TeamXbox writes: Sidhe Interactive, industry leading developer of cross-platform titles, today announced the immediate availability of the Turbo Expansion Pack for GripShift(R) on Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade, the premier destination for digitally distributed, high-definition original and classic games. GripShift fans will enjoy tons of bonus content including all-new single-player and multiplayer modes, eight new Race Tracks, eight new Deathmatch Arenas, and eighteen brand new music tracks.
It's a two-fer this week: Arkadian Warriors and GripShift will be available on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday after 9am GMT/4am ET/1am PT for 800 Microsoft Points each.
Xbox 360 Only has just posted the reviews and rumors from the latest edition of the US Official Xbox Magazine. This months' reviews include Assassin's Creed, Beowulf, Scene It?, Soldier of Fortune, Blacksite and Gripshift. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 8.5/10 Scene it? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8/10 Soldier of Fortune Payback (Xbox 360, Activision): 4.5/10 Golden Compass (Xbox 360, Sega): 6/10 MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360, THQ): 5/10 Beowulf (Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 6/10 GripShift (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5.5/10 N+ (Xbox 360, Metanet/Slick): 7/10 Screwjumper! (Xbox 360, THQ): 7/10 NCAA 08 March Madness (Xbox 360, EA): 7/10 College Hoops 2K8 (Xbox 360, 2K Sports): 8.5/10 Blacksite Area 51 (Xbox 360, Midway): 6/10 The US OXM also features a rumor section, this month with three very interesting rumors. - Bethesda's (Elder Scrolls: Oblivion) online debut will be a launch title for the next Xbox. - The new Ghost Recon game is still a few years away. The game will not go further on in the Advanced Warfighter part, and the game also doesn't take place in cities anymore. - Ubisoft is planning some radical changes for the new Sam Fischer game.
In a press release announcing the Fall Update's Xbox Live Arcade Hits program, Microsoft also announced the next few months' upcoming Xbox Live Arcade games that are scheduled for release. As things stand right now, the next XBLA games to get released are Arkadian Warriors, Brain Challenge, GripShift, N+, Omega Five, Poker Smash, Rez HD and Sensible World of Soccer. No specific release schedule for each game has been confirmed just yet, but it's always nice to see what's headed down the old XBLA pipeline. And this list also lets us officially get excited for N+ and Rez HD.
IGN: Gripshift, the arcade racing puzzle game that first released on the PSP back in 2005, is on its way to the Xbox Live Arcade. Though the game was released with visual updates and online multiplayer to the PlayStation Store earlier this year, the Xbox Live Arcade release is being hailed as the definitive version by the developers, Sidhe Interactive. Like the PS3 version before it, those dropping the Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 will find 120 challenge mode levels and updated graphics. 360 owners can also look forward to achievement points, leaderboards and four player online racing and deathmatch modes.
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