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SHRED NEBULA SUNDAYS!

October 24, 2008
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James Goddard and many of the developers and beta testers of CrunchTime Games are kicking off a weekly Shred Nebula Ranked MP Club called “Shred Sundays!”, where they will be on ranked deathmatch games every Sunday from 10am - 12pm PST.

Below is a...

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NEW XBLA GAMES ANNOUNCED

October 10, 2008
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Microsoft has lots of announcements coming out of this years Tokyo Game Show (TGS), including some really sweet news regarding some upcoming Xbox Live Arcade games! Here's a hint, most of them are retro remakes!

One of the new titles was just rel...

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XBLA INTERVIEW: James Goddard - Part One

September 13, 2008
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I recently had the chance to sit down and pick the brain of James Goddard, CEO of the independent studio CrunchTime Games, the developers and publishers of the...

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Did you attend PAX 2008?

September 8, 2008
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So this is a quick entry into my XBA Blog, which I haven't updated in a while. There's a lot of reasons for that. The biggest one is that I was promoted to the Administrator of XboxLiveArcade.com for my continuous support of independent gaming studio...

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XBLA Predictions for July 2nd

June 27, 2008
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Schizoid - 800 MS Points
Cooperative gameplay is redefined in the fast-paced and unique Schizoid! Control red and blue ships, ramming them into enemies of the same color to destroy them. But be careful, because if you hit the opposite color, ...

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SSFIITHDR BETA LIVE NOW!!

June 23, 2008
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Apparently the SSFII Turbo HD Remix Beta is now up on the Xbox Live Arcade! It was supposed to become available June 25th, but it's up now! Maybe it's a mistake, so grab it quick before they take it down!

To get it, simply buy Wolf Of The Battlefi...

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XBLA Predictions for May 28/08

May 24, 2008
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Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 revives the classic Commando franchise with an all new adventure. Fight solo or recruit two other specialized commandos to defeat the evil tyrant, General Ratiev. Play as Codename Wolf, Coyote or Fox as you take on...

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BIG CHANGES TO XBLA IN JUNE !!!

May 23, 2008
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Check out the highlights of an interview with the General Manager of Xbox Live, Marc Whitten:

1) Microsoft has officially increasing the XBLA game size limits dramatically from 150MB to 350MB and are also giving publishers more flexibility in how...

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XBLA Predictions for May 14/08

May 6, 2008
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Jump back into the action with Assault Heroes 2, sequel to the award-winning arcade shooter, exploding with more intense combat! Battle on land and in space to save mankind against the sinister alien force before it's too late.

Prediction is that...

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Monopoly NOT coming to XBLA

April 23, 2008
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A few months ago, posts about the EA's Monopoly and Scrabble press releases that fueled rumors of an Xbox Live Arcade game in the works for both of those titles. Well, earlier this morning, EA and Hasbro announced that MONOPOLY would be headed to all...

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