Posts Under XBLA Category

Children have no problem making their own fun.  Give them a few outdated toys, a handful of couch cushions, or a backyard, and a child will use their imagination as the catalyst to somehow create something entertaining for themselves.  This is an ability that’s likely lost on most people as they age, but Double Fine [...]

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Scarygirl is a fairly typical blend of side-scrolling 3D fun, with a uniquely psychedelic art design complimented by decently implemented gameplay and traditional platforming charm.  While it may not be a groundbreaking or sensationally must-have experience, Scarygirl does elevate itself above most other subpar adaptations of popular non-video game franchises. That’s right, Scarygirl is actually [...]

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  While the nitty gritty details surrounding the Xbox Live Arcade House Party have been slowly trickling down the grapevine for weeks, the last specifics were finally revealed today by, the host with the most, Microsoft. The emphasis of the announcement may have been on the releases and their prices, but Microsoft also confirmed that [...]

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Sometimes, I forget what a wonderful thing Xbox LIVE Arcade is. When the right kind of content is released, it can be quite an incredible place, a platform for getting your hands on independent content crafted with love, care and a certain amount of hands-on flair that is hard to find in many of the [...]

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Mr. Hawk’s long-running video game franchise is getting a reinvention of sorts this summer.  The next installment of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater will be an amalgamation of the series’ first two titles, in an effort to revitalize the skating legend’s brand by taking it back to its roots. Recently, the first seven levels to be [...]

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As we get closer and closer to the agonizingly ambiguous “2012″ release date for the highly anticipated Trials Evolution, the folks at Inside Xbox have conducted an interview with RedLynx Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Jason Bates to help quell the anxiety.  Bates drew attention to a lot of the same things that we [...]

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Shank Uncut Gameplay Clip Jan 18 2012 from . Award-winning independent game developer Klei Entertainment and EA Partners today announced that the 2D action brawler, Shank 2, will be available on the Xbox LIVE Arcade on February 8, 2012 for 800 MSPoints (or $10.00) Set in a pulp fiction world, Shank 2 puts players back in control of their [...]

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UTV Ignition Games, together with developer Denki, today announced that Quarrel will be released on the Xbox LIVE Arcade for only 400 MSPoints (or $5.00) on January 25, 2012. In Quarrel, players must battle their opponents for control of an island split into territories. In order to do this, they must create the highest scoring word from a [...]

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I hate overly negative reviews.  They don’t do anything but discourage developers from venturing out and taking a shot at creating something that could be truly special.  Behind every game are thousands of hours of manpower, and it’s unfair to venomously and unjustifiably rip a game to shreds in the interest of creating waves.  That [...]

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Yesterday, we  got word that Microsoft was preparing for another XBLA House Party, which features a new XBLA game every week for four consecutive weeks. While we knew which games would be made available, we didn’t know a date — that is until now. We now know that the 2012 XBLA House Party will kick [...]

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