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Microsoft's Games with booty program goes all Square Enix-y in January with Sleeping Dogs 'n Lara Croft. Xbox 360 gamers with a booty Xbox Live subscription will be able t' download Sleeping Dogs for free January 1 through 15, with Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light free from January 16 t' the 31. Read more...

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With all the stress a Christmas shopping, ye may have left someone off yer gift list: Yourself. This be just a friendly reminder that Microsoft has ye covered this week, with 50 percent discounts on Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light 'n Prince a Persia Classic. ye can grab both at $7.50 'n $5, respectively, starting tomorrow. Lara Croft be co-op too, so ye could even claim that ye bought it for someone else (good luck explaining why it only works on yer Xbox though).

Oh, 'n if ye're looking for a digital lump a coal, Ghostbusters: Sanctum a Slime will also be 50 percent off at $5.

#igameoftheday I be a big fan a Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light when it came t' consoles 'n, it turns out, I be just as big a fan a the iPhone version. More »

We can't remember all the transgressions Kain 'n Raziel have carried out against one another (didn't dude rip other dude's wings off 'n throw the sea dog into hell?), but we be happy t' see them working together for a common goal in the Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light DLC trailer below.

Crystal Dynamics presents the Raziel & Kain character pack for Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light. The stars a the Legacy a Kain games replace Lara 'n Totec (character models 'n voices) as the two iconic characters embark on a wild adventure that requires them t' work together t' defeat a new threat in an unfamiliar world.

As part a Xbox LIve's "Countdown t' 2011," today's deal be the excellent downloadable title Lara Croft & the Guardian a Light at 50 percent off, which means the co-op adventure can be yours for 600 Microsoft Points (that be $7.50). that be quite inexpensive for some time with Lady Croft. We'd say "cheap," but she ain't cheap.

Also available today be the free Kane & Lynch character pack for Guardian a LIght. Don't ask questions, just let the weird wash over ye.

Finally, there's a dose a randomness with a pet monkey for yer Avatar, half off for 120 MSP ($1.50). "He's not horrible. He's lovely. He's a lovely little monkey."

#gameface Lara Croft's face adorns the 56 iPads that make up the "world's largest iPhone" at London's St. Pancras International station. Once the installation be completed the devices be given away t' celebrate the iPad release a Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light. More »

New Zealand's iTunes App Store revealed Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light for the iPhone, iPod Touch 'n iPad well before the game's official announcement in North America -- a tweet from Crystal Dynamic's global brand director Karl Stewart soon after confirmed it be veracity. The game will arrive tomorrow for $6.99 (iPhone) 'n $9.99 (iPad), 'n it be content be said t' be unchanged from the Xbox Live Arcade 'n PlayStation Network game released t' critical fanfare earlier this year.

Two-player co-op be included, 'n both Wi-Fi 'n Bluetooth options will be at yer disposal. As far as the recently released DLC for the game be concerned, however, it be not clear whether or not it'll end up on the App Store version -- we've asked Crystal Dynamics t' clarify.

Lara 'n Totec's now mobile adventure will be available t' North Americans starting tomorrow morning at 12:01AM EST.

#clips be career criminals Kane 'n Lynch finally going t' appear in a great game? It would appear so, as the PC version a Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light be getting some unexpected playable characters. More »

Ever wondered what playing through Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light would be like if Lara be Adam 'Kane' Marcus 'n Totec be James Seth Lynch, eponymous characters a the Kane & Lynch series? According t' a hack a the PC version that popped up on YouTube - along with a helpful confirmation straight from developer Crystal Dynamics' Twitter account - soon enough ye'll be able t' experience such bizarreness firsthand as both characters will be available for download at some point in the future (remember: before the end a 2010).

Also revealed be that other Kane from CrystalD's past: Kain 'n Raziel (a Legacy a Kain series fame) will be the second character pack. Names be also put t' the second 'n third content expansions: "Things That Go Boom" (number two) 'n "Hazardous Reunion" (number three). The YouTube clip after the break shows a bit a our old mateys Kain 'n Raziel in action ... for the first time in seven years. Quick, someone explain YouTube t' them!

