Rez HD, Chessmaster Live on XBLA Wed.
Q Entertainment's Rez HD and Ubisoft Sofia's Chessmaster Live are this week's Xbox Live Arcade releases, Microsoft has confirmed. Both...
READ MORE >ShackCast 28: Team Fortress 2 Changes, Battlefield Heroes, GTA4 Date, Fallen Empire, Fancy Joystick
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In this week's ShackCast, we discussed the imminent changes to Team Fortress 2, the announcement of Battlefield Heroes, recent information...
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see all 30 commentsSteel Penny Games Founded by Ex-Naughty Dog Staff; Pursues Furry Games, Digital Distribution
Steel Penny Games today revealed itself to the general public, announcing its intent to focus on digitally distributed titles. The developer...
READ MORE >"blegh..the cat doesn't look right. They should look up old Disney cartoons/movies to get a good ..."
Add a commentIGF Audience Award Finalists: Synaesthete
"The fire-breathing voxel king rules over a machine world made of funk and rhythm. The darkness in his heart has plunged his realm into an eternal...
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see all 5 commentsN+ Passes XBLA Certification, Will Arrive Soon
Metanet Software and Slick Entertainment's N+ , the console-enhanced remake of the ninja-tastic physics-based freeware platformer N, has completed...
READ MORE >"Awesome game with a plethora of levels. Is good to see new devs getting some $$$ for their work."
see all 10 commentsMutant Storm Empire DLC, No New XBLA Title This Week; Microsoft Details XBLA Awards
There will be no new Xbox Live Arcade game released this week, Microsoft has revealed. However, as previously announced, all Xbox Live members will...
READ MORE >"I think it really sucks that my 360 died yesterday and I can't get my free game because this ..."
see all 5 commentsMicrosoft Details Undertow as Free XBLA Title
Microsoft has announced the details of the free Xbox Live Arcade game that was promised by Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten in response to...
READ MORE >"I'd be willing to bet that once you get your 360 back you can call them and explain what ..."
see all 58 commentsOriginal Bionic Commando Reimagined on XBLA, PSN
A remake of Capcom's original NES classic Bionic Commando, entitled Bionic Commando Rearmed, is being developed for Xbox Live Arcade and the...
READ MORE >"Simply awesome. To me this looks better than the new one they're working on (though I will ..."
see all 21 commentsTHQ Acquires Rise of Nations Dev Big Huge Games
Publisher THQ has announced its plans to acquire Big Huge Games, the developer behind the Xbox Live Arcade board game Catan (X360), the Rise of...
READ MORE >"Glorious! THQ is just a publisher, but the games they publish are top notch (publishers ..."
see all 15 commentsBoogie Bunnies March to XBLA this Wednesday
Artech Studios' bubbly 3D puzzle game Boogie Bunnies lands on Xbox Live Arcade this week, delighting equally fans of Bust-A-Move-styled action and...
READ MORE >"Don't know much about it, and the graphics are cute, but is this going to be different enough ..."
see all 3 commentsPeggle XBLA Confirmed, ESRB Rates Other Unannounced Games (Updated)
Update: Peggle is indeed headed to Xbox Live Arcade and is tentatively slated for a Q2 release, a PopCap representative has confirmed to Shacknews....
READ MORE >"Popcap should nominate Remo as "Official Peggle Spokesperson." He's just such a huge fan."
see all 20 commentsRez HD Priced, Uses Extra Controllers as Trance Vibrators, Due Out 'In a Few Weeks'
The Xbox Live Arcade remake of the cult classic on-rails shooter Rez will hit "in a few weeks" and sell for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), developer Q...
READ MORE >"I'm with you, except I don't have the money to buy one even if I did :|"
see all 37 commentsLode Runner Heads to Xbox Live Arcade (Updated)
Update: Microsoft has provided numerous screenshots along with a piece of promotional art. Original Story: At this week's Consumer Electronics...
READ MORE >"I am actually excited about this. I remember playing "Mad Monks Revenge" over at my friends ..."
see all 13 commentsHalo 3 Tops Live User Count, TMNT Tops XBLA Sales
Xbox Live user and sales data recently unveiled on Major Nelson's blog shows Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at the top of the heap in terms of unique users...
READ MORE >"I loved it, and the Shack had regular games for 6 months straight pretty much every night, so ..."
see all 9 commentsTron and Omega Five on Xbox Live Arcade Wed.
Backbone's HD-enhanced port of the original Tron arcade game will join the Natsume's 2D shooter Omega Five on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday,...
READ MORE >"It worked, but the control wasn't as fast as using a spinner. Sort of like the difference ..."
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"Anyone else having trouble creating Message Chess games in Chessmaster Live?"
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