People can't get enough of mining and building.
Minecraft for the Xbox 360 is already wildly successful - the port has managed to be profitable in just one hour. Since then, the XBLA title has now sold more than one million copies in five days, breaking the record recently set by Trials Evolution.
The highest scorer will win a trip to Denmark.
If you’re heading into a Gamestop on May 15 to purchase Diablo III or Max Payne 3 (or Game of Thrones-we won’t judge), you may want to slap a pre order down on Hitman: Absolution. Why, you may ask? Besides the fact that it’s the first entry in the popular stealth action series since 2006, Square Enix has put together a rather unprecedented pre order bonus that’s—you guessed it—exclusive to Gamestop.
The popular PC game sells big in its first weekend on XBLA.
Major Nelson has revealed that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition had the highest sales of any title in its first 24 hours since the start of Xbox Live Arcade. Although official sales numbers have not yet been released for the week, Major Nelson points out that over 400,000 people were playing the game online. Minecraft's phenomenal sales surpassed the previous title holder - Trials Evolution - that hit its high mark less than a month ago. All of these big numbers are good news for Microsoft who has recently received significant criticism from some developers who found publishing on the service too burdensome.
The pro skater himself has revealed the news on Twitter.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD was announced by Activision not long ago, but was given only a rough release date of summer 2012. The remake, which is set to feature levels from both THPS 1 and 2, will now officially be released to PSN and XBLA in June, as per the bird man himself.
Joy Ride Turbo will not use Kinect and is coming to Xbox Live Arcade.
Kinect Joy Ride was a racing launch title for the Xbox 360's Kinect peripheral back in 2010. It received mixed reviews but managed to sell over one million units worldwide. About a year and a half later, the sequel Joy Ride Turbo has now been announced; however, this entry will not use motion control.
It only took two years…
Sega has dropped the potential release date for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2: May 16, 2012. The throwback sequel to Sonic 3 will appear as a downloadable title on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network. As previously reported, Team Sonic has no plans for additional episodes in this series, so this very well could be Sonic 4’s final episode as well. The title is also slated to appear on PC, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. You can check out the game’s reunion trailer here.
The reboot will feature an '80s neon style.
Double Dragon has already seen several reboots over the years. There was the Game Boy Advance title, Double Dragon Advance, that released back in 2003, an XBLA HD version from 2007, and an iOS version released just this past year. All of them are based on the original arcade game, which turns 25 this year. Enter Double Dragon: Neon, the latest remake in the series.
Forgoing the traditional peripheral-based input, the upcoming downloadable title channels Amplitude and Frequency.
Today, Harmonix officially announced Rock Band Blitz for both Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Rather than utilize the peripheral instruments that have made the series a hit, Blitz requires players only have a controller on the ready to play the beat-match title. Just like Amplitude and Frequency, Rock Band Blitz brings multi-track arcade gameplay that has players switching between instruments on-the-fly to replicate the song.
Fez Friday is coming
A rather flashy announcement (seriously, don’t click this if you're at risk for seizures) recently appeared on Polytron’s official website announcing the official release date for the long delayed Fez on what they are calling Fez Friday the 13th.
The Xbox 360 exclusive will just make it out before the end of the month.
So what's the logical response to being tricked into eating your own parents in a bowl of chili? Well, we don’t really know, but Tenorman is handling it by stealing an Xbox 360 hard drive from the South Park boys with an army of ginger robots. If you want to help Cartman, Kenny, Stan, and Kyle get it back, then you’ll get your chance before the month is over.
