Microsoft is continuing what it started last week by once again releasing two games on Xbox Live Arcade. The first, Eets Chowdown, is a 2D puzzle game that is supposed to play like a combination of the Incredible Machine and Lemmings. Blinky’s R Us had the privilege of attending a panel with Eets creator Jamie [...]
Most Nintendites are probably too busy playing Pokémon today to notice the new Wii Virtual Console games that are out. Today’s selection contains another shmup, Gradius III for the Super Nintendo. The Sega Genesis receives the classic platform/adventure with RPG elements hybrid Wonder Boy in Monster World. Finally, the Turbografx gets a multiplayer version of [...]
It looks like a new Backwards Compatibility update is on the horizon for Xbox 360 owners. It is currently available for download here, and should be available via Xbox Live shortly. The list of games available this time around is very nice, including Sega fan favorites Panzer Dragoon Orta and Jet Set Radio Future. Read [...]
Bucking the usual trend for Live Arcade releases, Microsoft has decided to release two titles today rather than the usual one. First up is another updated arcade title, Konami’s Gyruss, which includes both the original and an update 3D version. Gyruss is an interesting shmup, as it plays similar to a mix between Galaga and [...]
Today’s Wii Virtual Console update is about bashing, smashing and bonking up everything in sight. Leading the pack is the NES classic, Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream. The is actually a repackaging of the original Punch Out, released afterward when the game was to no longer feature Mike Tyson in it. Next [...]
After butchering the American release of hit anime series One Piece, 4Kids Entertainment decided to drop the show after 104 episodes (dropping 39 episodes dues to censoring reasons). However, hope is on the horizon for fans of the Straw Hat Pirates. Funimation has just picked up the rights to produce the show in [...]
Today Microsoft drops another surprise game onto unsuspecting Live Arcade fans. Boom Boom Rocket is the newest game from Bizarre Creations, creators of the popular Geometry Wars. Boom Boom Rocket is a rhythm/music game that takes its luminescent cues from Geometry Wars. In this game, players have to launch and detonate [...]
I finally got the Chibi Chibi Con 2007 movie finished and available to watch on the site. This is a different movie than the skit that is currently available, as it is a brief overview of the convention. Now that is complete, Asura and I will be hard at work on our next [...]
Today’s batch of Wii Virtual Console games is more low key than last weeks. First off is the old school arcade schmup Galaga for the NES. This game is a personal favorite of mine, although an arcade port would always be preferred to the NES version of the game. Next up is a strange platformer/beat [...]
Released today is another puzzle game for Xbox Live Arcade. Luxor 2 appears to be a Zuma-clone with an Egyptian theme. If you are a fan of Zuma or the Nintendo DS game Magnetica, or even the game that these two originated from, PuzzLoop, then you will probably be interested in this. Luxor 2 contains [...]
