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Left 4 Dead almost didn't have zombies in it.

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20 years of Xbox

Konami is working to renew licences for select historical archive footage used in each game.

Yes, Thomas The Tree Sentinel is on this list.

Microsoft originally planned to turn off the online services for seven Xbox 360 Halo games in December, but the end-date has been pushed back.

One of the brand's darkest times is now being celebrated in commemorative poster form.

The old is new again, as Microsoft rolls out an update that lets you select your very old Xbox 360 gamerpic.

"Without the support of the people who took the risk to buy the thing, it never could have succeeded."

The Castlevania series' 35h anniversary is bittersweet for fans of MercurySteam's first Lords of Shadow game because they can't forget the sequel.

A 49-game catalog fit for a Soviet bread line

Games that have had their online services shutdown include Rainbow Six Vegas, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and multiple Just Dance titles.

The game will also be removed from subscription services in March 2022, though servers will remain online.

Plus Mulaka and Samurai Shodown 2

Chris Novak was a chief creative force at Microsoft and spent nearly 20 years there.

The album will be released on vinyl and via streaming later this year with previously unreleased tracks.

Assassin's steed.

Does not affect Halo: The Master Chief Collection or Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

On the tenth anniversary of Spec Ops: The Line, a look back at a military shooter that subverted its own genre.

A new documentary about the creation of Telltale's The Walking Dead reveals what could have been.

As it turns out, poor thermals inside the Xbox 360 were only partially to blame.

A buying spree that began with Minecraft crests with Call of Duty

To no success.

Breaking out of the asylum and into a brave new world, Batman: Arkham City raised the benchmark for superhero games a decade ago.