XboxLive Arcade: Sega is making games..

[EndR]

This is a list of some of the devs that are making stuff for XboxLive arcade. Many thinks that Nintendos download of all their games is sweet on Rev, and it is but with XboxLive you´ll get old games and new "old school" games..


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Microsoft Unveils New Market for Bite-Sized Game Titles as Industry Heavyweights Pledge Support for Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 360

Microsoft Corporate Vice President Peter Moore to Reveal Highly-Anticipated Christmas Holiday Titles and Supporting Publishers to Digital Life Consumer Technology Audience

New York, 14 October, 2005 At the Digital Life consumer technology showcase in New York, Microsoft will reveal the launch window portfolio for Xbox Live® Arcade for Xbox 360™.

Peter Moore, corporate vice president of worldwide marketing and publishing for Xbox at Microsoft, will announce in his Digital Life keynote speech the highly-anticipated Xbox Live Arcade launch titles, as well as Xbox Live Arcade support by the world’s leading publishers including Midway Home Entertainment, Capcom, Electronic Arts, Vivendi Universal Games, Konami, SEGA, Namco and Hudson Soft.

“The next generation of Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 will enhance the gaming experience for casual and competitive gamers alike, across the globe, providing something for everyone with world-class games and captivating content,†said Moore.

Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 will launch in the U.S. and Canada on November 22, 2005, simultaneously with the North American launch of the Xbox 360 console. Similarly, the European and Japanese versions of Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 will launch alongside the European and Japanese console launches on 2 December and 10 December, respectively. The next-generation Xbox Live Arcade online service will be fully integrated into the Xbox 360 Dashboard providing a central destination for Xbox 360 gamers to download new games, access their game collections, check out new releases and experience around-the-game features.

The Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 launch portfolio will include the following titles through the Christmas holiday season 2005:

* Astropop – Popcap Games
* Bankshot Billiards 2™ – pixelStorm, Inc
* Bejeweled 2 – Popcap Games
* Crystal Quest – Stainless Games
* Feeding Frenzy – Popcap Games
* Gauntlet – Midway Home Entertainment
* Geometry Wars 2 – Bizarre Creations
* Hardwood Backgammon – Silver Creek Entertainment
* Hardwood Hearts – Silver Creek Entertainment
* Hardwood Spades – Silver Creek Entertainment
* Hexic® HD – Microsoft Game Studios
* Hoopworld – Streamline Studios
* Jewel Quest – iWin.com
* Joust – Midway Home Entertainment
* Marble Blast Ultra – GarageGames
* Mutant Storm Reloaded – PomPom Games
* Outpost Kaloki – Wahoo Studios
* Robotron 2084 – Midway Home Entertainment
* SmashTV – Midway Home Entertainment
* Wik: Fable of Souls – Reflexive Entertainment
* Zuma – Popcap Games



As an added bonus, the full version of “Hexic HD,†the Xbox Live Arcade puzzle game, will be included free of charge with every Xbox 360 System at launch. Designed by world famous Tetris® creator Alexey Pajitnov, “Hexic HD†will be preloaded on the Xbox 360 hard drive.

Additionally, Peter Moore will announce that more than 40 publishers and developers have signed on to support Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 with game titles. These partners include:



· Atari

· Bizarre Creations

· Capcom

· Codemasters

· CTXM

· Digital Eclipse

· Electronic Arts

· Empire Interactive

· Gaia Studios

· GameHouse Studios

· Garage Games

· Gastronaut Studios

· Hamster

· Harmonix

· HipSoft

· Hudson Soft

· iWin

· Konami

· Llamasoft

· Load, Inc

· Mad Doc Software

· Majesco

· Microsoft Game Studios

· Midway Home Entertainment

· Mumbo Jumbo (United Developers)

· Naked Sky Entertainment

· Namco

· Oberon Media

· Pick Up And Play

· pixelStorm, Inc

· PlayFirst

· PomPom Games

· Popcap Games

· Q Entertainment

· RealNetworks, Inc

· Reflexive Entertainment

· Secret Lair Studios

· SEGA

· Silver Creek Entertainment

· SNK Playmore

· Stainless Games

· Streamline Studios

· Tik Games

· Ubisoft

· uWink

· Vivendi Universal Games

· Wahoo Studios

· Wanako Games

· Wild Tangent



Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 will consistently release new games to the service for gamers to download, with 35 titles planned by summer 2006. Gamers can choose from a variety of genres including action arcade titles, coin-op and retro classics, puzzle games, casual sports games, light strategy titles and card & board games. Games will come from the world’s leading publishers as well as console developers, downloadable game shops and smaller developers alike, creating a great mix of classic favorites and truly innovative titles for the gamer to choose from.

