Coming Soon . . . . . . . .

[Yoshimax]

Until MS/Nelson get their finger out their bottom and provide us with some kind of XBLA/XBMP schedule/calendar I thought we could gather our collective knowledge here to keep up to speed with any forthcoming content we're aware of (these last few weeks everybody has been on the ball for the XBLA downloads hopefully it'll continue).

I know we've got a Forza2 demo coming this month and I'm preying we get a Stranglehold demo too. As well as that, the Halo2 maps are due 18/4 and hopefully the beta won't be too far behind them !

So,


April 18th : Halo 2 Multiplayer Maps (Credit Card essential to purchase MP points cannot be redeemed)

[Brats]

Current confirmed list of Live Arcade titles in development. No dates for any of them :( :

3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
Battlestar Galactica
Boom Boom Rocket
Castle Crashers
Every Extend Extra Extreme
HoopWorld
Ikaruga
Megaforce
Mutant Storm Empire
N+
Pinball FX
Schizoid
Space Giraffe
Toy Wars
War World
Wing Commander Arena
Alhambra
Carcassonne
Catan
Checkers
Chess
Mancala
Reversi
Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe
Battlezone
Centipede/Millipede
Double Dragon
Fatal Fury Special
Gyruss
Incredible Machine
Missile Command
Metal Slug
Red Baron
Rush'n Attack
Sensible World of Soccer
Super Contra
Tempest
Track & Field
Warlords
Yie Ar Kung Fu K
Eets: Chowdown
LUXOR 2
Mad Tracks
Street Trace
ToW3
Toyota Yaris Game
Band of Bugs
Butterfly Garden

[PeteJ]

The konami website now has an XB Arcade section with some previously unannounced games on it. Can't remember any off the top of my head though :D

edit - ok so they have been announced.

They do have release dates, though clearly wrong as Gyruss was meant to be released in March.

[Brats]

They do have release dates, though clearly wrong as Gyruss was meant to be released in March.

Aye, until we get an exact date on any game, it's tbc in my book.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Isn't Boom Boom Rocket due soon?

[Brats]

Isn't Boom Boom Rocket due soon?

It appears to be finished, but then so are quite a few other arcade titles if rumours are to be believed. What will actually appear this wednesday is anyone's guess.

[Yoshimax]

What about demos ? they've cleared down the Markeplace area which usually means something is incoming ?

The GTA4 trailer looks v.nice in HD by the way :D

[Dirty Sanchez]

These sorts of list just end up bringing disappointment and resentment.

Endless whining about title x or y not releasing.

Why not just wait until Wed and see what comes? It's like flicking to the back of the book and finding the butler did it.

[Yoshimax]

Why not just wait until Wed and see what comes? It's like flicking to the back of the book and finding the butler did it.

Same reason we all import videogames and source TV shows from other countries - we're impatient bastards who don't want to wait. :w00t:

[Brats]

These sorts of list just end up bringing disappointment and resentment.

Only if people don't act like adults......oooops!

[peeveen]

Current confirmed list of Live Arcade titles in development.
Checkers
Chess
Mancala
Reversi
Can't wait to see the thin-lipped teenrage that accompanies the release of this quartet of classics, particularly if they are drip-fed one per week for 400points each.

And wot no Scrabble? :)

[wheelaa]

Some good titles in the list. Double Dragon and Metal Slug stand out for me..despite owning numerous versions already!

4 player DD on Live would be great!

[Paulos G]

Chess! Oh yes. Put me down for that. I played in National Tournaments don't ya know. Mind you, that was in New Zealand and the Sheep weren't much of a challenge.

Nice list btw Brats. Looks like I need to start getting some more MS points.

[Jebus]

Nice list btw Brats. Looks like I need to start getting some more MS points.

Don't worry, you've got about a year before you'll need to spend em :)

Actually the marketplace has been pretty good recently, I've bought 3 of the last 4 releases :)

Keep it up please MS!

[Kotatsu Neko]

Don't worry, you've got about a year before you'll need to spend em :)

Actually the marketplace has been pretty good recently, I've bought 3 of the last 4 releases :)

Keep it up please MS!

It's been excellent recently. I've bought Paperboy, TMNT, Jetpac, Castlevania, and Alien Homonid.

Not to mention the rather expensive Oblivion Shivering Isles...

[MartyG]

Seems that it's Luxor 2 (http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/04/02/this-week-on-arcade-luxor.aspx) this week on XBLA - or d/l the PC version here (http://www.spintop-games.com/puzzle_game_download/luxor_2.html) - ok, so it's exactly the same as Zuma ( well apart from the cursor moves on the horizontal rather than rotating ), so I won't be buying this then.

[Akira]

the hell is sonic on live arcade? this has taken FAR too long :(

[SteJay]

Stuff Sonic, where is Catan? :(

[Kotatsu Neko]

the hell is sonic on live arcade? this has taken FAR too long :(

If you're that desperate just buy it on the virtual console. Or the GBA. Or the PS2 or PSP.

[Charlie]

At the risk of sounding boring I can't wait for the chess game.

[Yoshimax]

Where in the name of all that is good is Sensible Soccer ? FFS I'm sure we were told it'd be out at LEAST Q107 ???

[PeteJ]

I'd rather they get it right to be honest! Every version of Sensi since SWOS has been pretty poor.

[Yoshimax]

Yeah they're still working on it !

[Ish]

Stuff Sonic, where is Catan? :(

Seconded. I wish they'd hurry up and release that.

[Legendary]

Catan ? - Never heard of it ?

[Paulos G]

Catan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catan) - board game.

[Paulando]

If you're that desperate just buy it on the virtual console. Or the GBA. Or the PS2 or PSP.

I want it for the Achievements though, I want another reason to play through it yet again! :D

[Kotatsu Neko]

I want it for the Achievements though, I want another reason to play through it yet again! :D

I like achievements too, but I get the impression for some people they are more important than the game itself. The reason to play Sonic again is... you know... because you want to, because you enjoy it.

[ChrisField]

Couldnt see any mention of this elsewhere but it looks like Vigilante 8 is on its way to XBLA this summer (LOL. yeah ok...):
http://www.savagelevel.com/index.html
(bottom of the page).

Remember playing that on the ps1. Didnt it have a 70's/afro kind of feel to it?

[GMass]

Vigilante 8 would be a dream come true, I loved it.

It was the console spin-off from Interstate 76 which was the mutts nuts.

