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Atari Picks Up Orphaned Ghostbusters Game

By Spencer . November 7, 2008 . 5:46am

This has been a rumor for quite some time, but now it’s official. Atari scooped up Ghostbusters which was left behind after the Activision Blizzard merger. Ghostbusters will come out on nearly every system. A PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii,…

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Bourne-like acrobatics in The Bourne Conspiracy game

By Louise . June 10, 2008 . 1:45pm

A Bourne game so violent that Matt Damon refused to lend his voice to it? Sure, sign me up!  That and the fact that you get to drive a Mini are the only things that I knew about The Bourne Conspiracy…

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More Assault Heroes on Xbox Live this week

By Spencer . May 12, 2008 . 2:28pm

This was mentioned awhile ago by Sierra, but in case you weren’t aware Assault Heroes 2 is this week’s sole Xbox Live Arcade game. The first game was simple fun and the sequel looks like it’s more of the same.…

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Confederate ghosts haunt Ghostbusters

By Spencer . May 1, 2008 . 1:52pm

Iconic spooks like Slimer and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man are pretty much expected to be in Sierra’s Ghostbusters video game. They are, but what else is Egon going to zap and trap between boss fights? How about late civil war…

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Lost Cities found on Xbox Live Arcade

By Spencer . April 21, 2008 . 12:00pm

A card game unbeknownst to the general public is being translated to Xbox Live Arcade thanks to Sierra. Lost Cities is one of the games developed by board game creator Dr. Reiner Knizia. Players use cards to explore the Himalayas…

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Metal Arms rearmed for Xbox Originals

By Spencer . April 15, 2008 . 11:21am

More Xbox Originals are coming, just not for Korea. If you’re in any other region Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (OK, this isn’t coming to Japan either) and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory will join the small library of downloadable…

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New Battlestar Galactica season prompts temporary XBLA price cut

By Spencer . April 2, 2008 . 1:56pm

On Saturday, April 5th Sierra will cut the price of Battlestar Galactica by fifty percent. Instead of 800 Microsoft points ($10) the game will ephemerally cost 400 Microsoft points ($5). The time to act is short since the promotion only…

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The Bourne Conspiracy begins in June

By Spencer . April 2, 2008 . 4:56am

No Bourne movies are coming out this summer. The only media release involving rogue government agent is Robert Ludlum’s: The Bourne Conspiracy, which comes out on the PS3/Xbox 360 on June 3. Instead of rehashing the movie trilogy, Sierra opted…

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Doom and Assault Heroes become arcade hits

By Spencer . March 17, 2008 . 11:30am

Microsoft is permanently reducing the price of Doom and Assault Heroes from 800 Microsoft Points a piece ($10) to a mere 400 Microsoft Points ($5) this Wednesday as both titles join the Xbox Live Arcade Hits collection.   Aside from…

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Tactics and Tron appear on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday

By Spencer . February 11, 2008 . 1:30pm

Sark’s traps in Discs of Tron should be easier to face since the Xbox 360 update includes co-op play. The original arcade game only allowed the blue soldier to face the twelve stages. At 400 Microsoft Points ($5) the Xbox…