Entries in 'arcade' (97)
US authorities look to ban violent games that don't exist
Massachusetts assemblywoman Linda Stender wants to introduce legislation to ban mature-rated arcade games.
Microsoft launches Play to Earn Xbox Live Reward scheme
Xbox 360 owners are this month being offered a handful of freebies as part of Microsoft’s new Play to Earn scheme.
Killer Instinct trademark renewed by Microsoft
Rare’s fighting franchise Killer Instinct could be back from the dead.
Bohemia says it would "be stupid" not to bring DayZ to Xbox Live Arcade
An Xbox 360 version of zombie survival hit DayZ is looking a certainty.
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Minecraft sales close in on 10m
Total global sales of indie PC hit Minecraft are rapidly approaching 10m.
Microsoft reports UK growth for Xbox Live
Paid-for Xbox Live games and content are enjoying “good growth” in the UK year-on-year, says Microsoft.
Gamerscore limit upped for XBLA games
Microsoft has confirmed that it has upped the cap for the number of Gamerpoints that downloadable Xbox Live titles can offer to gamers.
Gotham City Imposters tops XBLA sales chart
Warner Bros’ online shooter Gotham City Imposters became last week’s best-selling Xbox Live Arcade game.
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Cave retreating from shooters? (Bullet) Hell no!
Just last month cult 2D shooter developer Cave suggested it might distance itself from the shooting genre – but those fears appear to have been well and truly quashed.
Capcom Digital Collection out March
Capcom will release its eight-game Digital Collection bundle – complete with two Street Fighter titles – on March 30th in the UK.
XBL indie games games can now be bigger, cheaper
Microsoft can seemingly do no right when it comes to indie developers on Xbox Live, but a new set of policy changes may go some way toward appeasing the indie ...
Joe Danger speeding onto Xbox Live
So Microsoft won’t allow any games on Xbox Live that have previously been exclusive to other digital platforms? Apparently not.
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Daytona USA revs to consoles
Popular ‘90s arcade racer Daytona USA is returning later this month in the form of a downloadable Xbox Live and PSN title.
Radiant Silvergun gets XBLA date
Developer Treasure has at last dated the Xbox Live Arcade version of 2D shooter Radiant Silvergun.
Sony reveals its own digital summer promotion
The PS3 version of the PlayStation Store is to receive a promotional summer offer that’s very much in the vein of Microsoft’s established and successful Summer of Arcade promotion.
XBLA price rises haven’t dented sales
Nothing is too expensive if enough people are willing to pay the price, and Microsoft says that it may not yet have found the price ceiling for titles released over ...
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KontrolFreek transforms joypads into arcade sticks
A new accessory from peripherals manufacturer KontrolFreek allows gamers to give their standard controllers an arcade makeover.
Summer of Arcade to drive XBLA card sales
Retailers: Make sure you stock up on Microsoft Xbox Live points cards. The annual summer games lull may be approaching retail, but Microsoft is expecting nothing of the sort on ...
360 Games on Demand gets first import titles
Cult Japanese shooter develop Cave has announced that 2D shooter Deathsmiles is to be released digitally on Xbox 360 in the US.
Date for Sega Rally Online Arcade
Microsoft has confirmed that Sega Rally Online Arcade will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on May 18th. It will cost 800 MSP (£6.85).
Digital sales soar at GAME
Digital may remain one of the stiffest challenges for High Street retail, but GAME's attempts to tap into the growing market have so far proved successful.
MS probes Indie Games scam
Microsoft is to investigate claims that an organised group of people have made deceitful ratings to some Xbox Live Indie Games.
JAPAN: Torchlight release cancelled
It hits Xbox Live Arcade in Europe and the US today, but the Japanese release of Microsoft published RPG Torchlight has been abandoned at the last minute.
New Sega Rally announced
Sega has revealed that it will release a brand new title in the iconic Sega Rally series in 2011.
Space Channel 5 gets re-release
Sega has confirmed two more titles that will be released as part of its revisiting of the Dreamcast back-catalogue on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