[ChrisField]

Interstate 76!!! THAT is what I was thinking of :)

[stormbreak]

Someone stole my copy, that was a great game though. Remember playing it on PS1 and DC, would always wait for those ants to come... Or is that another game? =\

[Kotatsu Neko]

I remember Interstate 76...! Flat shaded PC goodness from years back. It was pretty good back then, but I wonder if it's aged well.

[ChrisField]

From http://www.1pstart.com/capcom-announces-super-puzzle-fighter-ii-turbo-and-more-for-xbla-ps-network/


Capcom has announced 4 games will be making their way to both the Xbox Live Arcade as well as the PS Network. The games are:
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
Talisman

[watusi]

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo!!!

HURRAH! What a great game, could be awesome over live.

Not bothered about SSFII turbo though, I want one alpha 3

[Spatial101]

Wow, Talisman! That's a blast from my nerdy youth past there right

The last of Capcom's just-announced batch of downloadable games in development is Talisman, based on the board game of the same name from Games Workshop. Set for release on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC this winter, Talisman is playable online or offline by up to four players, takes place in a swords-and-sorcery setting, and is "based very closely" on the board game. Talisman will also feature downloadable expansion packs in the future with character updates, adventure card updates, and alternate endings.

[Psyduck]

Super puzzle fighter online - best news ever!

[Kotatsu Neko]

And Street Fighter 2 is getting a full 1080p upgrade with redrawn sprites! High-res SF2 sprites at last? We've only been waiting 10 years!

[Yoshimax]

Pah I bought the last version of SF2 and played it like 3 times - once bitten, twice shy - Why can't we have one of their fantastic side-scrollers ? Like Aliens, Final Fight or Cadillacs & Dinosaurs ? Not the same thing over & over it's not 1990 again :D

[El Leone]

You guys missed out the best part:

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix downloads Capcom’s incredibly popular puzzle game into the new generation. This fall, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade, PLAYSTATION® Network and PC in its greatest incarnation to date. The new version of the game features newly created 1080p HD graphics, several new game modes, improved game balance, new stage backgrounds courtesy of Udon Entertainment and online play.

The Capcom arcade classic receives a whole new look as Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix comes to both the, PLAYSTATION® Network and Xbox LIVE this fall. Capcom will maintain the integrity of the popular game by utilizing the original game code while upgrading the graphics with new artwork and high resolution 1080p images. Again, all of the art, from character animation to stage backgrounds, will be completely redrawn by Udon Entertainment, the company responsible for the official US Street Fighter series of comics. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will include both online and offline competition for one to two players.
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13253/...-Arcade-Games/ (http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13253/Capcom-Announces-Four-New-Xbox-Live-Arcade-Games/)

http://img2.kult-mag.com/photos/00/00/81/82/ME0000818216_2.jpg

[Spatial101]

That's going to look stonking in 1080p :wub:

[Kotatsu Neko]

It should look amazing, but I kind of wish it was SF3 they were tarting up and not SF2. Much as I love 2 I've played it to death, and it does feel a little dated.

[hoolak]

It should look amazing, but I kind of wish it was SF3 they were tarting up and not SF2. Much as I love 2 I've played it to death, and it does feel a little dated.

For me, I could not get into a lot of the characters on SFIII - some just seemed a bit bland to me. The SSF2T cast are a fricken charming lot.

[Crisp_Rapper]

bland?

http://fark.pbwiki.com/f/WTF-Scary-Cat.jpg

we had a shape shifting humanoid form, a russian electric punk opera singer with a little girl as a friend, a really old hermit who lives in a sack and fights with one arm, a pants wearing electric/metal god of some description, his older half fire/half ice brother and a mysterious trenchcoat and hat wearing metal faced monster who nobody knows anything about.

i'd hardly say bland... of little interest to you perhaps but certainly not bland.

[Psyduck]

I think most people are more interested in how the characters play than their life story mate. I wasn't too impressed with sf3 either really, but that's probably because I didn't have the time to dedicate to it that I had to sf2, rather than them actually being poor.

I'm well looking forwards to this though, I think there's far more of a jump from sf2HF than people are giving credit, and despite the graphics being worse, it's not an inferior game to sfz3 or 3rd strike, it's just different. I doubt that many people have really played it competitively (vs) against decent ppl that much, so live will be good too (I hope). Though I guess some people will have done it already with sf anniversary on xbox1

[Crisp_Rapper]

I think most people are more interested in how the characters play than their life story mate.

he mentioned 'charming' which seems to suggest personality etc rather than how they play. ;)

[billy_dimashq]

i think the problem with the sf3 guys is they're all pretenders to the throne :(

i mean c'mon, rye-yoo? zangeef? they're like role models!

we know that ryu hates spiders, fei long hates apathy, and that blanka got electrocuted by something.

we know why vega wears his mask, and why sagat's got his scar.

we hated bison for killing chun li's pops, and we loved it when ryu smashed that guy's nose in in the sf2 anime.

we've gone through so much with the original cast that i don't think there's any room for such useless facts as Visitor Q's favourite motor oil, or whether Elena's seen lion king.

i just found out about ssf2t a few minutes ago thanks to phillai, and it's made my sunday, it really has.

wireless dc 360 stick ahoy (pending arrival of dc stick)

[hoolak]

Exactly what I mean. Personally, I just prefer the SF2 crew to the SF3 batch. Just a personal preference. I grew up with them guys. Me and Zangief used to go the park together and...

SF3 is a great game, but I just prefer SSF2T over it and it is mainly due to the characters on offer. Plus I love to do Zangief's super on it. Very rewarding. I do like Hugo and Dudley though.

[PeteJ]

Rumoured to be the mini golf game this wednesday.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Rumoured to be the mini golf game this wednesday.

Seems arcade is finally derailing again. It had a great run in recent months, but Luxor 2 seems to have signalled the end of this particular era.

Shame.

[Kotatsu Neko]

For me, I could not get into a lot of the characters on SFIII - some just seemed a bit bland to me. The SSF2T cast are a fricken charming lot.

I certainly wouldn't say they are bland, just rather unappealing visually. (with some exceptions)

It's all about the game and the animation though, and SF3 is for me a much better experience than SF2.

[hoolak]

Ok, bland was the wrong word to use. I guess for me, SF3's character roster didn't live up to the SF2 roster. Hugo is a charming fellow as is my dear Dudley.

