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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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Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Review (XBLA)
14 years ago

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Review (XBLA)

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 is the sequel to Bionic Commando Rearmed, which itself remake of the 1988 NES game.  Critics generally loved the original Rearmed.  It was well received by us as well.  So the sequel has big shoes to fill.  The question is whether this game was more than a mustache and a new hairdo; could it stand against the scrutiny of its predecessor?

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Trials HD Tuesday: Monochromatic
14 years ago

Trials HD Tuesday: Monochromatic

By  •  Features

Trials HD is an amazing game.  One with the potential to substantiate itself for years to come with user-generated tracks.  Some of the best courses the community could design were …
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New Moon Diver screens and trailer
14 years ago

New Moon Diver screens and trailer

New screenshots for Moon Diver (formerly known as Nechromachina) have been released, along with an updated trailer for the game. Being developed by Feelplus and published by Square Enix it combines one part anime, one part Castlevania, and one part four player coop. Consider our interest piqued, this is definitely a game worth following. No release date has been set, but we’ll continue to report on the game as more information is released.  Check out the debut trailer and some screenshots after the jump.

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Shoot Many Robots coming to XBLA
14 years ago

Shoot Many Robots coming to XBLA

By  •  News

Demiurge Studios released the first gameplay title for their game Shoot Many Robots. Joystiq also notes the title will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Announced back in October the game is a sidescrolling shoot em’ up for up to four players that also features light RPG elements such as weapon upgrades.  The game is slated for a 2011 release, but nothing more definite than that has been revealed. Check out the attached trailer after the jump.

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Rotor Review (XBLIG)
14 years ago

Rotor Review (XBLIG)

Rotor was released February 20, 2011 via Xbox Live Indie Games.  It was developed by Pocket Starship and sells for 80MSP.  A copy of the game was given for review purposes.  All of the game’s aspects were explored.

Indie developers Pocket Starship have hit the XBLIG scene with their freshman release, Rotor. In the game players pilot a helicopter in a stylized open world and complete minigames which involve things such as collecting orbs or attempting to accurately fly down a specified path. Does it stand up to the basement price of 80MSP? Hit the jump to find out.

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Islands of Wakfu development complete
14 years ago

Islands of Wakfu development complete

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The cooperate action-adventure game Islands of Wakfu has finished development, Eurogamer reported today.  Developed by Ankama, it’s the sequel to Dofus, a Flash-based free-to-play MMO.  No release date has been set.  Check out the trailer after the jump.

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The Gunstringer likely an XBLA title

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Joystiq reports that Twisted Pixel Games’ recently announced The Gunstringer is all but confirmed to be headed to Xbox Live Arcade thanks …
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Vector Unit’s new game unveiled (for Android)
14 years ago

Vector Unit’s new game unveiled (for Android)

By  •  News

Today at Mobile World Congress developer Vector Unit unveiled their next game, Riptide GP.  While unfortunately not a XBLA title, the game is coming to Nvidia Tegra-powered …
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THQ looking for future team ups with Double Fine
14 years ago

THQ looking for future team ups with Double Fine

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Following the strong reviews for Double Fine Productions’ Stacking, THQ Danny Bilson stated he would like to work with Double Fine on future games.  Posting via his …
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Breach patched on XBLA, trial extended
14 years ago

Breach patched on XBLA, trial extended

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The tactical shooter Breach has been patched. A number of features and issues have been addressed, mostly related online gameplay. The game’s trial has also been extended from 30 …
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