[Muchi Muchi Pink]

When do we get Mark of the Ninja and Deadlight?

"Summer" No specific date, yet. I guess we get the dates at E3. They might be summer of arcade games.

[Rlan]

Considering they're going back and hacking Wonderboy 4 and Monster Land to have English, it would actually be interesting if they'd do the same for Streets of Rage 3.

[Labadal]

"Summer" No specific date, yet. I guess we get the dates at E3. They might be summer of arcade games.

I see, those two + Dust are the games I'm interested in.

[TheOddOne]

PAX East 2012: The Man Behind Dust: An Elysian Tail!

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

Has this been mentioned yet? The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing announced for PC, XBLA

[bigtroyjon]

PAX East 2012: The Man Behind Dust: An Elysian Tail!

Must be a fake interview cause "everyone" knows that Microsoft would never support a dev or give them the freedom to make a game on their own terms.

[FateBreaker]

Must be a fake interview cause "everyone" knows that Microsoft would never support a dev or give them the freedom to make a game on their own terms.

You're just so clever!

[Lyphen]

Dust looks so damn good. I wish you all the best, Dean.

[PixyJunket]

Considering they're going back and hacking Wonderboy 4 and Monster Land to have English, it would actually be interesting if they'd do the same for Streets of Rage 3.

Hmm, I wouldn't count on it. If my assumption is right that getting English versions of Monster Land and Monster World IV released was Westone's initiative, I wouldn't expect much else similar to those games coming from Sega. At best, you'll be able to select which version of the game you want to play. But, I suppose, you never know!

[bubnbob]

Dust looks hype, I'm def on that.

[toythatkills]

PAX East 2012: The Man Behind Dust: An Elysian Tail!

My favourite bit of this is where he says it's close to being done <3

[Brakara]

Is anyone able to launch Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers (the first one) ? I tried now for the first time in ages, and this is what happened:

- Prompt for update (4MB)
- Prompt that said I had to redownload it (300+ MB)
- After redownloading, launching it now says "The game requires an update, but the update couldn't be found." In addition, when I launch it, I get the Guide popping up saying I have to sign in (even though I'm already signed in).

Am I fucked?

[Speedymanic]

Is anyone able to launch Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers (the first one) ? I tried now for the first time in ages, and this is what happened: - Prompt for update (4MB) - Prompt that said I had to redownload it (300+ MB) - After redownloading, launching it now says "The game requires an update, but the update couldn't be found." In addition, when I launch it, I get the Guide popping up saying I have to sign in (even though I'm already signed in). Am I fucked?

Go to the memory tab and delete the patch and run the game. That should hopefully fix the problem. Not guaranteeing it will though, but it's worth a shot.

If that doesn't work, delete everything magic (not your save, obvs) and redownload.

[Brakara]

Thanks, I actually downloaded the Trial version (after deleting everything) as specified in an xbox.com forum thread, and then it worked. Weird.

[wetflame]

Did a release date for Retro City Rampage get announced yet? All I've heard is May so I'd have thought it'd be out there somewhere by now.

[Santiako]

Did a release date for Retro City Rampage get announced yet? All I've heard is May so I'd have thought it'd be out there somewhere by now.

I assume it's a Summer of Arcade title.

[wetflame]

I assume it's a Summer of Arcade title.

Do Summer of Arcade titles have to be (at least a timed) exclusive to Xbox? I know RCR isn't, not sure if that means it won't be in there.

[Lyphen]

Has Dean ever listed the resources he used to learn programming in preperation for Dust? Maybe it's finally time to build my The Remains of the Day videogame.

[Brakara]

Do Summer of Arcade titles have to be (at least a timed) exclusive to Xbox?

No.

[IvanI]

No.

I think they need to have at least 1 month exclusivity period. Bastion had it if I'm not mistaken.

[bigtroyjon]

I think they need to have at least 1 month exclusivity period. Bastion had it if I'm not mistaken.

And I Am Alive had it for the block party thing earlier this year. I don't think they are going to give a game that kind of promotion without some exclusivity involved

[Noogy]

Has Dean ever listed the resources he used to learn programming in preperation for Dust? Maybe it's finally time to build my The Remains of the Day videogame.

I haven't, but I'd love to do a postmortem. It's mostly been a series of online tutorials, the XNA community forums, a couple books, and a lot of generous devs answering my silly questions.

And I play a lot of games.. or used to before I became a dev :p Once I get some time I'd love to write some basic tutorial stuff, on the art and programming side. Maybe it'll inspire someone.

[Brakara]

I think they need to have at least 1 month exclusivity period. Bastion had it if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah, you're right, it actually may be a month or so. At least by looking back at the last couple of years of Summer of Arcade.

[IvanI]

when was the last time Episodes from Liberty City & Dragon Age II DLCs were on sale, what was the price cut and anyone have any thoughts when can we see those again?

