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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Fanswag: Win 1600 MS point codes and Assault Heroes 2]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/fanswag-win-1600-ms-point-codes-and-assault-heroes-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/fanswag-win-1600-ms-point-codes-and-assault-heroes-2/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/fanswag-win-1600-ms-point-codes-and-assault-heroes-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/contests-and-giveaways/" rel="tag">Contests and Giveaways</a></p><div align="center"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="233" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/assault-heroes-2-giveaway.jpg" /><br /></div>
And so we roll on to day two of our ginormous Microsoft Point giveaway. For today's giveaway, we have five (count 'em <em>five</em>) 1600 Microsoft Point codes to giveaway. Not only that, but our first prize winner will also receive a download code for <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> <em>and</em> an <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> hat. In addition to <em>that</em>, our second and third place winners will also receive <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> hats along with their MS Points. How do you win? Simple:<br />
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    <li>Leave a comment on this post telling us what you would buy with 1600 Microsoft Points. We don't care if it's actually on the Marketplace or not.<br /> </li>
    <li>Only one comment per person will be accepted. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 6:00PM Eastern time today, June 19, 2008. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).<br /></li>
    <li>Later today, we'll pick 5 winners via a random drawing</li>
    <li>One grand prize winner will receive a redemption code for 1600 Microsoft Points and a redemption code for <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> and an <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> hat, worth a total of $40; two second prize winners will each receive a redemption code for 1600 Microsoft Points and an <em>Assault Heroes 2 hat</em>, worth a total of $30 each; and two third prize winners will each receive a redemption code for 1600 Microsoft Points, worth $20 each.<br /></li>
    <li>Complete giveaway rules can be found <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/official-giveaway-rules/">here</a></li>
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Be sure to come back tomorrow, as our next giveaway will have an even better grand prize (hint: it's not an XBLA game).<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/fanswag-win-1600-ms-point-codes-and-assault-heroes-2/">Fanswag: Win 1600 MS point codes and Assault Heroes 2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/fanswag-win-1600-ms-point-codes-and-assault-heroes-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1230312/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/fanswag-win-1600-ms-point-codes-and-assault-heroes-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>fanswag</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[XBLA in Brief: Assault Heroes 2]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/15/xbla-in-brief-assault-heroes-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/15/xbla-in-brief-assault-heroes-2/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/15/xbla-in-brief-assault-heroes-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/x3f-tv/" rel="tag">X3F TV</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="415" height="351" id="viddler"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/7acfb110/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/7acfb110/" width="415" height="351" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler" ></embed></object></center>In the latest <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xbla-in-brief">XBLA in Brief</a>, we check out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes-2"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a>, the sequel to one of Xbox Live Arcade's best action titles. The sequel takes the foundations of the first game and adds new weapons and vehicles into the mix. The on-foot gameplay has been dramatically improved as well. Check out the video and find out whether or not <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> belongs in your <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/XBLA/">XBLA</a> library.<br />
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[<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/podcasts/x3ftv-xblabrief-ah2.m4v">M4V</a>] Download the M4V directly.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/15/xbla-in-brief-assault-heroes-2/">XBLA in Brief: Assault Heroes 2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 15 May 2008 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/15/xbla-in-brief-assault-heroes-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1196957/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/15/xbla-in-brief-assault-heroes-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra-online</category><category>wanako</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>x3f-tv</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbla-in-brief</category><category>xbox-live-arcade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 assaults XBLA]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/assault-heroes-2-assaults-xbla/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/assault-heroes-2-assaults-xbla/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/assault-heroes-2-assaults-xbla/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2-xbla/801034/full/"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="233" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/assault-h-2-release.jpg" /></a><br />
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After all the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/spring-showcase">Spring Showcase</a> excitement yesterday, it's hard to come to terms with the fact that it's just another plain ol' Wednesday now. How could you possibly stifle the Wednesday doldrums? Oh that's right, it's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xbla">Xbox Live Arcade</a> Wednesday! That means there's a brand new Xbox Live Arcade game available. To top it all off, it's actually a sequel to one of XBLA's best shooters. Yup, it's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes-2"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a>. It's like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes"><em>Assault Heroes</em></a>, except with more weapons, new vehicles, and, of course, more massive destruction. Go grab the trial version and see whether or not massive destruction is your thing (we're betting it is).<br />
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Let's just hope they fixed the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/19/assault-heroes-assaulted-with-co-op-issue/">faulty co-op</a> this time around.<br />
