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Those who suffer from a lack of an Xbox Live Gold account will be able to enjoy two more compilations of games, thanks to UK publisher Mastertronic. GamerBytes reports …
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Atari released a short video previewing the background and weaponry of their upcoming title Yar’s Revenge. The game is a reimagined remake of the original Atari 2600 game.  The …
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One of the great things about Xbox Live Indie Games is that they aren’t as much of a target when they clone gameplay from another title.  Enter FishCraft.  Developed by Frozen North, FishCraft follows both the story and gameplay of Angry Birds, merely with a different setting. To be fair, Angry Birds is far from the first game in this micro-genre.  Games such as Crush the Castle have been around just as long, if not longer.  Still, for players unwilling to wait for those furious feathered daredevils FishCraft looks to be be a great budget-priced alternative.  FishCraft is available now on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 80MSP.  You can grab a demo here.  Check out the trailer after the jump.

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Team 17, developers behind the Alien Breed series on XBLA, recently announced that their Unreal-powered trilogy will be coming together as one in the form of a …
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Twisted Pixel Games’ latest title, The Gunstringer, is a wild west Kinect title starring an what can only be described as an undead marionette cowboy.  It’s the first real chance players have had to see what XBLA games can do for Kinect, and since its announcement back at the beginning of this month it’s been wowing the press.  But with so much coverage how can anyone keep up with what’s going on?  Well, fret not.  We’ve got the best of all the previews after the jump.

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Siliconera reports that the dungeon crawler Torchlight will be receiving exclusive content on XBLA.  New armor and weapons have been added, as well as additional quests for the …
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Deadliest Warrior, the fighting game based on the TV show of the same name, received new downloadable content yesterday.  Joining the chaos are three new fighters, the Rajput, Zande, …
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The Micro Machines series has long been the standard for top-down arcade racing games.  Keen Games seeks to dethrone the series from its thrown with TNT Racers.  Released on February 9 for 800MSP it packs quite a punch for the price.  But is it better than a Micro Machines title, or just a dime a dozen clone?
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Konami confirmed today that their action arcade game Rush’n Attack: Ex-Patriot will be released March 30 on XBLA. A 2.5D game developed by Vatra Games, it takes …
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Often when looking to buy a game I look up not only critic reviews, but comments from everyday users like you and me.  We all do it.  While the critics can give an overall “point scale” view of the game, it’s often family, friends, and even common folks on the internet who sway me one way or another on my purchase.  That’s why XBLAFans reviews games as though it’s a recommendation from a friend; we want you to know whether to buy, try, or skip it.

Still, there’s one thing that bothers me: when people don’t actually demo a game.  On the one hand there’s the age-old comment “I tried it for like two minutes and shut it off. The game sucks”.   On the other hand there’s the “Dude, I really wish I’d tried the demo first.  I’m out 800MSP and there’s no refunds on this crappy game!”   So what’s a person to do? The answer is simple: actually try the demo or trial.  Spend more than a few minutes in the game, and for heaven sakes, don’t make your buy or skip decision based on no-to-little time with the trial.

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