This week will see the release of Soul Calibur on the Xbox Live Arcade. As many of you know, much to our chagrin, the game will not feature an online play component. Hopefullly this should be enough to hold you over until Soul Calibur IV in a month or so. Also, there is an expansion for Wits & Wagers, click read more for the full info.

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“SOULCALIBUR,” the critically acclaimed and highest rated console fighting game of all time, has reached the next generation! Sharpen your blades as you relive old grudges against classic adversaries. Prove your mettle against the world with a variety of Leaderboards spanning every character and mode, or challenge a friend in local-play Versus mode. All of your favorite fighters are back: Kilik, Ivy, Siegfried, Mitsurugi, Nightmare and many more! Play as one of the 19 characters on a mission to acquire the Soul Edge. “SOULCALIBUR” for Xbox LIVE Arcade is completely revamped with high definition graphics, HDTV support and challenging Achievements.

Well Capcom has certainly shown its true colors. According to Eurogamer, they have stated there will be no patch for the SF2HD Remix beta, that so many of us are having major issues with. The game is near-unplayable due to freezes and crashes of the whole Xbox360 unit. Capcom apparently does not care, even though the Capcom official forums are literally swamped to the braking point with posters who cannot play the game they paid for. Oh well, true colors come through in the end always, it seems.

Update: Despite this, a post appeared on the forums which states the following:

I can assure you that during our testing of the title, this never occured. It would never have been released by Capcom nor any other parties involved if we saw it. I want to let you guys know that we are definitely looking into the issue and evaluating options for addressing it.

Just a quick reminder, folks. For those of us who purchased Commando 3 on the Xbox Live Arcade to play the Street Fighter 2 HD Beta, it is finally available. Load up Commando 3 and pick the SF2HD beta from the menu to begin the download. See you there!

Elements of Destruction and Sea Life Safari will be available on the Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday (tomorrow). Both will cost 800 MS points. Elements is a strategy type game where you use tornadoes, storms, and other forces of nature to wreak havoc. Sea Life Safari is basically another virtual aquarium. Fun.

According to Major Nelson himself, the next two Xbox Original games that will be available on XBox Live are Guilty Gear XX #Reload and The Legend Of Spyro: A New Beginning. They wil be available on Monday, June 16, for 1200 MS points each. Let's hope the horrendous netcode from Guilty Gear is fixed now as well.

Just an FYI, folks, in case you missed it there is now a Dark Sector demo available on Xbox Live. The download is only 407mb, so you should be able to grab it quick. Also on Xbox Live today is Commando 3 for the XBL Arcade. Remember, those who purchase Commando also get access to the Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Beta on June 25.

According to a site named Ripten, a source has informed to them that Metal Gear Solid, the game that started it all on the original Playstation, may be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade. Of course, no confirmation of any sort is given, but Konami did bring their other PSX masterpiece, Castlevania: SOTN, to the arcade, so it seems possible. Rumor mill for now.

As you well know, the Xbox Live Arcade version of Commando 3 is heading to the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. You also know it includes access to the beta of Street Fighter 2 HD Remix, which is a great bonus. What you may not know is that Frogger 2 is also slated for release on Wednesday to the Arcade. Click read more for the full info.

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One of the most popular arcade shooter series of the 80s returns and gamers get a fresh take on a classic arcade game when “Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3” and “Frogger® 2” launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).

Well, the new Commando game is now available on the PSN for the Playstation 3. The cost is $9.99 USD. Also, those who purchase the game on Xbox Live will be eligible to join the beta test for Street Fighter 2 HD Remix on Xbox Live, as we told you before. SF2HD will be available on both the PSN and XBLA later this year. Click read more for the official info.

Once again, it seems Sony has jumped the gun with the press release on both PSN games today. Hopefully they will show up on the PSN Store soon.

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SAN MATEO, CA — June, 5, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is pleased to announce that Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is now available for download on PLAYSTATION®Network and will be available June 11, 2008 on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 takes the same no-holds barred spirit its predecessors had and delivers next-gen graphics and a furious cooperative shooter experience for a new generation of shooter fans. Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and is available for 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99 on PLAYSTATION®Network.

Speking of the XBLA, the two games due this Wednesday, frankly, sound like another pair of stinkers. Let's hope at least one turns out decent, though.

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LONDON - 2nd June, 2008 - Experience the thrilling retro arcade space shooter “Aces of the Galaxy,” and enjoy a new type of action-puzzler, “Roogoo,” both launching on Xbox LIVE® Arcade this Wednesday 4th June, 2008 at 09.00.