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[toythatkills]

I'm really beginning to hate Microsoft's rigid "release slots" for XBLA, because I am pretty sure that is the biggest reason we still don't have dates for Jet Set Radio, and even Joe Danger.

It's quite possible Jet Set is done right now, including the PS3 and Vita versions, but Sega wants to release all the versions at the same time, so that means waiting until they can get an available release date on XBLA, which will be god knows when. Summer of Arcade is starting up soon, and it's likely they won't release it during that event, so I'm now thinking it might just slip into August. :/

That's a pretty massive conjecture on your part. It's also quite possible that JSR isn't finished yet.

 

[bjork]

I like the original Toki, but I would be happy with just a port of Toki. Something about the way the characters and backgrounds contrast each other in HD games like this really bothers me, not sure why. I always feel like it's watching a video made using Colorforms or something.

 

[BruiserBear]

That's a pretty massive conjecture on your part. It's also quite possible that JSR isn't finished yet.

It is to a degree, but are you going to suggest that XBLA release "slots" haven't caused such a situation to occur before? It would sure seem probable to me.

Furthermore, wouldn't you agree that the entire month of SOA is "blocked off" in a sense, to releases like Jet Set? The rigidity of these release slots just seems unnecessary, and it's not like publishers/developers haven't found Microsoft's general rigidity regarding XBLA games in general quite irritating for a long time now. It's been commented on for years.

 

[S1kkZ]

major nelson just tweeted that we should get the summer of arcade prices/dates this week.

 

[Chiaroscuro]

It is to a degree, but are you going to suggest that XBLA release "slots" haven't caused such a situation to occur before? It would sure seem probable to me.

Furthermore, wouldn't you agree that the entire month of SOA is "blocked off" in a sense, to releases like Jet Set? The rigidity of these release slots just seems unnecessary, and it's not like publishers/developers haven't found Microsoft's general rigidity regarding XBLA games in general quite irritating for a long time now. It's been commented on for years.

I agree. I am waiting for the JSR Vita.

 

[OdysseusVA]

https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/214821882648735744

I've rounded up most of the Summer of Arcade information. Should have a blog post tomorrow w/ dates & prices

Yes!

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/214821882648735744
Yes!

YES indeed! (please have it complete before gamescom I want to play dust before the event).

 

[Vert boil]

DOTW - Sonic 21st Anniversary

Sonic 4 Episode 1 - 400msp (was 800)
Sonic Adventure - 400msp (was 800)
--Sonic Adventure DX Upgrade - 200msp (was 400)
Sonic CD - 200msp (was 400)

Some tat reduced as well.


GoD Sale

US, all previously 1600msp/19.99$ unless stated.
Alone in the Dark - 400msp/4.99$
Bionic Commando was a mistake. Nelson edited it out with Alone in the Dark taking it's place.
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW II - 400msp/4.99$
Bolt - 400msp/4.99$
Bomberman Act: Zero - 400msp/4.99$
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - 400msp/4.99$
Conan - 320msp/3.99$ (was 1200/14.99$)
Dark Void - 400msp/4.99$
FaceBreaker - 400msp/4.99$
Kameo - 400msp/4.99$
Meet the Robinsons - 400msp/4.99$
Open Season - 400msp/4.99$
Perfect Dark Zero - 400msp/4.99$
Prince of Persia 2008 was a mistake. Forgotten Sands has been reduced.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - 400msp/4.99$, they aren't going to reduce it to 320msp/3.99$ now.
Rockstar Table Tennis - 400msp/4.99$
SEGA Superstars Tennis - 400msp/4.99$
Surf’s Up - 400msp/4.99$
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 400msp/4.99$
Tornado Outbreak - 400msp/4.99$
Virtua Tennis 2009 - 400msp/4.99$
Viva Pinata Party Animals - 400msp/4.99$

