The arcade and NES classic, Paperboy, is being released this Wednesday for Xbox Live Arcade on the 360. The game will cost 400 MS Points, and will have Live Co-op. This was a favorite of mine as a kid, so I’m hoping they didn’t screw it up…
From the press release:
Game Features

Seven stages (one for each […]

So you thought all those achievement points were worthless? Not anymore! Microsoft and Old Spice are teaming up to offer some free swag to 360 users for racking up some achievement points. As reported on Gamerscore Blog and Major Nelson, people can signup here starting February 12 for the event, which runs through April 12. […]

After a gap last week in Xbox Live Arcade releases, we get a nice tasty treat this week with Root Beer Tapper. The game will be released Wednesday for 400 Microsoft Points ($5). From the press release:
Game Features

Authentic to the original game, “Root Beer Tapper” on Xbox Live Arcade brings you a classic favorite.
Take […]

I love achievements! I think its the main reason I play mostly with my 360, I think I could be playing my Wii, but I wouldn’t be getting any achievements. Achievements are added incentive to play games, to flaunt them as if they were worth something.
Recently Gamerscoreblog reported that games will have expanded achievements with […]

On the Xbox 360 marketplace Lumines Live has added some content, 2 add-on packs and a new skin.

New skin called “Heavenly Star” - A pretty cool skin with a crazy video in the background, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the Japanese style techno music, Lumines 2 has better videos. At least its free for now.
Player […]

So EA today announced (press release here) they’re “making” an XBLA game, called Boom Boom Rocket. The game is actually being created by Bizarre Creations, the people behind the widely successful Geometry Wars and Project Gotham Racing. The basics of the gameplay is that you fire off rockets in time with music as you travel […]

Sony and Midway today announced a partnership to bring 6 games to the PlayStation Store for the PS3. The games are:

Mortal Kombat II
Gauntlet II Joust
Rampage World Tour
Rampart
Championship Sprint

From the press release:
Each title was specifically chosen because of its multiplayer capability, allowing players to experience each of these classics with their friends in the comfort of […]

I should be getting the new Blitz within the next few days and look forward to sinking my teeth into this game, especially with a couple of days off for the holidays it will be nice to have Blitz and Rainbow Six for some good old fashioned coop fun.
I got a chance to download the […]

So, I broke down and did it. I purchased my 2nd live arcade game. Yes, my second, as I’d only paid points for uno before this one, and that was just because it was cheaper than buying a deck of cards locally. I don’t usually buy many microsoft points because I’m not a fan of […]

So once I heard Contra on XBLA I said G-i-g-g-i-t-y! I am an old school NES player and can not count the number of hours spent playing Contra, Ican still replay most levels in my head, not to mention plug in the famous Konami code with my hands tied behind my back, Up, Up, Down, […]