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by Paul Acevedo
May 03, 2012
Microsoft could probably leave Wordament exactly as-is and it would still keep many of us busy for, like, ever. But what if you don’t speak English, the language that yours truly wields like...
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 17, 2012
Lately we’ve been fortunate enough to receive release dates for new Xbox Live games a week or two in advance – including this week’s release, Monster Island. Naturally Windows...
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 06, 2012
Last year, this writer paid a visit to Twisted Pixel Studios in Austin, TX to discuss their Kinect title The Gunstringer. Twisted Pixel is best known for their creative and irreverent Xbox Live...
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by Paul Acevedo
Mar 14, 2012
Does anybody remember the 1980 arcade game Missile Command? It was quite a hit back at the dawn of the vidja game phenomenon, though we haven’t seen too many modern sequels beyond the updated...
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by Paul Acevedo
Mar 08, 2012
Signal Studios’ XBLA Toy Soldiers games provide an inspired twist on the tower defense formula. The setting involves a conflict between two factions of army men, making for fun use of scale...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 29, 2012
The Must Have Games 2012 promotion comes to a close with the highly anticipated Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp from Krome and Microsoft Studios.
Boot Camp is the mobile companion to Toy Soldiers: Cold War...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 22, 2012
The Must Have Games 2012 promotion is nearly over, but that doesn’t mean the Xbox Live games will stop coming once March rolls around. Microsoft has just announced several new mobile Live...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 22, 2012
Splinter Cell: Conviction may not be showing up on the Marketplace just yet, but the Xbox Live Deal of the Week has at least gone live. Orbital from BiteForge and Microsoft Studios is now on sale...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 08, 2012
Following Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the second Must Have Game of 2012 is now upon us. Bullet Asylum from UberGeekGames and Microsoft Studios has hit the Marketplace.
Bullet Asylum, which...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jan 17, 2012
While it’s tough for indie games to get noticed on Xbox 360, several of them have found new life as Xbox Live titles on Windows Phone. Breeze is the latest game to make the jump. Developed...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jan 05, 2012
Today Microsoft and Arkadium, a developer of casual and social games (as well as socially casual games), announced a multi-year, multi-game publishing agreement. Microsoft Studios will bring several...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jan 04, 2012
One thing is for sure – Xbox Live absolutely does not have enough grungy top-down zombie shooters. The situation just got a whole lot better though, as Z0MB1ES!!1 (on teh ph0ne) has crawled...
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by Paul Acevedo
Dec 14, 2011
The series of free, ad-supported Xbox Live games that began with Minesweeper and Sudoku now continues with Breeze. The new game comes from the same Microsoft producer as previous titles (Kirby Leung...
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by Paul Acevedo
Dec 12, 2011
Xbox 360 version trailer
Last week we said that two Xbox Live games would hit the Marketplace this Wednesday the 14th. It turns out that wasn’t quite accurate… But don’t worry, it...
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by Paul Acevedo
Dec 02, 2011
Remember Mini Squadron? It’s one of those Xbox Live games that was announced back in 2010 that still hasn't come out yet. We ran an exclusive preview of the Windows Phone version all the...
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by Paul Acevedo
Nov 30, 2011
Not long ago, WPCentral broke the news that Shuffle Party, a new game from Babaroga and Microsoft Studios, would be released as a free download in the US this week. As promised, Shuffle Party is now...
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by Paul Acevedo
Nov 01, 2011
Microsoft is really starting to make true on the promises of connectivity between Xbox 360 and Windows Phone titles. This week’s Xbox Live release, Kinectimals allows gamers to transfer their...
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 29, 2011
It’s been a while since we’ve published an Xbox Live Developer Interview. We haven’t been resting on our laurels though, and today we present another exciting look behind the creation of an...
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 27, 2011
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 25, 2011
The Xbox Live releases keep a-coming, thank goodness. Following on the heels of completely realistic Australian racing simulator Jet Car Stunts is this week’s release, Orbital. Already a hit on...
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 25, 2011
Beards...
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by George Ponder
Apr 03, 2011
The Xbox game Fable has been around for years, dating back to the first generation Xbox consoles. It is a widely popular game (it even has its own Wiki Page) that is on its third installment (...
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by George Ponder
Jan 31, 2011
Parachute Panic dropped into the Marketplace a little while ago bringing a unique look to the Xbox Live gaming app line up. The Windows Phone 7 game offers a simple approach to the graphics and may...
