Archive for the ‘Xbox Live Arcade’ Category

Story:

Knowing that Axel & Pixel is an XBLA title I wasn’t expecting a huge epic story, but what I did get was rather nice. Also being a game with no dialogue what so ever (Axel speaks gibberish), the story is up for interpretation, but it’s not hard hard to figure out. Axel who is a painter and his dog Pixel are relaxing together on a calm mid-winter’s day, when all of a sudden a rat comes out and plays strange music on a gramophone. Axel and Pixel fall asleep into a surreal dream world and that’s where your adventure begins. The rat who played the strange music appears to hold the key to your escape so you follow him through out the story chasing him through the four season’s of nature. While the story makes little to no sense that’s the beauty of it, it’s abstract. Read the rest of this entry »

* Warzone stuff
* PSP Component Cable
* Unsung Heroes – Rastan Saga
* Special Delivery – Crumpler – Brazillian Dollar Home
* What’s On My Screen?
* Get Pwned – Soul Calibur IV
* Drawing With Mr. Davis

Since it’s inception in 2005 Guitar Hero has become a household name, appearing in movies, television, and causing the creation of a number of music sim clones trying to cash in on it’s success. Neversoft changed the franchise from guitar-centric to supporting an entire band with the release of Guitar Hero: World Tour in 2008, but many thought that it was an inferior experience compared to that of music sim rival Rock Band. Is the Guitar Hero franchise done for, or can it be saved? Guitar Hero 5, the newest addition, might just be exactly what the doctor ordered. Read the rest of this entry »

On this episode:

FFXIII Trailer is epic
Uncharted has been beaten bring on the next one
Gameageddon – a name for what’s coming
Forza 3 demo impressions
Top ten reasons Why Uncharted 2 will win game of the year
And much much more…

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With TGS 2009 pumping out a whole lot of Playstation news, we all forgot that both Nintendo and Microsoft had a few things to show off as well. This morning I found some juicy information in my E-Mail. Boy have times really changed for the XBLA games as of late. I can recall the first generation of Xbox 360’s XBL Arcade games. Games like DigDug, Pacman and Frogger flooded the platforms network and while they are cool to play even to this day I felt like XBLA was missing something that made it a true destination for AAA games.

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All morning on twitter journalists, bloggers and internet savvy gamers have been hearing all sorts of rumors and speculations on a SEGA presser that had some confidential SONY information on it. The press release was pulled off of the SEGA press site right away in fear of leakage of sensitive information. Read the rest of this entry »

On this episode we debate about what is HD and what isn’t. Hiphopgamer insists that 600p in not HD. The term sub-HD is toss around like it’s an actual standard. Torrence insists that anything over 480(NTSC standard) or 525(PAL standard) lines of resolution is considered HD. We also get into a debate over whether FFXIII is really being dumbed down or not. Torrence takes time to smash PS3center and their claims against SE. Also on this show:

* Halo ODST trailer (Torrence)
* Gamesonsmash podcast (Torrence)
* Champions not Online (Chad B)
* What PS2 games would you like to see remade? (Braynbasher)
* PSPGo being the key to Sony selling more multiplatform titles (Hiphopgamer)
* Epic is rumored to be working on a PS3 exclusive (Hiphopgamer)

Music:
Talib Kweli Ft. MF Doom – “Fly That Knot”
Album: Right About Now

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PURE HALO PRON!

* HHG and PC games
* Get Pwned!: Madden 10 with special guest star Spenny T!
* My 2 cents on the whole ‘Uncharted 2 can’t be done on 360′ statement
* Wolfenstein video review

The whole remake thing is getting really cool. TMNT was done very well. I only wish they included the original 2D game with the download. Now Bonk is finally returning to the Xbox 360 and PS3. I can’t even fathom how bad ass it will be playing Bonk again with redefined graphics. Can we get Capcom to give us an HD version of Final Fight? Oh yeah, there’s a new Bomberman coming out too! Here’s the ink from Hudson: Read the rest of this entry »

Scene It has long been a 360 franchise but now WB is taking the game multiplatform. Will Buzz! take the back seat on the PS3 for the new Scene It game? Will the Wii version sell like hotcakes? Only time will tell. Here’s the official ink from Warner Bros. Read the rest of this entry »

I am so glad that XBLA has been slowly moving away from arcade ports to a more sophisticated games such as Shadow Complex and now Defense Grid. The quality of the XBLA games have Read the rest of this entry »

On this episode we talk about what Microsoft NEEDS to do with the 360 at this point and that is drop the Elite to $199. It’s a year older than the PS3 and it shouldn’t be the same price. Fans and Bitbaggers get into a huge debate with HHG about his claims that Heavy Rain is destroying the PC game industry. This argument goes on for about 30min. Candid Anthony comes on the show and smashes Hiphopgamer. We also discuss how Take Two is ripping us off by making us pay for the 2K10 Draft Combine making the total cost of 2K10, $65. Lastly we debate on whether or not a game should be completed 100% before it’s reviewed. Also on this show:

* Why I’m not getting Batman AA until next year and why you shouldn’t judge games off of videos (Torrence)
* I challenge Hiphopgamer to a Game Review Battle (Torrence)
* I ask the fans if they believe Uncharted 2 can’t be done on 360 (Torrence)
* Game cost is too high (Chad B)
* Hulu possibly coming to 360 (Chad B)
* TGS possible FFVII and Kingdom Hearts announcements (Weapon X)
* GT car damage looks real (HHG)
* Possible Home update announced at TGS (HHG)

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Here’s the press release of all the MW2 goodies. The throat communicator really has my interest. I really wish they sent pics. It’s good to see that every PS3 owner will have the option of picking up a new Bluetooth wireless device. Here’s the full release: Read the rest of this entry »

On this episode we talk about the impact that the PS3 will make at $299. Will it change the industry? Will they pass Microsoft and Nintendo and become number 1? Who knows, we sure as hell don’t, but there are plenty of opinions being tossed around this episode. Also on the show:

* Does anyone think Sony will come in first this gen? (Torrence)
* Miramasa is a must have Wii title (Torrence)
* Hiphopgamer won’t review 360 games (Torrence)
* Console failure rates (Weapon X)
* APB may be coming to PS3 (Hiphopgamer)
* Just Dance coming for the Wii (Hiphopgamer)

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