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Skullgirls receives M rating in Australia

By
Nick Santangelo
– February 2, 2012Posted in: News

Reverge Labs’ XBLA fighting game, Skullgirls, popped up on the Australian Classification Board’s website today. The Aussie government has handed out an M rating for the game. For those of you not versed in the country’s ratings system, M means that the board found it to have mature material, but did not deem any of its content offensive enough to require any age group to be restricted from purchasing the title. The justification for the rating is Skullgirls’ “mature themes and violence.”

The Konami-published fighter is still without a precise release date, with Reverge stating that it “should be launching early in the first quarter of 2012″ back in September when they delayed it out of 2011. Its submission to and approval by the board is a pretty good indicator that the game will indeed be available before March closes out but obviously provides no guarantee.

Source: Australian Classification Board

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Simpsons Arcade Game releasing this Friday

By
Bishop Tart
– February 1, 2012Posted in: Breaking News, News

Just yesterday we had a rumor about the Simpsons Arcade game possibly releasing next week. Well good news to fans, Konami has officially announced it will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade on February 3, and for the low price of 800MSP. Friday is an odd day to release an XBLA game, as Wednesday is usually the scheduled day. However, that is a full three days before the game is available on PSN, the only announced release date as of yesterday.

The XBLA version of Simpsons Arcade will feature, according to Game Informer, ”four-player online cooperative play, new modes, and additional bonus content featuring a never-before-seen Japanese version of the game, view classic flyers and posters, and a characters guide.”

Source: Game Informer

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XBLA Wednesday: February 1

By
Perry Jackson
– February 1, 2012Posted in: News

We’ve got a double dose of Double Fine and something for your dancing shoes this week on XBLA Wednesday. First up, more a collection of activities than a videogame, Double Fine’s Happy Action Theater sees release with up to 18 activities to have fun with you and your Kinect, it’ll set you back 800 MSP. We also have another Kinect game called Rhythm Party that focuses on dancing but more rhythm-based than choreography-based, similar in tone to Elite Beat Agents and that’ll set you back 800 MSP. Closing off our double dose of Double Fine, we have DLC from our 2011 Game of the Year with Iron Brigade‘s Rise of the Martian Bear which has 5 new maps sprawled across Mars and will set you back 400 MSP. Whether it’s mobile trenches or Kinect hijinx, XBLA Wednesday has something for you.

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Konami announces Rhythm Party DLC

By
Matt Liparota
– January 31, 2012Posted in: News
Rhythm Party

Konami announced intentions this week to make DLC available for its Kinect dance title Rhythm Party.

 

Less than a week after releasing a trailer for its upcoming dance game Rhythm Party, Konami has announced its intention to release downloadable content for the game.

Early Monday morning, Konami producer Naoki Maeda tweeted the following:

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Rumor: The Simpsons Arcade releasing next week?

By
Perry Jackson
– January 31, 2012Posted in: News, Rumors

From all the ratings and an achievement list, The Simpsons Arcade‘s release is looking more imminent. While we still don’t have a confirmed release date, PSN will be getting the game as part of its PS+ program for free on February 7 – 29. Does this mean a possible XBLA release on February 8? The same day as Shank 2? We’ll keep you up to date if this yellow-skinned family is coming to XBLA soon.

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Rhythm Party strikes the scene February 1

By
Perry Jackson
– January 24, 2012Posted in: News

If you’re looking for a combination of Elite Beat Agents and Kinect, we’ve got a wacky combination for you in the form of Rhythm Party. Coming out February 1 for 800 MSP, players can expect hitting ripples in the beat making it in the style of rhythm-based games and less choreographed experiences. One thing to note was when this was reported on Major Nelson’s post was Happy Action Theater‘s February 1 release date was missing. Will we be getting 2 Kinect XBLA games in one week or not? We’ve contacted Double Fine for comment and will let you know any updates as it develops.

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Rhythm Party may be squeezing into a busy February release schedule

By
Christine Mitchell
– January 23, 2012Posted in: News, Rumors

Upcoming XBLA dance game Rhythm Party has been spotted on Xbox Live Marketplace with a due date of February 8. No official confirmation has been announced from Microsoft or publisher Konami however if the date is correct then it’s shaping up to be a busy month. So far February is expected to see XBLA releases of Gotham City Impostors, Awesomenauts, Shank 2 and Double Fine’s Kinect party game, Happy Action Theater. Joining those will also be the House Party promoted titles, I Am Alive, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Warp and Nexuiz. It’s just as well February comes with an extra day this year. Best stock up on those MS points then!

Many thanks to @lifelower for the tip.

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XBLA’s Most Wanted: Castlevania

By
John Drawdy
– January 21, 2012Posted in: Features, XBLA's Most Wanted

Castlevania has been a major part of the gaming world for over 20 years, bringing us many a Dracula slaying tale. This story encompasses many families, crosses thousands of years, and tells stories of love, betrayal, power and revenge. Each game delivers a solid story, but some lack the gameplay it takes to keep non-enthusiasts interested. Through out the years Castlevania has appeared on almost every system since the NES, telling one piece or another of this amazing story.

Though this is a huge story encompassing many years and games, it all started with just one game. The basis was simple: every 100 years Dracula comes back from the dead unleashing his evil terror upon the world. You control Simon Belmont, a man who comes from a long line of Vampire hunters. With Dracula awake and doing his worst, Simon sets out to send him back to where he comes from, just like his family members before him have done.

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Konami’s Puddle gets a release date and screenshots

By
Nick Santangelo
– January 20, 2012Posted in: News, Screenshots

 
Konami has revealed that the XBLA puzzler Puddle will be releasing later this month on January 23. After beginning its life as a pet project by six students at France’s Enjmin video game school, Puddle was picked up for full-fledged development by Neko Entertainment.

Players will have to juggle guiding a virtual puddle of rocket fuel (thus the name) and a blob of radioactive goo through precarious environments full of heat beams and electric currents. Although gamers won’t be able to see any given level in its entirety when starting a new puzzle, Konami has offered up a glimpse of what will be seen in the new batch of images below.

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Skullgirls’ Painwheel gets a new trailer

By
Nick Santangelo
– January 18, 2012Posted in: Videos


 
Painwheel is one rage-filled young lady. Then again, most 15-year-old girls that have been kidnapped and subsequently implanted with a “synthetic Buer Drive and Gae Bolga parasites and infused with experimental Skullgirl blood,” probably are. Watch the Skullgirls fighter unload some of that animosity by going airborne and ripping her foes apart with her namesake blades in the latest trailer from Konami.

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