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This Week on the Xbox Live Arcade

This Week on the Xbox Live Arcade
Written Monday, September 22, 2008 by Dan Webb

So we all knew it was coming, but here's a quick reminder. Duke Nukem 3D will be this week's solitary title as it looks like Mega Man 9 was pushed back to next week so that they each get some breathing space.

The game will cost a mere 800 points and is practically a steal at that price, especially with 8 player co-op and deathmatch already confirmed. The game info from Xbox.com for those not old enough to know of Duke and his amazing title is as follows:

"Duke Nukem, the politically incorrect action hero and ultimate alien ass kicker, defends Earth and its babes from alien invasion in Duke Nukem 3D. This is the award winning game that helped define the FPS genre, introducing unparalleled interactivity, and a main character that spoke. Take the fight to the aliens across 39 levels featuring Hollywood, Los Angeles, a moon base, and alien spacecraft. Innovative items like the Jetpack, HoloDuke, Shrink Ray, or Pipe Bombs allow you to fight the aliens in any style you want. Defeat the aliens, so Duke can get back to some R&R with a stogie, a warm belly, and a bottle of Jack."

For more info, check out the game page on Xbox.com.



User Comments
Comment #1 by YogiB
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:38:05 PM

Why are I`m broke now -.-"... Is so typical =/... Don`t get my paycheck until next week =/... Yeah yeah just have too wait and get two great game at once (Duke Nukem 3D & Mega Man 9 :D)...

Comment #2 by z HIZZLE z
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:39:11 PM

Can't F....ing Wait!!!!!

Comment #3 by Facial La Fleur
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:39:15 PM

Sweet. I can't wait!!!

Comment #4 by PuttyGod
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:39:39 PM

Niiiice

Comment #5 by IamD1sturbed
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:40:31 PM

I'll be getting this one

Comment #6 by burnhamayyy
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:41:59 PM

im wet

Comment #7 by Atomic Peenut
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:44:31 PM

bollocks
iv just spent the last of my points on .... DOMINO MASTER
hahah i totally forgot about the duke
time to go to game i think

this is only going to be awesome
any other opinions can die :)

Comment #8 by mjc0961
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:58:46 PM

Three cheers for Duke!

So much for giving MM9 some breathing room, though. Just got done kicking some Galaxy Man ass. :)

Comment #9 by Pezdspencer
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 04:59:24 PM

God I can't wait to be amazed at turning sinks on again and using the toilets.

Oh, and the awesome one liners.

Comment #10 by KRS
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:07:21 PM

Def gonna demo this one first. Loved it when it came out, but will it stand the test of time?

Comment #11 by zyxomma100
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:08:53 PM

800 points? Glad to see MS didn't get greedy about this... They earned a sale from me.

God, the Live Arcade is killing me... MM9, Portal, and I plan to picking up Soul Calibur this week.

Comment #12 by Atheistmunk
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:14:34 PM

yes finally a cheap game that looks entertaining

Comment #13 by Sk8er_0208
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:46:31 PM

this or bbia:hh? hmmmm is this only in amercian coz it only has us relise date up there in the details

Comment #14 by prezskroob
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:53:38 PM

Can't wait until I get paid. The game line up lately has not disappointed.

Comment #15 by Medaking
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:55:54 PM

Just to confirm Mega Man 9 IS out this week in America but EU is next week. Dont hate me if im somehow wrong ::(

Comment #16 by ChaddieB
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 05:58:51 PM

Awesome. Add this to TU2 for Halo 3 and the Rush Pack for RB2...I just can't contain myself :D.

Comment #17 by b3nnyth3gr33k
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:15:31 PM

whats RB2 and what does AU2 stand for
as for this sweet!

Comment #18 by SuperTongue
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:23:02 PM

Can't wait. Hopefully going to grab a 1600 points card after my class today.

I've been waiting for Duke Nukem 3D ever since there was a tiny snippet of it coming out on XBLA. And, somehow, it's finally coming! I think this year is getting better and better with the TU2 for Halo 3 and DN3D. Can't wait for all the other games to come out across the other platforms as well!

Comment #19 by workbench
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:38:57 PM

has it recieved an hd overhaul??

Comment #20 by xX Out$id3r Xx
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:44:04 PM

No its origional graphics, they have that blur effect stuff but it can be turned off. Otherwise its a direct port of the PC version with the added TiVo timeline and network support.

Comment #21 by Parkerktm
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:44:21 PM

when the hell is RBI Baseball coming, seriously this wait is dreadful.

Comment #22 by neverendr
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:51:12 PM

I played this back when it came out and loved it...however, I'm sure that I'm not the only person thinking that something I played on a 386 pc is going to look and feel terrible without an hd overhaul. I'll demo it and hope it somehow stood the test of time, but I suggest anyone considering a purchase should do the same...nostalgia has blinded me too often and cost me thousands of points for games I never play - now I demo almost everything first. (castle crashers and mm9 will be the exceptions)

Comment #23 by ClutchPapi34
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:56:18 PM

@17

RB2 is Rock Band 2 and TU2 is title update 2 for halo 3. It is a patch.

Comment #24 by Greg0fTheDead
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:57:49 PM

SUPPORT DUKE!

