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Klei Entertainment, the independent developer behind the upcoming XBLA game Shank, have unveiled six new tracks from the game’s official soundtrack and three costume unlocks out of …
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The talented Finnish developer Housemarque revealed via their Twitter feed that a new downloadable title will be revealed at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo.

The only thing that we currently …
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Uber Entertainment’s class-based third-person shooter hits XBLA today, and is the fourth game in this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion. The XBLA exclusive retails for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), …
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Double Fine is currently working on four downloadable games, the first of which was revealed as Costume Quest, an adventure/RPG. The studio, who’s most recent …
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Hydro Thunder Hurricane was developed by Vector Unit and published by Microsoft Game Studios for XBLA on July 28, 2010. It retails for 1200 Microsoft Points.

The original Hydro Thunder was a favorite in local arcades during the late 90s. The rush of boosting a fantastical speedboat through intense waters and hitting massive jumps struck a nerve in me that most other arcade games failed to do. For those with fond memories from the arcade excitement peaked when a new Hydro Thunder was announced for Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Vector Unit.

Hydro Thunder Hurricane, the first true sequel to the original arcade game, manages to reignite old love for the arcade original. When it comes to the basics, Vector Unit nailed the feel of the original, from the crazy courses down to the way the speedboats handle. Every speedboat that from the original is in HTH, and the inspired courses will evoke feelings of familiarity from Hydro Thunder veterans.

Of course, neat graphical touches remind us that the Hydro Thunder series has been improved quite a bit since the arcade days. Things like dynamic wave effects look awesome in high definition on XBLA, as do water droplets that form on the screen after a gnarly jump. Each boat now has a cool transforming animation once its boost is active. Seeing  boats transform from their standard appearance to reveal massive exhaust pipes that spew fire provides a lovely and empowering feeling.

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Producer Yoshinori Ono announced during the Street Fighter IV panel at Comic-Con that a new Street Fighter game is in the works. To clarify, this is not Street …
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Hothead Games reveals the magical formula for making the funny.
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Hydro Thunder Hurricane is out today. Damn the torpedoes, indeed.
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What do we think of the XBLA’s new visual browser?
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Which game soundtracks made the final cut?
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