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News, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Square Enix Announces Huge Xbox Live Sale

  Today, Square Enix announced their their biggest Xbox Live sale to date, beginning today, and running until March more…

Features, Music, News, PS Vita, Real Time Strategy, Tower Defense, Trailers, XBL Arcade
Zen Studios Shows it’s Much More than Pinball with KickBeat and CastleStorm

Sure, I’m bummed that we couldn’t be in Germany for Gamescom. XCOM multiplayer was on display and there was another chance to more…

Features, News
Summer of Arcade Titles Get Dates, Prices and More Relaxed Reward Deal

You’ve got to hand it to Microsoft, the Xbox Live Arcade promotions have become hotly anticipated events in the console more…

News, Sandbox, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Smashes Sales Records On Xbox Live Arcade

Once upon a time, there was a little-known Swedish developer called Mojang that released a novel little game called more…

News, Sandbox, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
Microsoft Not Issuing Full Refunds For Multiplayer Issues In Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

  The release of Mojang’s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition this past week has been met mostly with positive reviews from more…

News, Sandbox, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Live Stream For Microsoft’s Arcade NEXT Finale

Beginning back on April 18, 2012, games on the Xbox 360 have been treated to a promotional campaign called Arcade NEXT, more…

Reviews, Sandbox, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
RipTen Review: Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (XBLA)

Prior to being given my review copy of Minecraft, Mojang’s massively popular indie sandbox game, I published an article on more…

Action, Reviews, Side Scroller, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
RipTen Review: Fable Heroes (XBLA)

Right now, the Fable series is in a little bit of turmoil. The franchise started strong on the Xbox, but as time went on, more…

Adventure, Features, Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, PSN, Reviews, XBL Arcade
RipTen Review: The Walking Dead: Episode 1 (XBLA)

How is it that some licensed games capture the magic of the source material, while others make you wish a hundred mosquito more…

News, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Microsoft to Launch Weekly Arcade NEXT Live Streams

Microsoft has scheduled no shortage of special events to highlight Xbox Live Arcade Games throughout the year, including the more…

Real Time Strategy, Reviews, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
RipTen Review: Anomaly: Warzone Earth (XBLA)

  The market for Real Time Strategy and Tower Defense games has become rather crowded in recent years, however 11 Bit more…

Microsoft, News, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Xbox 360 Takes Arcade to the Next Level This Spring

How many more Xbox Live Arcade promotions can Microsoft squeeze into the calendar? Game Feast, Block Party and House Party more…

Apple, Kinect, Microsoft, News, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
Rumor: Microsoft May Release Trimmed-Down Xbox in 2013

  Despite word from Microsoft itself that we will not see the Xbox 360’s successor at this year’s E3, rumors more…

Microsoft, News, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360
‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’ Details Coming Later Today

Mojang and Microsoft seem finally ready to pull the curtain back on some big details surrounding the release of Minecraft: more…

Editorials, Features, Microsoft, News, XBL Arcade, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
What is the Real Impact of the XBLA Gamerscore Increase?

Here’s some good news for all of you achievement hunters out there. Major Nelson has stated on his website that beginning more…