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E3 2011: Hand-on impressions of Street Fighter X Tekken

In Japan, “X” – pronounced “cross” – is sometimes used when two titans of entertainment work together on a song, an album or a movie. When Capcom and Namco announced that the two biggest franchises in fighting were finally coming together to do battle and put another “who would win” debate to bed. Capcom won the coin toss and will be releasing their game firs and they had it out for play at E3 2011

E3 2011: Star Wars Kinect first impressions

Microsoft has a good chunk of its Kinect all-star lineup playable at E3, and the lines to get in are huge. With the Xbox 360′s E3 showing so dependent on Kinect, it’s a gamble that may or may not pay off. We checked out the isolation pods containing each game, and brought back a report. With Microsoft heavily discouraging pictures and video, we did our best to bring you the sights and sounds.

Live Blog: Microsoft’s E3 2011 Press Conference

Microsoft”s E3 2011 press conference is happening today (June 6, 2011), and we’re all excited about what’s to come. Make sure you’re here at 9:30am PST, 11:30am CST or12:30 pm EST so you can hear all of the latest announcements concerning the Xbox 360, Xbox Live and Games for Windows. There’ll probably be some Halo more »

E3 2009: Assassin’s Creed 2 update

The Animus has been activated again at Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 2 website and, let me tell you, it looks hot.

During the E3 2009 conference attendees were given a glimpse of the sequel titled Assassin’s Creed 2. The only confirmed date is the US release date of November 17, 2009, for Xbox and PS3.

Even though the scenery and times have changed, the war between the Templars and the Assassins wages on. In the game players control…

Ace Combat 6 demo exceeds 500,000 downloads

If the number of people who downloaded the demo of Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace so far is any indication, the series’ first Xbox entry looks to be a lock-on for sales at retail when it takes off October 23, 2007. Namco Bandai announced that more than 500,000 downloads of the demo were recorded in its first week of availability and was also the top-loaded demo of the past week, even against lots of E3-related items. The demo has received favorable impressions from gamers and press members and continues to be downloaded at a rapid pace.

As for the full game, expect Ace Combat 6 to deliver …

Halo 3 achievements revealed

Although the Halo 3 beta test period is over for Xbox Live subscribers, details about Microsoft’s juggernaut first person shooter continue to spread all over the net. Xbox360achievements.org has published a detailed list of 49 achievements for the upcoming game which are said to be final except perspective point values, which may still change.

Here are a few of the achievements that offer a sneak preview of sorts to some of Halo 3‘s features…

Mad Tracks debuts on Xbox Live Arcade

Microsoft and publisher D3 have announced micro-racer Mad Tracks was scheduled to be made available on Xbox Live Arcade this past Wednesday at 2 a.m. Pacific time. Mad Tracks is a racing game where the players take control of miniature toy cars.

For 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the game includes nine mini-games and six different races playable in both Championship and Arcade modes, as players race each other through giant sized levels such as living room, ballroom, kitchen, mini golf course and the open road. Mad Tracks will have 12 different cars to choose from, and offers online or offline split-screen play for up to four players.