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The Inside Xbox team – spearheaded by Dan Maher – has snagged an interview with RedLynx PR and marketing man Jason Bates. In it, Bates speaks about forthcoming follow-up to hit XBLA title Trials HD, Trials Evolution. Specifically, he doles out information on the new editor, track sharing features and, crucially, what hasn’t been tinkered with.

“We are using the same basic gameplay physics; the exact same controls you’re used too. Everything that was perfect in Trials HD we’re not touching, we’re not messing with that part.”

Klei Entertainment announced today that Shank 2 will be released on XBLA… *drumroll*… February 8 for 800 MSP! In a few short weeks you can experience the next installment …
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Although Joe Flacco bore a striking resemblance to the living dead when his Ravens edged out the Texans in their AFC Divisional playoff game last weekend, that’s not actually him wearing a different jersey depicted in the above image. No, what you’re looking at is the Easter egg awarded to players for completing “Blitz Gauntlet” mode in the XBLA and PSN title, NFL Blitz. The unlockable zombie team is an obvious nod to the 1993 Sega Genesis classic, Mutant League Football.

Naturally, its inclusion has led to speculation over whether or not this is EA’s way of teasing a new Mutant League release of some sort. Kotaku’s Owen Good took it upon himself to investigate the matter; in doing so he discovered that a number of designers within the studio are indeed interested in such a project. This does not, however, in any way confirm that a remake or sequel is definitively on the way.

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I’m joined by the regular crew of Perry, Todd and Andrew this week for a pretty packed show. We kick things off by talking about the very disappointing release of AMY. It’s a game that is getting pretty much universally panned, Perry and I talk about some of the reasons why. We also wonder if there’s any chance the game could be saved by post release patches much like Hydrophobia.

Other than that it’s up to Andrew to talk about what he’s been playing, as the rest of us haven’t played all that much. Thankfully his games lead us into an interesting discussion about XBLA multiplayer communities and whether bad games being released have any affect on them.

Perry grabs a few of the notable news stories from the last week for us to talk about, including a few Double Fine related snippets.

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The first media of the freshly announced Deadlight from Tequila Works has hit the internet, revealing a dark, frightening and brutal world that awaits players. Described as a puzzle based platformer, Deadlight drops players into an alternate reality in 1986 where a strange disease threatens humanity’s existence. The only people left alive and those who have turned on their fellow man and surrendered themselves to madness. Players take control of Randall Wayne, one of the few “sane” men left who is fighting to survive on the American west coast. Will he (and you) overcome the horrors and hopelessness that await? Check out the teaser trailer above and perhaps more importantly, read on for the first screenshots of the game in action. Deadlight is scheduled to hit XBLA this summer.

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  Painwheel is one rage-filled young lady. Then again, most 15-year-old girls that have been kidnapped and subsequently implanted with a “synthetic Buer Drive and Gae Bolga parasites and …
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  Microsoft has registered a game named Crimson Dragon on the Korean Games Rating Board. Since publishers make a regular habit of registering names that never amount to …
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Yesterday we brought you new gameplay details on Ubisoft’s survival centric adventure game I Am Alive. Today we’re able to bring you a new “tape” made by the game’s …
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You’ve only had 18 years to play it across some 20 platforms, but if you’re yet to experience the thrills and chills of id Software’s lionized first person shooter Doom then great …
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Do you enjoy being in a scary house or find someone that haunts your dreams? Both answers can be found this week on XBLA Wednesday. First up is Haunt …
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