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New XBLA “Arcade NEXT” Program Features New Games Every Wednesday

Microsoft today announced a new Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) program called “Arcade NEXT” that will see a new first-party downloadable title launch on XBLA every Wednesday, from April 18 through May 9.  Also starting in April, all new XBLA games will include up to 400 Gamerscore, with up to 30 Achievements available to unlock. Here’s

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Phil Harrison, Formerly the PS3 Grand Poobah, Joins Microsoft’s Xbox Team

The incestuous game industry showed how it got its reputation, as Microsoft has announced that Phil Harrison, former Sony executive and PS3 head honcho, has joined Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) leadership team as corporate vice president with an emphasis on growing the division’s European business. Translation: dude’s focused on expanding the Xbox 360 in

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New BioShock Infinite Video: The Handyman

Irrational Games today released the second in its “Heavy Hitter” video series for BioShock Infinite. In this new video, the developers showcase and discuss one of the more intriguing mechanical enemies in the game: The Handyman. The two-minute Handyman video relies heavily on interviews with Ken Levine and members of the Irrational Games team, but

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