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Awesomenauts Release Trailer drops with an extra guitar riff

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Todd Schlickbernd
– May 1, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

Just a few days ago we were all sent spiraling away from our computer screens, cringing at the news of DTP’s insolvency announcement. Luckily, one way or another, Awesomenauts has pulled through and is loading into its drop pod at this very moment! Months ago, when the game was announced, we were all taken in by Awesomenauts‘ 80s sense of style and catchy theme song. With this latest trailer, that theme is back with 200% more guitar riff! Surely that guitar riff is Ronimo’s way of assuring us everything is not only fine, it’s awesome!

Speaking of awesome, check out our impressions of the game from PAX East if you’re not sure what it is still (by some amazing chance). If you know what it is but aren’t sure how to approach it, or how to play it, check out our XBLA Primer on MOBA for a rundown of the genre to which Awesomenauts belongs and some of its trademark features.

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Trials Tuesday: Week of May 1

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Steve Melton
– May 1, 2012Posted in: Feature List, Features, Trials Tuesday, Videos

”Trials Evolution” is about to celebrate two weeks since its release, and as expected the really great tracks are starting to surface. There were so many that we’ve upped our showcase this week to five tracks: three trials tracks, one supercross, and a skill game. As always you can find these tracks by entering Track Central, selecting Get Tracks, then pressing X to search. Enter the gamertag below to find the track. Be aware that the search is case sensitive.

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First Deadlight dev diary explains the game’s ‘bleak’ setting

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Nick Santangelo
– April 30, 2012Posted in: Videos

Spanish developer Tequila Works has released the first developer diary for its debut effort, Deadlight. In the diary, CEO & Creative Director Raúl Rubio is joined by Narrative Director Antonio Rojano to explain why the decision was made to set the game in the Pacific Northwest during the 1980s. “Tequila kept two key concepts in mind,” says Rojano of how the team approached development of this summer’s run-for-your-life zombie game. “One that it was to be a game about zombies and two, that it had to take place in the [1980s].”

Despite the development studio being based in Madrid, the team settled on the United States as the home for player-character Randall Wayne’s adventures because the locales there were home to many of the books, comics, games and movies from which the team drew inspiration and are therefore easily recognizable to audiences around the globe thanks to being heavily featured in media.

XBLA Fans previously caught up with Rubio at PAX East, at which time he also touched upon some of the reasoning behind Deadlight‘s setting and a few of its sources of inspiration. The developer diary does a nice job of expanding on those points and offers some brief behind-the-scenes glimpses of Tequila’s level design work.

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Sega Vintage Collections: Streets of Rage and Golden Axe info leak on Marketplace

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Perry Jackson
– April 30, 2012Posted in: Media, News

Sega has recently been porting their classic games with Sega Ages and they may have put up more info on the dashboard that they quickly took down. Both new collections are based on the classic Streets of Rage and Golden Axe games, anthologizing the Genesis trilogies on XBLA. All of the titles will feature achievements, leaderboards and offline/online co-op. Unsure of when these collections will release but since they’re ports, shouldn’t take too long. You can catch some box-art after the break and stay tuned for more information on these classic collections. Thanks to @lifelower for the tip.

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Joy Ride Turbo announced for XBLA

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Christine Mitchell
– April 28, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Screenshots

Microsoft have announced that Joy Ride Turbo will be heading to XBLA. The new game is from the developers of Kinect Joy Ride, Big Park Studios and it’s launch is said to be “just weeks away”. Fans of the genre may also be pleased to hear that the game has gone back to it’s original design roots, for the karting action will be controller-based rather than the Kinect controls of it’s predecessor. According to Microsoft, Joy Ride Turbo is said to feature the following:

• Race your friends in local 4-player split-screen or compete with up to 8 on Xbox LIVE.
• Knock out your competitors and take the race lead with rockets, mines, dynamite drops and more.
• Explore the new Stunt Park to gather all of the collectibles and showoff your skills.
• Find and collect car parts to unlock vehicles, each with unique speed and handling characteristics, giving you an edge in your next race.
• Achieve racing leaderboard fame in 3 modes of play: Battle Race, Pro Race & Time Trial.

