As you probably know, Super Bowl XLVI is right around the corner. To a lot of gamers, sporting events aren’t a top priority on their list of things to keep up with. For others, sports is king. Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on, everyone should be thanking football for giving everyone free more »

Sometimes videogame publishers tend to gravitate towards a certain console when promoting multiplatform games. Activision for example clearly favors the Xbox 360 with its Call of Duty games, and Ubisoft gives the PS3 a slight advantage with the Assassin’s Creed franchise. For Resident Evil 6, Capcom will show special attention to the Xbox 360 crowd.

Over the past week, there were a couple rumors that suggested the next iteration of the Xbox was going to be revealed this year. A source from IGN pointed towards an E3 reveal with an eventual release at the end of 2013. While this may still be the case, Microsoft France Marketing Director Cedrick Delmas told French more »

Yesterday, a source speaking to IGN claimed to know about the graphics processing unit the next Xbox console will have. They also said Microsoft is planning on releasing the console during the latter half of 2013. Today, more speculation has emerged courtesy of Kotaku. Its sources believe Microsoft will adopt Blu-ray discs in the next more »

Microsoft Points may become a thing of the past if a report from Inside Mobile Apps turns out to be true. The website claims a knowledgeable source has informed them Microsoft will phase out Microsoft Points by the end of 2012. Microsoft will allegedly start honoring exact monetary amounts based where transactions originate. In other words, we more »

We get some survival horror in Xbox Live Arcade this week with Amy. A comet strikes the Midwestern town of Silver City and the resulting virus causes chaos. Lana is an infected woman who awakens in the middle of all this and tries to find safety. Aiding her is Amy, an eight-year old autistic girl with special powers. The tandem is greater than the sum of their parts and travels together in this nightmarish world. They will work together to solve puzzles and survive the oncoming monsters. Paul Cuisset, designer of PC classic Flashback, brings us this one for 800 Microsoft Points. ($10)

Kinect isn’t just for the Xbox 360 anymore. One of Microsoft’s biggest CES 2012 announcements is the debut of Kinect for Windows. It’s a new and specific version of the Kinect that is designed specifically for Windows PCs. Surprisingly, it’ll be out in only a few weeks on February 1, 2012.

Check out this week’s update of new and notable Xbox Live arcade games…

Microsoft has continued its rollout of video apps for Xbox Live. Today, nine additional video services made their way to the service including UFC on Xbox Live and VUDU. VUDU is the online subscription-free video service owned by Walmart. It has been available on the PS3 for several months, but that exclusivity is now over.

Microsoft started its 12 Days of Xbox Live promotion today. Microsoft will put one game on sale each day via Xbox Live. Today, Bastion is on sale for 600 Microsoft Points. This 50% off deal on Bastion will expire after today, but there are plenty more games on sale until January 2, 2012.