Dragon rolled up the garage doors and vroomed onto the iPhone and iPad earlier this week, with a small-sized reboot that invoked and updated its arcade ancestor’s main features – bosses, levels, soundtrack and more. More »
For all the things that the People’s Republic does not have, it does have an arcade — as we learned yesterday. And at least some very, very North Korean kids have Double Dragon. This pic was snapped by photographer Eric Lafforgue at Songdowon International Children’s Camp, and the kids are playing the Micro Genius clone. Nice to see that even in oppressive regimes, some kids still get to kick arse with Billy and Jimmy.
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As it generally goes when there’s high profile Wii release such as Mario Kart, the Virtual Console is keeping a low profile this week, releasing only one game on the Wii Shop Channel for your classic gaming enjoyment. At least they aren’t skimping out on quality as well as quality, as this week’s release is none other than Double Dragon, the story of two brothers’ fight to rescue one girlfriend from a shadowy organisation hell-bent on learning the secrets of their martial arts. We are introduced to Billy and Jimmy Lee, as well as Billy’s girlfriend Marion, who gets shot to death in Double Dragon II, making the tragedy of the first game all the more poignant. Double Dragon for the NES (500 points) will be available today for those of you requiring a tiny break from all that furious karting.
A new report from research firm Frank N. Magid Associates reveals that Xbox 360 are not only largely unaware of the console’s high definition graphics capabilities, but that nearly a third of owners are unfamiliar with the Xbox Live Arcade service. The report, based on response 1800 households (only 149 of which actually own an Xbox 360), reveals that while a large number of users have purchased or tried an XBLA title, a surprising number of them are clueless about how they can get UNO, Double Dragon or Pac-Man Championship Edition on their chill white Xboxes.
One can only assume that this “awareness gap” is due to the large number of dedicated Viva Pinata machines.
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