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New LucasArts Game 'Lucidity' Revealed (Updated)

By Chris Faylor, Sep 11, 2009 7:38am PDT

Update: More details and the first screenshots of Lucidity have arrived, with LucasArts specifying that the downloadable game will hit PC and Xbox...

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"Tie Fighter was an exceptional game, that's why people harp on it, not because it's the SWars ..."

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No Wallace & Gromit on Xbox Live Arcade Tomorrow

By Chris Faylor, Sep 08, 2009 2:45pm PDT

The second episode in Telltale's Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures series won't be arriving on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow after all, Microsoft has...

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"And by that I mean "go help fix whatever it is that's delaying the release"."

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Sonic & Knuckles, Wallace & Gromit Episode 2 Hitting XBLA This Week

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 08, 2009 9:10am PDT

This Wednesday's batch of Xbox Live Arcade releases will be the the second episode of Telltale's Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures adventure...

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Doritos Again Seeking 'Unlock Xbox' Game Ideas, Offering $50K Prize

By Chris Faylor, Aug 31, 2009 3:40pm PDT

Microsoft and Frito-Lay, which produces the Doritos brand of flavored "tortilla chips," have once again paired to turn a user-submitted pitch into...

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"Maybe they should introduce a gamer version and coat them in a candy shell."

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Shadow Complex Sets XBLA Sales Record

By Chris Faylor, Aug 31, 2009 1:50pm PDT

Microsoft today dubbed Chair Entertainment's action-adventure game Shadow Complex "the most downloaded single-player title in Xbox Live Arcade...

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"the 360 is the new gaming pc. the pc is now just a development & testing platform. oh yeah, ..."

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This Week on Xbox Live Arcade: Yo-Ho Kablammo, Defense Grid

By Chris Faylor, Aug 31, 2009 11:44am PDT

Canalside's piratical action game Yo-Ho Kablammo and Hidden Path's strategy effort Defense Grid are this week's two Xbox Live Arcade releases,...

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"i disagree, defense gird (on the pc) has so far been the only TD game i've actually NOT enjoyed, ..."

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Indie Games 'P.B. Winterbottom' and 'Axel & Pixel' Coming to Xbox Live Arcade, Stealing Pies

By Chris Faylor, Aug 26, 2009 9:10am PDT

Publisher Take-Two today announced that it is bringing two independently-developed games, one all about pie theft, to the Xbox 360 as Xbox Live...

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"The game was actually in development as a student project as far back as 2007 (possibly earlier, ..."

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Peggle XBLA Getting 'Nights' Expansion

By Chris Faylor, Aug 26, 2009 8:00am PDT

The 60 levels of PopCap's peg-busting, ball-bouncing sequel Peggle Nights (PC) are coming to the Xbox 360 iteration of Peggle in the form of...

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"Same here. Sometimes use it at my desk when something is taking way too long to calculate. I ..."

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NBA 2K10: Draft, Watchmen Hit XBLA This Week

By Chris Faylor, Aug 24, 2009 12:11pm PDT

With the Summer of Arcade promotion now over, Microsoft has stated that the next Xbox Live Arcade releases will be NBA 2K10: Draft Combine and...

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"Namco sent out a press release last week Friday with some trailers, and it still had the Aug. 26 ..."

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Doom 2 Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

By Alice O'Connor and Chris Faylor, Aug 13, 2009 8:58am PDT

An Xbox Live Arcade version of id software's 1994 shooter Doom II: Hell on Earth is being shown on the floor at QuakeCon, expected to be officially...

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"Yes. The level names were .gifs that you could replace though, but the name displayed on the ..."

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NBA 2K10: Draft Combine Brings Pre-season Training to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Store

By Chris Faylor, Jul 28, 2009 9:20am PDT

While Visual Concepts' NBA 2K10 won't be available at retailers until later in the fall, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners will be able to get a...

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"yea it's cool you can play as one player for a career I think "

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Defense Grid Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

By Chris Faylor, Jul 23, 2009 11:13am PDT

Hidden Path today announced that its strategy title Defense Grid: The Awakening will hit Xbox Live Arcade in "late summer," which is extremely good...

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"I watched a youtube video of someone beating it to get some ideas on what to do. cheating I ..."

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Metalocalypse Coming to Consoles This Fall

By Chris Faylor, Jul 22, 2009 10:25am PDT

It looks as if Brutal Legend may no longer win "most metal game of 2009" by default, as publisher Konami has announced that a downloadable game...

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"I consider myself a real metal head and i think dethlok is hilarious."

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South Park XBLA Game Arrives October 7

By Chris Faylor, Jul 21, 2009 12:41pm PDT

Ending an extended period of silence, Microsoft has provided details and a release date for the downloadable South Park Xbox Live Arcade game...

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"Tower defense? I've played a million of those. They should have made it a third person ..."

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The Secret of Monkey Island: SE Arrives

By Chris Faylor, Jul 15, 2009 10:33am PDT

As LucasArts continues to embrace its various beloved adventure franchises, the developer's enhanced re-release of The Secret of Monkey Island is...

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"I've never played Monkey Island before and if it wasn't for this remake I probably never would ..."

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