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Bejeweled Blitz Live Review (XBLA)
Bejeweled Blitz Live was developed and published by PopCap. It was released on February 23,2011 for 800 MSP. A copy of the game was provided for review purposes. Bejeweled Blitz Live is the latest...
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Islands of Wakfu Arriving at Month’s End
Ankama Games recently announced that their upcoming Islands of Wakfu will be released on March 30. The game is the French PC developer’s first foray into the console space, spinning off from their...
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ESRB leaks Monster World IV XBLA release
Never heard of Monster World IV? It’s difficult to blame you, with the original Mega Drive game being published exclusively in Japan and only seeing English-speaking eyes through fan translations and...
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Gamer IQ Trivia Challenge goes live for Rewards Members
The Xbox Live Rewards Program hasn’t been especially robust as of late, but Microsoft seems to have changed that with their new Gamer IQ Trivia Challenge program which began earlier today. Rewards...
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Hexic HD now free to download
While Hexic HD has previously come preinstalled on Xbox 360 hard drives, many users have lost access to the game over the years due to changes in console hardware, new hard drive installations, or...
View ArticleNo Time To Explain innovates in development funding
Last month, indie developer tinyBuildGAMES released a trailer that garnered much fanfare on various gaming blogs. The community support was so overwhelming that the team of two (Tom Brien and Alex...
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Retro City Rampage merchandise goes up on Fangamer
While Retro City Rampage hasn’t hit the XBLA scene quite yet, developer VBlank Entertainment has stepped up and has provided yet another way for fans to appreciate their upcoming game in the form of...
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Dirchie Kart Review (XBLIG)
Dirchie Kart was developed by BrownBot and released on January 22, 2011 and costs 240 Microsoft Points. A copy was provided by the developer for review purposes. The rise of indie development in games...
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Review (XBLA)
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes was developed by Capybara Games, published by Ubisoft and released on April 14, 2011 for 1200MSP. Clash of Heroes stems from the Might & Magic franchise but takes...
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Dead Rising 2 XBLA titles go on sale
Major Nelson announced the Xbox Live Deals of the Week earlier today, this time bagging Gold Members Dead Rising 2: Case Zero at an impulse price of 200 MSP and the DS2 sequel Case West at 400 MSP...
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XBLA Booty of the Week (5/17-5/23)
Pirates are the theme for this deal of the week, with Microsoft offering a handful of titles and DLC to gold members at discount of 50% across the board: Age of Booty – 200 MSP Deadliest Warrior – 400...
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Renegade Ops game modes detailed
Aside from the initial announcement and teaser trailer, Avalanche Studios has been pretty stingy with information concerning their upcoming title Renegade Ops. In a brief preview with Gaming Age, the...
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April 2011 XBLA sales
With no NPD-style analysis of XBLA and Microsoft announcements of sales data few and far between, Gamasutra has made it a habit to do monthly analyses of leaderboard data to get some kind of grip on...
View ArticleBlowing away enemies in Orcs Must Die!
Robot Entertainment certainly hasn’t been holding back in sharing bits and pieces of their upcoming game Orcs Must Die!, this time briefly delving into the Wind Belt. From the above video, the new...
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Guardian Heroes original seeing re-release with HD version
Sega’s announcement earlier this month for an upcoming HD remaster of Guardian Heroes was well met, but questions regarding the original graphics rose as expected. Sega responded with some details...
View ArticleSpring Traps in Orcs Must Die!
In their latest update, Orcs Must Die! developer Robot Entertainment has yet again expanded the creative array of defenses available to the player. Similar to previously teased traps, the Spring Trap...
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The Gunstringer to offer MST3K-esque commentary
The list of games with audio commentary is quite a short one, mostly filled with Valve titles and games whose development processes were particularly public. Twisted Pixel is looking to contribute to...
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XBLIG developer Radiangames to hike prices
In a controversial and somewhat confusing move, hit developer Radiangames has recently announced that they’d be increasing the price of all their XBLIG titles to 400 MSP. All of the studio’s games...
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Xbox 360 only “halfway through” life cycle due to Kinect
In a recent interview with MCV, VP of Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft Europe Chris Lewis stated that the Xbox 360 is about halfway through its full life cycle. He admits that the...
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A brief look into the possible future of XBLA
In a recent blog post on Gamasutra, freelance game developer Borut Pfeifer gathered his thoughts on the viability of digital distribution in the gaming space. As an indie dev (working lately on the...
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Microsoft once considered making Crytek first party
According to Microsoft’s Corporate VP Phil Spencer, Crytek was once under consideration to be acquired as a first party studio. The comment was raised in conversation about Crytek’s upcoming game for...
