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Today is the last day of the 12 days of XBLA promotion and today’s prize is a secret. But you can find out what game we are giving away if you can successfully identify the game that is distorted in the screen shot above. This is an actual screen shot taken from actual an gameplay moment with a simple Photoshop filter applied to it. Guess it right and you gain an entry in the daily and grand prize drawings. Good Luck! And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for even more chances to win great games!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: David (@RoostedVulture) – You have won a copy of From Dust. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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It’s that time of the year again. The Fall 2011 Xbox Dashboard update has arrived and brought with it a slew of changes. Fans and detractors alike have turned out in force, clamoring to make their side of the argument the loudest, and therefore the best. No one is wrong. The Kinect integration is miles better than it was before but brought with it a somewhat clunky interface where unwelcome things are given the prized center panel, and the game you were hoping to play is a small box in the top left. Roaming profiles and cloud saving are so ridiculously awesome that you almost don’t notice the weird lag that sometimes crops up when browsing through the menus. Almost. We could argue the pros and cons of the new dashboard all day, but eventually everyone will get used to the new way of doing things and forget about it.

One question, though, will continue to ring out long after all others have disappeared on the gently wafting winds of time. One question that’s been around since the service launched: Why no love for the indie game market? Have the issues finally been answered in this update? Let’s take a look and see for ourselves.

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We’ll soon be wrapping up the 12 Days of XBLA promotion, but not without giving you a few more chances to win some great games first. Today, you’ll be getting a chance to win From Dust by answering the following question in the comment section below. The question is:

What is the name of the game that From Dust creator Eric Chahi also created that is definitely not from this world?

Sound off in the comments below for a chance to win! And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for even more chances to win great games!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: John Louie Grant (@jagamit2) – You have won a copy of Toy Soldiers: Cold War. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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2010 was a pretty great year for XBLA games. It’s hard to think it could be topped. Yet here we are at the end of 2011 with a crop of games that are arguably even better than last year. XBLA has continued to grow throughout 2011 and the diversity of games continues to rise.

We saw the year kick off with unique games like ilomilo, zeit2, and Stacking and it ends with impressive titles like Dungeon Defenders, Joe Danger: Special Edition and Trine 2. We’ve come a long way since the days of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.

As a result this year’s XBLAFans Game of the Year awards were even more hotly contested than last year, with a few of the categories coming down to just a couple of votes. The list of nominees for the grand prize was almost excessive and could easily have gone into double digits. So without further ado, we are proud to present the second annual XBLAFans Game of the Year awards. Read More

We talk to Stardock about their Xbox Live Indie Game Elfsquad7
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Today is the first double-digit day of the 12 Days of XBLA, and there’s still some great prizes up for grabs. Today’s prize is Toy Soldiers: Cold War. If you want to join the plastic battle, all you have to do is answer a simple trivia question and you’re entered to win! Here’s the question:

The Commando soldier (pictured above) is based on what iconic 80’s movie character?

Answer in the comment section below for your chance to snag a copy of the game. And be sure to follow us on Twitter for more chances for great prizes. It couldn’t be easier!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Jeremy Bennett (@JBHuskers) – You have won a copy of Outland. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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We’re back for day nine with another game to win, but this time we aren’t telling what it is. Instead you must guess from the distorted picture above. We will give you this hint, when we reviewed it, this was said “It’s hard to describe the art style…. best way we could think to put it would be Tron meets nature”. Leave your answers in the comments below and we will pick a winner randomly from all the right answers. Make sure to check back tomorrow as our contest continues and of course make sure to follow us on Twitter for even more chances to win!

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Drunkdaddy69 – You have won a copy of Radiant Silvergun. We will be in touch with you today through email!

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Guess who’s back with another game to give away, we are. Today we will be giving away Radiant Silvergun, an old school SHMUP from the late 90’s. Radiant Silvergun is one of many classic titles that have been resurrected through XBLA. All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:

If you had your choice, which Dreamcast classic would you bring back to life?

Let us know in the comments below and one lucky commenter will be randomly chosen as the winner. And make sure to follow us on Twitter for even more chances to win great games.

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: James (@fsnsaber) – You have won a copy of Dungeon Defenders. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Forget Power Rangers, Voltron was the original team robot. We sit down with Producer Russell Brock to discuss why.
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What we are playing is a weekly column that appears each weekend. Various staff members let the world know what games had them hooked the past week and which ones …
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