[Plasma]

Did a release date for Retro City Rampage get announced yet? All I've heard is May so I'd have thought it'd be out there somewhere by now.

On the Steam store page it is listed to come out this month but I don't know if that is accurate or not.

[SAB CA]

Just to make sure it's posted here too:



Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, June 6th on XBLA.

• Game: $15 dollars.
• Costume DLC per character: $5
• Costume DLC Bundles: 2 of them, for $15 each.

So even if you buy the game + all DLC, it's still 15 bucks cheaper ($45) than a retail title. And note that the main game comes with 6 costumes per each of the 19 characters already (The DLC are just additions), so this is a feature-packed bundle of awesome for the price, no matter how much or little you plan to buy.

[thelatestmodel]

The Sega Vintage collections look great, can't wait to see if they've done a good job with them. If they have, that's 4 insta-buys for me right there. Would be nice to have the arcade versions of Golden Axe, but whatever.

I'll be picking up VF5 too.

[HadesGigas]

Serious Sam Double D XXL and Serious Sam 3 coming to XBLA

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1..._marketing.php

[bubnbob]

And I play a lot of games.. or used to before I became a dev :p Once I get some time I'd love to write some basic tutorial stuff, on the art and programming side. Maybe it'll inspire someone.

I'd read it. One of the things that bothered me about people saying "well I just read up and learned" - is the fact they stop there. What did you read. Where did you read. A nice foothold would be great. Give people who have a passing interest a nice starting spot. But they're just like "well if i can do it, anyone can!"

[goldenpp72]

I'm confused, does that mean SS3 is not retail?

[HadesGigas]

I'm confused, does that mean SS3 is not retail?

Their facebook says SS3 is for XBLA:
https://www.facebook.com/SeriousSamF...05296956159057

[SickBoy]

Just to make sure it's posted here too: Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, June 6th on XBLA. Game: $15 dollars. Costume DLC per character: $5 Costume DLC Bundles: 2 of them, for $15 each. So even if you buy the game + all DLC, it's still 15 bucks cheaper ($45) than a retail title. And note that the main game comes with 6 costumes per each of the 19 characters already (The DLC are just additions), so this is a feature-packed bundle of awesome for the price, no matter how much or little you plan to buy.

I haven't played nearly enough VF5... guess I'll have to put in some more time with it before this comes out.

Very exciting either way. I'm not usually one to say this sort of thing, but this is a case where I've gotta support Sega for putting it out. Question is which console, if I don't double-dip.

[CrunchinJelly]

Joy Ride Turbo pointing to next week: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...5-d8025841125e

[Adam J.]

I thought JoyRide had potential before they Kinectified it. Wonder if it's just the same game sans the air-waggle...

[twinturbo2]

Jeeze those achievements for the Vintage Collections are among the easiest I've ever seen.

Daytona USA was the easiest for me. I literally 200'd it in an hour. I repeated that feat with the PSN version.

[CrunchinJelly]

Mad Riders just updated to 30th May: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...5-d80258411240

[mujun]

Joy Ride Turbo pointing to next week: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...5-d8025841125e

Awesome, cheap arcadey car racing is just my thing.

[Daigoro]

SS3 for xbla doesn't seem right. Hm.

What's DDXXL all about? Edit: nvm reading up on it now.

[Vert boil]

Yep. The steam install for SS3 is 4.5 gig and the iso is 4.1 gig. Even if they really striped back they'd struggle to keep it as pretty at 2 gig. Presume it's just them using XBLA as a general term for arcade/GoD releases.


DOTW
Double Fine Happy Action Theater - 400msp (was 800)
Fruit Ninja Kinect - 560msp (was 800)
Haunt - 400msp (was 800)
Hole in the Wall - 400msp (was 800)
Leedmees - 400msp (was 800)
Rhythm Party - 400msp (was 800)

Castle Crashers - 600msp (was 1200)
Fusion: Genesis - 400msp (was 800)
Iron Brigade - 600msp (was 1200)
--Rise of the Martian Bear - 200msp (was 400)
Orcs Must Die! - 600msp (was 1200)
Magic 2012 - 400msp (was 800)
--Magic 2012 Expansion - 200msp (was 400)
Trials HD - 600msp (was 1200)
--Trials HD: Big Thrills - 200msp (was 400)
Worms: Ultimate Mayhem - 600msp (was 1200)
--Worms: UM Single-player pack - 200msp (was 400)

Forza 4
--January Jalopnik pack - 280msp (was 560)
--February American Le Mans Series pack - 280msp (was 560)

Gears of War 3
--Hoard Command Pack - 400msp (was 800)
--Skin packs also reduced

Halo Reach
--Anniversary map pack - 600msp (was 1200)
--Defiant map pack - 400msp (was 800)
--Noble map pack - 400msp (was 800)

Kinect Sports Season 2
--Maple leaf golf pack - 200msp (was 400)
--Midnight Mountain pack - 200msp (was 400)

Bunch of avatat and themes on offer as well - http://xbldb.com/offer-history/price-changes

[Stumpokapow]

DOTW Double Fine Happy Action Theater - 400msp (was 800) Fusion: Genesis - 400msp (was 800) Iron Brigade - 600msp (was 1200) --Trials HD: Big Thrills - 200msp (was 400)

Yoink.

