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Fez spins onto Xbox 360 on April 13

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 29, 2012 6:00am PDT

After several years and just as many delays, charming puzzle-platformer Fez finally has a firm release date: Friday, April 13 on Xbox Live Arcade.

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"Already on the 360! And its spiritual successor Children of Eden!"

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Trials Evolution, Minecraft XBLA dated and priced in 'Arcade Next' promotion

By Steve Watts, Mar 22, 2012 11:30am PDT

Microsoft has announced the "Arcade Next" promotion, and in the process spilled release dates and prices for Trials Evolution, Bloodforge, Fable Heroes, and Minecraft.

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"Sweet! Trials and Minecraft are on my must have list! Can't wait! It will be very interesting ..."

- SOTGAce see all 4 comments

Zuma's Revenge coming to Xbox 360

By Jeff Mattas, Mar 20, 2012 11:30am PDT

An enhanced version of the popular puzzle-shooter Zuma's Revenge is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, so says developer PopCap Games.

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Dragon's Lair coming to Xbox Live Arcade with Kinect support

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 20, 2012 9:15am PDT

Dragon's Lair may be the most ubiquitous game ever, having graced nearly ever platform ever. It's finally making its way to Xbox 360 later this year via Xbox Live Arcade--and it will be "enhanced" with Kinect support.

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"gah! never thought to look for an android version. $5? tempting..."

- daggot see all 12 comments

Fable Heroes could lead to more Fable spin-offs, if successful

By Jeff Mattas, Mar 19, 2012 2:00pm PDT

Fable Heroes, the upcoming spin-off of Lionhead's Fable series, could be the precursor to other Fable-based spin-off games, according to the developer.

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"I love the Fable series, even if 3 had tons of bad design decisions... But this game looks like ..."

- Videosta see all 11 comments

Fez trailer spins out six minutes of gameplay

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 16, 2012 6:00am PDT

Fez is cock of the walk lately, lifting prizes left and right, and now here's six minutes of straight gameplay footage from what'll be the trial version when Fez lands on XBLA in Q2 2012.

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"I am surprised he didn't raise a stink that someone misprinted his name in the SXSW as 'phil phish'"

- deathofrats see all 21 comments

Monster World Collection coming to XBLA

By Steve Watts, Mar 15, 2012 9:45am PDT

A leak on the Xbox Live Marketplace has revealed three Monster World games coming as part of a collection set on XBLA.

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"En masse, yeah, but didn't Bionic Commando sell really well on XBLA and PSN? Just saying, ..."

- GreggD see all 4 comments

Bellator: MMA Onslaught announced for XBLA, PSN

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 09, 2012 6:10am PST

As MMA supplants boxing as the man-punching sport of the masses, more and more games are bringing the experience of sweaty men grappling to your living room. 345 Games today announced Bellator: MMA Onslaught, developed by Supermacy MMA maker Kung Fu Facto

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"It's cool to see Bellator get some attention. For those that don't know, Bellator is the #2 MMA ..."

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Defenders of Ardania hits XBLA, PC next week

By Steve Watts, Mar 07, 2012 4:30pm PST

Paradox Interactive and Deep Silver announced today that the iPad game Defenders of Ardania will make the jump to Xbox Live Arcade and PC next week.

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I Am Alive app hits iTunes today

By Jeff Mattas, Mar 06, 2012 12:45pm PST

A companion app for the soon-to-be-released survival-action title I Am Alive is now available for free via iTunes, Ubisoft announced today.

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Minecraft XBLA offers split-screen, no Kinect at launch

By Steve Watts, Mar 05, 2012 4:45pm PST

Minecraft for XBLA will feature split-screen play, but it will lack Kinect functionality at launch.

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"Also, I am not sure how the crafting or inventory interface will look on a 4-split screen. Must ..."

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New video game releases of 3/5-3/11

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 04, 2012 7:00am PST

Next week will bring something very rare and special--a new PS2 game. Other new releases include Street Fighter X Tekken, I Am Alive, MLB 12: The Show, and something named Mass Effect 3--looks like some sort of sci-fi shooter-RPG to my eyes.

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"Big week all around; a little for almost every gaming genre. I'm preparing to be "sick" for a ..."

- Halon50 see all 3 comments

Silent Hill HD, Downpour, and Vita delayed

By Jeff Mattas, Mar 01, 2012 5:00pm PST

The Silent Hill: HD Collection, as well as new entries to the series Book of Memories and Downpour, have received updated release dates.

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"Well, considering it's by Konami who also owns/converted the MGS collection games, this one ..."

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Hybrid getting XBLA beta test

By Steve Watts, Mar 01, 2012 9:30am PST

Hybrid will be receiving a beta test soon, developer 5th Cell has announced. Sign-ups will begin after the Game Developers Conference.

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Orion: Dino Beatdown 'VidDoc' series teases March release

By Jeff Mattas, Feb 29, 2012 5:00pm PST

Orion: Dino Beatdown--the indie game featuring space marines, dinosaurs, and jetpacks--is planned for a March release, and developer Spiral Game Studios has released the first weekly 'VidDoc' that discusses some more details.

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"Wait... They're all mad because the T-Rex looks the same? It's not like you can change the look ..."

- Nyarlot see all 5 comments