Gin Rummy is one of the greatest card games ever.
Particularly Strip Gin Rummy.

Zerozaki Ishiki

Gin rummy is the hottest card game there is. Now if only they had pirates playing it versus ninjas in space :/

Jillsandwich

COME ON DUKE NUKEM!!

What?

oohhhhhhhhh...

The dodgeball game will get a trial from me, but I don't think i'm making a purchase.

Bring on DUKE NUKEM & V8!!!

Dealt with every Little Sister

Shred Nebula may be a pretty cool sleeper hit. The videos reminded me of Star Control-style combat with deeper gameplay & varied environments.

KaneRobot

I am going to try the trial of Pirates Vs. Ninjas, but I doubt I will actually go and buy any after Castle Crashers took all my points.

Quicksilver4648

I will certainly be checking out demos for all of the above and basing my decisions on those

kidko

im getting gin rummy now just cause you made fun of it.
just kidding. no xbla for me this week - friday is socom beta...plan to sink some major seal/terrorist time into that

adamfedoruk

Cribbage is an AWESOME card game... and no, I'm not elderly :)

Figment

@scotty: Plus, how many dodge ball games does one service need? Really.

DurhamNC

Well, believe it or no, I'm into the Gin Rummy game. I love the digital conversions of card games that I can relax with on the couch (instead of at my computer)

DurhamNC

Less PvN & Shred Nebula, more Duke Nukem 3D & Mega Man 9 please.

DerrickDS

Guess it's back to games i don't care about.

RaptureScientist

I believe there will also be robots, thus they win. Ninjas get a close second followed by the zombies and pirates get dead last because they are boring.

captainapplesauce

i was looking forward to Pirates vs Ninja dodgeball, just for the sheer fun of pelting friends on XBL, but all the game trailers and teasers made it look more of a chore than it would be worth. Guess ill stick to crashing in on little kids in the park.......

New Breed

ninjas will kick pirates asses any day! GO NINJA!

Ackers

Summer of arcade ended. No need to look forward to anything good coming out now. P vs N looks really, really dumb. Seriously.

scotty

I'm guessing none of the above. I was unimpressed by Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball at PAX (and I had rather low expectations for it in the first place.) Haven't paid enough attention to Shred Nebula, and don't care much for card games.

Vexorg

Actually i'll probably pick up Gin Rummy if any of them at all. I've spent too much money on the other games this summer to really go after the more expensive stuff.

It appears the Microsoft is listening to gamers demands about more original content and less ports on the XBLA. Too bad, I really enjoyed some of the cheaper ports. It seems like almost every original game is $10 to $15 (or even $20), which isn't bad but it does add up.

NoCash

@TearsandScreams: Someone at Microsoft realized that you can get all those games at Gamestop for $10 less and it doesn't eat half your 20gig HD.

What I would like to see is them continuing the BC updates through Xbox Originals. If they don't want to develop BC on a game by game basis for free, let them charge for it. I'd play $15 to play Riddick or The Warriors on my 360.

Jay

What on earth happened to xbox originals? I expected most of the library to be made available, and it just seems to have been abandoned. I'm not too bothered about any of these games, but I really have to cut down on games anyway, such is the life of going from work to studentdom.

TearsandScreams

Shred Nebula looks pretty awesome. I saw one of the devs demo it last week, but can't remember where (maybe X-play?) It reminds me of the game "X-Pilots" I used to play in college, which was a blast. Basically a fast-paced multiplayer space shooter. I'll definitely be dropping $10 on it this week.

CodeMunki

I hate to say it, but I'm a Playing Card game nut. I own Spades, Hearts, Solitaire, Catan, Carcassone, Uno, Texas Hold'em, & (it's kind of a card game) Poker Smash. I'll likely pick this game up. I spent many an after school day playing Rummy.

GrrSnort

Shred Nebula could be good, I'll at least check out the demo.

Ubersoldat19

woo, PvN: Dodgeball! I've been waiting on a sports-light/like game that I can play on and offline with teams (4v4 baby).

I'm in!

SinisterUrge13

@Jay: Man, it took ages to work out you meant Backwards Compatibility and not Bionic Commando.

Zerozaki Ishiki

Gin Rummy for 400! SOLD! I'm a young whippersnapper, but I know what that game is! I'm also an alcoholic, which doesn't help...

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

Why doesn't MS release an arcade-style sports game...like a fun Baseball (Baseball Stars), NHL, or arcade-style Madden, and NBA games.

johnpnj

Wasn;t Pirates vs Ninja's supposed to be on wii?

ManlyVGnoob

@ManlyVGnoob: Its coming out on Wii as well, probably at budget price.

excel_excel

@Jay: It seems to me if they released 'xbox originals' for sale in shops for lets say 15 euro or dollars they'd do pretty well

excel_excel

A Gin Rummy XBLA game? Why not a Bridge game or a better Poker game?

XbhaskarX

@DurhamNC: Just one. One really good one.

This........this isn't it.

scotty

Shred Nebula kinda looks like Armada for the Dreamcast, only with less RPGing and more Deathmatching. Sadly, the RPGing is what made Armada worthwhile (to me). Pirates v. Ninjas would be a Wii purchase for me (but only because I am a rabid Nintendo fanboy! Xbox and PS3 suXXoRzz!!) And Gin Rummy at 400 MS Points is about $3 more than a deck of cards, so I'll pass...

RubyMars

lets see how these games look when the come out, but the last few weeks have destroyed my digital wallet

Alchemy_Comrade

No Duke 3D? Next week, perhaps?

NPlace

Will try the demo for PvN dodgeball but im not getting my hopes up. Oh btw Pirates win everything cus they drink rum and pillage.

VinLieger

Me <- Was a pirate at Pax
Twin Brother <- Was a Ninja at Pax

Pirate <- Won 5 out of 5 times in Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball

If anything, that was a kodak moment.

Mooglepinoy22

hell yes. don't care for the dodgeball or shred nebula. but Gin Rummy for 400 points? sweeeeeet lol
i'll be downloading that right away .-.

xD

seriously. my gamertag is Evilralphwiggum if anyone wants to play me in Rummy later tomorrow :D

evilralphwiggum

@evilralphwiggum:

I find it funny, how whenever things are coming out, and one is spoken of poorly, most of the time people come out of the wood-work to support it.

.."Oh and Barbie horse adventures comes out this week, and we ALL know how popular that one is, get your reservations in now!"

several seconds later...

.."Gears 2 and Little Big Planet? Meh... I cant wait for that shweet Barbie Horse Adventures!... The editor, etc. are crazy, must be insecure, etc."

Anyways, curious about both PvN and Shred, not so much for the Gin, considering I have never played a game of it in my life lol. Frankly, I dont know anyone who has. But, of course the more diversity the better.

OrionnoirO

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): Think that is cool, Shred Nebula is 800 dollars.

[www.xbox.com]

shinynewobject

Can't wait for Shred Nebula. The game looks tight. Like SubSpace on steroids.

Plus it's made by Street Fighter designers. Suppose to have some kind of fighting game aspects. The videos look solid.

shinynewobject