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[Gigglepoo]

Whoa! It's turn-based and done by the Cloning Clyde guys. I'm there. Plus, it has a Mystery Leaderboard!

 

[Illuminati]

Noooooooo bomberman nooooooooo

 

[Gowans]

Xbox LIVE Vision camera support in all Xbox LIVE multiplayer modes.

thats cool,

dunno about this game, enjoyed the other ninja bee games but i'll check the demo.

waiting for bomerman, carcassoine and track & field.....

 

[Gigglepoo]

waiting for bomerman, carcassoine and track & field.....

I challenge you to a match when Carcassonne finally comes out. I need to avenge my loss to you in Catan. The wound still stings.

 

[aku:jiki]

Yay, Band of Bugs. Probably my most anticipated XBLA title, if only because the Partnernet copy has been broken for months and it's like the only upcoming XBLA title I haven't played. Actually feels nice to go virgin on a title for once!

Then again, it might also be because I'm a massive Kaloki fan and really enjoyed Clyde as well. Here's to hoping they break the pattern and don't go with time-based achievements this time around.

Let's get a collective "Noooo" going if true.

How about a collective "STFU" aimed at you!

Also, see Eggo's post.

 

[Gowans]

I challenge you to a match when Carcassonne finally comes out. I need to avenge my loss to you in Catan. The wound still stings.

your on, at launch no practice, straight in

you are top on my Pac-man CE friends list tho Grrr! 295850!!!!! Waaaa!!!!

 

[Community Forum]

Cool, can't wait to try this!

Wikipedia says the game used to be called Bugs of War. LOL.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Players will enjoy unlimited variety in their gameplay choices with the Xbox LIVE Arcade’s first ever free built-in level editor, which they can use to create custom maps and play with friends over Xbox LIVE.

Whoa.

 

[Gigglepoo]

you are top on my Pac-man CE friends list tho Grrr! 295850!!!!! Waaaa!!!!

I actually have a high of 309K but my connection was dropped.

 

[Gowans]

I actually have a high of 309K but my connection was dropped.

give me a couple of hours :lol :lol :lol



ooohhh a level editor in Band of Bugs also cool, look forward to trying it out, even if the art style isn't pushing my buttons.

 

[Shard]

Right, for those who missed it, and going by reactions it seems to be quite a lot of people, the recapping of everything you would want to know about Band of Bugs.


Band of Bugs: Story
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/band-of-bugs-preview-story/

Band of Bugs: Gameplay Part 1
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/band-of-bugs-preview-gameplay/

Band of Bugs: Gameplay Part 2
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/band-of-bugs-preview-gameplay-addendum/

Band of Bugs: Graphics
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/band-of-bugs-preview-graphics/

Band of Bugs: Multiplayer
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/band-of-bugs-preview-multiplayer/

Band of Bugs: Live Integration Part 1
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/band-of-bugs-preview-live-integration-pt-1/

Band of Bugs Live Integration Part 2
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/band-of-bugs-preview-live-integration-pt-2/

Band of Bugs Level Editor Part 1
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/band-of-bugs-preview-level-editor-pt-1/

Band of Bugs Level Editor Part 2
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/band-of-bugs-preview-level-editor-pt-2/

Band of Bugs: Q and A
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/band-of-bugs-preview-debriefing-qs-and-as/

Band of Bugs: Q and A
http://lunarduality.wordpress.com/20...ing-qs-and-as/

 

[jordan0386]

...redo the links

 

[Shard]

There, the links should be fixed now.

Also, the Band of Bugs Xbox.com page is now up and running.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/bandofbugsxboxlivearcade/default.htm

 

[coldvein]

bomberman.. : (

 

[dejay]

Just when you think XBLA might be slipping back into the realms of blandness, along comes several weeks of total awesome.

 

[DD-11]

I'm not fan of the graphical style, but the gameplay sounds awesome.

 

[ShutEye]

I was playing SOTN tonight and was prompted for an update.

The update fixes the button mapping 'glitch'

 

[Pastry]

Hell yes! Band of Bugs looks awesome plus you can share and use the maps from the level editor over live.

