After seeing Invincible Tiger promoted at various events, and having the chance to play it in all its 3D glory pre-release, I was heavily anticipating the arrival of this Xbox Live Arcade title.

Despite deep down believing that 3D gaming, and movies too for that matter, to be the resurgence of the same fad, you can’t fault Blitz Arcade for pushing this innovation, or Namco Bandai for publishing it. But can the game muster more than being branded Invincible Tech Demo: Legend of Han Tao? Read more… »

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Microsoft has been kind enough to grant us one copy of Turtles in Time Reshelled to giveaway. Since our last contest went notably well, we thought… “why break with tradition”!

Thus, Gamer Limit presents the 3rd Guess the Box art Giveaway: have at it!

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Fairytale Fights is shaping up to be a formidable competitor on the downloadable market. Slated for release later this year on the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN platformers, Fairytale Fights combines twisted versions of our favorite bedtime stories with blood soaked multiplayer combat. According to Playlogic, Fairytale Fights will now include four player online multiplayer, which is sadly a rare commodity these days.

Enjoy the brand new trailer and full press release after the break! Read more… »

After the huge success of the 2008 Unlock Xbox competition, Microsoft and Doritos have teamed up again to offer you budding developers the chance to have your game turned into an Xbox Live Arcade title.

This year there will be two independent works converted into XBLA games, with the most popular, fan-selected developer being granted a “$50,000 dream assignment as Doritos Gaming Consultant”.

Hit the jump to find out how to enter.

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In the ever-expanding video game industry, developers and publishers constantly go out of their way to try and convince people that their games are unique and different. Therefore, it came as a surprise when Chair Entertainment announced at E3 that the upcoming title, Shadow Complex, was essentially a clone of the older Metroid and Castlevania style games.

They didn’t try and sugar-coat their game with buzz words like “innovative” or “ground breaking”, nor did they say they changed the “Metroid-vania” formula.  Chair simply let gamers know exactly what to expect when they paid $15 for Shadow Complex.  What they neglected to tell us was that they had actually created one of the best, if not “the best”, Xbox Live Arcade games ever created.  Read on to find out why. Read more… »

If Excitebike made sweet, sweet love to N+, you would have Trials HD. There are motorcycles, and physics, and you will die, a lot.  But is it fun?

In a word: eventually.

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We’re hosting a contest for Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planwalkers. We are giving away two [2] codes for the XBLA, all you have to do is comment on this post explaining why you deserve to win, but it needs to be Magic related, and convincing.

Remember to sign up with a valid email address before commenting so we can contact you. The contest starts August 16th and ends August 23rd. So why are you sitting there doing nothing? Start typing… and maybe you could be dueling soon.

Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro!

Congrats Sean J McLoughlin & yet to be named second winner.

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In honor of the twenty-year anniversary of the Sega Genesis, Sega is giving the power back to its players.  That is, it’s holding a poll to determine which classic Genesis title will be re-released on Xbox Live Arcade next.

See the choices and learn where to vote after the jump!

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Developers GRIN were forced to close their doors earlier this week, stating that cash flow problems were the main reasons for their departure. Despite their less-than-stellar swan song videogame Terminator Salvation, the developers did craft numerous fine titles including Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and the sexy Bionic Commando Rearmed.

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If you have an Xbox 360 Pro console, it is about to become an antique. Rumors have been floating around regarding a phasing out of the Xbox 360 Pro, but a new catalog page for Meijers, due out August 30th, confirms a grim future for the Xbox 360 Pro.

The portion of the picture, which is included after the break, confirms that the Xbox 360 Elite will see a price drop to $299.99, which spells doom for the Xbox 360 Pro. Read more… »

There were plenty of favorable opinions when Microsoft announced its Games on Demand service for Xbox Live a few months ago, but now those days of contentment, and even praise, from the consumers seem far gone.

The reason? In countries outside of the United States, customers are being charged far higher prices than Americans for the exact same game.

Kotaku Australia did a bit of snooping around to find out why. Hit the jump to see what they found.

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For many gamers, the Hardened Edition of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is essentialy due to Call of Duty Classic being included alongside the tin and art book. People who do not purchase this edition will have to shell out the Microsoft points to buy it separately. Until recently, there was narry a clue to what the cost might be.

UK retailer, Play.com, has posted a detailed listing for the Hardened Edition of Modern Warfare 2. In this listing it specifically says that there is equivalent DLC value 1200 MS points (£9.99). This is the first indication seen regarding the price for Call of Duty Classic.

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