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Xbox Live Arcade EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Worms 2: Armageddon gets a big ol' update 6 There's a problem with a lot of Xbox LIVE Arcade Games -- their online communities tend to die off before too long. Even the good ones can suffer from this, simply because there's so many competi... Peggle, Sonic 2, and more getting XBLA discounts 9 In the past, a good percentage of Xbox LIVE's so-called deals have been pretty crummy. But for the rest of this month, the Deal of the Week promos are surprisingly good. Don't believe it? Keep on... Halfbrick: Getting attention for a new IP is 'balls hard' 10 It's no secret that new IP can sometimes struggle to get the spotlight it needs. In fact, I've ranted about the situation many times. Raskulls is one such game that seems to not get given much at... Halfbrick talks to us about Raskulls and why it rocks 6 Raskulls is a game we've been keeping a very close eye on at Destructoid. Halfbrick Studios' upcoming XBLA game is cute, funny, and looking to be a delightful mix of platforming, racing, and Mr. ... Polar Panic skips the 80s, gets announced for XBLA, PSN 8 Valcon Games has a new downloadable title called Polar Panic that's due out later next month on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade, it unveiled to us today. It's sort of reminiscent of Bom... It lives! RC car racer Things on Wheels gets a trailer 6 Load Inc. knows a thing or two about creating racing games that star RC cars. Mad Tracks, the studio's 2007 release, was enjoyable at the time. It's been about that long since I last played the ... This week on XBLA: Diner Dash and Gyromancer 16 Generally speaking, there doesn't seem to be much rhyme or rhythm to the Xbox LIVE Arcade release schedule. But if I had to make a guess, I'd say the theme for this Wednesday's games, Gyromancer ... Madden NFL Arcade hitting November 24th and 25th 7 EA plans to release Madden NFL Arcade during Thanksgiving week.The downloadable casual Madden experience hits the PS Store November 24th and then Xbox LIVE Arcade on the 25th. But the price of no... Gyromancer team considered using Peggle or Zuma 7 Before Bejeweled Twist became a part of Gyromancer, the Square Enix team responsible for the PopCap Games-powered downloadable considered using Peggle and even Zuma as its puzzle foundation. In a... Ten Minute Taste: Call of Duty: Classic 30 Infinity Ward’s downloadable version of the original Call of Duty, dubbed Call of Duty: Classic, is now available over Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. Do try to keep from wetting your p... On XBLA this week: NBA Unrivaled plus two more 14 I'm no Samit Sarkar, but I can still recognize the serious lack of a downloadable, high-def NBA Jam. Hell, I'd be happy if they simply added online play and called it a day. By now, most of you ... Gyromancer gets dated, trailerized 13 The offspring of PopCap and Square Enix -- y'know, the one that sounds an awful lot like something you'd stick in your mouth -- is nearly upon us. When we last checked in, there was a discussion... Hudson's bringing back the Bonk 18 Most gamers can remember the so-called console wars of the 16-bit generation. At the time, each of the console competitors used every advantage they could to show how their system was the right s... Auditorium headed to XBLA, PSN, and PSP Minis 11 Cipher Prime's Auditorium is a relatively simple, very self-explanatory game that's presented brilliantly. Rather than listen to me elaborate further, you can hear Samit discuss it or even try a ... These sure do look like Dishwasher: Dead Samurai 2 pics 20 His name was Tom Morello. Following those off-screen pictures of (what looks to be) Halo: Reach that spread across the Internet this afternoon, 1UP stumbled across a bunch of Dishwasher: Dead Sam... Encleverment Experiment coming to XBLA 'soon' 6 Looks like Blitz Arcade's long-in-production Xbox LIVE Arcade game Encleverment Experiment is finally makings its way to Xbox LIVE Marketplace.  Gamerbytes is reporting that the title is set... Rumor: Duke Nukem sidescroller to hit XBLA 21 Duke Nukem will never die. His spirit dwells in our hearts and is a part of all the world’s creation. He’s like an atom, except cooler -- you know, the kind of atom that rips off othe... Get your Flo on: Diner Dash hits Xbox LIVE on November 18 2 You've played it on your PC, mobile phone, and then your mobile phone again. But on November 18, Diner Dash will be making its way to Xbox LIVE Arcade, Hudson Entertainment tells us today. It'll ... Wallace & Gromit episodes 2, 3, and 4 hit XBLA this week 7 Screw traditional episodic gaming, Telltale is putting out the remaining three episodes of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday. That's The Last Resort, Muzz... Ten Minute Taste: Inferno Pool 4 It takes a couple of shots of fine liquor before I feel loose enough to play pool. I blow at the game, and I realize that. It’s comical how my suckiness translates