Tag: XBLA

  • The Behemoth Releases Trailer For BattleBlock Theater

    BattleBlock Theater, The Behemoth’s third title for the Xbox Live Arcade, is described as: A story about friendship, betrayal, and a whole truck load of cats. I, for one, cannot wait. Looks a bit like Super Smash Bros. The official website is coming, soon. [ The Behemoth Blog ]

  • Square Enix’s 0 Day Attack on Earth Out 12/23

    Square Enix’s announced that their XBLA shooter 0 Day Attack on Earth will be out next week. It looks pretty interesting, and you can check out the official website here

  • This Week On XBLA – Bust a Move, Football Genius and Military Madness

    How many Bust a Move games are there? Apparently, about 22. So, just in case you want to own it yet again, you can get it on XBLA this week. Military Madness is a turn-based strategy game and Football Genius is a quiz game about…soccer! Madness. [ Major Nelson ]

  • Microsoft Removes XBLA Size Cap

    Back in the old days, Microsoft capped the size of Xbox Live Arcade games at 50 MB. I’m not particularly sure why they choose that cap, but they did. Then Symphony of the Night broke the 50 MB limit, so they raised it to 150 MB. Then Portal: Still Alive broke that at 1 GB.…

  • Summer of Arcade 2009

    It’s summer again, and Microsoft has officially announced their second annual “Summer of Arcade.” Five major titles make up the list this year, and most of them seem pretty awesome. One new title is released each week starting July 22nd. July 22: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-shelled – 1200 Microsoft Points A…

  • Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Coming to XBLA July 29

    Basically, this is the best fighting game ever. The day you ‘ ve been waiting for is just around the corner. Today we are announcing that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will be available globally as part of Microsoft’ s “Summer of Arcade” through Xbox Live on Wednesday, July 29 for 1,200 Microsoft Points.

  • Battlefield 1943 is Now Available

    Battlefield 1943 is a totally radical online FPS set during WWII’s Pacific campaign. You basically fight in various large battles during the war. Players can choose to fight on foot or in a number of different vehicles (planes, tanks, ships, etc). I used to play a lot of 1942…a lot. I might have to get…

  • Magic The Gathering: Duels Of The Planeswalkers Review

    I used to play Magic the Gathering a long, long time ago…it’s one of my many dorky pastimes. When I saw that a Magic the Gathering game had come out on Xbox Live Arcade, I decided to give it a shot and see if the game was as fun as I remember. Overall, I was…

  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Bonus Soundtrack

    If you never liked Marvel Vs. Capcom 2’s original jazz soundtrack, you’re in luck. Capcom will be releasing a “mixtape” of hip-hop songs inspired by the game this summer alongside the re-release of the game for the PSN and XBLA. Featured artists include: – Raekwon – Talib Kweli – E40 – DJ Qbert – Hieroglyphics…

  • New Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Screens

    Chun-Li has some huge thighs. The updated graphics actually look pretty awesome. Many more screens below…

  • Xbox Live Arcade’s Summer of Arcade

    Sure, the summer is almost over, but that hasn’t stopped Major Nelson from announcing “Xbox Live Arcade’s Summer of Arcade”. Basically, a bunch of highly anticipated arcade games are going to be released over the coming weeks. July 30 we get Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, August 13 Bionic Commando: Rearmed comes out, and August…

  • Castle Crashers E3 Screenshots

    The only thing I’m worried about is convincing Gmoney, Thrasher, and Robert to buy this game. I want to play it, but I don’t want to play it alone. I haven’t played a side scrolling beat-em-up in a long, long time… I love the artwork in the game, too. More images after the link…