Konami has just released Vandal Hearts Flames of Judgment on XBLA all around the world.  This is not a reboot of the series but a wholy new installment focusing on two rival kingdoms that are about to goto war on the continent of Sostegaria.  Tobias Martin, an orphan that survived the last great war, is caught in the middle of this feud.  Taking up arms with his friends, Tobias is on a directio... more.

Alien Breed begins with you  stuck on a non-functional space heap named the Leopold. With nasty aliens around every corner, it’s a rather sticky situation. What pulled me into the world of Alien Breed was its similarities to one of my all-time favorite movies of the 80’s, “Aliens” --  which they captured beautifully. Like in the Alien movie universe, you have a radar (located in the u... more.

Rising Star Games have just acquired the rights to Samurai Shodown Sen which is coming exclusively to Xbox 360.  SSS is the 4th iteration in the 3D series of Samurai Shodown games and the 11th game in the Samurai series (has it really been that long?), developed by SNK Playmore and coming this Spring. Here is a snippet from the press release (they have it worded better than I could): Original... more.

Square Enix has just announced that Front Mission Evolved is being developed by Double Helix Games and will be made available on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC's this Spring. This installment of the venerable Front Mission series is going to be a 3rd person shooter and is the first time that FM has gone this route (previous entries have been strategy games for the most part). In Front M... more.

Eclosion, an overhead shooter, from Candella Systems Ltd and Eipix Entertainment, is coming to PC, XBLA®, Sony PSP® and Nintendo Wii®.  Eclosion is developed by Eipix Entertanment, a Serbian company, and will be published by Candella Systems Ltd, an UK company. Eclosion features 3D graphics, particle effects putting the player through deep space asteroid fields and ice patches among other l... more.

Microsoft is bringing out an updated, more true to the original form, version of the arcades of yore.  Microsoft has shown off their Game Room for Xbox Live Arcade at the CES this year and we have that video along with some nice screens for you to check out. The idea behind the Game Room is that you will be able to enjoy arcade classics from yesteryear in two forms.  One, you can pay 40 Micro... more.

Got an update here for our European readers, others can check this out too, featuring various pieces of interest from Microsoft.  We have a shot of the new Xbox Classics Halo 3, Forza Motorsport 3 branded Xbox system and more. First up, Xbox Classics Halo 3 which is rated 16 by the PEGI: Next up, we have the Forza Motorsport 3 branded 250 gigabyte Xbox 360 system box shot: Gettin... more.

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Majesco Entertainment has just released the newest Serious Sam game, this one getting the HD treatment from modern consoles, specifically the Xbox 360. Take on the evil alien scum Mental and blow him/it to smithereens along with the many thousands of enemies that stand between you and him/it.  If you like First Person Shooters and just want to blow stuff up, here is your game.  Don't worry, t... more.

Capcom is doing something rather cool (or cheap, depending on your level of cynicism) with the box art for Final Fight Double Impact (announced here) in that they are letting the fans color it.  This not a simple coloring contest, much like stores used to put on around the late 80's (who remembers those?), the winner here gets more than a $5 gift certificate, how about a free trip to New Orleans?... more.