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New State of Decay T-shirt supports NAACP for Black History Month In honor of Black History Month, Undead Labs has commissioned Black artist Ty Ferrell to create a limited edition T-shirt, which is available from the official Xbox Gear shop. In-game, a free cosmetic version of the T-shirt, will be available to State of Decay 2 players. “At Undead Labs, we make games about surviving together. The heart and strength of the community lie at the foundation of the State of Decay games, and this is by design. We believe this is also true in the real world, and that we do our best work when we come together,” writes Wonder Russell, comms director at Undead Labs. Profits from the T-shirt sales will go to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in addition to a one-time [ more… ]

Flames of the Nether DLC and free update coming to Minecraft Dungeons If you play Minecraft Dungeons, Feb. 24 is a day you’re going to look forward to, as it’s when you can embark on six new missions thanks to the Flames of the Nether downloadable content. Players can collect new artifacts, weapons and gear. There’s also a free update releasing that day that includes a major new feature called Ancient Hunts, which are procedurally generated end-game missions that weave in and out of the Nether. Find out more over at Minecraft.net. Source: Flames of the Nether DLC and free update coming to Minecraft Dungeons

Xbox Ambassadors reinforce inclusion and positive gaming as they build community Paul Martin, Dhayana Sena, Marissa Urban and Eden Hamblin are four of more than 325,000 Xbox Ambassadors around the world. The program, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, began as a way for Xbox gamers to help other gamers through troubleshooting, technical support and helping them reach new levels in a title. From there, it grew into a community that showed up for each other in many other ways, including initiating charity streams, teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to girls and creating relationships with all kinds of gamers around the world, says Lea Natalello, who joined the Xbox staff in 2017 and works closely with the Ambassadors. When she started, there were 50,000 in the community. “From day one, the Xbox Ambassadors community has always been [ more… ]