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Shadow Complex:

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=64418

LET'S GET PUNCHY Melee 5 soldiers 15

BOMBA PUNTER Punt 20 Bombas 20

MY HEAD A-SPLODE Get 50 head shots 20

MAKE 'EM SCREAM Get 100 soldiers to scream 20

TO KILL A BLACKBIRD Destroy the helicopter attacking the Vice President 15

LOOK OUT! Kill a soldier with a Bomba 5

WALKIN' ON WATER Make it from one end of lake to the other in hyper-speed 5

HERO Complete the game on any difficulty setting 50

COMPLETIONIST Complete the game with 100% of the items 20

MINIMALIST Complete the game with less than 13% of the items 10

PROVEN GROUNDS Complete the Proving Grounds 10

SERIOUS COMPLEX Level-up to experience level 50 10

TOTAL: 200
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Defense Grid: The Awakening

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/defense-grid-the-awakening/achievements/

Salvage Rights 5
Destroy at least one boss alien.

Field Promotion 10
Earn at least one silver medal in any mission after The Awakening.

Death From Above 10
Fire the orbital laser.

Tower Expert 10
Build at least one of every tower type and available upgrade.

Flawless Victory 15
Earn at least one gold medal in any mission after The Awakening.

Nail Biter 15
Win a mission with the last remaining core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.

Base Defender 20
Complete the Story mode in The Awakening campaign.

Planet Defender 20
Earn at least a silver medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign.

Exterminator 20
Destroy 1000 aliens.

Alien Tears 20
Earn at least a gold medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign.

Siege Breaker 25
Survive all 99 waves on any Grinder challenge mode.

Master Strategist 30
Earn a gold medal on at least 40 Story or Challenge mode missions in any campaign.
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Shard said:
USK Watch:


Cars Race O Rama
Freigegeben ohne Altersbeschränkung gemäß § 14 JuSchG Publisher: THQ Entertainment GmbH
Altersfreigabe: Freigegeben ohne Altersbeschränkung gemäß § 14 JuSchG
Prüfdatum: 17.07.2009 USK Nr.: 25151/09
Sprache: deutsch System: Microsoft XBOX 360
Genre: Arcade Untergenre: Racer
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That is not an arcade game. It is the new retail title based on the Pixar Cars franchise.
 
This might be old and disregard if it is, but this week Target is giving away $5 gift cards for every 1600 point XBLM card you buy. I picked up five. :)

It's be like buying Marvel vs. Capcom 2 or Shadow Complex for $11.25. :)
 
N.A said:
You have to copy & paste famitsu links.
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I've learned something today.. not all sites are equal, some are strange and Japanese, but I should accept them anyway. Thank you kind stranger!
 
South Park's XBL Arcade Game Is…South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!

Microsoft proudly announced a South Park-themed game was coming exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade at E3 2008, but no details on the game have been released since. The project isn't dead, though; in fact, it's being revealed at Comic-Con and Microsoft's let the cat out of the bag a little early while outlining their lineup. The game's called South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!

No, we're not joking.

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! will launch on Xbox Live Arcade on October 7, coinciding with the debut of new South Park episodes on Comedy Central. Few other details are available, but simply knowing the genre provides some pretty distinct possibilities for the game.
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http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/6...-IsSouth-Park-Lets-Go-Tower-Defense-Play.html
 
Metalocalypse: Dethgame

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/07/20/4081/

Now comes the videogame, to be announced later this week by Cartoon Network and Konami at San Diego Comic-Con. Brendon Small, the show’s creator, worked with Konami to produce “Metalocalypse: Dethgame” as a downloadable title for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3. Wisconsin-based developer Frozen Codebase will be the developer.

In addition to extending plot of the show, the game follows a band of roadies fighting in the service of Dethklok, a five-member heavy metal band which tours the world and menaces its adoring fans with songs like “Briefcase Full of Guts.” That music will also serve as a back drop for a game.
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Day fucking ONE!

I loves me some Dethklok!

Can anyone else validate this?
 
Is there still a guy out there selling Microsoft Points for $30 bucks a pop? I've been hunting around for those old links but it seems like everything out there is at $50 now. :(
 
Azar said:
Is there still a guy out there selling Microsoft Points for $30 bucks a pop? I've been hunting around for those old links but it seems like everything out there is at $50 now. :(
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I'm pretty sure the big pile of stolen cards dried out about 10 days ago.

