Days of Arcade dawn on XBLA

By TomM_GScom, GameSpotPosted Mar 5, 2009 10:43 am PT

Any which way it's cut, Microsoft's Summer of Arcade initiative last August was nothing short of a monumental success. In a single month, the publisher pushed onto its Xbox Live online platform critically acclaimed hits Braid, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Galaga Legions, Bionic Commando Rearmed,...

Any which way it's cut, Microsoft's Summer of Arcade initiative last August was nothing short of a monumental success. In a single month, the publisher pushed onto its Xbox Live online platform critically acclaimed hits Braid, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Galaga Legions, Bionic Commando Rearmed, and Castle Crashers. In the process, Microsoft realized a 67 percent spike in revenue from the service during the period, setting a new monthly-sales record in the process.

Undoubtedly hoping to repeat that success, Microsoft revealed its Days of Arcade promotion today, which will begin March 18 with the release of Hasbro Family Game Night. The six-week, seven-game drive will then continue with the release of The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, Flock, Lode Runner, Outrun Online Arcade, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, and Uno Rush, though not necessarily in that order.

Microsoft expects to announce official dates for the remainder of the lineup by way of Xbox Live's director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb's blog beginning on March 23.

64 Comments

  • jmann75

    Posted Mar 16, 2009 11:35 pm PT

    I've been hanging out for the new Puzzle Quest. The first one was beyond addictive. Hopefully the Lode Runner version is worth it.

  • Sydwynder

    Posted Mar 12, 2009 6:40 pm PT

    I'm pumped for Lode Runner especially as it was the first computer game I ever played.......Dishwasher should be fun too

  • msudude211

    Posted Mar 8, 2009 5:46 pm PT

    @Phoenix6359 - I think that was the plan, but it got cancelled.

  • Phantsy16

    Posted Mar 8, 2009 6:52 am PT

    Uno and Outrun for me

  • Phoenix6359

    Posted Mar 8, 2009 5:43 am PT

    they should bring the original goldeneye out on the arcade, im pretty sure that microsoft owns Rare now so they could do it

  • music_maniac1965

    Posted Mar 7, 2009 6:57 pm PT

    outrun gets my microsoft points the second i see it avaiable for download. i'm not even going to bother trying it out (as if outrun fan's haven't played the xbox version from outrun 2 or outrun 2006 coast to coast allready )

    oh, and if sega is looking for their next projects, here are some games i'd like to see:

    first i'd like to see the outrun 2 courses and the missing 5 ferrari's as a add on for the new outrun online arcade game.

    second, bring us crazy taxi. lovely arcade racing with the focus on bringing passengers as cool and fast as possible to their destination ! loved it on the dreamcast. but please, use the orginal arcade samples, just like the dreamcast did. not the one's from the playstation 2 version.

    virtua racing. exept for a rather good converson on playstation 2 (on that sega compilation disk with also a 3D version from outrun on it), we never had a truely arcade perfect version. this is the time to give us a force feedback compatible version

    virtua fighter. the grand daddy of 3D fighters can't miss out ! maybe a bit slow in speed, but the skillfull gameplay and wonderfull animation still shines in this ever green.

    turbo outrun. this never got a proper home release. the extra speed is exelent, and as this is a verry small game in memory size, it can come dead cheap !

    outrunners: same as above, but with versus racing online ! because the orginal game has a 4 people versus mode. this could do verry well with the older gamers who loved the original game.

    super hang on. fast arcade motor racer. also this never got a proper release, and i loved the arcade game.

    i can go on, but the one's mentioned here i will buy without even having to think about it. so how about it sega, i for one would be oh so gratefull

  • smoothyplum26

    Posted Mar 7, 2009 6:56 pm PT

    Uno Rush, Yahtzee and Battleship on live makes me smile. Plus Dishwasher finally, this 6 week period is going to be amazing for the xbox arcade.

  • xXZak-ataKXx posted Mar 7, 2009 5:05 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    xXZak-ataKXx

    Posted Mar 7, 2009 5:05 pm PT (hide)

    arcade is lame! Go and get a ps3 if u dont have 1 already. look me up on PSN @ BEAST2695 or xboxlive liquid son.

  • cluelesspug

    Posted Mar 7, 2009 3:04 pm PT

    Star Wars Battlefront 2 needs to come to the arcade. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

  • ldonyo

    Posted Mar 7, 2009 7:51 am PT

    xXZak-ataKXx, why do you bother posting anything at all? Be a troll somewhere else, please.

  • xXZak-ataKXx posted Mar 6, 2009 6:55 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    xXZak-ataKXx

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 6:55 pm PT (hide)

    stop waisting your time with the 360,just get the PS3.

  • foodme

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 4:05 pm PT

    the should bring some old school pc games to arcade like quake

  • Warlord_Irochi

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 2:19 pm PT

    Dishwasher! about f**king time!!

  • raahsnavj

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 10:52 am PT

    hum... Puzzle Quest was the one I was most interested in, but the PC equivalent doesn't have great reviews. I was hoping they were holding back the XBLA version to fix it... turns out they were saving it for a 6 week, 7 game gimmick instead... bummer.

  • great_rulo

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 9:17 am PT

    Finally The Dishwasher, that game is just awesome, played the demo last year.
    A perfect combination of God of War with platform action and gothic artwork.

  • starfoxmcleoud

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 8:54 am PT

    YES! YEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

  • wtfandyk

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 7:36 am PT

    Foodme that is one of the best ideas that I have ever heard.

  • foodme

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 4:23 am PT

    i wish they would bring the old elder scrolls to arcade

  • foodme

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 4:22 am PT

    i wish they would bring elder scrolls daggerfall and arena to arcade

  • jekyll

    Posted Mar 6, 2009 3:31 am PT

    I loved Lode Runner way back when it was on the Apple IIe. Can't wait to see what's been done with this long-too-dormant franchise. And Galactrix is a must-buy for me.

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