Neowin News Feed for: Xbla

CastleStorm storms the Xbox 360 on May 29th

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:10 +0000

CastleStorm, the long-in-development town defense game from Zen Studios, will finally be released as an Xbox Live Arcade game for the Xbox 360 console on May 29th. Read more...

Microsoft Points system unfair to Japan, says XBLA dev

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:53:24 +0000

Japanese game developer Hiroyuki Maruyama has complained about the method Microsoft uses for developer payouts through XBLA, claiming it's unfair and off-putting to Japanese Xbox 360 developers Read more...

Review: Marvel Pinball: Civil War

Christopher White — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:35:57 +0000

In the latest pinball offering from Zen Studios, Iron Man and Captain America face off against each other in Civil War, a battle between whether mutants should register with the government or not. Read more...

Review: Avengers Chronicles for Pinball FX2

Christopher White — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Zen Studios has released another set of pinball tables for Pinball FX2, this time surrounding the Marvel Avengers franchise. Will these tables give you your pinball fix or should you look elsewhere? Read more...

Scourge: Outbreak - Gallery and announcement

Byron Hinson — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:09:35 +0000

Scourge: Outbreak is a new third-person shooter game that will be released later this year on a host of formats. There will be four-player co-op, nine weapons and an XP system. The game is due Q3 2012 Read more...

Microsoft announces Joy Ride XBLA sequel

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:25:32 +0000

Microsoft announced a sequel to Joy Ride recently. According to the announcement, the game will be different from its predecessor in two ways: it won't use Kinect and it will be an XBLA release. Read more...

Giveaway: Epic Quest for XBLA; win it before you can buy it! [Update]

Christopher White — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:05 +0000

Win it before you can buy it! Zen Studios has given us some free codes to use as giveaways to our readers. Now you can play the latest Pinball FX2 release, Epic Quest, due to be released on Tuesday! Read more...

Giveaway: Vengeance and Virtue pinball for Xbox 360 [Update with Winners!]

Christopher White — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:29:02 +0000

We recently reviewed Vengeance and Virtue and gave it an 8 out of 10! Now you can enter to win a free download code for Zen Studio's latest super hero tables for your Xbox 360! Read more...

Review: Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue

Christopher White — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:55:26 +0000

Zen Studios released another four-pack of Marvel comic inspired tables. How does this compare to their other tables? Is it worth a purchase? We'll examine all four tables and let you know! Read more...

Neowin Giveaway: Sorcerer's Lair for Xbox 360 [Updated with Winners]

Christopher White — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:45:48 +0000

We recently reviewed Sorcerer's Lair and gave it a 9 out of 10! Now you can enter to win a free download code for Zen Studio's latest table for your Xbox 360! Read more...

Review: Sorcerer's Lair for Pinball FX2 on XBLA

Christopher White — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Do you have what it takes to defeat the Sorcerer in Zen Studios' latest addition to the Pinball FX2 framework? Read more...

Epic Games wants to 'find a partner' for Shadow Complex 2

Paul Ferson — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:55:40 +0000

Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games reveals that Shadow Complex 2 is almost entirely developed, as well as how close the company were to porting the game to iOS. Read more...

Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade average game prices rising

John Callaham — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:36:00 +0000

Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade downloadable game service for the Xbox 360 has been a part of the console since it launched in 2005. In the beginning, many games were priced at 400 Microsoft points (about... Read more...

Microsoft adjusts Xbox 360 Indie games rating system

Byron Hinson — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:10:08 +0000

Microsoft has made adjustments to the way in which Indie games are rated and promoted on their Xbox LIVE! Arcade service. The old system used to allow anyone to go ahead and vote on a... Read more...

Summer of Arcade games and release dates detailed

Jonathan Downin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:02:06 +0000

Microsoft has announced the details of the annual Summer of Arcade line-up. The weekly releases will start on July 21st, and the games will be available for 1200 Microsoft points ($15 US) a piece. Buying... Read more...

Sega lays off 73, restructures with focus on downloadable titles

Jonathan Downin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:15:55 +0000

Sega announced today that they will be tackling a massive restructuring of their US and European operations. Sega West President Mike Hayes told IndustryGamers that there will be a total of 73 redundancies comprised of... Read more...

GoldenEye for XBLA Still Alive

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:56:56 +0000

Xbox World 360 magazine has hit back after Microsoft Game studios said that an article in this Wednesdays issue about the abandoned GoldenEye for XBLA was based entirely on rumor and speculation. They insist they... Read more...

Asteroids On XBLA Tomorrow

Andrew — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:49:11 +0000

Microsoft has told us tomorrow's Live Arcade treat will be a double pack containing Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe. This rocky offering could be yours for 400 Points (GBP 3.40 / 4.65), and takes you back... Read more...

Speedball XBLA Gets Treats

Andrew — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:48:20 +0000

Empire has revealed plans to release a continual stream of new content for Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe on Live Arcade, a bit like a persistent nosebleed. The first of these was a Theme Pack to... Read more...

Sensible Soccer XBLA Dated

Andrew — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:41:34 +0000

Sources close to Codemasters have revealed that Sensible World of Soccer will be available on 19th December, just in time for Christmas. Word slipped on the publisher forums where community manager "Rubbergenius" leaked the date.... Read more...

Quake 3 Arena to XBLA, Quake Zero for Free

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:30:09 +0000

Fueled by DOOM being a breakout hit on Xbox Live arcade, Carmack let it slip that Quake Arena is coming as a digital download. He didn't have much to share about that -- but that... Read more...

Sega announces Happy Tree Friends False Alarm for PC & XBLA

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:11:44 +0000

Boy, Sega is on a roll today! SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced an exclusive agreement with the award-winning production studio, Mondo Media, to create video game content based on the... Read more...

Castlevania SotN Breaks 50 MB XBLA Limit

Todd Tanner — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:42:05 +0000

The upcoming release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as a downloadable Xbox 360 game is noteworthy for a few reasons. Beyond adding the highly regarded game to the system's catalog, it breaks the mold... Read more...

Next XBLA Game: Novadrome. 800 Microsoft Points. Tomorrow.

Todd Tanner — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:08:44 +0000

Wednesday, December 20th at 1AM PST (4AM EST) Xbox Live users will have a new XBLA game to play with: Novadrome. For 800 Microsoft Points you can unlock the game, and play what looks... Read more...