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[Rlan]

So do we actually know what next week's XBLA game is at all? It's not ilomilo despite this early release.

 

[Shard]

So do we actually know what next week's XBLA game is at all? It's not ilomilo despite this early release.

It is Unbound Saga, coming in on December 1 at a price of 800 Microsoft Points.
http://www.destructoid.com/from-psp-to-xbla-vogster-talks-unbound-saga-188402.phtml

Unbound Saga is set to hit Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, December 1 for a slim 800 MS Points. This might not be the last we see of Rick and Lori in gaming, as Kennedy expresses some hope for the future of the series.

“There characters were a blast to develop, and there is no shortage of fun we can have with them and the practically limitless universe they occupy,” he says, before getting to the reality of the situation. “We’re an extremely small indie team, so a lot will depend on the success of the inital release, but our fingers are crossed!”

 

[Kafel]

ilomilo too no ?

Even if everyone here has already tried this gem.

 

[Shard]

Quake Arena Arcade Achievements
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/quake-arena-arcade/achievements/

There are 12 achievements with a total of 200 points.

I Can Win 15
Won 5 ranked matches.

Weapons Expert 10
Fragged an opponent with each weapon.

Lord of the Arena 20
Defeated Xaero in Campaign Mode.

Gladiator 20
Fragged 1000 opponents.

This is Stroggos!! 10
Knocked someone to their death.

Flag Runner 10
Captured 3 flags in one match.

First Frag 5
Got a frag. Way to go!

Arena Eternal 40
Played in 500 multiplayer matches.

Hardcore 30
Conquered the universe.

Ultimate Humiliation 15
Humiliated an opponent carrying the Quad Damage.

Collect 'Em All 15
Picked up one of every item.

You're Comin' With Me 10
Fragged someone after dying, before respawning.

 

[HadesGigas]

This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can get the following Xbox LIVE Arcade titles for 50% off their normal price:


Worms 2: Armageddon is now 400 Points

Band of Bugs is now 400 Points

Earthworm Jim HD is now 400 Points

Centipede & Millipede is now 200 Points


These prices will be available for Xbox LIVE Gold members until Monday December 6th.

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/11/29/deal-of-the-week-various-arcade-titles.aspx

 

[FrankT]

Great vid here. Game looks as if it could be a real gem;


Indie Game: The Movie: Derek Yu and Spelunky XBLA

http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2010/11/indie_game_the_movie_derek_yu.html

 

[Shig]

Great vid here. Game looks as if it could be a real gem;

"Could"? There's no "could" about it. The PC version's been out a while, and that is 100% confirmed to be a fantastic game.

 

[FrankT]

"Could"? There's no "could" about it. The PC version's been out a while, and that is 100% confirmed to be a fantastic game.

Hmm, my PC is lonely for gaming anymore, but I'll take your word for it.

 

[jgkspsx]

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/11/29/deal-of-the-week-various-arcade-titles.aspx

This is pretty awesome. Worms 2 is good, right? I got demos of that and Centipede to try them out first...

 

[xbhaskarx]

I'm still holding out hope that we get at least one of Fez and Ilomilo this year... I'll take either one, I'm not a picky man.

I think its realistic to say beginning of 2011.

ilomilo is OUT NOW

http://wp7supersecretaccess.ilomilo.com/

Just push the big green button

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[Rad-]

Great vid here. Game looks as if it could be a real gem;


Indie Game: The Movie: Derek Yu and Spelunky XBLA

http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2010/11/indie_game_the_movie_derek_yu.html

It looks so ready-ish. Can't be too long now.

 

[TheOddOne]

ColbertIcalledit.gif

Technically I won.

Its coming next year :lol

 

[Shard]

New Trouble Witches Neo! video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WYSlnN5Tz4&feature=sub

 

[Shard]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-12-01-bomberman-battlefest-xbla-release-date

here's a new Bomberman game heading to Xbox Live Arcade next week!

It's called Bomberman Live: Battlefest and it'll be available on Wednesday, 8th December.

This new version has eight-player online battles, character customisation, additional power-ups and four modes: VIP, Bankroll, Capture the Flag and Capture the Crown.

 

[Daigoro]

Hmm, my PC is lonely for gaming anymore, but I'll take your word for it.

he's correct. its already a brilliant game. as long as they dont break it, this will be a fantastic XBLA release.

cant wait for it.

 

[toythatkills]

On the dashboard there's another "get 400 points" thing, but all it links to is all the 1200pt games that have come out in Summer of Arcade and Game Feast and all those sorts of things. Doesn't say anything about getting 400 points.

Any info about this?

 

[Kafel]

On the dashboard there's another "get 400 points" thing, but all it links to is all the 1200pt games that have come out in Summer of Arcade and Game Feast and all those sorts of things. Doesn't say anything about getting 400 points.

Any info about this?

It's this offer I guess :

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/promotions/MGSHolidayOffer/home

 

[toythatkills]

Nah, it's not. The list of games is different and that one's expired.

