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Developer Hothead Games, masterminds behind the Deathspank series and Penny Arcade XBLA titles, is patiently sitting in the waiting room while Microsoft operates on their latest project, Swarm. According to producer Joel DeYoung, their project is in the hands of Microsoft and Sony being taken through the certification process required of all XBLA titles. A release date and price will be announced when the game is out of intensive care. That is to say, they don’t have it yet because Microsoft hasn’t told them and when they find out they’ll tell us! Nice and simple. Read More

Its “Deal of the Week” time once again over at XBLA with three great titles, all up for discounted prices this week and guaranteed to make a big splash in the savings department too. …
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In a surprise move from Ubisoft, I Am Alive has resurfaced as a title for XBLA and PSN.  Originally pitched as a AAA retail title, the game will now be …
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Avalanche Studios, the developer behind the popular Just Cause games will announce their debut XBLA title next month. That’s according to information the folks over at Eurogamer …
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Just Add Water, the developer currently behind the Oddworld games is working on a HD remake of the classic puzzle platformer Abe’s Oddysee. However Microsoft is apparently …
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Sega announced today that SEGA Rally Online Arcade will be released for XBLA and PSN sometime in 2011. The game features Championship Battle mode and Time Attack as well …
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Have you ever wondered what a zombie apocalypse would play out like?  Sure, we all have.  But what about a zombie apocalypse in a zoo?  Would cheetah zombies still be slow?  We will all find out soon enough.  High Voltage Software has announced that Animales de la Muerte is heading to XBLA. Read More

Microbot was developed by Naked Sky Entertainment and published by EA.  It was released on XBLA on December 29th for 800MS points ($10).

Microbot is a dual-stick shooter, which is fairly common genre on the XBLA platform.  With games like Geometry Wars and Assault Heroes already on the marketplace, it’s tough for a newcomer to stand out.  Microbot offers the same dual-stick gameplay gamers have become accustomed to with a few new additions.  Even though some of the new additions are a welcomed change among the dual-stick audience, there are simply too many issues with Microbot to make it an enjoyable experience. Read More

Developer Keen Games and publisher DTP Entertainment announced today that their combat racing title, TNT Racers, will be released February 9 on XBLA for 800MSP.  The game …
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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.

Source: GameSpy Read More