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TomShoe · Jan 6, 2015

The dream is finally Hoover.

From The Games Cabin:

If you were an avid player of the original Xbox back in the day, theres a good chance you came across the notoriously difficult Xbox exclusive Blinx games. First released in 2002, Blinx: The Time Sweeper received fairly decent reviews, as did its 2004 follow up. Unfortunately all six people still waiting on a third installment will be disappointed to learn that Microsoft has since dropped the Blinx trademark, effectively killing off the franchise.

Its a shame really, they were possibly some of the best action-platform games available on the original Xbox, something the current generation of console could benefit from. Still, if you do have a hankering for some Blinx action, the second game is actually playable on the Xbox 360 through backwards compatibility.

The trademark was dropped December 26.

Suck and blow me if old.

The Flash · Jan 6, 2015

Ryan McCaffrey am cry

Takao · Jan 6, 2015

microsoft will have to go back in time to correct this error

Mista · Jan 6, 2015

Fair enough, give Rare their dignity back.

Krakn3Dfx · Jan 6, 2015

The Boohbah Zone · Jan 6, 2015

There goes the hope for the only true Xbox One system seller.

Lijik · Jan 6, 2015

Who is going to be the first to acquire the hot Blinx IP now that Microsoft has dropped it.

statham · Jan 6, 2015

Lijik said:
Who is going to be the first to acquire the hot Blinx IP now that Microsoft has dropped it.

THQ probably.

Diddy Kong · Jan 6, 2015

Lijik said:
Who is going to be the first to acquire the hot Blinx IP now that Microsoft has dropped it.

Platinum Games

Baron_Calamity · Jan 6, 2015

I had fun playing that game back in the day.

Reversed · Jan 6, 2015

Surprised that the first post wasn't "It went in a Blinx of an eye"

Welfare · Jan 6, 2015

They did nothing with it anyway.*

*cries as it was typed.

FlyinJ · Jan 6, 2015

Blinx was pretty much the poster child for the bygone "BBB" era.

Generic platformer with crappy gimmick, and absolutely godawful art direction.

Dennis · Jan 6, 2015

Oh no, not Blinx!

RespectThySole · Jan 6, 2015

Noooo not Blinx!

Onaco · Jan 6, 2015

ThePliskin said:
Fair enough, give Rare their dignity back.

Rare didn't make Blinx...?

maxcriden · Jan 6, 2015

I always liked this trademark. How can I pick it up?

Maffis · Jan 6, 2015

The death of the third person action adventure.

EchoChamber · Jan 6, 2015

Blinx no :'(

ChosenPredator · Jan 6, 2015

poor blinx

disappeared · Jan 6, 2015

*punches wall*

TheSlySoul · Jan 6, 2015

Reversed said:
Surprised that the first post wasn't "It went in a Blinx of an eye"

Blinx and you will miss it.
*gets pun shield*

RespectThySole · Jan 6, 2015

We could've had Blinx vs Knack duking it out for best platformer

Garraboa · Jan 6, 2015

ThePliskin said:
Fair enough, give Rare their dignity back.

Artoon.

Crap, with the revival of PD I was hoping MS would be more adventurous and start reviving their OXbox IPs for a new gen.

sixteen-bit · Jan 6, 2015

That create a character feature was neat in the second game.

The Smoking Bun · Jan 6, 2015

Diddy Kong said:
Platinum Games

Actually that would be perfect. A dirt cheap IP with some recognition that Platinum games can re-tool into their premier Action-Plat-former and/or Spectacle Fighter (Like DMC or Bayonetta) franchise. Who do I contact for this?

JordanN · Jan 6, 2015

I really liked the concept of Blinx.

It described itself as the "first 4D video game" which was true (you can change the past and future gameplay).

RespectThySole · Jan 6, 2015

Diddy Kong said:
Platinum Games

Hmmm

Tengrave · Jan 6, 2015

Didn't Podcast Unlocked want to buy this just to have it?

