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Five great Xbox Live Arcade games on Steam, one low price
If you happen to find yourself with nary a game to play, you may want to check out Amazon's "Microsoft 5-Game Arcade Pack" for Steam. For the lovely price of $9.99, you'll receive: Deadlight, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Iron Brigade, Mark of the Ninja, and Toy Soldiers, all of which have been linked to our review. Each game sells for $3.75 on Amazon if bought individually, except for Toy Soldiers, which goes for $2.49. [Thanks, T3HM0RR0W!] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:30 AM on 06.10.2013 Xbox One preorders beating PS4 on Amazon UK by 2.3%Despite massive negative attention from press and consumer alike, Microsoft's DRM-delivery machine (known to some as the Xbox One) is enjoying healthy preorders on Amazon UK, beating even the PlayStation 4. It's only a slight...
10:00 PM on 06.06.2013 Capcom 30th anniversary encyclopedia coming OctoberThough I'm not too crazy about a lot of what Capcom has been doing lately -- boy, that's an understatement -- it nonetheless holds a special place in my heart as the first gaming company I truly admired. Games like Mega Man, ...
1:30 PM on 06.06.2013 Amazon opens its own Indie Games StoreAmazon has launched an Indie Games Store with the intent to "help indie game developers with promoting their PC, Mac, and browser-based games while helping gamers discover a large and growing selection of innovative indie ...
3:00 PM on 06.01.2013 Dragon Age 3: Inquisition listing spotted on Amazon ItalyIn not so surprising news, Amazon Italy went and outed Dragon Age III: Inquisition as an Xbox One release. The posting has since been removed, but it comes just days after Mirror's Edge 2 was outed, twice. It seems retailers ...
3:00 PM on 05.25.2013 Amazon graduation deals feature discounted Gears, RiptideAre you a graduate of this fine year? Well, congratulations to you! But even if you're not, you may still want to head on over to Amazon's Graduation Deals page, as they've discounted titles like Gears of War: Judgment, Dead ...
1:45 PM on 05.23.2013 Why is EarthBound for Wii U listed on Amazon UK?After years of waiting, the SNES underdog classic EarthBound is finally coming to the Wii U eShop in America and Europe. EarthBound is the second game in the Mother trilogy, though the other two have never officially made the...
7:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Amazon kicks off massive sale on PC and Mac gamesLeft unchecked, Amazon's new Digital Games Mayhem promotion will devour our wallets in exchange for a library of PC/Mac titles that we probably won't even play frequently. The sale extends through the rest of the month, so yo...
11:30 AM on 04.23.2013 Amazon has God of War: Ascension for $40, Gold Box dealsHeadlining today's game-themed Gold Box event on Amazon is $20 off God of War: Ascension and $70 off that full-series God of War PlayStation 3 bundle. These offers will be good throughout today, while everything els...
5:00 AM on 04.10.2013 Lost Planet 3's many retail specific pre-order 'bonuses'Oh goodie! Another barrage of retail specific pre-order bonus fluff such as weapons, items, and characters that won't really alter your experience were you to just skip out on pre-purchasing the game. Lost Planet 3 is the la...
12:00 PM on 03.29.2013 Neo Geo X Gold marked down at AmazonIf you have been cautiously eyeing the Neo Geo X Gold hardware, now may be a good time to give your money to Amazon. They currently have the limited edition package marked down by more than a third at $129.99. I've just ...
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| 11:00 AM on 07.30.2012 Review: Deadlight |

Zombies are still intensely popular despite their over-saturation in recent years, and developers are faced with a constant struggle to profit off our fascination with them in fresh and outstanding ways. Every now a...more
| 12:30 PM on 05.25.2012 Deadlight's 'Fear Yourself' trailer is pretty fantastic |

Deadlight has gotten a fair few Destructoid editors hot under the collar, and it's hardly surprising -- the game looks great! One benefit of the zombie saturation in pop culture is that games are trying to find unique ways t...more
| 11:00 AM on 04.05.2012 XBLA zombie scroller Deadlight gets promising trailer |

Deadlight, which our own Dale North calls, "The prettiest zombie game ever," has a new trailer out, showcasing the gameplay of this atmospheric sidescroller. What's to say? It looks absolutely terrific, and I can see why Dale's so hyped for it. Of course, I want to get my hands on it personally before declaring it thoroughly spermworthy, but I love what I see. What do you reckon?more
| 10:15 AM on 03.05.2012 Preview: Deadlight, the prettiest zombie game ever |

Upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release Deadlight caught my eye from a distance at Microsoft's Spring Showcase 2012 event. On one monitor in the corner of a room I saw a dark, shadowy silhouette running through a highly detailed po...more
| 5:00 PM on 01.20.2012 Deadlight brings zombie-filled puzzle platforming to XBLA |

Here we have a teaser trailer for Deadlight, a puzzle platformer set across a zombie-infested West Coast in 1986. Microsoft Studios is publishing this project by Madrid-based Tequila Works, a studio with its fair share of in...more
| 4:00 AM on 06.15.2013 The 'Quack Pack' is back in DuckTales Remastered |
DuckTales was always one of those games that I never thought in a million years would get a re-release, much less a remake with hand-drawn art and fully voiced dialog performed by the original cartoon's voice actors. Somehow,...more
| 10:30 PM on 06.14.2013 Contrast lights the way to fun platforming |
Contrast is hands down the most unique game I played at E3. It's rare to find a game that melds adult themes with the whimsical storytelling mechanics of a child's mind. Blended with nteresting puzzle platforming, Contrast is surely going to spark some interest when it arrives.more
| 6:00 PM on 06.14.2013 Mighty Switch Force 2 OST is out, pay what you want |
Mighty Switch Force! 2 is out (and will hit the EU on 6/27), and that means another retro-tastic soundtrack is on the way, compliments of Jake Kaufman. Starting now, you can taste the OST on his Bandcamp page, and p...more


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