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<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/assault-heroes-2-assaults-xbla/">Assault Heroes 2 assaults XBLA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/assault-heroes-2-assaults-xbla/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1195083/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/assault-heroes-2-assaults-xbla/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra-online</category><category>wanako</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox-live-arcade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Wednesday: Assault Heroes 2 shoots everything on XBLA]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/this-wednesday-assault-heroes-2-shoots-everything-on-xbla/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/this-wednesday-assault-heroes-2-shoots-everything-on-xbla/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/this-wednesday-assault-heroes-2-shoots-everything-on-xbla/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/05/12/assaultheroestwoxbla.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/assault-heroes-2-002_topper.jpg" /></a></div>
We're afraid the sequel to <em>Assault Heroes</em> is still not an open-ended, city-dwelling game where you're tasked with punching firemen and war veterans. Sierra Online's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes-2"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a>, which is scheduled to demolish the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xblawednesday">Xbox Live Arcade lineup</a> this Wednesday, is very much in line with 2006's omni-directional shooter, though we suspect we won't be able to make jokes about a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/19/joystiq-review-assault-heroes-xbla/">broken multiplayer</a> mode this time. <br />
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Instead, we'll have to deliver punchlines that involve the sequel's more destructive weaponry, ability to hi-jack enemy vehicles and high volume of "relentless enemies and outrageous bosses." And sometimes, it has all of that, with two-player co-op ... <em>in space</em>! It's yours for 800 MS Points ($10).<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/">Assault Heroes 2</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695976"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695975"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695974"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695972"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695971"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/this-wednesday-assault-heroes-2-shoots-everything-on-xbla/">This Wednesday: Assault Heroes 2 shoots everything on XBLA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 12 May 2008 13:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/05/12/assaultheroestwoxbla.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/this-wednesday-assault-heroes-2-shoots-everything-on-xbla/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1193014/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/this-wednesday-assault-heroes-2-shoots-everything-on-xbla/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Assault-Heroes</category><category>Assault-Heroes-2</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>Sierra-Online</category><category>Wanako-Games</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>XBLA</category><category>XblaWednesday</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>Xbox-Live</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ludwig Kietzmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 assaults the XBLA this week]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-this-week/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-this-week/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="420" height="343"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=33697"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=33697" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="343"></embed> </object><br />
Is should come as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/">no surprise</a> that this Wednesday, May 14th, Sierra's <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/a/ah2xboxlivearcade/default.htm"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a> will <a href="http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/05/12/assaultheroestwoxbla.aspx">make its release</a> to the Xbox Live Arcade to the joy of arcade gamers worldwide. This 800 Microsoft point sequel builds upon the original <em>Assault Heroes </em>formula by making battles more intense, adding new weaponry, making vehicles hijackable and, of course, co-op gaming. Get excited, because lots of "boom!", "kablaam!" and "sizzle!" is headed to the XBLA this week.<br />
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<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-this-week/">Assault Heroes 2 assaults the XBLA this week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/05/12/assaultheroestwoxbla.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-this-week/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1193001/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-this-week/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra</category><category>Sierra-Online</category><category>wanako-studios</category><category>xbla</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: meet the bosses of Assault Heroes 2]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="415" height="339"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=33693"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=33693" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="415" height="339"></embed> </object></center>With less than a week to go before <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes-2"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a> arrives on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xbla">Xbox Live Arcade</a> (it's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/">scheduled to drop on May 14</a>), <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Sierra/">Sierra</a> is ramping up the publicity, releasing a new two part trailer featuring some of the game's massive bosses. There seems to be an obsession with throwing mechanized versions of various fauna at players this time around, as the bosses featured in the video are the Mecha Gorilla, Mech Scorpion, Mecha Killer Orca (really?), Mecha Snake, Mecha Quadruped, and Mecha Demolition (guess they ran out of animals with that last one). Suffice it to say that the bosses are appropriately huge and they seem to be capable of dealing death quite adequately. We approve. Find the second trailer after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: meet the bosses of Assault Heroes 2</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/">Video: meet the bosses of Assault Heroes 2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33692.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1190518/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/08/video-meet-the-bosses-of-assault-heroes-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra</category><category>sierra-online</category><category>wanako</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox-live-arcade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 video extravaganza]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video-1/" rel="tag">Videos</a></p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="420" height="343"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=33407"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=33407" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="343"></embed> </object><br />
