XBLA Archive

  • Review: Storm

    Review: Storm

    As kids, most of us used to dream about what it would be like to be able to control the weather–and usually those dreams involved wielding lightning, tornadoes and monsoons like some kind of mad supervillain, wreaking as much devastation as possible. In Storm, a […]

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  • Review: The Walking Dead: 400 Days

    Review: The Walking Dead: 400 Days

    Season One of The Walking Dead, a video game based on the biggest Image comic around (not the AMC show), was a fantastic piece of storytelling that combined powerful voice work, thrills, and a sense of immersion that can only come from a video game. […]

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  • SoulCalibur II HD Online Does Battle on PSN and XBLA this Fall

    SoulCalibur II HD Online Does Battle on PSN and XBLA this Fall

    Returning to commemorate the game’s 10th anniversary, the legendary Soul Warriors of SoulCalibur II will be back in action in SoulCalibur II HD Online, unveiled today for digital download release this fall on PS3 and Xbox 360. All of the 10-year-old fighting game’s original modes–Arcade, […]

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  • Strider Returns Next Year

    Strider Returns Next Year

    Emerging from Capcom’s vault of long forgotten legendary franchises, Strider is getting a Bionic Commando Rearmed-style reboot. The side-scrolling action platformer starring the ultimate ninja hero badass named Hiryu, is set to make its return in early 2014 on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and […]

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  • Review: Doodle Jump for Kinect

    Review: Doodle Jump for Kinect

    When NBA star Kevin Durant is talking about you in a national cell phone ad campaign, you know you’ve earned a place in both the national pop-culture consciousness and the App Store Hall of Fame. Given the breezy and ubiquitous success of Doodle Jump—original developer […]

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  • The Walking Dead: 400 Days Release Date Schedule Confirmed, Starting Today on PS3

    The Walking Dead: 400 Days Release Date Schedule Confirmed, Starting Today on PS3

    When Telltale said the 400 Days DLC episode for The Walking Dead: Season One would be available in early July, they sure meant it. For PS3 users, early July means today, as soon as the PlayStation Store update goes down. That’s in North America of […]

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  • Contest: Doodle Jump for Kinect XBLA Code Giveaway

    Contest: Doodle Jump for Kinect XBLA Code Giveaway

    Mobile “jump ‘em up” sensation turned motion-control console game, Doodle Jump for Kinect is available now on Xbox Live Arcade, bringing vertically-scrolling platformer fun to the living room big screen. Who wants to point, flap, step, clap and jump The Doodler to platforming glory? Well, […]

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  • The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC Episode Out in Early July

    The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC Episode Out in Early July

    In the latest episode of Telltale’s ‘Playing Dead’ web series, developers working on the upcoming 400 Days DLC for The Walking Dead: Season One share more details about how the new episode relates to the first season and bridges into the second season. The basics […]

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  • Terraria Digs Up Collector’s Edition Treasure on PS3 and Xbox 360

    Terraria Digs Up Collector’s Edition Treasure on PS3 and Xbox 360

    Even more Terraria crafting, digging and adventuring goodness is coming your way later this summer from 505 Games. In addition to a PlayStation Vita release along with versions for smartphones and tablets, 505 will be releasing a retail Collector’s Edition package for the recently released […]

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  • Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

    Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

    When gamers talk about classic beat ’em ups, games like Golden Axe, Double Dragon, Final Fight and Streets of Rage are always the first to be remembered. Capcom’s Dungeons & Dragons fantasy brawlers deserve to be on that all-time list as well. Now more than […]

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