Weekly Roundup: December 23 – Happy Holidays
Weekly Roundup compiles all the biggest news stories, reviews and features from the week into one handy post on the weekends.
The holidays are officially upon us. It’s been a busy week around these parts, thanks to our own Andrew Crews, who’s diligently orchestrated yet another year of fantastic giveaways. Today marks the end of The 12 Days of XBLA, and your last chance to score the amazing Grand Prize worth $55 in Xbox Live Arcade games. Be sure to check out the final entry of the contest, and toss your hat in the ring. Finally, we want to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays from all of us here at XBLAFans!
Here’s our week in review:
News
- The countdown to 2013 ticks away with huge savings on Xbox Live Arcade games. Check out the full list of games on sale until Decemeber 31.
- Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition decks the halls with a Festive Skin Pack, and rounds out a stellar year with the eagerly awaited Title Update 7.
- We delve into the tactics of State of Decay, and follow up with some fan Q&A, complete with gameplay footage.
- Scott Pilgrim will have to wait for Round 2 versus the world, as DLC is delayed until 2013.
- The cooperative side-scrolling beat-em-up Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds gets a date, a price and DLC.
Features
- This week’s Straw Poll Wednesday ponders the importance of graphical realism.
Reviews
- Brandin Tyrrel stabs through the twisted imagination of Suda51, in our Black Knight Sword review.
New Releases
- Kinect Party : Free! (until December 31)