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Producer David Welch tells all.

Terraria hits Xbox Live Arcade today and the producer of the XBLA version of the game - David Welch - sat down to talk to us about the game. Q: How does Terraria differ on the Xbox 360 to what we've seen on the PC? What will fans gain from this version of the game? A: The new controls & menus—especially the...

Deeper underground.

It's a one-title Wednesday for Xbox Live Arcade, with the somewhat epic-looking Terraria being the only title on offer. With that said, the retro-styled dig-'em-up sandbox RPG seems to have an awful lot of gameplay piled in.to the package, so there's enough to be going on with. Terraria (1200 MSP) In Terraria, apparently nothing...

Tooled up.

Microsoft will release a special edition "Camoflague" controller in the US and Europe in May, it has announced. A new controller isn't exactly the hardware announcement that we were all waiting for, but this is still a nice addition to the available controller options. The device features the standard 30-foot wireless range and...

Lara down to second place

Gears of War: Judgment has taken the top spot in the UK All Formats Chart, marking the end of Lara Croft's two-week reign at the top, and presenting Microsoft with their first top billing of the year. After a 44% drop in sales week-on-week, Tomb Raider slips to second position, ahead of another new entry in the form of...

Rumours abound, warrior.

Our friends over at PushSquare have uncovered a little tidbit of information that could prove to be a massive indicator as to Blizzard's Xbox 720 intentions. Diablo III was infamously unveiled at last month's PlayStation 4 show, and was assumed to be a platform exclusive. That doesn't appear to be the case now, though. In...

Two Classics in One

As if the DuckTales news wasn't enough, Capcom has today also announced that they'll be bringing a bumper double pack of remastered Dungeons & Dragons titles to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is a reworking of two Capcom arcade titles - Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and...

Woo-ooo!

According to IGN, DuckTales was one of the top 10 titles you could buy for your NES back in the day. Today though, Capcom has announced that you won't need to dig out all of that extra cabling and go rooting around in secondhand shops for a copy though, as they'll be releasing DuckTales Remastered to Xbox Live Arcade this summer! Currently...

Assassin's Creed III, Hitman chopped.

Full details of the upcoming Xbox Live Spring Sale have been revealed today, and it seems that gamers are in for a bit of a treat. From March 26th to April 2nd, a smörgåsbord of Games on Demand titles are having their prices chopped, alongside a bunch of DLC of varying quality. Top of the pile though, has to...

Siberian Strike lands on March 27th

CI Games has revealed details of the first DLC pack for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2. The pack entitled Siberian Strike will be released via Xbox Live on Wednesday, March 27th, for 800MSP, and will offer a non-guided single player experience where gamers will have to find their way through the icy wastelands using...

Part of NOW TV

For the first time, Sky Sports will be available as a pay-as-you-go service on the Xbox 360. Previously, access was only available via the Sky Player app, and only if you had an ongoing Sky subscription. Now though, for a somewhat eye-watering fee of £9.99 for 24 hours of viewing, you can watch all of the Sky Sports channels...

Always connected, Kinect required

VGLeaks has posted some details and screenshots that are apparently from the Durango XDK (Xbox Development Kit) that allegedly confirm a few details about the next generation Xbox. The images - which aren't entirely convincing and could have been created in single-digit levels of minutes using Visual Studio 2012 -...

Platforming, platforming and platforming, oh my.

Wednesday's up, and that means Xbox Live Arcade release day. This week, the neon and retro-infused platform stylings of Alien Spidy hit the shelves, alongside the slightly more modern-looking platform stylings of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. Alien Spidy (800 MSP) Spidy has lost contact with his...

European pre-order bonus announced

pQube and ATLUS have today confirmed that the Xbox 360 version of Persona 4: Arena will land in Europe on May 10th. In addition, pre-ordering players will get some exclusive day one bonuses for their troubles. The bonus content pack included the "Official Arranged" soundtrack, as well as some exclusive artwork,...

Holds off challengers.

Square Enix's Tomb Raider prequel has held its spot atop the UK All Formats Chart, making it two in a row for Lara. Sony's God of War: Ascension put in a brave challenge, but could only manage the second position, with the new StarCraft II expansion Heart of The Swarm completing the top three. City Interactive's Sniper: Ghost...

Confirmation at last.

Everybody's favourite presenter Geoff Keighley, has confirmed that the Battlefield 4 reveal will occur on March 26th in San Francisco. A great deal of speculation as to which formats the game will appear on has been occurring, and while the game being launched on 360 is a bit of a no-brainer, we're intrigued to see what EA's...

No word on 720

Deep Silver - the guys who have picked up the Saints Row publishing rights from the now-defunct THQ - have announced that they'll be bringing a fourth entry in the Saints Row series to current-gen platforms this year. Developer by Volition once again, Saints Row IV will release on August 20th in the US, and on the 23rd elsewhere. The...

Roll on May.

Codemasters has released a new trailer (and some screenshots) for their highly anticipated racer GRID 2. The trailer focuses on Patrick Callahan, a man on a mission. He's looking to recruit two new racing clubs into his fold, and he'll need a star driver in order to do that. Some in-game footage of some of the game's American tracks is...

360 version on the way, too.

Joystiq has done a little digging through a press release that was published by 505 Games parent company - Digital Bros. - back in January, and found that the publisher is planning a third entry in the popular Sniper Elite series. Sniper Elite 3 is expected to launch for Xbox 360 and "next-gen platforms" (we've good...

Wallace Wells DLC Goes Live

The long-awaited multiplayer expansion for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has finally gone live on Xbox Live. The catchily titled "Online Multiplayer and Wallace Pack" is available for 400MSP, and brings online co-op play to the retro-styled beat-'em-up. In addition, Scott's cool roommate Wallace Wells is included as a new...

Back once again...

Another single-game Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade, but we can take heart that the game on offer is from a series with a rich heritage. Darkstalkers: Resurrection is the order of the day, and you can check out the details below... Darkstalkers: Resurrection (1,200 MSP) Darkstalkers: Resurrection contains two games. First up, you...

Shields up - the scammers are active.

We're relatively sure that anyone with have an ounce of sense would know this already, but Major Nelson has confirmed that Microsoft are not running any "Xbox 720 Beta" programs that are open to the general public. Several pages have cropped up on Facebook in recent weeks claiming that people who "like" the page...

The fire still burns.

Eurogamer has had a few words with Yukio Futatsugi at last week's Bitsummit meeting in Kyoto, regarding the progress of Crimson Dragon. The game - which is being pitched as being a spiritual successor to the amazing Panzer Dragoon series of titles - has been in development for what appears to be forever. Indeed, we first...

Name, price and release date announced...

Bethesda’s critically acclaimed first-person stealth game, Dishonored, is set to receive a shot in the arm this spring with the release of some fresh DLC. April 16th will see The Knife of Dunwall hit virtual shop shelves, setting you back 800 Microsoft points for the privilege of extending this...

Going deep, deep, deep undercover.

PQube has sent through word that they'll be releasing a fifth entry in the apparently-popular Crash Time series, entitled Crash Time 5: Undercover. The press release describes Crash Time as being a "Driver meets Burnout" style racing game, with the focus being on - unsurprisingly - crashes. A new 'Crash Cam' will...