Doodle Jump for Kinect Brings a Classic to the Family Room (XBLA)

Doodle Jump for Kinect Brings a Classic to the Family Room

 

Iconic Mobile Gaming Hit Makes the Leap to Xbox Live in Summer 2013

 

New York, NY – June 4, 2013 – Lima Sky and D3Publisher today announced that Doodle Jump for Kinect™ is coming to the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft as an arcade game in summer 2013. Doodle Jump for Kinect takes the adorably addicting, vertical-platforming gameplay of the original mobile game – which has made it the third most successful paid iOS app of all time – and brings it onto home consoles for the first time, with new content and an entirely unique control scheme made possible only through exclusive Kinect™ for Xbox 360 integration.

“We’ve brought the Doodler onto new platforms before, but never like this,” noted Igor Pusenjak, co-founder of Lima Sky. “The unparalleled freedom afforded by Kinect for Xbox 360 allows us to explore new gameplay experiences we never even imagined were possible when we first developed the original Doodle Jump.”

Developed by Smoking Gun Interactive in collaboration with Lima Sky, Doodle Jump for Kinect delivers a fresh, new take on the simple, accessible, tried-and-true action of the original. Players move their bodies left and right to control the Doodler, blast nose balls with arm gestures, fly with a flap of the arms and more, with other unique body motion controls. Doodle Jump for Kinect brings exclusive content to Xbox 360 that has never before been seen in the series: three brand-new worlds, treacherous bosses, challenging achievements, engaging power-ups and intuitive gesture controls.

Doodle Jump for Kinect will be available on Xbox LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points in summer 2013. It requires Kinect to play.

For more information, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DoodleJump and Twitter: www.twitter.com/limasky.

Freddy Rodriguez Joins Cast of Twisted Pixel’s LocoCycle

March 15th, 2013 – Austin, TX – Freddy Rodriguez is already well known for his work in films like Planet Terror and television series like Six Feet Under, but every once in a while an actor gets an opportunity to go beyond acting, to play the transcendent role of a generation.  In this case, starring as Pablo in the upcoming buddy-comedy video game LocoCycle.  DeNiro and Hanks tried desperately to land the role but, in the end, Rodriguez’s moving portrayal of the terrified South American engineer was too powerful to deny.  Also, his Spanish was better.

Rodriguez joins Robert Patrick (S.P.I.K.E.) and Lisa Foiles (I.R.I.S.) in telling the tale of an escaped sentient military motorcycle who uses her speed and martial arts to seek freedom in America.  I.R.I.S. is attacked at every turn, and her only ally is her mechanic Pablo, whose pants leg gets stuck to her rear axle as she makes her initial escape.

Twisted Pixel will be debuting a new level from LocoCycle at PAX East, revealing more of the interactions between I.R.I.S. and Pablo.  Along with showing the two riding and fighting together, the level also showcases Pablo’s ability to repair I.R.I.S. when her lightning-scrambled processor shuts down, as well as featuring some of their more intense action sequences.

 

Infinite Doodle, Xbox 360 Review.

Infinite Doodle is out for the Xbox 360 and is 80 Microsoft points. It is a great game for anyone that wants to draw anything. As the name suggest you can doodle until you get tired of doodling you zoom in and out making different layers.

 

There is not much to do but doodle/draw whatever your heart desires but it is a fun little game to do just that.

 

 

 

 

 

I think this is a good game for anyone that wants to just mess around and see what you can come up with and like always it’s free to try.

 

 

Images from Smudgedcat.com

Special Forces: Team X Review

Special Forces : Team X, is out now for 1200 Microsoft points and is rated M for Blood Gore and Violence.

This game reminds me a lot like team fortress it’s kind of cartoony but is really fun to play. It has the weapon unlocks and equipment unlocks like most games like this. It has some good online game play since that’s the only way you can play it is online only.

 

Parents need to keep in mind this is a M rated game so don’t let your pre-teens play it even some teens should not play violent games. It does give you some mix of weapons and skills to play with. All in all I think this is a game to buy it’s fun and and way to play a quick match if you don’t have time to put your COD disk in just give this game a try.

“SPECIAL FORCES: TEAM X” NOW AVAILABLE ON XBOX LIVE ARCADE AND STEAM

NEW YORK, NY. – FEBURARY 6, 2013 — Microprose, together with publisher Atari, Inc., announced today that “Special Forces: Team X” is now available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (1200 Microsoft Points) and Steam ($14.99/£11.99/€13.99).

 

Special Forces: Team X (STX), developed by Zombie Studios, creators of the hit “Blacklight” series, is a fast-paced tactical 3rd person shooter with a twist. Throwing customization fully into players’ hands, STX features a real time map selection system where the battlefield is divided into three zones, with the layout of each determined by the teams prior to the match. Over one hundred possible combinations give every match a unique look and feel, for a constant tactical challenge.

 

Become an elite marksman and build the perfect load-out through customizable skillsets using distinct tactics and special abilities to defeat the deadliest enemies. Create and upgrade an arsenal of lethal weapons, including from rocket launchers, grenades, machine guns, and exclusively licensed weaponry like the Kalashnikov, Famas, and Sig Sauer; there are even attack dogs that can be unleashed into battle. Equipped with real-world weapons, take charge and head into battle with 5 multiplayer modes that include new gametypes like Hot Zone and High Value Target, each supporting 2, 3 or even 4 teams.

 

As a special partnership, Microprose is teaming up with Gameservers in celebration of STX’s release into the digital marketplace. Gameservers will be hosting dedicated servers 24/7 for the Windows-based PC version, available in North America, Europe, and Australia. For more information, please visit www.gameservers.com.

