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According to the Australian Game Rating Board, Half-Minute Hero, the PSP game that parodies old-school RPGs is coming to XBLA.  Not much word on the game so far regarding date …
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Today Kalypso Media, along with First Star Software, Inc. and Catnip Games, have launched the official website for their upcoming XBLA game Boulder Dash-XL. Announced back in …
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Atari released a short video previewing the background and weaponry of their upcoming title Yar’s Revenge. The game is a reimagined remake of the original Atari 2600 game.  The …
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This week’s deal is Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
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During the late 90s and early 2000s, it seemed like Rare could do no wrong on the Nintendo 64. Responsible for massive hits like GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Banjo-Kazooie, they cranked out memorable games dear to many gamers.

Jet Force Gemini might not be remembered in the same way as some of Rare’s other classics, but like many of their other titles, it was ahead of its time and pushed the boundaries of what the system could do.  It’s epic scale, creative weaponry, surprisingly violent combat and emphasis on exploration landed it in the hearts of many, and would make a perfect HD remake for XBLA.

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Today marks a very sad day for the gamerscore community. Jason Young (Morgon) of MyGamerCard.net has officially announced that MGC will be calling it quits. For over 5 years MGC has been one of the most respected and reliable gamerscore sites on the web and it will surely be missed by many.

MGC is a victim of policy change along with a lack of interest from Microsoft in their community development program. Maintaining the site became an uphill battle that resulted in a loss of time and money over the past year. Jason did what he could to keep the site up and running but after constant setbacks, the obvious decision to discontinue the site had to be made. Read More

One of the great things about Xbox Live Indie Games is that they aren’t as much of a target when they clone gameplay from another title.  Enter FishCraft.  Developed by Frozen North, FishCraft follows both the story and gameplay of Angry Birds, merely with a different setting. To be fair, Angry Birds is far from the first game in this micro-genre.  Games such as Crush the Castle have been around just as long, if not longer.  Still, for players unwilling to wait for those furious feathered daredevils FishCraft looks to be be a great budget-priced alternative.  FishCraft is available now on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 80MSP.  You can grab a demo here.  Check out the trailer after the jump.

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Bizarre Creations, creators of Geometry Wars, was recently shut down by Activision.  That didn’t stop ex-staffers from forming a brand new company, Lucid Games.  The new company …
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Trials HD was developed by RedLynx and published by Microsoft Game Studios for XBLA on August 12, 2009 as part of the second annual Summer of Arcade. Retails for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Trials HD is the quintessential example of a game that is instantly playable and fun, but tough as nails to master. What starts off easy and fun gradually becomes borderline maddening and impossible, rewarding the most patient and determined players with personal satisfaction as well as leaderboard bragging rights.

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Team 17, developers behind the Alien Breed series on XBLA, recently announced that their Unreal-powered trilogy will be coming together as one in the form of a …
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