Check out this videogame cover band from Chile

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Reader Paulo made us aware of this rad videogame cover band from Chile called Psycho Crusher. The band starts off with the classic Pong and make their way up through a bunch of classic videogame tunes. The first video is made up of arcade themes like Dig Dug, Mario and Donkey Kong.

The rest of the videos take you through musical history from 8-bit, 16-bit, first-person shooters on the PC and end with various miscellaneous titles like Super Mario Galaxy, Halo, Mirror's Edge and more.

Psycho Crusher: Presentando Rock en Pixeles [Glitch]

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Preview: Bangai-O HD Missile Fury

post from Destructoid on 01 May 2011 08:05:57 PM. © Destructoid

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Bangai-O is the reason I own a Dreamcast, purchased years after the console had failed solely so that I could finish the game. It's an addictive shoot-em-up with some staggering challenges and more "Oh sh*t" moments than any title of its type that I have ever had occasion to play.

Now, D3 Publisher is set to release the newest game for the series over Xbox Live Arcade. Dropping the confusing and weird story elements, Bangai-O HD Missile Fury is all about hot action and explosions. I had a chance to play though a three-stage demo of the game before release and, as a fan, I'm pretty excited for this week.

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The first stage was a huge, open area lined with enemy-generating blocks. It was a great opportunity to test out counters, which are massive attacks based on how imminently doomed you are. One of the core gameplay mechanics of the original game, it works just as well here. On use, a wave of fire erupted in every direction with me as the center, and things got mopped up quickly. Even the appearance of four huge robots didn't slow me down a bit.

Waves of increasingly difficult giant robots made up the second stage. Only a couple of hits from one of these bruisers was enough to take me down. The easiest way to survive this type of scenario seemed to be to make use of the freeze defensive move. Freeze stops enemies and projectiles dead in their tracks, effective within a targeting circle around yourself, allowing you to then use their quantity and proximity in launching a counter attack.

The final stage in my demo was all out insanity. Starting in a room divided into sections, things quickly went south once I started blasting, as a huge mass of enemies appeared out of nowhere. Sitting still for even half a second meant certain death, and it was all I could do to quickly hammer on the controller's triggers.

Bangai-O HD

Pulling the right trigger while charging a counter attack adds a multiplier to the number of missiles you fire when the attack commences, up to a maximum of four times, to release up to 4000 rounds at once. The massive attack that results pretty much stops the game cold and gives you a second in which to breathe before having to get another one going. But on this last stage, even that ability often was insufficient.

Based on the demo stages I've played, Treasure seems to have done a decent job of recreating the chaos that made Bangai-O so appealing to me. The dual-stick controls are easy and accurate, though I will admit that there's some part of me that thinks they did a better job shooting with the face buttons in the original game.

One thing that I didn't see any of the demo was more puzzle-oriented stages that required you to find the right path or destroy specific targets. But with roughly a hundred levels to play, D3 Publisher has assured me that more cautious play than what was shown in the demo would be available. Saving that, I could always make my own in the game's level editor.

Bangai-O HD Missile Fury releases on May 4th for Xbox Live Arcade.

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Hulu Plus now on Xbox Live, try it for free for
one week

post from Gaming Nexus on 01 May 2011 08:05:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Dan Keener
NEWS - Microsoft announced last week that Hulu Plus is now available on Xbox Live and they are allowing anyone with an Xbox Live account (gold or silver) to try the service for free for one week. You need to head to the Hulu website (or through the Hulu Plus App on Live) to sign up for the service, which only requires your e-mail, name, address and birthdate info. In order to get the free week, you must register between April 29th and May 6th.

In addition to the free week, anyone that downloads the Hulu Plus and App and watch some streaming content in one of the four weekly periods. Each week, a grand prize winner will get a vacation for two courtesy of Beaches Resorts in the Turks & Caicos or Jamaica. The trip includes round-trip airfare, four nights’ accommodations, all meals, beverages (including adult beverages) entertainment, water sports, gratuity and more. In addition, each week will have 3 second place winners that will get a 4 GB Kinect console and both a 12-month Hulu Plus and Xbox Live subscription.

The four week windows for the contest are:

Week 1: April 29 – May 5th
Week 2: May 6th – May 12th
Week 3: May 13th – May 19th
Week 4: May 20th – May 30th

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Mystery Chronicles: Betrayals of Love

post from Hidden Object Games and Free Downloadable Games at Fenomen-Games.com on 01 May 2011 08:00:00 PM. © Hidden Object Games and Free Downloadable Games at Fenomen-Games.com

After the Countess is discovered dead, it's up to you to follow the clues and find her murderer in Mystery Chronicles: Betrayals of Love! After Commissaire Jean Bertineau asks for your help in this high-profile murder, you travel to France and hope to get to the bottom of this gruesome murder. Upon arriving, you discover that the Count has gone missing! Get to the bottom of the case before the Count ends up being the next corpse you discover in this dark Hidden Object game!

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Portal 2 is 40 percent off on Amazon

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We're a little late to the party telling you this (hey, some of us like to sleep in a bit on weekends) but Amazon has a killer deal on Portal 2 today if you're one of the ten people left waiting to buy it. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game are available for $35, while the PC version is $30.

Best game I've played in recent memory, utterly destroying any desire I have to play videogames, blah blah blah. Insert your favorite superlative to finish off my praise and then hop over to Amazon to save some cash.

Video Games Deal of the Day [Amazon] (Thanks, Blasto)

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Escape from Mindskell

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Escape from Mindskell is another flash based challenging and brain teaser riddle game. In this riddle, you try to complete all levels by figuring out and using all clues. Can you able to solve all levels successfully? Good luck and have fun! [Subbed by BigTank]Play This Game

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New arcade pops up in San Francisco

post from Destructoid on 01 May 2011 06:05:58 PM. © Destructoid

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Attention San Francisco folks! There's a new arcade in town and it's the last refuge for you fighting fans within the city. Southtown Arcade just opened up shop and is a simple little spot with just over a dozen arcade cabinets. All the cabinets are of the Japanese-style sit down variety and each cost just twenty-five cents to operate.

The newest cabinet the shop currently has is The King of Fighters XIII while the rest are made up of something every fighter will enjoy. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike, Vampire Savoir, SNK vs Capcom SVC Chaos, The King of Fighters '98, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core and of course, Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting are part of the current lineup. There's also some Magical Drop 3, Windjammers and Metal Slug if you're looking for a little variety.

Southtown Arcade is looking to bring in more arcade units and they may look into more non-fighting units. It's just dependent on what you the local fans want to see. The business is very small and does need your support so hop in a play a few matches.

Southtown Arcade is located at 447 Stockton Street (right by the tunnel entrance) and are open Monday, Thursday, Friday from 3PM-9PM, Saturday from 12PM-9PM and Sundays from 12PM-7PM. Follow them on Twitter for new announcements.

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Claire Redfield Snuck Guns N' Roses References
Into Mega Man

Randomly, a Resident Evil voice actor is now known as the one responsible for naming Mega Man X5's bosses after members of Guns N' Roses.

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Physics Cup 2

Physics Cup 2 is another addicting and challenging physics based puzzle game. Your task is to move the ball into the goal by removing different objects. Good luck and have fun!Play Physics Cup 2

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