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Our friends at Gamasutra have completed their monthly Xbox Live Arcade sales analysis. It comes as no surprise that Minecraft blazed ahead of every other game released in May. …
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Bang Bang Racing was developed and published by Digital Reality. It was released June 6, 2012 for 800 MSP. A copy was provided for review purposes

Many racing titles have graced XBLA lately but none have attempted to confuse the player with a dumbfounded title like Bang Bang Racing–the gameplay possibilities with a title like that can begin at generic demolition or race to NSFW hijinks. Joking aside, when you boost into the experience you’ll quickly discover a competent racer with tight controls and a heap of unlockable content but an excluded multiplayer component that places this title in a distant third.

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In what’s proving to be an increasingly convoluted tale, Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Three will not release on XBLIG on Monday as planned (a release date which itself was earlier than the originally announced July 10). The PC version will release as planned.

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• Bionic Commando Rearmed, Braid, Castle Crashers, Galaga Legions, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

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• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Shadow Complex, …
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Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 was developed by Stainless Games and Wizards of the Coast and published by Microsoft Studios. It retails for 800 MSP and was released on June 20, 2012. A copy was provided for review purposes.

Stainless Games and Wizards of the Coast have brought us our third iteration of the ridiculously named “Magic: the Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 201X” series. That means new cards, more missions, new modes, a redesigned interface, and yet the game’s name is still far too long. As such, while discussing the aforementioned inclusions, we will be referring to Magic: the Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 as Magic 2013 for the remainder of this review.

For the uninitiated, Magic 2013 pits you against several AI duelists throughout its multiple campaigns. Use cards to generate resources which you spend to summon creatures and cast spells. Learn about the different decks throughout the campaign and unlock them for your own use. Red, white, blue, black and green cards populate each deck and all have different signatures; for instance, green features powerful creatures, where-as black specializes in manipulating the dead. Handy tips and a thorough tutorial do a comprehensive job of teaching newcomers to the franchise, so don’t be afraid to jump right in.

As an up-front for interested veterans, no you still cannot freely create decks or mix and match cards, unfortunately, however Magic 2013 has the most cards in the series to date. If you want the card game in video game form, this is it, but if you want all of the Magic: the Gathering culture, you’d best go down to your local game store and participate there. Since this is the third iteration and many of you are simply curious about what’s new here, Magic 2013’s cards are all from the upcoming Magic 2013 core set. On top of that there are four campaigns including two different sorts of puzzles and the all new game mode Planechase.

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Playdead is one of the best developers on XBLA, even though it only delivered one title. Limbo was released as part of 2010’s Summer of Arcade, and its black-and-white world filled …
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It’s been heavily rumored and after the lackluster showing of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2, things seem to be on the rocks for Sonic. But luckily someone on …
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Trapdoor Inc. has published and developed two games this year with the House Party title Warp and the immensely popular Fez. They haven’t formally announced what they’ll be doing …
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Got a deck of Magic? Have a need for some avenging? XBLA Wednesday answers both those questions this week with a new game and some DLC. First up, Magic …
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Every year, E3 seems more hectic than the last. We spent five hectic days getting our eyes and hands on every XBLA game possible and we’ve picked out eighteen games that stood out from the crowd. Here is the run-down on the very best XBLA titles from E3 2012. Read More