Archive For XBLA Tag

Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles Review

Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles Review

Here again, for the third time in less than a year, I am faced with a rather unique conundrum: that of reviewing a pinball game. A bad pinball game is still easy to review, noting as I can all the s... Read More

Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat Review

Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat Review

This generation has seen multiple genuinely great, quirky games being developed for and published via Xbox Live and Playstation Network, the digital delivery networks for both those platforms. The exi... Read More

Sonic Adventure 2 HD Announced for PSN, XBLA

Sonic Adventure 2 HD Announced for PSN, XBLA

Sonic is one of the defining characters of platforming, and his induction into the 3D realm via the Sonic Adventure series was a strong contender to Nintendo's Mario titles. Sonic Adventure 2 was... Read More

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Review

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Review

Having spent what feels like forever trying to dominate the 3D platformer, Sonic Team have finally noticed that they weren't fooling anyone, and have since returned to the 2D realm with the help of co... Read More

Awesomenauts Trailer Reveals Upcoming PC Release

Awesomenauts Trailer Reveals Upcoming PC Release

Ronimo Games has recently announced that Awesomenauts will be released for PC. The release will follow another trailer announcing the same. Already available on PSN and XBLA, it's amazing it's take... Read More

Limbo would have been on PSN first if Sony didn’t insist for IP rights

Limbo would have been on PSN first if Sony didn’t insist for IP rights

XBLA's crown jewel Limbo would have been on PSN first, but talks with Playdead failed because Sony wanted the IP rights to the game. It's Sony's policy to get the IP rights of any third-party exclu... Read More

Quantum Conundrum Review

Quantum Conundrum Review

Airtight Games took on Portal 2 co-creator Kim Swift as Project Lead for Quantum Conundrum. As a result, Portal forms a lot of the essence here - and yet, so much of it's own creativity just seeps thr... Read More

The Deadlight Diaries Part 3 Shines Light on Art Direction

The Deadlight Diaries Part 3 Shines Light on Art Direction

In this recent development diary for Deadlight, the developers discuss what went into creating the hyper-realistic, over-exposed atmosphere of the game. The puzzler is published by Microsoft Game S... Read More

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition Available Now for XBL, PSN, Mobile Phones

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition Available Now for XBL, PSN, Mobile Phones

It's not just Metal Gear getting the anniversary treatment. Konami Digital Entertainment is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Frogger with Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition. The update is now avail... Read More

Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review

Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review

The original Duels of the Planeswalkers seemed to come out of nowhere back in 2009, and it managed to reignite my long lost love of Magic and of card games in general. Fast forward three years and I'm... Read More

Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue Review

Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue Review

There's usually a problem reviewing pinball games, and that is that these games are what they are- pinball simulators that either play well, or they don't, and there is nothing more to be said about t... Read More

Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad races onto XBLA, trailing behind on PSN

Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad races onto XBLA, trailing behind on PSN

2XL games today announced Jeremy McGrath's Offroad is now available on the Xbox Live Arcade. Providing a 'retail-quality' experience, Jeremy McGrath's Off road seeks to do away with the 'needle... Read More

And Again the Darkness: Playdead Launches Limbo Special Edition

And Again the Darkness: Playdead Launches Limbo Special Edition

 What could be better than a limited boxed release for an award-winning indie platformer? A limited box release for Limbo, currently available on XBLA, PSN, PC and Mac OS. Playdead today announced... Read More

Square-Enix and iam8bit Partner for Quantum Conundrum-Inspired Game Show

Square-Enix and iam8bit Partner for Quantum Conundrum-Inspired Game Show

iam8bit has always put it's best foot forward when showcasing the artistic side of gaming. Anyone who's visited it's art exhibitions can attest to that, but the company is known for far more. Case i... Read More

Xbox 360’s Aqualibrium Trailer Is Here For Your Viewing Pleasure

Xbox 360’s Aqualibrium Trailer Is Here For Your Viewing Pleasure

[HTML1] Check out this video from Xbox Live's game: Aqualibrium Aqualibrium was released on the 20th June 2012, featuring 40 levels, 2 levels of difficulty, online and offline highscores, awardme... Read More

Summer of Arcade XBLA 2012 revealed

Summer of Arcade XBLA 2012 revealed

We have the game list for Summer of Arcade XBLA 2012 revealed by Major Nelson on his blog. You can check out pricing and release dates below. Deadlight remains the one that I am most interested i... Read More

Bang Bang Racing gets a launch trailer

Bang Bang Racing gets a launch trailer

Check out the new trailer for Bang Bang Racing which has launched on the Xbox 360. The intuitive control system in Bang Bang Racing focuses not only on high speeds but also on the improving your techn... Read More

Xbox Live activity charts: Minecraft Xbox 360 beats Black Ops

Xbox Live activity charts: Minecraft Xbox 360 beats Black Ops

This has to be something extraordinary as Minecraft Xbox 360 edition has beaten Call of Duty: Black Ops to place no. 2 on the Xbox Live activity charts for this week. Major Nelson tweeted that th... Read More

Skullgirls Review

Skullgirls Review

Fighting games had a resurgence this generation, thanks to Capcom's Street Fighter IV, the game that made fighting games cool again. And while Capcom lost no time in quickly capitalizing on this new... Read More

Capcom Digital Collection Review

Capcom Digital Collection Review

Fancy a bit of a trip down memory lane? Xbox 360 owners who have not already splurged on these eight classic XBLA titles could do far worse than grabbing the Capcom Digital Collection. The eclectic mi... Read More