Back in 1987 when Tecmo Bowl was released to arcades in North America it was an instant hit. Well, it saw some remakes for the NES and even the Virtual Console but Xbox 360 owners, in particular, haven’t been able to bask in its glory.

Well, thankfully, the game will be hitting the Xbox Live with HD 3D graphics. Of course, I mean old fashioned 3D in the sense that they aren’t 2D, not pop out of the screen in your face 3D, unfortunately.

But honestly, only 800 Microsoft Points for this classic? Seems like a no brainer to me.

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Just in case you weren’t satisfied with the 35 minute Halo: Reach video we recently showed you, Bungie has been nice enough to release an official fact sheet that organizes everything we know about the game into an easy to read fashion.

And, thanks to Electronic Theatre, we have the whole fact sheet for you.

Check it out after the break.

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Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV isn’t officially hitting store shelves until tomorrow but if you’re looking to jump the gun, a DLC pack for the game is available through Xbox Live now. The pack in question is entitled Super Challengers Pack 1 and will include things you probably don’t care about (at least not enough to spend 320 Microsoft Points on).

The reason I say this is because all it will feature are costumes for Makoto, Guy, Dudley, Hakan and Dee Jay.

I’ve never been able to pull myself to buy things like virtual clothes because honestly, ti’s not

According to the game’s official website, Just Cause 2 will be getting its second DLC pack on May 29th entitled Black Market Boom Pack. This DLC pack will include things such as a Quad Rockey Launcher, Air Propulsion Gun,  and a Cluster Bomb Launcher.

That’s about it when it comes to content but you’ll still be asked to slap down $1.99 for the PSN version or 160 Microsoft Points for the Xbox 360 version.

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Rumors of a Red Faction movie have been floating around now but up until now they had remained unconfirmed. Luckily, Syfy’s Alan Seiffert has ust told CVG that the Red Faction film is set to debut n their channel.

He then goes on to say that the 2 hour film will serve as a sort of pilot for a television series that will take foot if the movie is received well.

Will you guys be watching the movie? I know I will.

While Stuart Black’s forthcoming first person shooter, Bodycount may feel like a previous title he’s worked on, Black, I’m sure gamers are a bit more curious how it will stack up against another heavy hitting title namely, the Call of Duty franchise. Well, according to Black, that’s the latest of his concerns:

“I’m not interested in beating CoD, I’m not interested in pulling people away from it, I want to give them something else to play as well.”

So, either this means the game doesn’t even compare to CoD or it’s so kick ass awesome that it will leave CoD in the dust.

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EA’s FIFA series has always followed the World Cup and European cups with separate releases, and it’s no different with 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Usually these games were cut down versions of the real FIFA games (like FIFA 08), however, this time, the game actually delivers some new features and good enough gameplay to beat even FIFA 10.

First of all, FIFA World Cup is built on the same engine and foundation as FIFA 10, which was arguably the best FIFA football game to date. But the WC version includes improvements and refinements, like new environments to suit the South African-based World Cup, new gameplay refinements like a new penalty taking feature (which works quite well), and best of all, the game manages to include commentators which aren’t nearly as repetitive as before. In fact, while we played the game, we experienced the commentators to be the least repetitive ever — and that’s quite an achievement in and of itself.

You can play as nearly 200 nations, all with accurate rosters, going from qualifying rounds to the main tournament in South Africa (or you can just start with the main tournament). The game also features a bunch of new online modes, like playing the tournament online with friends and strangers, with each player controlling a country. But this feature is kinda expected from a World Cup game, and luckily, the game executes it pretty well. On the downside, the AI can be a bit sluggish, especially if things don’t go as planned. For instance, a lose ball will sometimes be corralled by the AI, while other times, they’ll just stand and wait. but for the most part, the AI does a decent job.

Visually, the game looks striking and the fine details, animations and atmopshere from FIFA 10 is present in World Cup, and especially the World Cup atmopshere and crowds are well done. As mentioned before, the commentators and some of the best we’ve ever heard, and the audio overall is great as well. In all, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is one of the finest soccer games to date, and while it doesn’t have the depth of FIFA 10 — and it’s isn’t supposed to — the great gameplay certainly makes it the go-to football game until FIFA 11 arrives later this year.

The Good:
Great gameplay
Great atmosphere
Good online mode
Wonderful commentary

The Bad:
AI can get sluggish at times
Carries full retail price but has less features than regular FIFA series

Overall score: 8/10

If you’re not familiar with it, Black was a game for the PS2 and original Xbox that was developed by Criterion Games. It was applauded for its approach to the FPS genre adding in little things like motion blur when reloading to make for the most realistic experience possible. One of the masterminds behind the game, Stuart Black, has moved on to be the creative director behind Bodycount.

These two game tie together because Stuart Black says that after playing Black on the Playstation Network, he realized that there was a need for a game that felt the same, and only he would be able to do that.

So, it seems that Bodycount will be like Black? Let’s hope so, I loved that game.

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A new video has hit YouTube today showing off Microsoft’s highly anticipated Project Natal. The game that is being played throughout the demo is entitled Ricochet, which we’ve seen before. However, while we’ve seen both the technology and gaem put on display in the past, the video clearly shows that the hardware is evolving and is getting more precise than ever.

Unfortunately we’ll have to wait until later this year to try it out ourselves.

If you’re looking to try out a new racer you should head over to Xbox Live and grab the recently released demo for Black Rock Studios’ Split/Second. Said demo reportedly features the Airport Terminal level where gamers will race to the finish dodging all sorts of ‘environmental destruction’ and ‘aeruonautical disaster’.

PS3 owners, on the other hand, will be stuck waiting until May 11th for the demo to drop on the Playstation Network.

Then again, you can just wait until May 18th to pick up the actual game but what fun is that?

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