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Two Id@Xbox games revealed for July’s Games with Gold
6 years ago

Two Id@Xbox games revealed for July’s Games with Gold

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July’s Games with Gold have been revealed, and they’re right in our wheelhouse. Kicking off the month is the twin-stick shooter Assault Android Cactus. Our own Van Fitch gave it …
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XBLA hits 600 games
11 years ago

XBLA hits 600 games

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Today XBLA hit an important milestone thanks to two special Friday releases, Fireburst and Storm. These new titles have boosted the XBLA library to a total of 600 games. The image above shows every …
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Huge “Countdown to 2013” marketplace sale begins December 18
11 years ago

Huge “Countdown to 2013” marketplace sale begins December 18

In a blog post he’s since deleted, Xbox Live Director of Programming, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, announced the “Countdown to 2013” sale for the marketplace. The sale, which begins on December 18 and runs through December 31, will see discounts for a raft of content from certain franchises and publishers on both XBLA and the wider marketplace.

Although the official page has been pulled, the folks over at NeoGAF managed to compile a reasonably comprehensive list of the titles to go on sale and the date their discounts will take effect. Unfortunately, Major Nelson never revealed the discounted prices at any stage. But if you hope to catch any of the games or DLC in the list below for cheap, it may pay to stock up on MSP!

However, the fact that the official page has been pulled (even though most of the details are out in the wild) has us at least a little concerned, so maybe try not to pin all your hopes and dreams on the “Countdown to 2013” sale.

The full list of currently known discounted XBLA items follows:

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Deal of the Week and more: October 2 – October 8
11 years ago

Deal of the Week and more: October 2 – October 8

There seems to be a fighting theme to this week’s Deal of the Week, with a number of XBLA games in the genre now down to half price for …
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XBLA Passes the 500 Game Milestone
12 years ago

XBLA Passes the 500 Game Milestone

During all the hoopla of E3, Xbox Live Arcade snuck silently past a rather large milestone as noticed by friend of the site, @Lifelower. Our own XBLA historian, Andrew …
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XBLA Wednesday: June 6
12 years ago

XBLA Wednesday: June 6

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Do you want to race isometrically or fight honorably? XBLA Fans has got what you need in case you need a game immediately in one of those genres. First …
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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown brawling on June 6 for 1200 MSP
12 years ago

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown brawling on June 6 for 1200 MSP

After a showing at PAX East, we knew the release of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown was on the horizon of summer. Now we have a confirmed release date …
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Weekly Roundup: March 17
12 years ago

Weekly Roundup: March 17

Weekly Roundup compiles all the biggest news stories, reviews, and releases from the week into one handy post on the weekends.


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Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown screens showcase new characters
12 years ago

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown screens showcase new characters

Virtua Fighter 5 was first released in 2006. Since then it’s seen multiple iterations. The newest of those is Final Showdown, which could be defined as the ultimate version of the game. When Final Showdown released in the arcades in 2010 it featured new animations and character costumes. Also included were two new fighters, Taka-Arashi who hasn’t been playable since VF3, and Jean Kujo, a character introduced in Virtua Fighter 5 R. As far as XBLA fighting games go, this looks to be the definitive version of the game. Sega had this to say on the matter.

“Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown is the definitive version of the Virtua Fighter 5 series, incorporating all of the enhancements the arcade team has rolled out since 2007[.]”

“Final Showdown makes significant improvements to the fighting mechanics and adds new single player and online modes while maintaining the series’ classic balance and precision.”

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown is slated for release sometime later this year. Until then whet your appetite on the above trailer (courtesy of GameSpot) and additional screenshots after the jump.

Source: CVG

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XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Game Releases T-Z
12 years ago

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Game Releases T-Z

We’ve spent the past week searching the internet and hounding our industry contacts in an effort to compile the ultimate 2012 XBLA Game Release List. We anticipated one heck of a year for Xbox Live Arcade. So epic we couldn’t even fit everything on one page. So without further ado, check out the list:

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases A-B
XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases C-F
XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases G-L
XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases M-O
XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases P-R
XBLAFans Anticipated XBLA Game Releases S
XBLAFans Anticipated XBLA Game Releases T-Z
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