Coming Wednesday, February 18th is "Brute Force," the first "deleted scene" expansion for Twisted Pixel Games' XBLA original "The Maw." At a mere 100 Microsoft Points ($1.25 USD), "Brute Force" promises more puzzles, action and a brand new elite strike force of bounty hunters against which Frank and Maw must face off. Hit the cut [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Major Nelson's got the lowdown on all that's new for the Xbox Live Marketplace this week. Notable items available today include EA Sports Freestyle's "3 on 3 NHL Arcade," the "no rules hockey game where big hits rule the day;" "Minesweeper Flags" a multiplayer re-imagining of the classic Minesweeper; and, of course, The 2009 Sports [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ubisoft isn't shying away from the fact that "Prince of Persia" ends with a cliffhanger -- in fact, they're rather hoping it will sell three more hours of gameplay come Feb. 26. That's when the aptly-named "Prince of Persia Epilogue Downloadable Content" will arrive on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network, with a "new epic journey" [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 27, 2009
On the official Banjo Blog, George K finally confirmed the rumor that had been circling the Internet since last December: "Banjo-Tooie" is coming to XBLA. According to the post, the game will be available to download sometime this April.
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
According to Kotaku, Twisted Pixel Games, independent developers behind "The Maw," have announced plans to release three additional levels for the game as downloadable content over the Xbox Live Arcade. Released individually over the coming weeks, each new level will be categorized as a "deleted scene" the player can select from the game's main menu. At [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
New this week for the Xbox Live Arcade is Twisted Pixel Games' 3D action/adventure game and PAX 10 Audience Award Winner "The Maw." Playing as the prototypical (yet adorable) humanoid alien Frank, you begin the game in lockdown aboard the ship of galactic bounty hunters. Within the ship's hold is a menagerie of the universe's [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
Square Enix have announced plans to release the mobile phone and iPhone/iPod Touch title "Crystal Defenders" on the WiiWare, PSN and XBLA platforms. The Wii release, titled Crystal Defenders R1, will be the first to arrive on Jan 27th, for the seemingly reasonable cost of 1000 Wii Points. This version will also include online high [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
YUKE'S Company of America, developers of "Neverland Card Battles" and "Double D Dodgeball" among other games, has launched a new division dedicated to downloadable games, the Chicago-based Akinai Games.
Continue reading...Monday, January 19, 2009
D3 Publisher and Inifinite Interactive have launched the first playable demo of their upcoming "Puzzle Quest: Galactrix", a successor taking the familiar puzzle-RPG hybrid formula into the vast space. It's actually quite limited, only offering a showcase of the combat mode, so it's not a proper representation of the full game. Fans familiar with the gameplay [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The indie studio Twisted Pixel Games has spilled the beans about its first full-fledged title, "The Maw", which is now set for an XBLA release by the end of this month. Almost a hybrid of "Banjo-Kazooie", "Katamari Damacy" and "Kirby's Dream Land", players will find themselves in control of Frank, a cute alien, and his friend [...]
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Monday, February 16, 2009
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