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In a perfect world this article would have gone up on Wednesday, but due to some unforeseen circumstances it was delayed. Over the past week we have looked at …
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Gamers usually fall into one of the two following categories: those who sing and praise HD remakes as if they are gold covered in chocolate, and those who compare the HD remakes to the excessive milking of a cow. I tend to fall in the gold category, and for good reason—HD remakes are positive for both the gaming industry and gamers.

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Being a site focused solely on XBLA and XBLIG titles we occasionally get to do some cool stuff that makes us feel like celebrities. Enter the April 29 Xbox Live Community Playdate. This isn’t a “let’s get together and play”, it’s an official, Xbox Sponsored playdate. We’ll be playing Hydro Thunder Hurricane, one of our many favorites around the XBLAFans offices.

We probably won’t be playing the DLC maps as it requires money to play them, but we will be requiring the multiplayer Tempest Pack patch, available here for free. This compatibility patch (technically free DLC) will let those who like DLC-only boats and skins use them, and people who don’t own the paid DLC can see them. For those interested the full version of the DLC includes three new achievements two new boats, three new tracks, expert versions of the novice and pro boats, and new skins for every boat. It’s well worth the 400MSP, as indicated by our review of it. For those wanting to buy the full version of the Tempest Pack, you can do so here.

Hit the jump for a list of gamertags participating.

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Zen Studios just announced via their Facebook page that if they get 4,000 “Likes” by the weekend that they’ll distribute codes for tables, including brand new tables. The original …
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Technically Brawler Week is over but we have a slight addendum…

Associate Editor John Carson recently got the chance to speak to Edmund Mcmillen and Tommy Refenes better known as …
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Toy Cars was developed by Eclipse Games and released on February 21, 2011 and costs 80 Microsoft Points.  A copy was provided by the developer for review purposes.

For anyone that has been gaming since the days of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, the arcade racing title Micro Machines was a game with tiny cars but with a lot of heart, and now the Xbox Live Indie Channel has been graced with a contemporary nod to that game in the form of Toy Cars.

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Cave have announced that their upcoming XBLA platformer Nin2-Jump‘s sales donated to the Japan Red Cross to help with the relief effort from the recent devasting earthquake. All …
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TimeGate Studios has released their second behind the scenes video for their upcoming XBLA shooter, Section 8: Prejudice. It’s more tongue-in-cheek “comedy” mixed in with some great details about …
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Barkers Crest Studios, creator of the XBLIG hit Avatar Golf; have been hard at work on their latest game, The Avatar Legends. The game is a build your own adventure Action-RPG where your Xbox Live avatar is the hero. Of course, a single player campaign will also be included along with many more features. But the true beauty of the game is the user creativity tools and sharing options. The Avatar Legends will release sometime during late April and will include the following features: Read More

In The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile players collect ghost beads that modify their stats or gameplay experience in some way. Four may be equipped at any time. While some beads are easy to find and in fact the game leads you right to them, some of them are in hidden pathways or require backtracking to find. Still some are received as rewards for playing the musical challenges from amps scattered throughout the game.

Thanks to Laorik and an anonymous commenter, the guide is now complete! All 30 beads are accounted for and contained within as well as a guide to the Bleep Bloop! achievement.

If you’re not sure whether or not to purchase The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile check out our review of it.

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