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This Wednesday at 9:00am GMT, get into a strategic frame of mind as “Lost Cities” hits Xbox LIVE Arcade. Use your wits to figure out how much to invest in adventures through forgotten cities like the Brazilian Rain Forest, the Himalayas, ancient volcanoes and more in this exciting card game brought to you by Sierra Online. Travel on your own or invite up to 3 players to accompany you on Xbox LIVE.
“Lost Cities” can be yours for 800 Microsoft points.
For more information on availability, please see the media alert here.
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This Wednesday, two new games hit the Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday.
Firstly, “Rocky & Bullwinkle” comes at you with a collection of 100 micro games featuring the popular 1960’s cartoon characters. Twenty five of those games will make use of your Xbox LIVE Vision Camera.
“Rocky & Bullwinkle” can be yours for 800 Microsoft Points.
Secondly, tackle a remake of Atari’s classic “TANK” in “Battlezone”. with updated graphics and multiplayer gameplay. Destroy enemy troops that consist of a tank, super tank and flying saucer.
Battlezone can be yours for 400 Microsoft Points.
For more information on both games and availability, please see the media alert here.
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This week Nelson, Sara, Tony, Chris, and John talk about:
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Question of the Week - If you have to remove one feature of a video game which feature?
Upcoming Game - Ikaruga (XBLA)
Puzzle Quest Tips from Tony
Brief NHL 09′ Community Day Recap
Gamerscore Challenge – Sort of - Dark Sector
Listener comment - Msb2ncsu - I can’t find things in marketplace!
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This Wednesday, Mr. Driller will be looking to you to help him crash through blocks without being smashed in a gooey mess by falling debris or running out of air. You can play alone or with up to 4 buddies on Xbox LIVE in either a vs. mode or as a team.
Mr.Driller will be available worldwide, wherever Xbox LIVE Arcade is available with the exception of Korea. You can add him to your XBLA collection for 800 Microsoft points.
For complete info, check out the media alert here!
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Still preparing for GDC, and some larger game launches that are coming down the road.
PS - If you live in the US and haven’t gotten your sweetheart a gift by the time you are reading this, good luck - it’s Valentine’s Day.
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This week Tony, Nelson, Sara, Chris, and John talk about:
Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What is the biggest obstacle to you playing more games?
Upcoming Games
High Definition Video
Community Interviews
Free Stuff - Why do Celebs get it?
Tony Hynes’ “How to Complain”
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Nelson and I took a short trip down to Pop Cap (which is literally 10-15 minutes from work) and had a chance to talk to VP of Platforms (and Xbox Alumni) Greg Canessa.
He was generous to answer some questions given to him by the community. It’s sort of like Voltron where to get the full robot interview you need to visit all the different sites and watch the pieces.
Big shout-out to the fine folks at Pop Cap Games for their hospitality.
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We had a few extra minutes, so we thought that we’d ask Greg a few questions from the Gamerscore Team.
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It’s no secret that I LOVE turn-based strategy games, so when I first played this week’s XBLA title Commanders: Attack of the Genos I got a little giddy.
Commanders is a turn-based tactical strategy game supporting 15 single-player campaing missions, 4 player multiplayer over LIVE (2 player local play), and pretty sweet graphics. It costs 800 ms points, and will be arriving on Wednesday, February 13th.
I had the chance to talk to Terry Coleman a Producer at Sierra Online about the game. I cannot wait until Wednesday!
Shoutout to Terry Coleman, and Kevin Vlaming over at Sierra Online for all their help. Check out the game’s official website for more details.
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This week, we have two arcade offerings for you - Commanders: Attack of the Genos and Discs of Tron.
Commanders is a turn-based strategy game where you fight alongside a - you guessed it - commander to protect your territory as well as trying to take out your enemies. With missile launchers, bombers and infantry, this Sierra Online game is sure to be a blast (blast - get it? ha ha! Ok, nevermind - Seriously, though, the game looks awesome.)
Also, keep your eye on this space as Chris gets together with Terry Coleman from Sierra Online to walk you through some of the gameplay.
The game will be available worldwide (with the exception of Japan and Korea) for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ by the ESRB.
As well as Commanders, we have Discs of Tron for you. This blast from the past allows you to play as Tron as [...]
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Graeme “Acey Bongos” Boyd was in town for some Community Meetings. We thought he had a pretty cool accent, so we invited him onto the podcast. We think he did a decent job for his very first time on a podcast - what do you think?
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This week Tony, Nelson, Sara, Chris, and Graeme talk about:
Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What game best represents “the other guy’s” culture?
