15 years ago
Zeno Clash and Raystorm hit XBLA
Two offerings for today on Xbox Live Arcade. First up is Zeno Clash, a first person action game. This PC remake looks like a more …
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15 years ago
Six player Castlevania: Harmony of Despair coming to XBLA?
If the next iteration of Castlevania isn’t exciting enough, then how does six-player cooperative play sound? Earlier reports claim that news blog Never Know Tech had the big story …
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15 years ago
SEGA needed to restructure to avoid obscurity
CEO of SEGA West, Mike Hayes, recently gave an interview with 1UP where he explained the recent restructuring of SEGA to create a stronger emphasis on games …
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15 years ago
Jet Set Radio coming to XBLA
Is Jet Set Radio coming to XBLA. According to newly “leaked” pictures it just might be.
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15 years ago
Dreamcast games coming to Xbox Live Arcade?
Will a few Dreamcast classics be making their way onto XBLA? A recent batch of leaked screenshots indicate yes.
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15 years ago
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 confirmed, Bionic Commando can jump
Capcom has hit us with a double whammy of official announcements for rumors that have been circulating for the past few days. First there’s Marvel vs. Capcom …
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15 years ago
New pricing for demos could change XBLA games in a big way
Bringing demos to the consumer always seems like a solid way of marketing a game, right? Of course. But publishers like EA have considered …
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15 years ago
XBLA Wednesday: Final Fight: Double Impact
Final Fight: Double Impact was released on Xbox Live Arcade earlier today. The game contains both Final Fight and Magic Sword and features an arcade cabinet view …
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15 years ago
Blacklight: Tango Down – meet “The Order”
Blacklight: Tango Down is a first-person shooter created for hardcore shooter fans by Ignition Entertainment and Zombie Studios, and it’s coming this summer to …
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15 years ago
Machinarium’s XBLA Refusal and more: The original interview with Amanita Design’s Jakub Dvorsky
This interview was conducted at the Casual Connect 2010 conference in Hamburg. It was used for a short article that created a lot of buzz about Microsoft turning down the chance to publish Machinarium on Xbox Live Arcade by Microsoft. Although our focus is Xbox Live Arcade related content, our editorial staff agreed that the following is an exception due to the recent circumstances.
Jakub Dvorksy, currently the lead designer at the Czech indie studio Amanita Design, is the original founder of the studio and brought together the team of creatives and artists that have been responsible for the highly acclaimed point and click adventure Machinarium. We recently had the pleasure of talking to this self-taught leader and look back at the history of the little studio in the Czech Republic.
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