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I bring you good news from our friends on the Xbox team. The Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone is ready to download today. I’ve also featured another new game you’ll want to check out that hit Marketplace today: Hasta La Muerte.

Xbox Companion app

Here’s a variety of new Xbox Live games for Windows Phone that have touched down in the Marketplace today:

Ghostscape

Earlier today you probably spotted the big, big news from our pals over on the Xbox team. They’re bringing a new world of entertainment to your living room and making it faster, funner (yes, that’s right, funner) and easier to find.

We heard you.

Minesweeper, the ad-supported Xbox LIVE game we debuted in the U.S. Marketplace recently, is launching as a free download around the world (except Brazil and Korea). The title, which for now is English only, should be available by early tomorrow morning in your local Marketplace.

Hey everybody, Brian here popping in from the valley of the sun Phoenix, Arizona to post our latest podcast episode, number 38. This week Matt and Mike take the podcast reigns while I am sunning myself on vacation [thanks guys]! We have a great show for you this week, welcoming Bill Pardi to the studio to talk about the voice to text features in Mango.

As of this week, the Games for Windows Marketplace has a new home on Xbox.com.  When you now visit GamesForWindows.com you will be taken to Xbox.com. Now you can purchase and get details on your favorite Games for Windows and Xbox 360 games all in one place! Your Games For Windows and Xbox LIVE profiles are the same which allows people to take advantage of their LIVE profile in LIVE-enabled games they play on their Windows PC. Go check it out!

The Halo Spartan last appeared on his high school graduation stage here. We asked you on Facebook where you thought he might pop up next and the answers were wild. People guessed all manner of locations. However, few guessed that he’d turn up in the most obvious next spot—college. Check out this video to see what happens when a Spartan goes on a college welcome tour.

We’ve seen a lot of excitement and interest from students for the Windows PC and XBox offer over the last few days and  we have more good news.

While the current school year is coming to a close, it's never too early to start thinking ahead to next year. Are you about to head to college this fall for the first time? Planning another year on campus?  Worried what next year has in store?

Flock yeah! Angry Birds, the smash-hit smartphone game, is headed for Marketplace—and that’s just for starters.

Microsoft today announced its new spring lineup of games for the phone and it includes titles that I’m sure are on many of your wish lists. Besides Angry Birds, the other games are: