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- 2021 has been an eventful year for Xbox Game Club.
- The club grew in membership, we added a discord server and we featured over 50 games last year.
- This post recaps some of the highlights for staff and members of the Xbox Game Club community.
2021 was an eventful year for the members of Xbox Game Club. For those who don’t know, we’re a community of Xbox gamers who play, share, and discuss a new featured game every week or two. I’m a Senior Community Manager on the program team and that means I have the awesome responsibility of playing our featured games and helping guide our book club style conversations about them.
While Xbox Game Club officially launched in 2020, 2021 was our first full year as a program and community. Looking back over the past year, we’ve had a blast playing featured games, sharing our best content, and discussing our experiences in our favorite virtual worlds. Sounds fun? You can join us at our Xbox Game Club website.
The games we presented
Xbox Game Club featured over 50 games in 2021! We don’t have space here to include the full list, but some of my own favorites are included Halo infinity, ForzaHorizon 5, wrong way driver, unpacking, Killer Queen Black, Blade Warband, Minecraft, Hades, Previous 4 blood, The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, split gate, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I had to skip some featured games due to time constraints and huge fear of horror games. I’ve still had a blast trying out new games and genres, recommending some of my favorites to others, and seeing all sorts of great community content on our Discord and social media. Read below for the community’s favorite parts from last year’s Xbox Game Club.
Community Highlights
What was your favorite game featured at Xbox Game Club this year and why?
- Ghostly phoenix: “wrong way driver. It’s such a beautiful and heartfelt game about dying and the afterlife. There is so much to do and it was so much fun exploring the map and playing the mini-games at will. There were times when the game brought me to tears with the soulful interactions of the characters and the emotional story.”
- McKanuck: “Halo infinity: This was the first time I’ve played a Halo game at launch, having played through the entire collection to prepare for it. I’ve never been so excited about a game release.”
- Simply Scottyx: “tell me why! It was such a beautiful and addicting game with a great story. What I liked the most was the fact that there was a character that represented the trans community.”
What do you like best about Xbox Game Club?
- McKanuck: “Introducing games I might not have tried otherwise has led me to find some new favorites.”
- zatoms: “I enjoy playing with other fellow Ambassadors and having a ‘synchronous’ conversation about those games. Also, sometimes it’s an opportunity to stop and play games that would otherwise fall behind or that I didn’t even think about at first.”
- Cerebral Paul #921: “The variety of games that are chosen from week to week.”
What games have you tried because they were featured on Xbox Game Club?
- Hmills27: “The Yakuza franchise that has now become one of my absolute favorites”
- negation: “I’ve tried almost all of the Game Club games featured. It gives me a chance to break away from my regular FPS games and dive into something I wouldn’t normally try. Also, I have the opportunity to see if the games are suitable for my daughter or if it is possible for me and her to play together.”
- BurninKnight#837: “Pretty much all of them, because if you don’t try, how will you know if you like the game or not?”
The community is growing
With all the fun we’re having together, it makes perfect sense that the Xbox Game Club community has grown steadily throughout 2021. Over 115,000 new members joined Xbox Game Club this year and we launched a brand new Discord in October over 15,000 members to date and we expect both to continue to grow as we head into the new year. Do you want to party? cashbox Xbox Game Club and our discord whenever you’re done.
Enhance your Game Club experience
Joining Xbox Game Club gives you access to everything we’ve talked about so far, and you can enhance your experience even more by becoming an Xbox Ambassador. Xbox Ambassadors get access to exclusive missions and rewards for playing, sharing and discussing Xbox Game Club games. In fact, the Xbox Ambassadors community has completed over 950,000 missions focused on Xbox Game Club games and social spaces. That’s a lot of good times, XP, and exclusive rewards! Visit the Xbox Ambassadors website to learn more.
What’s next for Xbox Game Club?
In 2022, we plan to bring fun new events, content, and entertainment to Xbox Game Club. Members should stay tuned in to receive emails and Discord announcements with the latest Xbox Game Club news. I look forward to chatting with you about games soon.
