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King of Fighters '98 Attacks Xbox Live Arcade

By Blake Ellison, Sep 04, 2008 11:19am PDT

King of Fighters '98, the arcade and Neo Geo brawler with a cult following, is coming to the Xbox 360 via the online Xbox Live Arcade service....

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"Bring on the Duke. I'd rather play Super Street Fighter 2 HD than this."

- monchipeters see all 13 comments

Death Tank Really Coming to XBLA, First Screenshots

By Blake Ellison, Sep 04, 2008 11:08am PDT

Death Tank, once a mini-game in Lobotomy Software's PowerSlave for the Sega Saturn, is coming to Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade, as was hinted by...

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"haha what? thats the great part about worms and especially scorched earth!"

- dantastic see all 18 comments

3 New XBLA Releases Bring Gin, Pirates, Nebula Tomorrow

By Blake Ellison, Sep 02, 2008 9:40am PDT

The Xbox 360's online store, Xbox Live Arcade, is set to get a whopping three new releases this Wednesday thanks to Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball,...

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"Subspace, you say? oh god why do i not have enough points for pretty things"

- Deathlove see all 4 comments

Meteos Rockets Onto Xbox Live Arcade

By Blake Ellison, Aug 27, 2008 10:39am PDT

Q Entertainment, the studio behind the addictive puzzlers Lumines and Every Extend Extra, has announced that it will bring its rocket-launching...

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"Actually, I'd rather have a PC / Steam port than 360 or PS3 versions. More people + more people ..."

- pyide see all 18 comments

Reminder: Galaga Legions Coming Wednesday

By Aaron Linde, Aug 18, 2008 2:55pm PDT

As previously announced by publisher Microsoft, Namco Bandai's Galaga Legions arrives on the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade platform this Wednesday....

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"Strategy? Sentries? This post made me realise I have no idea what this game is about. I thought ..."

- nudel see all 17 comments

Death Tank Listed for XBLA by German Ratings Board

By Aaron Linde, Aug 13, 2008 2:00pm PDT

A listing on the German software ratings board USK's website reveals that a game called Death Tank is coming to the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade...

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"Heh, that's what the snake game was called, Nibbles. Mine was also a 486, 25 Mhz, iirc."

- deadhorse see all 17 comments

Shred Nebula Coming to XBLA September 3

By Aaron Linde, Aug 11, 2008 3:20pm PDT

Independent developer CrunchTime Games has announced that its omni-directional shooter Shred Nebula is scheduled to debut on Xbox Live Arcade on...

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"I've been wanting to remake / update subspace for years. These lucky bastards got at it first ;)"

- sphinx see all 11 comments

Braid Dev: XBLA Certification Hindered Development; No Downloadable Content Planned

By Aaron Linde, Aug 08, 2008 8:00pm PDT

Following the release of Jonathan Blow's independently developed, time-warping puzzle platformer Braid, the developer has revealed that the Xbox...

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"huh? The certification process is necessary. I think Johnathan is a very talented person, but ..."

- two50six see all 145 comments

Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball Coming September 3

By Aaron Linde, Aug 08, 2008 3:30pm PDT

Blazing Lizard will unleash buccaneers and silent assassins upon Xbox Live Arcade with Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball on September 3, publisher...

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"Out of all the game's you could do with pirates vs ninja's dodge ball just seems like a let down."

- Twin--Sword see all 7 comments

Braid Priced at $15 Despite Microsoft Denial

By Chris Faylor, Aug 04, 2008 9:16am PDT

Though publisher Microsoft had previously denied a $15 price for Braid, the company confirmed today that Jonathan Blow and Number None's...

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"The point is, they can have the same Microsoft currency in all countries, however, the real ..."

- Goblin au see all 17 comments

Microsoft Denies High Castle Crashers, Braid Prices

By Chris Faylor, Jul 30, 2008 1:19pm PDT

Update: Microsoft has informed Shacknews that the reported $22.50 price point for Castle Crashers and $15 Braid price, believed to stem from a...

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"Castle Crashers is probably the best XBLA game I've played. I think of it as a platformy Diablo ..."

- jake see all 67 comments

Counter-Strike, Other Valve Games Could Hit XBLA; Studio Hints at Paid TF2 DLC on 360

By Chris Faylor, Jul 29, 2008 8:51am PDT

With Valve's wit-driven action-puzzler Portal hitting Xbox Live Arcade this fall, marketing VP Doug Lombardi has expressed interest in releasing...

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"or to expand upon your analogy, pulling the diamond setting out of a gold band wedding ring and ..."

- guidedbyvoip see all 33 comments

Castle Crashers and Bionic Commando RA Dated; Braid, Galaga Legions Also Due in August

By Aaron Linde, Jul 28, 2008 10:34am PDT

Several anticipated Xbox Live Arcade titles will be hitting the Xbox 360's downloadable gaming service this coming August, Microsoft announced...

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"I played it for an hour or so this afternoon (thank you, PartnerNet). It is indeed awesomes."

- C@ffine see all 22 comments

Puzzle Quest Expansion Hits XBLA This Wednesday

By Aaron Linde, Jul 21, 2008 4:25pm PDT

D3Publisher has announced that the previously announced expansion for the Xbox Live Arcade edition of Infinite Interactive's puzzle-RPG hybrid...

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"Darn, I was hoping I wouldn't have to pay my car bill if there was no 23rd this month. :)"

- bstrad see all 13 comments

1942: Joint Strike, Go! Go! Hit XBLA Wednesday; Double D Dodgeball Now Available

By Aaron Linde, Jul 21, 2008 9:59am PDT

Microsoft has announced that Backbone Entertainment's 1942: Joint Strike (PS3, 360) and Little Boy Games' Go! Go! Break Steady (360) comprise this...

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"I love the old version of those games. 1942 was awesome. I'm looking forward to trying this."

- AMikaboshi see all 11 comments