Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no new Xbox LIVE Arcade releases this week, due to the release of the game you should be playing or dreaming about right now, Grand Theft Auto IV.
Major Nelson commented that “We definitely understand the complaints about the lack of XBLA releases this week.”
“There are certainly people who won’t be playing GTA IV, and would want to see an alternative on the Arcade, but to be fair, any game released this week will not get a fair chance to reach everyone who the publisher might want to reach.”
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According to GamesIndustry BIZ, Microsoft was offered Valve’s critically acclaimed and award-winning title The Orange Box for their Xbox LIVE Arcade service, but decided to reject the proposal.
“We’d love to do that. Right now it’s something we’d love to do. I’d love to sell Portal on Xbox live,” said Doug Lombardi, Valve marketing director. “But the platform holders aren’t doing that right now. There’s a size limit and all kinds of other things.
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The Xbox LIVE Marketplace has been updated, and now offers a variety of demos, awesome trailers, gameplay videos and more.
Included in the update is a new European Grand Theft Auto IV TV Ad, a 1942: Joint Strike game trailer, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars gameplay videos, Halo 3 ViDoc Mapmaker, as well as the release arcade game Lost Cities.
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A short update, we reported earlier today that Audiosurf was headed to the Xbox LIVE Arcade, but now it appears this was a false rumour as a result of miscommunication.
Audiosurf creator Dylan Fitterer just responded to the rumour, saying that it “must have been a miscommunication. I never said Audiosurf was coming to XBLA.”
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1UP reports that along with the news of the recently announced release date of Soul Calibur IV, the original Soul Calibur for the Sega Dreamcast will be available for purchase on Xbox Live Arcade later this year. The game will boast the usual XBLA perks and leader boards and is also noted that it will be the biggest game on XBLA in terms of download size.
Source - 1UP.com
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The 360 gets another puzzle game, as Mr. Driller Online is headed for Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Released this Wednesday, players will take on the role of drillers moving through levels of colourful blocks, avoiding the thread of being crushed by falling blocks, all while keeping their air supply from running out.
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TiQal has been confirmed for the Xbox LIVE Arcade this week, and will cost you 800 Microsoft Points.
Scheduled for release on Wednesday, this game will let players embark on an epic journey through many obstacles, in order to seek the help of the Gods.
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Microsoft has unveiled a list of selected Xbox Live Arcade hits, set to release on Wednesday - including classics such as Assault Heroes, DOOM, Wolf of the Battlefield 3 and more.
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The latest Xbox LIVE activity for the week ending 3/03/2008 has been released, and unsurprisingly the top spots are dominated by Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3.
Guitar Hero III, Rock Band, and Gears of War snuck in at #3, #4, and #5.
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The creators of XBLA’s Totemball have released a pair of new screenshots of their upcoming Arcade title AirBurst.
Not a whole lot of information is available on this title yet, but it takes place on a baloon-made cloud on which you fight off opponents with a chain-saw bladed ball.
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Capcom has revealed that their Rocketmen: Axis of Evil title will be released for Xbox LIVE Arcade on March 5th, and on PSN the following day, March 6th.
“In this arcade shooter, players will join the heroes of the Alliance of Free Planets in their white-knuckled, frenzied struggle to free the Solar System from the tyrannical grip of the Legion of Terra. Up to four players will be able to cooperatively shoot their way through multiple levels, powering up their weapons, picking up bonuses and laying waste to anything that moves.”
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Peter Molyneux and his Lionhead Studios are releasing an Xbox LIVE Arcade game named Keystone, designed to further add to the already massive Fable 2 hype-train.
Keystone is one of the many mini-games found in Fable 2, and will let you gamble and win gold which you can actually transfer onto your Fable 2 saved games. Basically it allows you to earn Fable 2 money before it’s released.
No release date has been announced so far, but we’ll keep an eye for more info.
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Microsoft keynote speaker at GDC, John Schappert, claimed that the Xbox 360 has now sold more than 18 million units worldwide.
In an interview with EuroGamer, MS’ Corporate VP of LIVE stated: “I think that we’ve sold 18 million, the last time I’ve checked. 18 million hardware units worldwide.”
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Today at GDC08, (where else!) Microsoft announced some of the new titles scheduled for release on Xbox LIVE Arcade this spring and summer.
Briad - Developed by Jonathan Blow, this game allows you to bend and manipulate the rules of time.
Castle Crashers - An RPG where up to four players can slash their way through beautiful hand-drawn landscapes.
Defense Grid: The Awakening - The ultimate tower-defense experience, designed for Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Go! Go! Break Steady - A combination of music and break dancing makes this a very interesting title.
We’ll get back with more information of these titles when available.
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