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Upcoming Xbox Live Arcade Games Priced: 'Splosion Man, TMNT, Shadow Complex, More (Updated)

By Chris Faylor, Jul 10, 2009 11:50am PDT

Update: The below list has been tweaked to reflect a "last minute schedule change" that sees 'Splosion Man moved up to July 22 and TMNT bumped back...

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"$10 for Monkey Island, no worrying about compatibility, and HD graphics? I'm getting this one ..."

- Glassagate see all 29 comments

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Hits XBLA on July 29

By Chris Faylor, Jul 09, 2009 7:15am PDT

The wait is almost over, as Capcom has announced that the downloadable re-release of cult classic crossover fighter Marvel vs. Capcom 2 hits Xbox...

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"Bunch of cheap bastards up in here. You could pay $15 for this version with online play and ..."

- SiW. see all 13 comments

Monkey Island Remake Arrives Next Week

By Chris Faylor, Jul 06, 2009 10:38am PDT

LucasArts' downloadable remake of old-school adventure classic The Secret of Monkey Island will arrive on PC and Xbox 360 come Wednesday, July 15,...

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"Fair enough, and you illustrate the need for clarification from the PR firms in light of some ..."

- Schnapple see all 28 comments

Xbox Live Arcade Gets King of Fighters '98 This Week, Worms 2 Too

By Chris Faylor, Jun 29, 2009 12:30pm PDT

Microsoft has announced this week's Xbox Live Arcade release schedule, confirming that SNK's The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match will hit the...

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"After scouring the Internets, it seems like the new release date for BF1943 is July 8-9."

- Snake&Crane see all 23 comments

Worms 2 Arriving on Xbox Live Arcade Next Week

By Chris Faylor, Jun 25, 2009 10:59am PDT

Continuing its unrelenting dedication to the long-running invertebrate battle series, developer Team17 has announced that Worms 2: Armageddon--the official sequel to the 2007 Xbox Live Arcade edition of Worms--will be available on Xbox 360 come July 1.

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"Kudos to Team 17 for pricing this reasonably. I rarely buy anything on XBLA due to everything ..."

- blackz0r see all 24 comments

Serious Sam Remake Coming to PC, Xbox 360

By Chris Faylor, Jun 25, 2009 7:33am PDT

Update: Serious Sam HD is due out on PC this fall, publisher CDV has revealed, with the game due in both retail and digital download form. It'll...

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"Nothing quite like playing Serious Sam with hippie blood turned on. Flowered sprays of...flowers ..."

- Skyburst101 see all 43 comments

Fatal Fury Wolves and Droplitz Hit XBLA Wednesday

By Chris Faylor, Jun 22, 2009 12:17pm PDT

SNK's 2D fighter Fatal Fury: Garou - Mark Of The Wolves and Blitz Arcade's aquatic puzzler Droplitz will hit the Xbox 360 this Wednesday, June 24,...

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"Fuck, Yes. I wish a HD port of this next, then my life would be partially complete. This is ..."

- digitalnegro see all 14 comments

Space Invaders Extreme DLC: Totally Boss

By Chris Faylor, Jun 16, 2009 5:15pm PDT

A downloadable expansion pack for Backbone's neon-tastic Xbox Live Arcade revival Space Invaders Extreme will arrive tomorrow, June 17, during the night-time hours. With the download priced at 240 Microsoft Points ($3), publisher Taito tells us

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"this is a neat game actually, just that every time i play the demo the music makes me want to ..."

- araczynski see all 7 comments

Codeglue's Rocket Riot Coming to XBLA Tomorrow

By Chris Faylor, Jun 16, 2009 12:21pm PDT

Publisher THQ has confirmed that Codeglue, traditionally a developer for mobile devices, will see its debut Xbox 360 title Rocket Riot released on...

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Sam & Max Save the World on XBLA Next Week

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 12, 2009 10:32am PDT

Telltale Games has announced that the freelance police will spread their downloadable reign of terror and justice to Xbox 360 on June 17 via Sam &...

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"Damn, for a moment there I thought it was a new season in the series."

- zehh see all 8 comments

Gunstar Heroes, Comix Zone and Other Sega Classics Hit Xbox Live Arcade at $5 Each

By Chris Faylor, Jun 10, 2009 3:02pm PDT

The bulk of the second "SEGA Vintage Collection" arrived in the Xbox Live Arcade today, offering six classic SEGA games--Gunstar Heroes, Altered...

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"Got me. Ill be sure to remember every detail of everything i installed on a computer 6 years ago. "

- R4di4ti0n. see all 18 comments

Xbox Live Arcade Technical Size Limit Pegged at 2GB

By Nick Breckon and Chris Faylor, Jun 09, 2009 4:24pm PDT

While the artificial size constraint on Xbox Live Arcade titles has been steadily increased since the platform's launch, Microsoft now tells us...

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"probably because their download system stores the entire file into memory until it's actually ..."

- gekidoslair see all 41 comments

Zeno Clash Likely Headed to Xbox 360

By Chris Faylor, Jun 09, 2009 8:43am PDT

Independent developer ACE Team has revealed that it is in discussions to bring its fantastical first-person shooter-brawler hybrid Zeno Clash (PC)...

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"Nah, their an indie outfit so it's good they're expanding to find other sources of income. ..."

- MeestaNob see all 15 comments

Perfect Dark to Hit Xbox Live Arcade

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 02, 2009 4:51pm PDT

Classic N64 shooter Perfect Dark is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this Winter, according to a Twitter update by Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb....

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"I'd pay $20 for goldeneye on XBLA. I'm just gonna throw that out there."

- the_ruined see all 12 comments

Wolfenstein 3D Hits PS3 and Xbox 360 Next Week

By Chris Faylor, May 29, 2009 10:26am PDT

The downloadable Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network release of id's classic first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D will arrive next week,...

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"Yea same here. Now if they made a game pack with like Wolf3d, Doom, Doom II, for like $10 maybe ..."

- phinn see all 31 comments