Shippin' Out: Mario Strikers Charged, Marathon: Durandal

some of you on XBL are not viewing the greater picture. so the XBLA titles are rolling out a little slower around this time... so what? why don't ya'll check out the movie and tv-series releases and not just focus on Arcade games? so while it may seem they Xbox Live isn't hitting you with new stuff, it really is ya'll just looking at the Arcade releases and not the OVERALL releases. so don't go all whiny an bi*ch about the lack of hot releases. if you can't find any Arcade titles you like then check out some UFC fights in HD, they got some new ones up. i just DLed Couture v Sylvia in HD. or maybe some SouthPark episodes you missed from any of the previous 10 seasons. yup XBL has all the season even this years. not to your fancy?.... then try DLing some Aquateen HF or SpaceGhost. want something more mature? try Reqium for a Dream or The Departed in HD. 300 will be available to DL within a week. there's plenty of stuff Xbox Live pumps out ya'll just gotta expand where you are looking and the content you are looking forward to DLing.

Just like SavoyPrime, if I had a PSP it would have been Brave Story cause there's nothing else there for me.

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Cheese!

Mario Strikers and Marathon are the only good or at least somewhat good games coming out this week, either way I'm not getting them, not even in the middle of this gaming drought.

Looks like an uneventful release week. Though if I had a PSP, I would look into Brave Story.

The first Marathon was the best one, but it was developed only for the Macintosh.

Boring! Except maybe Strikers but I don't see enough of a differeence between that and the Gamecube version to justify the purchase,

Mario Strikers Charged is a must have for me. I adored Super Mario Strikers and everything I have read about this game sounds amazing. This is the beginning of the great titles Nintendo is putting out through the end of the year.

whoa, chess, checkers and Othello on XBLA, all for $5? That's a change...NOT milking people for all they're worth. I figured it would be $10 for EACH of those when they finally came out!

wow nothing except martathon for my 360 and look it that no ps3 games (hahaha) and only two arcade games for my xbox this week thats sad this a bad drought

Nothing this week

The summer drought is on.

Striker's Charged is in my hands right now!!!

Awesome week on XBLA!!

LOL you can get marathon for free and readily available but theyll charge you for it. Keep milkin Bung!

Whoo! Marathon, even though im not buying it, I still like to mention that its a REALLY great game, a classic. And Mario Strkers charged looks awesome and Im thinkin about buyin it.

wow, cant believe people are calling marathon junk. marathon is practically the forefather to the modern shooter, as it took all the things doom failed at and achieved them. not to mention, its long been suspected that marathon takes place 200 years after the events of halo, and that the main character in marathon is actually master chief (the main character in marathon is an elite cybernetically enhanced soldier wearing Mjolnir IV armor). any halo fan owes it to themselves to play the marathon games.

Marathon!

Mario Soccer is definately leading the week, but Marathon should be decent. Aside from that though, nothing really noteworthy

The only good game is Mario Strikers, other than that its pretty much junk.

YEA , Marathon is finally here im gunna get that

Did you just call Nintendo, "the house that Donkey Kong built"? Blah....

nothing out this week

I'm looking foreward to Mario Strikers Charged. I can't wait to try out the Wi-Fi for myself. Its a good thing I already got a good wireless internet connection to back me up. Man I just wish tomarrow would come faster!!

I hear from European gamers that Mario strikers is quite good + the online makes it that much better... OR so they say

I can finally get Picross... as well as Marathon.

Awesome. I can pay $10 for Marathon when Bungie released the code for free a couple of years back for all of the Marathon games. What a deal!

Holy nuts, it's Marathon. Are the end times upon us?

I'll definitely be getting the Spyglass Board Games package for 400 MS points this Wednesday. Marathon seems great, but I got Doom for XBLA and didn't enjoy it too much; I guess I just hate the restriction of early FPS'. It also got a bad review on EGM. And lastly, all I have is 400 points so I couldn't get Marathon even if I wanted it. :) Can't wait for mid-August, this week's releases are small-fry compared to what's coming in the next few months.

Marathon...Freakin' A!!!

Good stuff, finally an online-playable Strikers game.

Mario strikers definitely. Online play definitely breaks the usual barrier of 1 per console. Can't wait to pick it up

Mario Strikers Charged looks awesome, I might pick it up one day.

Just Charged for me. Can't wait

Marathon.

Im urprised with the 8.3that Mario Strikers had on IGN.

Just Marathon for me, cant wait, its been forever since I played that game.

Marathon is amazing game, soon as i get a 360 its a must buy. Then again I already have all 3 on the PC (legally as well).

Nothing too interesting for me. Actually I want to see how Combat Mission does. It didn't look too good in gameplay vids...

strikers looks great. and i might be picking up brave story soon.

Tom Magrino, this is an outstanding article! I just loved to read it! Not too wacky that its overboard and not too plain, and you stopped the "mario factory" cliche that is just annoying.

Just Strikers for me.

I wish it was August 14th.

I will be getting Strikers tommorow, otherwise I will pass.

its out today

We go nearly an entire summer with no big releases for the Xbox 360 and the best we get now is Spyglass Board Games? Pardon me while I yawn.

Very good chance I will pick up both XBLA games. Nothing else though :( I hate the summer for lack of quality titles.

Mario Strikers Charged is going to be so much fun =)

I really want to play Marathon. Thank you Microsoft for trials. I also will rent Mario Strikers Charged one day. The Gamecube version is fun.