There's still a buncha of those 1600 cards for 15 usd, but nobody is buying them.
 
Something a bit interesting, So most of the codes bought from the Ebay thing(the 4000 for 30$) turned out to be stolen, generated outside legal means, or bought at vast discounts. And Paypal/Ebay been closing them all down it(Not allowed to sell digital codes regardless), The final ones being the two stores who were selling individual game codes both are now empty. So most likely this era is over.

Funny thing is, One of them used Google Checkout, in which cased refund all the cash to people who bought from the user. They just up and refunded everything. So people who bought from him ended up making out with 4k,8k, and even more for free.
 
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OK, how bad does this look. They redrew the main character sprites, but the bonus items are all upscaled? What a crock of shit. Also, eww, the font is disgusting. But as long as the gameplay is intact, I'll be there day one.
 
Holy crap Trials HD looks awesome.
Any idea what week in Summer of Arcade (or Winter of Arcade as it is called here) it will be released?
 
So the south park game is going to be a tower defense game? That is fantastic... and watching that video suggests that we are talking about a 4 player co-op game?
 
shintoki said:
Something a bit interesting, So most of the codes bought from the Ebay thing(the 4000 for 30$) turned out to be stolen, generated outside legal means, or bought at vast discounts. And Paypal/Ebay been closing them all down it(Not allowed to sell digital codes regardless), The final ones being the two stores who were selling individual game codes both are now empty. So most likely this era is over.

Funny thing is, One of them used Google Checkout, in which cased refund all the cash to people who bought from the user. They just up and refunded everything. So people who bought from him ended up making out with 4k,8k, and even more for free.
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what? what are you talking about? elaborate on this story please?
 
shintoki said:
Something a bit interesting, So most of the codes bought from the Ebay thing(the 4000 for 30$) turned out to be stolen, generated outside legal means, or bought at vast discounts. And Paypal/Ebay been closing them all down it(Not allowed to sell digital codes regardless), The final ones being the two stores who were selling individual game codes both are now empty. So most likely this era is over.

Funny thing is, One of them used Google Checkout, in which cased refund all the cash to people who bought from the user. They just up and refunded everything. So people who bought from him ended up making out with 4k,8k, and even more for free.
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I became quite worried after the 4000 points codes started to pop-up. I really like that 2 sellers with the game codes (I suspect they are bought at large discounts from Amazon, since they only had the games Amazon have) and that kind of exposure would surely kill their business sooner or later.

When, I got like 20 games from them in the last month and would get some more this month if they will be still in business (no hope).

Can you elaborate about this refund thing? I payed all the games with Paypal. But since I got all the codes, I wouldn´t ask for a refund.
 
Kotaku examines The Rising Price Of XBLA Games
http://kotaku.com/5320178/

The average price of Xbox Live Arcade games on the Xbox 360 has risen by a $1.74 since the Xbox 360 launched in November of 2005, according to Kotaku's study of prices for more than 200 XBLA games.

Microsoft's annual Summer of Arcade promotion begins today, a five-week event designed to draw attention to new top-flight Xbox Live Arcade games, such as Splosion Man and Shadow Complex. We don't yet know how good these games will be — though we have high hopes. What we do know is that they, as is the trend with XBLA games, will contribute to the rising price tag of games on Microsoft's downloadable service.

Kotaku's Andrew Freedman and I pulled launch prices for the more than 200 Xbox Live Arcade games released since the 360's launch. At the top of this post, you'll see a chart that shows how the average price for downloadable XBLA games on the system has risen steadily in the past 46 months. (Note: The Xbox.com online marketplace lists the launch games for the 360 as being released in October of 2005 even though the system debuted in North America in November. For consistency's sake, we've started our chart at October of that year.)

The average price of an XBLA game in the 360's first month was just under 600 points at about $7.31. That has risen to more than 700 points as of last week, or $9.05. And that's not counting how the average will likely rise again during the Summer of Arcade. Four of the five games offered for the new promotion will run 1200 points.

The second chart Andrew and I made shows which prices have been popular, and which are going out of style. The days of games released for 400 points ($5) are nearly over. The 1200-point price ($15) is increasingly common.

