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Virtual On XBLA Controller Problem Solved By Zealous Fan

Looking forward to the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram Ver.5.66, but distraught over the lack of a twin stick controller? Sure, there may have been murmurings about an official solution, but who knows if they'll ever come to fruition? Clearly, true VOOT fans will have to take matters into their own hands... and a brave, anonymous Japanese modder has demonstrated how it might be done.

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D+PAD: Hidden Xbox Gems Part 1: Multiplayer Hits

D+PAD Writes:

For a student constantly on the lookout for cheap games to play and not really wanting to buy full-priced new releases, second-hand shops and Xbox Live Arcade seemed the perfect solution. Some purchases were really not worth playing, but there were some real gems that turned up from time to time – some of which were clearly at their best when played multiplayer, but had nobody online because perhaps they had not been critical successes, or had been out so long everyone had lost interest. So it’s time to fight the fight for these obscure games – and if people can get them and play them, it can only be a good thing!

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Virtual-On becomes Xbox Live Deal of the Week

The Lost Gamer writes "Xbox 360 owners can get their hands on Sega's HD remake of the classic Virtual-On, full title Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram, for just 800 Microsoft Points as the Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold Members."

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These Are Japan's Top Xbox Live Arcade Games Of 2009

Siliconera: Microsoft posted a list with this year's top ten Xbox Live Arcade games on the Japanese marketplace.

10.) Mega Man 9
9.) The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match
8.) Ikaruga
7.) Shadow Complex
6.) R-Type Dimensions
5.) Trials HD
4.) Marvel vs. Capcom 2
3.) Castle Crashers
2.) Battlefield 1943
1.) Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram

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