Mad Tracks developer Slyben has confirmed on the Xboxic Forum that the patch for Mad Tracks is finished and in the hands of the almighty Microsoft.
Mad Tracks has passed the dreaded Microsoft final certification and so the first racing game made for Xbox Live Arcade will be available soon.
Premier publisher of interactive entertainment software, D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), will begin to bring titles to gamers through Xbox LIVE Arcade later this year. Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360 is the premier destination for digitally distributed, high definition original and classic games. The first three titles Xbox 360 owners can expect to see from D3PA on the service are Mad Tracks, a racing game that takes its inspiration from the pull-back-and-go toy cars of gamers' youth, RocketBowl, Xbox LIVE Arcade's first bowling game, which brings the fun of miniature golf to the bowling alley, and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, a downloadable version of the Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system game which blends match-three puzzle gameplay with strategy, character-building elements and a persistent storyline set in the beloved Warlords universe.
Denis Bourdain, VP of Mad Tracks developer Load Inc., told Xboxic the exclusive news today that together with Microsoft they have decided to give the gamers exactly what they would've preferred to do all along: to make this not only the best Xbox Live Arcade party game for home multiplayer, but also for online Xbox Live multiplayer. The reason for initially not including it was simply a combination of time, money and technical difficulties, with the PC version's LAN code having to be rewritten from the ground up to be able to run over Xbox Live, but the decision is final now that they will do exactly that despite the several months delay it will cause.
Major Nelson reports that a demo for Madagascar 2 has appeared on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and is available in all Xbox LIVE Regions.
PS3-Sense Writes: "Today, the trophy list of Madagascar Kartz has been revealed to the big public. The list has a value of 37 bronze, 12 silver, 1 gold and 1 platinum."
Activision Publishing has confirmed that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s Madagascar Kartz videogame will be released on 6th November 2009 and October 27th 2009 in Europe and North America respectively on Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, following the revelation of the title in Nintendo's recently released schedule. The videogame combines the wild world of DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar franchise with over-the-top kart racing, resulting in an outrageous ride the whole family can enjoy together.