Small Arms forum up on XBox.com

In a move that hopefully is a sign of what will come out next week, Microsoft has opened up a new forum for the upcoming indie game, Small Arms. While this is certainly no guarantee that the game will be next (or even that it will be released anytime soon), it is certainly something that will get peoples hopes up (Mine included).

You can check out the forum here.

 

administrator – Wed, 2006 – 11 – 15 19:29
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Defender is this weeks XBLA Wednessday release

So those of you hoping for a indie developed game making it's way onto XBLA this week, will be disappointed. For those of you who remember just how addicting Defender can be, then you're in for a treat. For the usual 400 points, defender will be available "as early as possible" tomorrow.

From Gamerscoreblog.com:

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Defender, the Midway classic is launching on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow, November 15th. This game features classic and enhanced graphics, multiplayer (local and Xbox Live) and 2 player co-op (local and Xbox Live), online leaderboards and 12 Xbox Live Achievements.

Defender is available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points.

administrator – Wed, 2006 – 11 – 15 07:16
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Stainless games to work on Atari Classics

Stainless games, the developers behind Crystal Quest and the upcoming Novadrome, have been announced as the developers that will be bringing the recently announced Atari titles to XBLA starting early next year.

CEO Patrick Buckland had this to say:

"We are a company of hard-core old-school gamers, so the opportunity to work on these titles is an honour for us. This fits in perfectly with Stainless' strategy of becoming the first port of call for publishers wanting Live Arcade development."

[Via Develop]

administrator – Tue, 2006 – 11 – 14 20:36
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XBLArcade.com Leaderboard - XBLA only version

So I still don't have the change from last week, but here is this weeks list. If you would like to be on this list, simply go to our MyGamerScore leaderboard, here, and sign up, then the next Monday, you will be on this list. 

 
1    trent82           6575
2    Borlog            6240
3    squat plep        5978
4    x2fr              5960
5    Klutch86          5940
6    BIackPhoenixVII   5675
7    K4rn4ge           4955
8    pmpboarder        4805
9    DaKrazie1         4358
10   The0ldMan         4155
11   NIGHTW1NG         3546
12   Mike Kelehan      3385
13   OFFICER ZERO      2916
14   Ark Malmeida      2878
15   Timesplitter 6    2811
16   McLean78          2735
17   Murdocke          2676
18   Audman            2406
19   epthegeek         2360
20   J Mann X          2285
21   Road Runner 81    2283
22   Spizzo14          2258
23   London Town       2234
24   briankeith        2076
25   Tomacco           1918
26   EliteEggnogg      1900
27   Hexxagonal        1860
28   Kornicos          1726
29   prOnBoy           1702
30   Jobseeker         1675
31   FlobberWorm       1560
32   Measure76         1560
33   chunkubis         1533
34   TRON 76           1525
35   Pucher Boy        1500
36   simoniker         1382
37   ICE2DRAGON        1305
38   Stoffs            1230
39   UFSanity          1185
40   ithink2ez         1180
41   John Westlake     1090
42   Taygee             967
43   JDUDE11            951
44   PredatorPrime      946
45   Billiez4           940
46   mattbaer           930
47   Twodder            806
48   koolin             735
49   The Uthman         730
50   SPIDEY COQ         710
51   DeusExMathias      670
52   DreaM666           570
53   MASTAglach820      370
54   DenisDenis         291
55   DEEKDOG            190
56   P33Ka              175
57   ESuns              136

administrator – Tue, 2006 – 11 – 14 19:57
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Missile Comand to do "Evolved" correctly, not so much for Centipede/Millipede

After many many retro titles, merely throwing updated textures on old games, Atari has finally decided to add wide screen support for one of their games. As the images now up on xboxyde, Missile Command actually looks next-gen. Now if Centipede/Millipede could do the same, I'd be happy.

Check out the Missile Command screen shots here.

And the Centipede/Millipede screen shots here.

administrator – Mon, 2006 – 11 – 13 19:38
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Contra blasts onto XBLA

Weighing in at 400 points and just over 32MB, The classic side scrolling shooter contra is now available on XBLA. From xbox.com:

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In Contra, the world has been invaded and only two soldiers stand between the alien menace known as Red Falcon and the total annihilation of humanity. Lance and Bill, two veteran Special Ops soldiers, must fight their way through jungles, steel fortresses, and frozen tundra to rid the world of Red Falcon and all its minions.

Using high-tech weaponry such as the Mini Laser, the Fireball, and the dreaded Spread Gun, it's time to teach some alien scum not to mess with Earth. Enhanced for Xbox Live Arcade, the new version of Contra includes online multiplayer to play with your friends, leaderboards to go for your best score, achievements, updated graphics, and new sound effects .

 

  • New visuals: Enjoy enhanced artwork including rendered new bullet effects and explosions.
  • New sounds: Experience the fresh sound effects and tunes.
  • New modes: Battle co-op with a buddy over Xbox Live.
  • Classic action: Play through eight levels of ever-increasing challenge and excitement.

 

administrator – Wed, 2006 – 11 – 08 18:16
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Gamertag Radio releases Xbox Community Awards nominee list.

