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According to Capcom, this teensy-weensy slice of zombie slaughter is the start of something much, much bigger.

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In Infinity Ward’s defense, we don’t imagine “unlocks a full copy of The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match” is a common bug to check for.

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Australia’s OFLC has rated Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair as an Xbox title.

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Dracula can scarcely stave off one Belmont at a time, so we can’t imagine he’s too pleased that six members of vampire-slayin’-est family around will soon be banging down his doors.

There are going to be so many broken wine glasses. But enough intro; have at this post!

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Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition is nearly upon us. With a newly announced release date, the lauch pad is nearly clear for take-off. Except for one thing: the game’s price.

We asked Atlus about that little detail, and here’s what the publisher told us.

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Have you ever wanted to headbutt a bird person who might be your mother in the face?

…Seriously? You have? Sorry. Your response just took us by surprise, is all.

Well, come May 5 – even if you don’t own a gaming PC that’s achieved sentience – you’ll be able to.

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Microsoft’s Block Party promotion pushed XBLA revenues beyond the $10 million mark in March, according to figures from market research firm FADE (Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment).

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Microsoft has revealed dates for its XBLA titles hitting in March, and among them is Perfect Dark landing on March 17.

That’s not all though, MS is handing out an extra 400 MS Points and a month’s worth of Gold membership in celebration.

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In space, no one can hear you scream. At least, that’s what we thought until we played Dead Space, which had us screeching in pitches so high that our beards threatened to leave us for better men.

Fortunately for our poor hearts, two Dead Space-themed games – Dead Space: Extraction and Planet Cracker – will hopefully offer a change of Dead Space pace when they arrive on XBLA and PSN.

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A Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) report has claimed Xbox Live Arcade generated $103.4 million (£65.9m) during 2009, a 34 percent increase compared to the year previous.

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While having to say “The Behemoth’s third game” wasn’t getting tiresome at all, we’re happy to report that said mouthful finally has a more manageable moniker: BattleBlock Theater.

The developer’s also released a new trailer, which you’ll find after the break.

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Rare dropped us an email earlier containing not one, not two, but three actual, real-life screens of the XBLA version of Perfect Dark.

Get the full images through the links. They show off some reskinned weapons ands a new look Elvis.

Not quite GoldenEye, but really not far off. Get pumped.

We’re in transit at the moment, so that’ll have to do you for now.

Shadow Complex sold more than 200,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling single-player XBLA game yet.

“Congratulations to Chair Entertainment and Epic Games for creating an outstanding game,” said Scott Austin, director of digitally distributed games at Microsoft. “As the capstone title of the second annual Summer of Arcade program, Shadow Complex has raised the bar for downloadable games. We’re proud to offer such high-quality content on Xbox LIVE Arcade.”

Whoever thought side-scrolling console games were a dying art must be feeling pretty foolish right now.

Thanks, Industry Gamers.

Wow, what a totally crazy coincidence! Penny Arcade Expo is only a hop, a skip, and an uncomfortable plane ride away, and this week’s XBLA deal is for Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2! Man, sometimes we start wondering if these things are planned or something.

The deal drops PAA: OtRSPoD Ep.2 from 1200 MS Points to 800. The game’s pretty good, from what we’ve heard, so it might be worth looking into if you haven’t played it yet.

Thanks, Major.

If you’re an XBLA-holic, this week brings two new games to sate your download-lust.

Your options are NBA 2K10: Draft Combine and Watchmen Pt. 2. NBA 2K10: Draft is a sort of trial for the big boy edition NBA 2K10′s new features. It’ll run you 400 MS Points.

Watchmen, meanwhile, is about people in costumes beating up people who aren’t in costumes. Maybe because those people aren’t wearing costumes. We don’t even know. Basically, if you liked the first Watchmen game, this one will do you just fine. It’s going for 1200 MS Points, if you’re interested.

Thanks, Shacknews.

Rare’s applied a bit (and only a bit) of its modern tech wizardry to the nine year-old Perfect Dark, and presto: no more wrinkles or gray hairs. Heck, you don’t even have to squint to see, well, everything anymore.

Check out the old-meets-new screens over at Shacknews.

Yesterday’s announcement that Gameloft had picked up the rights to give your Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii a case of the worms wasn’t exactly clear on what form said creepy-but-not-crawly would take. Would it be a new game, or would it be a port of a classic earthworm escapade? G4 asked Gameloft, and promptly received an answer.

“A Gameloft representative has confirmed to me it’s a remake of the 1994 original game released on Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, not a new game,” reads G4′s post.

So that’s that.

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 is now up on Live, says the Major.

Blurb:

Fans asked, and Capcom listened! One of the most popular fighting games of all time returns! MvC 2 brings legendary characters from throughout Marvel and Capcom history to duke it out in an insane tag-team fighting experience. Featuring an unprecedented 56-character roster and now with enhanced HD graphics and online play, one of the best fighting games ever just got better! Buy it today!

Do it. You may as well. Yours for 1,200MSP.

Metalocalypse, the popular Adult Swim show about a five-man metal band and their hilarious hijinks, is stepping onto the videogame stage in the form of a downloadable title for PSN and XBLA, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Titled Metalocalypse: Dethgame, the game won’t star the totally metal (and not much else) quintet. Instead, it’ll put you in the role of roadies who are part of Deathklok’s legion of fans.

No release date has been announced just yet.

More through the link.

Team 17 boss Martyn Brown’s told VG247 that downloadable actioner Alien Breed Evolution should appeal to Xbox 360 fans’ traditional loves in Halo and Gears of War.

The UK studio manager said the title, the first of a trilogy that’s cost $2.5 million to develop so far, could replicate the company’s significant online console success with Worms.

“It’s a very different game,” he said. “What Worms has allowed us to do is make Evolution in the first place. To be able to do that and remind people where we’re from has been a fantastic opportunity.

“I’d like to think it’s going to appeal to the Gears of War crowd, the Halo crowd, and all the rest of it.

“It’s a very casual, pick-up-and-play title, but it’s shit-hot, really.”

Brown said the game was a significant venture for the developer.

“It’s a big risk for us. We’ve piled a lot of cash into it, but we’ve made a game that we believe in [for the] first time in a few years.”

There’s a seven-minute video interview with Martyn after the break, shot at Develop in Brighton yesterday. You can see first footage of the game – the first part of which releases later this year as a timed 360 exclusive before heading to PS3 and PC – here.

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