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Not much is said on the matter, but PlayXBLA got the okay from the Microsoft legal team to announce the trademark renewal for the long-absent fighting game franchise, Killer …
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On July 25th, 2007 Wing Commander Arena released on XBLA. It was never the greatest game in the world, but it’s far from a terrible game. It’s heavy reliance on online multiplayer carrying the torch for any sense of value in the title was ultimately the reason behind its swift downfall for most gamers. Single player was extremely lacking and four players were required for any online games to actually start. Unfortunately, even on release day it was a fairly tall order to find four players in any game modes. But a very niche community of gamers managed to make Wing Commander Arena possess one of the best communities that any XBLA game had seen at that point and make the four player requirement a non-issue.

Where this title lacked was also where the game managed to make its most cherished contribution to XBLA. Wing Commander Arena was the first XBLA title to allow up to 16-player online matches. And with that also came one of the first achievements that brought a wide range of competitive XBLA players together. The achievement was called TCS Tiger’s Claw and all it required was to compete in a 16-player Capital Ship game. Back then achievements like that were fairly unheard of and it took some serious scheduling on the Xbox.com forums to set up the boosting sessions in order to unlock this achievement.

In those 16-player Capital Ship games shined quite possibly the greatest feature to date in any XBLA game. 16-player simultaneous chat sessions were born and the value in that feature alone made Wing Commander Arena boosting sessions one of my favorite memories during my time in XBLA competition. Keep in mind that when this game released, Xbox LIVE was still operating on the Blades dashboard where private chat was the best way to communicate with other gamers. Due to this, most competitive XBLA gamers had split off in to teams of two. There was Lucas & Zerium, Smally & Johnny, Karnage & myself and many more duos present at each boosting session. We all had our partners, but Wing Commander Arena brought those teams together and helped foster a better sense of community among competitive XBLA gamers. Friendships were born.

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There are a few rumors we often hear in regards to XBLA. Rather than throw down a huge feature, let’s debunk a few quickly:

• 400 MSP is the …
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The Sega Saturn hit NIGHTS into Dreams… will join Sonic Adventure 2 in its Friday, October 5 release. Both games will sell for 800 MSP. NIGHTS will include the …
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Pinballs fans have a bit of a battle on their hands. In one corner of the ring you have Pinball FX 2, which …
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Sega have announced that they have recently dropped the price tag for Sonic Adventure and Happy Tree Friends on XBLA. The discount is permanent so don’t all rush at …
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It’s been a while since we heard from Exon Studios’ Zombie Driver HD after it’s initial announcement last year. However a release date has now been set and the game will …
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That’s right, next Friday Fire Pro Wrestling will be released. Finally you can pull that luchador mask out of your closet and go all Nacho Libre on your friends, siblings, roommates, or whatever. Over 300 wrestling moves can be used and/or unlocked, and you’ll be able to customize your avatar with over 300 included avatar items. A full campaign mode is included, and you can take your wrestler online for a free-for-all or tag team match over Xbox LIVE. Avatar Famestar support is included as well, meaning that the better you play, the more bragging rights and avatar gear you’ll earn.

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RedLynx TV’s actually been around for quite a while. This episode, Season 2 – Episode 2 is a part of a series that began over two years ago. It’s …
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Wow. They should call this guy “Agent 47 Bear” or something. Naughty Bear just doesn’t seem menacing enough. But if cutting open cuddly innards is your thing, then let the stuffing fly with these three new hit list videos (two are after the jump). Naughty has several upgraded abilities and means of execution this for his XBLA sequel. Be prepared for stealth kills, brutality, and stealing clothes as a disguise.  Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise hits the Xbox Live Marketplace some time in October. No price point has been set.

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