Examiner.com Microsoft continues its themed specials for Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week with discounts on six games that were favorites of game critics. These are actually some of the more offbeat games from the last year (with the exception of one) that may have not made it to the top of everyone's playlist but were generally well-received by those that did.
RunDLC lists next week's Xbox Live Deals Of The Week, and goes on to say that consumers should purchase Poker Smash and Rocket Riot.
It's Saturday and that means gamesite XGN posts her weekly European Xbox Live Marketplace Roundup. Unfortunately it's not a big list like last week!
Here is the XBOX Live Marketplace Update for Thursday 10th April 2008: Name: Call of Duty 4: Xbox LIVE Fire Weekend 2008 Gamer Picture Price: Free Availability: Canada, United States Description: Downloading this gamer picture enters US and Canadian residents in the Xbox LIVE Fire Weekend 2008 promotion. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Canada 14+. Contest closes April 20, 2008. Skill testing question required for Canadian winners. By downloading this item you are allowing Microsoft to contact you from time to time about this promotion. For full contest rules and details visit www.xbox.com/livefire. Name: McDonalds Dollar Menu Picture Pack Price: Free Availability: United States Description: Download this free McDonalds Dollar Menu picture pack. Continued at the sauce (sorry).
Microsoft today announced that Treasure's arcade shooter Ikaruga is slated for a release this Wednesday on April 9, as was listed on Xbox Japan last month.
'N+' finally gets toppled by surprising casual juggernaught 'Brain Challenge', debuting its first full week on the charts with 26,000 units - #3rd overall for best full weeks. FPS classic 'Doom' increases units sold strongly by 110%, and Assault Heroes does very similarly.
VGChartz reports that this week, Triggerheart Excelica launched to decent numbers. Triggerheart Excelica is the 2nd ever Dreamcast game to come to the XBLA Service, with Rez HD being the first. Excelica beats previous $10 Schmup recordholder, Omega 5's debut of 6,000 units by a decent 20% increase. However, like Omega 5, it was vastly frontloaded this week: it's debut sales on it's first day was almost 40% of the 3day week (which is rather high). Another major note: Japanese Xbox 360 users made up 40% of the entire Excelica userbase. In the case of Omega 5, it sold only to 14% Japanese users (which is well above the norm, as the JP userbase constitutes maybe 5% of the average XBLA purchase base). Other notes: -Sonic the Hedgehog reaches 250,000 Units -N+ increased very well -Rez HD finishes it's first month just shy of 100,000 units -Chessmaster LIVE ends it's first month with almost 28,000 units. -Poker Smash had a massive drop from last week: it shed 70% from last week. Fortunately, the game has still done very well with grossing $400,000 in 4 weeks.
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list. Xbox 360 Top Live Titles 1. Call of Duty 4 2. Halo 3 3. Guitar Hero III Top Arcade Titles 1. Poker Smash 2. Commanders: Attack 3. Rez HD Original Xbox Top Live Titles 1. Halo 2 2. Ninja Gaiden Black 3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Todays Xbox LIVE Arcade release is Poker Smash, for 800 MS points. Poker Smash has seven unique game modes, with eleven immersive environments. And, if you are in the U.S. you can enter the, Poker Smash, Play & Win Sweepstakes.
Poker Smash has been confirmed for a Wednesday 6th February 2008 release. Poker Smash is an action-packed puzzle game with a poker twist. Poker Smash expands on the traditional match-three puzzle mechanic with elements of one of the world's most popular card games: poker. Make vertical and horizontal matches by arranging cards by colour or by forming poker hands, using radical features like super slow motion or card-blasting bombs. Play seven different game modes with up to five player multiplayer support, and make your next poker game an entirely smashing new experience. It is likely the game will be 800 Microsoft Points.
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