Tag Archives: xbla

Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 20:56 BST

Second South Park game being revealed at New York Comic Con

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Following their other successful XBLA game, the creators of South Park are back with another game based on the show. More »

Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 18:46 BST

Burnout Crash coming to iPhone later this year

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When Burnout Crash launched, more than a few people noticed that it seemed more like a low-rent iPhone game than a full XBLA release. It seems EA agreed. More »

Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 23:51 BST

Play as any combo of characters in Trine 2 co-op “Unlimited Mode”

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The original Trine’s cooperative play forced players to play as the Knight, Wizard, and Thief. However, the developers have now announced that Trine 2 will allow any combination of classes. More »

Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 22:19 BST

Leisure Suit Larry in Land of the Lounge Lizards remake coming in 2012

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If you miss the good old days of late 1980s, early 1990s adventure games, then we’ve got some great news for you today. The classic Leisure Suit Larry series is being resurrected and remade. More »

Sat, Sep 17, 2011 | 18:38 BST

Black Knight Sword gameplay video from TGS

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Joystiq has uploaded some extended footage of Black Knight Sword, complete with narration from the Japanese devs at Grasshopper Manufacture (translated.)
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Wed, Sep 14, 2011 | 03:44 BST

Final Fight: Double Impact half price on XBLA this week only

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Final Fight: Double Impact has had its price halved as the Xbox Live Deal of the Week.

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Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 11:43 BST

Traditional retail outlets sell lion’s share of Xbox Live Gold memberships

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MCV has revealed that bricks and mortar retailers have played a major part in the uptake of Xbox Live Gold memberships, selling 68 percent of the service’s European subscriptions.
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 10:25 BST

Video: Skulls of the Shogun dev diary

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The quirky XBLA title that developer Haunted Temple Studios describes as being akin to “Street Fighter Vs Advance Wars. Meets Chess, meets Halo, meets football,” gets a dev diary. What’s not to like?

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Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 10:16 BST

Backbreaker Vengeance for XBLA this summer

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After an image posted on the oficial Backbreaker forum suggested an update to the NFL title is on the way (thanks, Joystiq), a statement has confirmed the project for XBLA.

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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 11:13 BST

Space Channel 5 Part 2, Sega Bass Fishing arriving on XBLA and PSN in late summer

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A Sega brand manager has confirmed standalone releases of Dreamcast classics. Do a little dance. Catch a little fish.

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Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 18:17 GMT

Toy Soldiers: Cold War announced, heading to PAX

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Signal Studios has announced that Toy Soldiers: Cold War will be shown for the first time at PAX East this weekend, sticking up some gameplay details on its site. The next in the Toy Soldiers series “blends intense first person combat with addictive action strategy,” apparently. It’s an XBLA release in “late Spring/Summer 2011.” Thanks, EG.

Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 11:53 GMT

Magic: The Gathering XBLA title passes 500,000 sales on XBLA

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UK-made Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers has now sold more than 500,000 units on XBLA, developer Stainless Games said today.

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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 15:01 GMT

ilomilo released on XBLA

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SouthEnd platforming-puzzler ilomilo has been released on XBLA.

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Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 17:48 GMT

Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair getting Symphony Of The Night DLC

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Konami’s confirmed that a Symphony Of The Night stage is to be added to Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair as PDLC this month.

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Thu, Nov 11, 2010 | 15:05 GMT

New Super Meat Boy chapter confirmed, XBLA title update ready for approval

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Team Meat’s confirmed a new piece of DLC for the 360 version – title the Sewers of Dross – and said the game’s anticipated title update is to go to Microsoft for approval this week.

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Thu, Nov 11, 2010 | 09:14 GMT

Undergarden demo out now

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Artech Studios’ floaty casual PC and XLBA thing now has a demo.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 09:14 BST

Foundation 9 CEO: 30 Percent of 360 owners buy XBLA Games

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Foundation 9, developer of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for XBLA, reckons that around 30 percent of all 360 owners purchase games from the Marketplace.

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Wed, Sep 29, 2010 | 11:41 BST

Statement: Edge claims “entire game” was played for Hydrophobia review

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An Edge rep has issued a statement contradicting Dark Energy Digital’s claim that the mag hadn’t “played the game” before awarding Hydrophobia 3/10, telling VG247 it completed the entire title and all its bonus content.

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Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 08:47 BST

Capcom: Case Zero “most dynamic sales weapon in our arsenal,” beginning of true episodic gaming

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According to Capcom, this teensy-weensy slice of zombie slaughter is the start of something much, much bigger.

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Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 05:30 BST

Oops: Modern Warfare 2 glitch grants free access to XBLA games

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In Infinity Ward’s defense, we don’t imagine “unlocks a full copy of The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match” is a common bug to check for.

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