Upcoming Games
Community Interviews - Itagaki-San
Who is this Acey Bongos guy?
XCN - What is it?
Listener Comment - Jake - The podcast market is flooded.
Listener Question - Shamrock - Rewards program for achievement points?
360Voice Gamerscore Challenges, Podcast Awards
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Now that the turkey hangover has ended, it’s time to get back to business. This week brings us two games from one of my favorite series of all time, Asteroids. The best part is that you get both Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe as a joint download for a mere 400 points with worldwide availability.
From the media alert:
Save the earth from a deadly deluge of asteroids and re-experience the beloved arcade classics “Asteroids” and “Asteroids Deluxe” on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Players control a spaceship in an asteroid field and shoot to destroy asteroids and saucers, all while trying to avoid a costly collision. Complete with re-mastered HD visuals and the whiplash inducing high-speed “throttle monkey” mode, players will be hooked for hours! “Asteroids” and “Asteroids Deluxe” will be available worldwide as a joint download for 400 Microsoft Points and are rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
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In honor of the shopping madness that is just four days away, we are running a three-for-one news special today without the need to be at a store at 5am. It’s because we care.
First and foremost, we have just announced that there were be a Halo 3 map pack releasing on December 11th. From the media alert:
Available for 800 Microsoft Points exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, each map presents a totally different play style. Standoff’s symmetrical valley, with its entrenched bases and fields of boulders is ideal for mid-sized objective and Slayer game types, while Rat’s Nest’s vast, labyrinthine passages bring something new to the “Halo” multiplayer experience: an indoor vehicle paradise, strongly influenced by the Campaign mode, ideal for big team battles. Finally, Foundry is the ultimate Forge map – players can edit every single object in this voluminous industrial warehouse, place stairways, walls, bridges and tunnels to create an [...]
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You get the point that LIVE is 5 now, so we won’t mention that LIVE is 5. We WILL mention that Carcassonne is available free for 48 hours. (starting this morning) to download.
We noticed on the forums some people didn’t understand Carcassonne, so Nelson and I thought it’d be a good idea to do a tutorial.
Tony and John called us to say that we didn’t have time to do the video. I wonder how they knew…
We decided that it was worth 90 seconds to explain that Carcassonne is an XBLA version of a popular German strategy board game.
The gist is that you are trying to get points by expanding your territory through roads, castles, monasteries, and farms - while preventing the other players from expanding. It’s sort of like the movie Scarface, but with medieval French farmers.
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This week marks the fifth anniversary of Xbox LIVE!
When LIVE first launched in November of 2002, things like voice communication, friends lists, and a single name for gamers were new concepts, and tying them all together was absolutely unheard of. One of the problems that I always had as a gamer back in the olden days was knowing what names your friends ended up with for a particular game (curse all of you that have stolen “Malt Liquor” from me!). Now you can easily keep track of your friends to what they’re playing, and can have a seamless voice chat without setting up a separate server or installing extra software.
From its humble beginnings of a few of games in two countries, Xbox LIVE now delivers games, TV shows, movies, and music to over 8 million members in 26 countries and in 9 languages. That is huge for only 5 years.
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Monday is upon us again bearing the sweet fruits that are Xbox LIVE Arcade titles. Two new titles grace Arcade this week: Shrek N’ Roll and Screwjumper. This week is extra special though. Why you ask? It’s because Screwjumper marks the 100th Arcade title released. Pretty amazing for a service that’s just over two years old!
From the media alert:
Navigate through 16 challenging mazes across four unique environments in Far Far Away’s newest competitive tournament. Test your tilting and rolling skills in Single Player mode, challenge others in Versus mode, or work together with friends and family in 2-player local Co-op mode. The game will be available worldwide with the exception of Korea and Japan this Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST) for 800 Microsoft Points, and is rated “E” (Everyone – Comic Mischief) by the ESRB. • For more details on “SHREK N ROLL,” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/shreknrollxboxlivearcade/
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Happy Monday!
Two great new titles arrive on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. Switchball is absolutely gorgeous (check out the screen shots on our Flickr page) and Word Puzzle is wonderfully addictive for “word nerds” like me.
From the media alert:
The traditional pen and paper word search game is taken to a whole new level this week as InterServ brings “Word Puzzle” to Xbox LIVE Arcade. This brain-busting game features intricate 3D boards, exploding word bombs and a whole host of synapse melting challenges and special effects. With five unique game modes, LIVE support for up to four players and Xbox LIVE Vision Camera support, “Word Puzzle” will keep you playing with friends and family for hours. The game will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E.• For more details on “Word Puzzle,” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/w/wordpuzzlexboxlivearcade/default.htm
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