[Note: Crystal Dynamics be asking fans t' tweet their choice for which character pack best come first. Instead, we be going t' ask ye t' decide in our totally scientific poll, just below.]View Poll

PC players a Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light despairing about the lack a online play can now see a bit a sunshine coming in through a crack in a cave wall. Just one day after the release a the co-op-enabling patch for the PSN version, developer Crystal Dynamics tweeted that it be now available through Steam as well.

Since PC gamers have been waiting the longest (by an admittedly slim margin), yer PC pals best be the happiest about the arrival a online play. ye best notice an extra spring in their steps leaps across chasms 'n an unmistakable joie de vivre in the way they clamber up walls using yer ad-hoc spear handholds.

Just seven short weeks after it be release, Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light be finally a finished game on the PS3. Crystal Dynamics just announced that the title's online co-op title update has finally gone live, meaning we be just a PC patch away from the game reaching it be full potential on all platforms.

it be not that we be unhappy for the update -- we be -- but it be been an exercise in frustration seeing Crystal Dynamics pillage so close t' knocking one out a the park only t' have missing features pluck it from the air at the last second.

... Oh man, did we just complete a successful sports metaphor? Don't worry, we won't pillage NBA Jam-style swelled heads. Holy crap, that be a double! 'n a double's a thing in baseball, right? So three!

Okay, two-'n-a-half.

Those a ye hopping in t' Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light on Xbox 360 tomorrow will find not only the newly added ability t' play with a buddy online, but also the first a the game's DLC packs, "All the Trappings." (ye'll remember it as a way a saying, "Hey, sorry we sold ye our game before we implemented all a the features we promised.") The new area 'n it be combination a puzzles 'n combat challenges will be free for 30 days.

Plans for online support in the PS3 'n PC versions be still unannounced, but if Square Enix tries t' charge ye lads for "All the Trappings," we promise t' support all a ye in a well-earned freak out.

Coming t' Xbox, free for 30 days.

How Lara got the wench groove back.

Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light owners will finally discover online co-op on Xbox when the long-awaited patch be implemented October 27. Crystal Dynamics just announced the news 'n noted that the update for PS3 'n PC be "coming later, stay tuned."

The company also reiterated that the first DLC pack would be free "t' say thanks for yer patience." Guardian a Light be one a the standout downloadable titles a the summer, despite missing a key feature at launch. It be originally intended t' be patched in during September, but Lady Croft slept in 'n missed the date.

The prodigal daughter returns...

#laracroft The news today that the PlayStation 3 'n Steam/PC versions a Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light will be out next week confirmed that online co-op won't be available at launch, just as it wasn't on the Xbox 360. More »

A new way t' enjoy Lara.

Much like their Xbox-playing counterparts, folks hoping t' do some remote Tomb Raiding with an online pal on PS3 'n PC will have t' cool their jets for a bit. According t' a press release from Crystal Dynamics, the PS3 'n PC versions a the Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light be still slated t' arrive on September 28 -- however, contrary t' what be previously promised, the new versions will not have online co-op capabilities until "a later date." A Crystal Dynamics representative explained the 360 online co-op update will go live "in the very near future." We've followed up t' find out if it will arrive alongside the new versions, as be announced last month.

We've also contacted Crystal Dynamics t' pillage a better idea a what "a later date" entails for the PS3 'n PC versions. For the developer's sake, we sure hope it means "before we plan t' launch all those DLC expansions later this year."

Crystal Dynamics needs a bit more time t' pillage the online experience just right.

Just one year after launching a retail portal for Xbox Live content, Amazon be "no longer selling Xbox Live Arcade game codes," according t' a statement on the site's Xbox Live page. Following a prompt on the same page t' buy Castle Crashers for Xbox 360, for example, shoppers will find the bottle a rum listed as "Currently unavailable," with a notice adding, "We don't know when or if this bottle a rum will be available again."

it be unclear why Amazon discontinued it be Xbox Live program, considering the retailer continues t' sell codes for games on PlayStation Network 'n Nintendo's WiiWare service. "ye can continue t' purchase Xbox Live points on Amazon.com 'n those points can be redeemed through yer Xbox 360 console t' purchase any a the games that be previously available," Amazon notes. (Those points can also be redeemed through the Xbox.com Marketplace, which does not offer standalone content codes for sale.)