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Indie Games Summer Uprising announced
Last Winter, a group of XBLIG upstarts banded together to promote their games under a single banner – the Indie Games Winter Uprising. In an effort to share the best and brightest premiering in the...
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XBLA represents on the Metacritic Quarterly Report
Every quarter, Metacritic reports on the top 25 games of each platform as dictated by their Metascore system. They also compile a list of the best rated games of the year thus far, noting the new...
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Avatar Awards: Week of 7/3 *BUMPED*
Another round of Avatar Awards for Xbox Live Arcade games have popped up for this week alongside the release of Deadliest Warrior: Legends. To see more XBLA-based Avatar awards, check out this link....
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Avalanche Studios releases new Renegade Ops screenshots
The creators of Just Cause 2 just released new screenshots for their upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title, Renegade Ops. Using the same engine as the aforementioned game, Avalanche hopes to update the...
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Crimson Alliance screenshots revealed
Certain Affinity’s upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game Crimson Alliance has been a little scant on details, but they recently released a set of screenshots to give a little insight into the feel of the...
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Orcs Must Die… by being smashed into giblets
The Escapist snagged an exclusive trailer for yet another trap in the upcoming Robot Entertainment Xbox Live Arcade game Orcs Must Die! It gives a brief glimpse at the “Pounder”, which allows the...
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Trenched trademark battle promises to rage on
After about two weeks of silence coming from the trademark holder’s camp, details finally emerge on why Trenched hasn’t yet released in Europe and how long the holdup may take. Unfortunately, board...
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XBLA Triple Pack cut to $10 at Best Buy
At XBLAFans, we normally don’t venture very close to retail considering the digital form of Xbox Live Arcade games. However, Best Buy is having a sale next week that’s almost too good to pass up....
View ArticleXBLIG Summer Uprising roster announced
Earlier this month, the folks behind the Xbox Live Indie Games Winter Uprising went at it again with their announcement of a Summer version of their promotion. After plenty of submissions and...
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Xbox 360 System Update on July 19
Major Nelson has announced on his blog that the Xbox 360 will receive a mandatory system update on July 19, 2011. It’ll take place whenever you log into Live, prompt for the install, and restart your...
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Orcs Must Die! slated for summer release window
Orcs Must Die! developer Robot Entertainment confirmed a summer release window in a recent announcement, which also goes into some detail about their upcoming press blitz and publishing partnership....
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Crimson Alliance pursuing “other pricing options”
When it was announced that Crimson Alliance would be the bonus gift given to people who buy the whole Summer of Arcade lineup, the stipulations on the dashboard mentioned “all three characters” being...
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XBLA price curve opposes digital content trend
In a recent interview with Chris Charla, portfolio director of Xbox Live Arcade, GamesIndustry.biz talked a bit about the rising prices of XBLA games and how they relate to other segments of the...
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What we are playing: Week of July 31
What we are playing is a weekly column that appears each Sunday. Various staff members let the world know what games had them hooked the past week and which ones they look forward to. John Laster –...
View ArticleIndie Games Summer Uprising Official Trailer
The Xbox Live Indie Games service is seeing yet another uprising this summer and a trailer has finally sprouted up to give some insight into the gameplay of the eight titles to hit later this month....
View ArticleZombie Apocalypse 2 gameplay trailer
Since the announcement of Zombie Apocalypse 2: Never Die Alone in June, developer Backbone Entertainment has released a trailer featuring the familiar twin-stick shooter gameplay spread among four new...
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The Baconing to hit XBLA on August 31
Hothead Games and Valcon LLC have finally announced a release date for their much anticipated third entry into the Deathspank Xbox Live Arcade series, The Baconing. While the game is seeing a release...
View ArticleVessel receives first gameplay trailer
Earlier this month, developer Zoo Entertainment announced an upcoming puzzle/adventure game called Vessel. With the focus rested on the game’s liquid physics system, a new gameplay trailer released by...
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Gotham City Impostors Fumigation mode and pricing revealed
With Gamescom and PAX back to back this year, Monolith’s upcoming title Gotham City Impostors has seen quite a bit of coverage. In an interview with Destructoid, WB Games reaffirmed earlier promises...
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Avatar Awards: Week of 9/25
Orcs Must Die! and Worms: Ultimate Mayhem will be the next games to feature avatar awards. To see more XBLA-based Avatar awards, check out this link. If you want the latest Avatar Award related news as...
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Toy Soldiers: Cold War DLC delayed
Toy Soldiers: Cold War was slated to see a DLC release this week, titled “Evil Empire Pack”. Unfortunately, the content was delayed without much explanation or warning after simply not appearing in...
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