Category: Xbox 360 Previews

No release date or price, but contents of bundle confirmed

Here’s a lovely little parcel of news from PlayXBLA – a Twisted Pixel bundle is on its way to Xbox Live Arcade ‘soon’. It’ll pack together all four of the developer’s games to date, that’s The Maw, Splosion Man, Ms. Splosion Man, and Comic Jumper. Comic Jumper’s definitely the weakest of the bunch, but – if the price is right – this will still be a great collection for anyone who doesn’t already own the other games.

We’ll update with a release date and price as soon as they’re announced.…

Money off for Gold members on Fall of Cybertron, War for Cybertron, add-ons

If there’s a special place in your heart for robots that have a tendency to ‘disguise’ themselves as giant conspicuous machines, then you’ll almost certainly be interested in this week’s Xbox Live ‘Deal of the Week’, which is 100% Transformers focused. The discounted offers are only available to Gold members, and the deal ends Monday 1 April. Here’s what’s going cheap:

• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron: £19.99
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Dinobot Destructor Pack: 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Multiplayer Havoc Pack: 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Massive Fury Pack: 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron G1 Retro Optimus Prime 160MSP (£1.37/€1.92/$2)
• Transformers: War for Cybertron: £8.99
• Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack #1: 200MSP (£1.71/€2.40/$2.50)
• Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack #2: 200MSP (£1.71/€2.40/$2.50

Don’t forget there are plenty more deals happening this week as part of the Xbox Live Spring …

PC indie hit now available on Xbox 360 and PS3

After almost two years of PC exclusivity – and some 2 million+ sales later – indie hit Terraria has finally arrived on consoles. It appeared on the US PlayStation Network yesterday, priced $14.99, and lands worldwide on Xbox Live today, Wednesday 27 March, priced 1200MSP (£10.28/€14.40/$15). A European PSN release is still TBC.

The charming 16-bit styled mega-explorer-RPG-adventure-sandbox-resource-gatherer comes with a whole bunch of new console exclusive content, like new enemies, new weapons, new pets, and a very welcome tutorial mode. Here’s a trailer showing off the new stuff:

Yup – another very welcome indie addition to XBL and PSN.…

Skyrim, Resi 6, Max Payne 3, and a whole lot more discounted in latest Xbox Live sale

Update: Added UK prices for Games on Demand offers.

Never mind that we’re absolutely freezing our nipples off in the UK right now – spring is actually definitely here because the Xbox Live Spring Sale says so. Starting today, Tuesday 26 March, and running until Monday 1 April, the Xbox Live Spring Sale offers a pretty extensive selection of downloadable games and other DLC at discount prices to both regular Xbox Live users and paid-up Gold members.

Here’s a full list of what’s on offer (we’ll update Games on Demand $ prices with £ prices as soon as the deals appear on Xbox Live):

• Assassin’s Creed III (Games on Demand): £34.99/$39.99
• Walking Dead Episode 1: Free
• Walking Dead Episode 2: 200 (£1.71/ €2.40/$2.50)
• Walking Dead Episode 3: 200 (£1.71/ €2.40/$2.50)
• Walking Dead Episode 4: 200 (£1.71/ €2.40/$2.50)
• Walking Dead Episode 5: 200 (£1.71/

New cabinet artwork, game room and study themes on offer

CapcomUnity has revealed some new DLC coming for its recently released Darkstalkers Resurrection on XBLA and PSN. The content brings a series of new room and arcade cabinet character themes and is scheduled to arrive 26/27 March.

The cabinet character themes are priced $0.99 on PSN and 80MSP (£0.69/€0.96/$1.00) on XBL per character pack and they look like this:

The room themes offer a choice of either a game room or study setting for your arcade cabinets. Each of these is priced $1.99 on PSN and 160MSP (£1.37/€1.92/$2.00). Check them out:

Fancy something completely different? Try one of our original features like, ‘Thingsin games that are sort of Dorito shaped’ or ‘Game characters that could be dogs’.…

Blink and you’ll miss it

A teaser site and trailer (below) have popped up to announce that Battlefield 4 is on the way. DICE’s lap dance reveals only the tiniest of glimpse of the good stuff, with rain, tanks, a submarine, city setting and running all confirmed for their next shooter. However, a note on the site says that gameplay footage will be revealed on March 27th.

EA suit, Blake Jorgenen has already announced that Battlefield 4 is heading to PS4, so expect it to crop up on the next Xbox too. Here’s the latest clip that seems to say that propellers will also feature in the game.

As part of the marketing drive for the game, Battlefield.com says they’ll reveal new stuff if more folk register. You also get a shiny new ‘I Was There’ Dog Tag for use in Battlefield 3 just for signing up.

If you’re still not ready to give up on Battlefield 3, then why …

DICE go out with a bang with their final DLC drop

The fifth and final installment of Battlefield 3 DLC comes in the form of End Game. As finales go, DICE pull out all the stops to deliver an action-packed expansion that shakes up the multiplayer with new vehicles and modes. It’s almost enough to make you forget about the awful single-player and co-op modes they tacked on.

First up is Air Superiority, a mode that originally appeared in Battlefield 1943 and plays out like airborne Conquest. Two teams of twelve take to the skies and battle to capture and control areas until opponents ticket bleed out.

Although skilled pilots usually dominate the skies, Air Superiority works well for rookies looking to cut their teeth. It allows players to get to grips with the controls, learn the nuances and tactics for air-combat and rapidly unlock new weapons and special abilities for the jets that they can use across all game …

Extra content planned in response to fan demands for more

Mark of the Ninja developer Klei Entertainment has announced it’s putting together a Special Edition DLC for the stylishly super-honed ninja stealth side-scroller, which will be downloadable from Xbox Live Arcade this summer (price TBA). Details of what new stuff we can expect in the SE are below, but first the trailer:

And here’s what Klei says it’s putting in the Special Edition:

• A new level, set in a flashback to the early life of Dosan (the ninja’s tattoo artist) that will set the stage for the events that transpire in Mark of the Ninja
• A new style of play, which includes a nonlethal takedown ability, and provides a hybrid of lethal and nonlethal approaches to the game
• Two new items, one more geared to stealth and concealment and one a bit more direct. Both the items and the new play style will be available in the main game as

Caves! Cliffs! Killing! It’s all happening in the new Tomb Raider map pack

The Tomb Raider Caves & Cliffs multiplayer map pack arrives as a timed exclusive on Xbox Live today, priced 400MSP (£3.43/ €4.80/$5). The pack includes three new maps, all of which can be used in the game’s multiplayer modes – Rescue, Cry for Help, Team Deathmatch, and Free for All.

To mark the occasion, Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix has released a Caves & Cliffs launch trailer:

Here’s how Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics describes the new maps:

• Scavenger Caverns: An extensive subterranean network of caves used by the island’s scavengers as an underground prison.
• Cliff Shantytown: This scavenger settlement was built high up on the island cliffs. Its many layers hide some of the deadliest traps on the island.
• The Burning Village: A raging fire has embraced an abandoned Japanese village, the burning buildings offer multiple ways to escape or engage your enemies.

There’s still no …