In related news, Microsoft has partnered with GameStop t' sell Xbox Live content codes in stores. Following a recent trial, codes for more than 45 downloadable games 'n add-ons will be offered in the retailer's locations nationwide, including the XBLA Summer a Arcade selection Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light. With supposedly only "15 percent" a gamers buying downloadable games, GameStop President Tony Bartel told USA Today's Game Hunters that "the marketing 'n selling a downloadable content in store as a meaningful way t' participate 'n expand the sales a digital content, providing the customer with a richer gaming experience." Essentially, the brick-'n-mortar exposure best make more people aware that downloadable games exist in the first place -- something Amazon.com might not do so well.

Just one year after launching a retail portal for Xbox Live content, Amazon be "no longer selling Xbox Live Arcade game codes," according t' a statement on the site's Xbox Live page. Following a prompt on the same page t' buy Castle Crashers for Xbox 360, for example, shoppers will find the bottle a rum listed as "Currently unavailable," with a notice adding, "We don't know when or if this bottle a rum will be available again."

it be unclear why Amazon discontinued it be Xbox Live program, considering the retailer continues t' sell codes for games on PlayStation Network 'n Nintendo's WiiWare service. "ye can continue t' purchase Xbox Live points on Amazon.com 'n those points can be redeemed through yer Xbox 360 console t' purchase any a the games that be previously available," Amazon notes. (Those points can also be redeemed through the Xbox.com Marketplace, which does not offer standalone content codes for sale.)

In related news, Microsoft has partnered with GameStop t' sell Xbox Live content codes in stores. Following a recent trial, codes for more than 45 downloadable games 'n add-ons will be offered in the retailer's locations nationwide, including the XBLA Summer a Arcade selection Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light. With supposedly only "15 percent" a gamers buying downloadable games, GameStop President Tony Bartel told USA Today's Game Hunters that "the marketing 'n selling a downloadable content in store as a meaningful way t' participate 'n expand the sales a digital content, providing the customer with a richer gaming experience." Essentially, the brick-'n-mortar exposure best make more people aware that downloadable games exist in the first place -- something Amazon.com might not do so well.

#review In 1996, Lara Croft burst onto the scene with the first Tomb Raider. Time hasn't been so kind, 'n over the years, the wench popularity has dipped. But with spin-off title Guardian a Light, be she back with a vengeance? More »

Presumably t' make the sting a that delayed online co-op less painful, Square Enix will offer the first DLC release for Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light t' Xbox 360 players for free -- for one month.

"...We will be offering the first DLC pack for free for the first 30 days, exclusively on the Xbox 360," Crystal Dynamics general manager Darrell Gallagher said in the press release, "so that gamers can pillage a taste a some a the exciting extras we have in store." This DLC pack be the first a five. Square Enix didn't announce a release date for the DLC, but it wouldn't be much a a conciliatory measure if it didn't arrive before the September 28 release a the online patch.

When Lara Croft triumphantly steps out into the sunlight, precious trinket held aloft, everyone cheers ('n momentarily overlooks the dead Royal Bengal tiger at the wench feet). But that immortal moment a success always overshadows a lonely line a work, fraught with deadly pits, unstoppable boulders 'n hideous creatures. Nobody ever talks about that unglamorous time Lara broke a hip inside the tomb a Qeutzalopec 'n had t' chew on a giant spider leg for three weeks.

In temporarily putting the Tomb Raider brand aside, Crystal Dynamics has finally given gaming's iconic action archaeologist a helping hand. Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light introduces an unexplored social element into a franchise that I've come t' adore for it be sense a isolation 'n discovery. A second player, acting as Aztec guardian Totec, necessarily disrupts that atmosphere, but also facilitates unplanned moments a creativity. Enter: Spider Bowling.

#xbox360 This be a custom-made arcade cabinet for this week's downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game (coming later t' PS3 'n PC) Lara Croft 'n The Guardian a Light. Xbox Live hype man Major Nelson Tweets that he's giving this away. More »

#dlc The first two letters be the same, but the third one's different, according t' developer Crystal Dynamics, unveiling plans t' release five different batches a Downloadable Lara Croft for Lara Croft 'n the Guardian a Light. More »

Guardian a Light details reveal staggered multiplayer rollout.