games on demand prices are ridiculous to say the least.most of the games on demand games can be found for a fraction of the cost somewhere else.even 15 dollers is to high for gears considering i can go to my local game store and pick it up for 7.99 to 9.99 at the most to hell
with xbla and there games on demand.i have to really be impressed to buy even a arcade tittle.and its sad because at the end of the day microsoft is the one loosing money because nobody buys that stuff.
Yesterday's update has simply finally put it on par
with XBLA but with its back catalogue it certainly has the potential to usurp it in the future.
You would think
with the XBLA and the PSN both being littered with half assed top down games that they would have made a different choice on the style of the game.
While some question Rare's original output these days, I believe they can still do well when working with older content, as seen
with their XBLA releases of Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie.
What is going on
with XBLA Game Room anyway?
First one is mobile game
with xbla / psn / pc clients.
If you overcome these odds, you and your randomly selected team mate will be walking away
with XBLA games.
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.
For better or worse,
with each XBLA release and each hardware consolidation we lose a little bit of the matter of games.
Pocketwatch Games announced on the official Monaco Facebook page that an unforeseen issue
with the XBLA edition has forced the release date back.
Now, that joy has come full force
with the XBLA version of Torchlight, this time in wholesome, 50 ″ high definition goodness.
I know I've been quiet around here lately, but I've been busy
with XBLA & XNA Ratings as well as playing a little of a lot of games.
For those not convinced about the 2D blast fest that appeared on PCs back in the day, don't fret, there will be a free demo of it too, as
with all XBLA titles.
The problem now
with XBLA's shift in identity isn't from the quality of games listed on the service, but rather how the service handles everything it has on it.
[springboard type =» youtube» id =» 8pW3e7x2T3U» player =» xbla001 ″ width =» 640 ″ height =» 400 ″] Brian Provinciano's eagerly anticipated Grand Theft Auto inspired shooter Retro City Rampage launches today on PSN and PC,
with an XBLA release scheduled for later... Read More
If you aren't familiar
with XBLA please check out this post.
Now
with XBLA we have a resurgence in 2D brawlers but they are a far cry from the Final Fights of old.
Unlike
with the XBLA version of the game, Strange Loop, not Namco Bandai, has full control over any potential Xbox One version of Vessel.
Not exact matches
And at 1200 MS Points it's an absolute bargain guaranteed to fill rival
XBLA developers
with fear.
I always thought Bit.Trip Runner would be a great arcade game, and Bit.Trip Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien looks like it will be a perfect fit on
XBLA, even
with its insanely long title.
Narco Terror, the game that thinks it's cool to shoot down a submarine hatch
with one gun and fire behind your back at a helicopter
with the other, will hit
XBLA and PSN this week!
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.
In a year filled
with stellar
XBLA games Iron Brigade stood above the crowd
with it's high production values, charm, incredibly fun core gameplay and the all important pull of getting more awesome loot.
With narration from Patrick Stewart and a bleak art style to represent the H.G. Wells book it sounded like a unique product for
XBLA.
Ubisoft's long - delayed stealth - action game finally creeps into retail along
with the Windows and Sony - console expansions for GTAIV; Final Fight: Double Impact hitting
XBLA, PSN.
Runic Games just announced Torchlight will be coming to
XBLA, and instead of leaving the air full of questions and concerns, they quickly followed up
with a load of information regarding the upcoming release.
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.
XBLA players can effectively enter the worlds of other players and engage in battle
with their «Boss» characters.
While Microsoft has dropped the
XBLA brand opting for a more standardized «Xbox One games are games» approach,
XBLA Fans will continue to cover the digital titles our readers know and love and have affectionately called Xbox Live Arcade Games for the past three and a half years
with us.
I have to imagine Microsoft found itself in a similar dilemma when looking toward the Xbox One
with regards to
XBLA, especially since they know more about the future than I do.
On the
XBLA side, the platforming genre has seen many leaps forward
with hard difficulty, precise platforming or a creepy atmosphere.
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...
This list of compatible games started
with over 100 games, including many
XBLA titles.
Those were bundled
with Space Channel 5: Part 2 and Sega Bass Fishing on disc earlier this year, and the former two titles are slated for later
XBLA release.
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.
ATVs will finally get some
XBLA love
with Mad Riders, which looks to take the Skydrift / Hydro Thunder theme and apply it to quad racing.
Eric Chahi sat down
with Joystiq to give an inside peek into the collaborative effort required to produce non-mainstream games like his upcoming
XBLA title, From Dust... Read More
The new year has officially started at
XBLA Fans
with four new games and one Game Preview releasing for you to sink your teeth into this Friday.
Getting together
with three good friends
with 4 Xbox 360 controllers turns Rearmed's multiplayer modes into one of the best activities 4 players can experience on
XBLA.
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.
 «It all begins in August
with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light releasing on
XBLA and runs through to the end of the year
with the additional packs we will be offering.
Every day goes by that we add another racing game to
XBLA and this time, it's Jeremy McGrath's
with Jeremy McGrath's Offroad.
Another Wednesday another
XBLA release and the House Party rages on this week
with the release of Popcap's Bejeweled Blitz Live.
Past
XBLA puzzle games like Braid extended themselves by challenging players to speedruns, while The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom included challenge maps
with time trials and other tests.
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.
According to a media alert issued today by Microsoft, the push was a massive success,
with a 58 % increase in Xbox Live members purchasing games over the course of the month, shattering the monthly revenue high for
XBLA by 67 %.
A bit of a slow week due to the holidays, but it's hard to complain
with a week of great
XBLA sales.
Since then it has spawned a few new games across a number of platforms including hardcopy versions packed
with other
XBLA titles.
We don't get many leap years but we're getting one this
XBLA Wednesday, filled
with shooting.