News Tagged: Xbox Live Arcade
News: Leedmees Goes Half-Price Next Week
400 MSP
Xbox Live Arcade title Leedmees is set for a half-price sale next week, dropping from 800 Microsoft Points to 400. From 13th to 19th March, Konami's hybrid puzzler will be 50% off for all Xbox Live members. As our Leedmees review explains, it's well worth a pop at 400MSP. Continue Reading »
News: Diabolical Pitch Launches 4th April
Patience, Grasshopper
Grasshopper Manufacture's first Kinect game, Diabolical Pitch, will launch on Xbox Live Arcade on 4th April. Here's the official description: An unusual, unique and wacky pitching action game is coming to Kinect and the name of the game is Diabolical Pitch. A former pitcher now outfitted with an incredibly powerful bionic arm.. Continue Reading »
News: Project Draco Officially Named Crimson Dragon
This just in: still looks great
Grounding Inc.'s hands-free dragon game just got its official name: Crimson Dragon. Formerly known as Project Draco, director Yukio Futatsugi — creator of Panzer Dragoon, remember — revealed the new title at a demo event in Japan's Akihabara district, and brought some new high-resolution screenshots and game.. Continue Reading »
News: Rhythm Party's Tracklist was Born This Way
Go Gaga
Konami's Rhythm Party is a week away, and now we have a tracklist showing the songs you'll be grooving to come 1st February. Including famous tracks from Lady Gaga to Bobby Brown alongside original compositions, the game's emphasis is on "open" dancing — rather than following set choreography, you're encouraged to dance however you like. Out on 1st February for 800 Microsoft.. Continue Reading »
News: Rhythm Party Release Date Grooves Forward a Week
Shame about the name
Perhaps out of shame at having the worst name of any Kinect game so far — even worse than you, Let's Cheer! — Konami has brought forward the release of its Xbox Live Arcade game Rhythm Party by one week. The XBLA title now drops next Wednesday, 1st February, for 800 Microsoft Points. Here's the official blurb with some screenshots to follow: "Rhythm Party" is a.. Continue Reading »
News: Haunt Wants to Scare Your Family Witless Next Week
Don't look now
Microsoft's Haunt was one of the earlier titles announced for Kinect, but we still don't know a huge amount about it. Not to worry though, as next week we'll get to try it for ourselves. Microsoft Studios has revealed an 18th January release date for the Xbox Live Arcade title, with an 800 Microsoft Points price tag to boot. Quite apart from the super-gory Rise of Nightmares, Haunt.. Continue Reading »
News: Fruit Ninja Kinect Was 2011's 4th Best Seller on XBLA
Sweet taste of success
Halfbrick Studios' Fruit Ninja Kinect was the fourth best-selling game on Xbox Live Arcade in 2011, according to Major Nelson. The sensor-exclusive game outsold hits like Bastion, From Dust and LIMBO to take the fourth spot. Major Nelson says the stats only count "full versions purchased", but there's no clarification if it also includes the copies given away with.. Continue Reading »
News: Burnout CRASH! Drops to 400 Microsoft Points
Smashing saving
Burnout CRASH! might not be the best Kinect game out there but it's a fine smash 'em up with a pad in your hand, and it's just dropped to 400 Microsoft Points. The crash junction game is 50% off in the New Year sale, and you can queue it up here if you fancy some cut-price crashing. Read our Burnout CRASH! review to see how its Kinect features fare, too. Continue Reading »
News: Help Bodoink Get Made and Maybe Get a Steak Dinner
It'll make sense
Fed up of developers making Kinect games you have no interest in buying? Want to help someone create a game you actually might like? That's why Robomodo is asking for your help funding Bodoink, an Xbox Live Arcade game made just for Kinect. Using crowdfunding website Kickstarter, Robomodo is hoping to attract $35,000 by 28th December in order to finish the game and see it.. Continue Reading »
Out Today: Burnout CRASH! (Xbox Live Arcade)
The hits keep coming
EA's joining the recent Kinect craze on Xbox Live Arcade with Burnout CRASH!, out today for 800 Microsoft Points. While the majority of the game is played with the control pad, there's an exclusive Kinect mode that lets you create crashes using just the movements of your body. Now that's power. We'll have a full review soon. CRITERION’S BURNOUT CRASH! NOW AVAILABLEDavid.. Continue Reading »
Out Today: Leedmees (Xbox Live Arcade)
Full body Lemmings!
