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Summary
Xbox Players (XBP) is a website which provides up to the minute videogame information specifically for the Xbox Consoles and its Gamers. Xbox Players offers the latest Xbox News, they cover every major event in the gaming calendar, positioned specifically for the Xbox Gamer.

Founded in 2011 as Gamers Online and rebranding the same year to Xbox Players they have gone from strength to strength and are now ranked inside the top 1% of websites in the world according to Alexa

Xbox Players offers honest independent Reviews on the latest Xbox Games using their unique scoring system. A Games Release Calendar spanning upcoming games, Unconfirmed Release Dates and a Released Games List keeps you up to date with what's hot and what’s coming soon.

Along with the News and Reviews they also offer Live Forums where the members can discuss anything Xbox related from gaming and hardware to rumours and retro.

A popular feature at Xbox Players is the Tournaments and Xbox Live Gaming Events many of which are sponsored by top Games Developers including Turn10, Codemasters and Activision

You will also find Achievements, Interviews and Previews along with a lot of Help and Advice, Xbox Players claim if you're an Xbox Player you need Xbox Players.

HISTORY
Originally founded as GamersOnline UK in August 2011 with the sole purpose of bringing gamers together to enjoy the company of other like minded gamers, they began hosting and arranging regular game nights and events for members, less than 3 months later its success had been noted by the two founders Paul Babbage and Peter Kelly where they rebranded as XboxPlayers in November 2011.

Xbox Players was quickly recognised as a reliable source of information for all Xbox related news, discussion and videos. The introduction of Game Reviews gave Xbox Players the opportunity to establish themselves as a good source of reference within the Video Games Industry for new Xbox games.

Their rapid expansion and growing user base lead the busy co-owners to look for more partners in the business and in October 2012 Robin Cope and Jon Scoular joined the team, and the site has gone from strength to strength.

One of the main focuses for the Xbox Players is Customer experience, which has lead them to look at the best user interface and overall image of the site. To help the site grow and make navigation simpler and better looking for the user Xbox Players incorporated Wordpress to compliment VBulletin on their website in 2013.

The switch from .co.uk to .com was seen by Xbox Players as the next logical step to establish themselves on the global market, which also took place in 2013, this coinsided with an overhaul of the forum layout to make it simpler for there users to navigate.

The reintroduction at Xbox Players of regular Gaming Events on Xbox Live and Tournaments sponsored by developers and other partners in the games industry have raised their profile exponentially. Add to this Xbox Game Achievements, Interviews, Xbox Previews, Xbox Videos, Release Calendar along with a lot of Help and Advice and it is plain to see why Xbox Players are growing so rapidly.

The Xbox Players 10 Point System:
To allow Xbox Players to offer completely unbiased independent game reviews they use a unique scoring system and firmly believe that for a game to score a perfect 10 it has to be perfect, and have no areas that could be improved.

The game is broken into 6 key areas, each being scored 1 - 10 with 10 being perfect in every way. The scores for each area are then calculated to give an overall score out of 10


 * Story:  /10
 * Control feel:  /10
 * Graphics:  /10
 * Smartglass: / 10
 * Sound:  /10
 * Gameplay:  /10

The process concludes with a summary of the game and final score, the main good and bad areas of the game are also included in the Conclusion.

Other Sections
At the same time as the changes to the forum they also changed their Games Events layout from one night per week to a full week for each game, this was then changed to 3 night per week to allow the introduction of a Monday Night FIFA Football League this is Xbox Players second weekly event following on from the success of their Regular Formula 1 Season, which coincides with the F1 Grand Prix Season.

Forums
Xbox Players forums were originally run on VBulletin and have recently switched to xenforo Xbox Players uses a semi-automated moderation system with numerous volunteer moderators. Xbox Players moderators are the games night Hosts. There is no age restriction on Xbox Players as the aim of the site is to cater for all Xbox users.

Xbox Players Forums include a Welcome section where new members have the opportunity to introduce themselves and touch base with the existing members. The Games Night section enables the users to stay in touch with upcoming nights and events. Xbox Players have Xbox One and Xbox 360 dedicated sections listing all of the information on Software, Hardware, and General information on each Console.

There is a Help and Advice section where the members can ask for assistance with anything site related or Xbox related.

There are regular Polls where members and users alike can have their say on some of the latest Xbox topics and a section on Arcade Games and Xbox Live Gold for information on all of the latest free games available from the Xbox Marketplace.

Members of Xbox Players can discuss Game prices in the Hidden Gems section highlighting cheap games and where to get them.

