A feature over at GameTap about Scandinavian game developers states that HouseMarque (creators of the critically acclaimed PSN title Super Stardust HD and the not so acclaimed Transworld Snowboarding) are working on an "unnamed XBLA sports title".
While details are scarce, the feature states that it is an "original XBLA sports game" and that is due out this summer (maybe something to tie-in with the Olympics 2008?).
[UPDATE: NeoGAF is starting rumors that this title is a golf game. I for one am not sure how this will fit into the lineup with the 3D Ultra Minigolf game already on the service. Granted that title is just a minigolf game.]
From: Xbox360Fanboy
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Wait, did you guys find this story on GAF or on GameTap? (Both of which I doubt)
Because I think you got it (without saying so) from here:
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/29/rumor-snowboarding-game-coming-to-xbla/
Stifler
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Visit the links that ashn0d posted in his article and you'll see both talk about the possibility of an unnamed sports title in the works for XBLA.
Hexxagonal
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Gametap is the originator of the article... NeoGaf the originator of the update rumor.
We give credit to the originators of the story not the people who alerted us to it. I'm not sure where ashn0d found out about it, maybe gametap, maybe somewhere else. I for one read about the Gametap article on 360Fanboy and threw in the rumor update.
ashn0d
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I read this at Xbox360Fanboy, but what they posted was a rumor that the game could be a snowboard title based on the background of the developer. I thought that said rumor wasn't very accurate so I decided to cite the original website (GameTap). That's why I didn't mention Xbox360Fanboy, because their post was almost the same as GameTap's (except for the rumor)
strategykinq92
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a golf game? if so, i hope it bombs. We need some other sports games. Fable's arcade game will have bar games down, so we'll need a snowboarding, or a bowling game. A jet ski game would be cool to. A bmx game? or a skate boarding game?
Stifler
17215
There's no need for a skateboarding game when you have skate from EA. However, if you're talking about skate or die, that's another story.
Tomacco
22869
I'd would be in heaven if it was a waverace clone!!
I read this at Xbox360Fanboy, but what they posted was a rumor that the game could be a snowboard title based on the background of the developer. I thought that said rumor wasn't very accurate so I decided to cite the original website (GameTap). That's why I didn't mention Xbox360Fanboy, because their post was almost the same as GameTap's (except for the rumor)
I'm confused. You think that the background of a deveopler is BAD grounds to judge possible future content? BUT, you do think that a random poster on NeoGAF is GOOD grounds to judge possible future content? Then, you post a picture of a snowboarder when you don't think that it's likely that a snowboarding game is being made.
So very, very confused.
Gametap is the originator of the article... NeoGaf the originator of the update rumor.
We give credit to the originators of the story not the people who alerted us to it. I'm not sure where ashn0d found out about it, maybe gametap, maybe somewhere else. I for one read about the Gametap article on 360Fanboy and threw in the rumor update.
You guys are confusing me again. The "update rumor" is from a random poster on NeoGAF. If I log in with my GAF account and post that I heard it's a horse race sim, does that make my random rumors more legitemite and reduce evidence of past developer expierience? Of course not, right?
ashn0d
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God, so much trouble just for one link? OMG, I'll update the goddamn post with your link.
(btw, do you work or are in any way affiliated with X3F? because that's the only reason I see for you to keep talking about this)
Hexxagonal
23061
Jedi, I'm not sure why you are so upset that we didn't link to your post on 360 Fanboy.
We do not link to who we originally read the article on. We link to the originator of the information. The 360 Fanboy article added nothing to the conversation. I personally added the update of the NeoGaf post saying that it probably isn't a golf game because we already have one on the service.
If you have an issue with that you should take it up with
owner of the site Tomacco and not in a public forum where
you are now essentially a troll.
Taking a look at the post right under the one in question it looks like xbox 360 fanboy have the exact same policy as I'm guessing the
author of this post isn't a regular of the happy tree
friends website.
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/28/happy-tree-friends-false-alarm-to-release-in-april/
Tomacco
22869
Alright folks, no need for name calling.
As for NeoGAF, if you're a regular their I'm sure you know when it comes to XBLA Shard is certainly not a "Random Poster", hell if I could get him to start writing here, I certainly would.
Also if you check the timestamps, Shard did post the news about 17 hours earlier.
Let's have no more of this talk, and if anyone needs to discuss it further you can email me at tomacco -a-t- xblarcade.com
Thanks