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This week's release on Xbox Live Arcade is the peculiar first-person shooter, Xotic. Rather than killing enemies, the focus of Xotic is purely on points.

There are new Xbox Live Arcade games released every week. We realize that our readers are busy, attractive people, and may not have time to download and examine each and every new XBLA game. You've got busy, attractive person stuff to do, after all. Not to worry though, because we've done the work for you, downloading every single trial game and giving you a taste of what to expect. Watch XBLA in Brief every week to see which games deserve a closer look. When you have the time, of course.

XBLA in Brief: Xotic originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There is but one release on Xbox Live Arcade this week, and that is Fusion Genesis, a surprisingly complex 2D space combat game.

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XBLA in Brief: Fusion Genesis originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Things are a little quieter this week, with just one high profile XBLA release in the form of BurgerTime World Tour, so this week's XBLA in Brief is dedicated to letting you know if the modern remake is perfectly rare, or way overdone.

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XBLA in Brief: All Burgers, all the Time originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our review of War of the Worlds will be coming up soon, which leaves us just two titles for XBLA in Brief this week. First up is Daytona USA, Sega's classic arcade racer. Next is Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone, a sequel to Zombie Apocalypse that adds bigger levels, an upgrade system and some annoying new characters.

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XBLA in Brief: Daytona USA, Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've reviewed the multiplatform release Dungeon Defenders (which is excellent, by the way), and that only leaves Bejeweled 3 for XBLA in Brief this week. It's ... well, it's Bejeweled.

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XBLA in Brief: Bejeweled 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've got two cheap games on Xbox Live Arcade this week. First we have the surprisingly entertaining movie tie-in, Real Steel, followed by Treasure's resurrected Sega Saturn classic, Guardian Heroes.

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XBLA in Brief: Real Steel, Guardian Heroes originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With our review of Orcs Must Die! already up, it's time to take a look at this week's other XBLA releases, NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, Sega Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2. In other words, we have two old Dreamcast games, and one game that's trying to make you remember old games.

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XBLA in Brief: NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, Sega Bass Fishing, Space Channel 5 Part 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week, we take a look at a new Monkey Ball-esque puzzler, Mercury Hg. We also mess around with MLB Bobblehead Battle, which is essentially a remixed version of MLB Bobblehead Pros, which came out in July.

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XBLA in Brief: Mercury Hg, MLB Bobblehead Battle originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Again, we are showered with four new Xbox Live Arcade games and, again, we've already reviewed two of them, leaving XBLA in Brief to give you the skinny on the remaining titles. As luck would have it, both SkyDrift and the Kinect-enabled Leedmees seem pretty great. Check out the latest episode to see what each title has going for it.

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XBLA in Brief: SkyDrift, Leedmees originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been quite a while, thanks to Microsoft's Summer of Arcade, but XBLA in Brief is back with two new games this week. First, we have Crazy Machines Elements, which takes more than a handful of cues from The Incredible Machine. Next, we have Hole in the Wall, which uses the power of Kinect to allow players to ... try and fit through a hole in the wall.

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There are new Xbox Live Arcade games released every week. We realize that our readers are busy, attractive people, and may not have time to download and examine each and every new XBLA game. You've got busy, attractive person stuff to do, after all. Not to worry though, because we've done the work for you, downloading every single trial game and giving you a taste of what to expect. Watch XBLA in Brief every week to see which games deserve a closer look. When you have the time, of course.

XBLA in Brief: Crazy Machines Elements, Hole in the Wall originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've already reviewed Ms. 'Splosion Man, and we're currently cranking away on Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, which leaves only one Xbox Live Arcade game this week: Boulder Dash-XL. A sequel to the '80s puzzler, Boulder Dash-XL tasks players with collecting diamonds, avoiding avalanches and reaching the exit.

Check out the latest XBLA in Brief to see if its classic sensibilities match your own.