to pool videogames, as y... Happy Halloween from P.B. Winterbottom and a pie 1 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom has been floating around the publisher's swimming pool looking for a publisher for a while now, but it's finally been picked up by 2KGames and is getting a ... MvC2 patch goes live today, Cable stops his nonsense 19 Capcom is releasing a patch today for both the XBLA and PSN versions of Marvel Vs Capcom 2. It includes several console-specific fixes to improve stability, as well as a few universal changes. Pe... Mustache alert: Fret Nice slated for early 2010 1 It's been months since it happened, but I still can't believe Tecmo picked up Fret Nice. The Pieces Interactive-developed sidescroller, which tasks players with using an actual plastic guitar per... Gearbox XBLA project not an official Gearbox thing 4 According to Gearbox Studio’s Zach Ford, the studio isn’t working on an Xbox LIVE Arcade downloadable as we cautiously reported previously.And he would know -- he's the guy who got us... Rumor: Gearbox working on Xbox Live Arcade game 15 Twitter appears to be the glass house of the Internet, and the latest to casually throw the gossip stone is a Gearbox Software level designer who has been heavily indicating that the Texas studio... 'Splosion Man: Avatar Awards, a multiplayer fix and steak 7 Easily one of the better downloadable games to come out this year, 'Splosion Man was really only hurt by one thing: the inability to consistently get a good online co-op match going. The further ... A sliver of Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond footage 20 In theory, Eat Led: The Return of Matt Hazard was my kind of game. I love good self-referential humor and inside jokes in my videogames, but only if the gameplay is executed well. Half-Minute He... On XBLA this week: Inferno Pool and Rainbow Islands 3 It's a decidedly gloomy week for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Both games, Inferno Pool and Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!, are re-releases from other downloadable services (PSN and WiiWare, respective... It's an Alientrap: XBLA shooter Capsized debut trailer 10 The trailer for Alientrap Software's physics-based action-shooter Capsized has been making the rounds for about a week now. I'd made a mental note to post it already, but I got distracted by some... This is what Perfect Dark XBLA looks like 45 Rare has sent over a handful of screenshots showing how Perfect Dark's Xbox Live Arcade remake is looking. The short of it is that it's looking pretty damn good. Everything's been given a fresh c... Rocket Knight screenshots are all up in your business 10 Following yesterday's surprise announcement for a game we totally weren't told about weeks ago, Konami has finally seen fit to share with us some fresh screenshots from Rocket Knight. The retro r... Chair drops hints, talks life after Shadow Complex 18 It's crazy to think how most if not all of us have stopped talking about Shadow Complex as if it no longer exists. It just goes to show, even one of the year's greatest download-only releases is ... Konami announces Rocket Knight ... again 8 Seriously, Konami? You've just gotten around to doing this?Despite having already revealed Rocket Knight to 1UP weeks ago, Konami has seen fit to announce Rocket Knight yet again, having finally ... On XBLA this week: Panzer General and Tower Bloxx Deluxe 1 Since it seems like we gave Microsoft crap every single time a $15 Xbox LIVE Arcade game was put out -- even if the game was worthy of that price -- let me take this opportunity to say wow, there... Duels of the Planeswalker expansion hitting next week 15 That Duels of the Planeswalkers expansion -- which may or may not be called “Duel of the Dragons” -- has been dated, priced and detailed by Wizards of the Coast. According to official... EA announces Madden NFL Arcade for PSN, XBLA 20 Electronic Arts has announced that it will be bringing Madden NFL Arcade to PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade "just in time for the holidays in December."Developed by EA Tiburon,... Shadow Complex's map began on paper 15 The labyrinthine prison Nathan Drake Jason Flemming navigated to save his woman of interest, Clair, wasn’t designed in a day. Nor was it designed, at first, on a computer. The Shadow Comple... Review: Lucidity 36 Revealed September 10th on an episode of GTTV after weeks of rumors, Lucidity is developer LucasArts’ new downloadable title. Unlike their last few releases like Secret of Monkey Island: Sp... On XBLA this week: Sam & Max Season Two, Axel & Pixel 5 Yes sir, it's point-and-click adventure week on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Starting this Wednesday, Silver Wish Games' Axel & Pixel (800 Microsoft Points) plus Telltale Games' Sam & Max Season Two... You sunk my Battleship! Hasbro games half off on XBLA 8 Here's the thing about Battleship: You can cheat. I can't say that I never did it -- cheat, I mean. Look, with some quick