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The Inside Xbox team – spearheaded by Dan Maher – has snagged an interview with RedLynx PR and marketing man Jason Bates. In it, Bates speaks about forthcoming follow-up to hit XBLA title Trials HD, Trials Evolution. Specifically, he doles out information on the new editor, track sharing features and, crucially, what hasn’t been tinkered with.

“We are using the same basic gameplay physics; the exact same controls you’re used too. Everything that was perfect in Trials HD we’re not touching, we’re not messing with that part.”

You’ve only had 18 years to play it across some 20 platforms, but if you’re yet to experience the thrills and chills of id Software’s lionized first person shooter Doom then great …
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We’ve written a fair bit about Double Fine’s inbound title Happy Action Theater over the past week but thus far its price has remained a mystery. No longer, Happy …
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Supergiant Games’ Arcade knockout Bastion has ranked alongside some of the most prolific AAA titles of the past year in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 2011 awards.

The awards ceremony, which takes place during the 2012 D.I.C.E summit on February 9, champions all corners of the games industry with prizes for retail, downloadable and mobile games as well as individual categories for specific genres. Said Martin Rae, president of the AIAS:

“These games exemplify the highest standard of excellence and quality, from the breathtaking cinematics, to the bold storytelling and the innovative technology. Our industry has really outdone itself this year and continues to exceed expectations with its creativity and craftsmanship. Bravo!”

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Home alone on a Friday evening? You could do a lot worse than enlist with the XBLAFans team tonight (8-11 PM ET, 5-8 PM PT, 1-4 AM GMT) as …
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No more conjecture, Double Fine’s zany Kinect title Happy Action Theater hits Xbox Live Arcade February 1. Tim Schafer took to Twitter to broadcast the news earlier today:

“DFHAT …
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Yet more information on the games primed for release in this year’s XBLA House Party event has escaped from CES 2012, as well as additional footage of upcoming Kinect party-game Happy Action Theater. Reporting from the consumer tech tradeshow, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson takes a brisk trip around the Microsoft booth, interviewing developers from the five upcoming XBLA titles and exhibiting new footage of their games. It’s well worth a watch.

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Monolith Productions producer Lucas Myers has responded to a chain of fan questions in a Q&A session on the Gotham City Impostors community board. The questions, while far from hard-hitting, provide Myers with an opportunity to speak about the game’s multiplayer modes, the nature of working with new IP and whether or not we should expect to see cross-platform play in Impostors (answer: not happening).

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An Xbox Live Arcade port of classic Konami beat ’em-up The Simpsons Arcade looks to be all but confirmed based on an achievement list made public today. Back …
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Great news, self-loathing readers. Team Meat has released yet another monstrous pack of downloadable levels for its hit-platformer Super Meat Boy. The 60 levels, split evenly between the new Starlight, …
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