UK, all previously 1840msp/14.99£ unless stated.
Alone in the Dark - 480msp/3.99£
Bionic Commando was a mistake. Nelson edited it out with Alone in the Dark taking it's place.
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW II - 460msp/3.99£
Bolt - 480msp/3.99£
Bomberman Act: Zero
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - 480msp/3.99£
Conan - 400msp/2.99£ (was 1440/11.99£)
Dark Void - 480msp/3.99£
FaceBreaker - 480msp/3.99£
Kameo - 400msp/3.99£
Meet the Robinsons
Open Season - 480msp/3.99£
Perfect Dark Zero - 400msp/3.99£
Prince of Persia 2008 was a mistake. Forgotten Sands has been reduced.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - 480msp/3.99£
Rockstar Table Tennis - 400msp/3.99£
SEGA Superstars Tennis - 640msp/4.99£ (was 2400/19.99£)
Surf’s Up - 480msp/3.99£
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 480msp/3.99£
Tornado Outbreak
Virtua Tennis 2009 - 480msp/3.99£
Viva Pinata Party Animals - 400msp/3.99£

Price guides,

DE/Euro
Kameo - 400msp/4.99€ (was 1680/19.99&#8364

JPN
Kameo - 320msp/490¥ (was 1360/1900¥)

AUS
Kameo - 480msp/7.95$ (was 1800/29.95$)

 

[madmackem]

Hmmm the two i want havent changed price yet on the uk store.

Sega superstar tennis is 640 ms on the uk store.

 

[Vert boil]

Cheers madmackem.

Alone in the Dark wasn't on the original list so a few more might pop up once XBLDB catches up.

 

[madmackem]

Also uk prices in ms points seem to be 480 when you go to buy them.

 

[Vert boil]

The ones I checked earlier were all 460. Checked again and some are 400, some 460 and others 480. I'll leave it a few hours until they decide to leave them like that or choose a set value for the 3.99£ ones.

 

[Daigoro]

i really dont know if i can bring myself to buy any of this stuff.

hm!

 

[madmackem]

The ones I checked earlier were all 460. Checked again and some are 400, some 460 and others 480. I'll leave it a few hours until they decide to leave them like that or choose a set value for the 3.99£ ones.

Yeah on the console the ones ive checked are at 480 in the uk, wonder if its different around the eu stores.

 

[toythatkills]

Yeah on the console the ones ive checked are at 480 in the uk, wonder if its different around the eu stores.

Got Kameo and Table Tennis for 400 each in the UK.

 

[jgkspsx]

I was going to get Table Tennis, but is the load time really that bad from disc? I'm thinking it's cheaper to get a disc than to buy digital, and my hard drive is pretty full already.

 

[Monty Mole]

Bought Kameo to replay it and also Sega Superstars Tennis for a bit of local multiplayer fun.

 

[OverHeat]

FU MS kameo is not available in Canada what the fuck.

 

[Rickeh]

must also resist urge to buy cheap tat.............aaaaaah!

 

[EteRnal PAL]

Just a little reminder: If you have Dragon's Lair, don't forget to play the game today to get that Anniversary achievement... unless you already cheated the clock and got it that way.

 

[sweetvar26]

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands at 320msp is tempting. I've heard it is a decent game, worthy of a play.

 

[Vert boil]

SoA was just announced. Current known release dates.


June 20th, Magic 2013 - 800msp.
June 27th, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad - 800msp.
June 29th, Mini Ninjas Adventures - 800msp.


July 18th, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD - 1200msp.
July 25th, Wreckateer - 800msp.
July 27th, Mensa Academy.
August 1st, Deadlight - 1200msp
August 8th, Hybrid - 1200msp.
August 15th, Dust: An Elysian Tail - 1200msp.
August 22nd, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 1200msp.

 

[Monty Mole]

SoA was just announced. Current known release dates.


June 20th, Magic 2013 - 800msp.
June 27th, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad - 800msp.
June 29th, Mini Ninjas Adventures - 800msp.