Look! It's an <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-hereos-2"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a> video extravaganza complete with seconds upon seconds of explosive in-game <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/game/6408.html"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em> action</a>! Watch as destruction is dealt out in two player cooperation. Watch as tanks fall apart, choppers drop from the sky and points get accrued. And all that's just in the one video above! There are two more <em>Assault Heroes 2 </em>gameplay videos embedded after the break that promise twice as much video goodness. That's why we're calling it a video extravaganza!<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Assault Heroes 2 video extravaganza</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/">Assault Heroes 2 video extravaganza</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/game/6408.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1181747/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/assault-heroes-2-video-extravaganza/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra</category><category>Sierra-Online</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>xbla</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fanswag Bonus: Sierra XBLA Fashion Apparel [Update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/contests-and-giveaways/" rel="tag">Contests and Giveaways</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="301" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/zrshirt01dsci0006.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left">[Update: Ya'll got lucky and scored an extra hour of survival time, but the contest is now over. Watch your email folks, as we'll be contacting the two winners soon.]</div>
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You're lucky this week readers! Not only will there be the standard Fanswag later on, but you've also got the chance to become a walking Sierra Online advertisement! We've got some swag from a Sierra press event, inspired by their <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/">upcoming</a> XBLA games, <em>Assault Heroes 2 </em>and <em>Zombie Wranglers.</em> The take is a bit straightforward, given that it's clothes, but there is one small, cool detail about the shirts. The white lettering and graphics are actually glow in the dark, which makes them <span style="font-style: italic;">extra</span> awesome.<br /><br /> Also, this edition of Fanswag expires quicker than usual. Just like in a zombie invasion, time is of the essence. Instead of days, this time you only get hours (five of 'em).<br />
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    <li>Since humor is the theme of <em>Zombie Wranglers</em>, post the sort of zombie you would be if the world was taken over by the undead (pirate zombie, ninja zombie, etc). <br /> </li>
    <li>Be sure you only leave one comment. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 5:00pm today, Eastern Time. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).<br /></li>
    <li>At 5:00pm, we'll pick two winners via a random drawing.</li>
    <li>Two winners will each receive an <em>Assault Heroes 2</em>, one-size-fits-all hat, and a <em>Zombie Wranglers </em>XL t-shirt. Each prize pack is worth about $20.<br /></li>
    <li>The complete rules can be found <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/official-giveaway-rules/">here.</a></li>
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If you'd like to see the back of the shirt and hat, a picture of them has been posted after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fanswag Bonus: Sierra XBLA Fashion Apparel [Update]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/">Fanswag Bonus: Sierra XBLA Fashion Apparel [Update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1179227/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/29/fanswag-bonus-sierra-xbla-fashion-apparel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>fanswag</category><category>sierra</category><category>zombie-wranglers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence Stasse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[X3F Impressions: Sierra XBLA Round-Up]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="333" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/dsci0010xbla.jpg" alt="" />At the Sierra event we attended XBLA games weren't exactly the main attraction. Despite the fact that four games were there, the area was rather empty in comparison to the rest of the games' booths. True, it was a bit hidden toward the back, but there were never more than a dozen people there at a time (including the devs!) On first glimpse of the XBLA titles listed on the cardboard display, it appeared as though the place was being avoided for good reason, but upon further inspection there was indeed some potential in the available games. Plus, Sierra had a few small pieces of XBLA swag that we'll give you guys the opportunity to get your mitts on in a short fanswag giveaway tomorrow.<br /><br />The four games on display were <em>Assault Heroes 2, </em>which is something of a known quantity, <em>Zombie Wranglers,</em> which was (and is) largely unknown, <em>Sea Life Safari</em>, which has the appearance of Finding Nemo, and <em>Gin Rummy,</em> which is ... well, y'know, just Gin Rummy. So we couldn't exactly blame our fellow attendees for wanting to see <em>Ghostbusters </em>and<em> Prototype</em> instead. Still, that doesn't make the XBLA titles bad, and what we saw look quite good for what it was. Hit the break for the individual game impressions.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>X3F Impressions: Sierra XBLA Round-Up</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/">X3F Impressions: Sierra XBLA Round-Up</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1170052/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/x3f-impressions-sierra-xbla-round-up/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>gin-rummy</category><category>sea-life-safari</category><category>sierra</category><category>x3f-impressions</category><category>xbla</category><category>zombie-wranglers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence Stasse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joystiq impressions: Assorted Sierra XBLA games]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/xbla_logo490.jpg" /></div>