 

[Grecco]

Download some gamer pic and buy 2 of those games and you get 400 pts back by next month. Its getting 2 15 buck games for 12.50 each which isnt such a good deal

 

[Kafel]

Nah, it seems to be something else. From what I've read, buy any game in a list and get 400 points back.

Supposedly, the list contains :

-hydrophobia
-comic jumper
-super meat boy
-limbo
-plants vs zombies
-lara croft : GOL
-castlevania HD
-hydro thunder
-monday night combat
-blacklight : tango down
-toy soldier
-trial HD
-shadow complex
-marvel vs capcom 2
-BF 1943
-deathspank TOV
-deathspank
-costume quest

 

[Princess Skittles]

Nah, it seems to be something else. From what I've read, buy any game in a list and get 400 points back.

Supposedly, the list contains :

Snapple. I may get Monday Night Combat now, especially with the freh DLC.

 

[Shurs]

I weep while waiting for word on Spelunky.

 

[Shig]

Nah, it seems to be something else. From what I've read, buy any game in a list and get 400 points back.

Supposedly, the list contains :

You have to buy 2, but yes, those are the games.

 

[Kafel]

It would be the first item there then :

http://marketplace.xbox.com/fr-BE/P...vénement/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802475207f5

 

[Dynamic3]

When are we getting the third MtG expo ffs!?

 

[SAB CA]

So, Unbound Saga. 800 MSP. Has 3 (2) Avatar awards: Shirts for male and female avatar, and a stack of comics prop item.

Images from Themexbox.com

I don't find the game bad, personally. Like it much more than Warriors: Street Brawl! It controls a bit clunky, and some of the animations are odd, but overall it seems like a "good" game. Like a mix of Comic Zone with Gekido.

The writing is very campy and self-aware (Main dude knows he's a comic character being put through crap every month for his creators twisted sense of enjoyment), and the voice acting is a bit strange (Some lines are straight reads, others are just "here's a voice clip that sums it up!" kinda stuff), but it's fun. If I'm not mistaken, Main Chara is same VA as Kenpachi from Bleach USA dub...

 

[Kafel]

Harms Way trailer :

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/harms-way-goes-from-dream-to-screens-trailer

It's Dorito's Unlock Xbox finalist and surprisingly it doesn't look too awful. It will be out this month. For free.

 

[Kafel]

Ghostbusters : Sanctum of Slime

4 player coop off and online.

 

[S1kkZ]

Ghostbusters : Sanctum of Slime

4 player coop off and online.

source? more info please?

 

[Kafel]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/12/02/ghostbusters-sanctum-of-slime-revealed-in-usa-today-report/

 

[blackMamba1187]

That looks like it could be fun.

 

[FrankT]

Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace*

Please see the blog post I’ll make for each of these for pricing and/or regional availability and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

November 17: Alien Breed 3: Descent, 800 Microsoft Points
November 24: Crazy Taxi, 800 Microsoft Points

Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week** :

Week of December 6 – Winter Wonderland:

Polar Panic, 400 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)

Burton Snowboard, 120 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)

Burton RED Hi Fi Helmet, 80 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)

Gingerbread Man, 120 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)

Gears of War 2, 160 Microsoft Points (60 percent off)
3 on 3 NHL Arcade, 200 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)


Week of December 13 – Casual Arcade:

Bejeweled 2, 400 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)
UNO RUSH, 400 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)

Zuma, 200 Microsoft Points, (50 percent off)

Tetris Splash, 400 Microsoft Points (50 percent off)

Feeding Frenzy 2, 400 Microsoft Points


**Special pricing available for Xbox LIVE Gold Members



Xbox Games On Demand:

December 7: Army of TWO: The 40th Day

December 14: Battlefield: Bad Company 2



Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace:

December 2: NBA Collection

December 2: Trials HD

December 9: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

December 9: Holiday Collection



Xbox Game Add-Ons:

December 8: Pinball FX 2: Marvel Comic Table Pack, 800 Microsoft Points
December 14: Forza Motorsport 3 Community Choice Classics Pack , 400 Microsoft Points


Starting December 22 through January 5, Microsoft Game Studios will introduce three new downloadable hits, exclusively to Xbox LIVE Arcade and for gamers of every level :


December 22: A World of Keflings, 800 Microsoft Points and available worldwide

December 29: Raskulls, 800 Microsoft Points

January 5: ilomilo, 800 Microsoft Points

I think MN may have slipped up putting the two Nov XBLA games on there or they simply are not saying what the next two weeks are going to be. With that said I've been looking forward to Raskulls for a long time and I hope it lives up.

Edit: Oh Bomberman for the 8th. That just leaves the 15th then.

 

[Ronabo]

Ghostbusters : Sanctum of Slime

4 player coop off and online.

Cool. Reminds me of the old Ghostbusters arcade game.

 

[charlequin]

Yaaaaay! World of Keflings dated!

 

[Shig]

Gears of War 2, 160 Microsoft Points (60 percent off)

Huh?