[Crisp_Rapper]

I guess for me, SF3's character roster didn't live up to the SF2 roster.

and i agree with this though i'm not sure if that's purely down to the fact sf2 was the daddy back then and literally everywhere in magazines so i read so much about it. i grew up with sf2, sf3 just appeared and plonked a bunch of character i knew nothing about in front of me to play with.

i've always said if the sf3 engine was fired into sfa3's character list i'd literally die with happiness.

[MikeRox]

My mum and dad like Luxor 2 :P It just works a lot better with a mouse though. I do like my simple crazy golf games so I might actually enjoy that download. Maybe they're holding off releasing the classics so that people can buy more Guitar Hero packs though :P

[watusi]

According to OXM Gyruss is out on wednesday as wel as mini golf

[DavidHolliss]

Must admit to never having heard of Gyruss before, is it similar to Asteroids ? be nice to have a double whammy on Weds, no mention on costs watsui ?

[Kubrick]

Gyruss is an old Konami shooter, quite similar to Galaga etc. Definite purchase for me. :)

[DavidHolliss]

Good, I'll be there Wednesday also :)

[Yoshimax]

Yeah Gyruss is a great game but ffs we're back to the 1983 stuff again - coming off the back of the last few weeks it's gonna be sore !

[watusi]

Must admit to never having heard of Gyruss before, is it similar to Asteroids ? be nice to have a double whammy on Weds, no mention on costs watsui ?

Says Gyruss is 400 points and golf is 800.

the full article is here:

http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/hardware/its_a_xbla_dual-strike!

don't think I'll buying Gyruss but might give the golf game a go...

[PeteJ]

I think the golf game looks pretty good, if it plays as well as Monkey Golf then 800pts will be worth it.

[Ish]

Likewise I may go for the golf but definetly not Gyruss.

Where the hell is Catan... I'm starting to get annoyed!

[Kotatsu Neko]

Gyruss is fun for something so ancient, but I'm not sure it's actually worth any money. I wish MS would move on to more recent retro games,- at least move on to the mid to late 80s and give us OutRun and Power Drift.

[Yoshimax]

I tell you - On reflection if they've stuck a 2 player coop online mode in there (chances = about the same as dog-egg cheesecake being palatable) I'll be laying out me 400 !!!

Golf ? I'll need to see it first.....

[Jebus]

Confirmed as a dual-release tomorrow by majornelson.

Blimey, kicking it into overdrive or what!?!

[PeteJ]

You know what will happen though - a few weeks of zero content.

They are either confident they have enough content to keep them going for a long time or...not so clever.

[Jebus]

I'd argue it would be utterly foolish to release two games on a day if it meant that weeks of no content would follow. Nobody has asked for 2 games a week, so to do so without provocation would say to me they are confident of the content being ready.

Maybe, just MAYBE they've learnt how to do this.

[Yoshimax]

Jesus Christ has anybody watched the new gameplay Bioshock video on the marketplace ? 720p version is about 399mb it had my jaw on the floor ! Absolutely stunning.

[DavidHolliss]

Anyone tried today's two XBLA releases yet ?

[PeteJ]

Jesus Christ has anybody watched the new gameplay Bioshock video on the marketplace ? 720p version is about 399mb it had my jaw on the floor ! Absolutely stunning.
New footage or 720p of the recently released stuff?

[Yoshimax]

Er - Dunno - I hadn't seen any of it before ? It's a fight with one of the big daddy's - Starts with you entering the city kind of thing, then little girl comes in with big daddy in tow, then it kicks off with lots of special effect weapons & stuff - very, very nice either way !

It does clearly state WIP though - framerate needs increased a bit and there's some tearing but it's still stunning !

[Yoshimax]

So has nobody bothered with either of todays XBLA releases ? I'm keen to hear how the golf is as I quite like the idea of 4 player online !

[Kotatsu Neko]

So has nobody bothered with either of todays XBLA releases ? I'm keen to hear how the golf is as I quite like the idea of 4 player online !

We're all still at work Yoshi!

I'll take a look at Gyruss tonight out of curiosity.

[bignige]

We're all still at work Yoshi!

I'll take a look at Gyruss tonight out of curiosity.

Both seem ok, nothing special though. Golf in space should've been better though!

[DavidHolliss]

Yeah I've read the golf game isn't fantastic, ball control is a bit weird at times and the space level design is pretty poor. Sounding expensive at 800 points.

Not read any feedback on Gyruss.

[David GP]

Not read any feedback on Gyruss.

Well then, here goes : a highly disappointing conversion, mainly due to a few graphic bugs and a very dodgy soundtrack (the original tune is a mere shadow of its formal self : some essential intruments are missing. Worse still : the catchy music on the bonus stages is totally gone, not to mention some bizarre sounds that can be heard now and then). The "enhanced mode" fares little better.

Despite all that, Gyruss remains a classic and as such, is still fun to play.

[Jebus]

To be honest, they are both pretty poor.

Gryuss is just another shooter...

3D mini Golf is just...boring...

Underwhelmed but still a step in the right direction release wise!

[Yoshimax]

I hoped 4 player golf would be fun :(

Why has everbody stopped playing Worms so soon ? Will it be DLC-happy hour before we're back on it now ?

[Jebus]

I've not finished with worms, just nobody else plays it on my friends list!

Maybe Golf will appeal to some, but the visuals and gameplay felt horrid to me. The disgustingly skinny bint in a tracksuit put me off to start with!

It felt so unresponsive to me as well, I really had no idea how hard I was gonna hit it or where it'd end up.

[ChrisField]

Just bought Golf. Was quite enjoying it until I realised that I can't play online games. Same reason I couldn't play online games with Assault Heroes. So thats half the achievements I'll never be able to get. Tossers.

[Yoshimax]

The reason being ????

[ChrisField]

For some odd reason I can't connect to multiplayer games in either Assault Heroes or 3D Ultra Minigolf. Affects quite a few people apparently according to threads in the forums on xbox.com. Every other 360 game I've tried works a treat, just not those two.

[ChrisField]

edit: managed to get into one game yesterday (instead of getting an error message) and then promptly had a powercut lol

[Kotatsu Neko]

I didn't even bother running the golf game but Gyrus looked like a very suspect conversion. The frame rate seemed rather splutterly and the sound was off too.

400 points not spent.

[ChrisField]

I actually enjoyed playing the golf game yesterday. Its a fair bit different to the demo (which seems to be the case of late!) but its just far too buggy. For example theres one achievement where you have to collect 4 medals. I collected 1 and it gave me the achievement anyway.

