XBL DLC Love - Sylpheed, Vampire Rain, Mad Tracks

Along with the release of Wing Commander Arena and Super Contra on Xbox Live Arcade, today sees Xbox Live bursting at the seams with new downloadable content of both the paid and free varieties. Project Sylpheed heads up the list with six new challenge missions complete with six powerful weapons, along with leaderboard support to track your rank. Next up is Chocolate Vampire Rain, a game described to me as Splinter Cell with Vampires, only not nearly as good. Available free today is VR Bonus Level 2, a mission that has you gathering equipment as Duane Hanson. Mmmbop. Finally today we have part three of the Xbox Live Mad Tracks trilogy, the Bravo Expansion Pack. 350 points nets you seven new races and eight original mini-games. More »

Pick The Best Kotakuite Squeenix Hair

Hair, we're looking for hair. Our Show-Us-Your-Shine-Win-Project Sylpheed contest has drawn to a close. We got tons of entries — much love and respect to all who entered. Here, we have selected top five finalists with the most Squeenix-ey hair. It's up to you Kotakuland to vote for one hairdo that you like best. Bonus points for signage! Hit the jump for the shine and select the 'do you deem most worthy. Note: we are judging Squeenix-style hair, not individual people. Keep the comments positive or feel the brunt end of the ban stick. Voting ends tonight at midnight. Good hair is forever. More »

Let Your Hair Shine, Win Project Sylpheed

Here's the deal: We've got a copy of Square Enix's story-driven space combat title Project Sylpheed for the Xbox 360 to give away. But we're not going to just *give* it away. That's too easy! Instead, we are going to have a contest: a hair contest. What do we mean by hair contest? We are looking for the most Square Enix-ey hairdos! The company is famous for the stylized way its characters look. That means bring on gelled, feathered, moused, layered, sprayed, dyed and perfectly coifed locks. Snap a pic of your 'do and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com. Remember, you aren't just competing for Project Sylpheed, but also INTERNET FAME. More »

Let Your Hair Shine, Win Project Sylpheed

Here's the deal: We've got a copy of Square Enix's story-driven space combat title Project Sylpheed for the Xbox 360 to give away. But we're not going to just *give* it away. That's too easy! Instead, we are going to have a contest: a hair contest. What do we mean by hair contest? We are looking for the most Square Enix-ey hairdos! The company is famous for the stylized way its characters look. That means bring on gelled, feathered, moused, layered, sprayed, dyed and perfectly coifed locks. Snap a pic of your 'do and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com. Remember, you aren't just competing for Project Sylpheed, but also INTERNET FAME. More »

Show Us Your Locks, Snag Project Sylpheed

And the Great Kotaku Hair Contest entries are starting to pour in! Check out Bien's entry below. He sent exactly seven pictures of his 'do. Amazing! I don't even have seven pictures of myself, let alone my hair. Bravo! For late-comers: We've got a copy of Square Enix's story-driven space combat title Project Sylpheed for the Xbox 360 to give away. But we're not going to just *give* it away. That's too easy! Instead, we are going to have a contest: a hair contest. What do we mean by hair contest? We are looking for the most Square Enix-ey hairdos! The company is famous for the stylized way its characters look. That means bring on gelled, feathered, moused, layered, sprayed, dyed and perfectly coifed locks. Snap a pic of your 'do and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com. Remember, you aren't just competing for Project Sylpheed, but also INTERNET FAME. More »

Let Your Hair Shine, Win Project Sylpheed

Hair, hair, hair. At Kotaku, do we love hair, and man, I am willing to bet we have the best hair in the game journo biz. Here's the deal: We've got a copy of Square Enix's story-driven space combat title Project Sylpheed for the Xbox 360 to give away. But we're not going to just *give* it away. That's too easy! Instead, we are going to have a contest: a hair contest. What do we mean by hair contest? We are looking for the most Square Enix-ey hairdos! The company is famous for the stylized way its characters look. That means bring on gelled, feathered, moused, layered, sprayed, dyed and perfectly coifed locks. Snap a pic of your 'do and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com. Make sure to hold up a sign that says "Kotaku" so we know you aren't cheating bastards. Remember, you aren't just competing for Project Sylpheed, but also INTERNET FAME. More »

Project Sylpheed Demo Hits Live

The demo for the Square-Enix published, Game Arts and SETA developed space shooter Project Slypheed is now up on Xbox Live, just begging for you to download it. The game ships on July 10th for a budget price of $40, meaning one should at least give the trial version of a spin, despite Famitsu's "meh" rating. Michael McWhertor

Sylpheed, Vampire's Rain Coming Stateside Summer

First, the good news. Today we have final official confirmation that the Square-Enix, Game Arts and SETA space shooter Project Sylpheed will be coming to North American Xbox 360s this summer. For $39.99, too! Further evidence going forward to proving my theory that all Microsoft related rumors are true. More »

Microsoft Brings Square-Enix Shooter Stateside? Part II

Remember that rumor that Microsoft would be publishing the Square-Enix and Game Arts shooter Project Sylpheed from February? Well, more evidence that the game is coming this summer has popped up, this time on retailer Gamestop's web site. More »