Tag Archives: XBLA

Game Review: ‘Minecraft: XBox 360 Edition’ for XBLA

Posted on May 16, 2012 by John Carle

To say Minecraft: XBox 360 Edition is already a success is an understatement. The game literally became profitable within the first hour of sales and boasted 400,000 users in its first 24 hours, breaking all XBLA records including the one … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Awesomenauts’ for XBLA

Posted on May 11, 2012 by John Carle

Whether you call it MOBA or DOTA, the genre that best fits Awesomenauts didn’t exist even a decade ago. Spawning from the Defense of the Ancients mod for Warcraft III, MOBA games are traditionally controlled as a isometric RTS style … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘The Walking Dead – Episode 1 – A New Day’ for XBLA

Posted on May 9, 2012 by John Carle

Forget about it being AMC’s top rated series. Forget about Volume 1 being the number one selling graphic novel of April 2012 despite it being published more than eight years ago and seven other volumes filling up the top 10. … Continue reading →

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Gaming Piracy Is Not ALWAYS a Bad Thing . . . But USUALLY Is

Posted on April 25, 2012 by John Carle

Let’s be clear about one thing right from the start. This article is by no means making a blanket statement that all piracy is okay. Piracy in the broadest sense is theft and is wrong. But with most things, it’s … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Trials Evolution’ for XBLA

Posted on April 25, 2012 by John Carle

The original Trials HD came to the XBox 360 in 2009 in what was considered one of the best Summer of Arcade promotions the XBox has done alongside titles like ‘Splosion Man and Shadow Complex. The time trial based off … Continue reading →

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‘Arcade Next’ Coming to XBox Live Arcade, Including ‘Minecraft’

Posted on March 29, 2012 by John Carle

It all started with Summer of Arcade before XBox Live came alive with a series of seasonal promotions to help push new titles for their digital download platform. With the Block Party freshly wrapping up with some hits like Warp, … Continue reading →

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Coming in 2012: ‘I Am Alive’ for XBLA and PSN

Posted on January 5, 2012 by John Carle

As we have seen, some games go through extended development times and switch between studios to varying degrees of success. A poor example of this is 2011’s Duke Nukem Forever. Some games however find their strengths and weaknesses and adjust … Continue reading →

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Coming in 2012: ‘Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’ for XBLA

Posted on January 2, 2012 by John Carle

2011 was a huge year for gaming. One of the biggest both in terms of sales but in terms of the number of AAA titles and new up and comers that made their way to the big stage. We are … Continue reading →