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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

PSN, WiiWare, XBLA: Best Of GamerBytes: Ex En, Aye?

Weapon%20of%20Choice4.jpg[Every week, GamerBytes' editor Ryan Langley will be summing up the top console digital download news tidbits from the past 7 days, including brand new game announcements and scoops through the world of Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare.]

Not a whole lot of news last week for the WiiWare and PlayStation Network services. No, it was all about the XNA Community Games. With the announcement of the Dream-Build-Play winners coupled with a press party, its been on the tip of everyone's lips. Have a look at the winners of the XNA competition, check out other games to look forward to, and read out interview with a Thailand developer looking to make their way through the XNA Community Games.

Xbox Live Arcade

Vigilante 8 Arcade Is Your XBLA Game This Week
The classic car combat game Vigilante 8 has made its return onto Xbox Live Arcade.

Interview: Novaleaf's Swearingen Talks Injecting Biology Battle Onto XNA Community Games
We chat to XNA developer Novaleaf about XNA development, creating games in Thailand and their inspirations for their new Biology Battle title.

Games To Look Forward To On XNA Community
Three titles that we should all be looking forward to from XNA community games.

XNA Dream-Build-Play Winners Announced
CarneyVale, Battle Tennis, Weapon of Choice and HurricaneX have all won a piece of the Dream-Build-Play pie. Check out some videos of these fascinating titles.

Avatars Making Their Way Into Bomberman, Uno, Keflings And More
With the New Xbox Experience making its way to our Xbox 360s on November 19th, several Xbox Live Arcade titles will get patched with the inclusion of Avatars in them, including some fairly old titles.

PlayStation Network

NA PSN Store Update: PixelJunk Monsters Update, Siren: Blood Curse Price drop
Not a huge update this week, but for those who want to go back and play some PixelJunk Monsters, the Trophies patch is now up.

Creat Studios To Bring Three Titles To PSN
Searching game rating websites discovers set of new PlayStation Network titles.

WiiWare

Tiki Towers - Mysterious RealNetworks WiiWare title
RealNetworks announced Boingz a month or so ago. Now a new WiiWare title from them has popped up on the Australian game rating website.

Next Level Games Bringing Jungle Speed To WiiWare
Yet another game pops up on the Australian classification website - Jungle Speed, a re-envisioning of the classic Snap! card game, but with a twist.

NA WiiWare Update: Home Sweet Home, Alien Crush Returns
Classic pinball title Alien Crush has made its glorious return with the new sequel from Hudson Entertainment.

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