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NewsSpots: XBLA, Pirates, Red Steel, Backyard Hockey

Brendan Sinclair
By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Microsoft opens the request lines, Disney park visitors get exclusive content for DS game, Ubisoft shooter soundtrack hits stores, pucks game for kids gets cover athlete.

Microsoft asks for Live Arcade suggestions
Have a game you're dying to see on Xbox Live Arcade? The Microsoft marketing team wants to hear about it, as it has set up a story on its Gamerscore Blog specifically to accept suggestions in the comments section. Beyond simply taking game requests, the team is also asking Live users to submit features they'd like to see as well as ideas for events and promotions they'd like regularly on the service.

Disney holds DS Pirates theme-park treasure hunt
Diehard Pirates of the Caribbean fans have another reason to visit Disney's theme parks besides the classic ride. Disney today announced that gamers equipped with a DS and a copy of the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End game for the portable can download exclusive content while visiting Disney World and Disneyland. Near each park's Pirates of the Caribbean attractions are hot spots from which gamers can download new costumes, an unlimited health option, and more. The promotion will run from May 22 through September 3.

Red Steel soundtrack available for green paper
While GameSpot's review of Ubisoft's first-person shooter-slasher Red Steel was less than enthusiastic, it did say the game's audio was its best trait. Now gamers interested in getting the tunes without the gameplay can download the game's original soundtrack from iTunes. It is the first time an Ubisoft game soundtrack has been available through a downloadable music service, but the publisher said it is just the first of many. Those who prefer to have their music in tangible form will be able to get the music on CD starting May 29.

Nicklas Lidstrom to grace Backyard Hockey cover
Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young has been in the NFL for one season and has already landed the coveted (and controversial) cover athlete role for Madden NFL 08. After 15 years in the NHL, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, four-time Norris Trophy winner (for the best defender in the league), nine-time all-star, and an Olympic gold medalist. For those achievements, today he was named the cover athlete of Humongous, Inc.'s family-friendly pucks game Backyard Hockey, expected to be released on the Nintendo DS this fall.

Brendan Sinclair
By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Brendan Sinclair has been a games journalist since 1999. His tastes are eclectic, though he has a definite affinity for games with arcade roots. He's Canadian, but has also been at home in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, and San Francisco.

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Dreski83 5 pts

maintaining leaderboard spots is cool in Live, but I think there should be a lot more contest to see who is the best kept leader in online games or single player scores. What better way to get people trafficing on Live more, contest that credit goodies like store points, special themes/avatars, maybe even a little exposure thru the Live community thanks to a 360 camera (which should be apart of the winning package)

Juggernaut140 5 pts

DUKE NUKEM 3D!! It's even better than the original Doom.

falcons320 5 pts

how about the ancient looking basketball game thats supposedly coming out for it? i've been waiting on that for a while

Hainesy74 5 pts

Track and Field would be a blast

PolishPunisher 5 pts

mariokart64fan Goldeneye has more chance going to XBLA then to the Wii's service. And guess what, were getting Perfect Dark too!

towelie123 5 pts

must agree with Bpg3d come on people

Bpg3D 5 pts

I noticed a lot of people on that XBLA blog fail to realize certain games are impossible due to copyrights issues; requesting games like Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VII? Lol, really people.

xboxlover175 5 pts

i say get goldeneye's multi-player portion of the game and put it on xbox live. everyone would want to buy that, i know i would!

mariokart64fan 5 pts

gwilo . goldeneye will never come to xbla . it is to big of a game, how ever it should come to wii , vc activision owns the jamesbond license and frankly rare wont do it bc of that and , i dont think goldeneye would work on 360 it still costs 20 $ for the actual copy so if it even does come dont expect to pay 400 points for it ,

gwilo007 5 pts

hey people keep suggesting ... The Simpsons arcade game, Killer Instinct, Goldeneye(even if it seems like a pipe dream), Jet Force Gemini, ... and any other cool games!!!

chaduma 5 pts

X-Men Arcade with 6 player co-op would be awesome. And release full games for other stuff (i.e. 800MSpoints/$10 for 3 pinball tables is not a full game).

pilko69 5 pts

007 Goldeneye or konker's bad fur day.

gatsbythepig 84 pts

I'd love to see the Simpsons on XBLA.