Judging from the theme of all the other content, I'm assuming they mean the Snowblind Map Pack.

 

[FrankT]

Huh?

Judging from the theme of all the other content, I'm assuming they mean the Snowblind Map Pack.

Yup, looks like he made a few changes(that and took off the Nov XBLA listings).

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/12/02/coming-soon-to-the-xbox-live-marketplace-2-dec.aspx

 

[Shig]

Avatar Marketplace
December 2: NBA Collection

Haha, every team except the Hawks has a tee, what the hell. The one item I wanted to buy, they forget to upload. Uncanny.

 

[Kafel]

Better pics for GhostBusters :

 

[PopfulMail]

Found this doing a random search for xbla Games for the Holidays promo.. regarding Keflings, Raskulls and ilomilo...

Games for the Holidays is an extremely exciting, entirely original promotion over the coming season. World of Keflings, Raskulls and ilomilo are the stars of the show, and participation in GFTH means some awesome exclusive content for XBLA players!

If you purchase all three GFTH titles, extra characters will unlock within the games. For example, you can unlock ilo and Doug as playable characters in Raskulls, and also unlock Raskulls characters within ilomilo and World of Keflings by purchasing the full range of games.

In addition to this, players can also gain early access to Raskulls by downloading World of Keflings on December 22nd and accessing it via the in-game purchase menu.

"The cross-title features are really cool," said Steve Taylor, Keflings creator and President of NinjaBee. "If you buy Raskulls or ilomilo you can build homes for characters from those games in A World of Keflings. Then those characters live in your game world and you can kick them around with the rest of your Keflings. At the same time, if you own A World of Keflings you can choose to have a Kefling as your playable character in Raskulls or dress up ilo and milo in swanky Kefling costumes."

 

[Princess Skittles]

Found this doing a random search for xbla Games for the Holidays promo.. regarding Keflings, Raskulls and ilomilo...

Hmm.. interesting.

Also: Awesome username/avatar.

 

[SAB CA]

Found this doing a random search for xbla Games for the Holidays promo.. regarding Keflings, Raskulls and ilomilo...

That's actually very cool! I love crossover promos like this; It just raises the value of the games themselves, and is a nice way to keep elements from favorite games in front of the players.

And being that these 3 are all 800 pts games, it's pretty reasonably priced, too.

 

[PopfulMail]

That's actually very cool! I love crossover promos like this; It just raises the value of the games themselves, and is a nice way to keep elements from favorite games in front of the players.

And being that these 3 are all 800 pts games, it's pretty reasonably priced, too.

No doubt. Even though they are only cameos, I love the Meat Boy and Goo crossovers in ilomilo. I wasn't planning on getting Keflings but this pretty much changes that for me.


Also.. thanks Skittles!

 

[Shard]

Marvel Pinball dated, priced
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6284805.html

$10 pack of four tables set for release as Xbox 360 Pinball FX2 add-on December 8, stand-alone PS3 title on December 14.

Heads up, true believers! Zen Studios today announced release dates for its four-pack of Marvel pinball tables on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

The tables will debut as a downloadable add-on for the Xbox 360-exclusive Pinball FX2 on December 8, while Sony fans will be able to pick them up as a stand-alone PlayStation 3 game on December 14. Either package will cost players $10.

Marvel Pinball includes tables for four of the comic company's film-featured heroes: Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Blade. Each table will have music, artwork, and objectives specific to the characters, along with animated 3D representations of the heroes, as well as villains like the Green Goblin, Silver Samurai, Mysterio, Whiplash, The Mandarin, and Doctor Octopus.

 

[Kafel]

Don't remember if it was posted, screens and gameplay videos for Bastion (ARPG) :

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/bastion/index.html?tag=result;img;1

*

Ms. 'Splosion Man announced.

 

[twinturbo2]

Quake Arena Arcade Achievements
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/quake-arena-arcade/achievements/

'Bout fucking time! Hope this means that it's coming soon. I'm still curious over how it'll play with an X360 gamepad, though. Will rocket jumping still be okay?

 

[RetroGreg]

Does anyone have Polar Panic? Is it worth playing?

 

[xbhaskarx]

Does anyone have Polar Panic? Is it worth playing?

No and no.

 

[Nelo Ice]

just saw this on cag about possible discounts for the xbl holiday sale
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264333

Each day there will be 3 items
of marketplace content

1. XBLA Game or Game Add-on
2. Zune Movie
3. Avatar Item

They also have hints for sale items

Game Add-ons

Are you afraid of the dark?
Fly to the rescue in outer space
Keep your hat on and don't stop shooting
Turn up the volume to get down

Movies

Act your age, whatever that is.
Become a hero, that's not so super...
It's lonely, being the last person on Earth.

XBLA

Turn out the lights for this delight!
What a way to start the week!
Work with Elvis in this classic!

 

[Fortinbras]

XBLA:

Limbo?
Monday Night Combat?
??

 

[HadesGigas]

XBLA:

Limbo?
Monday Night Combat?
??

Elvis one is Perfect Dark.