I think the demo may put(t) people off because the physics are different on each hole, but if you're playing the full game then they're rather more consistent. i.e. you play several holes in the wild west with the same gravity, then several holes at the fun fun with the same gravity, and then it moves to outer space where its all a bit floaty, but it doesnt come as a total contrast. That said, I still wouldnt recommend the golf but it is a bit of fun.

[DavidHolliss]

I quite enjoyed both of last weeks offerings, Golf is easy fun. Gryus, god it gets difficult quickly, different kind of shooter which won't appeal to everyone.

Wonder what this Wednesday will bring ...

[HumanEnergy]

I downloaded the Golf game and while it's not a world beater, it really did enjoy it, and anyone can get the achievements. I don't usually spend a huge amount of time on the Live Arcade games, but I had fun going through Golf.

[Gradius]

This week it's a double header again.

Eets: Chowdown and Pinball FX according to Major Nelson.

Any ideas?

[DavidHolliss]

Pinball sounds good, not so sure about the puzzle game personally, and 800 points each, MS certainly want our XBLA points this month.

[hoolak]

Yeah Pinball does sound good. Any screenies about?

[edit] aah nevermind, I found some (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=73957)

[DavidHolliss]

www.pinballfx.com :)

[hoolak]

www.pinballfx.com (http://www.pinballfx.com) :)

Yus :D Aaah reminds me of the days when I couldnt get my dad off my Amiga for Pinball Dreams.

[Greg Moss]

Is that an updated version of the pinball game that came with Windows 2000 (I think?)? Looks similar but with more tables. I wasted far too much time on that, so I imagine this will be the same. :thumb:

[EvilBoris]

Eets Chowdown is weird , kinda like lemmings, but even more frustrating.

[ChrisField]

Aye, some shots of Eets here on IGN:
http://uk.media.xbox360.ign.com/media/881/881247/imgs_1.html

[DavidHolliss]

Three more XBLA titles confirmed for this year

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5417&Itemid=2

Car racing and bowling ones should be a laugh :)

[merf]

bowling games have all now been rendered irrelevent after the sublime Wii sports bowling, how can anything improve on that, its pretty much perfect.

[bignige]

bowling games have all now been rendered irrelevent after the sublime Wii sports bowling, how can anything improve on that, its pretty much perfect.

What he said.

[DavidHolliss]

Not if you don't own a Wii ..

[merf]

they are easy to get hold of, piles of them laying around in shops everywhere I look.

oh no, hold on a minute, thats the other one.

[billy_dimashq]

^^ lol

[Yoshimax]

I'd have to agree once you played wii bowling it's game over for the rest !

[Spatial101]

Except Wii bowling doesn't come with a potential 200 gamerpoints and those are like crack to some of you. :D

[merf]

it may warrant a general gaming thread in its own right but is Wii Bowling the first game to genuinely render any further games in its own genre un-necessary due to it being pretty much perfect ?

[wicky]

Whats out today ?

[Paulos G]

Catan and Centipede/Millipede. Just off to see if they're there yet.

Edit: they are

Catan 800 points 32.75mb

Centipede & Millipede 400 points 39.57 mb

[John Beaulieu]

LONDON, May 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NasdaqCM:SSTR (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=sstr) - News (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=sstr)), today announced that it will bring the furious excitement of the classic Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe to the Xbox 360(tm) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft via Xbox LIVE(r) Arcade. The highly anticipated title was recently voted one of the most wanted games for Xbox LIVE Arcade in an article by the Computer and Video Games website. Its arrival will please both hard-core fans and new generations of gamers who have yet to experience what some believe is the finest combat sports game ever made.

The Bitmap Brothers classic, Speedball, was first released for the Amiga in 1990 and quickly became a huge success. However, it wasn't until the release of its sequel, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe that the title reached new gaming heights and sold over two million units. It is still considered by many to be one of the best games of all time. The Xbox LIVE Arcade version is a perfect conversion of Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe but with the addition of an all-new High Definition version, more teams and downloadable content.


This new Xbox LIVE Arcade version of Speedball II will enhance this classic game while still retaining all the classic elements that have made it a firm favorite among gamers.

``We are pleased to be bringing this all-time classic to Xbox LIVE Arcade,'' commented Ian Higgins, CEO of Empire Interactive. ``With its brutal and addictive gameplay, and the ability to play multiplayer over Xbox LIVE, we are sure this will be the definitive version of Speedball.'' ``This is another example of Empire updating a classic IP and bringing it to a brand new audience. Double Dragon will launch next Wednesday, and will be our first foray onto Xbox LIVE Arcade. Our announcement of Speedball 2 demonstrates our continued intention to bring high quality classic titles to a broader market,'' said Clive Kabatznik, CEO of Silverstar Holdings.

[PeteJ]

Made my day that has.

[HumanEnergy]

Fantastic news, I remember going around to my mates house when I was eleven or twelve years old to play that. Happy days are here again :happy:

[DavidHolliss]

Great news, don't know anyone who didn't like Speedball 2

[Yoshimax]

Big question now - Is it 1v1 online or 2v2 or 4v4 ???

Me mind is working overtime.

"ICE CREAM".

[Concept]

Holy ****. :o

Is that real?

Should be in Headlines if it's true. God, I hope it is.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Am I the only one who prefered Speedball 1? Tighter arena kept everything super instant and crucially it also was written for the Amiga specifically - which meant silky smooth 50fps hardware scrolling. Speedball 2 was an Atari ST port with dithered 4-bit visuals and super juddery 25fps software scrolling...

I assume they'll fix the frame rate in the Live version, but I still think the smaller arena made the game much more playable.

[ChrisField]

Asteroids, Missle Command and Tempest coming soon too.... meh.

[PeteJ]

Speedball did play a good game, but I honestly can't say any of it was better than Speedball2. It was pretty much a perfect sequel.

It still plays great too.

[Soi]

Who cares about the FPS!

My 13 year old self loved Speedball 2, and I'm sure my 28 year old self will do too.

As for Speedball 1, I liked it at the time, but thought that its sequel bettered it is every way. As I remember, Speedball 1 was too easy to exploit, whereas 2 had a lot more tactics.

[Brats]

Am I the only one who prefered Speedball 1? Tighter arena kept everything super instant and crucially it also was written for the Amiga specifically - which meant silky smooth 50fps hardware scrolling. Speedball 2 was an Atari ST port with dithered 4-bit visuals and super juddery 25fps software scrolling...

