It's that time of month again that the OXM US review scores flow in and it's not looking good for our fine yellow friend. Tons of new never reviewed before games were included in this next month's issue. Don't get too excited though as this doesn't necessarily mean they are coming to us in July/August.

• Bomberman Live - 8.5
• Marathon: Durandal - 5.5
• Hexic 2 - 8.5
• Super Contra - 6.5
• Pac-Man Championship Edition - 6.5
• Yie Ar Kung-Fu - 2.0

It's good to see that Hexic 2 and Bomberman Live! did so well, but remember that Hexic 1 received a 9 from OXM.

[Via Thermite on NeoGaf]

Xbox360Fanboy has a nice set of 3 comparison shots for the upcoming Yie Ar Kung Fu. In the shots you can see just how the 8-bit sprites have been improved (of course, that's a matter of opinion worthy of great debate) for their HD debut. And who doesn't want motion blur on that speedy fat man on the right there? I know that was on my list of needed graphical touch-ups.

Sarcasm aside and judging by the screens, I would imagine that the comparison was made by switching the "enhanced" feature on and off during a paused match. Thus, the identical scores and very similar situations presented in the shots. Wait, did I analyze this too much?

Here is a link directly to the image gallery for the lazy.

And here is the link for those who enjoy reading.

[via xbox360fanboy]

In the midst of E3 2007, with the many announcements but few surprises, Microsoft has thrown in another announcement! Due this Wednesday, July 18th, we get the 'double whammy' with Hudson bringing us Bomberman Live!, and Konami delivering the classic, Yie Ar Kung Fu.

Bomberman Live! will support 4-player local multiplayer, and up to 8 over Live - Over 8 Arenas. Coming in at a very reasonable 800 Microsoft Point price.

Yie Ar Kung Fu will feature leaderboards, and enhanced graphics. Releasing at 400 Microsoft Points.

By the way, I wonder how many XBLA titles not included in the E3 2007 XBLA Montage will be releasing this year as well?

Via IGN

Inside Gamer has a new montage of games that are coming soon to Xbox Live Arcade. Games included in the montage are Street Trace: NYC, Mad Tracks, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Rush 'n Attack, Super Contra, Tron, Double Dragon, and Missile Command A few of these games like Yie Ar Kung Fu were the first clips (or even images) of the XBLA version of the game.

The ESRB website has been updated with two new games. The first is the previously announced Yie Ar Kung Fu, which was supposed to be released only in Japan. The second is a title called Aegis Wing. This will be an unknown title for most of you; however, there was a rumor about this title spreading across forums a few months back that it was an XBLA game set for a spring release. With the fact that it is now listed on ESRB and isn't available at Gamestop for preorder, it looks like this may in fact be an Xbox Live Arcade release. Only time will tell whether this is an Xbox Live Arcade title and just what exactly it is.

For the European readers, there is no information yet whether either of these titles are coming out by you.

As part of this morning's TGS press release by Microsoft there were 4 more XBLA games announced. Gyruss, New Rally-X, and Rush'n Attack will be available everywhere, but Yie Ar Kung Fu will be exclusive to Japan.

As far as I can tell this is the first time that we've seen a territory locked XBLA game, as soon as it's out I'll be setting up a Japanese account to try it out as it's the game I want the most from this list.

You can check out the whole press release here.