Pretty much everyone who has played Trials HD has
loved, loathed and wanted to burn their controller because of this game.But, we keep going back for more punishment,
because it’s hopelessly addictive, we know that we can just be a little quicker
and get one more place up the leaderboard.Well, good news Trials fans, RedLynx have today announced the release of
more DLC to challenge your finely honed skills.
The much publicised Kinect 3D camera peripheral will
be coming to Xbox 360 later this year, and today Microsoft have confirmed
pricing.Also revealed is a new SKU in
the Xbox range; a slimline Arcade unit, complete with onboard 4Gb flash memory
and a built in wireless adapter.
"Wacca, wacca, wacca, wacca"…That dear reader is the sound of, not Pacman, but a
helicopter!And not any old helicopter,
this one’s “fierce”, it has an aggressive haircut, big teeth and bristles with
missiles, erm well, the last one’s true at least.Coming this autumn, brought to us by Activision is “Apache: Air
Assault”, a dedicated helicopter combat sim for the Xbox 360.
Announced today in a Microsoft press release, popular
online quiz show 1 vs 100 has been axed.The Xbox Live game show, based on the TV quiz game of the same name has
run for two seasons and at its peak captured over 114,000 gamers playing
simultaneously – setting a Guinness World Record for the highest number of
players in a game show.
Hey, it’s summer!It really is!I have a rather
pink face to prove it too; remember to use that sun block guys.The other indicator of ‘barbeque season’ is
Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade, the third one of its kind apparently.What you get is a month of premium Arcade
games and a bit of a Microsoft shaped carrot to collect them all.Think of it like Pokemon, but a bit more
expensive.
This week’s releases on Xbox Live Arcade are
Deathspank and Deadliest Warrior, retailing at 1200 points and 800 points
respectively.Both titles will be
available for download through the Marketplace from the 14th of
July.
Xbox’s Major Nelson has been detailing the latest
bargains to come our way for this week's ‘Deal of the Week’.The following Arcade Action titles are at a
knockdown price until the end of play on Sunday 11th of July.
Blacklight: Tango Down is a first person squad-based
shooter coming to Xbox Live Arcade on July the 7th.Yeah, yeah, we’ve seen loads of squad-based
shooters, what makes this one any different from the rest?How about ‘literally trillions of different
weapon combinations’?
Agent, Pacific City offers you a trial of your
forthcoming challenge, your chances of survival are slim, should you choose to
accept, download the demo.Now.
