Gamersyde have gotten a hold of a TOW - Things On Wheels! Though not much is shown, it's looking not too bad.

Hopefully they'll show off some pictures soon of 4 players on screen doing something a little more interesting, more action orientated. Check them out below.

Source: Gamersyde - Things on Wheels images

Assault Heroes 2 reveals that the original enemy in Assault Heroes is merely a pawn of a more sinister force, which players must now seek out and destroy. Armed with stronger weaponry and the ability to hi-jack more powerful enemy units, players must prepare to face relentless enemies and outrageous bosses in climactic battles, including an all-out skirmish in outer space.

In the sequel, players can experience the full fury of war outside of the safety of their vehicle with even more intense on-foot gameplay, where increased firepower and the new dodge roll feature are necessary to survive. Players can choose to fight alone or battle with a friend using the enhanced two-player cooperative mode. Either way, players will travel through diverse and interactive environments on land and in space to overcome the newest enemy and save mankind.

This weeks episode of the Major Nelson podcast has an interview with two Xbox Live Arcade Developers - Michael Fahrny, a Producer from Sierra Online (previously with Battlestar Galactica) about Assault Heroes 2, and Mark Terrano of Hidden Path Entertainment about Wits & Wagers.

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Xbox News
Interview: Michael Fahrny, Assault Heroes 2 (23:43–30:36)
Interview: Mark Terrano, Wits and Wagers (30:38–47:44)
Name the game
and more...

The latest EGM Live podcast they expand upon their Magazine's Retro Revival cover story - which discusses the upcoming XBLA titles Bionic Commando Rearmed, Commando 3 and 1942: Joint Strike.

The podcast has a little bit of discussion about each game - more Rearmed than the rest - but a good listen.

05/12/2008 | EGM LIVE* - Podcast

We begin this week's show by recounting our weekend tales of GTA IV multiplayer, then move on to a Retronauts/EGM Live crossover special discussing the Retro Revival feature in the current issue of the magazine, featuring Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV, Golden Axe and Space Invaders Extreme.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One on Xbox LIVE Arcade provides a first-of-its-kind RPG-Adventure experience based on the popular Web comic. The creative collaboration between Penny Arcade creators Mike 'Gabe' Krahulik and Jerry 'Tycho' Holkins, legendary game designer Ron Gilbert and producers at Hothead Games results in a 100-percent authentic Penny Arcade experience that pushes bizarre characters, outrageous combat and adult humor to the precipice of darkness. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade May 21, 2008.

Assault Heroes 2
Developer: Wanako Studios
Publisher: Sierra Online
Genre: Action
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Click here for images of Assault Heroes 2!
Click here for the official Xbox.com webpage!

Rocketmen: It came from Uranus Expansion Pack
Developer: A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games Inc.
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
Cost: 400 Microsoft Points. Requires Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
Includes: 3 new levels, 3 new main weapons, 2 new secondary weapons, and new enemies.

Click here for images of the Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Expansion!
Click here for the official Xbox.com webpage!

The latest version of the Bionic Commando Podcast has been released, with Lars Bond - the next-gen games lead animator.

Top Secret File 015: Lars Bonde, Lead Animator

We talk animation and Danish bacon with Lars Bonde, the lead animator at Grin. Find out what turns a mass of polygons into a living character and how cut scenes get made - and in a special update, we'll tell you when you can expect to be playing BCR.

French Xbox 360 Achievement website Succes Full have gotten their hands on the achievement list for Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm!

You can view them by clicking here! And before X360A as well!

Looking at these achievements there is a lot for both 'styles' of game play - getting characters through without taking any or a lot of damage, or taking a whole lot of damage - killing even. It's all part of the show, after all.

The game is filled with different medals depending on how well you go through a level, as well as unlocking the "second part of the movie". Perhaps they dangle the first half of the cartoon as a carrot! Sizzle!

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm should be popping up shortly. Will it be the game that brings Stainless games out of the pit that is the not-so-good Atari remakes? We'll have to wait and see!

Source: Sucess Full.FR

Gaming-Age have got the scoop on the upcoming Namco XBLA title - Soul Calibur. Check out all the images here!

Here it just looks like a completely straight up port of Soul Calibur from the Dreamcast - which is fine, but it seems nothing else was added. No true wide screen support, same old textures and occasional flat background. It is what it is - but some additional effort would have been nice.

Source: Gaming-Age

Website Deeko has a new interview with Bionic Commando Rearmed Producer Ben Judd, which you can view here.

Deeko: Is there any sort of story continuity between both games? And if there is, how are you guys handling the back story so gamers who never played the original don't feel lost?

BEN: Again, I think we've gone a great job of tying everything together. I've always felt that BC was a franchise that needed a deeper world. So we have already put a lot of surplus information on the Bionic Commando community site Bioniccommando.com and we are publishing a serial comic book that shows one of Spencer's most life-altering missions that occurs after Bionic Commando Rearmed and helps set up the tone for the 3D version. A lot of fans of the original have been pretty shocked by how the 3D Spencer looks compared to the original. And trust me, I can TOTALLY see why the fans are. He doesn't look very similar. But there is a rationale for it and there is a back story that I think people will understand once they read it.

How did you come up with the name “It Came From Uranus” for the Rocketmen expansion?

JY: About an hour after a spicy takeout meal, the name just came to us.

FS: Actually, it was forced on us by the evil people at Capcom marketing, who thought the name would appeal to juvenile boys (our largest target demographic)

JJ: We wanted to call it something serious. But that just wouldn’t be acceptable.

XBLA Activity for week of 4/28

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Brain Challenge (+5)
2 DOOM (+1)
3 UNO (+1)
4 Ikaruga (-2)
5 N+ (+1)
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (+4)
7 Worms (-)
8 Bomberman LIVE (-)
9 Marble Blast Ultra (V)
10 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting (V)

XBLA Activity for week of 5/5

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Wits & Wagers (debut)
2 UNO (+1)
3 DOOM (-1)
4 Brain Challenge (-3)
5 Ikaruga (-1)
6 N+ (-1)
7 Bomberman LIVE (+1)
8 Worms (-1)
9 Assault Heroes (V)
10 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (-4)

The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.

Wits & Wagers starts off with a strong push. Unfortunately Lost Cities has... well, lost itself. and gone off the lists. The rest being your regular contributors to your regular XBLA Activity lists.

Source: Major Nelson

Team Xbox have accidentily released the very first screenshots for an upcoming XBLA title - Golf: Tee it up!

From what we can see from the shots - the game looks absolutely fantastic, with green hills and fantastic choices for colour - it could be the best looking game on the Xbox Live Arcade!

And why shouldn't it - according to the Team Xbox website, the game is being developed by Housemarque - better known for the graphical splendor that is Super Stardust HD on the Playstation Network! It's being published by Activision as well, their only other title being Vigilante 8 Arcade and previously DOOM.

The announcement, we can assume, is next week - so look out for it. In the meantime, check out all the brand new pictures at Team Xbox, or if they take them down, there is a backup of them available here! Can't wait!

Big thanks to user Chagrin for the tip!

in this weeks update for Vigilante 8 Arcade comes a new level - Ski Resort! Making its regular appearance in the series (with Ski Lodge & Winter Games being in the previous games), Ski Resort...

... features authentic ’70s architecture, two lifts, a teleporting lodge, a very slippery ice-skating rink, ski jump tower, and the now legendary avalanches.

Meet Dave - an adventurous hippie who also happens to be enamored with UFOs. In fact, Dave claims to have been recruited by an extraterrestrial to help locate his ship hijacked from Area-51 by the Coyotes. Until the craft is found, peace will have to wait…