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It’s never cool when a game gets canceled, but for a select few it’s a low down crying shame. Well, get out the tissues, because Megaman Universe got the axe. Yep, the Megaman 2-inspired platformer with built-in level and character editor is no more. Joystiq reports that Capcom claims it was canceled due to “various circumstances”, which is about as vague as you can get. They did point out that the Megaman creator Keiji Inafune left Capcom in October of last year. Whether Inafune left due to creative differences, trouble at Capcom, or for greener pastures we don’t know, but it’s likely to tie in to why MMU was canceled. In the game’s honor we’ve posted the original trailers after the jump. Hope your hanky is nearby.

Source: Joystiq

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We already knew about it thanks to IGN’s coverage at GDC 2011, but now Burger Time HD has now been officially announced. The game is an enhanced remake of the original and is in development at Frozen Codebase. MonkeyPaw Games will publish the title, which includes four player splitscreen gameplay. We’ve posted the press release and screenshots after the jump.

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Swarm was developed by Hothead Games and published by Ignition Entertainment. It was released March 23, 2011 for 1200MSP. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for review purposes.

Swarm is a 2.5D side scrolling platformer in which you control a group 50 small, blue, clueless creatures. The goal of the game is to collect DNA for the “Momma” of the alien swarmites throughout twelve levels while making sure at least one of said swarmites stays alive. The game is not about story; it is about points. Swarm proves to be a fun and engaging gameplay experience once you get used to a few minor drawbacks.
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Until a month ago I had never played Castle Crashers. This was always a painful admission on my part given my position within the industry, but I finally resolved …
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Castle Crashers was developed by The Behemoth and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on August 27th 2008 for 1200MS points.

The Behemoth have quickly become a developer to watch. After starting life with the flash game Alien Hominid on Newgrounds they expanded the game to consoles and eventually to XBLA with Alien Hominid HD. The game had a unique and striking art style created by artist Dan Paladin, and breathed new life into the almost forgotten side-scrolling shooter (complete with punishing difficulty).

After Alien Hominid The Behemoth moved onto a completely new game in Castle Crashers. This time they decided to have a go at another classic genre, the side-scrolling brawler. Dan Paladin’s unique art style remains, but Castle Crashers is a much bigger and more ambitious game than Alien Hominid. The Behemoth took the basic 2D brawler gameplay and added a few things on top, with an RPG-like (or lite?) leveling system and a little more depth to the brawling itself.

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The staff behind XBLA Fans has been working extra hard the past few weeks as we prepared for BRAWLER WEEK! We created this special event to explore everything we love about this bloody beat ’em up genre. The week is chock full of reviews, interviews, features, contests, and prizes. We’re bookending Brawler Week between Rush’N Attack and Dishwasher: Vampire Smile… two games that we encourage you to take for a test run.

Every day we’ll update this post with more awesome content and a new challenge for our readers to complete. Each challenge will be accompanied by a prize we will randomly give out to one or more lucky person that picks up the gauntlet and completes the challenge. At the end of the week, we have a very special prize that just three lucky readers will win. (Hint.) Please see our contest rules for more info and requirements.

This post will remain stickied on top to keep you up-to-date on the latest Brawler Week info. Don’t forget to keep checking for your next opportunity to win game codes and other great prizes!

Today’s features:

• Giveaway Challenge #6: No Hype – win X-Men Arcade

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In an exclusive with Eurogamer, Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios announced their upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title, Renegade Ops. Described as a twin-stick “vehicle shooter”, the game …
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The HD remake of the 2009 Nintendo DS game Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes now has a release date. It will grace the Xbox 360 on April 13, …
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Team Meat announced this morning via its Twitter account that a new update is coming for Super Meat Boy, due sometime in mid-April. Xbox owners will receive two new chapters, …
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This is a guide geared towards helping you locate all the Animal Orbs in Castle Crashers. Before you collect every Animal Orb, you will likely need to look at our Items Guide in order to fully understand what is required to collect each Animal Orb. And when you are finished collecting the Animal Orbs, take a look at our Character Guide if you wish to unlock all the characters as well. Read More