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Dark Energy Digital has confirmed the rumors surrounding their upcoming game, Hydrophobia Prophecy, which is coming to PC and PlayStation 3. In response to fan inquiries about an XBLA version, Dark Energy responded with the following via their Twitter account. “We’d love to bring Prophecy to XBLA, the ultimate decision is with Microsoft so fingers crossed.”

Prophecy is best described as a reimagining of the original Hydropbobia. Sources close to XBLA fans say that around 70 percent of the game is new. Among the new features included are an expanded story with a proper ending, a new hydro-kenetic power for the protagonist Kate, and a new voice actor for Scoot, a character that helps Kate through the game.

Here’s hoping Microsoft doesn’t miss out on the chance to publish this, but given that console companies love their exclusive content we’re not holding our breath. In the meantime we recommend everyone give Hydrophobia Pure on XBLA a spin, even if they’ve tried out the game previously. The Pure title update includes a lot of the gameplay mechanic-based updates seen in Prophecy. While the original Hydrophobia received mixed reviews from critics, the Pure patch fixed a plethora of complaints. Hit the jump to see the press release and a list of changes.

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Zen Studios confirmed via their twitter account that Sorcerer’s Lair, the upcoming table for the PlayStation 3 game Zen Pinball, will be coming to Pinball FX 2. Responding to …
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‘Splosion Man was developed by Twisted Pixel Games and retails for 800 MSP. It was released July 22, 2009.

‘Splosion Man is a platform jumping game in which our hero must escape the lab where he was created. He is armed with only one weapon: the ability to repeatedly explode himself, or “splode”.  When he does, he is launched into the air. This is, in effect, his jump and attack rolled into one. He can splode three times in succession and splode off of walls to get where he needs to go.

This simple mechanic is quick to pick up and carries our hero through the many difficulties that follow. And there are many traps waiting: acid, attack robots, lasers, and giant vices to name a few. But there is always a unique answer to each problem. Simply put, this game gets platforming right.

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Major Nelson announced the Xbox Live Deals of the Week earlier today, this time bagging Gold Members Dead Rising 2: Case Zero at an impulse price of 200 MSP …
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More sales for you to take advantage of.
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Earth Shaker was developed by Battenberg Software and was releases February 2, 2010 for 80MSP. A copy of this game was provided to us by the developer for review purposes.

Earth Shaker is a very simple idea. Move your character around the stage collecting all the diamonds and then make your way to the exit, think Crystal Defender meets Dig Dug. This sounds simple enough until you add in the fact that each stage is larger then the screen so you have no clue where everything is. With boulders to crush you, enemies to kill you and walls to keep you out each stage gets a little harder then the last.

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TimeGate Studios announced today that Section 8: Prejudice players can now rent their own dedicated servers. TimeGate has team up with GameServers.com to provide PC-based dedicated servers for Prejudice. …
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With the recent delisting of an Xbox Live Arcade classic some of us are quietly kicking ourselves for not having picked up Marble Blast Ultra for the basement price of 400MSP when we had the chance. So what can those of us who missed out on the game do now? Fret not, friends. Here you’ll find a highlight-based history of marble games and a few alternatives to take for a roll.

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SFG Soccer was developed and published by Stir Fry Games. It was released on Xbox Live for 400 Microsoft points on October 30th, 2009.

Leave it to Stir Fry Games to offer the unique indie titles that just about everyone have a little hankering for. SFG Soccer is the simplistic soccer title that many casual gamers looking for a quick fix will consider picking up. Stir Fry has offered a few titles that have featured the ability to play with your avatar. This game however, does not. Without the avatar support, did they come up with a unique and interesting character design?

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This is a new piece we’re starting to let our readers know what we’ve been playing the past week. This will be coming out once a week from this …
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