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New Releases – Bullet Hell Hath no Fury

By Mark Brown | August 19, 2008

Galaga Legions

Spotlight: Galaga Legions

A retro-revival from the makers of Pac-Man Championship Edition, Galaga Legions is reborn and reignited with acid trip visuals, rapid enemy waves and table-turning game dynamics.

Like dumping an Arcade cab in a rave, Legions bursts out of the screen with pulsating neon colours, a pumping background beat and synthesised voices.

Bullet Hell or Bullet Heaven, either way, they both got their name by launching hundreds of seemingly unavoidable missiles at you. Shredding through the massive fleets isn’t always the best plan; take a note from Gradius and Shoot the Core for a massive chain reaction.

Hallucinogenic Shooter fans, beware – this might be your new addiction. Galaga Legions hits Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, for 800 points.

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Xbox 360
Xbox Live Arcade: Galaga Legions (800 Points, August 20th)

PC
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition
Space Siege

Nintendo DS
Pirates – Duel on the High Seas
Road to Vegas
Carnival Funfair Games
AMF Bowling: Pinbusters
Ducati Moto
Mary Kings Riding School

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Xbox Live Arcade – Summer Line-up

By Mark Brown | July 29, 2008

Microsoft and its development partners have announced a release schedule for Xbox Live Arcade games in August.

This collection of highly anticipated and often delayed games is linked to a “Summer of Arcade” sweepstakes. Play the trial or full version of these featured hits to receive entry into both weekly and the grand prize draw. Prizes include up to 100,000 Microsoft points, Xbox 360 Elites and 12 Month Gold subscriptions.

The competition is available in the United Kingdom (as well as Canada, France, Germany and the United States).

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 – July 30th
The latest version of the wildly popular retro shooter offers screen-melting intensity and insane new features, including six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, scoring strategies and a diverse list of exciting Achievements.

Castle CrashersBraid – August 6th
From acclaimed developer Jonathan Blow, “Braid” is a mind-bending and artistic puzzle-platformer where the player manipulates the flow of time in strange and unusual ways.

Bionic Commando: Rearmed – August 13th
he classic 8-bit side-scroller reports back for duty in a stunning remake, complete with all-new HD graphics and features that put 2D gaming back on the map!

Galaga Legions – August 20th
The legend lives on with “Galaga Legions,” a reimagining of the classic arcade shooter. Featuring table-turning game dynamics and updated graphics, the game was created by the team behind the bestselling “Pac-man Championship Edition” from Namco Bandai Games.

Castle Crashers – August 27th
Award-winning studio The Behemoth brings red hot arcade adventure to Xbox LIVE Arcade with “Castle Crashers,” featuring hand-drawn characters and an array of weapons to choose from as you defend your kingdom and save the princess.

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Upcoming XBLA – Portal, South Park, Galaga

By Mark Brown | July 14, 2008

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At Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, Xbox executives revealed a number of brand new Xbox Live Arcade titles.

Uno Rush
A brand new Uno game, featuring Xbox 360’s Avatars

Geometry Wars 2
Coming from Activision and Bizarre Creations, GW2 will release in August

Galaga Legions
Also coming in August, the team at Bandai Namco who revitalised Pacman for Pacman Championship Edition, will reinvent Galaga in Legions.

Portal: Still Alive
Exclusive to Xbox Live, GlaDOS will push Portal savants through brand new, seemingly impossible challenges.

South Park
No gameplay shown or hinted at, but the cast of South Park will feature in their own Xbox Live Arcade title, next year. Hope it’s better than the N64 shooter…

Banjo Kazooie
Swept under the rug by it’s announcer, the N64 classic Banjo Kazooie will be released on Xbox Live Arcade.

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