Posts Tagged ‘XBLA’

All that Glitters is Not Gaming Gold

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

One of my favorite games on the NES is Final Fantasy. To this day I can still play the game through savoring each moment. Most recently I have been playing the 2003 re-release for the PS1 which may diminish the nostalgia factor but definitely not enjoyment. Which got me to thinking, there are many more powerful, better looking, insanely more complex games available to me. Yet, out of all the games out their and all the ones I own, I’ve never played through a game as many times as Final Fantasy. For that matter, in my top five most played games of all time the only one made recently is Katamari Damacy for the PS2.

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Watchmen: The End is Nigh Preview

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Depending on the type of person you are, you are either excited by or dreading the upcoming Watchmen movie. If you are in the latter group then you will probably want to stop reading now. However, if you are the…

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Is Fable 2 The Future Of Gaming?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Whenever the topic of the future of gaming comes up, I immediately begin blathering on about immersion, and how as time goes on, games only get more immersive. Normally, I’m referring to top notch visuals, high quality surround sound, and…

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Age Of Booty Docks In Your Port, Steals Your Rum

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

For those of you who would prefer to read this review entirely in pirate speak, you may do so here.

Age of Booty (formerly Plunder) is a pirate themed RTS developed by Certain Affinity, and published by Capcom. From the start,…

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Rumor: TMNT on XBLA?

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Rumors have been circulating for a couple of days that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game is coming to XBLA. This video seems to lend credibility to these rumors. Here’s the deal: I can neither confirm nor deny these rumors,…

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What’s REALLY Wrong With XBLA?

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Luke Smith over at 1up recently sat down with Aaron Greenberg, Group Product Manager for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, and asked him some questions about XBLA. Greenberg had some interesting things to say. For one, he confirmed the release of…

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Rumor CONFIRMED: XBLA Texas Hold ‘Em Patch More Like a Virus [update 1]

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

If you haven’t heard by now, DON’T download the update for Texas Hold ‘Em on the Xbox Live Arcade. The “update” (more of a virus if you ask me) has been reported to make the game unplayable over live - it…

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