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Best Of GamerBytes - All Out Of Gum

Gamasutra rounds up the top console digital download news of the last week from sister site GamerBytes, including a new Duke Nukem title for XBLA, video of Joe Danger, and lots more.

Simon Carless, Blogger

November 9, 2009

2 Min Read
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[We round up the top console digital download news of the last week from sister console digital download site GamerBytes, including brand-new game announcements and scoops from the world of Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, WiiWare, PSP Minis and DSiWare.] This week on GamerBytes we broke a whole lot of news - a new Duke Nukem game is being developed for the Xbox Live Arcade, and Phoenix Wright might be coming to the Wii, according to ratings boards. Plus, we've seen a ton of interesting independent game news around digital downloads, as you'd expect, including Joe Danger, Auditorium and Aleph. Plenty of games to look forward to in the future. Here are the top stories of the past seven days: Store Updates XBLA Update - Wallace & Gromit Episodes 2, 3 And 4 NA PSN Store Update - Military Madness, Numblast, Creature Defense, Gex And More EU PSN Store Update - Spot The Differences Cheap 3-On-3 NHL Arcade And Winnie The Pooh NA Nintendo Update - Vikings & Dragons Play Card And Carnival Games EU Nintendo Update - Monkey Island Chapter 3, UNO, Bomberman Blitz And More Microsoft (Xbox Live Arcade, XBL Indie Games) Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project Coming To XBLA? "Not even game cancellation can get the Duke down, as we've learned that his 2002 sidescroller may be on its way to the Xbox Live Arcade." Synaesthete Devs Bring Aleph To Xbox Live Arcade "The DigiPen students behind Synaesthete reveal a music-driven arcade shooter with a psychedelic aesthetic." Joe Danger Is On Fire, First Footage Leaked "At the Indie Games part of the Eurogamer Expo last week, everyone was talking about Joe Danger, the new stunt racing title from Hello Games. Here's some unofficial first footage." Encleverment Experiment Finally Announced, Out Soon "We've been discussing Encleverment Experiment's existence for years now, but it appears that it's finally on its way to the Xbox Live Arcade." Sony (PlayStation Network, PSP Minis) Auditorium Announced, Coming Next Year "The winner of 2BeeGames' Indie Game Competition back in July now has a contract, and their game Auditorium will be available next year on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PSP Minis." Nintendo (WiiWare, DSiWare) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Coming To The Wii "In today's gift from the German USK rating system, it has been revealed that the Phoenix Wright might be on its way to WiiWare." Blitz Games' KrissX Lives On "It was a nice surprise to see Encleverment Experiment finally announced earlier this week, but now we can also reveal KrissX is also still alive, and is being published by Konami." Space Invaders Extreme Z Out On DSiWare In Japan "In standard Japanese publicity fashion, Taito have unveiled a digital download version of their Space Invaders Extreme series for the Nintendo DS, and have released it on the same day."

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Simon Carless

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Simon Carless is the founder of the GameDiscoverCo agency and creator of the popular GameDiscoverCo game discoverability newsletter. He consults with a number of PC/console publishers and developers, and was previously most known for his role helping to shape the Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Conference for many years.

He is also an investor and advisor to UK indie game publisher No More Robots (Descenders, Hypnospace Outlaw), a previous publisher and editor-in-chief at both Gamasutra and Game Developer magazine, and sits on the board of the Video Game History Foundation.

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