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...
View ArticleIslands 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...
View ArticleESRB 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...
View ArticleGamer 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...
View ArticleHexic 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...
View ArticleRetro 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...
View ArticleDirchie 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...
View ArticleMight & 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...
View ArticleDead 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...
View ArticleXBLA 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...
View ArticleRenegade 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...
View ArticleApril 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...
View ArticleGuardian 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleXBLIG 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...
View ArticleXbox 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...
View ArticleA 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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