 

[bathala]

they should have made it into demons with penguins than bugs.

I'll be happy. dood!

 

[QVT]

your on, at launch no practice, straight in

you are top on my Pac-man CE friends list tho Grrr! 295850!!!!! Waaaa!!!!

I'm so in on that one as well. Our best Catan match was the first where you build into that corner and I built in the middle :lol

 

[Sean]

There is a nice interview with David Edery (Worldwide Games Portfolio Planner for Xbox Live Arcade) up at XBLArcade. Quite a few interesting things said there.

more often than not, we’ll be releasing two titles a week, and who knows… you might see three a week someday.

I’m personally interested in increasing the number of multiplayer casual games that we offer – especially cooperative multiplayer casual games. I’m also looking for casual games that take advantage of user-generated content in interesting ways.

"Part 2 will cover how David sees the competition and where he sees XBLA heading in the future."

http://www.xblarcade.com/node/732

 

[Wario64]

Gamespot's Bomberman preview write up says that the game will release around July at or below 1200 points.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/games...6172757&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6172757

As mentioned, Hudson threw Act Zero's gritty stylings out with the bathwater; Bomberman Live is fully back to form with silly characters and whimsical environments. The company hasn't committed to firm release plans or pricing for the game yet, but reps said somewhat noncommittally that it's a safe bet you'll see the game available for download sometime around July at or under 1,200 points.

 

[Mrbob]

Better be BELOW 1200 points.

800 points max.

 

[Shard]

Gamespot's Bomberman preview write up says that the game will release around July at or below 1200 points.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/games...6172757&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6172757

I think it is being targeted at 800 points.

 

[radrelic]

Bomberman is one of the very few games I'm willing to pay above 800 points.

 

[a Master Ninja]

It hasn't been posted in this thread as far as I could tell, but I think it deserves mention. GameSpot was mistaken when they said Beautiful Katamari was coming to XBLA, and they retracted the statement.

[Correction: Beautiful Katamari will be released as a full retail package and not a download on Xbox Live Arcade, as previously reported. GameSpot regrets the error. -Eds.]

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Gamespot's Bomberman preview write up says that the game will release around July at or below 1200 points.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/games...6172757&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6172757

I don't know why everyone is crying it isn't out this week -- it has always been down for a July release.

And it was on Xbox.com for 800pts, so someone do a screengrab and claim false advertising when it's on XBLA for 1200. :lol

 

[Shard]

It hasn't been posted in this thread as far as I could tell, but I think it deserves mention. GameSpot was mistaken when they said Beautiful Katamari was coming to XBLA, and they retracted the statement.

How did they make such an error in the first place?

 

[Shard]

I don't know why everyone is crying it isn't out this week -- it has always been down for a July release.

And it was on Xbox.com for 800pts, so someone do a screengrab and claim false advertising when it's on XBLA for 1200. :lol

It is partially because of some erroneous information and also to due to the fact that like 6 people here seems to even know what Band of Bugs is.

 

[John Harker]

It hasn't been posted in this thread as far as I could tell, but I think it deserves mention. GameSpot was mistaken when they said Beautiful Katamari was coming to XBLA, and they retracted the statement.

or are they

 

[Sean]

How did they make such an error in the first place?

probably because it looks like an xbla game

 

[Illuminati]

I don't know why everyone is crying it isn't out this week -- it has always been down for a July release.

I think there were some of us, mainly myself, who had hyped themselves this week because it was listed on the XBLA arcade official page.

 

[Rlan]

BTW, the latest Xbox Australia newsletter had a list of 'new releases', for XBLA. Basedes BOB, It included Track and Field on there, so that's probably next week.

 

[a Master Ninja]

probably because it looks like an xbla game

Yeah, this was the mindset of the previewer "Wow, this is may be the best, most full featured original XBLA title ever." Then when it comes time to review the game "Wait, this is a retail game that costs $60? 4.8".

 

[Shard]

Moving along, GameTrailers has a new video montage of the classic arcade game Tron.

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=5033

 

[FirstInHell]

Moving along, GameTrailers has a new video montage of the classic arcade game Tron.

