To all of our XO brothers and sisters out there, we wish you all a safe and happy Easter Sunday and hope you’re all doing well these days.
-Xbox Circle Staff

2K Sports announced today that NBA® 2K10, the #1 selling basketball video game* and #1 rated NBA simulation**, is now available for fans to purchase. A limited-edition NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition is also available that comes packaged in a specially designed 2K Sports locker configured for game storage, with exclusive items featuring 2009 NBA Finals [...]

We’re excited to finally unveil the track list for the highly anticipated Tony Hawk: RIDE video game, which is due to hit North American retail shelves on November 17. The game, which has a long standing tradition of groundbreaking soundtracks, features more than 50 eclectic tracks. Ranging from popular anthems from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, [...]

Hailed in the press as one of the most fun, innovative and highly-anticipated games of the year, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today dropped the needle on DJ Hero’s™ full set list featuring 93 exclusive mixes from the biggest stars in hip hop, R&B, rock, pop and dance and created by some of the greatest [...]

Microsoft today announced the latest titles that have earned their place in the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits collection, including “Grand Theft Auto IV” (Rockstar Games); “Streetfighter IV” (Capcom); “Left 4 Dead” (Valve); “Saint’s Row 2” (THQ); and “Star Wars – The Force Unleashed” (LucasArts). Continuing on under the banner “Greatness is Earned,” Xbox has selected [...]

Today, Ubisoft announced the acquisition of the development studio Nadeo, creator of TrackMania, the cult multiplayer car racing video game.
Set up in 2000 in Paris and comprising a highly talented team of developers, the Nadeo studio has won acclaim for the quality of its multiplayer technology which offers one of the best available on-line [...]

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a $25 Mil consumer advertising plan for its upcoming action thriller, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2).
“Based on the strength of pre-orders, Left 4 Dead 2 will be the fastest-selling product in Valve’s history,” [...]

Guitar Hero® fans can continue to build a diverse music library with great new music and classic tracks available for download in October. New tracks playable in Guitar Hero® 5 will be available for download every Thursday in October with music from Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier, Wolfmother, Peter Frampton and The Misfits. [...]

The big talk today surrounded Microsoft and Electronic Arts. We’re used to hearing a story about EA looking to buy some company out, but today it was the other way around. Reuters is reporting that Microsoft is looking to acquire EA. Sure it’s just a rumor, but the story caused EA’s shares to rise 4% [...]

Activision announced that Blur has been pushed back until 2010 to give the Bizarre Creations team more time to be innovative with the game, but more specifically, the multiplayer component.