a resurrected beatdown from the trash can of history

Am I the only one looking forward to the Guardian Heroes remake for XBLA? Of course I'm not. Looks like there's finally a release date for this Sega Saturn class: 12 October. You'll definitely catch me throwing away hours and hours on the branching storylines of this side-scrolling beat 'em up instead of researching for any of my 3 papers this semester. Here's a trailer to get you stoked.



While I was in London over the summer, 4 upcoming XBLA games caught my eye: Bastion (beat it), D&D: Daggerdale (played the demo), Orcs Must Die! (5 October), and this one. In just a few short weeks, I'll finally close that open appointment on my iCalendar.

Maybe in the meantime, I can write up a brief review and some impressions of Bastion for the 3 people in American on XBLA who haven't played it.

thundercats are loose!

Here's the preview trailer that aired on 25 February 2011 for the Cartoon Network remake of the beloved 80s cartoon series Thundercats. From the limited footage, it appears this version will take place on the original homeworld of Thundera. Either that or a lot more cat people managed to make it to New Thundera this time. Fans principal complaints so far have been (1) where's Panthro, (2) where's the Lair, (3) where's the Thundertank. Let's hope Lion-O has learned some respect in the last twentysomething years and quits yelling "Thundercats ho" when he wants Cheetara to show up.

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