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A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX Releases on XBLA

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX Releases on XBLA

Expanded A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX Available for Xbox 360 for $14.99 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda originally launched on Steam in 2009 and won runner-up in Microsoft‘s Dream.Build.Play campaign, earning them a place in the Xbox Live Arcade catalog.  A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX provides a large amount of new content to celebrate the game coming to the Xbox 360 this week.  Aksys Games is p...

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Foul Play Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PC on September 18th

Foul Play Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PC on September 18th

Foul Play is being released onto the Xbox Live Arcade and the PC. It is a dungeon brawler which rewards your performance over how many guys you kill. You are the lead actor in the best show on earth and it is your job to keep the audience interested (like Nathan Fillion in any show he has ever been in, or David Tennant). The release date is the 18th of September. “It’s incredibly excit...

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Dollar Dash is Breaking Out on XBLA

Dollar Dash is Breaking Out on XBLA

Late last week, award winning publisher Kalypso Media Digital announced the release date of the highly anticipated Dollar Dash; Wednesday March 6. Dollar Dash will be available on the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft points and will likely be well received by the platform, attesting to XBLA’s selection of the game as one of the most anticipated titles of 2013. The game can also be purcashe...

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New Avatars for Mega Man’s 25th Anniversary

New Avatars for Mega Man’s 25th Anniversary

Capcom and Flashman Studios announced a new collection for Mega Man’s 25th Anniversary. “We are very excited about the Mega Man 25th Anniversary Collection. We are honored to work with Capcom on this commemorative offering,” said Brad Young, CEO, Flashman Studios. That’s right everyone, Mega Man is 25 years old now. Time to feel old and anxious for a moment. I feel like I’ve accomplished a good am...

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Serious Sam Double D XXL Explodes To XBLA February 20!

Serious Sam Double D XXL Explodes To XBLA February 20!

Stack Guns and Drop Puns in Serious Sam Double D XXL. Mommy’s Best Games in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Mastertronic, have announced that Serious Sam Double D XXL will be released on February 20, 2013 on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Serious Sam Double D XXL has been rebuilt and reloaded with all new features, missions and weapons. The game also includes a wild campaign cooperative mode featuring ...

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Pool Nation Comes to XBLA on October 31st

Pool Nation Comes to XBLA on October 31st

Cherrypop Games and Mastertronic are bringing Pool Nation to XBLA on October 31st. It will bring the thrill of “perfectly-pitched pool to your living room.” I don’t know what that means, but I like the alliteration. “Xbox LIVE is the perfect platform for Pool Nation.” Said Andrew Parsons of Mastertronic. “We wanted to provide fans with a whole range of opportunities to humiliate their friends.” So...

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Minecraft 1.8.2 XBLA Update

Minecraft has been updated for the XBLA to include many features that PC Minecrafters have come to love. Dearest Mojang and 4J Studios, thank you for making all of these updates free. I will always hold both of these studios close to my heart. Now we lowly console gamers have access to Creative Mode. The ingenuity of console gamers before the update has been amazing, with many players making elabo...

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Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee Getting an HD Release

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is being brought to current gen consoles with an HD release. The game, originally released in 1997, will be coming to XBLA, Playstation Network, Playstation Vita, with a PC version coming out later. Apologies to PC gamers for this kind of thing happening once again, but at least you have Steam. As a lowly console player I get to see advertisements on my dashboard, whi...

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Worms Revolution Available for PS3 Pre-order

Worms Revolution can now be pre-ordered through the Playstation Store. You, yes you, can own a copy starring everybody’s favorite invertebrates. There’s an obvious joke that could be made about a spineless hero, but I feel as though Duke Nukem has had to go through a lot, so I’ll take the high road. I will say that it takes an especially stupid team of people to render a few miso...

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Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss DLC Content Coming to XBLA and PSN

New content is coming to Dark Souls with Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss. This expansion will add new bosses, enemies, areas, armor, and a new PvP mode that allows player to fight to the death. The DLC will be available on October 24th, which is appropriate given the gloomy nature of this game. Everything in the game has a sense of foreboding, gloom, and darkness to it, made even more intense by...

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