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Microsoft Reconsiders the Delisting of Arcade Games

Before the New Xbox Experience, rumors were going around saying that Microsoft was preparing to delist and effectively delete games from their Xbox Live Arcade service. This special section of the Live Marketplace offers small games aimed at casual gamers who want to unwind and aren't keen on playing some blockb...

13 October 2008
03:46 GMT

Xbox Live Reaps Harvest from Summer of Arcade

Microsoft says that its Summer of Arcade promotion that launched in July and went on for five weeks delivered clear results. Xbox Live Arcade games went up in sales by 58% and gamers were pretty much satisfied with the quality of the new videogames released on the Microsoft created service.August also became the mont...

29 September 2008
16:11 GMT

Puzzle Your Way Through Peggle Nights

PopCap, the well known developer of casual games that also dabbled in the business of conducting surveys that show how good its own releases are for you, has just  launched the sequel to Peggle, one of the most addictive games of 2007. The new title is called Peggle Nights and you can get it from the developer&r...

19 September 2008
03:30 GMT

King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match Coming to XBLA

2008 has been a very good year for fighting games. Mortal Kombat is finally getting a new installment and the excitement is high about the partnership with DC Comics. Soulcalibur IV has already been out for some time and people generally like the game; Street Fighter IV is set to arrive soon. Now SNK is announcing th...

8 September 2008
04:35 GMT

Bionic Commando Breaks 100,000 Sales Barrier

Capcom says that Bionic Commando: Rearmed, the re-make of the original game launched in 1988, has managed to sell more than 130,000 units in its first week on the market. The game is currently available through the Xbox Live Arcade service, the PlayStation Network and digital download from the PC.Ben Judd, who is one...

26 August 2008
02:35 GMT

Portal: Still Alive Is Not a New Game

In traditional fashion for big corporate players, Microsoft put on an E3 show that was big on flash and surprisingly low on substance. They're not really to blame as this year's edition saw all the big players hold events where little new stuff was showed and where hyping up already announced projects seeme...

21 July 2008
09:24 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have an Xbox 360 Price Cut

What was just a rumor at the end of last week is confirmed reality at the beginning of this one. Just a few days prior to the now usual E3 press conference, Microsoft has finally announced that the Xbox 360 is getting a price cut and that the standard 20 GB console version is enjoying a significant upgrade.The offici...

14 July 2008
03:49 GMT

Microsoft Is Launching Xbox Live Promotion for Fable II

Fable II is one of the biggest titles Microsoft plans to publish this year and some early interesting promotions are a good way to create a buzz related to the game. With Peter Molyneux promising great things for the title, Microsoft had to come up with some great advertisements.The first involves pre-ordering (which...

8 July 2008
10:14 GMT

Double D Dodgeball Coming on July 30

There's a new trailer out for the Xbox 360 title Double D Dodgeball and it seems to imply that the game will be out on the Xbox Live Arcade service offered by Microsoft on July 30. There's no official release date from the developers but we know that the game will cost 800 Microsoft points, the equivalent o...

26 June 2008
16:06 GMT

Happy Tree Friends and Ticket to Ride Coming to Xbox 360

Tomorrow will witness the release of two new games in the ever growing Xbox Live Arcade library. Happy Tree Friends False Alarm is coming to the Microsoft maintained download service for the Xbox 360 and the title is joined by Ticket to Ride, a conversion based on a popular board game.Happy Tree Friends False Alarm a...

24 June 2008
03:19 GMT

Game Ratings Make Their Way to the Nintendo Channel

One reason for the continued success of Nintendo and its gaming console, the Wii, is the seamless way in which the company implements features for its users, even before they know they need them. One such example is the new ratings system implemented as part of the Nintendo Channel.As some people revolt against Micro...

18 June 2008
16:06 GMT

Content Pack Coming for Marathon: Durandal

Freeverse, the people that brought Marathon: Durandal to the Xbox Live Arcade, have announced that they are preparing to release a new "major downloadable content pack" for the game. The announced release date is June 18 and the price is set at 250 Microsoft points, which translates into around 3 dollars. The origina...

18 June 2008
03:10 GMT

Developers Disagree with Microsoft

Microsoft recently said that it would take down those Xbox Live Arcade games that have a score of lower than 65% from Metacritic. Gamerbytes interviewed some XBLA developers to see how they reacted to the news coming from Microsoft.Ilari Kuittinen, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Housemarque, a company that cre...

17 June 2008
14:06 GMT

Microsoft Launches Dream Build Play for the Xbox Live Arcade

In an effort to encourage indie game developers and amateurs to use its Xbox 360 platform to develop videogames, Microsoft has announced the launch of the second edition of its Dream Build Play competition. The top prizes offered by the company include 40,000 dollars upfront in cash and a contract for games distribut...

11 June 2008
02:45 GMT

Double D Dodgeball Comes to XBLA

The Xbox 360 Live Arcade will soon give you the chance to play a futuristic type of Dodgeball game, thanks to YUKE'S Company Limited. The game has already received certification to be released on the Xbox Live service, and it will be available for download this summer for the regular 800 MS points. Double D Dodg...

29 May 2008
17:06 GMT

Bliss Island Achievements (Xbox 360)

Bliss Island is a game that definitely didn't receive all the attention it needed. And having in mind that the PomPom Games developed title was published by Codemasters, we can't understand why, especially because it is a very innovative and fun arcade title. Probably we'll never know, but it is a real...