July 18th, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD - 1200msp.
July 25th, Wreckateer - 800msp.
July 27th, Mensa Academy.
August 1st, Deadlight - 1200msp
August 8th, Hybrid - 1200msp.
August 15th, Dust: An Elysian Tail - 1200msp.
August 22nd, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 1200msp.

Was hoping Wreckateer would be last to launch so it didn't hold all of the other goodness up

Lots of 1200 points games there, expected for most but was hoping Tony Hawk would be 800 points.

 

[Phoenix Fang]

SoA was just announced. Current known release dates.


June 20th, Magic 2013 - 800msp.
June 27th, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad - 800msp.
June 29th, Mini Ninjas Adventures - 800msp.


July 18th, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD - 1200msp.
July 25th, Wreckateer - 800msp.
July 27th, Mensa Academy.
August 1st, Deadlight - 1200msp
August 8th, Hybrid - 1200msp.
August 15th, Dust: An Elysian Tail - 1200msp.
August 22nd, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 1200msp.

I had a feeling Dust was going to be the last SoA game to be released. Ugh almost two months of waiting.

Btw does anyone know if Hybrid still has the weird configuration of using the right stick to shoot? If it does, it will be only Deadlight and Dust for me.

 

[Monty Mole]

Wish Mini Ninjas Adventures wasn't a bloody Kinect game.

Overall though, I'm looking forward to the games over the next couple of months. Even if I wish Spelunky was on there.

 

[toythatkills]

I had a feeling Dust was going to be the last SoA game to be released. Ugh almost two months of waiting.

I'm not sure Dust is even finished yet, is it? Might be a good reason why it's last!

So happy that I'll be playing it in a couple of months though

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

SoA was just announced. Current known release dates.


June 20th, Magic 2013 - 800msp.
June 27th, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad - 800msp.
June 29th, Mini Ninjas Adventures - 800msp.


July 18th, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD - 1200msp.
July 25th, Wreckateer - 800msp.
July 27th, Mensa Academy.
August 1st, Deadlight - 1200msp
August 8th, Hybrid - 1200msp.
August 15th, Dust: An Elysian Tail - 1200msp.
August 22nd, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 1200msp.

Ow man August 15th Gamescom week .
Well will play after that week than

 

[Kerub]

Oh my, August is awesome. Dust and Deadlight in the same month!

Hybrid might be cool too.

 

[GodfatherX]

well the 2 games I wanted on the GoD sale were PoP 2008 and Bionic Commando, for an "error" they sure stayed in his post without correction for awhile

guess my next purchases will be Deadlight and Dust

 

[Palette Swap]

Regarding the whole JSR fiasco, that reminds me of Radiant Silvergun and Guardian Heroes. Consistently botching potentially high profile releases because they can't plan for shit is as annoying as it is financially unsound.

This and Team Meat's woes make me hope they'll change their management of the platform by next gen. Right now, it looks like a clueless clusterfuck.

 

[BruiserBear]

Regarding the whole JSR fiasco, that reminds me of Radiant Silvergun and Guardian Heroes. Consistently botching potentially high profile releases because they can't plan for shit is as annoying as it is financially unsound.

This and Team Meat's woes make me hope they'll change their management of the platform by next gen. Right now, it looks like a clueless clusterfuck.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. How were the releases of Radiant Silvergun and Guardian Heroes "botched"?

 

[SAB CA]

I think XBLA could do with more "themed" sales and release schedueles, really. Offer deals on early purchases, offer special incentives for buying certain games and such in a months time (They already do this on occassion with Xbox Rewards)... just keep the things flowing.

They're making the proper steps (There are more ads for recent XBLA games on the dashboard, and the recommended games occassionally are really solid suggestions), but there just needs to be more of it. I'd love to see Search-by-company for games (For XBLA and XBLIGs), for one example.

Guardian Heroes + Radiant would have been nice to see grouped into a Saturn Appreciation / Classics REBORN! Promo or something.

 

[Monty Mole]

Guardian Heroes + Radiant would have been nice to see grouped into a Saturn Appreciation / Classics REBORN! Promo or something.

Now that's niche!

