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Joystiq had the opportunity to talk to Jeremiah Slaczka of 5th Cell at CES who revealed that the company is planning on releasing a whopping four titles in 2012. …
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While Microsoft’s CES keynote focused mostly on sales numbers and non-Xbox news, we did get a couple gems out of it. One of the most interesting tidbits is the …
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For many people, tattoos and other forms of body art are a reflection of who they are. Now, your Xbox Live Avatar can similarly express themselves. Microsoft has added a …
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We documented the story of Microsoft’s refusal to release Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD on XBLA fairly well in our most wanted feature back in September. Since then, the game …
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Happy Action Theater, Double Fine’s slightly psychotic looking Kinect title, will launch next month. No word on a concrete date at the moment, but following the announcement that Microsoft’s annual …
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We got a scary title, a high-flying title and some DLC for this week’s XBLA Wednesday. First up is AMY, a survival horror game where you play as Lana …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpvMjbj_Ks As the first title leading the House Party this year, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare looks like a promising adventure with darkness, nail-guns and flannel. During CES coverage on SpikeTV …
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Two of the most hotly anticipated XBLA titles primed for release this year have been nominated for awards at the 2012 Independent Games Festival. Polytron developed Fez and Mossmouth’s XBLA version of PC-hit Spelunky have tallied five nominations between them. Congratulations are in order.

Both games have been put forward for the Seamus McNally Grand Prize as well as the Technical Excellence award, with Spelunky snatching a third nomination in the Excellence in Design category. The caliber of the competition at this year’s Independent Games Festival is particularly high with games like Atom Zombie Smasher, To the Moon and Frozen Synapse vying for bragging rights alongside the future XBLA titles, a sure-fire indication of Fez and Spelunky’s potential to be something special.

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To celebrate the release of AMY for 800 MSP on XBLA today, VectorCell have released a new launch trailer. The game is a survival-horror focusing on the relationship between two people; Lana and a little girl named Amy. You play as both characters challenged with surviving a city contaminated with zombie-like creatures. It’s been described as tense, innovative and immersive experience. If you’re not convinced, then head over the page for we have the first 18 minutes of AMY for you to watch. Be aware though this second video will contain spoilers.

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Haunt, the Kinect-controlled XBLA game announced way back in 2010, will be available to purchase next Wednesday at the modest price of 800 Microsoft Points. Created by Parappa the Rapper developer Nanaon-Sha, the Xbox-exclusive title promises to deliver a horror experience the entire family can enjoy.

Using only body movements, players explore Benjamin Muldoon’s mansion; an eerie abode populated by fiendish phantoms that looks to have an air of Grabbed by the Ghoulies about it. It’s a story-driven experience that asks players to unveil the secrets of Muldoon Mansion whilst doing battle with its ghostly occupants. There’s also mention of ghouls that can only be vanquished by screaming in their direction. Sounds spooky. For more on Haunt, take a look at the Tokyo Game Show trailer below. Thanks to @lifelower for the heads up. Hit the jump for a video.

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