Xbox Live Arcade News, Xbox Live Arcade Features

Rootin', tootin', shootin'!

There's been some mass confusion over Xbox Live Arcade releases of late. Sanctum 2 still isn't available in all regions, and Monaco was delayed, re-dated, delayed, and then re-dated again before finally hitting the store, but we're hoping that things will settle down this week. Only one release to mention today, and...

Payday 2 to be a disc-based title.

505 Games, publishers of the upcoming steal-'em-up Payday 2, has confirmed that the game will not be launching on Xbox Live Arcade as previously thought. Instead, the game will be coming to retail when it launches later this year. The sequel to the formerly PSN and PC exclusive Payday: The Hei$t has apparently...

In association with a famous crispmaker.

The sequel to the first Wipeout-style (the TV show, not the futuristic racer) title Crash Course is headed to Xbox Live this coming Wednesday, May 8th. Doritos Crash Course 2 will be entirely free, and gives gamers the chance to barrel through a bunch of crazy courses, competing for medals and picking up...

Surprise!

As if by magic, 505 Games' Snoop Lion/Dogg/Doggy Dogg-themed title Way of The Dogg has landed on Xbox Live Arcade today. Available for 800MSP, the game that made our Five XBLA Titles to Watch Out For list just a few short weeks ago, didn't appear to be scheduled for release for another few weeks, but has been brought forward. We'll bring...

"Completely crazy", says developer.

Polytron Corporation's Fez has sold some 200,000 copies via Xbox Live Arcade during its first year on sale, the company has announced. The perspective-shifting platformer, along with its two developers Phil Fish and Renard Bedaud, featured heavily in the hit documentary Indie Game: The Movie took a fair old while...

The Behemoth Is Back

BattleBlock Theater is an Xbox Live Arcade platform puzzle game from The Behemoth, who are the developers of the excellent Castle Crashers and slightly-less-excellent Alien Hominid HD. The graphics are cartoonish, it features a good deal of laughs and some tricky puzzles that will test your dexterity later on. Also, it allows...

Writer Gary Whitta teases additional episode...

Telltale Games is set to release additional Walking Dead content, but it's not the second season. During an interview on IGN's acclaimed video game show, 'Up at Noon', Gary Whitta announced “You won’t have to wait for season two to play more Walking Dead”, and the additional content “will make...

400 MSP

Xbox Live Arcade title Leedmees is set for a half-price sale next week, dropping from 800 Microsoft Points to 400. From 13th to 19th March, Konami's hybrid puzzler will be 50% off for all Xbox Live members. As our Leedmees review explains, it's well worth a pop at 400MSP.

Patience, Grasshopper

Grasshopper Manufacture's first Kinect game, Diabolical Pitch, will launch on Xbox Live Arcade on 4th April. Here's the official description: An unusual, unique and wacky pitching action game is coming to Kinect and the name of the game is Diabolical Pitch. A former pitcher now outfitted with an incredibly powerful bionic arm...

This just in: still looks great

Grounding Inc.'s hands-free dragon game just got its official name: Crimson Dragon. Formerly known as Project Draco, director Yukio Futatsugi — creator of Panzer Dragoon, remember — revealed the new title at a demo event in Japan's Akihabara district, and brought some new high-resolution screenshots and game...

Go Gaga

Konami's Rhythm Party is a week away, and now we have a tracklist showing the songs you'll be grooving to come 1st February. Including famous tracks from Lady Gaga to Bobby Brown alongside original compositions, the game's emphasis is on "open" dancing — rather than following set choreography, you're encouraged to dance however...

Shame about the name

Perhaps out of shame at having the worst name of any Kinect game so far — even worse than you, Let's Cheer! — Konami has brought forward the release of its Xbox Live Arcade game Rhythm Party by one week. The XBLA title now drops next Wednesday, 1st February, for 800 Microsoft Points. Here's the official blurb with some...

Don't look now

Microsoft's Haunt was one of the earlier titles announced for Kinect, but we still don't know a huge amount about it. Not to worry though, as next week we'll get to try it for ourselves. Microsoft Studios has revealed an 18th January release date for the Xbox Live Arcade title, with an 800 Microsoft Points price tag to boot. Quite...

Sweet taste of success

Halfbrick Studios' Fruit Ninja Kinect was the fourth best-selling game on Xbox Live Arcade in 2011, according to Major Nelson. The sensor-exclusive game outsold hits like Bastion, From Dust and LIMBO to take the fourth spot. Major Nelson says the stats only count "full versions purchased", but there's no...

Smashing saving

Burnout CRASH! might not be the best Kinect game out there but it's a fine smash 'em up with a pad in your hand, and it's just dropped to 400 Microsoft Points. The crash junction game is 50% off in the New Year sale, and you can queue it up here if you fancy some cut-price crashing. Read our Burnout CRASH! review to see how its...

It'll make sense

Fed up of developers making Kinect games you have no interest in buying? Want to help someone create a game you actually might like? That's why Robomodo is asking for your help funding Bodoink, an Xbox Live Arcade game made just for Kinect. Using crowdfunding website Kickstarter, Robomodo is hoping to attract $35,000 by 28th...

The hits keep coming

EA's joining the recent Kinect craze on Xbox Live Arcade with Burnout CRASH!, out today for 800 Microsoft Points. While the majority of the game is played with the control pad, there's an exclusive Kinect mode that lets you create crashes using just the movements of your body. Now that's power. We'll have a full review soon...

Full body Lemmings!

Leedmees was one of the more interesting Kinect games to have come out of E3, with a charming presentation putting this one on many radars. Now the game's set for release today on Xbox Live, so you can decide for yourself. The game will sell for 800 Microsoft Points and features two-player co-operative play as you and a partner...

Smash for 800MSP

Criterion's car-smashing extravaganza Burnout CRASH! was rumoured for an August release, but of course that didn't happen. We now sit at the start of September with a proper release date: 20th September. The downloadable crash junction title will sell for 800 Microsoft Points, equivalent to around $9.99/£6.99. It's playable with...