Stuart Houghton of Kotaku writes: "Last month Isopod were all smiles when they sent their game off to XBLA, but sadly the game has run into some problems. Microsoft found a couple of bugs in one of it's own code libraries and the game has had to be changed and then resubmitted for more tests."
V8: Arcade, the XBLA re-imagining of the Vigilante 8 series, has finally been submitted to Microsoft for certification, which means the game should arrive in late summer or early autumn.
XBF Writes: "It's another typical Monday full of bad news. We just dished out the bad news about Prototype, and now we find out that Isopod's Xbox LIVE Arcade remake of Luxoflux's Vigilante 8 has also been delayed thanks to a heads-up on the developer's blog."
After the new shots of the game that appeared lat week, Vigilante 8 Arcade was looking quite finished. In a dev update on their website, it was revealed that the game is in pre-certification and that the devs are expecting an early June release date, but that the final date will be up to Microsoft. Also, while there were no details at all given, it was confirmed that V8 Arcade will have some form of DLC in it's future. Given the type of game that this is it's almost a guarantee that the Marketplace will play host to new characters and cars, allowing for even more vehicular insanity.
GamingShogun writes, "Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with SEGA, proudly presents VIKING: Battle For Asgard - The Soundtrack. The original soundtrack album to the combat action video game will be available at retail outlets on September 23rd through Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Music Works label www.sumthing.com and digital download service www.sumthingdigital.com and will also be released on iTunes..."
Want ultra violence? How about this: a muscle-bound brute being sliced in half and their innards on show. Seriously, see for yourself. Nasty. Well, The Creative Assembly's Viking Battle for Asgard has been described as a "visceral wave of slaughter" after all. It appears that was no lie. We hope Battle for Asgard's as good as it's promising to be. It's out on PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of the month. ...
Here is all the content that has been added to the XBOX Live Marketplace today (Monday 17th March 2008):
The Dutch gaming website Xbox Only has revealed the achievements for Creative Assembly's upcoming hack & slash game Viking: Battle for Asgard.
From the article: "Looks like SEGA has officially launched the website for their upcoming hack-n-slash Viking game, Viking: Battle for Asgard. The actioner should be released on March 28th, 2008. They also release a new trailer for the game, which you can see here!"