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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project Confirmed for XBLA


Erik Johnson

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Microsoft has revealed that the now defunct 3D Realms’ side-scrolling title Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is heading for an Xbox Live Arcade release.

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Xbox Live’s Weekly Deal: Zombie Apocalypse For $5


Erik Johnson

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Continuing on the undead front, Microsoft has slashed 50% off of Konami’s downloadable shoot ‘em up Zombie Apocalypse as part of Xbox Live’s Deal of the Week promotion.

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Geometry Wars 2 50% Off on Xbox Live


Erik Johnson

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Geometry Wars 2, a game that’s worth much more than its $10 price tag (especially if you have a friend or three) is just $5 through the week. Seriously, its the right time to trade in one of your Subway tubes or Taco Bell poop boxes for Pacifism mode.

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Second Magic: The Gathering DLC Detailed


Erik Johnson

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Wizards of the Coast has unveiled the second expansion to Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers, with first details mentioning a new single player campaign, new cards, decks, challenges, personas and more.

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Guitar Controlled Platformer ‘Fret Nice’ Rocks PSN This Week


Erik Johnson

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Tecmo and Pieces Interactive have announced that their guitar-controlled musical platformer Fret Nice will land on the North American PlayStation Store this Thursday.

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Quality Retro: Mega Man 10 Pack Art


Erik Johnson

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Sometimes you see something you get so excited about you just have to share, and Capcom really got me giddy tonight as they’ve sent out the Mega Man 10 pack art, and…oh gosh, I really hate just throwing the word epic around, but Proto Man looks solid and that purple dragon does appear to have turrets all over its body.

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Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgement Hits XBLA Next Week


Erik Johnson

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Konami has announced that their tactical RPG Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgement will be released via XBLA on Wednesday, January 20.

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[Review] Shadow Complex


Christian Martin

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Unfortunately, Summer is coming to an end. Days are becoming shorter and school is starting up again. Many of us will reminisce about our sunny vacations while waiting in line to shell out way too much money for text books we won’t even read. Even if you’re not in school, think about it as a kind of metaphor for life, or something. Yeah, that’ll work.

But wait, my fellow scholars (metaphorical or not), the end of this particular Summer is not without its positives. There will be plenty of cute girls (or guys) to chat up while not listening to lectures in class.

Also, Shadow Complex came out.

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[Interview] James Silva, Creator of ‘The Dishwasher’


Christian Martin

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The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai is a dark 2D action-platformer in which you play an undead samurai dishwasher who must slash his way through hordes of evil cyborgs, naturally. The game was created using XNA Game Studio and was the winner of Microsoft’s Dream-Build-Play contest, which netted its creator, James Silva, a nice cash prize along with a Xbox Live Arcade publishing contract.

Silva, an ex-dishwasher himself, was kind enough to answer a few questions for us now that his schedule has cleared up a bit.

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Is Banjo-Tooie Coming to Xbox Live Arcade Soon?


Erik Johnson

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A Banjo-Tooie video download has arrived on the Xbox Live Marketplace that hints at its impending release on the Xbox Live Arcade and shows off a new move unlocked through the “Stop ‘N’ Swop” game crossover feature.

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