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Xbox is at it again. We’re continuing to launch apps on Xbox 360 and wanted to share this week’s news with you, see below for full details.

Xbox Tournaments with Virgin Gaming Regions: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Xbox Tournaments with Virgin Gaming offers free-to-enter tournaments for top games from leading publishers and is only on Xbox 360. The exclusive app allows Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers of any skill level in the U.S., U.K. and Canada to play in free-to-enter tournaments with the opportunity to make their way up the daily, weekly and monthly leaderboards to win their share of $100,000 cash. Starting today, participate in tournaments for popular games including “EA SPORTS™ FIFA 13,” “NBA 2K13,” “EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 13” and “EA SPORTS™ NHL® 13,” with many more titles to come. Tournament gameplay is easy to join, fun and accessible to all styles of gamers, from the dedicated pro to the casual Xbox player. Download the app from  Xbox LIVE  and register for a Virgin Gaming account hereto start playing the free-to-enter tournaments today—existing Virgin Gaming members will not need to register for a new account, but they will need to activate their existing account here. Practice now, because in the coming months Xbox Tournaments with  Virgin Gaming will be rolling out tons of new features, like cash-play gaming, leaderboards and epic tournaments, along with more titles and will become available in more countries around the world. For more information, visit MajorNelson.com.

Netflix Update Readies “Hemlock Grove”

This week, the Xbox community will notice an app update for Netflix rolling out across all regions where the service is currently offered. This update will include performance improvements and a newly designed “Netflix Originals” landing page, offering viewers a look at the very latest in original programming from Netflix, including the highly anticipated “Hemlock Grove,” slated to launch 19th April. “Hemlock Grove” comes from director Eli Roth (“Hostel”) and is a chilling supernatural series based on Brian McGreevy’s novel.

*Xbox LIVE Gold subscription and/or additional subscriptions/fees may be required and sold separately. Kinect functionality available with select Xbox LIVE content and varies by feature and country. For additional details and availability, see http://www.xbox.com/live.