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Xbox Live Arcade Game Leaks Onto Torrent Sites

1:00PM January 31, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

PC games leak all the time. Even console games eventually turn up on torrent sites once their discs are pressed. But an Xbox Live Arcade game getting out, and one which isn’t that close to release, that’s a little stranger. More »


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Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD Was My Favorite VGA Surprise

6:40AM December 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

You can keep your Command & Conquer Generals 2 and The Last of Us, for me the biggest news out of the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards wasn’t a new game but the return of something old: Tony Hawk. More »


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A Moon Knight Pinball Table? I’m Mailing Zen Studios My Babies

4:20AM November 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

A year and a month ago I sat in a hotel room in Anaheim, California, telling the folks from Zen Studios how much their Marvel Pinball series for Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network needed a healthy dose of the fist of Khonshu. I don’t recall making a pact for my firstborn, but if I did I’ll totally honour it. More »


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The First Teaser For The Next Alan Wake Is Very Short

4:16AM November 11, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

If you like teaser trailers that are shorter than your best burps, go watch the teaser for the new downloadable Alan Wake game. A longer trailer of some sort will air during the Spike Video Game Awards on December 10.


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Ghost Rider Turns His Penance Stare On Pinball FX 2

5:40AM October 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Johnny Blaze, the subject of the upcoming live-action sequel starring Nicholas Cage’s hair, is the next Marvel superhero to get the Pinball FX 2 treatment, but what virtuous secret is he hiding? More »


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A Little Bit Space Combat, A Little Bit Twin Stick Shooter, This Is Fusion Genesis

1:00AM October 15, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Fusion Genesis is meant to be a mix of a twin-stick shooter and a massively mulitplayer online game. But it felt more like a space combat game than an MMO. More »


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Sweet And Yummy Tears Fall On Xbox Live In South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge

10:10AM October 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Eric Cartman’s arch-nemesis returns to South Park to exact his revenge in the Xbox Live exclusive South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge. Why is he so vengeful? I suppose it has something to do with Cartman making him eat his own parents. More »


News

Studio Head Resigns Over Green Berets Misrepresentation

9:03AM October 12, 2011 | Brian Crecente

The head of Pipeworks Studios today resigned from his position, saying he regrets misleading others into thinking that he was a Green Beret. More »


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Brief Introduction To Orc-Slaying In Orcs Must Die!

4:00PM October 7, 2011 | Chris Carolan

I am personally always a fan of new twists on the tower defence genre. Setting up traps on the ground and walls while you stab and shoot enemies, Orcs Must Die! balances offence and defence almost perfectly. More »


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Skullgirls’ Latest Lady Fighter Is All About Decap Attacks

11:00AM October 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Downloadable 2D fighting game Skullgirls has a new contender, Ms Fortune. Who is she? And why is she so gross? Mostly because none of her extremities or her cat-head seem too well attached. More »