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X-Blade Underwear Differences Explained

12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Japan is getting two versions of X-Blades: the PS3 version has panties, and the Xbox 360 version has less so. But…why? More »

X-Blades Collector’s Edition Goes Topless

12:20AM Mike Fahey | She’s young and needs the money. X-Blades heroine Ayumi has no shame whatsoever, very nearly baring it all for a special statue included with the expansive collector’s edition of the game. More »

X-Blades Impressions – Touching Ayumi

5:00AM Mike Fahey | I’ve been following the the game X-Blades ever since it was the Russian hack and slash title Oniblade, and not just for the adorable, barely-dressed anime-girl protagonist Ayumi. I was enthralled by…okay, I’m completely lying here. It was all about Ayumi, with her flowing blonde hair and her long legs that go all the way up to her oversized head. With the amount of information I had, she pretty much was the game as far as I was concerned. Well I finally got my hands on her X-Blades at the Games Convention and Leipzig in order to see if there was any substance behind all that style. Before I got my turn playing the game, the TopWare Interactive rep manning the booth explained to me that X-Blades had added story and RPG elements to the original game, but the hands on time I spent was all about the action. After waiting what seemed like an eternity the guy before me finished playing, cleaned up his area, and left me to my own devices. More »