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XBLA in Brief: Boulder Dash-XL originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Deadliest Warrior: Legends isn't the only game launching on Xbox Live Arcade this week. Also up for grabs: MLB Bobblehead Pros and Dead Block. The former is an arcade baseball game with wobbly-necked players, while the latter is a rockabilly zombie defense game. See them both in the latest episode of XBLA in Brief.

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XBLA in Brief: MLB Bobblehead Pros, Dead Block originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Half-Minute Hero wasn't the only game to hit Xbox Live Arcade this week. Joining its high-speed hijinks are the bone-crushing antics of BackBreaker Vengeance, and the bug-blasting battles of Galaga Legions DX. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief to see if either one is up your alley. Spoiler: Both of them take significantly longer than half a minute.

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XBLA in Brief: BackBreaker Vengeance, Galaga Legions DX originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With Trenched headlining Xbox Live Arcade this week, Lucha Fury sort of came out of left field. Lucha Fury is a side-scrolling beat-em-up with a heavy dose of lucha libre flavor. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief and see if it's worth getting into the ring.

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XBLA in Brief: Lucha Fury originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've already posted our (favorable) review of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, which leaves only one other Xbox Live Arcade release this week: The Adventures of Shuggy. A puzzle platformer with old-school sensibilities, it's just a tad different from its card-based counterpart. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief (now in HD!) and see if it flips your deck.

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XBLA in Brief: The Adventures of Shuggy originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sega Rally Online Arcade marks the sole release on Xbox Live Arcade this week. Based on the "DNA" of Sega Rally Revo and Sega Rally 3, it should be comfortably familiar to fans of the series. For the uninitiated: It's essentially power sliding and lots of mud. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief and see if it revs your engine.

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XBLA in Brief: Sega Rally Online Arcade originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 May 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are two very different games on XBLA this week. On the one hand we have Star Raiders, a space combat sim and, on the other, we have Gatling Gears, a twin-stick shooter. It's worth noting that while multiplayer modes were mentioned when Star Raiders was first announced last year, it appears they didn't make it into the final product. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief and see if either game gets your gears turning.

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XBLA in Brief: Star Raiders, Gatling Gears originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 11 May 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Before immersing yourself in Outland, don't forget that there are two other Xbox Live Arcade releases this week. Specifically, we have action platformer Nin2-Jump and bullet hell shooter Trouble Witches Neo. Check them both out in the latest XBLA in Brief.

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XBLA in Brief: Nin2-Jump, Trouble Witches Neo originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were skeptical, but we have to admit, those pants certainly are fancy. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief to see if The Fancy Pants Adventures is enough to sate your acrobatic platforming desires.

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XBLA in Brief: The Fancy Pants Adventures originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week on XBLA in Brief, we take a look at the reboot of the Atari 2600 title, Yar's Revenge. Suffice it to say that Yar's Revenge has less to do with the original and much more to do with games like Panzer Dragoon and Sin & Punishment. In other words, it's a brightly colored, anime-inspired, on-rails shooter.

Lock your cursor on the "continued" button and guide yourself past the break to watch the latest episode and see if Yar's Revenge is for you. Also, for those of you looking for Clash of Heroes HD, rest easy. We'll have a full review soon.

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XBLA in Brief: Yar's Revenge originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This ain't your granddaddy's Red Faction. We'd wager it's not your daddy's Red Faction either. Nope, Red Faction: Battlegrounds is a horse of an entirely different color. Specifically, it's a fixed-view car combat game with a focus on party-style multiplayer. Quite the departure, right? Check out the latest XBLA in Brief and see it for yourself.

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XBLA in Brief: Red Faction: Battlegrounds originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's a rare three-game release on Xbox Live Arcade this week. Up for grabs are Islands of Wakfu, Strania and Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot. The latter is the latest in the running and stabbing series from Konami, Strania is a bullet hell shooter and, finally, Islands of Wakfu is ... well, it's an action RPG spin-off of a popular French MMORPG. For what it's worth, Islands of Wakfu also contains a "mighty platypus."

