Tag Archives: XBox Live Arcade

Capcom Reveals the ‘Marvel vs. Capcom Origins’ Announcement Trailer

Posted on July 6, 2012 by John Carle

When it was rereleased on XBox Live Arcade three years ago, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was the hottest title for fighting game fans, even nine years after its release. What came next was the most hyped fighting game in recent … Continue reading →

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E3 2012: ‘Naughty Bear’ Somehow Gets a Sequel: ‘Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise’

Posted on June 4, 2012 by John Carle

Critical success doesn’t always mean financial success and critical failure doesn’t always mean financial failure either. Take Naughty Bear for example. Despite a 43 rating on Metacritic.com, the game was able to sell enough copies to warrant a Gold Edition … Continue reading →

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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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PAX East 2012 XTRA Hands-On: Trials Evolution Multiplayer

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Cortney Zamm

I have a confession to make- I never gave Trials HD a shot. Partly because my Xbox 360 gave me a red ring of death, and partly because of this YouTube video. But while walking by Microsoft’s booth at PAX … 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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Game Review: ‘Orcs Must Die!’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on October 5, 2011 by John Carle

Since the genre began, tower defense games have always been downloadable titles with very few ever making it to full retail release. This has been an advantage for the genre as it has given more opportunity for innovation. For example, … Continue reading →