Announced at E3 2011, Minecraft for Xbox Live Arcade is finally here. Minecraft XBLA is pretty much a streamlined version of the PC game with far easier crafting and maybe a little better controls (yeah, I said it). The promised Kinect support didn't make it for launch, but it will be updated in eventually. All in all, though, Minecraft XBLA is just as good and just as fun as it is on the PC, and if you have somehow managed to avoid the Minecraft hype until now, the XBLA version is definitely worth a look. See our full review for more details

Minecraft Review (XBLA)

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Halo 4 is a huge game for Microsoft. First, it is a Halo game so it is automatically a pretty big deal. But more importantly, it is the first Halo that developer Bungie isn't involved with and the success or failure of Halo 4 could have a big impact on the Xbox going forward. Thankfully, developer 343 Industries seems to know what it is doing and everything we've seen so far looks like Halo 4 is going to be fantastic. We have all the important info you need - or at least that we know so far - right here.

Halo 4 Release Date and Info

Nintendo has the Super Smash Bros. series. Sony just announced PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. What about Microsoft? Where is our Xbox character fighting game? You could argue that the Xbox 360 doesn't exactly have a ton of exclusive franchises to draw characters from, but when we started thinking about it we didn't have much trouble filling out a pretty decent roster. Not that it is likely to ever actually happen, but here are our picks that we came up with for An Xbox All-Stars Fantasy Roster.

What If ... There Was An Xbox All-Stars Fighting Game?

Check out the article and then share your picks for your dream roster in an Xbox All-Stars game here.

The Xbox 360 is like the crusty old man yelling at clouds at this point of its life. It has been around for nearly 7 years, which is absolutely ancient for a game system and especially old considering its successor is still shrouded in mystery. In all of that time it is reasonable to expect a fair number of successes along with more than a few missteps along the way. We share our picks for Microsoft's 5 best successes and 5 most disappointing failures right here.

Microsoft's 5 Great Successes With The Xbox 360
Microsoft's 5 Epic Failures With The Xbox 360