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Burnout Crash Crashes to Xbox Live Arcade on September 20

Adam Shear — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:01:47 +0000

The Burnout series may have gone through some radical changes with its latest digital installment, Burnout Crash, but that does not mean it loses any of what makes Burnout special. The now top down racer completely focuses on crash mode and is inspired by arcade pinball which is obvious upon first looking at the game. With 18 crash junctions and plenty of modes, it’s sure to be one of the wildest digital releases this Fall. Burnout Crash will also support multiplayer for 2-14 players locally and has a special mode which takes advantage of the Kinect sensor. Burnout Crash will release on Xbox Live Arcade on September 20 for 800 Microsoft Points. If you loved the previous Burnout games or even just crashing cars, Burnout Crash is definitely worth checking out.

[Press Release]

Burnout Crashing Back into Action with Burnout Crash

Adam Shear — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:48:38 +0000

The Burnout series is finally back after spending more time than needed adding to the open world addition Burnout Paradise. Burnout Crash takes the series beck to it roots and focuses completely on the famous crash mode which made the series popular in the first place. On 18 different crash junctions and six locations, your job will be to cause as much destruction and mayhem as possible, racking up points for the damages you cause to the environment. Burnout Crash is also the first Burnout game with a top down view making this an even more interesting concept. Aside from providing hours of fun with the controller, Burnout Crash will also utilize Kinect for a vs. mode that has two teams using gestures to battle it out in the Xbox exclusive party mode. Look out for Burnout Crash which releases this Fall on Xbox Live Arcade.

DLC Review: Pinball FX 2 – Captain America Pinball

Andrew Dai — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:30:25 +0000

The Digest: Marvel and ZEN Studios have done it again, releasing more superhero-ey goodness for the community to enjoy on the table of a pinball machine.

THE FACT SHEET

RELEASE DATE: June 29th, 2011
PUBLISHER: ZEN Studios
DEVELOPER: Microsoft Game Studios
ESRB RATING: “E” for Everyone
GENRE: Sports & Recreation
PRICE: 240 MS Points ($3)

New Additions:

Captain America swoops in to save the day and continue his fight against Baron Zemo and the Red Skull while also creating a nice setting for the pinball table. The WWII-based theme is obvious from the very start thanks to the small but effective changes in music, sound effects, and color scheme. Like always, ZEN Studios has paid more than enough attention to the small minute details which include spreading war medals throughout the pinball table.

Captain America won’t be alone on his fight against evil- he’ll be routinely joined by the Howling Commandos as they make their appearances on the pinball table and in voice-overs with each member of the team having their own unique lines. From neutralizing the threat from Zemo’s Death Ray and the Red Skull’s Cosmic Cube, there is more than enough action to provide for hours of pinball enjoyment.

In addition to a wide array of characters and unique pinball-missions, the Captain America table offers 3 additional achievements totaling 50 Gamer Score along with the usual ability to play a local split-screen match.

Conclusion:

Maintaining their strong relationship with the community by continuing to release high-quality thematic tables, ZEN Studios has provided another great option for those looking to purchase new tables. Captain America certainly doesn’t fail to deliver and provides those who download this table with a fun single- and multi-player experience.

Special thanks to Microsoft Game Studios for providing us with a copy of the game for review.

Fruit Ninja Slices Up Kinect

Adam Shear — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:37:51 +0000

Halfbrick Studios, the studio behind one of the most successful smartphone games of all time with over 60 million downloads is finally bringing the crazy action of Fruit Ninja to Kinect for Xbox 360 in Fruit Ninja Kinect. The Kinect edition of the fruit slicing game takes the exact same game you know and love and allows you to use your whole body with it. Play Classic Mode as well as the timed Zen Mode. There’s even local multiplayer. Fruit Ninja Kinect will release on Xbox Live Arcade this Summer as part of the annual Summer of Arcade promotion.

2011 XBLA Summer of Arcade Lineup

Jes Borg — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:55:04 +0000

If you’re still wondering what this year’s Summer of Arcade will feature, it was just revealed minutes before Microsoft’s press briefing:

Bastion
From Dust
Fruit Ninja Kinect
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Awesomenauts announced for XBLA, Screens included

Jes Borg — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:53 +0000

DTP entertainment and Ronimo Games today have announced Awesomenauts for the Xbox Live Arcade. From the developers behind the critically acclaimed side-scrolling RTS Swords & Soldiers, comes a new explosive Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game inspired by your favorite ’80s animated series.

E3 will show us more of the Awesomeness of Awesomenauts. Look to hear and see more of Russian monkeys with jetpacks, giant robots, and aliens at E3 from June 7th-9th.

In the mean time, we have a few screens to wet your appetite after the break.

Outland Co-op Trailer

Jes Borg — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:58:09 +0000

Ubisoft today reveals a co op trailer for Outland. Developed by Housemarque, this trailer gives a glimpse of the co op featuring a world of light and darkness.

When the Gods threaten total destruction, you’re the hero that must rise against the chaos. In each era that the Gods reek havoc, a hero emerges during that era. Now it is you as well as a previous warrior helping you at your side, fighting with you, guiding you to harness the power of darkness and light.

Outland is scheduled to release April 27th for the XBLA.

Free games on Xbox Live Arcade

Patrick Kortendick — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:07:25 +0000

With Hexic HD recently being ‘released’ as a free download (it was originally available only with an initial console purchase), we decided to do some quick investigating and come up with a list of current Xbox Live Arcade games that are available for free. While not all games are necessarily 5-star titles, they do provide all the workings of any other Arcade game, including achievements, leaderboards and more.

Currently available free XBLA titles:

Traditionally, these titles don’t stay available for long, so we suggest grabbing them if you haven’t already.

Resident Evil 4 & Resident Evil Code: Veronica X Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade

Cody Sanchez — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:46:53 +0000

Earlier today, CAPCOM announced that both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X will be coming to the Xbox LIVE Arcade this fall.

While it’s not mentioned exactly what graphical changes there were, CAPCOM mentioned that “both titles have been enhanced with upgraded visuals.” Whether this means simply a higher resolution & more antialiasing, or complete visual overhauls for both games using the Resident Evil 5 engine, remains to be determined.

The latter probably won’t be happening, but one can dream, right?

10 minutes of gameplay for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Jes Borg — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:39:42 +0000

Fuelcell games has a XBLA shooter in development and brought 10 minutes of footage to PaxEast. In the 10 minute video you get to see a lot of the gameplay in Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. You’ll see vast amounts of exploration of a ufo ship looking for upgrades as well as moving around objects in the environment in order to get access to the next area.

The game has a very Metroid-esque vibe to it. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is set to release this year for the XBLA.