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Summary

Xbox Players (XBP) is a website which provides up to the minute videogame information specifically for the Xbox Consoles and its Gamers. Xbox Players offers the latest Xbox News, they cover every major event in the gaming calendar, positioned specifically for the Xbox Gamer. Founded in 2011 as Gamers Online and rebranding the same year to Xbox Players they have gone from strength to strength and are now ranked inside the top 1% of websites in the world according to Alexa Xbox Players offers honest independent Reviews on the latest Xbox Games using their unique scoring system. A Games Release Calendar spanning upcoming games, Unconfirmed Release Dates and a Released Games List keeps you up to date with what's hot and what’s coming soon. Along with the News and Reviews they also offer Live Forums where the members can discuss anything Xbox related from gaming and hardware to rumours and retro. A popular feature at Xbox Players is the Tournaments and Xbox Live Gaming Events many of which are sponsored by top Games Developers including Turn10, Codemasters and Activision You will also find Achievements, Interviews and Previews along with a lot of Help and Advice, Xbox Players claim if you're an Xbox Player you need Xbox Players.

HISTORY

Originally founded as GamersOnline UK in August 2011 with the sole purpose of bringing gamers together to enjoy the company of other like minded gamers, they began hosting and arranging regular game nights and events for members, less than 3 months later its success had been noted by the two founders Paul Babbage and Peter Kelly where they rebranded as XboxPlayers in November 2011. Xbox Players was quickly recognised as a reliable source of information for all Xbox related news, discussion and videos. The introduction of Game Reviews gave Xbox Players the opportunity to establish themselves as a good source of reference within the Video Games Industry for new Xbox games. Their rapid expansion and growing user base lead the busy co-owners to look for more partners in the business and in October 2012 Robin Cope and Jon Scoular joined the team, and the site has gone from strength to strength. One of the main focuses for the Xbox Players is Customer experience, which has lead them to look at the best user interface and overall image of the site. To help the site grow and make navigation simpler and better looking for the user Xbox Players incorporated Wordpress to compliment VBulletin on their website in 2013. The switch from .co.uk to .com was seen by Xbox Players as the next logical step to establish themselves on the global market, which also took place in 2013, this coinsided with an overhaul of the forum layout to make it simpler for there users to navigate. The reintroduction at Xbox Players of regular Gaming Events on Xbox Live and Tournaments sponsored by developers and other partners in the games industry have raised their profile exponentially. Add to this Xbox Game Achievements, Interviews, Xbox Previews, Xbox Videos, Release Calendar along with a lot of Help and Advice and it is plain to see why Xbox Players are growing so rapidly.

Game Review Scoring System

The Xbox Players 10 Point System: To allow Xbox Players to offer completely unbiased independent game reviews they use a unique scoring system and firmly believe that for a game to score a perfect 10 it has to be perfect, and have no areas that could be improved. The game is broken into 6 key areas, each being scored 1 - 10 with 10 being perfect in every way. The scores for each area are then calculated to give an overall score out of 10 Story: /10 Control feel: /10 Graphics: /10 Smartglass: / 10 Sound: /10 Gameplay: /10 The process concludes with a summary of the game and final score, the main good and bad areas of the game are also included in the Conclusion.

Other Sections

At the same time as the changes to the forum they also changed their Games Events layout from one night per week to a full week for each game, this was then changed to 3 night per week to allow the introduction of a Monday Night FIFA Football League this is Xbox Players second weekly event following on from the success of their Regular Formula 1 Season, which coincides with the F1 Grand Prix Season.

Community features

Forums Xbox Players forums were originally run on VBulletin and have recently switched to xenforo Xbox Players uses a semi-automated moderation system with numerous volunteer moderators. Xbox Players moderators are the games night Hosts. There is no age restriction on Xbox Players as the aim of the site is to cater for all Xbox users. Xbox Players Forums include a Welcome section where new members have the opportunity to introduce themselves and touch base with the existing members. The Games Night section enables the users to stay in touch with upcoming nights and events. Xbox Players have Xbox One and Xbox 360 dedicated sections listing all of the information on Software, Hardware, and General information on each Console. There is a Help and Advice section where the members can ask for assistance with anything site related or Xbox related. There are regular Polls where members and users alike can have their say on some of the latest Xbox topics and a section on Arcade Games and Xbox Live Gold for information on all of the latest free games available from the Xbox Marketplace. Members of Xbox Players can discuss Game prices in the Hidden Gems section highlighting cheap games and where to get them.

References

Oldest Post in the Forums 22/12/2011 Rocksmith First Games Event "Gears of War" 01/02/2012 First Prize Givaway "Codmasters T-Shirt" 25/04/2012 First News published on Xbox Players 22/01/2012 Dashboard updated Xbox Players Current Alexa rank Prize winners Xbox Players Call Of Duty Event August 2013