I'm with you there. I thought I was the only one!

[merf]

speedball 2 was amazing but i have the feeling they never knew quite how it was so great. i expect this to be a massive disappointment , though i really hope it isn't

[bignige]

Double Dragon next week....

[DavidHolliss]

Good news, where did you read/hear that ?

No news on the Forza demo I suppose

[bignige]

Good news, where did you read/hear that ?

No news on the Forza demo I suppose

http://www.gamingtalkhq.com/gamingtalkhq-home/double-dragon-coming-to-xbla-next-week.html

[Yoshimax]

Double Dragon was confirmed in the same announcement as Speedball2.

[wheelaa]

Double Dragon will launch next Wednesday, and will be our first foray onto Xbox LIVE Arcade.

:thumb:

[MJ]

Tron is coming to the 360 Arcade.

Celebrating 25 years of Disney’s most innovative sci-fi franchise ever, the guys and gals at Disney Interactive are re-releasing two classic Tron games for the Xbox 360's Live Arcade. The new (yet old) games will come complete with high-definition visuals and re-mastered sound to take full advantage of the 3-6-0's high-end gaming capabilities.

I loved the entire concept of Tron. To me it was just great stuff. Bringing the Light Cycles into the next-gen arena (even though it’s only on Xbox Live Arcade) is a really great thing and hopefully we’ll see a real version of Tron released for the Xbox 360 or PS3, sometime soon. Meanwhile, all XBLA gamers alike will be able to play the newly enhanced Tron games this summer.

According to the press release, “Each game includes the original version as well as an enhanced version with new graphics and audio features. Through Xbox LIVE Arcade, players can also compete in both games against another player in four online modes.”

At least we know these two games won’t be laggy...well, they better not be. But as usual, you can gather up more information and media at the Official Xbox Live Website.
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Tron-Invades-Xbox-Live-Arcade-4085.html

[Kotatsu Neko]

I really wish they'd move on a bit with the coin-op retro stuff. All these ancient relics may be interesting for historical purposes but give me Power Drift or OutRun anyday. TMNT was a step in the right direction... we need more like that!

[Akira]

Man,i'd love to see Outrun on live arcade.Even though i can play it right now,i would love to see it in HD and those achievements could potentially be pretty good.

On the subject of coming soon.Where in the hell is Sonic? sega have dropped the ball big time with live arcade.They could be making some serious wedge with all their ip's.

[ChrisField]

I'd be surprised if Konami's Simpsons (the TMNT style one) doesn't make an appearance when the movie comes out this summer.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Depends who owns the game rights now. The TMNT thing happened because Ubi own the rights now and allowed Konami to port their old game.

[EvilBoris]

EA had it most recently, so I imagine that they have had their eye on the production of the movie for a Looong time, if they still have it they might attempt to work something out.

[Yoshimax]

Give me final fight already.

[David GP]

A new video of XBLA forthcoming games :

http://www.insidegamer.nl/hardware/xbox360/videos/2410

There's a brilliant song playing throughout the video - a vibrant tribute to the 64 and all the sound processors of yesteryear. Does anyone happen to know who made that fantastic piece of work?

[ChrisField]

Street Trace NYC looks interesting, as does Mad Tracks.

Nice to see Green Beret / Rush N Attack on the way as well. Bet thats going to be rock solid for achievements!

[Yoshimax]

Street Trace NYC looks like a 100% rip-off of that DC game from way back when (Trickstyle - Cheers KN) - not a bad thing

Mad Tracks looks like it could be aces online !

And Missile Command - Multiplayer over live please.

As for Yie Ar Kung Fu - Jesus Christ why ?

[Kotatsu Neko]

Green Beret and Track and Field are automatic buys for me, probably Super Contra as well. I'd prefer the C64 port of Green Beret though as it had much better music than the arcade original!

I thought Yie Ar Kung Fu was a Japan exclusive?

And Missile Command belongs on the Wii.

The two 3D games look okay I guess. One could be a decent MarioKart/Re-Volt clone, and the other looks a bit like Trickstyle/Airblade.

No Ikaruga in that list though....

[ChrisField]

Street Trace NYC looks like a 100% rip-off of that DC game from way back when (not a bad thing)

Trickstyle?

edit: oops as Katatsu Neko said :)

[Kenji]

Is Double Dragon out tomorrow? I can't seem to find anywhere to confirm it.

[Yoshimax]

Yes - It is confirmed in this thread try searching "Double Dragon" ;)

[Kenji]

Apart from this link in the thread:
http://www.gamingtalkhq.com/gamingtalkhq-home/double-dragon-coming-to-xbla-next-week.html

I've not seen anywhere else that says it's out tomorrow.

[Yoshimax]

http://www.gamingtalkhq.com/gamingtalkhq-home/double-dragon-coming-to-xbla-next-week.html

Nige confirmed it 2 pages back (looks like same link).

[bignige]

Apart from this link in the thread:
http://www.gamingtalkhq.com/gamingtalkhq-home/double-dragon-coming-to-xbla-next-week.html

I've not seen anywhere else that says it's out tomorrow.

Taa Daa!

http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/05/08/this-week-in-arcade-double-dragon.aspx

[wheelaa]

400 points too, get in!

Will be on DD all noght tomorrow...look me up for some coop!

[stainboy]

Nice selection of games, I'm so glad I bought a 360 instead of waiting for the wii, the arcade pisses all over the virtual console.

Great to see a racer on the Arcade finally, I'd still have prefered a 2D top down affair but Mad Tracks does look fun, better than the stale real life style that 3D racers usually go for.

[Mr Pump]

Can't see Peggle :(

[chopemon]

just watched someone play sonic the hedgehog on partnernet.

it is accessed through a front end called sega vintage collection so i'm guessing there'll be more out under the same guise.

also on partnernet are tron, discs of tron, track and field, missile command and street trace nyc (which is apparently awful).

[billy_dimashq]

yeah i heard about the vintage collection too, along with a certain other game that, since hearing about it, has got me cacking my pants in anticipation

[Family Fry]

yeah i heard about the vintage collection too, along with a certain other game that, since hearing about it, has got me cacking my pants in anticipation

http://www.angry-gamer.net/ag/images/stories/sega-megadrive-streets-of-rage-pal.jpg
SoR+SUMO DIGITAL+XBOX LIVE CO-OP=PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!

