summer of arcade

Thursday, July 30, 2009
News

Buy The Summer Of Arcade, Get $10 Back

2:40AM Mike Fahey | Microsoft wants to pay you $US10 for purchasing all five of the games showcased in this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion. More »
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Features

The Rising Price Of XBLA Games

6:00AM Stephen Totilo | The average price of Xbox Live Arcade games on the Xbox 360 has risen by a $US1.74 since the Xbox 360 launched in November of 2005, according to Kotaku’s study of prices for more than 200 XBLA games. More »
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
News

TMNT: Turtles In Time Re-make Knocked Back By ‘Splosion Man

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Here’s the bad news: the Xbox Live Arcade remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time has been pushed back, now no longer the first entry in Microsoft’s “Summer of Arcade” promotion. Now the good. More »
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

XBLA’s Winter Plans – From Geometry Wars 2 To Castle Crashers

2:40AM Mike Fahey | It might be the end of July, but over at Xbox Live Arcade the summer is just starting! This week sees the official kick off of the Summer of Arcade, five weeks of blockbuster Xbox Live Arcade releases to help ease us into the traditional fall gaming explosion. They’ll be kicking things off with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (800 MS points), the sequel to one of the best games on the Xbox 360 period. Each week after this will feature a new huge title. Next week sees the release of Jonathan Blow’s innovative platformer Braid, followed by Bionic Commando: Rearmed (explaining the delay), and the reinvented classic Galaga Legions. Wrapping things up will be the August 27th release of the long-awaited Castle Crashers, from the creators of Alien Hominid. That’s right, a game we’ve been waiting years for is coming out after a game announced two weeks ago. Such is the magic of summer! Sound impressive? Wait, there’s more! More »
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