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Minecraft second most-played Xbox 360 game last week

By
Nick Santangelo
– Posted on May 25, 2012Posted in: News

Major Nelson has released the weekly most-played titles lists for both XBLA, XBLIG and Xbox 360 in general for the week ending May 14, and, unsurprisingly, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition continued its run of dominance. Microsoft and 4J Studios’ port of Mojang’s world-building title took the 360 charts by storm, wedging between Activision’s pet 800-pound gorillas, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops. That’s good enough for number two on the overall list, marking the first time an Arcade game has ranked so highly. Trials Evolution didn’t quite inspire as many gamers to sink time into it, but it was still popular enough to hold down the 14th spot on the list.

Minecraft of course topped the XBLA list, followed by Trials and The Walking Dead. That’s Trials Evolution, of course, but RedLynx can proudly boast of having not one but two of its games in the top ten. Trials: HD came in at number six. Recently released Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II made it into the top five at number four.

Source: Major Nelson

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More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

By
Christine Mitchell
– Posted on May 15, 2012Posted in: News

Now that the Arcade Next promotion is over, and Minecraft and Trials Evolution are breaking records all over the place, Microsoft seem to celebrating with a huge sale. If Deal of the Week this week looked a bit too energetic for your tastes, what with all that Kinect madness, then you might want to check out these bad boys:

The offers are part of a Microsoft Publisher sale which also includes addons and other extras for many retail games. For the full run down click the link here. The sale is expected to run from today until May 21 and is open to all.

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XBLAFancast Episode 58 – Too Fast, Too Furious

By
Ross Adams
– Posted on April 24, 2012Posted in: Feature List, Podcast

The regular crew of four gets back together for the first time in a few weeks, and as such it’s a bit of a bumper episode. We kick things off with Perry telling us about Bloodforge, he has some mixed feelings about it. Then it’s onto this little game that came out last week, you might have heard about it, Trials Evolution. We briefly talk about Fez again but there’s not too much new to say on that front.

Perry brings all the news as usual, then Todd Talk is more like a question than a discussion. Andrew rounds things out with twitter questions and the remember the days game, this weeks game is Heavy Weapon, you’ve got two weeks to try it out and let use know what you think!

Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast on iTunes. We appreciate it! Check us out on twitter (@XBLAFans) where you can win codes for games, give us feedback or just ask a question. We are also now on Stitcher, so you can stream the show on your smartphone, give it a go!

Big thanks to Chris Green for the awesome theme music, be sure to check out his site BlurredEdge and why not follow him on twitter too @BlurredEdge.

 

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What we are playing: April 22

By
Mark Seymour
– Posted on April 22, 2012Posted in: Feature List, Features, What we are playing

What we are playing is a weekly column published on Sunday. Select members of the team talk about the games they’ve been playing over the past week and which they’re most looking forward to.

Ross Adams - I played a few hours of Fez earlier in the week, it’s pretty mesmerising. However as soon as Trials hit that took most of my time, it’s as addictive as it ever was. I’m really impressed with the variety in level design and aesthetic, it’s pretty amazing. Also still trying to hit Level 50 on The Old Republic, almost there!

Perry Jackson - After finishing Fez, I jumped into Trials Evolution and was pretty blown away. As great as Trials HD was, Trials Evolution has much better level design and a fresher feeling to it for me. I also played through Bloodforge for review which you can read on Monday.

Todd Schlickbernd - I played a ridiculous amount of Fez for the guide, sure did enjoy that game even if a few bits really had me on mental lockdown. Other than that I’m playing TERA Online with a few friends for the open beta and playing Trials Evo on the XBLA side. Was never a Trials HD fan, but I’m liking this one more. Let me customize stuff and I’ll fall in love with it.

Nathan Bowring - I got Fez early this week, and already have half of the cubes. Having a really hard time trying to figure out some puzzles. Spent most of my time playing Trials Evolution, which is simply amazing. Love the multiplayer supercross!

Nick Santangelo - I played a decent amount of Fez but haven’t reached the end as of the time I’m writing this. I also got some Halo Reach multiplayer in, and I think that was it. My preordered copy ofXenoblade Chronicles finally showed up the other day, but I haven’t had the time to start it yet.

Matt Liparota -  I succumbed to the praise and picked up Fez. I played an insane amount of it this week; I can’t get over how clever and original it is. Definitely one of the best XBLA titles to hit in a while.

Mark Seymour - Trials Evo took up the lion’s share of my gaming time this week, it is indeed rather good. I also found time to wander the wilds of Skyrim again. Finally finished the two core quest lines and now impatiently awaiting Bethesda’s announcement of Fallout 4.

It’s been a bumper two weeks for XBLA with the likes of Fez, Skullgirls and Trials Evolution plugging the slight gap in retail releases. The XBLAFans team has been doggedly working away at trouncing each other’s Trials Evo times, but what have you been playing these past 7 days?

