Microsoft has announced the next two titles to hit the Xbox Originals store. These games costs 1200 points each.

Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
In Guilty Gear X2 #Reload, a newly discovered form of energy has been used to create devastating bio-weapons from fused human and animal DNA. Known as the Gears, they are now intelligent, self-aware creatures set loose upon the populace and threaten human control of the planet.

The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Explore the origins of the one and only powerful purple dragon in The Legend of Spyro™: A New Beginning. Uncover Spyro’s secret history as you embark on a dangerous quest to face off against the ultimate creation of the Dark Master, Cynder.

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Cavale:

Street Fighter II, as you all know is a fighter game hugely popular among the gaming community. It was Street Fighter which launched the fighting game genre into the mainstream and extended the life of arcade gaming for several years. Capcom has done what others couldn’t do – the most impressive update of the game so far. Now the online gaming community has been looking forward to the Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix for quite a long time. The wait seems to be finally over as tomorrow fans can download the game for $10 or buy Commando 3 for 800 points. Commando 3 is worth picking up too and its features include great visuals with an arcade style gameplay which could set your TV on fire. It also comes with a Multiplayer mode and you can while away your time with the advanced weapons and vehicles. The bonus content includes, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix but only on purchase of the full game. Street Fighter II HD Beta has only two characters fighting it out and only those who are really curious as to see what the game would look like finally may shell out some money.

Source: Arstechnica

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TaylorFlatt:

Star Ocean 4 is one of those games that we all seem to find time for in our spare time. Recently, it was announced at the Japan Premiere that Star Ocean 4 would be coming out for Xbox and (possibly) not the PS3. In past games, Star Ocean was almost exclusive to the PlayStation but lately the Japanese RPG brands seem to be moving more and more towards the Xbox.

The new Star Ocean will be taking place a few hundred years before the original Star Ocean. This game will be moving more and more towards a sci-fi theme. Although this is the case, I’m looking for a little bit better storyline than the one before because frankly I was left disappointed. I didn’t like the ending but that’s just me. Read the rest of this entry »

TaylorFlatt:

With the recent out cries for data storage, Nintendo seems to finally have gotten the message. On their site they have been seen putting up Job Wanted ads on their site. The job layout reads “Software/Harware Tester” who can execute a “test plan for Wii’s USB devices”. In light of the recent discovery we can expect in the future some availability of external data storages instead of the 512mb Wii internal memory.

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Siddhesh:

Like the many others in its genre of strategy games, 2K Games recently announced an upgradation of its popular Sid Meier Civilization franchise, with latest version entitled as the ‘Civilization IV: Colonization’. In the conquest to colonize the New World, the player has to choose one of the four contesting European civilizations and then to trade, negotiate, fight and colonize the natives. The title will be available this fall, exclusively for PC users.
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