While gamers will need to wait months for most of the games shown at Microsoft’s E3 conference, two titles will be available tonight (or “tomorrow,” if you’re one ofthosepeople) on Xbox Live Arcade. And not just any two titles, butSonic the frickin Hedgehog, andGolden frickin Axe.*
Pricing and features are not available yet, but when they are, I’ll be sure to let one of the other editors update this post. I’ll be busy drop-kicking thieves beeyotch!

- “Frickin” added for emphasis and is NOT part of the actual game title, but it should be…
[Update: Both games are available for 400 MS points each withGolden Axeweighing in at 58MB, andSonicat less than 30Mb.]

[Update 2:Golden Axefeatures online co-op. Hit the jump for the complete achievement listing for both games.]
Omni CharacterPlay as every character.
Turtle VillageChoose any character and reach Turtle Village (Stage 3) without dying once.
PotionCollect three potions from a thief or party of thieves.

SurvivorChoose any character and reach “Across the Sea” (Stage 5) without dying once.
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CenturionGet 100 or more rings.
Clear GreenClear the Green Hill Zone.
Fast GreenBeat Green Hill Zone Act 1 in under 35 seconds.





