Trials Evolution preview and gameplay
After the announcement and all-too-short teaser trailer from E3 2011, we’d been anxiously waiting for anything new regarding Trials Evolution. The sequel to the tough-as-nails Trials HD will …
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Trials HD Tuesday: Whistler
Take a trip around a very RedLynx-style course.
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The low down on Trials HD internet file sharing
A while back when we mentioned in one of our Trials HD Tuesday showcases that there might be a possiblity to share Trials HD tracks via the internet. Well, …
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Trials: Evolution announced *UPDATED*
Those of you who visit the XBL marketplace can find a special treat: a trailer for the upcoming sequel to Trials HD; entitled Trails: Evolution. There is no information from RedLynx yet, but the trailer does hint at a multiplayer function. Hopefully we’ll hear some news (or an official announcement) before E3 ends.
UPDATE: We’ve found a trailer. Enjoy! You can also read the official press release after the jump.
Trials HD passes the two million mark
Our good friends at RedLynx announced today that Trials HD sales have surpassed two million units. It’s an amazing accomplishment, and we throw our hats off to them. The …
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Contest: Guess the 2011 Summer of Arcade Games
As anyone who plays XBLA games knows, Summer of Arcade is a big deal. It’s a spotlight of some of the season’s most promising games. Summer of …
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Triple Pack coming to Europe, too
Earlier this month we reported that the Triple Pack, a retail title consisting of Trials HD, Limbo, and ‘Splosion Man, was coming to Japan and and the …
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Rewind Review: Trials HD (XBLA)
Trials HD was developed by RedLynx and published by Microsoft Game Studios for XBLA on August 12, 2009 as part of the second annual Summer of Arcade. Retails for 1200 Microsoft Points.
Trials HD is the quintessential example of a game that is instantly playable and fun, but tough as nails to master. What starts off easy and fun gradually becomes borderline maddening and impossible, rewarding the most patient and determined players with personal satisfaction as well as leaderboard bragging rights.
Huge sales record for XBLA in 2010
Xbox Live Arcade made Microsoft $122 million in revenue last year, accord to analysts at Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE). That’s a rise of 16% over how much they made in 2009, a combination of more consoles in the wild and more gamers beginning to try out digital distribution.
The biggest seller in terms of units was Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, a game notable for it’s lower than usual price point. Being 560 points when most new releases are 800 or 1200 points. Case Zero was also interesting in that it was an experimental prologue for a full retail game. The fact it was such a great success could mean we see similar games on XBLA in the future.
If you’re interested in the other top selling games on XBLA last year you can see them after the jump.
Record sales for XBLA in October
The XBLA generated record revenue in October with $11.2 million in sales, according to a new report from market research firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE).
The sales are up 91 percent from last year in October, and helped the download service break the $100 million mark for year-to-date revenue.
Here’s the list of the top ten selling titles for October, 2010: