I happened to start going through the giant disaster area that is my spare hard drive and came upon a few of the early videos I did for the site concerning Xbox and Windows Phone. While the videos were horrible, so bad that I made sure I didn't post them on the old ZuneSpring YouTube page, they kind of got me thinking about the state of Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone.
From The Social: Remember when Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone was a big deal?

We don't know about you guys but if there's one thing that helps us make it through these luke-warm fall days, it's the promise of listening to interesting people talk of interesting things in the form of a podcast.
With less than a month left before the Xbox One debuts on store shelves, Microsoft is stepping up its advertising campaign for the console and inviting users to “Jump Ahead.”
Users of Xbox Music on Android can create radio stations based on their favorite artists too.
Although Microsoft’s Xbox Music client for Windows 8 took a beating for prioritizing Microsoft’s content store instead of user’s content, that same criticism wasn’t leveled at the company’s Xbox Video client. Truth be told, Xbox Video for Windows 8 was just as bad as its music playing counterpart. It focused too heavily on selling users content and relegated their personal collection to a pane all the way to the right.
If we're allowed to read between the lies of Microsoft's First Quarter earnings, which were announced this afternoon, it's entirely possible that things are improving for Microsoft's Surface line of tablets. The same can't be said for the division that houses Xbox.
Does running up walls, on rooftops and steal beams sound like something you might want to do on your smart phone? Here's some good news, Mirror's Edge is a part of this week's Windows Phone Deal of the Week.