It’s a relatively small update on Xbox Live this American Independence Day, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing worthwhile to download. A pair of new Arcade titles are out that just might steal a good hunk of your day. Spelunky is already being compared by some to Super Meat…
Read MoreMagic 2013 hits Xbox Live this week with a deck full of card battling action along with some new Marvel pinball and a blue blur of a sale. It never ceases to amaze me how much people still like games like Magic 2013. Based on maybe the most popular card…
Read MoreThe full lineup of games for Xbox Live’s yearly ‘Summer of Arcade’ promotion has been revealed. Get ready to spend some points this July. There’s a little something for everyone in the this year’s edition of the event. Two (pretty much) sure fire winners, two intriguing possibilities, and one possible…
Read MoreBut you’ll have to wait till next week for Xbox and PC. Close Quarters is a themed expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter that actually changes the base game. That kind of modification isn’t something that we usually see on console FPS’, but man is it a welcome sight.…
Read MoreBabel Rising headlines this very slow week on XBLA as the doldrums of Summer loom large. Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion is a long ways off for Live users. The service hasn’t really seen a meaty update in a few weeks and things are lookin’ a tad sparse. SoA is…
Read MoreThe first single player expansion for batman: Arkham City went up on XBL this week. Not into clowns? There’s also a nice sale on Popcap’s catalog and some vintage Sega classicsMake that overpriced Sega classics. Or maybe not, depending on how much you love the absolute classics of their respective genres.…
Read MoreJam Live Music Arcade hits this week alongside Sonic 4 ep2 and some very solid sales on Kinect-ed XBLA titles. Jam Live is probably best described as a sandbox music game. It allows players to mess around with tracks and play with different elements of songs. It’s also compatible with…
Read MoreNot just one, but two different versions of the formerly PC only tough guy are heading to the console. Both Serious Sam 3: BFE and Serious Sam Double D XXL will be launching on Xbox Live Arcade this Autumn. “Serious Sam fans have been asking for Serious Sam 3: BFE…
Read MoreIs there anything other than Minecraft in this week’s update to Xbox’s online marketplace? Yes. Is there anything that you’re likely to care about? Uh, no probably not. I have to admit, I never really got into the whole Minecraft ‘thing’. It just didn’t hold any interest for me, but…
Read MoreGetting a lot of positive word of mouth this week is the 2D/3D platformer Fez. If you don’t like that, there’s always The Splatters. Lets get back to Fez for a sec though, because this little title looks pretty special. Fez is a pixely platform game that takes a very…
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