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About Andrew Crews

I worked at a warehouse. Then I worked in radio. Now I tweet for a living. I also run a web site at ChainMonster.com and I write reviews for XBLAFans.com. If you like my work and would like to work together on another project, then feel free to email me. I'll look over any offer. Email info can be found on the staff list. Twitter: @twixprintmatic
Latest Posts | By Andrew Crews
Outland Coming to XBLA (Late April to Early May)
13 years ago

Outland Coming to XBLA (Late April to Early May)

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Outland is coming to XBLA in Late April/Early May.
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Deal of the Week: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
13 years ago

Deal of the Week: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

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This week’s deal is Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
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Goodbye MGC, You Will Be Missed
13 years ago

Goodbye MGC, You Will Be Missed

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Today marks a very sad day for the gamerscore community. Jason Young (Morgon) of MyGamerCard.net has officially announced that MGC will be calling it quits. For over 5 years MGC has been one of the most respected and reliable gamerscore sites on the web and it will surely be missed by many.

MGC is a victim of policy change along with a lack of interest from Microsoft in their community development program. Maintaining the site became an uphill battle that resulted in a loss of time and money over the past year. Jason did what he could to keep the site up and running but after constant setbacks, the obvious decision to discontinue the site had to be made. Read More

Surprise Friday XBLA Release: Days of Thunder: Arcade
13 years ago

Surprise Friday XBLA Release: Days of Thunder: Arcade

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Back in November, Days of Thunder: Arcade was set to release to coincide with the 20-Year Anniversary of the Days of Thunder film. But the game never saw the light of day and was mysteriously absent from the marketplace on its scheduled release date of November 17th, 2010. Today, the mystery of this games fate is solved as Days of Thunder: Arcade has silently made its way onto the marketplace.   Read More

Xbox Live Arcade Awards Voting is Open
13 years ago

Xbox Live Arcade Awards Voting is Open

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Today the voting for Xbox Live Arcade Awards has officially opened. All you need to do in order to vote is visit the “Spotlight” section of the dashboard and select the advertisement pictured above. You can vote for 8 different awards and apparently you can cast a new set of votes everyday until the polls close. The nominees are: Read More

Rewind Review: Poker Smash (XBLA)
13 years ago

Rewind Review: Poker Smash (XBLA)

A little over 3 years ago, Poker Smash was released on Xbox Live Arcade. At first glance, one might write it off as just another generic match-three game. Sure, the game can be played by simply matching 3-of-a-kind, but the depth that Poker Smash brings to the action/puzzle genre is unlike any other game on the marketplace.  Inspired by the SNES cult hit; Tetris Attack, Poker Smash is truly one of the hardest puzzle games to master.  But the true beauty of the game is that any gamer of any skill level can find an enjoyable experience in Poker Smash. Read More

Stacking Review (XBLA)
13 years ago

Stacking Review (XBLA)

Stacking was developed by Double Fine and published by THQ. It was released on XBLA on February 9th for 1200MS points.

Stacking is an adventure/puzzle game that places you in control of Charlie Blackmore, who is the smallest member in a family of Russian stacking dolls. The Blackmore family is being forced to work for a rich industrialists know as “The Baron” and it is up to Charlie to free them. Charlie must stack inside other dolls and use their special abilities in order to make his way through 4 areas and defeat the evil Baron.

Riding high on their October release of Costume Quest, Double Fine has found room for success on the XBLA platform. With that said, expectations for Stacking were extremely high considering it was from the minds of Tim Schafer and the team of hit-makers at Double Fine.  Luckily, Stacking surpassed most expectations and stands out as an early favorite for 2011 XBLA Game of the Year. Read More