The size of games offered through XBLA has increased over the years. Several top-quality titles, including Geometry Wars, Braid and Battlefield: 1943 have garnered acclaim.

But if you thought that XBLA was becoming a more expensive service, you're not imagining things.
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Schmitty07 said:
I think it reflects more quality and original games being added, rather than just a price increase. Remember when we only had old arcade games?
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Well we had that and PC Ports.
 
'Plants vs. Zombies' Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

Plants vs. Zombies is an all-new action-strategy game from PopCap, known for Bejeweled and Peggle! Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Comic-Con is not the only event currently being held, at the Casual Connect in Seattle we met with PopCap's Garth Chouteau who revealed to us that P vs. Z is coming to XBLA, but did not elaborate any further on whether we can expect extras such as achievements, multiplayer or even a release date.
 
xbhaskarx said:
'Plants vs. Zombies' Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

Plants vs. Zombies is an all-new action-strategy game from PopCap, known for Bejeweled and Peggle! Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Comic-Con is not the only event currently being held, at the Casual Connect in Seattle we met with PopCap's Garth Chouteau who revealed to us that P vs. Z is coming to XBLA, but did not elaborate any further on whether we can expect extras such as achievements, multiplayer or even a release date.
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YES! That game is SO awesome. Beat it on PC, will play again.
 
Microsoft Debuting Defense Grid for Xbox LIVE Arcade at San Diego Comic Con

Hidden Path Entertainment’s Addictive Tower Defense Strategy Game Available Late Summer on Xbox LIVE Arcade

Bellevue, WA (July 23, 2009) - Hidden Path Entertainment, an independent developer based in Bellevue Washington, today revealed that its critically acclaimed Defense Grid: The Awakening, soon to be released on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, will be unveiled July 24 at the Microsoft booth at San Diego Comic-Con International. Defense Grid: The Awakening’s unique spin on tower defense gameplay appeals to gamers of all skill levels. Defense Grid features beautiful environments, spectacular effects, and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack. The controls are intuitive and the gameplay is deep - the special attacks and properties of each tower work together to provide many ways to succeed. Defense Grid: The Awakening will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade later this summer.

“San Diego Comic-Con is great place to let players first experience the Xbox LIVE Arcade version of Defense Grid: The Awakening,” said Jeff Pobst, CEO and co-founder of Hidden Path Entertainment. “This latest version of Defense Grid includes many new features such as the Borderland Mission Pack, with four new advanced levels and 12 challenge modes, three brand new challenge types and thirty new challenge modes in the story mode. We have found that everyone – from core gamers to novice players – loves the scalable strategy and gameplay variables that make Defense Grid: The Awakening a game that can be enjoyed repeatedly with new outcomes.”

Defense Grid: The Awakening for Xbox LIVE Arcade is built on Emergent’s Gamebryo engine (Oblivion, Warhammer Online, Civilization IV) and features 12 hours of story play, 24 unique environments across the Awakening campaign and four bonus Borderlands maps, plus over 100 unlockable challenge modes. Critics have repeatedly lauded Defense Grid’s excellent game balance, pace and progression. With each level, players encounter different placement of roads, tower build locations, and open areas to plan a strategy around. Each map, whether open plan or fixed route, encourages a different strategy, such as trying to find an optimal path to redirect enemies, making the best use of limited space, and breaking up individual enemy waves to avoid being overwhelmed, all while planning ahead for future waves.

There are 10 different tower types that can each be upgraded twice. These towers all have unique tradeoffs that affect ideal placement, such as line-of-sight attack or ballistic trajectory fire; a large area of effect or damage over time; and minimum and maximum ranges. Over the course of the game, players battle 15 different types of enemies, each with unique capabilities and strategies.


About Hidden Path Entertainment

Hidden Path Entertainment is an independent video game development company established to develop and produce interactive entertainment software for current and future generations of video game consoles, as well as other computing platforms. Hidden Path's team is made up of industry veterans who have each contributed to highly successful titles in multiple genres and on multiple platforms. Hidden Path is currently developing fun and innovative titles for some of the most popular companies in gaming and their respective platforms. Hidden Path Entertainment can be found online at www.hiddenpath.com.
 
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