[V_Ben]

The happy action theatre one is gold only, so I just bought Iron Brigade and the expansion. That seems like an awesome price for somebody who is only going to play them single player :)

Edit: I don't even have a Kinect, and I was going to buy happy action theatre. I'm a double fine whore...

[toythatkills]

The happy action theatre one is gold only, so I just bought Iron Brigade and the expansion. That seems like an awesome price for somebody who is only going to play them single player :)

Yeah the Kinect stuff (and Rhythm Party too) is the gold only deal of the week. Everything else is, I don't know, some kind of other sale for some reason and is open to all.

[Vert boil]

yep,

Fruit Ninja Kinect - 560msp (was 800)
Rhythm Party - 400msp (was 800)

are showing up on the DOTW page but XBLDB hasn't seen them yet. Added them to the list.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr.../dealoftheweek

[ImLibo]

Had an extra 200 points so i bought rise of the martian bear.

[Lyphen]

I guess this is a nice apology for over a month of poor deals.

Orcs Must Die is a great game.

[toythatkills]

I guess this is a nice apology for over a month of poor deals. Orcs Must Die is a great game.

I quite enjoyed the trial of that but reviews suggested that it turned horrible when you had more than one thing to defend in a level, which put me off somewhat. How did you find the difficulty later on?

[Stumpokapow]

I quite enjoyed the trial of that but reviews suggested that it turned horrible when you had more than one thing to defend in a level, which put me off somewhat. How did you find the difficulty later on?

I am stuck on a mission near the end of the game, but that was well after you began having to defend two points. The important thing is to be strategic; if both points feed enemies through a common chokepoint, defend the chokepoint, not the gateways. You can also see in advance whether or not enemies will go through a given door on the next wave. You can always go back and replay earlier levels in order to get more stars and thus more/better traps.

For me, as someone who is not a huge tower defence fan, it's an easy recommendation.

[Lyphen]

I quite enjoyed the trial of that but reviews suggested that it turned horrible when you had more than one thing to defend in a level, which put me off somewhat. How did you find the difficulty later on?

It does get really hard (I never left a mission until I perfected it), but once it clicks, and you figure out the wave types and how best to manage your gold, you experience a euraka moment. It feels really great when you complete the mission after a few 'practise' runs without a hitch.

I guess the biggest tip would be: use barriers and tar traps as often as you can. Barriers are especially useful in guiding enemies to a common death area (like the missions with two portals) - but if it's too far away, they'll attempt to just break down the barrier. I think there were only two missions where I fudged up barriers and had them break on me, so it isn't trial and error. Tar traps will slow everyone down into an orc blob, which can easily be dispatched with certain traps (like the swinging mace).

[Santiako]

The full list of what's coming:

Xbox LIVE Arcade
Sonic 4 Episode 2 16-May 1200
Jam Party 16-May 800
Dragon’s Lair 18-May 800
Joy Ride Turbo 23-May 800

Game Add-ons
Max Payne 3 Season Pass 15-May 2400
Zumba Fitness Rush Bollywood Style Pack 15-May 480
Tiger Woods 13 Emerald Dragon Fantasy Course 15-May 400
Tiger Woods 13 Wolf Creek Gold Club 15-May 400
Tiger Woods 13 TPC Blue Monster at Doral 15-May 400
Forza Motorsports 4 Porsche Expansion Pack 22-May 560
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Collection 2 22-May 1200

Deal of the Week 15-May – 21-May
Kinect Arcade
Fruit Ninja Kinect 560 (30% off)
Hole in The Wall 400 (50% off)
Leedmees 400 (50% off)
Double Fine Happy Action Theater 400 (50% off)
Rhythm Party 400 (50% off)
Haunt 400 (50% off)

Deal of the Week 22-May – 28-May
Outland 400 (50% off)
Might & Magic clash of heroes 600 (50% off)
Beyond Good & Evil HD 400 (50% off)

Sales & Specials
Microsoft Studios Publisher Sale 15-May – 21-May 50% off

Games on Demand
Saints Row The Third 15-May
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 15-May
Wipeout 2 15-May
Let’s Cheer 15-May

Avatar
Halo Universe Update 15-May
Ghost Recon Future Soldier 15-May
Zumba Fitness Rush 15-May
Batman Costumes 22-May
International Football Update- EURO 2012 Football 22-May
Avatar Pants 22-May
Marvel Update 22-May

[Stumpokapow]

Gunstringer DLC is part of the MS Studios sale.