movements and a carefully placed diversion, you could even move a ship. D... Lead and Gold screens appear again, show purty colors 8 Because raccoon caps and team-based shooters are f’ing metal, Fatshark’s Lead and Gold exists. The new teaser footage, which debuted this weekend, reveals more about title, taking it... XBLA-bound Capsized revealed with moving pictures 15 Starring a Dr. Manhattan-looking fellow inside of a punk space suit, Capsized is physics-based platformer heading to Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam next year. The studio responsible for the download... Well that was quick: Debut trailer for Rocket Knight 34 It's only been a few days since the announcement and already we are getting gameplay footage of the new Rocket Knight game. Who knew my guardian angel was A) into videogames and B) a total badas... 5th Cell working on an original Xbox LIVE Arcade game 9 While Scribblenauts may have left somewhat of a sour taste in my mouth, it was fun while it lasted, and you have to give credit where credit is due. Developer 5th Cell set out to create an ambiti... Tower Bloxx Deluxe coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade this month 8 Digital Chocolate -- best known for its work in the mobile space -- is moving into the console world this month.  On October 21 it will be releasing its first console game, Tower Bloxx ... Review: South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! 20 A South Park game has been "in the works" since E3 2008. I use the term with implied skepticism because I'm not convinced anybody -- even the developers -- knew what the game was actual... Lucidity and Southpark coming to LIVE Arcade soon 10 According to LIVE-man Major Nelson, Xbox LIVE Arcade will net two new downloadable games at some point this Wednesday as Lucidity and the oddly anticipated Southpark tower defense title hit Micro... Magicka: A tale of Norse mythology and bloody explosions 12 Now when I say "Magicka," I'm not referencing Oblivion -- it's the name of an upcoming action adventure game from Swedish indie developer Arrowhead Game Studios. At first glance, it may... A new Rocket Knight game is coming to XBLA, PSN, Steam 62 Brace yourself, Internet. The mere rumor of Climax developing a new 2.5D Rocket Knight game made you guys bananas (myself included), and now that said rumor has been verified as truth, I don't ev... Raskulls dev says you WILL believe in the teapot 9 Remember a while back when Raskulls develop Halfbrick sent out an unusual email asking if we believed in the teapot? Well, looks like the Australian studio is not quite done. Yet another email ha... Review: The Warriors: Street Brawl 10 The Warriors is the sort of film which should lend itself almost perfectly to a gaming experience. Its simplistic plot centered around eight gang members trying to cross New York City with every ... Exclusive look: The Braid that almost was part 3: NPCs 13 Here's the final act of our three part behind-the-scenes on the creation of Braid. Part one focused on Tim, part two on devising the game's enemies, and part three is, well, everything else I cou... Axel & Pixel hitting XBLA soon, here's what it looks like 6 Point-and-click adventure games? Hey, you can never have to many of those -- especially when it comes to a platform like Xbox LIVE Arcade. The Czech Republic-based indie developer Silver Wish Gam... Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond officially announced 20 It's Hazard time ... again! As promised, D3 has some Matt Hazard news for us today and it's the official reveal of Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond. As you can see from the first screenshots,... Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition hitting XBLA next spring 16 Previously, ACE Team co-founder Carlos Bordeu told us about his studios' interest in bringing the delightfully bizarre Zeno Clash over to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Having been powered by the Source Engin... Earthworm Jim HD built from the ground up, has new stuff 21 I was a little disappointed when I heard that the new Earthworm Jim would be a mere remake, but the folks at Gameloft have spilled a few beans and made the premise sound just a little bit more te... Would you pay $10 for Lucidity? LucasArts hopes so 23 Downloadable games -- no matter which platform we're discussing here -- are great and all, but it's the highly-original nature of them that stands out to me. Forget about all of those high-def re... Can Tecmo's NBA Unrivaled channel NBA Jam? 10 I'm very open about the reason I hired a sports writer for Destructoid. I don't watch sports and I don't play sports, so it stands to reason I probably don't play many (if any) traditional sports... XBLA this week: Bust-A-Move, Military Madness, and more 16 Ever notice how an increasing number of new Xbox LIVE Arcade games have decided to randomly feature Avatars, usually to serve no actual purpose whatsoever? 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