 

[shintoki]

Just give me a Resident Evil 4 Deal. Even if its 400points off, I'll feel better.

 

[SAB CA]

Now that's niche!

Expanding the Niche, one person at a time!

As much as Guardian Heroes inspired Castle Crashers, I'd probably also have tied it to that somehow... as simple as getting Behemoth to run a playthrough stream / hold a mini interview speaking about it, to as complex as sticking a castle crasher into the XBLA version as a bonus playable character, haha. (Or the inverse, buy GH, get Han and Nicole as free DLC for CC!)

Considering CC NEVER STOPS SELLING, that might have been pretty crazy effective.

Just give me a Resident Evil 4 Deal. Even if its 400points off, I'll feel better.

Yeah, would have been great to offer some incentive for people to buy them all on release, or something. At least it's grouped with RE 6 later this year as a special edition though, right?

 

[Curufinwe]

Just give me a Resident Evil 4 Deal. Even if its 400points off, I'll feel better.

I paid the full 1600 for it at release, but the fact I got a lot of those points for free thru Bing Rewards made me feel better.

 

[Bamihap]

Whatsup with the GoD games stating their price in MSP? I thought you could only pay with real moneys?

I've got 4700 msp left to spent before the end of the month. Can I buy GoD games with it?

 

[daemissary]

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands at 320msp is tempting. I've heard it is a decent game, worthy of a play.

I really liked this game and I paid 19.99 for it. The new mechanics made it fresh and interesting.

 

[toythatkills]

Whatsup with the GoD games stating their price in MSP? I thought you could only pay with real moneys?

I've got 4700 msp left to spent before the end of the month. Can I buy GoD games with it?

Yep, you can pay with money or points, up to you.

 

[erpg]

Whatsup with the GoD games stating their price in MSP? I thought you could only pay with real moneys?

I've got 4700 msp left to spent before the end of the month. Can I buy GoD games with it?

Yes. You could always change the currency to points at checkout.

 

[Speedymanic]

Whatsup with the GoD games stating their price in MSP? I thought you could only pay with real moneys?

I've got 4700 msp left to spent before the end of the month. Can I buy GoD games with it?

press x at the 'checkout' screen.

 

[Glorified G]

Is there arcade titles that are worth 200msp?

 

[GarthVaderUK]

Is there arcade titles that are worth 200msp?

Sonic CD (200 MSP for Gold users this week).

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Bump it up to 240msp and you can get a PinballFX 2 table. Those are nice to have in your collection for short pick up and play sessions.

 

[Glorified G]

Sonic CD (200 MSP for Gold users this week).

I'm only a silver member. I wish there was some kind of search filter to see what are the cheapest games available.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'm only a silver member. I wish there was some kind of search filter to see what are the cheapest games available.

Wikipedia List of Xbox Live Arcade games, sort by price

 

[Palette Swap]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. How were the releases of Radiant Silvergun and Guardian Heroes "botched"?

RS got a firm release date 2 weeks before it actually released and had like zero promotion. GH was made available in one territory (before being taken down IIRC) and finally released 3 weeks later. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the way they manage an otherwise awesome platform.

 

[randomlyrossy]

RS got a firm release date 2 weeks before it actually released and had like zero promotion. GH was made available in one territory (before being taken down IIRC) and finally released 3 weeks later. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the way they manage an otherwise awesome platform.

The release date being announced two weeks before then pretty much zero promotion is the norm for most XBLA games these days. Sad but true. The way Microsoft do things makes it hard for companies to plan promotion since they rarely know when their game is coming out till the last minute (relatively speaking).

 

[acm2000]

so trying the sonic adventure trial, it disconnects from live as if theres an update, but doesnt download anything, and have to exit to connect to live, whats going on?

 

[SAB CA]

so trying the sonic adventure trial, it disconnects from live as if theres an update, but doesnt download anything, and have to exit to connect to live, whats going on?

That's happened to me with Trials, full XBLA, and Indie Games before as well. Seems to eventually clear itself up.