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PAX East will be upon us in roughly 24 hours, and XBLAFans has rounded up as many booth locations for great XBLA games as we could, all in one convenient post.  That’s not to say you shouldn’t wander around PAX looking for other booths we didn’t know about, but we love our readers and so put the most comprehensive list we could together.  Check it out after the jump.  If you know of other XBLA games shown at PAX East send the info to tips@xblafans.com.  If we could get link to the source (if possible) and the booth number as well that’d be super-great!  Have fun at PAX!

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Signal Studios announced a new sequel to the RTS/Third-person shooter hit Toy Soldiers today. Entitled Toy Soldiers: Cold War the game is set in the 1980s. While the original game focused on old generic tin toys Cold War looks to parody the GI Joe toys of the 80s. It’ll be shown at PAX East, so be sure to stop by Signal’s booth and give it a whirl. See the trailer below and a list of features after the jump.

Source and images courtesy of Signal Studios

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It’s happened to all of us — we pick up a game we’ve been waiting to play only to find something horribly broken in it. Achievements don’t unlock, characters get stuck in walls, scripted events don’t fire, or at times even core gameplay feels off.  It’s frustrating, and so often the issues kill sales for what could have potentially been a great game.  So often our hopes lie in a patch, known on Xbox Live as a title update.  But for some games that patch never comes.

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Three Xbox Live Arcade titles received a permanent price reduction this month.  Players can now get Penny Arcade Episode 1, Penny Arcade Episode 2, or Lode Runner for …
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Another secret sale today.  Sonic Adventure is 50% off (400MSP) for Gold subscribers.  We don’t know how long this deal will last, so those who’ve been waiting …
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You know what every great development team needs? A doctor. Hothead Games has just that, Dr. Mike Hayward, who has his Ph.D. not in medicine, but in artificial intelligence.  Dr. Mike, Producer Joel DeYoung, Lead Designer Pete Low, Designer David Herron walk through elements of the game, showcasing what the Swarmites can do and what the game is all about.  Check out episode 1 here as well as the remaining episodes after the jump.

Episode 1: Get Flocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWVU-eVMAU

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Trials riders get ready! It’s Trials HD Tuesday! Today we’re bringing you LOST, a track patterned after the popular TV show.

LOST is the brain child of Ajuvix.  It …
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OutRun Online Arcade was developed by Sumo Digital in conjunction with Sega and published by Sega.  It was released April 15, 2009 for 800MSP.  It is available for a limited time, and will be removed from Xbox Live at the end of 2011.

Sega’s OutRun series has been a staple in racing games for years.  So many games spun out of the influence of the original, motion chair enabled, arcade game; Ridge Racer, Daytona USA, even several sequels to OutRun itself.  In 2003 Sega released OutRun 2 in arcades around the world.  A fully 3D reimagination of the original game, it featured the original split-stage gameplay combined with new challenges and vehicles.  The success of OutRun 2 prompted a special edition arcade game, OutRun 2 SP, which featured all new courses and music, as well as a port to the original Xbox.  These were all later combined in to the console-exclusive OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast, which featured all the cars, courses and music from both OutRun 2 and its SP counterpart.

In December 2008 Sega announced a new spinoff to the OutRun 2 sub-series, OutRun Online Arcade.  Boasting high-definition (1080p) graphics, Dolby 5.1 surround sound, and online play it was truly an OutRun for today’s consoles.  Unfortunately due to an upcoming expiration of contract with Ferrari the game will be pulled fro XBLA in December of this year.  Are shiny graphics and typical next-gen features do enough to merit the 800MSP price?  Find out in today’s Rewind Review.

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Days of Thunder Arcade was developed by Piranha Games and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment. It was released on February 25, 2011 for 800MSP.

Days of Thunder is arguably one of the greatest racing movies ever made.  The story follows rookie Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) in his rise to victory in the then-Winston Cup championship.  Over 20 years later the franchise has been resurrected in the form of Days of Thunder Arcade.  Continuing some time since the movie ended, the premise again follows a rookie (the player character) in their quest to be champion.

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Burger Time HD has been officially confirmed, spotted at Game Developer’s Conference 2011.  We originally received a tip that the game would be coming via an ESRB rating, and …
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