8 years ago
7 Days to Die review: Mo’ zombies, mo’ problems
I would have struggled to articulate my mixed feelings of disgust, disappointment and even embarrassment after booting up 7 Days to Die for the first time. I mean, really, this …
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9 years ago
Deadlight: Director’s Cut review: Deja vu
Another day, another Xbox 360 remake with a wafer-thin list of updates and upgrades to justify its existence. Putting my natural cynicism aside, though, I don’t want to be too …
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Tales from the Borderlands gets its first trailer
Telltale Games has proven to be a master of storytelling with numerous successful adaptations of exciting intellectual properties, including two recently released on Xbox One: The Walking Dead Seasons 1 and 2 and The Wolf Among Us. Telltale now looks to expand upon the mythology behind Pandora, the setting for Gearbox Software’s highly successful Borderlands Series, with Tales from the Borderlands. The game will be released for multiple platforms including Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Episodes may be purchased for $4.99 each. After buying the first episode players will have the option of getting a season pass for an additional $14.99 (saving the price of one episode).
The first episode, Zer0 Sum, will be releasing soon. The series will feature some pretty recognizable voice actors: Troy Baker as Rhys, Laura Bailey as Fiona, Chris Hardwick as Vaughn, Erin Yvette as Sasha, Patrick Warburton as Vasquez and Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack. The series will take place after Borderlands 2 with some plot tie-ins to the recently released Borderlands the Pre-sequel.
10 years ago
XBLAFans Twitch Schedule: Week of 9-8
This week’s schedule is as follows: Tuesday, September 9th @ 8:30 pm (CST) – Recurring Tuesday Stream with Scott / Marshall. This week: Pinball FX2 featuring the new Walking …
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11 years ago
The Walking Dead springs to life with new pinball table for Pinball FX2
Two of the most respected curators of others intellectual property, Zen Studios and Telltale, have come together to bring Telltales’ Game of the Year winning The Walking Dead experience to pinball. …
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12 years ago
Weekly Roundup: January 13 – Shoguns, Skullgirls and Special Forces
Weekly Roundup compiles all the biggest news stories, reviews and features from the week into one handy post on the weekends.
It was a busy week for two of 2012’s biggest XBLA games: The Walking Dead and Minecraft. Minecraft saw its The End content delayed out of its next title update to some unknown future point. Meanwhile, we learned that The Walking Dead has sold a lot of episodes, that it may allow players to carry over saves to the next season and that gamers who bought a faulty Xbox 360 retail version of season one will be given a free XBLA copy. If you’re still looking for more XBLA coverage, be sure to keep an eye on the site every weeknight this week as we detail the biggest games coming to Xbox Live Arcade in 2013. What games are you looking forward to this year? Let us know in the comments below.
Here’s our week in review:
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12 years ago
XBLA developers honored in Game Developer’s Magazine Power 50
The November 2012 issue of Game Developer Magazine features their “Power 50” list. These are 50 individuals who have made significant contributions to the evolution of game development in multiple areas. As fans of Xbox Live Arcade, we want to shout out the XBLA developers who earned their place on the list with some of our favorite games this year. We salute you.
12 years ago
The Walking Dead to rise from the grave with Dec. 4 retail release
Been holding out on Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, the wildly popular episodic downloadable series based on Robert Kirkman’s best-selling comic book series of the same name? Want to wait for the whole season in one tidy package? Lucky for you, Telltale plans to rerelease the game as a retail release by the end of this year.
Video breaks down player choices in The Walking Dead
How did you respond when Hershel asked about your bum leg? Did you save Shawn, Duck or leave both to be eaten? Who did you side with in a dispute between Kenny and Larry? These are just a handful of decisions players faced while playing through episode one of The Walking Dead, “A New Day.” Player choice plays a big role in how the episode – and future installments – play out, story-wise. Are you at all curious to know whether most players made the same choice as you did, or if you were in the minority? Developer Telltale Games released a video that breaks all of episode one’s choices by percent – check it out after the jump (WARNING: If you haven’t played “A New Day” yet, be warned – the video contains major spoilers).
13 years ago
The Walking Dead shambles its way to a million copies sold
The first episode of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead has officially sold a million copies in its first few weeks on the market, reports Joystiq. The figure takes into account both buyers who downloaded the first episode individually and those who bought a “Season Pass” for all five episodes, the report says.