Official Xbox Live Arcade Thread

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pswii60 said:
The two highest selling games on XBLA will never see the light of day on VC. They are Uno and Geometry Wars. Two games built from the ground up for XBLA.

The interest in VC may diminish as time goes on, and all the big games have already been out. But XBLA (and PSN) will move its focus on to original content as time goes on, and as with the transition of 2D to 3D, the general public won't be looking back.
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Geowars is not exclusive for Xbox 360 according to one of the devs that posts on the BC forums. He even said a PSP version wasn't out of the question.
 
PjotrStroganov said:
Geowars is not exclusive for Xbox 360 according to one of the devs that posts on the BC forums. He even said a PSP version wasn't out of the question.
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Frankly, outside of the 360, only the PS3 (and the PC) could truly do it justice.

I have all three services and honestly, outside of a couple of Turbografx shooters, 90% of the upcoming titles I'm interested in are original. Worms, Calling All Cars, Castle Crashers, N+, Settlers of Catan, and so on. There are just so many ways to play the old games, but we can't play these new games unless somebody develops them. The old games that get my interest are generally the ones that can be played online. Rampart for the PS3? With online multiplayer? Brilliant! Would love to see VC do this with some multiplayer NES/SNES/N64 classics.
 
PjotrStroganov said:
Geowars is not exclusive for Xbox 360 according to one of the devs that posts on the BC forums. He even said a PSP version wasn't out of the question.
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It's coming to Windows Vista as part of Microsoft Casual games, as well.
 
I don't know how much of this is "news", since I don't really pay attention to XBLA, but:

Ten New Titles Approach the Xbox Live Arcade Horizon


Vampire hunters, artillery-toting worms, rambunctious aliens and trailblazing settlers are among the “likeable” characters that will soon make their debut in living rooms everywhere via Xbox Live® Arcade for Xbox 360™ as part of the award-winning service’s upcoming round of new game releases. Starting with the first release in February, 10 highly anticipated titles will begin making their way to Xbox Live Arcade, including these (titles are not listed in chronological release order):

· “3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures,” from developer Wanako Games and publisher Sierra Online, allows gamers to putt their way through 36 fun-filled holes of manic minigolf action on wild courses that range from the Old West to outer space and feature a bevy of crazy hazards and obstacles.

· “Alien Hominid HD” from The Behemoth features side-scrolling, hysterical cartoon action with a quirky twist and exclusive Xbox Live Arcade features.

· “Band of Bugs” from NinjaBee is a fast-paced tactical strategy game that offers gameplay deep enough to satisfy tactical genre fans and friendly enough to appeal to casual gamers. Creative gamers can even design their own levels with the built-in level editor, then play them solo or over Xbox Live with friends.*

· “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” from Konami is a faithful version of this legendary classic updated for Xbox Live Arcade and featuring the game’s full soundtrack and memorable side-scrolling vampire-hunting action.

· “Catan,” from developer Big Huge Games Inc. and publisher Microsoft® Game Studios, is a faithful remake of the immensely popular strategy board game.

· “Eets: Chowdown” from Klei Entertainment Inc. is a completely revamped version of the popular PC title of the same name. It offers new items, 120 new levels and the exclusive debut of Marsho Madness, a high-adrenaline action game in which players must keep the impending evil marshmallows at bay.

· “LUXOR 2,” from developer MumboJumbo LLC, sets a new standard for action puzzlers as players match and shoot their way through the land of ancient Egypt.

· “Paperboy,” from developer Digital Eclipse and publisher Midway, is a classic coin-op hit, specially enhanced for Xbox Live Arcade.

· “Root Beer Tapper,” also from developer Digital Eclipse and publisher Midway, features fast-paced reflex action as players scramble to keep thirsty patrons happy without dropping root beer mugs in the scramble to earn the biggest tips.

· “Worms” from developer Team 17 Software Ltd. features armies of adorable weapon-toting worms locked in tactical combat.

The popularity of Xbox Live Arcade continues to grow as downloads have surpassed 20 million games. These 10 titles are just a sample of the diverse and entertaining games that will be coming to the service in 2007.

Several of these games also mark significant firsts for Xbox Live Arcade, including the first turn-based strategy game to be released on the service (“Worms”), the first Xbox Live Arcade board game release (“Catan”), and the first Xbox Live Arcade outdoor sports game release (“3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures”).

