Topware Interactive's action title X-Blades is now available for purchase and download on Steam.
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Official X-Blades demo now available for download.
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DLC in the form of a mission pack has been made available for SouthPeak's action adventure title X-Blades in the Xbox Live Marketplace. Though the game is multi-platform, it's unclear when the pack will arrive for PS3 and PC.
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SouthPeak Games announced today that X-Blades is out tomorrow across PAL territories, for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. In X-Blades, players assume the role of Ayumi, a stunningly seductive yet tenacious heroine who battles enemies with her pistol blades, acrobatic ability, and magic spells. With full anime cut scenes, the story unfolds revealing demonic powers and spectacular landscapes, all ripe for exploration and battles.
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To celebrate the launch of X-Blades in the UK tomorrow, SouthPeak Games has brought the game's leading character Ayumi to life with some rather cheeky images featuring the real life UK model Jodie Dart
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411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Retro Game Challenge, Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad/Bikini Zombie Slayers, X-Blades, and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Retro Game Challenge (DS)
The challenges do not require you to finish each game. However, all of the games are complete, so you can if you want to. They can take up to eight hours or longer to beat and are not what I would consider shovelware - there is some depth to all of them. One of the action games, for example, has its own power-up screen where you can use certain items you've collected to improve your character. Abilities such as jumping higher and throwing more projectiles are essential for getting further in the game. Another example is how one of the racing games has a very cool drifting mechanic which makes it much more interesting than most of the others that I played in the 80s. So, at the very least, some of the games offered here rival those that were actually released back in the day.

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (360) / Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii)
This week's releases of Bikini Samurai Squad and Bikini Zombie Slayers mark Onechanbara's first official appearance in the US. It originally started out as one of D3's Simple Series games in Japan. History lesson: The Simple Series is made up of mostly budget titles that rip off other successful games. The low-budgetness isn't always a bad thing though, as it gave the developers some freedom to experiment, which is probably how Onechanabara was born. I mean, where else would they have gotten the idea for zombie-hunting bikini-and-cowboy-hat-wearing girls with swords? Somehow, Onechanbara was popular enough to break away from its Simple Series roots and has spawned quite a few sequels.

X-Blades (PC, PS3, 360)
After playing the retail version I can safely say that this game is fun for a hack-and-slasher. There isn't anything new or...
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GamingShogun writes, "SouthPeak Games' hack 'n slash title, X-Blades, has now shipped off to North American retail locations. The game puts players in the boots of Ayumi, a treasure hunter who dual wields fast-slicing blades, who will fight various creatures and enemies on her quest to recover an ancient artifact..."
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It looks like a scary week in gaming; perfect for valentine's day!
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Apparently the Xbox 360 and PS3 X-Blades box art are different? NSFW, even, someone somewhere said. We can't tell, there's got to be something.

Please, please help Kotaku get to the bottom of this. We'd like to crack this case. Cheeky of us to ask, I know.
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PlayTheGamez.com writes, 'New details and screenshots have been released regarding the upcoming action-adventure game which will be released February 10 on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and on PC in North America.'
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X-Blade will be released on 28th January and has the following system requirements.

Minimal requirements:
- CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or comparable
- RAM: 256 MiByte
- Graphics card: Ati Radeon 9600 128 MiByte or Nvidia Geforce 6600 128 MiByte
- HDD: 5 GByte free hard drive space

Recommended requirements:
- CPU: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or comparable
- RAM: 1,024 MiByt RAM
- Ati Radeon X1800 256 MiByte or Nvidia Geforce 7600 256 MiByte
- HDD: 5 GByte free hard drive space
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SouthPeak Games has released some info on the X-Blades Collectors bundle which will be available from the 14th of January 2009. Not only will you get the gun toting sword wielding action game, but some cool goodies as well, including a 22cm hand-painted model.
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GameVortex writes:
"What do you take when you mix anime-inspired visuals with intense hack-n-slash action, fun gun-play and awesomely graphical magical powers? Southpeak's X-Blades that's what.

When I picked up and started playing this promising action game, I couldn't help but think that this was what Heavenly Sword should have been (too bad it won't appear on the PS3, just the PC and Xbox 360)."
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Today, SouthPeak Games have announced the games they will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention this year (20-24th August, 2008). A wide range of games will be both demonstrated and available for hands-on play, across a range of platforms and genres. All the games showing will be releasing in 2008 or early 2009. The games line-up at GC2008 will be as follows:
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SouthPeak games has just launched its X-Blades official art contest. With prize money up for grabs and the chance to have your artwork appear in a publication, it's certainly worth considering if you've got a good eye and a steady hand.
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Today a second artwork contest for X-Blades is being announced by SouthPeak Games, in coordination with developers Gaijin Entertainment and TopWare Interactive
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TVGB: "As I screamed "From my cold, dead hands!" at the poor booth woman my eyes caught some flashing swords, pretty graphics and a mostly naked woman. Needless to say I was distracted and intrigued and at that moment the controller was taken from me."
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SouthPeak Games today announced that the official website for X-Blades is now live. As a hack-and-slash masterpiece with a captivating Anime style, X-Blades will provide breathtaking combat scenes and truly fantastic worlds. Its official website will serve as an ideal source for information on both the game's features and its final stages of development. X-Blades stars Ayumi, a dynamic young relic hunter in search of a mysterious artifact. Relying solely on her fighting skill, pistol blades and mystical abilities, Ayumi must battle against armies of creatures and other fortune-seekers determined to stop her from escaping with the relic alive.
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SouthPeak Games is taking on the rather ambitious task of freshening up 3rd person hack-and-slash games with their newly announced X-Blades by putting you in control of a blond little anime-styled hottie named Ayumi, a heroine who is both "stunningly seductive" and "tenacious".
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