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Thursday, March 26, 2009

PSN, WiiWare, XBLA: Best Of GamerBytes: The First Half Of GDC '09

nectarisgame.jpg[Every week, sister site GamerBytes' editor Ryan Langley passes along 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.]

It's been a ridiculous week at the Game Developer's Conference. Tons of news for upcoming games, several announcements for games we hadn't even heard of before, and new functionality being implemented into your favourite consoles.

This week on the Xbox Live Arcade we got UNO Rush, as well as a Meteos expansion and a title update to Age Of Booty. The PlayStation Store in America got Wheel of Fortune and cheaper price for Ratchet & Clank: Age Of Booty, with Europe getting PowerUp Forvever. WiiWare this week got Pop'Em Drop'Em SAMEGAME, but lucky you - you can now download 4 Arcade titles through the expanded Wii Virtual Console too.

Game Developer's Conference 2009

GDC '09: New Details On Star Trek DAC Revealed
We get the first details of this Star Trek based multiplayer space shooter.

GDC '09: Virtual Console Arcade Announced, Wii Storage Solved
The Wii gets its own online Arcade, and you can now download WiiWare games directly to you SD card.

GDC '09: Polytron Release New Fez Trailer
Indie darlings release the latest trailer for Fez - but what console is it coming to?

Xbox Live Arcade

Uno Rush, Meteos Wars DLC, Age Of Booty Title Update Now Available
Get ready to order your cards as quickly as possible.

XNA Roundup #10, Top 10 Xbox Live Community Games
Miner Dig Deep, Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp and Zoomaroom head up this list of fantastic XNA Community Games.

Lost Cities Lost On XBLA Marketplace
A game has disappeared from the game marketplace, where has it gone?

Military Madness Returns For All Platforms
Classic Turbografx game comes to consoles anew!

Diner Dash Spreading Across XBLA, PSN And WiiWare
Super popular casula game makes its obvious debut onto all consoles.

Aussie Dev Brings "Halfbrick Fridays" Casual Series To XNA Community Games
Four new titles coming to XNACG to keep your Fridays occupied.

PlayStation Network

Creat Studios Reveal Smash Cars For PSN
Motorstorm meets ReVolt in this multiplayer racer.

EU PSN Store Update - PowerUp Forever, SOCOM
Namco and Blitz Games' title finally makes it to Europe, as does the long awaited SOCOM.

NA PSN Store Update - Wheel Of Fortune, PAIN Expansion, Cheap Booty
Wheel. Of. Fortune.

WiiWare

IndieGames Blog: Nicalis Duo On Night Game's Serenity
Sister site IndieGames talk to the Nicalis about their upcoming shadowed WiiWare title Night Game

The Three Musketeers: One for All! Coming to WiiWare
Get ready to sword fight in this cell shaded sidescrolling platformer.

Akinai Games Bring Neves Plus To WiiWare
A new puzzle game makes its way to WiiWare.

NA WiiWare Update: Pop'Em Drop'Em SAMEGAME
The original 3-Match game makes its way to North America.

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