Sierra recently showed off its upcoming crop of XBLA games at a media event. While a couple have promise, most could be buried by the quantity or quality of competitors. All are confirmed only for XBLA, but Sierra is considering PSN versions of most. All will be out this Summer.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Joystiq impressions: Assorted Sierra XBLA games</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/">Joystiq impressions: Assorted Sierra XBLA games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1179162/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/joystiq-impressions-assorted-sierra-xbla-games/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>download</category><category>gin-rummy</category><category>lost-cities</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>online</category><category>psn</category><category>sea-life</category><category>Sierra-Online</category><category>sierra-spring-event08</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>xbla</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>zombie-wranglers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Stern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 assaults the XBLA May 14th]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/assaulthero3fishy2.jpg" /></a></center>Wanako Studios' <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes"><em>Assault Heroes</em></a> has garnered a pretty solid following since its December 2006 release to the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xbla">Xbox Live Arcade</a>, so one could only expect the <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> sequel to be just as successful. Especially since Wanako improved upon the explosive formula by adding the ability to hijack vehicles, encounter new enemies and experience new co-op gameplay. So, those fanboys who just can't wait to blow things up will be excited to hear that the 800 Microsoft point <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/">just been confirmed</a> for a May 14th release to the XBLA. Get ready and get explosive!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/">Assault Heroes 2 assaults the XBLA May 14th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1178120/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/assault-heroes-2-assaults-the-xbla-may-14th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>wanako-studios</category><category>xbla</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 blows up XBLA on May 14]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/assault-heroes-2-002_topper.jpg" /><br /></div>
Wanako's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/AssaultHeroes/"><em>Assault Heroes</em></a> would have been one of our most cherished bits of Xbox Live Arcade entertainment had one key element -- <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/19/joystiq-review-assault-heroes-xbla/">online gameplay</a> -- not been so broken so as to only be recognizable by its dental records. Even so, we are forgiving sorts, and when <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/">news came down</a> that the developer planned to try its hands at the game once more with a sequel this spring, we figured <em>why not</em>. If <em>He-Man</em> and ABC After School Specials taught us one thing, it's that everyone deserves a second chance.<br /><br />Carrying a promise to "expand its horizons into outer space," publisher Sierra Online has confirmed that <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> will roll onto XBLA on May 14. The sequel will include a number of additions to the series' freshman outing, including the ability to hijack vehicles -- including spacecraft -- as well as more levels. There will also be a number of new co-op modes included, though honestly we're less concerned with what's been added than we are with Wanako simply <em>making them work</em>.<br /><br />[Via press release]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/">Assault Heroes 2 blows up XBLA on May 14</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1178071/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-on-may-14/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>assaultheroes</category><category>assaultheroes2</category><category>wanako</category><category>xbla</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 achievements (hint: shoot things)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/assault-heroes-2-achievements-hint-shoot-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/assault-heroes-2-achievements-hint-shoot-things/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/assault-heroes-2-achievements-hint-shoot-things/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://inside.mygamercard.net/2008/04/02/achievements-for-assault-heroes-2/"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="144" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/assault-2-crappy.jpg" /></a></div>
MyGamercard.net has <a href="http://inside.mygamercard.net/2008/04/02/achievements-for-assault-heroes-2/">revealed</a> the achievements for Sierra Online and Wanako's upcoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/XBLA/">XBLA</a> shooter <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assault-heroes-2"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a>. The secret to most of the achievements lies right there in the genre: shooting stuff. The trick is just <em>how</em> you shoot them and who you do it with. The achievements offer a nice mix of single and multiplayer achievements, and it doesn't sound like any of them are <em>too</em> difficult, but it's hard to say before we know how difficult the game is in general. Our favorite achievement is definitely Smoothie Heroes. Not only does the name reference a delicious frozen treat, but the description for obtaining the achievement earns points for creativity: "Co-op Campaign: Kill 100 infantry, one player freezes &amp; the other shatters, on Hard in one session."<br />
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Hit the "read" link for the complete listing..<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/assault-heroes-2-achievements-hint-shoot-things/">Assault Heroes 2 achievements (hint: shoot things)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://inside.mygamercard.net/2008/04/02/achievements-for-assault-heroes-2/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/assault-heroes-2-achievements-hint-shoot-things/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1156110/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/assault-heroes-2-achievements-hint-shoot-things/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra</category><category>sierra-online</category><category>wanako</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox-live-arcade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sierra Online XBLA News]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/sierra-online-xbla-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/sierra-online-xbla-news/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/sierra-online-xbla-news/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><a href="http://www.xblah.net/2008/03/three-red-lights-podcast-ross-erickson.html"><img width="450" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="252" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/img_21011_xbla.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> Appearing on the "<a href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/861/861200p1.html">Three Red Lights</a>" podcast, Ross Erickson from Sierra Online gave the IGN Podcast a <a href="http://www.xblah.net/2008/03/three-red-lights-podcast-ross-erickson.html">host of details</a> regarding the company's upcoming games. The biggest of the news is that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/"><em>Assault Heroes 2</em></a> is actually completed, and is on the road to an April release. The second-most significant news would also be XBLA related, and regards the near-completion of <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/05/esrb-reveals-3-new-xbla-games/">Lost Cities</a>.