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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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New footage from Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With An Engine
14 years ago

New footage from Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With An Engine

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Apparently Jimmie Johnson will race just about anything that’s attached to an engine.   The game was announced rather quietly over two months ago, but is really starting to look …
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Battle: Los Angeles announced and confirmed for March release
14 years ago

Battle: Los Angeles announced and confirmed for March release

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The rumored Battle: LA has now been confirmed for Xbox Live Arcade. Set for a release sometime in March the game, much like the movie it is based on, …
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XBLA port of Spelunky to have multiplayer
14 years ago

XBLA port of Spelunky to have multiplayer

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At Game Developers Conference 2011 panelist Andy Hull confirmed that the Xbox Live Arcade port of the PC indie hit Spelunky will have four player simultaneous gameplay.  “We’ll have …
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Grand Theftendo to be shown at GDC today
14 years ago

Grand Theftendo to be shown at GDC today

Grand Theftendo, the game that started indie developer Brian Provinciano’s drive to create Retro City Rampage, is being shown today at Game Developer’s Conference 2011. The game is a demake of Grand Theft Auto III’s Portland area and runs on a Nintendo cartridge. Provinciano described the game as:

“a port of Grand Theft Auto III for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is Grand Theft Auto III running on an 8 bit, 256×240 resolution, 2 bit colour x 2 bit palette, 1.79 Mhz system, written entirely in 6502 Assembly Language! It includes the entire Portland city!”

See the entire press release after the jump.

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XBLA Wednesday: Beyond Good and Evil HD
14 years ago

XBLA Wednesday: Beyond Good and Evil HD

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The cult classic Beyond Good and Evil returns to Microsoft consoles today. Originally released for the Xbox, the game was extremely well received by critics and consumers, …
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Rock Of Ages is tower defense to the extreme
14 years ago

Rock Of Ages is tower defense to the extreme

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IGN recently got a closer look at ACE Team’s Rock Of Ages, a tower defense game set in four classic periods of time. The game revolves primarily around the …
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Sega Rally Online Arcade GDC 2011 Footage
14 years ago

Sega Rally Online Arcade GDC 2011 Footage

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GameSpot got a full on-walkthrough of the first few minutes for Sega Rally Online Arcade today at Game Developer’s Conference.  Ben Harbone of Sega detailed the game’s play modes …
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Achievements suggest new Lode Runner DLC
14 years ago

Achievements suggest new Lode Runner DLC

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Over two years after the classic hit Lode Runner was released on XBLA it seems a new downloadable content pack entitled is coming.  Apparently entitled the Journey Expansion Pack, …
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See Ms. Splosion Man in action
14 years ago

See Ms. Splosion Man in action

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GameSpot got an early hands-off demo from Twisted Pixel’s Michael Wilford today at GDC 2011.  Set for a tentative fall release the game features a new character, Ms. Splosion …
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Gamasutra on dynamically-generated Bastion
14 years ago

Gamasutra on dynamically-generated Bastion

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In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Supergiant Games’ Amir Rao discussed the background behind his company and the development of Bastion.  The team of 17 developers, consisting of former …
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