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From Dust was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and will be released for XBLA on July 26, 2011 for 1200 Microsoft Points. The game is part of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion. A copy was provided for review purposes.

From Dust is the geo-centric strategy/god game brainchild of storied game designer Éric Chahi. It marks Chahi’s long-awaited return to the industry and—perhaps more importantly—helps fill the gaping void in quality strategy games for downloadable platforms. Read More

Bastion’s narrator is one of the standout features of last week’s first Summer of Arcade game. The calm, raspy tone of Rucks (voiced by Logan Cunningham) adds a dramatic and …
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This Sunday the XBLAFans staff will be teaming up with the fine people over at TimeGate Studios for the Game with Devs night. So get your questions ready for the TimeGate developers or the XBLAFans staff. The event will start at 5PM EST and run through 8PM EST on Sunday, July 31. Make sure you send a friend request or game invite to one of the following gamertags in order to join in on the fun: Read More

Twisted Pixel makes a great XBLA game, but The Gunstringer will be their first foray into retail. The title will be released September 13, 2011 for $40 USD. It will …
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Newly formed developer Blossom Minds has declared that its first game will be released on XBLA. Citing a departure from the bureaucracy of working with big publishers, they want …
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Undead Labs has a deal with Microsoft Studios for two XBLA exclusive zombie titles. In ode to Max Brooke’s top-seller Zombie Survival Guide, these two titles are …
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Marvel Comics and Zen Studios announced today during Comic-Con that a new batch of Marvel Pinball tables will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade later this year. The first of these tables will feature Ghost Rider, the spirit of vengeance himself. Marvel and Zen also announced the Marvel Pinball‘s platforms would be extended as well. By the end of 2012 it will be available on iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3, WiiU and PC. For those who just can’t wait for more Zen Studios pinball goodness don’t forget that two single-table versions of Zen Pinball are available on iOS, and Zen Pinball proper is available for the PlayStation 3. Hit the jump to see screenshots from the Ghost Rider table, and tell us who you think they mean by mentioning Virtue in the title.

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The folks over at Kotaku have brought us an amazing developer video blog for Skulls of Shogun. Jake Kazdal (Lead Director & Art Design) himself walks through what the …
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In a recent interview with Chris Charla, portfolio director of Xbox Live Arcade, GamesIndustry.biz talked a bit about the rising prices of XBLA games and how they relate to …
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When it was announced that Crimson Alliance would be the bonus gift given to people who buy the whole Summer of Arcade lineup, the stipulations on the dashboard mentioned …
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