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Originally Posted by wraggster

The bizarre and dangerously addictive PSP game, Half-Minute Hero, will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow, along with the brilliant-looking Galaga Legions DX.

Those are the two we'll definitely be downloading listed in Major Nelson's latest Xbox Live release schedule.

Mortal Kombat is also getting a new DLC character in the form of Kenshi, who you can see in a trailer over here, while Backbreaker Vengeance (June 29) and Deadliest Warrior: Legends (July 6) have also

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Originally Posted by wraggster

According to IGN, Tribes: Ascend will adopt a free-to-play model when it launches later this year. Developer Hi-Rez Studios plans to emulate the payment model used in League of Legends; rather than regularly offering new champions, Tribes: Ascend will offer new equipment and weapon loadouts. IGN reports that different loadouts cater to different specialties like stealth and assault.

We asked Hi-Rez about its plans for the Xbox Live Arcade version of Tribes: Ascend, especially considering

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Originally Posted by wraggster

An HD update of the classic game Boulder Dash is coming to XBLA on July 13 ... just a week shy of the Summer of Arcade promotion, and the same day as Ms. Splosion Man. Ouch. Boulder Dash XL retains the formula from First Star Games' vintage side-scroller, with a treasure hunter searching for diamonds in maze-like caves, avoiding enemies, falling boulders, and traps.

The new version features "7 times the amount of caves as the 1984 original release," publisher Kalypso Media

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Just in time for the Fourth of July fireworks, Subatomic Studios is bringing its hit iOS tower defense title Fieldrunners to Android -- and it'll be a buck on day one. The Cambridge, Mass. based developer has announced that the $2.99 price for its game will be cut to $.99 on Thursday, June 30, which is when it arrives on the Android Market. From July 1 on, it's full price.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

We here at Joystiq never play the console superiority game; play on what you like, man. But, when it comes to Shift 2 Unleashed, it would appear the PC is the superior platform -- at least, in a getting things for free kind of way.

EA has announced that the Legends and Speedhunters packs, both $10 pieces of DLC on consoles, will be released free of charge on the PC. Beginning June 30, PC players can download both packs for free from EA's new digital distribution hub, Origin.com.

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