We've included the duck-billed star in the latest episode of XBLA in Brief, mainly to save you the trouble of actually playing Wakfu.

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XBLA in Brief: Islands of Wakfu, Strania, Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to another XBLA in Brief. This week, we take a look at Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. If the trial version is anything to go by, you'll be glad we did the legwork for you. In other words, it just doesn't seem very good. It does have a sweet theme song though, and that has to count for something, right?

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XBLA in Brief: Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Joystiq staff still weeps for the loss of 1 vs 100, but Microsoft soldiers on with its new social game experiment, Full House Poker. The game takes the usual single-player and multiplayer poker modes and also throws scheduled live matches every week. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief and see if you'd like to ante up.

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XBLA in Brief: Full House Poker originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EA's calling out NPD's lack of digital sales tracking in its monthly report -- makes sense, since the company has seen increased revenue in the digital space. NPD, which changed its reporting practices late last year, doesn't track digital distribution channels including Steam, Xbox Live, PSN and the iTunes App store in the report we post every month, though the firm has created a separate report for just that. The accuracy and scope of this new report is unknown, since the press doesn't get to see it.

"Using NPD data for video game sales is like measuring music sales and ignoring something called iTunes," EA corporate communications exec Tiffany Steckler told CNN Money. "We see NPD's data as a misrepresentation of the entire industry." David Riley from the NPD countered in an email to the piece's author by saying EA's discrepancy is "being blown out of proportion."

With the increasing prevalence and revenue that comes from digital channels, EA certainly has a point, but it's not like it's NPD's choice -- the purveyors of these digital distribution platforms certainly aren't going to freely offer over all sales data. And for all of its hemming and hawing, the retail space is still one of the most crucial to a game's success and NPD is the industry standard for that information in North America.

EA calls NPD's monthly report a 'misrepresentation of the entire industry' originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look, we're not saying you're a horrible person if you've never played Beyond Good & Evil before, we're just saying that you'd be a lot less horrible if you had. The HD update is now available on Xbox Live Arcade for just $10. You should buy it. And tell your friends to buy it, because we'd really like to see Beyond Good & Evil 2 sometime in the next decade.

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XBLA in Brief: Beyond Good & Evil HD originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The XBLA House Party continues this week with Bejeweled Blitz Live. It seems silly to explain it, considering you're probably playing Blitz on Facebook at this very moment, but the Live take is PopCap's classic gem swapper with a simple twist: You only get one minute to play.

If you need yet more distraction from things you should be doing, check out our preview of Bejeweled Blitz Live in the latest XBLA in Brief after the break.

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XBLA in Brief: Bejeweled Blitz Live originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The first title in the Xbox Live Arcade House Party promotion has been released. A Contra game in all but name, Hard Corps: Uprising should prove very familiar to series fans. In fact, it might even be a bit too familiar. Take a look at the latest XBLA in Brief and see if this game tickles your trigger finger.

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XBLA in Brief: Hard Corps: Uprising originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week on XBLA in Brief, we take a look at TNT Racers. The game boasts cute graphics, plenty of modes and, of course, lots of power-ups. Also, the music is positively delightful. Check out the video after the break and see if the game crosses your finish line.

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XBLA in Brief: TNT Racers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's another one-game week for Xbox Live Arcade. This week's title: Spare Parts, a light-hearted action platformer from EA Bright Light. All the usual suspects are here: power-ups, baddies, robots and coins, lots and lots of coins. It also features the voice talents of Simon Pegg, from the much less kid-friendly Shaun of the Dead. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief and see if Spare Parts brings a spark to any of your circuits.

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XBLA in Brief: Spare Parts originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There is but one game on Xbox Live Arcade this week. That game is Zeit2, a shooter from Ubisoft with an interesting time control mechanic. Before you dive in though, know this: The controls are inverted and, as far as we could tell, they can't be un-inverted. Beyond this potential issue, the game's pretty nifty. Check out this latest XBLA in Brief to see if Zeit2 might tickle your fancy.

