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Well, the achievements for the XBLA version of Mega Man 9 have been revealed, and "hardcore" might not be enough of a term to describe them.

Indeed, to collect these virtual treasures it'll take a superhuman effort, as you'll be performing such tasks as clearing the game without using any energy tanks, beating every boss with just the Mega Buster, and clearing the game without dying.

Hit the jump for a full list of what to expect.

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Reviews of Devil May Cry 4 on the PlayStation 3 have begun circulating the Web today, detailing that the game integrates achievements for the PlayStation 3 version as well as the Xbox 360 one and enables gamers to show those achievements to their friends.

The news is noteworthy considering that Sony has yet to integrate achievements into their PlayStation Network service, though there's always hope that Home (when it finally launches) will make use of the feature.

Reviews are also confirming a 5GB required installation for the game and Sixaxis functionality that allows gamers to control the camera by tilting the controller.

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Though it's probably unexpected news, the director of programming for Xbox Live, Larry Hryb, has confirmed via his personal blog that the Xbox Originals program will not allow for its releases to feature any Xbox 360 enhancements, ie achievements and gamer scores.

Hryb has stated that while it "would have been cool" to implement achievements, it's "just not possible" for "a variety of reasons."

Here's the excerpted material from Hryb's blog:

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