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The 21 Hardest Nintendo games ever (Feature)

Mar 10, 2008

From the stinging paper cuts delivered by their early Hanafuda cards, to their dual screen screammaker Contra 4, Nintendo have been responsible for a downpour of tricky titles to douse even the most resilient gamer's spirit. Join us as we descend Jacob's ladder through the circles of hell, into the belly of the Game Over beast. ...

Live activity for week of 1/28 (News)

Feb 7, 2008

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Call of Duty 4
2. Halo 3
3. Guitar Hero III

Top Arcade Titles
1. Rez HD
2. Chessmaster Live
3. Metal Slug 3

Original Xbox Top Live Titles
1. Halo 2
2. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
3. Counter-Strike

XBOX Live Marketplace Update (16th January 2008) (News)

Jan 17, 2008

Major Nelson has posted the XBOX Live Marketplace Update for the 16th.

Theme
Title: Bravado Rock Vault

Content: Cradle of Filth Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: United Kingdom
Dash Text: Four awesome Cradle of Filth images and logos for your Xbox 360. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Content: Motorhead Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: United Kingdom
Dash Text: Four classic Motorhead images and logos. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Content: Sex Pistols Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: United Kingdom
Dash Text: Four classic Sex Pistols images and logos. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

The rest of the update can be viewed at the source.

Xbox Live Marketplace update 12/1/08: Burnout also on Monday 14th Jan. (News)

Jan 12, 2008

Yet some more themes, gamerpics and video's have been released onto the Xbox Live Marketplace. Not a lot but still something so let's take a look.

- Battlefield: Bad Company Squad Theme: 150 MS Points and available everywhere.

- Battlefield: Bad Company Squad Gamer Pics: 140 MS Points and available everywhere.

Burnout 3 classic is also due for release on Monday. See source for full details on Marketplace upadte 12/1/08.

Are you buying Burnout 3? Let us N4G readers know by leaving a comment below.

XBLA Metal Slug 3 censored, but there's a fix (News)

Jan 4, 2008

CVG writes:

"We don't know what it is with the games industry's notion of protecting western brains from seeing red blood, but it pisses us off.

Even classic arcade wreck-'em-ups like Metal Slug 3 aren't safe from the blood ban-hammer, as the newly-released Xbox Live Arcade version has had its iconic red blood zombie vomit turned white. ARGH!

Infuriating, it is, but hilariously, there is a typically old-school way to get back the red blood. As discovered by the shmup-loving lads at Insert Credit, if you change your 360's native language setting to Japanese the crimson vomit makes a welcome return.

Just remember to make a note of where you need to go to get back the English when you're done, or you'll be stuck with crazy symbols forever."

Metal Slug 3 - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

Jan 4, 2008

Jan 4, 2008 SNK Playmores previous Xbox Live Arcade effort was less than stellar, and thats being charitable. And thats not because the port was bad so much as the game itself just didnt stand the test of time. Metal Slug 3 doesnt suffer from that problem…the real issue here is that a lot of folks may never have heard of this fantastic, old-school NeoGeo shooter. Metal Slug is like Contra if Contra had been released about a decade later and featured downright incredible hand-drawn, 2D ...

Metal Slug 3 comes to XBLA - Achievements officially impossible (News)

Jan 2, 2008

The good news is Metal Slug 3 is this Wednesday's Xbox Live Arcade Game.

The bad news is the difficulty of the game's Achievements has been set to maximum pain.

Xboxer.tv explains why getting the full 200 Achievement points in Metal Slug 3 is "one awesome test of gaming powers."

Metal Slug 3 - Xbox Live Arcade (Screenshots)

Jan 2, 2008

Achievements (Unlockable)

Jan 2, 2008

Go to GamesRadar to see the Unlockable ...