29 May 2008
09:35 GMT

Online Video Service Could Come to the PlayStation 3

Sony has a very diverse and large portofolio of assets to manage. Sony Pictures Entertainment is the Sony owned old Columbia Pictures, with more than 4,000 movies in its library. Sony also has a significant stake in MGM and can cooperate to generate content with other major brands. Sony BMG is one of the Big Four mus...

22 April 2008
18:11 GMT

Will Wii Ware and PSN Take XBLA down?

Microsoft was quick to cash in on the whole independent games mania with its Xbox Live Arcade concept. As part of the Xbox Live Marketplace, any gamer can browse and eventually buy small, fun and interesting games from the service all through his gaming console.Inspired in part by the success Microsoft enjoyed with t...

18 April 2008
19:06 GMT

Darwinia+ Coming to the Xbox Live Arcade

Darwinia creators and Multiwinia developers Introversion have announced that they are pairing up with software giant Microsoft to port indie hit Darwinia and upcoming Multiwinia to the Xbox. The games will be packaged into one download, called Darwinia+, which is expected to be available on the game console in the Au...

26 March 2008
05:44 GMT

Nintendo Courts Developers for WiiWare

The consoles are not only competing when it comes to numbers of units sold and numbers of console specific games that appear. The three-way battle that is today's console market is now focusing on the community aspect and on the on-line market for games.Sony already has the PlayStation Store and is poised to lau...

19 March 2008
11:33 GMT

Brain Challenge for Your Xbox Live Arcade

You probably know already everything about Brain Challenge, Gameloft's game that's already available for PC, Nintendo DS, mobile phones and iPod. What you probably don't know is that, starting today, the game is also available for purchase on Xbox Live Arcade and it promises to keep your brain healthy,...

13 March 2008
13:31 GMT

Get Ready to Battle Sark Again!

Do you miss last-gen graphics? Or, better said, first-gen graphics? Do you still think that the first Mario game looks great, Another World is a feast for the eye and Dune 2 owns? Well, if you do and you also own an Xbox 360 console, your desire to bring back the sweet memories will become reality since Disney Intera...

11 February 2008
06:40 GMT

Poker Smash Launches on Xbox Live Arcade

If you are the type of person that would like to play poker games but is just too lazy or light hearted for a real game, Xbox Live Arcade recently announced release might prove to be a life saver. Poker Smash, a game developed by Void Star Creations, is an action packed puzzle title with a poker twist. The game will ...

5 February 2008
06:45 GMT

Bunnies Hop Their Way onto Xbox LIVE Arcade - Screens and Features

While Nintendo is still keeping its fans waiting for the Wii-kly update, Microsoft hasn't failed in rolling out their weekly announcement of the latest Arcade game to hit Xbox LIVE. Boogie Bunnies, developed by Sierra Online, is a 3D puzzler set in exotic locations. It mostly uses chain puzzles and features a bu...

15 January 2008
02:49 GMT

XBLA - Tempest for Just 400 MS Points this Wednesday

Nintendo have updated their Internet service for the Wii and so has Microsoft. Two games are set to hit the Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, as downloadables, at 9:00 a.m. GMT. Sensible World of Soccer and Tempest go for 800 MS Points and 400 MS Points respectively.Sensible World of Soccer is a revamped version of ...

18 December 2007
03:20 GMT

XBLA - Shape-Shifting Arcadian Warriors, 'GripShifting' Puzzle Racer

Sierra Online is dominating this week's Xbox LIVE Arcade update, with a couple of their best titles being made available for download via Xbox LIVE Marketplace, each going for 800 Microsoft Points. One of those games is GripShift, which, needless to say, it is one of the best blends of automotive and puzzle ever...

11 December 2007
03:38 GMT

Persuade a Friend to Get an Xbox 360 and Get Free Xbox 360 Games

Microsoft is just full of surprises this time of the year. Not only has the electronics giant rolled out a friendly holiday pack, consisting of an Xbox 360 console (Core) and a free disc of ten Xbox Live Arcade titles - the Xbox 360 Arcade, but now it is awarding another 10 such games (for free of course) to gamers w...

20 November 2007
08:30 GMT

Next Week Sees Fatal Fury Special up on Xbox Live Arcade!

It's not only Nintendo's users that download great classics via a nifty online service for their console, but Microsoft's users as well and it seems that next week Xbox 360 gamers are in for the treat of their lives. Just two games have hit Xbox Live Arcade and at least one of those is worth spending a...

31 August 2007
10:21 GMT

Bomberman LIVE Gamers, Prepare for Bomb-Up!

Remember the frenzy Bomberman LIVE started when it was first announced? It was pretty much the same as with Prince of Persia Classic, only people have forgotten to mention the two for quite a while. Luckily for Bomberman LIVE gamers though, Hudson Entertainment (the North American publishing arm for Hudson Soft) has ...

29 August 2007
04:22 GMT

New Sexy Games from Microsoft

Just remember these titles: Schizoid, Blazing Birds, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, Gravitron Ultra, Yo Ho Kablammo!, Big Sky, and Burning Angels (screenshots included in this article), because you might be playing them in the future. The games have all been built via Microsoft's own XNA Game Studio, and with th...

14 August 2007
03:35 GMT

Duke Nukem 3D on Xbox Live Arcade, More Than a Dream?

Duke Nukem married Lara Croft... No, really ignoring this totally stupid rumor that fits the left-side picture perfectly we offer another piece of pure speculation: the famous title is going to be available on the Xbox Live Arcade. George Broussard, of 3D Realms claimed that the company could start working on an Xbo...

13 August 2007
06:57 GMT


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