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Brad Wasson
06-29-2011, 10:00 PM
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_...-for-mango.aspx (http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/06/23/upping-our-game-what-s-new-in-the-games-hub-for-mango.aspx)


"Finally, the Games Hub in Mango now comes with many of the features previously found in the popular Xbox LIVE Extras app, such as 3D avatars with fun animations, a new Collection view, and more. Here's a rundown of the changes."
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If you are into smartphone gaming I'm sure the Mango updates of the Games Hub will be of great interest to you. Over at the Windows Phone Blog website Shirlene Lim has written a post over-viewing the changes. Amongst the improvements are overall speed and performance, a spruced up look and feel, 3D avatars, Collection view, and more. The Read link has the full details and more screen shots. Just be warned, you may become antsy waiting for the Mango update as you learn more about this upcoming update.