Dec 21, 2007 December is the month of giving and, better yet, receiving. December is the month when sugarplum visions of $400 consoles and $60 games dance through your head. And, of course, December is the month when your loved ones usually just cheap out and buy you a gift card instead. So long as that gift card is an online points card from Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo, however, you'll be alright. With so much downloadable content available for so little money, you could stretch a few ... » Read More

Nov 15, 2007

Reminder: Carcassonne Available for Free Now

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360 - Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade - Reminder: Carcassonne Available for Free Now

Friendly Reminder!

Make sure to download the Xbox LIVE Arcade game Carcassonne for FREE today through tomorrow (Friday, November 16th).
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Nov 13, 2007

Xbox LIVE Turns Five, Gives Away Carcassonne, soars past 8 million mark

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360 - Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade - Xbox LIVE Turns Five, Gives Away Carcassonne, soars past 8 million mark

Xbox LIVE membership soars past 8 million mark, Microsoft unveils new download service for Xbox games direct to your living room beginning Dec. 4.

all 8 million members will have the opportunity to download a free Xbox LIVE Arcade game,* available for downloading between 12:01 a.m. PST on Nov. 15 and 11:59 p.m. PST on Nov. 16.** In addition to this, every active member who joined the service in 2002 will receive 500 free Microsoft Points.
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Oct 4, 2007

Carcassonne gets Expansion Pack

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360 - Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade - Carcassonne gets Expansion Pack

Tabletop-to-XBLA game Carcassonne is getting an expansion pack. The King and Baron pack comes with new five new town piece tiles and two new bonuses:

* The player with the largest completed Town will get the 'King' icon next to their Gamertag/Avatar. The player with the King icon at the end of the game will receive one point for each completed city in the game.

The "pack" will sell for 300 Microsoft Points.
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Jun 26, 2007

Exclusive- Carcassonne Achievements Revealed

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360 - Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade - Exclusive- Carcassonne Achievements Revealed

GamingTalkHQ got there hands on all tweleve achievements for this weeks XBLA title Carcassonne.
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Jun 15, 2007

Carcassonne Xbox.Com Page Up, Priced

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360 - Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade - Carcassonne Xbox.Com Page Up, Priced

Xbox.com just posted the Carcassonne website on the main page, with a price of 800 Microsoft Points ($10 USD). These guys don't post Xbox Live Arcade games until they're about to be released.
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Apr 18, 2007

What is Carcassonne?

360 News | Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade

For those unfamiliar with Carcassonne, it started in 2000 as a German board game inspired by the medieval French city of the same name. While it may not yet enjoy mainstream success, Carcassonne has already gained an almost cult following, for its classic gameplay and simple charm. If you've never played this gem, this June is the time to check it out when it heads to Xbox Live Arcade. The game consists of 72 tiles that each make up a section of a medieval landscape, and include features like ... » Read More

Aug 24, 2006

European Board Games Headed to XBL

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360 - Carcassonne - Xbox Live Arcade - European Board Games Headed to XBL

Microsoft continues pushing forward with their Xbox Live Arcade releases, and while the world scrambles to download their free copies of Texas Hold 'Em before they have to fork over real-world cash, Microsoft's already planning some more interesting releases that aren't HD-filtered versions of old school classics.
In a press release covering the Leipzig Games Convention, Microsoft revealed that European board games Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Alhambra would all be appearing on Xbox Live.
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