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About Steve Melton

Steve is an Indiana native with a degree in Computer Information Technology and a background in technical writing. He has also written for the newspapers and other periodicals at the schools he attended. A gamer for over 20 years, Steve finds that Xbox Live Arcade is the perfect fit for most of his gaming needs; classic gameplay at a bargain price.
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How much do you love Pinball FX?
15 years ago

How much do you love Pinball FX?

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Zen Studios just announced via their Facebook page that if they get 4,000 “Likes” by the weekend that they’ll distribute codes for tables, including brand new tables. The original …
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Section 8: Prejudice behind the scenes #2
15 years ago

Section 8: Prejudice behind the scenes #2

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TimeGate Studios has released their second behind the scenes video for their upcoming XBLA shooter, Section 8: Prejudice. It’s more tongue-in-cheek “comedy” mixed in with some great details about …
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Two shoot em’ up trailers fill the screen with danger
15 years ago

Two shoot em’ up trailers fill the screen with danger

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GamerBytes recently posted the new trailer for Galaga Legions DX (above), an over-the-top enhancement to 2008’s Galaga Legions, which in itself is an enhanced re-imagination/remake of the arcade classic …
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Happy Birthday to us!
15 years ago

Happy Birthday to us!

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As we close out on Brawler Week we’re gearing up for another celebration; today XBLAFans.com turns one! To celebrate we’re having an Xbox Live Indie Games Extravaganza. We’ve contacted …
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Catchin’ up on the glory days of brawling
15 years ago

Catchin’ up on the glory days of brawling

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Recently our fearless leader John Laster caught up with Gamernode’s Joe DeLia to talk about the glory days of the brawler, the resurrection of the genre, and its influence …
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Section 8: Prejudice to be released April 20
15 years ago

Section 8: Prejudice to be released April 20

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Timegate Studios revealed via their Section 8: Prejudice twitter account that their upcoming third person shooter will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on April 20, 2011 for 1200MSP. …
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D&D can now be consumed by the masses
15 years ago

D&D can now be consumed by the masses

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It’s a long running joke that D&D players are nerds. Well, Dungeon and Dragons: Daggerdale looks to be a game that isn’t just for the few and proud players …
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Halo 3: ODST coming to Games On Demand?
15 years ago

Halo 3: ODST coming to Games On Demand?

So in non-XBLA/XBLIG news: This morning we booted up our 360’s to see an advertisement to buy Halo 3: ODST via Games On Demand, found in the Spotlight channel. …
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Brawler Week: Brian Provinciano of Vblank Entertainment
15 years ago

Brawler Week: Brian Provinciano of Vblank Entertainment

I recently had a chance to sit down to do a short interview with Brian Provinciano of Vblank Entertainment. What I had intended to be a short interview that wouldn’t take up too much of his time turned out to be a great 30 minute conversation about his roots in the gaming industry, Retro City Rampage, and its predecessor, Grand Theftendo. Below you’ll find just a few of the highlights from our conversation. Special thanks to Brian for giving us such an in-depth interview. We’ve  posted the audio below. Give it a listen and see some of the highlights after the jump.

[podcast]https://xblafans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/XBLAFancastRetroCityRampageInterview.mp3[/podcast]

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Could Hawken bring mech combat back to mainstream?
15 years ago

Could Hawken bring mech combat back to mainstream?

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Hawken is a mech-based shooter from indie studio Adhesive Games. Set in a post-apocalyptic era, players pilot mechs in all out deathmatch. The Unreal Engine 3-powered game looks amazing, …
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