The Llama · Jan 6, 2015

The way it used the hard drive was pretty damn innovative.

Jimmyfenix · Jan 6, 2015

I can't remember but i think it was either Blinx or Kameo where Phil Spencer said on the GB E3 Live cast that it was a bad game. Not Surprised to see it dropped.

Hero of Legend · Jan 6, 2015

Get it Arzest, now's your chance to reclaim your creation!

Nintendo can make good use of Blinx in a team-up with Arzest. I hope it's considered if Arzest can grab it. Wii U needs more 3D platformers!

Banjo-Kazooie · Jan 6, 2015

Lijik said:
Who is going to be the first to acquire the hot Blinx IP now that Microsoft has dropped it.

Nordic

slabrock · Jan 6, 2015

valve needs to snap it up and put Blinx in dota 2

EBE · Jan 6, 2015

nooooo!
Microsoft just shot themselves in the foot.

RespectThySole · Jan 6, 2015

Jimmyfenix said:
I can't remember but i think it was either Blinx or Kameo where Phil Spencer said on the GB E3 Live cast that it was a bad game. Not Surprised to see it dropped.

Yeah it was Blinx. Spencer didn't like it at all.

Miles Quaritch · Jan 6, 2015

YOU GODDAMN SONS OF BITCHES.

What the fuck. They should have at least given the IP one more shot before dropping it entirely.

I'll never forget you buddy.

LyleLanley · Jan 6, 2015

I guess they're devoting their resources to a Voodoo Vince sequel.

Tetranet · Jan 6, 2015

Heh, I always wanted to play this but never owned an Xbox.

The Llama said:
The way it used the hard drive was pretty damn innovative.

Care to elaborate?

Willy Wanka · Jan 6, 2015

The second game was crap but I genuinely enjoyed the first one, even though it was pretty damn difficult. R.I.P. Blinx.

Hasney · Jan 6, 2015

RespectThySole said:
We could've had Blinx vs Knack duking it out for best platformer

But now we can get Knack X Blinx in the same game!!!

JordanN said:
I really liked the concept of Blinx.

It described itself as the "first 4D video game" which was true (you can change the past and future gameplay).

Then it wouldn't be true if that's the 4th dimension as you could do that in Sonic CD.

Takao · Jan 6, 2015

Dropping the trademark doesn't mean Microsoft no longer owns the IP, it means they have no future plans for it and someone can name an unrelated game Blinx.

Rorschach · Jan 6, 2015

You guys can't possibly be clamoring for Blinx... Those are some rose colored nostalgia glasses.

FonkyByNature · Jan 6, 2015

Well i wasn't expecting Blinx to come back but it still sucks. It was my favourite platformer back in the Xbox days.

entremet · Jan 6, 2015

Blinx was one of the last in the line of furry Sonic clones.

The Smoking Bun · Jan 6, 2015

Rorschach said:
You guys can't possibly be clamoring for Blinx... Those are some rose colored nostalgia glasses.

Better than Griity McBaldy Shooter 3

Jimmyfenix · Jan 6, 2015

Rorschach said:
You guys can't possibly be clamoring for Blinx... Those are some rose colored nostalgia glasses.

Fuzion Frenzy was pretty neat

Floex · Jan 6, 2015

Miles Quaritch said:
YOU GODDAMN SONS OF BITCHES.

What the fuck. They should have at least given the IP one more shot before dropping it entirely.

I'll never forget you buddy.

Vazra · Jan 6, 2015

FonkyByNature said:
Well i wasn't expecting Blinx to come back but it still sucks. It was my favourite platformer back in the Xbox days.

Voodoo Vince tho...

Xater · Jan 6, 2015

Who wrote that news? These games did not review decently and they were most definitely not good.

Voodoo Vince was a good platformet that only appeared on Xbox but most definitely not these games.

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