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Summer of Live Arcade Best Evar!1!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Summer of Live Arcade Best Evar!1!

The numbers are in, and life is good if you’re Microsoft. Then again, life is always good if you’re Microsoft. Anyway, the Summer of Arcade promotion broke records for the download service, and there’s a simple reason why: the games freakin’ rocked. The campaign showed an increase of 58% in purchases, plus a 67% gain [...]

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1942 Reborn on Live Arcade and PSN

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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It’s been a long time coming, but the Live Arcade and PlayStation Network will be the recipient of a remake of a classic shooter. Capcom’s 1942 was an arcade shooter released in 1984 into the arcades. It was followed, unsurprisingly, by 1943 in 1987. Both were ported to the NES. Later, multiple games became part [...]

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Halo and Crimson Skies Downloadable on Xbox 360

Saturday, November 17, 2007

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In addition to the previously mentioned xbox festivities, Microsoft is celebrating Xbox LIVE’s fifth anniversary by rolling out a new download service on December 4. After the 360’s next firmware update, users can buy and download original Xbox games for their 360 for 1200 Microsoft Points, or $15. The initial lineup of Xbox [...]

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Xbox LIVE is 5IVE

Thursday, November 15, 2007

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Xbox LIVE celebrates its five year anniversary on November 15, and Microsoft has a whole week of special promotions planned. You’ll be able to play online with developers and win accessories, subscriptions, and MS Points just by playing any game over LIVE on its birthday. It’s hard to believe LIVE’s been up and [...]

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