Joy Ride had been originally announced back in 2009 at E3 to be a free to play XBLA game, however many gamers were disappointed when it was re-designed and released as a Kinect only retail game, Kinect Joy Ride. There is no word on how this new version will be priced but PlayXBLA have published some brand new screenshots to enjoy while we wait for more information.

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Learn how to play Awesomenauts with this new trailer

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Perry Jackson
– April 27, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

Awesomenauts comes out next week on May 2 and we here at XBLA Fans couldn’t be more stoked. Ronimo Games has posted a new trailer for the game that details what exactly you’ll be doing. Sheriff Lonestar gets the skinny on who to destroy as part of the red team, he must take out the blue turrets from the blue team. But he must also avoid other mercenaries and bots that will come after turrets from the red team. This game is shaping up to be a great 2D MOBA-fest and if you’re wondering what all that hullaballoo with the word MOBA is, we’ve got a great XBLA Primer on the subject and don’t forget to look back at our PAX East preview. Awesomenauts will be out Wednesday, May 2 for 800 MSP.

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The Walking Dead episode 1 story trailer

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Nathan Bowring
– April 24, 2012Posted in: Media, Videos

Telltale Game’s episodic series The Walking Dead, based on the graphic novel by Robert Kirkman, will soon launch on XBLA. The newest trailer puts story at the forefront, showing players what to expect in the first episode, A New Day. Lee Everett has been convicted for murder, but is given a shot at freedom in a world of the undead. He will meet a cast of survivors, both familiar and new, while being faced with intense situations where the outcome will change the course of the story. There’s no release date yet, but expect to play The Walking Dead very soon for 400MSP per episode.

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Toy Soldiers: Cold War DLC launches tomorrow

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Mark Seymour
– April 24, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

Patiently we’ve awaited word of downloadable content for tower-defence hit Toy Soldiers: Cold War and, as the adage about the busses dictates, Signal have today announced not one but two expansion packs both primed to launch on XBLA tomorrow (Wednesday 25). Both the Evil Empire and Napalm packs boast 3-level mini-campaigns, a new survival level, versus level and minigame as well as a slew of achievements, decorations, bosses and new toys. About time.

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New video shows concept art for the upcoming Trine 2 DLC

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John Drawdy
– April 23, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

Trine 2 is an action, adventure, puzzler, mixed up with breath taking backdrops and three well developed characters. Each of the puzzles you encounter are designed to be solved using the special abilities of every character. This is handled by allowing you to switch through all three characters at the press of a button in single player or play in co-op allowing each one to be controlled by another live person, which has it’s ups and downs as we said back in December. That has not stopped the game from creating an almost cult like fan base, and Frozenbyte Games has definitely taken notice to this.

Since February we have been teased with news of DLC coming our way this summer for Trine 2. Making sure to keep fans enthralled Frozenbyte Games, have made sure to slowly release information through interviews and video about the upcoming expansion. In this new making of video we get a glimpse at some of the concept art, from Juhani Jokinen, in several stages of development. We also get a brief description as to what role concept art plays and why it’s so important.

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Inside Xbox gives us a look at Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Ryan Reynolds
– April 23, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

The latest edition of Inside Xbox gives us a sneak peak at Valve’s addictive and uber-competitive shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The video (which can be viewed above) shows off over three minutes of gameplay footage, while Valve’s very own Chet Faliszek talks about what’s new in Global Offensive and what makes it different from the rest of today’s shooter market. Among the topics discussed are the game’s new Demolition Mod, its skilled based matchmaking system which promises to open the game up to newcomers like never before.

The original version of Counter-Strike launched in the year 2000, instantly pulling in millions of players with its fast, frantic skill based gameplay and high levels of competition. The game has received continuous support from Valve since its launch with frequent updates still being released twelve years later. Global Offensive is the latest version of the game, and represents the first time that the Counter-Strike franchise has been brought to consoles since the takeoff of online gaming services like Xbox Live. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is currently slated to bring a new level of competitiveness to XBLA this summer.

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