The Xbox 360 “House Party” of new downloadable games is official: Warp ($US10, February 15), Alan Wake’s American Nightmare ($US15, February 22), Nexuiz ($US10, February 29) and I Am Alive ($US15, March 7). You get $US10 in Xbox Points if you buy them all.
Quake mod Nexuiz (pronounced “nexus”) is so heavily modified that it’s practically it’s own game. It has been for years, since 2005, with a modified Quake Engine, completely overhauled weapons, but the same fast-paced gameplay. Someone at THQ must have been fond of the PC mod, because not only is it making a big comeback, it’s coming back stacked.
The next Xbox 360 “House Party” — a promotional rush of a bunch of new downloadable games, probably released one a week — will be headlined by Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, according to a trailer that’s leaked through Xbox.com.