CastleMiner Z is an Xbox Live Indie million seller

CastleMiner Z from developer DigitalDNA Games has crossed the one million sales mark, becoming the best-selling Xbox Live Indie game of all time.

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While Xbox Live Indie game developers have lamented Microsoft's stunning lack of promotion, one game has managed to become a surprising success story. CastleMiner Z from developer DigitalDNA Games has crossed the one million sales mark, becoming the best-selling Xbox Live Indie game of all time.

For the uninitiated, CastleMiner Z is an online co-op survival horror game that looks not unlike Minecraft. However, unlike Mojang's popular game, you can play as your Xbox Avatar and craft weapons for use to fight enemies. It's currently available on the Xbox Marketplace for 80 Microsoft Points ($1).

Given the success of the game, DigitalDNA is now seeking to bring the game to PC via Steam Greenlight, promising all sorts of PC-specific enhancements.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    September 18, 2012 4:00 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, CastleMiner Z is an Xbox Live Indie million seller.

    CastleMiner Z from developer DigitalDNA Games has crossed the one million sales mark, becoming the best-selling Xbox Live Indie game of all time.

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      September 18, 2012 4:14 PM

      you got to be kidding me, THIS SELLS?!

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        September 18, 2012 4:26 PM

        let me guess, it looks like a minecraft ripoff so everyone hates it? just taking a shot in the dark here based on the youtube video.

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          September 18, 2012 4:27 PM

          dude it's worse, it's a minecraft AND COD ripoff.

          with zombies (tbf minecraft also has zombies but at least they dress it up a bit with creepers and skeletons and other stuff)

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        September 18, 2012 4:26 PM

        it's amazing, it's like they put everything I hate about the XBLIG store selection and put it into one game

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          September 19, 2012 3:12 AM

          I could see a lot of bored people paying $1 just to see how bad it is

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      September 18, 2012 4:23 PM

      Fuck everything.

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      September 18, 2012 5:28 PM

      Well, considering it's only $1, I'm not surprised it sells so well. Doesn't make the game any better though.

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      September 18, 2012 7:34 PM

      I'd like to hear more about your impressions of the Indie Summer Uprising games

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      September 18, 2012 7:50 PM

      I thought avatars weren't allowed to have guns??

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        September 19, 2012 6:35 AM

        I thought that too! Imagine the possibilities! haha

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      September 19, 2012 6:23 AM

      Wow, I've never even heard of it.

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      September 19, 2012 7:28 AM

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      September 19, 2012 8:11 AM

      Thumbed it down on Greenlight lol

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      September 19, 2012 8:40 AM

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      September 19, 2012 11:38 AM

      That game is a copycat of Minecraft and COD. What a ripped off game!

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