International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022: Xbox Ambassadors Share Their Stories
Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples! The wonderful art accompanying this blog was created in the traditional art style used by the Snoqualmie people by Bethany Fackrell. You can also find her on Instagram and Facebook. Each piece of the art tells a different story. For example, the five circles towards the […]
KnightlySpartan is Xbox Ambassador of the Month for August 2022!
It’s August and we have a new Ambassador of the Month and Community Champion – KnightlySpartan! He’s the founder of two excellent fan-led communities: r/XboxIndia and the Xbox India Discord, a Level 4 Ambassador, and he’s passionate about creating safe and welcoming spaces centered around gaming. Read the Q&A to learn more about him and be […]
Disability Pride Month ’22: Xbox Ambassador Stories
“When everyone plays, we all win” This year we are celebrating Disability Pride Month! The Xbox Ambassadors program is about amplifying and highlighting voices within our awesome community. So, we asked fellow Ambassadors that are a part of the Disability Community to share their personal stories about gaming with disabilities and what accessibility features they […]
What Does It Mean to Be an Xbox Ambassador?
The world of gaming can be an exhilarating and exciting place. No other hobby or activity operates in a venue of such unbridled creativity or imagination. You can climb mountains, explore space, or save entire civilizations. Better yet, you can engage in adventures on your own, or surrounded by a community of equally dedicated individuals. […]
Pride Month ’22: Xbox Ambassadors Share Their Stories
Happy Pride Month! The Xbox Ambassadors program has always been about amplifying and highlighting voices within our awesome community. In anticipation of Pride, we asked LGBTQIA+ members of our community how games with LGBTQIA+ representation have impacted them and to share their own stories about being a member of a gaming community. We received hundreds […]
Mental Health Awareness Month 2022: Xbox Ambassadors Share their Stories
Hey, everyone! At the beginning of the month, we celebrated the start of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we definitely recommend checking out the wonderful stories in that blog. However, May also happens to be Mental Health Awareness Month. A while back we asked a question on the Xbox Ambassadors forum: What video […]
Global Accessibility Day 2022 – XA Community Experiences
Thursday, May 19 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day and we want to celebrate by sharing some perspectives from within the Xbox Ambassadors community. We invited interested Community Champions to share their personal experiences with disability and accessibility features in gaming, and asked about specific features they find particularly useful in their own gaming. Read on […]
Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022: Xbox Ambassadors Share Their Stories
Today marks the start of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! The Xbox Ambassadors program has always been about amplifying and highlighting voices within our awesome community. So, in celebration, we asked those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander how games with API representation have impacted them and to share their own stories about being a […]
Meet the Xbox Ambassador Community Champions
In October of 2020, we introduced the Xbox Ambassadors community to a new community role – Community Champions. This blog is a resource for those who are curious about the role, the current roster of Community Champions, and what they do. What is a Community Champion? Community Champions are trusted and recognized Xbox Ambassadors. They […]
International Day of Friendship 2021
Xbox Ambassadors, it’s July 30 and that means it’s International Day of Friendship! To celebrate, we wanted to share some stories from within the Ambassadors community about friendships made and maintained through Xbox. We sent an email last week asking for story submissions, received over 400 responses, and selected some of our very favorites to […]
Pride Month ’21: Xbox Ambassadors Share Their Stories
Hey, it’s Pride Month! Highlighting and amplifying community voices is core to the Xbox Ambassadors community. So, in celebration, we asked those who identify as LGBTQIA+ how games with diverse representation have impacted them and to share their own stories about being a member of a gaming community. We received hundreds of responses and, with […]
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Xbox Ambassadors Share Their Stories
It’s May, which marks the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! As a fellow Asian myself, I’d like to acknowledge that there are… a lot of us. We’re everywhere! And that is such a beautiful thing. However, with there being so many of us, the experiences each of us go through are […]