Before I start the review of this surprisingly good game, I just have to say one thing. I can’t stand vampires. People who suck blood? That just sounds so gross! I grill my steaks very well done so I don’t see any pink in them, that’s how bad I am. And don’t get me started on stuff like Twilight. Blech! So naturally I don’t enjoy very many vampire video games. So what makes the downloadable BloodRayne: Betrayal special? Why did I like it so much? Well you’ll just have to read the review to find out! (360 version reviewed here)

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While SNK is best known for the Neo Geo, they’ve been making arcade games long before then. Now you can download and play three popular SNK shooters from the mid-80’s as PS Minis on PS3 and PSP. The three classics are Vanguard II, TNKIII, and Alpha Mission.

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Last week, early adopters of the 3DS got their first taste of the Ambassador Program with ten free NES games. It’s one of the ways that Nintendo rewarded players who bought the 3DS early before the price drop. I downloaded them all so I figured in this blog, I would list them all and share my personal experiences with each one.

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Ugly Americans is a popular adult cartoon on Comedy Central. The show takes place in an alternate version of New York where monsters, demons, and zombies co-exist with humans. Now, mature fans of the show can enjoy a downloadable video game (360 version reviewed here) with Ugly Americans: Apocolypsegeddon.

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Last year, NIS America released Cladun, a downloadable dungeon crawler on PSP with classic game visuals and tendencies (Cladun actually means ‘Classic Dungeon). Now they’ve followed it up with Cladun x2, and while it’s just more of the same, you get more dungeons, more monsters, more treasures, and just more Cladun gameplay overall.

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In Crazy Machines Elements, a downloadable game for Xbox LIVE, you’re tasked with building Rube Goldberg-styled devices to perform a task. You’re given a set number of materials, anything from blocks, ropes, fuses, gears, trolleys, kettles, and other crazy tools. Then you must place them strategically and put the contraption in motion to achieve a goal. If this sounds anything like the classic PC game The Incredible Machine, that’s because it is. Except Crazy Machines Elements has physics-based 3-D graphics, more puzzles and materials, and console-friendly controls.

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SNK Playmore recently released two more downloadable Neo Geo classics for PS3 and PSP. The new entries are World Heroes, a one-on-one fighting game, and Shock Troopers, a top-down run and gun action shooter (PS3 versions reviewed here).

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About a month ago, Twisted Pixel released Ms. ‘Splosion Man, a sequel to the hit Xbox LIVE game ‘Splosion Man that featured more 2-D platforming exploding action. Now, Twisted Pixel and Zen Studios, makers of Pinball FX2, have teamed up to bring you Ms. ‘Splosion Man Pinball!

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The final day of PAX was just for some last-minute meetings and tying up loose ends, as we had to leave a little early for the trip home. So here are some final thoughts on the last day of the show. Boy am I tired! Oh yeah, over on the right, that’s a picture of our view of Seattle from our hotel room. Pretty nice, huh?

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On Day 2 of PAX, I had meetings with Sega, Twisted Pixel, Wizards of the Coast, and others. I discovered that the best part of Nintendo’s booth wasn’t even in their booth at all! And check out Seattle’s most germiest tourist attraction as well as the best hot dog stand in the world! Click to read about all this and more!

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