</em> Concerning <em>Lost Cities, </em>there is still no word about he price, but the rumblings are that it could hit at 400 points. Among the smaller tidbits of information from the interview, Sierra is looking at giving adventure games a return, they're going to be publishing an award-winning XNA game, and as far as their number show, expansions tend to sell less than 50% of the originals. <br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.xblah.net/2008/03/three-red-lights-podcast-ross-erickson.html">xblah</a>]<br /> [Read, <a href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/861/861200p1.html">Three Red Lights Podcast</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/sierra-online-xbla-news/">Sierra Online XBLA News</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.xblah.net/2008/03/three-red-lights-podcast-ross-erickson.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/sierra-online-xbla-news/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1149306/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/27/sierra-online-xbla-news/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra-online</category><category>xbla</category><category>xna</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence Stasse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 blows up XBLA this Spring]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-005-s.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Confirming an earlier <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/">ESRB listing</a>, Sierra Online has announced a sequel to its popular top-down arcade shooter, <em>Assault Heroes</em>. Promising to "expand its horizons into outer space," <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> will feature cooperative gameplay, hi-jackable enemy vehicles and, by <a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/">the looks of things</a>, at least one robot mammoth. We rather like those.<br />
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Developed by Wanako Studios, <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> is scheduled to arrive on Xbox Live Arcade this Spring. Be sure to check out <a href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/858/858415p1.html">IGN's preview</a> for further details. <br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/">Assault Heroes 2</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695976"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695975"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695974"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695972"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/assault-heroes-2/#695971"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/assault-heroes-2-001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/">Assault Heroes 2 blows up XBLA this Spring</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1138747/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-blows-up-xbla-this-spring/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Assault-Heroes</category><category>Assault-Heroes-2</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>Sierra-Online</category><category>SierraOnline</category><category>Wanako-Games</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ludwig Kietzmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault Heroes 2 coming to XBLA]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-arcade/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Arcade</a></p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="415" height="339"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?umid=187694"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?umid=187694" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="415" height="339"></embed> </object>Though it's been on the radar before <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/">thanks to an early ERSB review</a>, <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> had never been an official XBLA title; until now. IGN <a href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/858/858415p1.html">posted a preview</a> and video of the game and it already looks to be improving greatly on the original in a whole host of ways. Wanako Games is bringing us the sequel to the original hit with the community and feedback in mind, implementing changes such as putting more emphasis on co-op and creating more varied three-dimensional levels. The on-foot sections of the game have also been fleshed out, to raise them to the same level of quality as the rest of the game. Though the core gameplay and visual appearance are almost identical, those things weren't exactly broken to begin with, and should remain as engaging as ever when <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> hits later on this spring.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/">Assault Heroes 2 coming to XBLA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/858/858415p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1137762/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/assault-heroes-2-coming-to-xbla/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Assault-Heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>sierra-online</category><category>wanako-games</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence Stasse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost Planet: Colonies, Assault Heroes 2 rated by ESRB]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6185576.html"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="339" border="1" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/secretsesrbnimh.jpg" /></a></div>
Although Capcom has yet to announce <em>Lost Planet: Colonies</em> (or even explain what it is), <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6185576.html">Gamespot</a> has pointed to the Xbox 360 and PC game's existence on the ESRB's frequently revelatory database. The mysterious <em>Lost Planet: Colonies</em> was first discovered last year, when <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/07/lost-planet-colonies-rated-by-german-authority/">Germany's USK rated the game</a> and fueled speculation regarding the game's genre and relation to Capcom's 2007 action smash. <br />
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The ESRB also lists an equally unannounced <em>Assault Heroes 2</em> for Xbox 360, which logic would dictate is a sequel to XBLA's well-received <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/AssaultHeroes/">Assault Heroes</a>.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/">Lost Planet: Colonies, Assault Heroes 2 rated by ESRB</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6185576.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1107500/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/lost-planet-colonies-assault-heroes-2-rated-by-esrb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Assault-Heroes</category><category>assault-heroes-2</category><category>AssaultHeroes</category><category>capcom</category><category>esrb</category><category>lost-planet-colonies</category><category>Lost-Planet-Extreme-Condition</category><category>LostPlanet</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PC</category><category>Sierra-Online</category><category>Wanako-Studios</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:25:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
