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Microsoft has given into the holiday cheer, going live with a holiday sale that discounts select XBLA titles by 50%. The centerpiece of the sale is a single “daily …
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Between October 20, 2010 and October 11, 2011, Double Fine released the XBLA games Costume Quest, Stacking, and Iron Brigade, as well as the retail game Sesame Street: Once …
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We posted a rumor that Renegade Ops would be seeing some DLC in the near future and it looks like that turned out to be true. Sega announced today that we’ll be seeing two new DLC packs on December 21 with one for campaign and new vehicles for the other one. In the new Coldstrike campaign, you’ll be facing off against a new villain with three new levels and new enemy types to destroy. It’ll set you back 400 MSP on its release. The new Vehicle Pack DLC will add two new heroes with Crystal using a large-force field and custom armor while Blazemo has an off-road terrain vehicle that’s great against multiple terrains so nothing stands in your path to destruction. It’ll set you back 240 MSP for both heroes and catch some new screenshots after the break of the arctic explosions.
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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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Just when you think all of the news has emerged from the darkness about Alan Wake’s American Nightmare but then Remedy gives us more and who are we to …
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To tell you the truth, we haven’t heard anything about Quarrel until today when @lifelower tipped us a screenshot with the game description. Quarrel is an iPhone/iPad game coming …
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We haven’t heard much on Bloodforge since the trailer reveal but some new screenshots emerged on their Facebook. What’s interesting to note in these screenshots is the gigantic enemies the are more than double the size of your character. One of the captions mention that the best form of attack is defense which hopefully leads to more blood being shed as you defeat these giant enemies. One thing’s for certain, we can’t wait to see this game more in action early next year. Check out the other screenshot after the break.
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Since its reveal at the Spike Videogame Awards, a steady stream of details on Alan Wake’s American Nightmare has been flowing and garnering plenty of attention from fans. Today, …
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Apples to Apples was developed by ImaginEngine and published by THQ. It was released December 7, 2011 for 800 MSP. A copy was provided for review purposes.

When the word practical is in question, which comes to mind first: video games or card games? It all depends on the context, doesn’t it? Not in Apples to Apples, where silliness abounds and players can make as little or as much sense as possible. This party game is roughly a million years old and has been played roughly forty bajillion times, and it’s finally found its way to Xbox Live Arcade.

Apples to Apples is a very simple game where a variable amount of players take turns choosing green apple cards with adjectives on them such as “explosive”, “repulsive” or “loud”. All the other players then choose from a hand of seven red apple cards with all sorts of words which endeavor to be like that green card, ranging from actions such as “running” to people like “Leonardo DeVinci”. The goal is to match the green card with a red card as best as possible, but Apples to Apples has always been a party game and party games love house rules, so some players may not play by the book. The XBLA version introduces a single player feature as well as a different variant to the game’s multiplayer, but at its core this is a game of silly comparisons.

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