Serious SLAM

If you haven't heard by now, I'll give you the short of it.

Serious Sam is coming to XBLA this summer with a fresh code of Hi-Def paint and 4 player co-op. Pat yourself on the back for shouting "awesome" loud enough for your co-workers to hear, then go home tonight and bear-hug your 360 (careful that it doesn't overheat.)

If you know me then you are aware that I'm a fan of snarky PR. To me it displays confidence in ones product. The game industry needs more swagger and if that means more disses, burns and beef, then I'm bout it' bout it'.

I was amused by this zesty statement found in the Serious Sam HD press release...

"Serious Sam HD is not your mother’s generic, large-scale, orchestral scored, Space Marine-themed epic FPS with dialogue that pretends it’s an RPG...instead, Serious Sam HD is a grab you by the jibblies run and gun, twitch FPS: BIG guns, TONS of enemies, 4-Player Online Co-Op and stunningly superfluous HD graphics that rival retail boxed games."

Duke Nukem is dead. Long live Serious Sam!

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OMG! Turtles In Time Remake Coming To XBLA!

This just made my day.

Okay...Now that I've calmed down from the excitement, It's time for assess the situation.

Who is making this game, and are they any good? I'm guessing it's a joint venture between Ubisoft and Konami, but I'm really interested as to what actual team is working on it. It's difficult to read the graphical quality of the game in these small blurry cellphone pics, but it looks like the game isnt using any kind of toon/cel shaders, which I find suprising. I'm grateful thaty they are remaking Turtles in Time, but I really dont want this game to have ugly, low-polygon graphics that are a step down from the vibrant, humorously crafted 2D sprites from the original.

I'm predicting that Turtles in Time will be the crown jewel of Microsoft's XBLA presentation at next months E3. Expect something along the lines of "The original TMNT: Arcade is our top XBLA seller with thousands of fans worldwide. We are pleased to announce today that the games sequel Turtles in Time is also headed to XBLA but with a shelluva twist. The games original 2D graphics have been replayed with stunning 3D HD graphics and will feature additional stages and characters developed exclusively for the XBLA release. When can we expect these Heroes in a Halfshell to return? How about next week?" THE CROWD GOES WILD!

We here at BH HQ will keep you updated and continue to provide commentary on any news developments in regards to this game. Until then, patrol your cities downtown alleys for muggers and dont forget to grab a slice of pepperoni. You cant fight crime without pizza DUDE!

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