Comment #25 by Kevjohn
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 06:58:06 PM

@16 RB2 Stands for Rock Band 2
And TU2 Stands for the second title update for Halo 3 (as in new achievements)

Comment #26 by Woutsie
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 07:20:24 PM

YAY duke!

Comment #27 by Suplemental
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 07:23:39 PM

@12 Maybe cheap but it will rock your f..king socks off!

Comment #28 by YanksForTheWin
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 07:47:44 PM

I'm really surprised MS didn't make this 1200 points, because I wouldn't have bought it if they did. Will def. be buying this when it comes out.

Comment #29 by panicky
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 07:48:43 PM

let's just hope and pray that when wednesday comes the price doesn't magically change to 1200+

Comment #30 by machII
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 07:56:32 PM

The Duke Seems Very Happy About Being Back On Our Screens To Kickass And Chew Bubble Gum ... And I Am To :) This Will Be A Very Popular Download See You Guys On There Wednesday (Y)

Comment #31 by Amazon XD
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 07:58:47 PM

Re-played it all on my computer, and I'm loving every minute.

Comment #32 by Nevander
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 08:18:10 PM

Well it's about time. Looking forward to Wednesday, the golden day of the week. EVERYONE check my achievement guide for any achievement info on this game once it's released. Hopefully Pants will allow me to keep my guide up.

Comment #33 by RamHawk
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 08:24:33 PM

Definately getting this. Loved the PC version and played it way too much. It will be good even with the original graphix.

Comment #34 by Renwik7
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 08:41:04 PM

I have waited so many years for Duke Nukem! My cousin used to play all the time, and my PC as a kid never worked with the game... I had to play the dinky side-scrolling version... Then he sorted of faded into memory...and appeared years later on XBL Arcade!!!

Comment #35 by StephenJ360
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 08:58:20 PM

You know, I couldn't quite be more excited about this. I think I'm going to buy a 1600 pt. card and hope and pray that Portal will only cost 800 as well.

Comment #36 by Chpainkiller
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 08:59:16 PM

:)
great news. Cant wait to complete it again!
Now I wanna have : Wolfenstein 3D :D

Comment #37 by KamikazeQ
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 09:04:45 PM

Apparently Megaman 9 only got pushed back a week for the 360. The PS3 and Wii are still getting it this week and in actually it got released for the Wii today. I love Duke but I was really jonesing for some old school Rockman. :)

Comment #38 by iorimayor
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 09:08:07 PM

Remember when I played on my old Pentium 2 (RIP). Never manage to complete it, so this will be interesting and online!
Can't wait to wednesday :)

Comment #39 by Doominatorx6
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 09:19:42 PM

Noice! Xbox Live Arcade is getting BALLS OF STEEL this week :P

Nice to see it's a fair price at 800MS points. I was worried that it would be 1200 cause I only have 1160 lol...

Sucks about megaman though...


Comment #40 by ShirleyPeanut
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 09:37:39 PM

*hats off to the Duke*

Comment #41 by Halimbo2005
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:12:17 PM

Don't forget they advertised Samurai Shodown as 400 points...and whats this...changed it back and forth TWICE between 400 and 800

Comment #42 by SuperTongue
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:16:02 PM

@ #35

More than likely portal will be.. er... 1600 points, if that in equivalent to real money is $20. Why? Portal, as listed on Steam (Valve's distribution and friends service, in case you didn't know) still as $20 (making it cheaper to just buy The Orange Box). So if it hits at 1600, which would be the same price as the PC version, just save a few more bucks and get it with The Orange Box.

The XBLA release just seems to be the same game with, possibly, a few more chambers.

Comment #43 by N00B EATA
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:20:03 PM

NICE! time to tip some strippers now!!

Comment #44 by HeLLeVeN
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:22:35 PM

ARGHHHH.... still 35 hours to wait!!!

Comment #45 by slatanica
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:23:41 PM

This game is so great, but I would have prefered Wolfenstein 3D.

Comment #46 by Tussell
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:29:53 PM

Ahh, Great to see this title out. I remember playing this when I was little. Great game!

Comment #47 by masterzach
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 10:47:42 PM

haha, i got paid last wednesday and bought all the games that i want like mercs 2 and rock band 2. im broke until friday

Comment #48 by heatedGAZZMAN
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 09:21:56 AM

Duke nukem 3d is a big YES!!!
See you guys online

Comment #49 by spiderlillyx187
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 10:27:08 AM

800 is a fair price ....i'll get it

nice to see some game companies have their heads screwed on.

but when oh when is talisman coming out on xbla?????
did they go bust?

Comment #50 by Krazy Bass Ted
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 01:18:56 PM

Time to kick ass, and chew bubble gum!
.....and I'm allll outa gum!

Legendary Game! :-)

Comment #51 by [Waggly Bean]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 04:19:50 PM

Yes!!! I bought some points in anticipation for this.

Of course it had to be 800 points, as it's a remake. I'm pretty sure all the 1200 games have been new original games unavailable on anything else. I'd rather have Duke over Braid, but it's still a remake at the end of the day! It'd be ridiculous to charge 1200 points for this!

Comment #52 by secretkaos187
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 07:06:08 PM

Yes...Wednesday right?

Comment #53 by Biohazard K
Friday, February 06, 2009 @ 05:36:36 PM

WOOOOOOOOOW! This fucking game gave me a migraine. Damn 3D destroyed the whole damn thing.


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