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Microsoft to offer free XBLA shooter

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted May 14, 2007 11:06 am PT

Set for release this Wednesday, four-player Aegis Wing was developed by a trio of interns.

While it was originally spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board earlier this year, Microsoft kept mum on its Xbox Live Arcade game Aegis Wing until today, when it dropped a couple of smart bombs about the side-scrolling shooter.

First of all, Microsoft said the game would be free to download for all Live Silver and Gold users for a limited time. Second, it's going to be released this Wednesday at 2 a.m. Pacific time. Finally, the game is the product of a trio of students, conceived during a summer internship with Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade division and developed in conjunction with Carbonated Games (makers of Uno for Live Arcade).

Aegis Wing is a cooperative shooter where four players can take on an alien menace in experimental starships online or offline. During battle, players can join their ships together, letting one handle the piloting while the others fire away with superweapons accessible by attaching ships.

Aegis Wing is rated E for Everyone. Check back soon for more coverage of Microsoft's side-scroller.

268 Comments

  • theKSMM

    Posted Jun 1, 2007 3:35 pm PT

    Free game huh? I'll take it. Download now and write reviews later, I say.

  • esoto68

    Posted May 25, 2007 8:49 am PT

    This is an excellent arcade.

  • ek11sx

    Posted May 24, 2007 1:00 pm PT

    its freaking hard

  • comthitnuong

    Posted May 16, 2007 3:38 pm PT

    I have it already. I hope it is good.

  • rosscero

    Posted May 16, 2007 2:32 pm PT

    It's a good game?

    Free anf good...it's really strange...but nice!!

    Free XBLA games!!

    I cant believe it xD

  • Dreski83

    Posted May 16, 2007 1:28 am PT

    I really feel the more freebie content Live makes available for paying users the better it will be for Mircrosoft in the long run... especially with Sony steppin in with Home, why not make members feel special?!

  • puppet-master

    Posted May 16, 2007 12:25 am PT

    to answer the quetion from Tree06 it should be available after 10am in the UK.

  • puppet-master

    Posted May 16, 2007 12:22 am PT

    I fail to see why people are assuming that its a us title only.
    the article only mentions the time of release and does not give any indication that this is a us title only.
    You peple need to stop reading into things to much.

  • iuns

    Posted May 16, 2007 12:08 am PT

    No way !! US only..... sounded so good aswell

    Microsoft's America rules policy is really getting on my nerves !!

  • Tree06

    Posted May 15, 2007 5:13 pm PT

    what time is that eastern time?

  • Hedfix

    Posted May 15, 2007 5:04 pm PT

    Displayed on GAMESPOT UK? Nice of them to mention that it's US only.

    Welldone. /sarcasm

  • Andr3w360

    Posted May 15, 2007 4:31 pm PT

    i like the word FREE!!!!

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted May 15, 2007 4:10 pm PT

    Free.

  • jameeler91

    Posted May 15, 2007 3:41 pm PT

    i agree with kronikkilla
    and they should make some gamerpics free(good ones not crappy)

  • blackguy87

    Posted May 15, 2007 3:18 pm PT

    I like that idea about the free games.

  • KronikKilla

    Posted May 15, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    The virus theory is most likely due to his paranoia of MS FINALLY doing something significant about pirates and hackers. But no, it won't be in a game. And what they need to do is start making more XBLA content free, like some of the games that have been on the service since the beginning of the 360. I say they give these games 6 to 8 months to make their money, after that, make'em free.

  • ahyumifan

    Posted May 15, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    hmm... gotta get this tomorrow.

  • Hydrolix

    Posted May 15, 2007 2:01 pm PT

    Virus?? Where'd you get that nonsense from. Besides, viruses can't kill hardware.

  • Ronricofsu

    Posted May 15, 2007 1:31 pm PT

    I'm gonna bet big money that this game will brick a bunch of peoples xbox, and give them the rings of death!!!! Check the xbox.com forums a few days after this free virus comes out.

  • SemiMaster

    Posted May 15, 2007 12:54 pm PT

    I like the cooperative form up like Voltron type aspect.

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