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The recently released XBLA game Raskulls might have some DLC in the works. This weekend, a friend compared his achievements in Raskulls to mine, and saw some achievements I …
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Ever wanted to be able to say your contribution helped make a game? Ever wanted to have an achievement named after you? Spiral Game Studios is giving avid gamers the chance to make a difference with money. Spiral has created a kickstarter page for its next game, Orion: Prelude, looking for a minimum of $10,000 from individuals that are into dinosaurs, mechs, and jetpacks. And for everyone that helps, Spiral will have some awesome swag: a t-shirt, a piece of concept art, an achievement named after you, or even your likeness used in a game (depending on the level of donation). To find out more about the awards and incentives check here.

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Here at XBLA Fans, we are all about getting our readers the best in XBLA news, reviews, interviews, and discussion. We consider ourselves to be experts in the field, …
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What’s in a score?  We here at XBLA Fans believe that it is mostly an arbitrarily defined number. If a friend asked you to tell them about …
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Spare Parts was developed by EA Bright Light and published by EA.  It was released on XBLA on January 19th for 800MS Points ($10).

Spare Parts is a casual action adventure game with minor puzzle elements that mostly surround the co-op aspects of the game.  You play as a robot, Mar-T, who is searching for stranded robotic allies and missing ship parts in order to escape the hostile environment where he’s shipwrecked.  It’s a basic concept that’s been done many times before.  Sadly, Spare Parts brings nothing new to the table and the gameplay is as generic as the title of the game. Read More

THQ has announced that the second Double Fine downloadable title, Stacking, will be coming to XBLA on February 9th. They also announced that it will cost 1200 Microsoft Points. …
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This week’s XBLA release is EA Bright Light’s cooperative platformer Spare Parts. You can pick-up the game (featuring the voice of Simon Pegg) right now for 800 points.

So …
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Starting January 18th, EA will be holding a sale on quite a large variety of downloadable items including some great XBLA games.  The sale will last until January 24th and it will include 50% discounts on the following items: Read More

Zeit² is a sidescrolling Shoot ‘em Up developed by Brightside Games and published by Ubisoft. It’s available on the XBLA for 800 microsoft points.

XBLA games are frequently prone to being viewed as “casual” because of their price point, and as such it’s easy to assume any XBLA title will have a casual playing style to it; Zeit² does not. The game has a tutorial where they explain how the game works and how to play, along with supplementary tips throughout the Arcade experience, but the handholding quickly ends and Zeit² shows itself to be a top shelf challenge worthy of any sidescrolling shoot ‘em up lover.

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In a discussion with Joystiq, Twisted Pixel has announced that Ms. ‘Splosion Man will be playable at the upcoming convention, PAX East. Not only that, but they …
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