Articles tagged with 'xbla'

Xbox LIVE Arcade 'Game Feast' promotion detailed, dated

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Hungry for looooooove? Can't help you there, but if you're hungry for games, I've got good news for your rumbly, grumbly tummybox. From 29 September through 20 October, Xbox LIVE is hosting a new Arcade promotion, entitled The Game Feast, which is apparently a sort of delectable smörgåsbord of independent XBLA titles. Featured games include ...

New on XBLM: Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, BioShock 2: Minerva's Den, more...

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

It's Tuesday! It's Xbox LIVE Marketplace Day! That's my marketing buzz, and I'm proud of it. There's a bunch of new stuff out today, so (drumroll).. ...

XBL Deal of the Week: Alien themed content

Monday, 30 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

It's all about the aliens this week, apparently, with a bunch of alien-themed content going at up to 50% off on Xbox LIVE for Gold members ...

Dungeon Defenders announced for XBLA

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Get your action-RPG-tower-defence on with Dungeon Defenders! It's an Unreal Engine 3-powered (wait for it!) action / RPG / tower defence game with a "seamless mix of leveling, looting and high-action territorial combat for casual and core players alike", and it's coming to XBLA this fall. Which is this spring. Which is just about now, actually ...

New on XBLA: Shank, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

It's Wednesday! If Wednesdays were Japanese games, they'd be Special Happy Turbo XBLA Day Advance XIV! Hot on the arcade today are Shank and SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD: THE GAME. It's totally in allcaps because it's hardcore ...

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue sequel announced for XBLA

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 Steven De Klerk

DeathSpank fans won't have to wait long before getting their next fix, as EA has announced that the sequel DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue will be out on Xbox LIVE Arcade on 22 September ...

Torchlight 'hopefully' on Xbox 360 by Christmas

Monday, 23 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Console gamers, rejoice! Runic Games has told Joystiq that Torchlight - their it's-not-Diablo-because-it's-totally-way-cuter dungeon click 'n' looter - is coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade, "hopefully" in time for the holidays ...

'From Dust' Q&A with Guillaume Brunier

Friday, 20 August 2010 Steven De Klerk

Originally announced at E3 under the name "Project Dust", From Dust is an upcoming god game from the talented French game designer, Eric Chahi, which puts players into the creator's seat as they mould the world around them and ultimately decide the fate of its inhabitants - it isn't called a spiritual successor to Populous for nothing. But what's the driving force behind the game in terms of both technology and concept, and what can players expect? Guillaume Brunier, Producer at Ubisoft Montpellier, gives us the low down in this Q&A from Gamescom ...

New on XBLA: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

For the first time, Lara Croft explores the world in isometric perspective as she teams up with her 2000-year old Mayan warrior buddy to save the world from the ancient and evil Mayan spirit, Xolotl ...

THQ officially unveils Red Faction: Battlegrounds for XBLA

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

THQ has officially announced the first downloadable Red Faction game, with Red Faction: Battlegrounds set for release on Xbox LIVE Arcade early next year ...