Probably 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 MoreTake part in Operation Shieldwall this weekend. Starting Friday May 25th at 6pm PST and wrapping up on Monday the 28th at 5am, this newest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer event is loaded with new Bounty Challenges. Allied Goal: Promote 50,000 characters. Successful completion of the allied goal will grant all players a Victory…
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 MoreThe Walking Dead can seemingly do no wrong as the new episodic game from Telltale has garnered one million downloads in just over two weeks. Dead creator Robert Kirkman must be a very happy camper these days. Hit TV show, monster fan fave comic book, and now million selling video…
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 MoreHow about a little musical accompaniment to go along with all that hard boiled, slo-mo gunplay? The third installment of the storied Max Payne series hit stores today and with it’s arrival, so comes the title track for the game’s soundtrack- TEARS by the band HEALTH. Apparently, fans have been…
Read MoreWhat happens when you take God of War-style rage, a hyperkinetic camera that makes Ninja Gaiden 3 look positively pedestrian, and Skyrim’s pseudo- early European visual style? Well, you end up with Bloodforge. While on paper that should be a recipe for success somehow it’s nowhere near as awesome as…
Read MoreMinecraft is many things to many people. For some it’s a challenge of survival, eking out a living amongst an environment filled with monsters. For others it’s a therapeutic exercise of repletion – dig and craft, dig and craft – the perfect way to unwind after a day’s hard work.…
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 MoreColossal Mayhem and Excessive Force? Bring the pain with P2’s second round of downloadable content. You probably know all about Colossal Mayhem if you’ve been playing Radical Entertainment and Activision’s Prototype sequel. If you bought the special edition of the game (not just the standard, which only gets you RadNet…
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