M'soft details XBLA releases

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Jan 30, 2007 10:45 am PT

Band of Bugs, Eets: Chowdown, Luxor 2 announced along with seven others as coming to Xbox Live Arcade beginning February.

Though usually content to just give gamers a few days notice, Microsoft threw gamers a curveball and today announced a new wave of games scheduled to hit Xbox Live Arcade beginning in February.

NinjaBee's Band of Bugs.

Included in the list are the previously announced Alien Hominid HD, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Paperboy, Root Beer Tapper, Worms, 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures, and Catan (previously known as Settlers of Catan). However, three new games were also detailed.

NinjaBee, the developers of Cloning Clyde, are working on the fast-paced strategy game Band of Bugs. Gamers will be able to create their own levels with an included level editor and take their creations online to play with over Xbox Live.

Vancouver-based Klei Entertainment is offering up Eets: Chowdown, a 360 version of its popular PC game. The XBLA version will feature the familiar Lemmings-style play, new items, 120 new levels, and a new game-within-the-game, Marsho Madness.

Klei's Eets: Chowdown.

Also headed to Xbox Live is the popular PC puzzler Luxor 2, from developer MumboJumbo.

Microsoft has not issued any release dates or prices for the games, saying only that the 10 games will begin to roll out beginning with "the first release in February" and that "a game may not be launched every week."

167 Comments

  • dontcare5454

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 6:16 am PT

    No kenerhai they said one wouldn't release every week there will be 300 arcade title on the 360 by years end though.

  • Fingernail

    Posted Feb 26, 2007 12:23 pm PT

    I really want Track and Field, and according to gamespot's preview section for that game - at least three other people are looking forward to it also! Release it already!

  • pauldarkside

    Posted Feb 26, 2007 7:15 am PT

    Well according to Major Nelson the game will appear on XBLA this week (28 Feb) ... YAY!

  • kenerhai

    Posted Feb 21, 2007 7:41 am PT

    which basically translates to "heres all the games well be realeasing by the end of the year. a game may not be launched every month. so some of these might slip back to 2008."

  • Get_Shorty

    Posted Feb 7, 2007 10:06 am PT

    When are they going to bring out "Chu Chu Rocket!"

  • JimBurber

    Posted Feb 2, 2007 11:46 am PT

    WORMS?!?!? PRAISE JESUS!!!! Lol!

  • zymase

    Posted Feb 1, 2007 7:18 am PT

    When, CastleVania? Give us a date M$! Really looking forward to that one... and Alien Hominid HD, though I played all the way through the GCN version.

  • wenbin09

    Posted Feb 1, 2007 3:39 am PT

    Will be great if there's a exact date!!!

  • ElectrolightSH

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 5:07 pm PT

    Microsoft Rules! Halo 3!!!

  • Igwababa

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 4:58 pm PT

    im totally their

  • Dmitheon

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 10:43 am PT

    Settlers is such a much game. I can't wait to log on, beer in hand, and play with some friends from around the country. Let those tired old (but still smile inducing) sheep-wood jokes commence!

  • The_Fell_One

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 7:41 am PT

    Worms and Catan will no doubt be my first purchases from the XBL arcade.

  • Bishop21

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 7:17 am PT

    alot of these games look look sweet. I hope I have enought space for them on my hard drive. finally paperboy!

  • moocow21

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 6:43 am PT

    Worms!! Perhaps I may have to buy something off the marketplace finally!

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 6:06 am PT

    XBL Arcade continues to lead the way!!

    Go, Wii60!!

  • enemyvillain

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 5:29 am PT

    all of this xbla game looks awesome. i might even ending buying all of them.

  • seppy

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 4:51 am PT

    Worms ownes !!! Can't wait to play it on Live

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 4:20 am PT

    WORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • dchispirtle

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 3:59 am PT

    My early suspicions are beginning to show a greater possibility...I look for Symphony of the Night to be the Valentine's Day XBLA release.

  • supersonic125

    Posted Jan 31, 2007 2:33 am PT

    does somebody knows what xbox 360 live arcade game is coming out today

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