Home to Get Namco Arcade Games

As Sony started to role out the extended Beta for Home in Japan earlier today, news also emerged that Namco-Bandai are bringing their older arcade titles in to the Home space – that means titles like Xevious, Dig Dug and Galaga.
The Beta of the Namco arcade will be incorporated into the Japanese Home Beta and [...]

More Details On The Last Guy

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While The Last Guy for the PlayStation Store saw a Japanese release earlier today, new info has emerged about the game and the plans for its Western release.
It turns out that the Japanese version is only a three level taster, hence the cheap price of 500 Yen.
The Western release will have 14 levels and cost [...]

PSN Update: The Last Guy, PixelJunk Eden

This Thursday’s update to the PlayStation Store is a  belter and for once it doesn’t matter what region you’re in!
Out now on the JPN PSN is The Last Guy for 500 JPY.
But you can also pick up PixelJunk Eden on the US / EURO / JPN stores whenever they get updated today for each respective [...]

Braid And Castle Crashers To Cost Yah! [updated]

We weren’t kidding when we told you to stock up on those MS Points, because it seems the Summer of Live Arcade is going to cost you a bit more than first expected. While Braid will be retailing for the rarely seen price of 1200 Points, Castle Crashers seems to want to put a major [...]

Today On XBLA: Geometry Wars 2

Today kicks off Microsoft’s Live Summer of Arcade, with the first release being the long awaited Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2.
The follow up to the smash XBLA launch title can be yours right now for 800 MS Points.
Experience an unbelievable adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro [...]

Valve Committed to XBLA – Older Hits Coming?

With the announcement at this years E3 that the Live Arcade would be getting its own release of Portal (subtitled Still Alive), OXM have posted an interview with Valve’s Doug Lombardi where he reaffirmed Valve’s commitment to the Live Arcade service.
When asked about the possibility of older titles like Counter Strike making their way to [...]

Activision and Vivendi Merger – Titles In Jeopardy?

The recent merger between Activison and Vivendi may spell problems for some Live Arcade and PlayStation Network releases. Recent reports are that Activision are streamlining their releases and, by the sounds of things, currently reviewing which ones to dump.
As well as effecting some high profile releases, this has serious implications for upcoming XBLA titles like [...]

US WiiWare Update: Pong Toss

Depending on what part of the world you live in, a Pong Toss could mean any number of things. In this context it’s the latest release on the US WiiWare store, based on the frat party past time of excessive beer drinking, lots of vomiting and the occasional date rape incident… although the developers have [...]

Xbox Summer of Arcade – Castle Crashers, Galaga And More

It’s summer time as far as Microsoft are concerned. And that means one thing for their Live Arcade service – lots of long awaited games. The line up was sort of confirmed just after E3 but now it’s official.
The full “Summer of Arcade” lineup consists of:
July 30: “Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2” – The latest [...]

Rocket Riot for XBLA

Coming from Code Glue and THQ (hey, that rhymes) is Rocket Riot.
Rocket Riot is an action-packed side-view shooter featuring a bazooka-wielding jetpack soldier. With a highly stylized 8-bit era feel, players blast their way through the environment against enemies or multiplayer foes online. Navigating through a completely destructible environment, players can uncover special power ups [...]

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