About Author: Sam Saunders

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Student at the University of Oregon and lover of music and games!

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Shank 2 review (XBLA)

By
Sam Saunders
– February 15, 2012Posted in: Featured Reviews, Reviews, XBLA Reviews

Shank 2 was developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released February 8, 2012 for 800 MSP. A copy was provided for review purposes.

In 2010, the original Shank was released under a curious industry eye. Side scrolling brawlers are a well-worn genre, but for some reason Klei Entertainment had piqued the interest of the XBLA community. Shank was fairly well received, but stumbled in areas where it counts most, mainly in gameplay. The aptly named main character, Shank, traverses shipyards, jungles, and ancient ruins in search of his enemies, in hopes that killing them will ensure the safety of the people that are important to him. He slices, dices, and shreds enemies to bits with many different types of weapons and kills them in the goriest of ways possible. It seems Klei has upped the ante with this sequel, but does it deliver?

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XBLA brings in record revenue in 2011

By
Sam Saunders
– January 29, 2012Posted in: News

Xbox Live Arcade brought in $144 million in 2011, making it the best year for the service yet. Leading the charts in 2011 were Castle Crashers and From Dust, as they grossed around $4.6 million each, and were both among the best selling XBLA games of the year. For the full list of best selling XBLA games of 2011 read the full article. 

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 rated by ESRB

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Sam Saunders
– January 26, 2012Posted in: News

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 has been rated by the ESRB, receiving an “E for everyone” rating. This could mean that a release is imminent, and at the very least confirms that the game will come out at some point in the future.

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Xbox Live hits 40 million users

By
Sam Saunders
– January 23, 2012Posted in: News

In a recent Microsoft announced that Xbox Live has hit 40 million users, and has added 5 million users in the last 5 months alone. Microsoft also announced that their quarter-to-quarter earnings were up 15% last quarter (October 1 – December 31), and the total earnings last quarter were a whopping $4.24 billion. For the full press release, click here.

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Hawken to be free-to-play PC game?

By
Sam Saunders
– January 18, 2012Posted in: News

A job listing on developer Adhesive Games’ website could mean that the mech combat game Hawken will be released as a free-to-play PC game, rather than an XBLA title. The job listing states that this person would be ”Responsible for the marketing of forth-coming FTP FPS Mech Video game to core PC gamers and to leverage its cross over appeal to gain awareness from, and monetize against, a broader gaming audience,” confirming that at the very least, it will be released on PC.

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Unstoppable Gorg price and release date to be announced Monday

By
Sam Saunders
– January 13, 2012Posted in: News

Developer Futuremark announced today on Facebook that the price and release date for their upcoming game, Unstoppable Gorg, will be announced on Monday. Unstoppable Gorg is a sci-fi tower defense game with a retro noir theme.

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The Pinball Arcade table pricing

By
Sam Saunders
– January 12, 2012Posted in: News

Developer FarSight Studios announced pricing details for tables in their upcoming game, The Pinball Arcade. Tales, the table of the month, will be $.99 while the other three tables will range from $1.99 to $2.99. After a slight delay, The Pinball Arcade is scheduled to release in early 2012.

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The tracks of Wrecked: Revenge Revisited

By
Sam Saunders
– January 12, 2012Posted in: News

 

Developer Supersonic Software discussed the process of creating the tracks in their upcoming title Wrecked: Revenge Revisited in a blog post. They stated that they take a quality over quantity approach when it comes to the number of tracks in the game, that include dense jungles and icy fields. Read the full article to see detailed descriptions of all the tracks.

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