[billy_dimashq]

if they did that, and hired mr. koshiro to remix the music again (or even just used the remastered tracks from the japanese sor cd) i'd pay good points for that

[MartyG]

Coming this Wednesday, if you don't have access to the Halo 3 Beta ....

Soltrio Solitaire (http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/05/11/545087.aspx) - yours for 800 MS Points. There are 18 variations, so that's like only 45 MSP per game!!!!11!1! ;)

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/soltriosolitairexboxlivearcade/

[Kotatsu Neko]

I guess they fell they can slip out a dud this week as last week had so many goodies.

[Brats]

I'm probably going to buy this. I find the other card games very relaxing after a long session on Gears or Oblivion.

Plus the Queen of Spades has nice norks.

[Nembot]

http://www.angry-gamer.net/ag/images/stories/sega-megadrive-streets-of-rage-pal.jpg
SoR+SUMO DIGITAL+XBOX LIVE CO-OP=PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!

I think if SoR was coming to the arcade I`d just simply explode and you can take that anyway you want! :lol:

SoR is one of my favourite games, EVER!!!!!!

[Yoshimax]

No - we want SOR2/3 not 1. :(

Although obviously it's a buy - Bit cheeky on the back of DoubleDragon though !!

[Simmy]

Speak for yourself, 1 is where it is at for me ! This must come true, been my top want since Live Arcade was announced !

[billy_dimashq]

sor1's the one i play most. i only play sor2 for the music and even then only 2-player. i get bored of sor2 by like level 5

[Kotatsu Neko]

No - we want SOR2/3 not 1. :(

Although obviously it's a buy - Bit cheeky on the back of DoubleDragon though !!

1 looks a bit dated and has a terrible frame rate, but it still plays well and has great music.

I don't think SEGA need worry about competition from Double Dragon, as SOR is so much better it isn't funny.

[ChrisField]

"Aegis Wing" this week. Free game...
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/05/14/545143.aspx

and the phrase that pays "2-D side-scrolling space shooter"

[MartyG]

Bonus - this isn't something I was expecting. A traditional 2D scrolling shooter of this ilk is something XBL has been missing since it launched - looks quite nice from the pics - are there any vids anywhere?

[DavidHolliss]

Won't say no to a free game, but wonder if this is a tester for region protection - System/Live account region wise.

“Aegis Wing” will be available for download in North America only.

[MartyG]

Bugger - missed that :/

So, non-US royally screwed yet again ...

And it's an internal project at Microsoft, and they still can't sort out the legals?

[ChrisField]

:(

[Kotatsu Neko]

This US bias from Microsoft is really getting tedious now.

[Ajay1986]

Meh at least they are still better then Sony and Nintendo who lets face it are utterly dire at getting stuff out in Europe.

[ChrisField]

Think its going to be able to Silver members too, so maybe we'll be alright to get it?

[Riskbreaker]

Just having a look on the gamerscore blog to see what the response to it being NA only would be. Funnily enough, comments are disabled what a surprise :rolleyes:

Fantastic move by MS. One week disable any accounts that don't match the country of residence. Next week, just to rub some more salt in the wounds, release an arcade shooter for free NA only.

These guys are pure genius.

[ChrisField]

Plenty of comments on Major Nelsons blog though. Oddly though, the new Pirates of Carribbean demo ISNT available in NA. Go figure.

[Sane]

So what's to stop us from using a US account to get this? I just downloaded the Trusty Bell demo on my jp account and there seems to be no regional lockout yet?

[DavidHolliss]

Yet being the important word in that sentence, at present there is nothing to stop people doing it, but MS have obviously cottoned on to what's going on and will "punish" as and when they see fit.

[capcom_suicide]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Microsoft you started off like a dream console supplier, finally listening to the fans and doing away with major regional variations. (Give or take)

Do you know not realise how much this hurts other regions?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Rant over.

[ChrisField]

lol @ www.minornelson.com

[Silvergun X]

I thought the regional lockout was only for paid content? With the Aegis Wing demo being free, I thought that even after the lockout, people can go onto a US account and download it?

[ChrisField]

Yes, it seems they can apparently.

[ChrisField]

MS want to know what YOU (cue big pointy finger) want to see on XBLA...
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/05/18/546058.aspx

I've already posted "Supercars 2" on there ;)

[strawdog]

i cant work it out !
i have a us 360,i live in new york,the console locale is north america
and i cant get aegis wings up in market place?!?!

do i need an american cred card/address u think?

(still on my old live account details with uk cred card at the moment)

[Yoshimax]

MS want to know what YOU (cue big pointy finger) want to see on XBLA...
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/05/18/546058.aspx

I've already posted "Supercars 2" on there ;)

I'll second that and if ThaForce sees this he'll third it ! The game was made for live !!!

And Final Fight - Time they moved their old arcade game releases to a later time period than the bloody dawn of videogames !!!

[MartyG]

More original stuff and less of the retro would be my suggestion - there are some definite classics, but much of the older stuff is only any good through rose tinted glasses. It's quite depressing to me to see so many people requesting old console and arcade games in the comments.

Bubble Bobble and Puzzle Bobble still play very well indeed, especially the later which I regularly play ( and one of the few arcade game I can single credit ), these would probably make good additions to XBLA, but less retro would be my choice, I've already played them.

[strawdog]

how about ikari warriors co-op play?
controllers are perfect for it

[strawdog]

just found this...........
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/21-04-2006-2625.html
the answer to many peoples xbla requests may come true !!
a legit version of MAME on the 360 !!!
i think i might need that bigger hard drive if this happens

[ChrisField]

Hey thats pretty damn good news! Although having MAME is one thing, getting the publishers permission to whap their games on XBLA is another. Sounds good though :)

[Kotatsu Neko]

just found this...........
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/21-04-2006-2625.html
the answer to many peoples xbla requests may come true !!
a legit version of MAME on the 360 !!!
i think i might need that bigger hard drive if this happens

I'd take that with a substantial amount of salt. I read that *exact* same MAME quote at least 6 months ago.

Could well be an old rumour doing the rounds again.

[Family Fry]

Im quite excited about this whole request thing, means that they are willing to listen and maybe even action some requests if possible.

New and original content is always good though but would like to replay some old classics with modern live play and online high scores.

Wouldnt mind...

