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April 29, 2014

In “Dragon Age: Inquisition,” the Inquisitor is the only survivor of a cataclysmic blast and the only one who can stop demons from terrorizing the land of Thedas. A new trailer of the game coming Oct. 7 in the U.S. gives you the full-on effect of how it’s “raining demons out here.”

April 28, 2014

After a few hours of digging down past 30 feet of debris, excavators found what they were looking for: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” game cartridges that had been buried by Atari three decades ago in a landfill in New Mexico. The excavation was filmed over the weekend as part of an Xbox Entertainment Studios original documentary series to be released only on Xbox One and Xbox 360 later this year.

April 28, 2014

Starting in June, Xbox Originals – dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation, unscripted shows and live events with interactive capabilities – are headed to Xbox 360, Xbox One and other Microsoft devices. Among the shows: the “Halo” live-action TV series, based on the “Halo” franchise, with Steven Spielberg as the executive producer.

April 23, 2014

Ubisoft’s “Child of Light,” inspired by Eastern European fairy tales and Japanese role-playing games, has cooperative gameplay, but it can also be played solo.

April 22, 2014

The public is invited to attend an excavation in the New Mexican desert this weekend to see whether the tale of Atari’s alleged burial of millions of unsold “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” cartridges three decades ago is fact or fiction.

April 22, 2014

There’s lots of explosive action in “Warface,” Xbox 360 edition, from Crytek, which is now available and free to play for Xbox Live Gold members.

April 22, 2014

Xbox Live Gold members won’t want to miss this week’s Deals with Gold in the Xbox Games Store, with discounts valid through April 28.

April 22, 2014

“The competition is looking great,” Mike Robles, “Killer Instinct” community coordinator, tells Xbox Wire. “There is a huge KI community and there have already been some amazing tournaments out there.”

April 22, 2014

In the piece, “Disaster Squad: Behind the scenes at the Xbox Live Operations Center,” you’ll get a tour of the center, located behind an unmarked door in a building on Microsoft’s Redmond campus. And you’ll get a chance to meet the “first responders” who jump into action when there is a technical problem, no matter how isolated or small.