All these games are scheduled to become available during Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays in the coming weeks, and specific game information will be announced closer to each game’s launch date. Although a game may not be launched every week, every Wednesday is an opportunity to share in the Xbox Live Arcade experience with friends and family.
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http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/01/30/540427.aspx
 
"Several of these games also mark significant firsts for Xbox Live Arcade, including the first turn-based strategy game to be released on the service (“Worms”), the first Xbox Live Arcade board game release (“Catan”), and the first Xbox Live Arcade outdoor sports game release (“3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures”)"

So, Worms is a turn based strategy game? And mini golf is an "outdoor sports game"? Great copy there, Microsoft.

I guess they have the same standards for PR people as they do for XBLA certification.
 
I did play a geometry wars clone on my elderly PC (Gridwars, its great) and I am absolutely positive that all of the last gen consoles could pull of these graphics, especially on 480p. I agree that the original content is what makes the Live Marketplace interesting. Nintendo already announced they would add a channel with original downloadable content, I hope some stuff in the line of the Bit Generation series will bel available. And I sure hope they manage to get more games out than MS.
 
pr0cs said:
He's talking about the phone / voicemail message gametrailers got from some nutcase woman claiming that Castle Crashers was racist.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2006/10/castle_crashers.html
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That Lady said:
You're showing the brown characters and the black characters all being crucified and murdered and beat up by pure white characters, and that's just wrong.
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What is she talking about? The main characters are blue, yellow, red and green. I didn't see any crucification. Lots of beating up, though, she's got a point there. :\

Was there more to it than this?
 
FlyinJ said:
"Several of these games also mark significant firsts for Xbox Live Arcade, including the first turn-based strategy game to be released on the service (“Worms”), the first Xbox Live Arcade board game release (“Catan”), and the first Xbox Live Arcade outdoor sports game release (“3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures”)"

So, Worms is a turn based strategy game? And mini golf is an "outdoor sports game"? Great copy there, Microsoft.

I guess they have the same standards for PR people as they do for XBLA certification.
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I forwarded your feedback to the chap who crafted the press release.

hopefully your partnernet access remains intact. just j/k!
 
Dr. Kitty Muffins said:
Microsoft should be all over that...............a much better move than Fuzion Frenzy 2, let me tell ya.
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MS should publish it. I'd given up on a Deathrow 2 because of how poorly the first one sold. Hell, I didn't even know Southend was still around. I didn't realize they were just waiting for a publisher (if what Rocky says is true, and I have no reason to doubt him). I think the original would have done much better had it been online.
 
Catan and Worms are insta-buys for me. Castlevania, Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid probably as well. XBLA is gonna be awesome this year.
 
Wow man... I have to say, I'm severely dissapointed in XBLA. Sometimes I think MS talks and talks about all these drool bending games, and then on release Wednesday nothing comes out... Makes me want to inflict harm on them.

-Chris
 
McCrank said:
Wow man... I have to say, I'm severely dissapointed in XBLA. Sometimes I think MS talks and talks about all these drool bending games, and then on release Wednesday nothing comes out... Makes me want to inflict harm on them.

-Chris
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bring it sucka. :lol
 
arne said:
I have an answer but it will likely get me banned.
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It's Simon from the practical applications programming division, isn't it?

bring it sucka.
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Here comes the psychological harm.

Ahem...ARNE YOU PLAY A VERY POOR GAME OF SCRABBLE INDEED. Also, there's been a piece of parsley in your teeth ALL night, even when you were talking to that one really hot girl. Yup, that one. And she was looking at that DAMN parsley the whooooole time.
 
Several of these games also mark significant firsts for Xbox Live Arcade, including the first turn-based strategy game to be released on the service (“Worms”), the first Xbox Live Arcade board game release (“Catan”), and the first Xbox Live Arcade outdoor sports game release (“3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures”).
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The fact that it took well over a year to get out a board game and a turn based strategy game is, well, stupid. I'm looking forward to both but let's get this party started already.
 
Was just wondering, is castle crashers (I think that's what it's being called) a xbox live arcade game or is it a full game? Been waiting for it for ages :(
 
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