Alien Breed, come on team 17 you made some cash out of worms.
Micro Machines, 8 player live would be nice.
Guardian Heroes
Final Fight
Road Rash, 8-16 player biking action, with weapons could be cool.
San Fran Rush 2049, winged cars+live.

Also expand on the Uno/Card/Board Games and get some licenses Monopoly, Scrabble, Trival Pursuit and more on live all have potential to expand the social aspect of live.

[Leon Ahoy!]

Rave Racer, or Ridge Racer. Just give me an arcade version with multi-player support, a league table etc...

It'd be easy for Namco on the 360. I played a emulated version on an old Geforce4 PC a while back; it ran well.

I really want a 2D " Tron the Light Cycles " game. Put in some nice particle effects etc... and give me that addictive gameplay.

[Silvergun X]

The MAME thing isn't happening. No mention of it at all from MameDEV.

[ChrisField]

The MAME thing isn't happening. No mention of it at all from MameDEV.

They may well be under NDA.

[Kotatsu Neko]

They may well be under NDA.

Or it may just be an old fanboy rumour back from the dead.

[Yoshimax]

No way MAME will come out - Legal minefield and they already justify the old puggies with online play & HD graphic variants !

[ChrisField]

Or it may just be an old fanboy rumour back from the dead.

Or it could be that :lol:

Thinking about it. I do wonder if bits of MAME may have already been licenced for the Midway / NAMCO etc... stuff?

[Kotatsu Neko]

Or it could be that :lol:

Thinking about it. I do wonder if bits of MAME may have already been licenced for the Midway / NAMCO etc... stuff?

One of the main MAME coders (Nicola Salmoria) worked with Razorworks on the Double Dragon XBLA emulation. Another well known emu coder, a UK guy named Steve Snake (K-GEN) works with SEGA often on their retro packs, most recently on the Genesis collection for PS2 and PSP.

[peeveen]

In an ideal world, MAME would be a free or cheap download that contained NO ROMS, but ROMS could be released for it as additional downloads that cost 200 points each, or something. The original copyright holders would have nothing to do but sign an agreement and then set up a nice little account for money to go into.

The MAME code already contains functionality to load/save the high scores, so these could easily be uploaded to Live to allow leaderboards to be created.

And, though it's been a while since I looked, I think some kind of netplay was introduced a while back too. Kailerra or something, was it called? Again, probably wouldn't be impossible to work this into Live.

Fingers crossed, but it'll never happen.

(hey, maybe I would get 0.001p for every copy sold ... hmmm)

[TheForce]

I'll second that and if ThaForce sees this he'll third it ! The game was made for live !!!
just put my vote for Supercars 2 upthere !

[DavidHolliss]

No rumours yet on what's coming this Weds ?

[Gradius]

Rush n Attack and Xevious 400points each.

[ChrisField]

More details here: http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/05/21/Xevious.aspx

[Silvergun X]

Where the hell is Space Giraffe?!

[billy_dimashq]

is that minter's game?

[Kotatsu Neko]

Where the hell is Space Giraffe?!

It's going through approval now, which could take a couple more months.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Rush n Attack and Xevious 400points each.

Xevious is horribly dated now but Green Beret is still pretty damn good.

I do with they'd move forward in time with the retro releases though. Why always go for the ancient stuff?

[wheelaa]

Coz the 360 has 'ancient' retro..the 720, now will be a different story!

[Gradius]

I like "ancient retro", i spent most of my time playing in the arcades in the mid to late 80's.

Green Beret is pretty decent, but very short. The four levels can be completed in about 10 minutes.

Konami has a pretty big back catalogue of 80's games, some good some bad. Personally i love the original Gradius (Nemesis) and Hypersports.

Anybody remember Iron Horse, Jackal, Jailbreak, Sunset Riders, Combat School, Shou Lin Road etc.....

[ChrisField]

Who said 720's coming out on XBLA? Did you say 720's coming out on XBLA? I sure do hope 720's coming out on XBLA.

I think we are going to be "treated" to Yie Ar Kung Fu before we can have anything so good as Combat School or Sunset Riders. Although I dont particularly fancy breaking as many 360 pads on Combat School and Hypersports as I did Kempston joysticks...

[Gradius]

Who said 720's coming out on XBLA? Did you say 720's coming out on XBLA? I sure do hope 720's coming out on XBLA.

I think he means that the next Xbox will be called the 720 (360x2).

720 would be a great live arcade game tho.

[ChrisField]

I know :( Just getting myself all excited. So to speak.

[Yoshimax]

Rush n Attack and Xevious 400points each.

:scared:

My #1 childhood arcade machine - the sound of that little intro ditty when you start is ringing in my ears as I type this.

Ignore EVERYTHING I ever said about already having these games on xbox1.

Bought.

[Yoshimax]

If Bubble Bobble arrived next week I think I'd die after this ><

[DavidHolliss]

/starts petition for Bubble Bobble :lol:

[toythatkills]

http://www.xbox360rally.com/blue-dragon-demo-coming-tomorrow/

No idea how reliable this information is...

[Spatial101]

You do realise I now have the Bubble Bobble theme tune in my head? And just before bed time too :mad:

Even worse is when it gets to the `warp warp warp` bit and everything gets faster. :s

[DavidHolliss]

http://www.xbox360rally.com/blue-dragon-demo-coming-tomorrow/

No idea how reliable this information is...

Would be great wouldn't it. Does seem too early though.

[merf]

what a pair of turds this week.

I'd have thought the ideal balance is one retro and one original per week if possible.

i love xbla and really want to pick up a small game every week to have a bash with, last few weeks have been pretty grim though.

[Yoshimax]

Even worse is when it gets to the `warp warp warp` bit and everything gets faster. :s

Worse than that is when the evil shark appears if you take too long - DAN, DA DA DAN !!!!

If they did a week where we got Rainbow Islands & Bubble Bobble I think I'd have to have a day off.

[Velcro]

Add in Parasol Stars & I'm with you. Rodland as well & it'll be my summer holl's early.

[Akira]

http://www.xbox360rally.com/blue-dragon-demo-coming-tomorrow/

No idea how reliable this information is...links dead.Guessing it's BS then.

[TheForce]

Where the hell is Space Giraffe?!
I REALLY hope to be playing this within a month or 2 !

[Yoshimax]

In this months Edge Yak said it was done & dusted (all levels in etc) and they were basically going through the submission requirements to ensure they'd ticked all the boxes prior to submission.

