Rocketmen is up!

Developer: A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games Inc.
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
Price: 800 Microsoft Point
Availability: Worldwide (with the exception of Japan and Korea)

Click here to check out pictures of the game!

Click here for the official Xbox.com webpage!

Click here for the official NeoGAF forum topic!

Source: Major Nelson

Finally! Something about Bliss Island...

Despite only being acknowledged through ESRB ratings - Bliss Island finally has some concrete evidence of it's actual existance. But instead of, you know, announcing the damn game, they've just thrown up the Xbox.com webpage!

Click here to view the Bliss Island webpage!




Now - I realise that Bliss Island is actually a PC game that you can already buy it, as well as being available for the PSP - but come on you lot, put some effort into it! Maybe try and sell your game every once in a while! Codemasters is doing a pretty poor job of even acknowledging it's existence. Bah!

Source: Shard, Xbox.com

XBLA Activity for weeks of 2/18 and 2/25

Seems I missed out on last weeks update..

LIVE Activity for week of 2/18 - Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 N+ (debut)
2 UNO (+3)
3 Rez HD
4 Commanders: Attack (-2)
5 Bomberman LIVE (+3)
6 Chessmaster Live (-2)
7 Poker Smash (-6)
8 TMNT 1989 Arcade (10+)
9 Worms (+1)
10 Marble Blast Ultra (10+)

N+ Debuted very high - scoring #7 on the overall Xbox 360 game chart! UNO's become a little popular again due mostly to Vision Camera bundles being on sale over the week.

LIVE Activity for week of 2/25 - Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 N+
2 Triggerheart Exelica (debut)
3 Worms (+7)
4 UNO (-1)
5 TMNT 1989 Arcade (+3)
6 Bomberman LIVE (-1)
7 Rez HD (-4)
8 Chessmaster Live (-2)
9 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (10+)
10 Marble Blast Ultra

N+ still going stong, and STILL sitting in in #7 on the overall top 10. According to Leaderboard estimates - by tomorrow N+ will have sold just over 50,000 copies. Good going Metanet!

Worms made a big leap due to Target in the US having a "Buy 1 get 1 free" with the Bogo cards. Surprisingly Mortal Kombat 3 and Boom Boom Rocket not making a resurgence despite being those to get for free.

Keep buying Rez please!

Source: Major Nelson.

Undertow expansion pack coming out tomorrow!

Chair entertainment have announced that an expansion pack for Undertow will be released tomorrow alongside Rocketmen: Axis of evil!

The Undertow: Path of the Elect expansion pack extends the full game by featuring a full, five level single player and co-op campaign and introduces an entirely new playable race known as the “Elect.” Armed with superior technology and fire power, this fanatical alien race is determined to rule the earth and destroy those who seek to stop them. Multiplayer fans can now choose to play as the Elect or as one of three other races as they explore four new multiplayer maps and earn points for upgrades by killing enemies, completing objectives, and taking checkpoints.

Team Xbox have the scoop, along with several images of the expansion and the new race.

Source: Team Xbox: Undertow to get expansion pack this wednesday!

Gamevideos presents - Interview with Bionic Commando Producer

Gamevideos just added a new interview with Ben Judd - Producer of Bionic Commando and Rearmed It's pretty long so it should be a good watch.

Source: Gamevideos

New images of Vigilante 8 Arcade

The Vigilante 8 Arcade site has updated with some new images and a character reveal: Sid Burn and his '69 Manta.

From what I can tell this character originally appeared as a boss character in the first Vigilante 8 and didn't make it into 2nd Offense. Apparently died in the first game - not like we're keeping count in a Car Combat game anyhow! I'm sure Sweet Tooth died several times.

Anyhow, you can check the new images up here, or check out the new Biogoraph below.

Source: V8arcade.com

Podcast wrapup - Rocketmen interview, XBLA catchup

Major Nelson has an interview with Tim Innes from Capcom about Rocketmen this week - as well as an interview with Chris Satchell about the XNA inititive:

Major Nelson Podcast #270

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
We discuss GDC
Interview: Boris Schneider-Johne, Xbox Germany (17:48–51:55)
Interview: Tim Innes, Capcom (Rocketmen : Axis of Evil) (51:57 – 01:05:21)
Interview: Chris Satchell, XNA and GDC (01:05:23–01:34:00)
We say goodbye to our friend HD DVD
Name the game
and more...

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Meanwhile, Player One Podcast catches up on the past few weeks of XBLA:

POP Ep.71: What's a boss?

With Greg Sewart away this week, we welcome EGM's Managing Editor Greg Ford to the program to chat about games. Those we discuss this week include N+, Rock Band, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Burnout Paradise, Triggerheart Exelica, Lost Odyssey, Patapon and Chessmaster Live, among others. We also spend some time talking with Greg about how he got into the industry, his extremely powerful handshake, the new 1UP/EGM review scale and more.

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