Both large publishers and indie developers
made XBLA games for Xbox 360, so it's hard to define it as indie only.
Focus Home Interactive and Dancing Dots have announced that their action - puzzle game Rotastic will be
making its XBLA debut on September 21.
In part motivated by the game's big budget and subsequently disappointing sales figures, developer Remedy Entertainment decided to trim back the development scale some for the series» next release by
making it an XBLA exclusive.
I already have Virtual On: Force so it'd
make the XBLA game a little redundant whilst I have bought Streets of Rage 2 a 1000 times or more.
Tozai and Southend should be highly commended for their love and care in
making this XBLA version, which is faithful and exhibits the enthusiasm of long - addicted fanatics.
Not exact matches
Skulls of the Shogun has suffered multiple delays since I first played it, but the game (thankfully) won't be
making its third appearance at PAX East this year: it will finally release next week on January 30, so no one will have to wait too much longer for my most - anticipated
XBLA game of the year.
One thing that the old Blitz games had that this one lacks is the option to
make the quarters of the game longer to keep the game going but sadly that is lost in this
XBLA version.
Throw in a choice of «remixed» or original graphics and a killer soundtrack and you have all the
makings of a fun
XBLA release.
The first title to experience the strategy's treatment on both
XBLA and PSN is Red Faction, with a downloadable title being
made available about three to four months before the launch of Red Faction Armageddon.
Bang Bang Racing, the upcoming product of a collaboration between well - known
XBLA developer and publisher Digital Reality and Playbox, is out to
make a name for itself and we just have to find out how they plan to do it!
It was based off of the superior Dreamcast version (or more accurately, the high resolution
XBLA remake) rather than the arcade version, and came equipped with just about everything that
made it a classic back then, barring a couple of significant things...
According to the 500,000 + copies of Toy Soldiers sold on
XBLA, the answer is that war
makes for popular games.
Recently it
made the jump to the
XBLA, where it has received updated graphics, new secrets, co-op play, and more.
XBLA Fans» PAX East discussions with Andy Schatz, Founder of Pocketwatch Games and designer of Monaco, have revealed extended plans for multiplayer in the over-head, co-op heist game that
make a turn for the competitive.
Out of the games released, Castle Crashers is being heralded as a stand - out title for all of
XBLA, while Braid wound up as the highest - rating
XBLA title of all time, with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 and Bionic Commando: Rearmed also
making the top 10.
Assuming the new Scarygirl
makes its way onto
XBLA, we'll bring you coverage of the game as soon as it becomes available here at XBLAFans.
It
made people take notice of
XBLA in a way they hadn't before.
A few of us from
XBLA Fans
made the trip and had the honor of mingling and checking out some of the upcoming
XBLA titles for 2012 and beyond.
Anything to improve the online modes of this game will
make it all more worthwhile to play, and even increase exposure the of free - to - play games on
XBLA!
Peggle for
XBLA is a good example of a game that we took that was popular on the PC and we spent probably twice as long as anyone else would have figuring how to
make that game really good for Xbox and Xbox Live Arcade, and I think you will see that with Plants Vs. Zombies — I don't know the exact order in which that game will
make its way onto other platforms, but it's certainly been successful enough, quickly enough, that we're looking at other platforms and deciding where we'll take that game next...
In honor of Double Dragon: Neon's recent release on
XBLA and PSN, this month's Co-Op International looks at a couple of classic Double Dragon games that never
made it out of Japan.
Given lukewarm critical and fan response to Sega's latest
XBLA offering, we think the company should do just about anything to
make its fans happy right now.
Such a successful studio with their new game, BattleBlock Theater, The Behemoth has allowed for players to
make their characters look like the Blue Knight or the Barbarian from their critically acclaimed
XBLA title, Castle Crashers.
This
XBLA Fans guide will be presented in several stages, each of which is detailed below, along with the day on which it will be
made available.
The clever puzzles — All 100 of the original single - player puzzles should
make its way to
XBLA.
«So many indie titles get released [on
XBLA] that just don't
make an impact, and get lost.
A few years back, Billy and Jimmy
made their way onto
XBLA, and next month, they're headed to iOS devices.
Our Game of the Year awards weren't doled out until January, and now our look forward at the
XBLA and Xbox One
XBLA - type games of 2014 is just
making its way to you now in February.
Though no official announcement of a console version (s) had ever been
made, Harris stated last year that «an eventual
XBLA version, and even [a] PSN version, is not out of the question.»
While the story is completely inconsequential and remains untouched since the
XBLA outing,
making your may through the 10 puzzling levels, taking out minions, and socking it to the challenging, level - ending boss battles
makes for an engaging campaign despite the poor narrative.
... Marriage
Made in Heaven: Ms. Splosion Man «Splosion Man was a fantastic title, but the
XBLA gods at Twisted Pixel weren't content.
505 Games have announced that Naughty Bear Panic in Paradise, will
make its debut on
XBLA October 10 for 1200 MSP.
Anomaly Warzone Earth is an updated version of the iOS title that delivers new features to
make it worthy of a
XBLA release.
Step 3: Gamers
make a «Playlist» of games they've paid for, saved on PSN /
XBLA.
The new company is looking to keep Bizarre's spirit alive, who formerly
made the Geometry Wars series a hit on
XBLA.
Brood War was included in the oft - forgotten Nintendo 64 version of StarCraft so it only
makes sense that it also get included in a potential
XBLA release.
The studio
made headlines in February when it announced an upcoming title, currently known asDouble Fine Adventure, would be funded entirely through crowdfunding website Kickstarter; the title reached its original goal of $ 400,000 in just nine hours (the game would go on to net $ 3.45 million and 87,000 backers by the time the funding window closed; there are currently no plans for an
XBLA release).
The
XBLA version of the game then arrived in North America on October 24 sans Plus R. Despite the game's myriad ports and updates, fans in this part of the world have still been asking questions on message boards such as NeoGAF as to when the most recent update would
make its way here.
Here are some examples that
make us think
XBLA's Most Wanted is successful:
Over on
XBLA, side - scrolling platformer Blood of the Werewolf
makes a surprise appearance.
So even though they're not
making game consoles anymore, Sega is still listening to what people want, and Rez HD is the beginning of this on
XBLA.
While Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved was taking the
XBLA by storm during the Xbox 360's infancy, Hexic HD quietly
made a name for itself among gamers and helped further establish the
XBLA's importance.
We also tap a little into their backstory and why they
make great
XBLA games
We love Microsoft and we love Twisted Pixel who've been
making great games on
XBLA for the last couple of years.
If you buy only one game off
XBLA,
make it Braid.
The long standing rumor got a substantial amount of extra ammunition today as EA rendering engineer Mathieu Gauthier
made the mistake of including his current doings at EA Montreal on his LinkedIn profile; from February of this year to present day, Gauthier has been kept busy with a «Dead Space Extraction
XBLA / PSN port».
Joe Danger, the well received PS3 exclusive, is
making its way over to
XBLA next week, which is outstanding news.
Overall: 9 Section 8 couldn't quite
make it as a full retail game, but it has found a home on
XBLA offering more content that most retail shooters at a fraction of the price.
Microsofts seeming reluctance to publish the title is a strange one: as a game that was once an exclusive to them, it would seem to
make sense to launch the game on
XBLA, even if it doesn't quite reach their million copy requirement.
The game came out for
XBLA and was awesome and was then announced for the DS and Wii
making everyone at TVGB even happier that more people could play it.