames of a

Game: Halo 4 (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 6, 2012
Countdown: 2012-11-6 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Halo 4 is the next blockbuster installment in the iconic franchise that's shaped entertainment history and defined a decade of gaming. Set in the aftermath of Halo 3, Master Chief returns to confront

Game: Hitman: Absolution (Xbox 360)

Release Date: November 20, 2012
Countdown: 2012-11-20 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

HITMAN: ABSOLUTION follows The Original Assassin undertaking his most personal contract to date. Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrup

Game: Metal Gear Solid: Rising (Xbox 360)

Release Date: December 31, 2012
Countdown: 2012-12-31 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Metal Gear Solid Rising is the first Metal Gear game to appear on the Xbox 360 and features Raiden as a playable character.

Game: Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Patriots (Xbox 360)

Release Date: January 1, 2013
Countdown: 2013-1-1 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Patriots revolves around a dynamic single-player storyline that allows players to experience the reality of modern-day terrorism from multiple perspectives.

Game: BioShock Infinite (Xbox 360)

Release Date: February 26, 2013
Countdown: 2013-2-26 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

The third game in the popular Bioshock series, BioShock: Infinite breaks away from the underwater setting of the first two games to take players into a floating city held aloft by dirigibles. The game

Latest News From Xbox 360

Mobile & Apps

GetAnXbox Program Returns, Offers Free Xbox 360 for $699 PCs: What You Need to ...
Mobile & Apps
By Jonathan Charles | May 19, 2012 6:38 PM EDT Microsoft is restarting its scheme where students who buy a PC get a free Xbox 360. The promotion begins Monday, May 20. May 20 is when the deal begins in the US, and students who are buying a qualifying ...
Microsoft announces return of its buy a PC, get a free Xbox 360 dealWashington Post
I Despise You, Xbox 360 Eject ButtonKotaku
Windows PC & Xbox 360 to goExaminer.com
WebProNews -MarketWatch (press release)
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Cinema Blend

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 With 250GB Xbox 360 Giveaway
Cinema Blend
However, GameStop is giving a lucky gamer the opportunity to not only have a copy of the game reserved and sent to them free of charge when it releases, but they're also tossing in a free 250 gigabyte Xbox 360. Announced at the start of May, ...
Black Ops 2 vs. Modern Warfare 3: War of Zombies, Face Off, and IncentivesGamenguide
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Cinema Blend

Akai Katana Shin (Xbox 360)
CNET
Akai Katana Shin (known simply as Akai Katana in the UK) is the latest in the studio's line of psychedelic, 2D arcade shooters to make its way to the Xbox 360, bringing with it an impressive array of gloriously over-the-top visuals, expertly crafted ...
Akai Katana Now Available For Xbox 360Cinema Blend
Media AlertGamasutra
Akai Katana – New Pilot Training Video'sThis Is Xbox
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Warp Zoned

Omerta - City of Gangsters heading to Xbox 360, PC
Joystiq
by Alexander Sliwinski on May 18th 2012 10:30AM Publisher Kalypso Media and Tropico series developer Haemimont Games are bringing mob city simulator Omerta - City of Gangsters to Xbox 360 this fall. The game was previously announced for PC, ...
Omerta: City of Gangsters makes the Xbox 360 an offer it can't refuseWarp Zoned
Omerta - City of Gangsters coming to Xbox 360News10.net
Omerta: City of Gangsters Headed to Xbox 360411mania.com
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Telegraph.co.uk

Having fun in two different worlds; Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Fable Heroes
Northwest Cable News
by TRACY-MARK GORGAS / Special contributor to NWCN.com Puppets and Creepers have one thing in common; they are in the games I'm reviewing; Fable Heroes and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. In one we play with puppets, the other we run from creepers.
Minecraft Review: Xbox 360 port only as good as your imaginationCBS News
Game review: Minecraft Xbox 360 EditionNew Zealand Herald
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition reviewTelegraph.co.uk
GameZone -RipTen
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MKGaming

Review: MadCatz Wireless Force Feedback Wheel
MKGaming
We were lucky enough to get our grips on their latest official Xbox 360 steering wheel, with wireless technology and force feedback it looks to be one of the best wheels around. However, is it really as good as it looks and is it worth the $249.99 ...


StickSkills

Microsoft Store trims Xbox 360 price by $50
CNET (blog)
The popular gaming platform is now on sale at Microsoft's online store for anywhere from $249 to $399 depending on the bundle. by Lance Whitney May 16, 2012 6:51 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit Gamers in the market for an Xbox 360 will find a deal waiting for ...
Good Deal: $50 off Xbox 360 bundlesThe Verge
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VentureBeat

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
CNET
It's immediately apparent after digging into Minecraft on the Xbox 360 that the platform is well suited for Mojang's first-person sandbox-style building adventure. From comfortable controls and the effortlessness of jumping into multiplayer co-op over ...
Minecraft (Xbox 360 Edition): Tips, tricks, and achievement guideVentureBeat
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition OverviewEscapist Magazine
Minecraft: XBox 360 EditionExaminer.com
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IBNLive.com

Xbox 360 adds Manga, MUZU apps; upgrades Aussie FOXTEL with Kinect
Joystiq
by Alexander Sliwinski on May 16th 2012 9:45AM The Xbox 360 has added a couple new entertainment apps for your audio-visual pleasure. Starting things off, in the States, there's the Manga app, which enables users to view full length episodes, ...
Microsoft rolling out new apps to Xbox 360, including MUZU.TV and Manga in the USEngadget
Kinect NUads Coming This SpringITProPortal
Microsoft adds music video and anime streaming apps to Xbox 360The Verge
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Comic Book Movie

The Top Ten Xbox 360 Games in Japan (That Were Never Released There)
Kotaku
That being said, here are the top ten Xbox 360 games in Japan that were never released in Japan* (Comments are from the owner of the game store, Game Station, which sells imports in Japan). "The first Mortal Kombat for the next-gen consoles.
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