Slayer420 5 pts

Woooot!! Nicklas Lidstrom FTW!!

jcloverboy 5 pts

I really hope Simpsons and X-Men land in the XBLA.

LosDaddie 5 pts

I love the fact that Microsoft is asking for suggestions!

SavoyPrime 24 pts

I hope MS will actually look at some of the XBLA requests. I asked for Mutant League Football and Super Tecmo Bowl III.

MrSickVisionz 5 pts

"I say put Killer Instinct or KI2 on Xbox Live Arcade." Hell yes. They have to add online vs though. The one game i'd always suggest is: MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 with online play. I'd be playing that constantly if it was there. Playing it more than I played actual physical games.

heeroyuyzero1 5 pts

if microsoft done a yellow xbox 360 with homer on it they should bring the old simpsons arcade game to xbla.

Headhunter01 5 pts

I second that DrCLos. Bring Earthworm Jim to XBLA.

GoddBless 5 pts

Nice move by MS. Well that is of course if they listen. ;)

slayer1090 28 pts

I didn't remember the red steel soundtracks but it was sure a fun as hell game when i got it.

slayer1090 28 pts

I didn't remember the red steel soundtracks but it was sure a fun as hell game when i got it.

slayer1090 28 pts

I didn't remember the red steel soundtracks but it was sure a fun as hell game when i got it.

DrCLos 6 pts

I want to see Turtles in Time and Earthworm Jim on XBox Live. Help me out guys! :D

Maquis_UK 5 pts

yeah RED STEEL has a wicked soundtrack. cant wait for the complete cd. nice!

TWOC2689 5 pts

At least someone had put my idea down for a Desert/Jungle/Urban Strike combo pack for XBLA, thanks mate.

NightRain 6 pts

Yay for Hockey on DS but... Backyard Hockey? Ughh... no thanks. Awesome thing from Microsoft to be FINALLY open to SUGGESTIONS! Yes!

football_legend 5 pts

Cool, suggestions for XBLA games......hm.....I gotta some stuff in my mind.

eckertt001 5 pts

Red Steel's music is defintely unique.

OctavianZarda 5 pts

I say put Killer Instinct or KI2 on Xbox Live Arcade.

Snake329 5 pts

I'd like to see the more recent TMNT arcade games, or the Simpsons arcade game, or X-Men. That'd be sweet! Maybe I should drop by their blog...

DaBigTickett 11 pts

I like the X-Box live suggestions for Arcade, very niiiiice.

danchambos 5 pts

Nicklas Lidstrom is the Captain now!

AAAGoobie11 5 pts

ABOUT TIME A HOCKEY GAME CAME OUT ON DS.......w00T W00T!

cobrax80 5 pts

Red Steel had some great original music

froggut198 5 pts

spartan4001 i just checked and no... splinter cell is not up...

Agreb91 12 pts

Red Steel music fun fun fun.

icytower 5 pts

Those backyard sports games tend to be rather fun.

Generic_Dude 7 pts

Lidstrom earned it... great hockey player. I might be tempted to pick up a hockey game for DS, particularly if it's casual like Backyard Hockey likely will be.

Spartan4001 5 pts

Sorry Gamespot, but the Spinter Cell: Chaos Theory soundtrack has been available in iTunes for ages.

GizmoVirus 5 pts

A better XBL service in Australia, but failing that, just give me Monkey Island!!!

DonutTrooper 5 pts

Just got the Red Steel soundtrack. It being the first good thing I noticed about the game. Great job!

juanfraino 5 pts

Well, I checked my itunes store and it has the RedSteel soundtrack for 10$, seems about right. I'll probably download it soon.

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