Tag Archives: XBLA

The Bitcast – Episode 5: “Mario Kills Tanooki!”

Posted on November 18, 2011 by The Flickcast

Welcome back to another episode of The Bitcast, our very own video game only podcast hosted by JC and WallE. The boys hit lots of big news this week including the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sales records, Activision’s multimillion dollar charity … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Orcs Must Die!’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on October 5, 2011 by John Carle

Since the genre began, tower defense games have always been downloadable titles with very few ever making it to full retail release. This has been an advantage for the genre as it has given more opportunity for innovation. For example, … Continue reading →

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Twitter Giveaway: ‘Fruit Ninja Kinect’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on September 21, 2011 by John Carle

Taking a break from our Gunstringer review, we at the Flickcast realized something. It comes with a download code for Fruit Ninja Kinect.  We at the Flickcast have already played and reviewed Fruit Ninja Kinect so why not pass it … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Ms. Splosion Man’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on July 19, 2011 by John Carle

Two summers ago, the world was first introduced to ‘Splosion Man, an ADHD platforming antihero with a penchant for cake just trying to escape a spanning scientific lab where he was being held. And as much as we loved him, … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Full House Poker’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on March 15, 2011 by John Carle

When we first heard that Full House Poker would be at the tail end of XBLA’s spring showcase Block Party alongside the likes of Beyond Good and Evil HD, Torchlight and the spiritual successor to Contra, we were a bit … Continue reading →

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Twisted Pixel Showcases ‘Ms. Splosion Man’ and ‘The Gunstringer’ at GDC 2011

Posted on March 3, 2011 by John Carle

In December, the Flickcast was happy to reveal that Twisted Pixel Games had announced a new member of the ‘Splosion family with Ms. ‘Splosion Man. Without seeing actual gameplay footage though, one major concern did come up. Would Ms ‘Splosion … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Bomberman Battlefest’ for XBLA

Posted on January 20, 2011 by John Carle

Sometimes players say they want something completely different to turn a franchise on its head. That’s when they wind up with Bomberman: Act Zero. Other times, players just want an upgraded version of the same game like they get with … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘ilomilo’ for XBLA

Posted on January 5, 2011 by John Carle

There has been a definite theme of cute and quirky family friendly games with the releases of Games for the Holidays. The final game in this cross promotional trilogy is ilomilo. ilomilo is the story of two tiny friends who … Continue reading →

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