Update: It seems that Zeit2 bases flight controls on your default Xbox profile preferences. If your profile default is set to inverted, the controls will be inverted. To change it, you'll have to open the guide and change your default preferences. Weird.

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XBLA in Brief: Zeit2 [update: controls can be un-inverted] originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Players get their pick of three wildly different games on Xbox Live Arcade this week. On the one strategic hand, there's The Path of Go ("Go" as in the ancient board game); on the other twitchy, trigger-happy hand, there's Quake Arena Arcade; and on the third, freaky mutant hand, there's the classic X-Men arcade game. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief to see if any of these titles make your fourth hand dip into your wallet.

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XBLA in Brief: Path of Go, Quake Arena Arcade, X-Men originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's another threefer on XBLA this week, but you won't have to worry about it putting too much stress on your wallet. You see, only one game, Bomberman Live Battlefest, actually costs money this week. The other two, Harms Way and Crash Course, are completely free. These two are the finalists in this year's Doritos sponsored Unlock Xbox contest, and it's up to you to decide which one is the winner.

Check out the latest XBLA in Brief, download each game and don't forget to cast your vote on the Xbox Live dashboard. Oh and as for Bomberman Live Battlefest, well, it's Bomberman.

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XBLA in Brief: Bomberman Live Battlefest, Harms Way, Crash Course originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The wait is over, friends. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is here and it's positively insane. If you've yet to witness it in action, be sure to watch this week's XBLA in Brief. Apart from Namco's latest, we also get Alien Breed 3: Descent, which brings the episodic series to an end (along with a lot of alien critters). Both games are 800 MS Points ($10).

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XBLA in Brief: Alien Breed 3 Descent, Pac-Man CE DX originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's an XBLA triple header this week, with three wildly disparate games hitting the service. On the casual front, we have The UnderGarden, a relaxing pseudo-puzzler. On the hardcore front, there's Guwange, a Japanese arcade shooter from 1999. On the ... fairy front, we've got Faery: Legends of Avalon, a light RPG. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief and see if any of them set your heart aflutter.

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XBLA in Brief: Faery, The UnderGarden, Guwange originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week marks the long awaited arrival of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels on Xbox Live Arcade. It also marks the ... expected arrival of King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. Not exactly the "Game Feast" goodness we've be spoiled by as of late, but at least card game and fighting game fans have something to look forward to. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief to see if either game will light a fire under your wallet.

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XBLA in Brief: Yu-Gi-Oh, King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The XBLA Game Feast comes to a belated close today with the release of Pinball FX 2. Check out this latest episode of XBLA in Brief to see what the final entree brings to the table. Oh, and there's also 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2. You can watch that part too ... if you want.

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XBLA in Brief: 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2, Pinball FX 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Super Meat Boy might be the highlight of this week's XBLA releases (you should read our review!), but that doesn't mean it's the only release. There are two others this week, including Double Fine's first foray into the downloadable space, Costume Quest, and Dream Chronicles ... which is a hidden object game. Check out a preview of each in the latest XBLA in Brief, and stay tuned for our upcoming review of Costume Quest.

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XBLA in Brief: Dream Chronicles, Costume Quest originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week's XBLA in Brief takes a look at Dead Space Ignition, an interactive motion comic that serves as a prequel to Dead Space 2. It's chock full of motion comic, mini-games and ... that's about it. On the plus side, it unlocks items in Dead Space 2 and it's only five bucks.

If you're wondering where Sonic 4 is, our review is coming soon. And if you're wondering where Pinball FX 2 is, check back in two weeks.

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XBLA in Brief: Dead Space Ignition originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look, let's not waste any time writing this perfunctory text. There are four new XBLA games out this week. Four. Let's just get right to the latest episode of XBLA in Brief so you can see if any of them tickle your fancy (or your wallet).

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XBLA in Brief: Alien Breed 2: Assault, Serious Sam HD: TSE, DeathSpank T.O.V. and Blade Kitten originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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