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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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Have you ever wanted to design a videogame without having to learn all that pesky computer science? Well, the folks at Robomodo have your back. The studio behind the recently announced Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help get funding for their latest game, Bodoink, a wacky pinball/pachinko hybrid for Kinect. By raising the money without having to rely on a publisher they’ll be able to retain creative control of the game, and they’ve decided to pass much of this control on to the project’s backers (namely, you guys). We spent some time this week with Robomodo lead designer Patrick Dwyer to talk about Bodoink and the Kickstarter (listen to the interview here), and to give the game a try.

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We’re over the half way mark now on our 12 Days of XBLA promotion, but don’t worry there’s still plenty of chances for you to win. Today’s prize will be the awesome action-RPG-tower defense hybrid, Dungeon Defenders. For a chance to get your mitts on Trendy Entertainment’s epic hit, put your creativity hat on and come up with your best caption for the above image featuring the game’s Squire hero. You might want to check out the official Dungeon Defenders webpage for some inspiration. And remember to follow us on twitter for more chances to win great games.

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Josh Hobbs (@JoshieSquashie) – You have won a copy of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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Sonic CD burst onto XBLA earlier this week for the surprisingly low price of 400 MSP. To give us move of an insight into the game, Sonic Team Art …
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Major Nelson released the Top 20 XBLA sales for the week of December 15. 2011; these stats are based on individual full game purchases. Halfbrick is still proving that ninjas and fruit are an unbeatable combo, coming in first with Fruit Ninja Kinect. The next three on the list should be of no surprise to anyone: Pinball FX2, From Dust, and Dungeon Defenders. What is surprising this week is that Lara Croft and the Gurdian of Light sneaks in at a cozy number five, proving that a good sale can do wonders for a great game. Check out the full list of 20 for the week after the break.
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We still have a two more XBLA’s Most Wanted features waiting in the wings for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, but we thought we’d take a minute and ask you, the everyday gamer, what your number one XBLA game wish is. Remember to be realistic–we aren’t going to see any Super Mario games on XBLA–but have fun with it. Who knows, you just might have your favorite game featured in a future Most Wanted column, and if you do you’ll have all of your wildest dreams come true.

If you need a refresher, hit the jump to take a look at all of the games we’ve featured this year. If a game seems interesting to you, be sure to comment on it. We can’t guarantee it’ll come to XBLA, but we do know that developers and publishers frequent forums and journalistic sites looking for what the fans want.

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We’re off to another great day with the sixth installment in the 12 days of XBLA promotion! We’re giving out the lovely Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet today to one lucky commenter. But that is only if you answer the question correctly in the comments section below. The question is:

The animation director on this game also worked on a great 90s movie, was it Iron Giant or Titan A.E.?

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

The winner of yesterday’s contest is: Jeroen (@yog4st) – You have won a copy of Ms. Splosion Man and a bonus Ms. Splosion Man table for Pinball FX2. We will be in touch with you today on Twitter!

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In this new video, we get to see a few killer tips on how to handle pesky campers.
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New Santa DLC coming next week for free! Check out the preview video right here.
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Frozenbyte’s eye popping platformer Trine 2 has made its way onto the Xbox Live Marketplace early, making the day for many gamers. While it is currently unknown whether Microsoft …
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