Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 11:41 BST
Lara Croft: Guardian of Light a month-long XBLA exclusive
Crystal Dynamics has told Eurogamer that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive for at least a month.
Brand director Karl Stewart said the exclusivity period was down to the inclusion of the game in Microsoft’s Arcade of Summer line-up.
PS3 and PC versions will follow a month after in September.
“The agreement with Microsoft is, in order to participate in their hugely successful Summer of Arcade promotion, there is a window of exclusivity. That window of exclusivity is a set four weeks,” said Stewart.
He added: “As with all arcade titles, irrespective of platform, you have to go through your submissions before they agree and approve a date.
“Unlike a disc based title where we can pick our window, you have to go by what the first parties approve and give you a date, to make sure you’re not coming out on the same day as five other titles. They like to manage the release window accordingly.”
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light releases on August 18 for Xbox Live Arcade.
There’s a full interview through here.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Microsoft, Square Enix, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
31 comments
#1
LOLshock94
16/07/10, 11:44 am
y
#2
daytripper
16/07/10, 11:47 am
i think thats shitty on ps3 only owners personally, could of announced that earlier .
#3
Blerk
16/07/10, 11:49 am
At least it’s only a month.
#4
Eregol
16/07/10, 11:50 am
/care
Really. Is this on anyone’s radar at all?
#5
AHA-Lambda
16/07/10, 11:57 am
not on mine but apparently it has got quite a good reception out of e3
#6
Blerk
16/07/10, 11:59 am
It might turn out alright, I’m going to give the demo a whirl at least.
#7
Detale
16/07/10, 12:09 pm
I’m sure I can hold out an extra four weeks. Looks a bit like a twin stick shooter in Lara clothes, could be worth a punt.
#8
The Hindle
16/07/10, 12:13 pm
Just read an interview at Eurogamer with Crystal Dynamics, anyway a good interview.
#9
tenthousandgothsonacid
16/07/10, 12:14 pm
I don’t see the point of timed exclusives, it just makes the companies involved appear money grabbing and petty.
#10
Blerk
16/07/10, 12:19 pm
Probably makes sense for them to go along with Microsoft’s rules on this one – the Summer of Arcade games always do fantastically well due to the ‘buy them all, get points back’ thing. They might have to hold off on a PSN release for a few weeks but they’ll probably increase their 360 sales significantly without harming their PSN sales either.
#11
Eregol
16/07/10, 12:20 pm
Let’s face it
Who is going to buy a 360 just because it’s getting an online distributed title first?
It’s not a system seller, so why would M$ throw their dollars at it for a month’s exclusivity?
#12
Blerk
16/07/10, 12:23 pm
Read what I wrote above – they almost certainly didn’t pay anything for it. Eidos will have wanted that slot in the promotion for their own benefit.
Summer of Arcade runs for four weeks – hence the ‘month’ of exclusivity.
#13
The Hindle
16/07/10, 12:24 pm
@11 maybe if they support this CD will give them the next full TR as exclusive or some dlc for that game exclusive as well.
#14
2plus2equals5
16/07/10, 12:40 pm
1 month exclusive?!?! MEGALOL!
#15
Blerk
16/07/10, 12:42 pm
I swear to God nobody reads a word I write.
#16
mington
16/07/10, 12:44 pm
Now you know how the VG247 staff feels like
#17
tenthousandgothsonacid
16/07/10, 12:52 pm
@Blerk but you just said “They’re in it for the cash” which is what I’d already said
#18
tenthousandgothsonacid
16/07/10, 12:53 pm
@mington if Blerk was vg247 staff I’d point out his typos more frequently
#19
Tonka
16/07/10, 12:57 pm
Why are MS paying good money for this!? Makes no sense…
#20
AHA-Lambda
16/07/10, 12:58 pm
@19 – read blerks comments!! Jesus!
#21
evilashchris
16/07/10, 1:04 pm
Blerk is on ignore, the bloody troll.
#22
Blerk
16/07/10, 1:10 pm
Who’s that trip-trapping across my bridge?
#23
mington
16/07/10, 1:11 pm
Why would Microsoft pay a troll to get a 1 month exclusivity deal?
#24
Blerk
16/07/10, 1:14 pm
To keep the goats off of their bridge, of course.
#25
mington
16/07/10, 1:16 pm
Once upon a time my brothers Kenyan flatmate made a goat stew in my brothers smoothie maker
#26
Blerk
16/07/10, 1:28 pm
Nice! I bet he was dead popular.
#27
Patrick Garratt
16/07/10, 1:29 pm
I got headbutted by a goat on a German mountain once. I fucking hate goats. Smoothy-makers are the best place for them.
#28
mington
16/07/10, 1:31 pm
LOL
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eiwce13X738/Sm9yl4hkP5I/AAAAAAAAG2U/TqOYCA5J5E4/s400/Goat.Man.JPG
#29
The Hindle
16/07/10, 1:37 pm
@ Pat
you must of really pissed that goat off.
#30
DaMan
16/07/10, 4:46 pm
goats do that very often, more so wild ones.
#31
frostquake
17/07/10, 12:51 am
Don’t care, I own all 3 consoles, so I just get it where it comes out first, no big deal…I guess if you only own a Wii, I will have to call the Wa Wa Wa Wambulance?