Scramble stumbles

Xbox Live Arcade game pushed back to next Wednesday to correct "minor issues"; PGR3-themed Uno will be released instead.

Microsoft has designated the middle of the week as Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays, a regular schedule for the company to release new games for its online gaming service. However, this Wednesday has apparently hit a bump in the road.

Scramble, the arcade shooter from Konami, was scheduled to be released tomorrow morning at 1 a.m. but will now be released at the same time next week.

Microsoft offered the following explanation: "During the final testing and certification of [Scramble], we discovered some minor issues that should be addressed. Therefore, we are going to take an extra week and fix these items to ensure a high quality game experience for all when the title does launch on its new date of Wednesday, September 13."

However, Xbox Live fans won't be left completely empty-handed. Microsoft will release a Project Gotham Racing 3-themed Uno deck for 100 Marketplace points ($1.25). Details on the new deck were not disclosed.

65 Comments

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 7:07 pm PT

    i find it strange that people buy these things

  • TWOC2689

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 4:00 pm PT

    I like the new UNO deck it puts a new style of play which is interesting

  • hepcat00

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 3:56 pm PT

    Better to wait then release a rushed game that needs patches (ie-Saints Row)......

    I agree with SithLord...."micro"transactions are only a good idea for micro$oft and other publishers......just wait until they start charging us for patches to fix their games......

    ...and what the heck is Scramble?? I've been gaming longer than most people here, but if Konami's going to bring something to XBL it should be the games that were released for the first Nintendo system....although that might be coming to the Wii, which I wouldn't mind either...

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 3:19 pm PT

    Scramble sucks anyway... just skip it and move on... or give us Gradius ya cheap douches.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 2:38 pm PT

    that's not good

  • obotex

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 2:10 pm PT

    $1.25 for an UNO deck........no way im getting that

  • icemancell

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 12:14 pm PT

    yeah these retro arcade games by konami sucks, bring some more namco or capcom stuff.

  • JLCrogue

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 12:13 pm PT

    I was looking forward to the next arcade game coming out this week.

  • xEviLLyAMuSeDx

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 11:50 am PT

    Its another old Konami game... whoopedy doo! Seriously, lets get some NEW arcade games up in this ****!

  • Bladefist

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 11:45 am PT

    I'm sick of these crappy old arcade shooters. Wheres UMK3?!

  • Dolacide

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 10:30 am PT

    You think they would have tested it earlier than they did to insure quality.

  • SilV3RSix

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 10:09 am PT

    DanteKiller
    "Hey, why don't we think of ideas of killer new Microsoft-themed cards that sponsor games like Halo or Gears of War? I'm serious! Something cool, like a plasma grenade cards that reshuffles the entire deck and redeals your cards to the same amount that you had, but not the same cards."

    Dude. Seriously. Go get some sleep.

  • Ahiru-San

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 9:41 am PT

    i want lumines .... T.T

  • ashuncc2

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 8:56 am PT

    Glad to see that bugs are being fixed prior to release......instead of releasing with a patch.

  • kcarlson1130

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 7:54 am PT

    was anyone really waiting for this one? ive never even heard of it.

  • Sithlord

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 7:28 am PT

    mmm... more micro transactions....

    Worst... idea... ever.

    Well not for Micro$oft it wasn't.

  • TintedChimes

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 6:55 am PT

    I've always hated Uno because I would always forget to scream it.

  • devxwill

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 6:54 am PT

    finally, this deck is being released

  • Moondogg1982

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 6:30 am PT

    ok, uno cool but seriously I wanna see some connect four on live

  • GTA420

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 6:22 am PT

    so what does ths mean for Lumines?

  • dhjohns

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 6:13 am PT

    At least they corrected the problem ahead of the release.

  • OPOLO

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 5:43 am PT

    better this way than to wait for a patch

  • Benny_is_here

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 5:39 am PT

    That's what testing is for, isn't it?

