Newsbits: October 4 – New TV apps edition
- There was no XBLA game this Wednesday. Major Nelson, director of Xbox LIVE tweeted that it was because NBA Live 13 did not get released (and was in fact canned, according to EA). Was it going to be an XBLA game? Joystiq contacted EA, but got a simple “No Comment” response.
- Behaviour Interactive celebrated its 20th birthday on Tuesday. The studio has released such XBLA titles as Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Doritos Crash Course and the upcoming Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise. Congratulations to them on their success!
- FOX released their Xbox 360 app last week. It features currently running shows as well as backlog titles like 24.
- SyFy will be bringing Nuclear Family exclusively to their Xbox 360 app.
- Microsoft has hired an ex-CBS executive to help develop original TV content for the 360.
- Bastion and Fez are in the running — along with several high profile retail titles — for GameCity Prize 2012. The winner will be announced October 24.
- According to the Retro City Rampage Twitter account, the game’s launch trailer is in production. Could that mean a release is right around the corner?
- The Xbox 360 Entertainment Bundle recently went on sale, targeting the 10 people who don’t own an Xbox 360. The bundle includes a 4GB console along with three months of Gold time, a media remote, USD $10 Amazon media credit and three Xbox Live Arcade games.
Sources: Joystiq (1), (2), Major Nelson (1), (2), Polygon, IGN (1), (2), Gamasutra, @RetroCR