“We’re proud to be part of Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 360, the world’s first and only destination where gamers can find, download and buy smaller games directly to their console,†said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. “Retro, casual and hardcore gamers will be pleased to have access to the selection of quality SEGA titles we plan to offer via the new Xbox Live Arcade.â€

Xbox Live Arcade is powered by Xbox Live Marketplace, enabling gamers to quickly and easily download and unlock Xbox Live Arcade games. Every game in the Xbox Live Arcade will have a free, fully playable trial version that any Xbox Live Gold or Silver member can download onto their hard drive or memory unit.

Note: Earlier this week (11 October 2005), Microsoft and RealNetworks, Inc. announced plans to collaborate in the casual games arena. In this games partnership, RealNetworks will develop a series of new casual games for Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360.
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Sweet..

 

[Carl B]

Well, Nintendo's 'retro' offerings still appeal to me - I want to put that out there - but this Live Arcade service is a definite win in my book. I love quick and dirty games (if they're fun). I mean Robotron and Smash TV? Awesome.

 

[Qroach]

I'm actually very interested in xbox live arcade. I always thought "yeah, it's a neat idea" but now I'm thinking, "hmmm I would love to play some classic arcade games online with a friend". I'm actually excited over the prospects of new interesting 2D games.

 

[scooby_dooby]

I have ~800 NES games and ~200 SNES games on my XBOX right now...that's so like two years ago!

 

[Carl B]

I have ~800 NES games and ~200 SNES games on my XBOX right now...that's so like two years ago!

I hate emulators though - I just do. I have hundreds of NES games too and MAME and the rest of it, but I never play it. Want to know why? I don't know either. But I do know that there is some draw to actually just playing it on a console. Maybe on a modded XBox it would feel more 'right,' I don't know...

MULE - Ikari Warriors - Bionic Commando

These are games that demand to be played on the big screen and not the computer monitor. For those that disagree, hey, you just don't have the retro-love I do.

 

[expletive]

Seems microsoft is much more serious about this than i suspected and it turned out to be a bigger deal than i first thought. Not sure ill be downloading them but i can see where some peopel would really get excited about this and download lots of games.

J

 

[pipo]

Cool.

 

[scooby_dooby]

I hate emulators though - I just do. I have hundreds of NES games too and MAME and the rest of it, but I never play it. Want to know why? I don't know either. But I do know that there is some draw to actually just playing it on a console. Maybe on a modded XBox it would feel more 'right,' I don't know...

MULE - Ikari Warriors - Bionic Commando

These are games that demand to be played on the big screen and not the computer monitor. For those that disagree, hey, you just don't have the retro-love I do.

Ya it's great playing them on the console. Nothing like some old school Kung-Fu or Punch-Out!

p.s. IKARI warriors is just not the same anymore

 

[AlNom]

Bejeweled on the BIG SCREEN!

 

[Dural]

You'd think MS would take advantage of Rare's great portfolio of classic games for Live Arcade. Battletoads, Killer Instinct, and RC Pro Am would rule.

 

[scooby_dooby]

I want a next-gen Battletoads!!!

 

[Carl B]

EDIT: xbd- Capcom Classics on the xbox already has Bionic Commando.

WHAT!?!?!

Oh wow... my world....

Ok is there a Capcom Classics for PS2? I mean my roommate owns an XBox, so if that's what it comes to - me just buying this game to play on his box - that's what it'll come to.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Carl B]

Thanks NucNav, indeed I did find the Classics on PS2. I love these releases they do - now all I need is for it to drop to the $9.99 price point, that's really my sweet-spot for retro games.

Anyway back to the point - retro games rule - if Nintendo pulls it off right, hey I'm hoping they do...

But I really like what Microsoft is doing here with the Arcade thing.

Hopefully Sony comes out with something similar - they're going to for PSP so it stands to reason - and hopefully these games are reasonably priced.

 

[expletive]

Any news on how much these games will cost each? Will they all be the same price?

J

 

[glennkid]

I am actually quite enthused....can't wait to play Gauntlet. Memories of feeding quarters endlessly are running through my mind.