I'm sure he said we'd have it within a month or two and the column would've been writted at LEAST a month ago now !!!

[ChrisField]

Looks like Exit from the PSP is coming to the Japanese Marketplace this summer for 800 points. No word of an international release as yet.

Source: http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/791/791051p1.html

[MonkeyWrench]

It had better come out over here, that was one of the best games I played on my PSP before it became my mp3 player.

[Family Fry]

Some recent ESRB decisions and oh er missus.
Notice the one that got me excited, we knew it was coming though ;)
ESRB FTW

Fatal Fury Special, SNK Playmore USA, T
Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence Xbox 360

Mutant Storm Empire, Pom Pom Software Ltd, E10+
Fantasy Violence Xbox 360

Tempest, Atari Inc., E
No Descriptors Xbox 360

Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe, Atari Inc., E
Mild Fantasy Violence Xbox 360

Prince of Persia Classic, Ubisoft, T
Blood, Violence Xbox 360

Streets of Rage 2, Sega E
Animated Violence Wii, Xbox 360
OH GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!!!

Tron, Buena Vista Games E
Mild Fantasy Violence Xbox 360

Discs of Tron, Buena Vista Games E
Mild Fantasy Violence Xbox 360

[Akira]

kerching!! open up those flood gates sega.Let them ALL out!

[Yoshimax]

SoR2 with online co-op and it's game over :)

Didn't know tempest was coming - I presume that'll be the original ? :( They could do great things in terms of using the analogue stick for control.

[Nembot]

Streets of Rage 2, Sega E
Animated Violence Wii, Xbox 360
OH GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!!!

Eventhough this is great news I`m a little disappointed that it isn`t the first game, it`s one of my favourite games ever. :(

[billy_dimashq]

Eventhough this is great news I`m a little disappointed that it isn`t the first game, it`s one of my favourite games ever. :(

seconded, but still sor2 man, SOR2!! i play it just to listen to the music :)

[Yoshimax]

2 is the pinnacle of the series for me so I can't wait :)

Can't wait to see the achievements.


Asteroids could be amazing if the HD-ify it :D

[Family Fry]

Shadowrun demo is going Live June 6th by the way.

Features....

* Training: Chapters 1, 2, and 3
* Solo Match and Public Match (so both bot play and multiplayer)
* One map: Power Station (which means only one game type: Raid)
* Two races: Elf and Human
* Magic: Tree of Life, Resurrect, Gust, and Teleport
* Tech: Glider, Enhanced Vision, and Smartlink
* Weapons: Pistol, SMG, Rifle, Shotgun, Katana, and Sniper Rifle

Sounds cool.

[Synthesthesia]

When's the darkness demo due out?

[MJ]

When's the darkness demo due out?
All I've heard is a few weeks before the game's release and unless that changes the game is due at the end of this month so the demo should be any time in the next couple of weeks based on that.

[ChrisField]

Prince of Persia next week apparently.

13th June: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=77416

[Yoshimax]

Where's shadowrun then ?

[Crimson Day]

Where's shadowrun then ?

ditto thought it was up on the 6th?

[Spatial101]

Supposed to be some time today now by all accounts.

[Crimson Day]

Its up now!:thumb: 1.07 GB

also up is Techu Z

[Ajay1986]

Got the Tenchu game months ago off the JPN Market and it was bloody awful, avoid like the plague.

[Brodie]

i quite liked it myself. :D

[Yoshimax]

Dammit Shadowrun is great fun - I'm fighting the urge to buy, buy, buy......

[watusi]

Dammit Shadowrun is great fun - I'm fighting the urge to buy, buy, buy......

Get it bought the full game is the best live game so far IMO

[ChrisField]

Yoshi, you need to buy it. Been playing full thing since launch and its a total blast online. Seriously! :)

[Kotatsu Neko]

Got the Tenchu game months ago off the JPN Market and it was bloody awful, avoid like the plague.

Yeah it's abysmal. Also technically the worst 360 game I've seen (except for those early PS2 ports). Some of the tech is PS1 level (no joke). Truly a complete train wreck of a game.

[ChrisField]

Im sure we've been through this before, but any new news on Speedball 2's gotta be good. Press release here: http://xe360.com/article/No_Title/3872.html

[Silvergun X]

:scared: Superball 2

[Yoshimax]

My God did he do what I think he did ?

[ChrisField]

hahah my bad :) I'm ill I tells ya!

[RuBiQ]

Get it bought the full game is the best live game so far IMO



i just cant get into it... :(

im gutted cos i really WANNA like it but its not growing on meh..

[RuBiQ]

Get it bought the full game is the best live game so far IMO



i just cant get into it... :(

im gutted cos i really WANNA like it but its not growing on meh..

[Nembot]

i just cant get into it... :(

im gutted cos i really WANNA like it but its not growing on meh..

You`ve been whoring points out of shit games for too long, now you have a good game in your posession you can`t enjoy it! :lol:

[chopemon]

hexic 2 and band of bugs are on partnernet at the moment

[tom-nook]

Has a date been set for Space Giraffe yet?

[Spatial101]

Didn't even know Hexic 2 was on it's way so I'm a bit surprised at that.

Cool news though :)

[bignige]

Didn't even know Hexic 2 was on it's way so I'm a bit surprised at that.

Cool news though :)

Bungie's Marathon is rumoured to be on the way too. Unfortunately, I've lost the link.

[chopemon]

Didn't even know Hexic 2 was on it's way so I'm a bit surprised at that.

Cool news though :)

it doesn't look like you'll expect it to. its had a bit of an art style overhaul. nothing major, they have done a prince of persia warrior within

[Brats]

Bungie's Marathon is rumoured to be on the way too. Unfortunately, I've lost the link.

That would be awesome. All three Marathon games are superb and deserve to released on Live Arcade.

[bignige]

That would be awesome. All three Marathon games are superb and deserve to released on Live Arcade.

A rating for Marathon: Durandal has appeared on the USK, which is the German version of the ESRB, leading to speculation that Bungie's classic is on its way to Xbox Live Arcade.

In case you can't remember anything before Master Chief, Marathon was a science fiction first-person shooter published and developed by Bungie back in '94 for the Mac. How times have changed...

There's nothing official from either Microsoft or Bungie on the rumour but we'll keep you posted. Marathon on Live Arcade would ease the cold turkey of the Beta.

http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=165822

Source: Xbox Archiv

[Kenji]

Anyone know whats coming to XBLA this week?