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=5033

Since the XBLA offering has been really good lately, I suppose they can get a pass on this one. Boy does it look terrible.

 

[Phoenix Fang]

Shard, do you know if Hoop World has been cancelled? I haven't heard anything about that game for a year now.

 

[Shard]

Since the XBLA offering has been really good lately, I suppose they can get a pass on this one. Boy does it look terrible.

Yea, sometimes in life some filler must flow, though they will probably release it beside the vastly superior Discs of Tron.

As far as Hoopworld goes, the game hasn't been formally canceled or anything like that but I do recall the product being in development hell when it fell behind in release last year and Streamline said they were going to "rework" Hoopworld.

 

[Sean]

Band of Bugs is up

Name: Band of Bugs
Price: 800 Points
Availability: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: Band of Bugs is a fast-paced, accessible, tactics and strategy game designed specifically for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Play the tutorial to get a taste of the mischief these critters can get up to. Download the full version now.
Size: 33.8 MB (approx.)

 

[maus]

What's up with these consistently conservative file sizes on recent titles, 33mb makes me not want to spend ten dollars. With the increased size cap I figured games would start coming out a little more content rich, additional background music at least.

 

[Shard]

What's up with these consistently conservative file sizes on recent titles, 33mb makes me not want to spend ten dollars. With the increased size cap I figured games would start coming out a little more content rich; additional background music at least.

Well, the thing is the most of the titles being released were working under the old constraints
and not enough additional time was added to up the memory capacity.

 

[SapientWolf]

What's up with these consistently conservative file sizes on recent titles, 33mb makes me not want to spend ten dollars. With the increased size cap I figured games would start coming out a little more content rich, additional background music at least.

size != quality. I mean, look at the debris scene demo or the kkrieger game. The original Diablo install was less than 12MB wasn't it? Procedural content makes for really small installs.

 

[The Innocent X]

What's up with these consistently conservative file sizes on recent titles, 33mb makes me not want to spend ten dollars. With the increased size cap I figured games would start coming out a little more content rich, additional background music at least.

Size != value

EDIT: beaten!

 

[Sean]

What's up with these consistently conservative file sizes on recent titles, 33mb makes me not want to spend ten dollars. With the increased size cap I figured games would start coming out a little more content rich, additional background music at least.

This is actually one of the fuller featured XBLA games. It's got vision camera support, a level editor, leaderboards, 3d graphics, multiplayer up to 8 people, etc.

I don't see what file size matters.

 

[Costanza]

Any impressions yet? Thinking about trying it but I wanna wait to see if it's even worth a demo download.

 

[Costanza]

I went ahead and downloaded it, then bought. Pretty fun.

 

[Synth_floyd]

Complaining because a file is too small? WHAT? Before CD-ROMS most games were only a few megabytes large and you would get hours of gameplay out of games likeFinal Fantasy VI, Super Mario World, Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star IV, etc. etc. Ugh.

 

[Shard]

Whoops, almost missed these new gameplay videos for Discs of Tron over at the Gametrailers.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5034.html

 

[Shard]

In the wake of the Chair Entertainment hooking up with UE 3 for all of their future endeavors
they have released a bevy on new screenshots and artwork for Undertow.

http://www.chairentertainment.com/company/projects/undertow/gallery

 

[Shard]

In DLC News (which seems to be taking up the second game slot in recent weeks) The Behemoth has released some more incidental content to Alien Hominid HD.

Alien Hominid HD: PDA Classic Pack 2 (and more)

Name: Hominid HD - PDA Classic Pack 2
Price: 150 Points
Availability: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: even more levels from your favorite developers, The Behemoth. Grab three of your best friends and try out these amazing new levels. This pack contains 100 new PDA levels.

Name: Alien Hominid HD - Classic Picture Pack 2
Price: 100 Points
Availability: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: Part 2 of the ClassicSeries. These 5 Gamer Pictures will make your friends jealous and make your Gamercard fashionable.

Name: Alien Hominid HD - Creator Series
Price: 100 Points
Availability: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: The Creator Series contains some serious poultry action! It even includes a very large fork! Purchase these 5 Gamer Pictures today and make your console happy again!