Microsoft opened a Japanese-language Web site called Xbox Arcade, which is dedicated to promoting the upcoming arcade ports that will be released on the Xbox console. Xbox Arcade currently hosts promotions for AlfaSystem´s arcade shooter Castle of Shikigami II, which includes comments from the company´s PR division, downloadable wallpapers, and a Macromedia Flash Solitaire game that features cards with the game´s character art. Sections for Guilty Gear XX #Reload and Metal Slug 3 are also scheduled to open in the near future. The site also has a virtual playground called X-Arena, which can be accessed from the main menu. The X-Arena isn´t fully operational yet, but there seems to be a menu to load saved data, so it´s likely to have some playability in the future.
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