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 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 MoreThere’s a few things to like about the E3 edition of the Xbox Live Update. A nice sale on DLC for Gearbox’s fan favorite FPSRPG is chief among them. The company had supported the h-e-double hockey sticks out of the game and there’s a beefy amount of game available as…
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 MoreProbably the biggest release on Xbox Live this week is a demo, but oh what a demo it is. The new Steel Battalion game pushes the boundaries of what a Kinect game can be. It’s got motion controls, it uses a controller, it’s a ‘core’ game, it looks great- all…
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 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 MoreThe newest version of Fable, Fable: Heroes, levels up XBLA today along with Awesomenauts and one DiRTy demo. Fable has been through the virtual ringer a bit in the last few years hasn’t it? F3 wasn’t exactly the epic adventure that the previous two editions were and then creator Peter…
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