  • Sheiko

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 5:37 am PT

    Uno on the Xbox 360? lol somebody's hiding something.

  • cesarotromundo

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 5:30 am PT

    oh, fun! when it comes out it will be fun... one week is nothing compares to normal delayed games

  • goose_uk

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 5:29 am PT

    F*** scramble i just got dead rising

  • redgopher

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 4:39 am PT

    Let's see if the PGR3 deck actually works, unlike the themes for Crystal Quest which refuse to be enabled.

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 2:56 am PT

    Well, it's no big deal. As long as they are fixing issues to keep gamers happy I'm okay with it.

  • Fisico2004

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 2:52 am PT

    A one week delay for Scramble is minor compared to what Sony are doing to Europeans. March 2007 for PS3!

    notTheOracle maybe it's Sony's turn to deliver.

  • notTheOracle

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 1:37 am PT

    How are Microsoft going to win against Sony when they can´t even release some old arcade games on schedule???? Something is definitely wrong with this company. I honestly wouldn´t be surprised if they pushed Gears of War back / or released it with a lot of glitches. I´m not saying Sony (or Nintendo) are perfect - but its Microsoft´s turn now and they really don´t act as if they wanted to be number one.

  • Rhubarb9

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 1:36 am PT

    why are everybody so happy for something like a Uno with a new theme

    are the real X360 games crappy or what?

  • eiru

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 1:26 am PT

    its all about the money

  • samekila

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 12:21 am PT

    I don't mind im so far behind on games I wont now I can wait a week

  • wenbin09

    Posted Sep 6, 2006 12:08 am PT

    PGR themed uno isn't that bad also...

  • tidusthecoolest

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 11:53 pm PT

    I'll buy the PGR-themed deck IF it includes new cards / rules and not just changing the card's theme.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 11:50 pm PT

    not cool

  • Lord_Satorious

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 11:23 pm PT

    Am I the only one that thinks the PGR3 theme deck should be free? We
    overpay for everything else, you figure they'd give us a break on a stupid
    Uno deck theme.

  • 4esth

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 10:31 pm PT

    It was supposed to be Lumines anyway dammit

  • azizrulez

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 10:04 pm PT

    boring

  • funtownarcade

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 10:01 pm PT

    At least they are are saying that it failed cert, during the Prey demo fiasco they supplied much less info

  • Fonkey_Monkey

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 9:22 pm PT

    id rather have it be bumped back than get some crap fest known as frogger online!
    woot woot i love pgr3!

  • Chemosh013

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 9:14 pm PT

    wh00t! uno deck!

  • SecretWasianMan

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 9:07 pm PT

    W00t?

  • surferboy2177

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 8:22 pm PT

    I don't mind, but playing another 100 points for a new theme of uno may not be my wisest investment. If they have different rules though it can be cool.

  • DanteKiller

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 7:39 pm PT

    Yay! More UNO themes!! Maybe it will have a new card in it, a la the 35th Anniversary Deck. Hey, why don't we think of ideas of killer new Microsoft-themed cards that sponsor games like Halo or Gears of War? I'm serious! Something cool, like a plasma grenade cards that reshuffles the entire deck and redeals your cards to the same amount that you had, but not the same cards.

  • tazzmissionx

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 7:39 pm PT

    I hope they overhaul it and not do a straight port of scramble, I am getting tiresome of the old classic arcade game ports because it only tells me that they are greedy and lazy.

    Oh, and by the way, Scramble came out in 1981.

  • rolyat999

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 7:24 pm PT

    I hope the Uno deck is more then a new coat of paint, and adds in new rules or a new card like the 35.

  • GrahamKracker7

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 7:16 pm PT

    Sweet a new UNO! That should be a nice change from standard and the anniversary decks, I wonder if it will have a different way of playing also?

  • sagerockone

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 7:16 pm PT

    All we get is a dumb deck and a theme! BLASPH!

  • ElementalFire

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 7:13 pm PT

    A PGR3-themed Uno deck? Give me a break!

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