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Newly announced inductee to the Summer of Arcade 2011 lineup, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, looks to be the artsy game of the bunch. Following the big reveal Fuelcell Games released some new screenshots of the game as well as their “final” trailer. Also, expect more news on XBLA at E3 all week. Enjoy. Hit the jump for the trailer and gallery.

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Those of you who visit the XBL marketplace can find a special treat: a trailer for the upcoming sequel to Trials HD; entitled Trails: Evolution. There is no information from RedLynx yet, but the trailer does hint at a multiplayer function. Hopefully we’ll hear some news (or an official announcement) before E3 ends.

UPDATE: We’ve found a trailer. Enjoy! You can also read the official press release after the jump.

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Battleblock Theater, the next Behemoth project, finally gets a theater of its own at http://www.battleblocktheater.com/. Behemoth intends to ration off weekly gameplay tidbits in the form of prisoner case …
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In what seems like a last minute move, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer sat on the GameTrailers TV couch during their live show and spilled the beans on the Summer of …
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E3 is upon us again, and XBLAFans has your Xbox Live Arcade coverage. We’ve got four of our talented staffers on the show floor and the …
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The recently announced Metal Gear Solid HD and Zone of the Enders HD Collections will apparently be released on XBLA in addition to the planned retail release. We have …
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Dead Block takes the traditional zombie game and throws it out the window. Gone are the grotesque parts-hanging-off zombies, gone are the photorealistic graphics. In their place is an art style that’s reminiscent of the 2006 CGI film Monster House. It’s got that 3D comic look that was popularized by Team Fortress 2, and it looks great. The game is set as a campy classic TV show featuring characters from all different walks of life. The horrific sound of Rock ‘n Roll has caused the dead to rise from their graves. Now it’s up to the few remaining survivors to set traps in a tower defense like manner to stop the oncoming hordes.

It’s certainly a fresh take on a genre that, in our opinion, went stale long ago. Maybe comical tower defense is just what the zombie genre needs. We’ll find out this summer when Dead Block comes to XBLA. Check out our initial coverage of the game here and hit the jump for another trailer.

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Full House Poker just released another DLC pack for the Summer Season. The DLC is free and contains three new achievements for a total of 50 gamerscore. But beware; …
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We’re starting yet another feature here at XBLAFans that will showcase any newly announced Xbox Live Arcade-based avatar awards from are friends over at AvatarAwards. They’re a great site that somehow gets news on avatar awards for all 360 games before they’re released. Be sure to check them out if you’re curious about any non-XBLA related avatar awards. For simplicity’s sake and so that we don’t leech from them, each of the links below will take you to their site. Remember, these are awards, so they’re given out to the player by completing criteria in each game. For more detail hit up the Avatar Awards site. You can also follow them on Twitter at @AvatarAwards360.

We’ve got a big backlog to fill between the AvatarAwards and things that pre-date their site, so this one’s a lot longer than usual. Hit the jump to see the list. Also, let us know if we missed one.

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Konami has announced a new baseball-inspired game coming to XBLA in three parts. The games will feature all 30 Major League Baseball clubs in their official home and road jerseys, and …
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