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BattleBlock Theater Releases the Prisoners April 3rd

BattleBlock Theater, the next game from The Behemoth,  creators of one of the all-time highest selling games on the Xbox Live Arcade Castle Crashers, has now been given a final release date of April 3rd. Releasing for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15 USD) on Xbox Live, this game is sure to be a hit from what we’ve seen at PAX and in the videos released so far. If you’ll be at PAX East these coming weeks they’ll be showing off the game as well as holding a tournament at...

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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Released on XBLA

The newest contender in the platforming genre has emerged and today (3/20/13) players can get their hands on what is being called one of the most challenging platformers of this generation. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams features extreme platforming elements as well as the ability to alter the landscape of each level by using the varying powers of the Giana Sisters. Players will see the environment go from a beautiful and peaceful setting to a hellish nightmare at the push...

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8.5Tomb Raider – Beauty, Reimagined

Tomb Raider is a name that, for many, is synonymous with controversy in the gaming universe. Most men will think sexy and most women will think over-sexualized. Crystal Dynamics has set out to change that with its latest iteration of Lara Croft. Our titular tomb raider Lara Croft no longer wears the impractical booty shorts of yesteryear and nor are her breasts humorously disproportionate. This tomb raider is the soft and fragile city girl from current days. She’s not on...

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Nun Attack is moving from iOS and Android to the Vita

Nun Attack is an iOS and Android hit with over 2 million players. Now it’s out on the Vita for a mere $2.99. Use the four nuns and try to kill the evil Fallen Nun, before all hell break loose. Nun Attack on the Vita has the obvious touch controls, over 40 missions and a buttload of weapons. Nuns, guns, oh and trophies! Yup, 15 to be exact. For more info you can go to the Nun Attack official site, follow Frima Studio on Twitter or like Nun Attack on Facebook.

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Watch this Wednesday – 100 CC’s of Mario Kart

You can’t beat GoRemy, especially not in Mario Kart. This rap, simply named “Mario Kart: The Rap” is one of the best I’ve heard. It’s hilarious and true, I mean, who really likes Battle Mode? Give it a watch and be sure to subscribe to him, there’s no doubt you’ll see some of his other video game raps pop up on Watch This Wednesday eventually.

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Secret Ponchos- A Stylish Shooter Set In A Spaghetti Western

Switchblade Monkeys is an independent group of Senior-Level Staff from Blizzard, Hasbro and Radical among others. When they decided to leave the world of AAA titles and corporate interference to make a game that would represent them as a team and bring all of the elements they love from all of their favorite genres. From this inspiration came Secret Ponchos, a shooter with that stylish Spaghetti Western flare. Secret Ponchos is not your typical arcade shooter however...

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Jump Into the World of Aventuria With Memoria

Memoria is the story of princess Sadja of Fasar while also serving as a direct sequel to the original game, Chains of Satinav. Sadja’s story is to be interwoven along with that of Geron the bird-catcher as he meets up with a young traveler Fahi who promises he can return Geron to his girlfriend who was banished into the body of a raven. By Agreeing to follow Fahi on this quest a chain of events is set of that will send this one peaceful world into a state of...

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SimCity Sold 1.1 Million Copies, 1.1 Million People Agitated

I’m sure everyone has heard about the SimCity DRM disaster. It’s hard to play a game that needs to be online at all times, if the servers are a bunch of turds. Anyways, EA wants everyone to know that they have sold 1.1 million copies of SimCity and almost half of those were digital versions. Within, the first two weeks of SimCity’s release, 15 million hours were spent online in-game and probably 10 million hours were spent online hating EA for the horrible...

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Hands on Preview: Schein – A new Look at the 2D Platformer?

Schein is a 2D platformer in development for the PC  by indie studio Zeppelin Studios. They started out as a group of students working on projects at their university where they began working together to develop a video game. The premise of Schein is that you’re a guy lost in a swamp and you’re trying to find a way out. Over the course of the journey puzzles, and pitfalls await to slow you down and trip you up. The core gameplay of Schein is what makes it unique...