Leedmees was one of the more interesting Kinect games to have come out of E3, with a charming presentation putting this one on many radars. Now the game's set for release today on Xbox Live, so you can decide for yourself. The game will sell for 800 Microsoft Points and features two-player co-operative play as you and a partner combine your bodies to guide the little Leedmees to.. Continue Reading »
News: Brace for Impact - Burnout Crash! Due on 20th September
Smash for 800MSP
Criterion's car-smashing extravaganza Burnout CRASH! was rumoured for an August release, but of course that didn't happen. We now sit at the start of September with a proper release date: 20th September. The downloadable crash junction title will sell for 800 Microsoft Points, equivalent to around $9.99/£6.99. It's playable with the standard Xbox 360 controller, but there's also a.. Continue Reading »
News: A New Peek into Minecraft's Future with Kinect
The creator jokes back
The details of Minecraft making its debut on home consoles via the Xbox 360 are literally nowhere to be found ever since we first heard the news about the game making its platform transition at this year’s E3 convention. We've finally got a few snippets of information now though, thanks to a recent interview that IGN ran.. Continue Reading »
News: Hit the Brakes, We've Got Burnout Crash! Kinect Details
It's going to be a bumpy ride
Top-down Hot Wheels simulator Burnout Crash! will be playable with Kinect, and now IGN has had a blast on the game we can bring you a bit more information about how you'll play using the sensor. You start out with hands in front like Kinect Joy Ride, but for this one you'll actually need to move — once you crash you jump up to trigger an explosion, then lean your.. Continue Reading »
News: First Burnout Crash! Trailer Breaks the Speed Limit
Then smashes into a wall
Yesterday's announcement that Burnout Crash! will land with Kinect support threw us for a loop, and now we have the first teaser trailer to share with you. While the video doesn't reveal very much at all about how the two-player Kinect mode will work, we won't have too long to wait to find out as the game is scheduled for release on Xbox Live Arcade before the end of the.. Continue Reading »
News: Burnout Crash! is Racing to Kinect!
Look out!
EA just officially announced Burnout Crash! for Xbox Live Arcade, and it's coming with Kinect support too. Developed by Burnout masters Criterion Games, the game features a two-player party designed for side-by-side party play, with players using gestural controls instead of controllers. We'll have more news as it arrives. EA AND CRITERION GAMES ANNOUNCE BURNOUT CRASH!Players Brace for.. Continue Reading »
News: Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do Does DLC
More songs now available
That pesky monkey in 2K's Carnival Games: In Action! — also known as Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do — just got some new DLC adding fresh songs and more. The main allure of the new DLC is the 16 new songs in the Monkey See, Monkey Do dancing minigame, adding classic songs like Super Freak and Rock and Roll All Night, making our dream of seeing a video game monkey.. Continue Reading »
News: Save a Race of Cute Creatures in Leedmees
Konami continues to Kinect
You may have missed Konami's announcement of Leedmees during all the E3 excitement, but we're here to put that right. The Xbox Live Arcade-bound game is due this summer, and with some initial similarities to classic puzzler Lemmings it's already caught our interest. The basic concept is for the player to guide the titular characters safely to the exit using his or her.. Continue Reading »
News: Lima Sky's Doodle Jump Bounding to Kinect
Appy days
If you have an Android phone or iTouch device, you've probably dabbled in the almost illegally addictive high-score contest that is Doodle Jump. The game recently passed the milestone of becoming Apple's number one paid app of all time, and to celebrate developer Lima Sky announced its plans to bring the game to Kinect. If you haven't played Doodle Jump, it's a simplistic game that sees a.. Continue Reading »
News: Gunstringer Gameplay Video Strings You Along
Running out of puppet jokes
Newly-unveiled for Xbox Live Arcade, The Gunstringer is on display at the happening-right-now Games Development Conference (better known as GDC) over in San Francisco, and Twisted Pixel has sent over a gameplay video showing what players there will be getting to grips with. Weighing in at 15 minutes there's an awful lot to digest in this video after the crayons,.. Continue Reading »
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