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Trials dev talks future plans for Evo

By
Mark Seymour
– Posted on April 20, 2012Posted in: News

Expect more riding gear, editor tutorials and, of course, downloadable content for Trials Evolution in the near future. Speaking on the Xbox Facebook page, RedLynx man John Lloyd answered a raft of fan questions regarding the popular XBLA title, which has already sold in excess of 100,000 units.

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Trials Tuesday: Mindbender

By
John Laster
– Posted on April 17, 2012Posted in: Trials Tuesday

We’re making a quick exception for this week’s Trials Tuesday post by showing off a track made by Redlynx that will be included in Trials  Evolution when the game  launches tomorrow. Trials Tuesday focuses on showcasing some of the more creative user made tracks. Make sure to bookmark the tag and check back each week. We’ve already thrown out a few ideas for the enterprising builders out there.

Mindbender features some distinctive camera shifting and is the spiritual successor to Dreamscape from the original Trails HD. Buildings rise up in the background, reminiscent of the blockbuster hit Inception. The level falls about halfway through Trials Evolution.

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Trials HD riddle solved

By
Nick Santangelo
– Posted on April 10, 2012Posted in: News, Videos

Trials HD community member “FatShady” shared the many details behind a collection of Easter Eggs hidden in the title as part of a complex riddle left behind by developer RedLynx’ Creative Director, Antti Ilvessuo. By properly identifying and dissecting each and every puzzle piece, it was said that both a question and an answer could be ascertained. Both were revealed today in the video above featuring none other than FatShady, bringing several years of intense searching and debating by the game’s community to a head. The final revelation may not be in line with what gamers were hoping for, but the video’s still worth watching for anyone who has spent time trying to unlock the game’s mysteries these past years.

Antti Ilvessuo had this to say about the riddle’s origins and players’ undaunted pursuit of the truth of it all: “You could say I created the riddle,” said Ilvessuo, “but what I really did was set the rules out. The game was played by the players, the riddle was discovered by them. I just started it. That was one [sic] really the key here.”

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Trials Tuesday: World 8-4

By
Steve Melton
– Posted on April 10, 2012Posted in: Features, Trials Tuesday

Here’s yet another reason we love Trials. Veteran Cannibal Shogun brings in his interpretation of Super Mario Bros. world 8-4. It never ceases to amaze us what folks can do in Trials, and this isn’t even Evolution, it’s Trials HD

To download this course you’ll need to send a friend request to the gamertag linked below. Once they have accepted the request you’ll be able to download all of their courses through the game menu. Please be courteous and thank them once you have downloaded the track, then remove them from your friends list so others can have a chance to download the track.

Gamertag: Cannibal Shogun

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PSA: Trials Tuesday returns next week

By
Steve Melton
– Posted on April 6, 2012Posted in: News

From February to August of last year we ran a weekly segment called Trials HD Tuesday. We showcased one user-created track each Tuesday along with information on how to acquire it and our best time on the track. With Trials Evolution coming on April 18 we’re resurrecting the feature as simply Trials Tuesday. Heh, we thought there wasn’t a lot of reader interest, but we’ve had some questions about it returning from fans and even RedLynx.

The general format will remain the same. For the next two Tuesdays we’ll feature Trials HD tracks. Following the release of Trials Evolution we’ll shift the majority of our focus there. We hope to feature a Trials HD course monthly. We’re hoping to post at least one Trials Evolution track every week and to feature a tutorial at least once a month as well. We’d also love to hear your suggestions on tracks to showcase.

Get your helmet on gang, it’s time to ride.

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Trials HD Easter Eggs may add up to something more

By
Steve Melton
– Posted on April 5, 2012Posted in: Feature List, Media, News, Videos

The following comes from a contributor who wishes to be simply known as Fatshady. Big thanks to Fatshady and the rest of the Trials HD community for all their hard work!

Every time I meet someone who has played or even heard of Trials HD, I mention the “Trials HD Riddle”. The entire story about it I find totally fascinating, largely due tot he fact that the riddle has remained so well hidden. If you have ever played Trials HD, ask yourself this: Did you know that there were 18 unique Easter Eggs hidden within the tracks? Did you know these all connect to form a riddle that has remained unsolved for over two years? You didn’t? Well read on my friend, you are in for an eye-opening experience.

When I reflect on just about any other game that has a large player base and numerous Easter Eggs, there are countless wiki’s, YouTube videos and walkthroughs on most websites. Trials HD was played by over two million people yet the smallest percentage of them even know that there are secrets hidden amongst the tracks. What is even more astounding is that an even smaller percentage know that all of these combine to form one of the most elusive riddles found within a video game. With the upcoming sequel, Trials Evolution due to be released on April 18, I thought it was appropriate to share this riddle story one final time to ensure that one of the most fascinating aspects of 2009′s ‘Best Overall Game’ is not forgotten about.

Most people simply don’t believe that these clues have remained hidden for so long. I find that it is much easier to show them all so here is a recap of what we have found to date. To bring you up to date with the investigations, let me now go through these one by one and explain what we believe they are. This is a summary of the nearly 50 pages over at the official RedLynx forums regarding the riddle. Read it here

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