DeathSpank and Deadliest Warrior are the XBLA releases this week before
the XBLA Summer of Arcade kicks off next Wednesday.
Track & Field runs to XBLA plus a new
XBLA summer release schedule Written by John Scalzo on 08/06/07 Track & Field this week and plenty more for the XBLA during the rest of the summer.
Right before Microsoft's key address at E3 showcasing the much talked about Xbox One and its first real viewable titles, this years lineup of
XBLA Summer of Arcade titles has been revealed.
Released as part of the second
XBLA Summer of Arcade, the game went on to sell over 300,000 copies.
We've seen people re-create a number of classic video games with LittleBigPlanet's robust content creation tools such as Contra, Tetris, and Gradius, but this awesome production by Bra2008 pays homage IGF 2010 multi-award winner and
XBLA Summer of Arcade release Limbo.
From Dust is out on PC, PSN and
XBLA this summer.
Well, happy days are here as Monkey Island 2: LeChucks Revenge is coming to
XBLA this summer!
Supergiant games and Warner Bros Interactive have announced a partnership which will see Bastion, the formers first game, brought to
XBLA this summer.
Dust is without doubt my pick of the games released on
XBLA this summer and an all - around fantastic game.
Not exact matches
Featured in 2010's The Pax 10 and released as a part of 2011's
Summer of Arcade on
XBLA, it is kind of like the little tank engine that could.
Capybara Games, the developer behind the upcoming
XBLA and Xbox One action title, has moved the release timeline its targeting for the game to this
summer, reports Polygon.
In mid-July, most
XBLA gamers were focused on the upcoming
Summer of Arcade.
But coming next
summer,
XBLA will see a whole... Read More
We go hands on with the
Summer of Arcade title on
XBLA and dish the goods on the two player co-op strategy / action game.
But coming next
summer,
XBLA will see a whole new challenger in the ring with Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown.
This
summer, we found out about Saint's Row: Drive - by... a spin - off game for
XBLA and Nintendo 3DS.
If you want to be noticed by both press and gamers who traditionally ignore
XBLA titles,
Summer of Arcade is your ticket.
We can tell you first hand there is a reason that almost every
XBLA developer will tell you they are aiming for
summer for their release window.
The following years would not need the same enticement as without question; it's clear the first
Summer of Arcade set a high bar for preceding years as it included the current
XBLA sales leader (Castle Crashers) and Metacritic score leader (Braid).
One is the
Summer of Arcade promotion for
XBLA games and the other is fireworks.
Trials HD was developed by RedLynx and published by Microsoft Game Studios for
XBLA on August 12, 2009 as part of the second annual
Summer of Arcade.
The
Summer of Arcade may have ended, but it looks like the
XBLA game library will continue to heat up with some fantastic games this fall.
DeathSpank will be following the third annual
Summer of Arcade, which starts in July, and it is certainly shaping up to be a fantastic month for the
XBLA.
Slated for a
Summer release this year, Konami has announced a new
XBLA puzzler, Puddle.
The game, described as a «complete re-imagining» of the original released in 1990 on the Sega Genesis, will join the already announced Ducktales Remastered for a
summer 2013 launch on digital platforms, including
XBLA.
Not only was it one of the best games to come out of the first ever
Summer of Arcade promotion in 2008, it also holds the highest Metacritic average out of any
XBLA title at 93.
Undertow's developer, Chair Entertainment, would follow the success of Undertow with the fantastic Shadow Complex, one of last year's most prominent
Summer of Arcade titles, and one of the most superb out of the entire
XBLA's library.
The first
Summer of Arcade was great, but when the second annual promotion came around in 2009, it was Shadow Complex that secured it in the minds of gamers as the absolute best time of the year for
XBLA.
Shadow Complex is still one of the best games in the
XBLA's library, and is one of the main reasons why the annual
Summer of Arcade continues to feature stellar titles that either surpass or at least match the quality of the previous year's titles.
While the press release omits release date and pricing details, Eurogamer are reporting a «late
summer» release on
XBLA (1200 Microsoft Points), while Eurogamer Germany point towards a Fall 2009 PC ship date.
I was hoping that it would show up on disc, but it appears that D3 has other plans as they have just announced that one of Matt Hazard's classic games will be coming to
XBLA and PSN this
summer.
Out of the Shadows will have its first playable demo at E3, and will launch this
summer on
XBLA, PSN, and Steam.
There are no well planned spotlight campaigns like
XBLA's Arcade Next or
Summer of Arcade.
Even though no official release date was announced other than than «later this
Summer on
XBLA» it's still something to get excited about.
Undead Legions is the second game from Key17 Games; their first game, Battlepaths, came out in
Summer 2012 on
XBLA and PC.
Also out this week and worth mentioning:
XBLA's
Summer of Arcade continues with From Dust, Eric Chahi's (Out of This World) spiritual successor to Peter Molyneux's 1989 game, Populous.
It isn't the prettiest game in the world, but with a consistently high frame rate, quick action packed matches and a unique form of game play tailored for the
XBLA platform, Hybrid is definitely the game to play in this year's
Summer of Arcade.
Containing all of the features present in the PSN and
XBLA version coming this
Summer, the game will also allow players to use one of the Vita's touch screens for the game's graffiti -LSB-...]
The switch from a touch interface to dedicated game pads seemed successful enough; Trendy recently announced Dungeon Defenders will now invade
XBLA, PSN, and PC this
summer.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is the first game in the
Summer of Arcade 2013
XBLA festival, and as you can probably guess, it's...
Summer of Arcade is known for providing gamers with 5 amazing XBLA experiences during the long summer months, and this year is no exce
Summer of Arcade is known for providing gamers with 5 amazing
XBLA experiences during the long
summer months, and this year is no exce
summer months, and this year is no exception.
It's set to launch this
Summer on PC, PSN and
XBLA.
Wreckateer hit
XBLA during the
Summer of Arcade promotion, touting its extremely responsiveness using Xbox Kinect.
But Ilvessuo confirmed that Trials Evolution won't be a
Summer of Arcade game - the campaign Microsoft uses to typically launch the best
XBLA games (Trials HD included).
Memorable powerboat fun is brought back to us by developer Vector Unit published during the
Summer of Arcade as an
XBLA exclusive.
Xbox Live programming director Larry «Major Nelson» Hyrb announced release dates and pricing for all of the features downloadable games in its upcoming
Summer of Arcade
XBLA campaign:
Featured in 2010's The Pax 10 and released as a part of 2011's
Summer of Arcade on
XBLA, it is kind of like the little tank engine that could.
Crystal Dynamics plans to release newly announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light this
summer on PC, PSN and
XBLA.
The fourth title in the
Summer of Arcade
XBLA promotion, Monday Night Combat, is now on the Marketplace.
Gamasutra estimates that July was the biggest month in
XBLA history (and August seems likely to match or even exceed July, thanks to
Summer of Arcade.)