These numbers are already being dwarfed on the best - selling lists by the likes of Counter-Strike GO and Rock Band Blitz (the latter of which is erroneously listed as the best
selling XBLA game of all time due to the 5700 + DLC songs library, purchased mainly for Rock Band 3, being factored into the tally).
Minecraft had sold 12.4 million copies as of April 2014, making it the best -
selling XBLA game.
Now, the run - away - hit State of Decay, which has become the fastest
selling XBLA title ever, has run in to the same problem.
For the full list of best
selling XBLA games of 2011 read the full article.
Amazon used to
sell XBLA game keys and you could get games like TMNT ’89 and Doom for $ 3 each.
Not exact matches
The Walking Dead: Season One was one of 2012's most critically (and commercially) successful
XBLA games, with each episode scoring 80 % or more on Metacritic and 8.5 million episodes
sold in total across all platforms.
The developers also noted that Steam sales outstripped
XBLA, and so far the game has
sold 400,000 copies.
According to the 500,000 + copies of Toy Soldiers
sold on
XBLA, the answer is that war makes for popular games.
While all three titles received critical praise and similar review scores, two were heavily marketed (Blur and HTH), two were licensed properties (Snoopy and HTH), two were budget
XBLA titles (Snoopy and HTH), and unfortunately only two
sold well (Snoopy and HTH).
Trials HD and Castle Crashers chronically
sell at the top of every
XBLA sales chart.
Meanwhile, we learned that The Walking Dead has
sold a lot of episodes, that it may allow players to carry over saves to the next season and that gamers who bought a faulty Xbox 360 retail version of season one will be given a free
XBLA copy.
Amy looked and played like a full retail title that — if it
sells as well as we hope — could herald a new trend in
XBLA.
Speaking on the Xbox Facebook page, RedLynx man John Lloyd answered a raft of fan questions regarding the popular
XBLA title, which has already
sold in excess of 100,000 units.
Which considering the current economic climate is looking like a safe bet, as Trenched has
sold rather well pushing an impressive 60k units in its first few weeks on
XBLA.
This little game from indie developer Jamezila has currently
sold more than 300,000 copies, a staggering amount when taking into consideration the average most indie games
sell, let alone some
XBLA games.
This could also mean that Capcom are planning on
selling the titles on
XBLA or even as seperate HD remakes, but with the previous boxart taken into account as well a ten - year HD Devil May Cry package does seem likely.
Telltale Games has announced that their latest game, The Walking Dead, has
sold 1 million episodes during its first two weeks on sale across PC, Mac, PSN, and
XBLA, making it the studios fastest -
selling game series ever.
On the PSN the title would cost gamers $ 12.99 but the
XBLA version is being
sold for 800 MS...
I hope the next time Trendy Entertainment tries to
sell a game on
XBLA Microsoft brings down the hammer on them and denies them sales on this non-viable revenue stream.
According to information posted on the company's website, the studio is working on a variety of games including first - party PSP and PS3 titles for Sony, both to be
sold via the PlayStation Store, plus an original multi-platform game for PSP, PS3 and 360 which it is planned will be available on both
XBLA and the PlayStation Store.
I would sure hate if Microsoft announces no backward compatibility to have to keep my XBox 360 around (and not
sell it / trade it in) when the next XBox comes out just so I can still play my
XBLA titles.
As of December, Minecraft
XBLA has
sold 5 million copies (7 months after release.)
The only game that ever
sold more on
XBLA this fast was Minecraft... an already hugely popular game.
The first, codenamed «Class3», is an open - world Zombie survival game for
XBLA that has already become one of the platform's biggest successes and its fastest -
selling original title 250,000 copies
sold in just two days.
I've had my 360 for around 4 months now, and I have never owned any
XBLA games — Since I live in Kuwait and they do nt
sell any MSPoints, I can't buy any I would really appreciate it if I could have ANY of the games (but preferably UNO:)-RRB-
No one can deny that Minecraft has been immensely successful, and not only on PC but also with its
XBLA version, which managed to
sell 1 million copies on its first week.
If you're still not
sold, when the game is released it should have a trial run for free — just like every other game available on
XBLA.
Released as part of the second
XBLA Summer of Arcade, the game went on to
sell over 300,000 copies.
That is an insane amount of games
sold on
XBLA especially at the 1600 point price.
News: WOW: Cataclysm Sells 4.7 Million Copies Champions Online: Free for All coming in January Hard Corps: Uprising launch date revealed and new screens 1 million people have bought Minecraft Supremacy MMA Announced by 505 Games Zeit 2 now on
XBLA and PC MotorStorm Apocalypse release date and box art revealed Dead Space 2 launch trailer released Bulletstorm demo coming later this month 2011 December NPD are here SHIFT 2 Unleashed Release Trailer Ubisoft: Best
Selling 3rd Party Kinect Publisher Minecraft beta updated to 1.2 — New blocks, water mob and cake Breach coming to
XBLA and PC January 26 Homefront DLC to be Timed Exclusive on Xbox 360
It's unmatched and could easily be
sold as a 1200: MSPoints:
XBLA title if they release Beat Hazard Ultra on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
This game is an absolute steal at 240 points, seeing as how it's as good or better than
XBLA games that
sell for far more.
Assuming the game catches on as well as The Behemoth's previous efforts (2008's Castle Crashers
sold millions and remains one of the most popular
XBLA games ever made), there's every reason to believe that fans will keep making and playing new user - generated BattleBlock Theater levels for months and years to come.
Jon Blow, Phil Fish, and the guys over at Team Meat certainly haven't minced words about MS. Even Notch from Mojang has hardly said anything nice about them, and his game
sold about a bajillion copies on
XBLA.
(DOUBLE DRAGON, RIVER CITY RANSOM, STREETS OF RAGE...) Should
XBLA sell clones of games that * require * massive numbers of players in order to function properly?