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Quarrel isn't a new release by any means, but I have a feeling it's an arcade game most of us have overlooked, or never heard of. I wanted a word game like words with friends, or scrabble which led me to Quarrel. A Scrabble Strategy game. I have to admit, after playing the demo I was hooked and I purchased the full game. The game is simple enough and addicting. However, word nerds alike will find it a bit of a challenge to defeat their opponents. The game starts between you and 1-3 opponents. You're all thrown on a island with your pirates (yes, they're pirates they say arr and aye aye captain) and the land is divided up and each plot of your land is given troops. You can…

Love Fork. If you have Twitter, you should be following him. http://twitter.com/#!/ForkParker

FREAKING AWESOME. Looks great. Bump it up to 720p and go full screen if you can!

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Never saw the news for this, and stumbled across it on Bethesda's blog. From BethBlog.com During the kickoff for QuakeCon 2010 today, Pete Hines took the stage to introduce the newest member of the ZeniMax family — Arkane Studios. More details on the acquisition can be read in the press release that went out today. Find it after the break…ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 12/PRNewswire/ — ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of noted game publisher Bethesda Softworks, today announced it has completed the acquisition of veteran game developer Arkane Studios. Founded in 1999, Arkane has offices in Lyon, France and Austin, Texas and is led by co-creative directors Raphael Colantonio, Arkan…

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Has anybody had problems with the last system update and their console? Mine (the Halo Reach console) handled it fine, however Jason's (which is an older Elite with the Jasper chip when it first came out) has been having nothing but problems. It hardly plays games like LA Noire, Madden 11, Fallout New Vegas, Operation Flashpoint Red River (or whatever it is called) etc.... Now I can play these games just fine on my console. Also he got a disc unreadable message. The main problems are freezing and not reading the discs. Could it just be because it's an older model Elite or could it be the update? We have gotten in contact with support, but have yet to hear anything …

Rockstar have announced their Max Payne 3 DLC details. As with L.A. Noire, you can get a Max Payne 3 Rockstar Pass to get all seven of the upcoming multiplayer DLC packs through the end of 2012 at a discounted rate. The pack will cost 2400 MSP for XBL or $29.99 on the PlayStation Network and PC. DETAILS: Max Payne 3's James McCaffrey on "Wild Experience" of Resurrecting an Icon If you're waiting to see what the pass will get you, check out what the Local Justice Map Pack has in store for you. Coming in June, this map pack is filled to the brim with content. It includes the Police Precinct map for Gang Wars, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Payne Killer multiplayer modes. …

Due to the vast array of technical issues with the last UFC on Xbox360, they are offering UFC Rio free if you ordered the last one. Lets hope its not a cluster bomb like the last time. BOOM

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I was wondering if anyone had this game. I bought it not too long ago, and it's really fun. The only issue is that it's super hard when playing above normal. It would be great if I could get some people together (it goes up to 4-player co-op) to play through this and achievement hunt. Sadly, I also purchased The Warriors: Street Brawl. That game is impossible when playing alone. Talk about freaking hard.

Did anyone else get this? I personally think the game is even more amazing this time around. My only complaints are that the ground game is kind of tedious and Clay Guida's hair creates a ridiculous amount of lag (They didn't put him in the first game because of the amount of lag/clipping issues that his hair caused). Also what does everyone think of the whole Shaq wanting in the UFC thing? They decided to put him in the game and there was a lot of controversy over the code to unlock him, well someone finally tracked the code down. Unlock BJ Penn alternate attire/ Black Trunks - LB,RB,RT,LT,LT,RT,RB,LB,Y,X,X,Y,start Unlock Tapout characters (Mask, Skyscrape, Punka**) - d…

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Just got this email from xbox. Anyone else get it? (You might need to be in or around LA since that's where it is) Hello Sajam Your family is among a select group invited to see the unveiling of Project Natal—an extraordinary new way to play. Join Xbox 360 from 7–9 P.M., June 14, 2010, at the Galen Center in L.A. to see what the excitement is about. You and up to four of your friends or family can get into this exciting event, compliments of Xbox 360. Don't wait—RSVP today! Tickets are limited, and you must confirm your attendance by May 28, 2010. RSVP code: *snip* for you and up to 4 guests.

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Anyone playing or played this? Soooooo awesome for only $1! Very funny game. I'm liking it a lot!

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Fellow Builders Rejoice! For the fans of the popular Indie game, Fortress Craft, a new update was added yesterday named Version 1.1 pre-alpha. 1.1 pre-alpha is half of an update that is soon to come out. The newest editions to Fortress craft is the ability to add custom block animations to your, well, custom blocks of course, by simply pausing the game in the workshop. Another addition to the game is new animations including Factory, BeamEmitter, PressurePad, Jumppad, Conveyor, and Conveyorfast. Also when you are in your jetpack your avatar has wings. The greatest part of this update is the lil builder, it will build blocks in a straight line until it hits an…

"Speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, Xbox Live Europe general manager Jerry Johnson explained that the basic codec had originally required just a 64k connection. "It's time for us to move on," he said. "Especially if we want to think about broadening - a crackly headset on the top of your head – not what people think of when they talk about popular entertainment."" Read more at, Joystiq

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/113/1135174p1.html Companies really need to quit doing this console exclusive crap...