Marathon and Chess Finally Arrive on 360

This week gamers, you get to experience the amazingness that is Marathon on Xbox 360. As a longtime Mac fanboy, I grew up playing Marathon while my PC brethren cut their teeth on Doom and Quake. Now, finally, the masses will experience the game that, in my opinion, made Bungie, and is the precursor to Halo. And we all know, without Halo, the Xbox may have never gotten off of its feet.

Also arriving this Wednesday, is Spyglass Board Games. This game compilation offers Chess, Checkers, Reversi and Mancala to play locally or on Live, with support for the Live Vision camera. While it’s unfortunate that this type of game compilation won’t come close to Clubhouse Games on GBA in terms of choices, it’s the first taste of Xbox Live chess that I’ve long desired. It will be interesting to see how this offering, where Chess is simply an included title, compares to the dedicated Chessmaster which will be released on 360 later this year.