Head on over to Gamertag Radio's site and vote for all your favorites in this year's Xbox Community Awards. While your there, you may notice a strange entry under the "Xbox News Site Of The Year" category. That's right, XBLArcade.com has been nominated! It truly is an honor to be nominated in the same category as these great sites (each of which I check each and every day):

Xbox News Site Of The Year
-http://OntheXbox.com
-http://xbox360.qj.net
-http://Xbox360fanboy.com
-http://Xbox365.com
-http://IloveXBLA.com
-http://www.xblarcade.com

BTW when this site ends up with only one vote, you'll know who that was :)

 

administrator – Mon, 2006 – 11 – 06 22:36
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XBLArcade.com Leaderboard - XBLA only version

This week was supposed to include a column that states how many points everyone got just this week, but as my unchanging score attests to, I've been too busy to get this set up. Also, I noticed, there were 10 new people who joined the list this week. If you would like to be on this list, simply go to our MyGamerScore leaderboard, here, and sign up, then the next Monday, you will be on this list. 

 
1   trent82           6150 
2   Borlog            6115 
3   Klutch86          5930 
4   squat plep        5718 
5   BIackPhoenixVII   5675 
6   K4rn4ge           4885 
7   pmpboarder        4785 
8   The0ldMan         4155 
9   NIGHTW1NG         3546 
10  Mike Kelehan      3385 
11  x2fr              2805 
12  Timesplitter 6    2791 
13  OFFICER ZERO      2791 
14  Ark Malmeida      2778 
15  Murdocke          2641 
16  McLean78          2615 
17  epthegeek         2360 
18  Audman            2351 
19  Road Runner 81    2248 
20  J Mann X          2240 
21  London Town       2234 
22  Spizzo14          2198 
23  briankeith        2076 
24  Tomacco           1883 
25  Hexxagonal        1860 
26  prOnBoy           1702 
27  Jobseeker         1675 
28  Kornicos          1661 
29  FlobberWorm       1560 
30  TRON 76           1525 
31  chunkubis         1473 
32  Measure76         1220 
33  Stoffs            1185 
34  ithink2ez         1120 
35  ICE2DRAGON        1105 
36  PredatorPrime      946 
37  JDUDE11            941 
38  Taygee             932 
39  mattbaer           930 
40  Twodder            806 
41  Billiez4           785 
42  koolin             735 
43  The Uthman         730 
44  SPIDEY COQ         710 
45  DeusExMathias      670 
46  DreaM666           560 
47  MASTAglach820      370 
48  DenisDenis         291 
49  P33Ka              175 
50  DEEKDOG            165 
51  ESuns              136

administrator – Mon, 2006 – 11 – 06 22:06
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MS reveals partial 2006 release list

Buried at the bottom of the Atari press release (and then expanded upon on Major Nelson's 200th blogcast), was a partial release list of what we will be seeing before the end of the year. The list is not the complete list of what's going to be released. The games (in no particular order) is:

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  • Small Arms (Gastronaut Studios) โ€“ an indie-developed original title designed specifically for Xbox Live Arcade, featuring frantic multiplayer brawling combined with action and precision shooting.
  • Novadrome (Buena Vista Games) โ€“ originally developed futuristic racing on Xbox Live Arcade.
  • Assault Heroes (Wanako/Vivendi Games) โ€“ blast waves of formidable foes in this originally developed top-down shooter, single player or two player co-op action.
  • Heavy Weapon (PopCap Games) โ€“ experience this irreverent, original side-scrolling action game that supports up to 4 players simultaneously.
  • Defender (Midway) โ€“ space combat classic updated for this generation.
  • Contra (Konami) โ€“ the seminal side-scrolling shooter that started it all will be launching on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, November 8 at 0800 GMT

 

administrator – Mon, 2006 – 11 – 06 21:35
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MS welcomes Atari to the XBLA fold

The press release for this one says it all, so I'll let it speak for itself:

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Speaking of classic arcade titles, Atari has announced that they'll be bringing six more of your favorites to Xbox Live Arcade, beginning in early 2007.

  • Centipede/Millipede: defend your village against an onslaught of centipedes, spiders, army ants and more. In addition to the classic mode, the evolution mode offers high definition graphics and special effects like motion blur, trails and particle-based explosions to make the experience as enjoyable today as it was decades ago.
  • Battlezone: the original tank vs. tank action classic has received an Xbox Live overhaul, adding in exciting new multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. This updated version is truly a must-have for any fan of the original, which is also included. Additionally, players can use the Xbox Live Vision camera to watch live video of their opponents. Combine these features with new special effects for weapon firing, impacts and explosions and you have one killer classic as youโ€™ve never experienced it before.
  • Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe: rotate, thrust, flip, fire and jump to hyperspace as you blast oncoming asteroids to smithereens just like in the 1979 original, but in updated, beautifully rendered, high definition graphics that complement the classic original.
  • Missile Command: protecting your city from alien missile attacks has never looked better now that this classic has been overhauled with updated graphics and 3D rendered vistas. Choose from the evolved mode or the timeless original gameplay.
  • Tempest: clear a web of enemies before time runs out and advance to the next stage, using an arsenal of weapons at your disposal. This evolved version features a graphics overhaul while maintaining the same addictive gameplay of the original.
  • Warlords: a multiplayer classic that resurrects the competitive spirit of arcade games from years gone by. Knock out the other kings in their castles while keeping yourself protected at the same time. Up to four players can join the action with the game taking control of any vacant castles allowing for a variety of single- or multiplayer experiences. Gamers can also import their own pictures to their castles for an extra personalization.

administrator – Mon, 2006 – 11 – 06 21:22
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