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CES 09: XBLA Doritos Game Downloaded Almost 1 Millon Times

Posted by Michael McWhertor at 8:20 AM on January 8, 2009

Advergaming is huge. At least that's the takeaway from Microsoft's John Kroese, who revealed that the Mike Borland and Ninja Bee developed Doritos' Dash of Destruction racked up almost a million downloads in December.

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Madballs Added To Game That Was About Angry Balls Anyway

Posted by Michael McWhertor at 9:40 AM on January 6, 2009

As an impassioned Madball fan, seeing Oculus Orbus appear in a video game, no matter what the quality, is cause for celebration. Even if the personally enduring 80s fad is simply being slapped on.

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XBLA Kicks Off The New Year With Interpol

Posted by Mike Fahey at 2:40 AM on January 6, 2009

The last few weeks of Xbox Live Arcade games were a boon to the more casual gamer, and the first game of the new year continues the trend with TikiGames' Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos.

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Microsoft Wants Radiant Silvergun For XBLA

Posted by Mike Fahey at 1:20 AM on January 6, 2009

In an interview with Gamasutra, Treasure CEO Masato Maegawa reveals that Microsoft has requested the classic Saturn shoot-em Radiant Silvergun for Xbox Live Arcade, but Treasure has yet to say yes.

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These Were The Most-Played Games Over Xbox Live In 2008

Posted by Luke Plunkett at 5:30 PM on January 5, 2009

Don't you go thinking just because it's January we're done with the "best of 2008" lists. Because we are so not. Latest comes courtesy of Microsoft's Larry Hryb, and charts the years top Xbox Live games.

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Meteos Wars Micro-Review: Make It Rain

Posted by Michael McWhertor at 7:30 AM on January 1, 2009

Q Entertainment has given its Nintendo DS puzzler Meteos new life on Xbox Live Arcade with Meteos Wars. Why the "Wars" distinction? It's certainly no bloodier than the standard Meteos (or even Meteos Disney Magic.)

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XBLA Gets First Merv Griffin Game

Posted by Mike Fahey at 1:20 AM on January 1, 2009

It's time for the final Xbox Live Arcade game of 2008, and they've saved the best for last, provided you are a big fan of crossword puzzles, game shows, or the works of Merv Griffin.

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Castle Crashers FINALLY Gets Patched

Posted by Luke Plunkett at 1:20 PM on December 24, 2008

It's been a long time coming, but notoriously fun, notoriously buggy XBLA hit Castle Crashers is finally going to receive a patch. The official word comes outta the forums of developer The Behemoth.

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Eidos Delivers Puzzle Arcade To XBLA On Christmas Eve

Posted by Mike Fahey at 2:40 AM on December 23, 2008

Eidos delivers all of the fun of jigsaw puzzles with none of the missing pieces this Christmas Eve with the announcement of Puzzle Arcade, an interactive jigsaw puzzle game for Xbox Live Arcade.

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Ubisoft Pits Brains Against Bullets In CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars

Posted by Mike Fahey at 5:20 AM on December 20, 2008

Ubisoft has just announced CellFactor: The Psychokenetic Wars, a futuristic first-person shooter coming to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network that pits big guns against mental powers.