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I love how Shaun White’s intervening smiling mug completely obliterates whatever seriousness is left out of the Tiger news.


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February 22nd, 2010 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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soul: indie horror puzzler for xbox 360

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Made by Kydos Studio, Soul is an Xbox Live Indie game with a simple premise: guide a dead man’s soul to heaven. Actually it’s not that simple, not with things like this blocking your way:

Yeah, that helpless-looking blue thing is the soul. As if that disturbing screenshot isn’t enough, Soul’s trailer is one…


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January 28th, 2010 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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decimation x: like space invaders on crank on your xbox 360

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Got an itchy joystick trigger finger? Like to blow stuff up? Then you might want to check out this new game that just hit the shelves over on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Xona Games’ Decimation X is best described as Space Invaders on steroids meth. The game consists of round after round of descending…


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January 16th, 2010 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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don’t be nervous talking 2 girls (unless they call the cops) [xbox 360]

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Did you know that all conversations with the ladies end either in “scoring” (somehow) or having the police called on your freaky ass? That’s what the world seems to boil down to in Don’t Be Nervous Talking 2 Girls, a product of Xbox Live’s indie games community.

For a mere 80 Microsoft points ($1…


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December 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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run away!: a game about running (away)

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When it comes to games you can buy for just a dollar, Jon Keatley’s Run Away! should be at the top of the list. If there isn’t a list of wonderfully cheap games, then maybe someone should make one, just so this game could be on the top.

Run Away! is a simple game…


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October 26th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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river city dodge ball all-stars?!

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This remake really just ought to be called A Game You Will Want to Play, So Download it for Your System of Choice Now, Dude. River City Dodge Ball All-Stars is a take on the classic Super Dodge Ball, the game that’s all about knocking your pompadoured opponents the heck out.


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October 15th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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get hydrophobia in slow drips or in one big flood

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Hydrophobia doesn’t really sound like something you’d want, really–water is important, after all, and fearing it is bad–but when it’s in the form of an multiplatform game? Well, that may be more palatable, particularly when it looks like this.


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October 12th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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fable 2 broken up into episodes for download on xbox live

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If you missed Fable II or perhaps unloaded the game and wish you hadn’t, you’ll have a new and different shot at the game, in the form of downloadable episodes. Best part? The first one is free. It’s like a demo, but extended, made better, and served with ice cream. Except without actual ice…


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August 21st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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johnny platform’s caffeinated biscuit romp [xbox 360]

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Since the New Xbox Experience launched in late November of last year, the Xbox Live Community Games service has been building up a selection of indie titles, though none is quite so weirdly named as Craig Forrester’s Johnny Platform’s Biscuit Romp.

The spindly-fingered titular hero faces 55 levels of puzzle-filled platforming through a sugary…


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January 9th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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halo 3 free – bungie leaks deal for new 360 owners

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Earlier today, a post popped up on the Bungie.net website revealing a special deal for new Xbox 360 buyers who upgrade from an original Xbox. According to the post (which has since been removed for some reason), if you buy an Xbox 360 this holiday season, you’ll be able to grab a free copy…


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November 18th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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xbox 360 to get classic xbox downloads

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Kotaku is reporting that the upcoming Fall update for the Xbox 360 will include support for downloading classic Xbox titles over Xbox Live.

According to an article in the latest Official Xbox Magazine, 360 owners will be able to download a number of original Xbox titles for 1200 Microsoft points each ($15 USD). The…


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November 13th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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xbox live is five: happy birthday!

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Wow, time flies when you’re having fun. Can you believe that it’s been five years since the Xbox LIVE online service got its start?

It seems like only yesterday, but on November 15, 2002, Microsoft’s groundbreaking online gaming platform made its debut as an add-on to the original Xbox. Five years later, it’s still…


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November 7th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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