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Haunted Temple Studios’ upcoming strategy game Skulls of the Shogun is set to be published by Microsoft Studios, Gamasutra reports. We recently featured Skulls of the Shogun in our best …
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WayForward are very close to releasing their new XBLA title next month with Bloodrayne: Betrayal, and they decided to release a brief snippet of gameplay footage. In less than …
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We’re really proud of our site, and even more so of the jump in readers (and the readers themselves) lately. As such our tired old server just can’t handle …
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At XBLAFans, we normally don’t venture very close to retail considering the digital form of Xbox Live Arcade games. However, Best Buy is having a sale next week that’s …
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Is it possible for a game to both sound like it’s from the 50s and have the ability to throw your co-op partner around the level? The Behemoth seem …
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With Bloodrayne: Betrayal just over a month away we’ve had a lot of buzz around the game. It’s likely to be that way until the game hits in August. So enjoy these new screenshots and keep checking back for more as we bring more info as it drops. See all the new screenshots after the break.
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Bastion is set to kick off the Summer of Arcade next Wednesday and we’re pretty excited about it. Supergiant Games’ debut title looks set to be a quirky and very …
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First off, I would like to say that I do play an occasional retail game. It’s very rare, but I do buy retail discs. Usually it is a budget title though. In 2010, I bought three retail games and only one game (UFC Undisputed 2010) was $60. The other two titles I picked up were Deathsmiles and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa both at $20. My other gaming purchases totaled anywhere from 30-40 Xbox Live Indie Games titles, 40-50 Xbox Live Arcade titles and 30-40 Steam titles. The downloadable platform is clearly my venue of choice for many reasons. Read More

Dead Block was developed by Candygun Games. It was released on July 6, 2011 and retails for 800MSP. A copy of the game was provided for review purposes.

Dead Block is one of the rare games that truly defies a proper description. It has a lot of familiar gameplay elements put together in a truly unique way. Zombies and Rock n’ Roll are the two main themes of this game. It is set in the 1950’s and the new genre of Rock n’ Roll has somehow raised the dead back to life. Huh, guess all those preachers were right. Rock n’ Roll really is of the Devil.

You take control of three survivors who each have a different set of skills. The idea is to rummage through whatever building you are in and find enough resources to hold off the zombies until you can find the key or piece of equipment you need. This is where the game gets weird. To finish a level you need to find a guitar and amp and play rock music to defeat all of the zombies.

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Joe Danger: Special Edition has an awesome new mechanic in it called pro medals. Pro medals require players to acquire all the stars in a level in one run; …
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