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Right, one may be aware that the Xbox Live is throwing a bit of a celebration in commemoration of five years of existence. What may not be known is the the Xbox Live Arcade is hitting not one but two milestones this month, two years of existence and its 100th game. It has not been made clear yet just how these milestones will be handled just yet but the fine folks at XBLArcade have heard some murmurings towards this.
Well, it all sounds very interesting, though Microsoft could just as easily squander this milestones in various ways, such as giving the 100th game slot to something like Shrek-N-Roll or Spongebob, or just playing it same old same old during the birthday week.
Anyway, if I were to wager a guess at to what this mystery title would be, well, I would say
it would be Geometry Wars 4.
Let the guessing game commence thusly.
Right, one may be aware that the Xbox Live is throwing a bit of a celebration in commemoration of five years of existence. What may not be known is the the Xbox Live Arcade is hitting not one but two milestones this month, two years of existence and its 100th game. It has not been made clear yet just how these milestones will be handled just yet but the fine folks at XBLArcade have heard some murmurings towards this.
Having launched on November 22, 2005, the Xbox 360 and, by proxy, XBLA in its current rendition are approaching their second birthday next week. Over the last two years XBLA has certainly seen its share of ups and downs. Luckily for those of us who enjoy the service and follow the new releases, the ups have definitely outweighed the downs. Being able to assume that one, if not two releases will come out each week is something we could not do when the service was in its infancy.
An interesting side note is that assuming that Screwjumper! is this week's only release, next week will also see the 100th title to be released on the service. So to sum it all up, next week is not only the second celebration of XBLAs birth but also the launch of its centennial title!
Given all this history, and the chance to boast their accomplishments, what are the chances that Microsoft is going to allow these two events to pass without giving us something momentous?
A better question is what game could possibly celebrate the service in the way Microsoft is looking to celebrate? The game would have to have its roots firmly planted in XBLA history while still being a title that almost every fan has been dreaming of.
An inside source whom I hold very highly has let slip that MS is very aware of these milestones and is planning something HUGE for us.
If everything goes well (it seems everyone has to worry about certification these days), next week we will be playing the true sequel to the biggest XBLA title to date.
Any guesses as to what this title might be?
Well, it all sounds very interesting, though Microsoft could just as easily squander this milestones in various ways, such as giving the 100th game slot to something like Shrek-N-Roll or Spongebob, or just playing it same old same old during the birthday week.
Anyway, if I were to wager a guess at to what this mystery title would be, well, I would say
it would be Geometry Wars 4.
Let the guessing game commence thusly.
