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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...
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