Magrunner, when competition turns into a nightmare.

Developed on Unreal Engine 3 by 3AM (Frogwares), Magrunner is an action/reflection game for PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox LIVE based on the use of physics and magnetism. Magrunner sends us to the near future, where technology will confront the Cthulhu Mythos as imagined by the renowned author of fantasy novels H. P. Lovecraft.

Today, we are pleased to reveal more about Magrunner through 6 screenshots and an exclusive piece of art. The game’s story begins in 2050 and takes place in a big sports competition broadcast through the entire world, intended to promote a new technology based on magnetism.

The 8 participants’ objective is to finish first in a huge race made up of many challenge rooms, each one bigger and more complex than the last. Each of them has a special glove that interacts with the new magnetic technology and enables them to journey through more and more spectacular rooms by charging various objects and elements of the environment with magnetic forces that attract or repel other objects.

However, the competition soon turns into a real nightmare. A power outage and what feels like an earthquake isolates the competitors from the rest of the world. Their only hope is to finish the course and attempt to contact the exterior world. But the challenge rooms that separate them from the finish grow more and more menacing and a long descent into hell awaits them. At the end of the tunnel lies a frightening secret that could threaten all of humanity. Today’s screenshots show all this, from the modern and sleek-looking challenge rooms at the beginning to the darker and more troubling areas that follow.

About Focus Home Interactive 
Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is an independent French publisher based near Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide – such as Blood Bowl, Wargame European Escalation, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, Cities XL and also Cycling Manager and Farming Simulator.
During first half of 2013, Focus will publish ambitious games such as Wargame AirLand Battle, the sequel to Wargame European Escalation, the impressive real time strategy game from the creators of « R.U.S.E. »™; Mars War Logs, the new Cyberpunk role-playing game from Spiders Studio for Xbox LIVE®, PlayStation®Network and PC, and also the console versions of Farming Simulator, the #1 farming simulation game and international best-seller.
The second half of 2013 will be just as exciting, with the release of the Tour de France official games for consoles and PC; the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Blood Bowl 2.
http://www.focus-home.com

About Frogwares
Created in 2000, Frogwares is an independent development studio specialized in adventure video games and located in Ukraine. Thanks to a talented team of 45 artists and programmers, Frogwares realizes quality games to please adventure fans and has alternated the production of games based upon inquiry and discovery, with high licenses such as the award-winning Sherlock Holmes, Jules Verne and now Dracula. The graphic quality, the technical innovation and the incredible ability to create environments and atmospheres are the spearheads their titles.
http://www.frogwares.com

Midway Arcade Origins

Midway Arcade Origins for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 delivers the ultimate arcade experience with more than 30 classic games from the arcade golden age. Players can enjoy their favorite genre defining Midway titles now with local co-op multiplayer, achievements, and Leaderboard support.

Releases November 6 2012

Players 1-4
KEY FEATURES
• More than 30 Midway classics on one disc in HD Including Gauntlet, Rampage, Joust, Spy Hunter, Defender, Marble Madness and more!
•Local Multiplayer and Leaderboard Enhancements Players will be able to play with up to four of their friends on select games and post their high scores online.
•PlayStation Network Trophies -Newly added support for trophies.
•XBOX 360 Achievements Newly added support for achievements.
•Exceptional Value: Priced at $29.99, the collection provides hours of fun.
GAME SYNOPSES
•720 -Skateboard through the neighborhood and earn a ticket to compete at the big skate park.
•A.P.B. -Drive around as Officer Bob to ticket and arrest law-breakers and meet your ticket quota.
•Arch Rivals -Outscore your opponent in this classic basketball game.
•Bubbles -Maneuver around dirty objects as a soapy bubble trying to clean a kitchen sink.
•Championship Sprint -Race to the finish in this classic speed game.
•Tournament Cyberball2072 -Control a robotic football team and score touchdowns with exploding Cyberballs and short-circuiting robo-offenders.
•Defender -Defend a fa r-off planet from waves of invading aliens while protecting the human race in this shooting game.
•Defender /I Deliver humans to safety through the teleporting gateway, all while defending against attacking alien forces.
•Gauntlet Venture through dungeons as one offour fantasy-based characters to vanquish enemies and collect treasures and potions.
•Gauntlet II Reprise the role of your favorite fictional characters to embark on a new quest with all new levels, enemies and challenges.

•Joust -Mount a flying ostrich and fly through levels by toppling groups of buzzard-riding knights.

•Joust 2 Transform your ostrich into a powerful Pegasus to defend against the enemy buzzard-riding knights.
•Marble Madness -Glide a marble through mazes and obstacles in this platform game.
•Pit-Fighter Be the last man standing to punch, kick, and beat your opponent in the fighting pit.
•Rampage -Take control of gigantic mutants to demolish the city and terrorize civilization.
•Rampart -Defend your castles by attacking oncoming forces and repairing any damage done to your territory.
•Robotron 2084 -Battle waves of robots to protect the last human family from annihilation.
•Root Beer Tapper Serve up mugs of root beer to thirsty patrons before the time runs out.
•Satan’s Hollow Build a bridge across a lava river and destroy gargoyles in order to reach the final level, a battle against Satan himself.
•Sinistar Blast planets and collect crystals to create deadly Sinibombs to defeat the evil Sinistar.
•Smash TV Advance through a vicious game show by playing for cash, keys, and the ultimate prize, your life.
•Spy Hunter Hunt down enemy agents while cruising for weapons and protecting civilians.
•Spy Hunter 1/-Gather weapons and set-up obstacles to destroy enemy agents in a 3D view.
•Super OffRoad -Race around the tracks in an off-road truck to beat the other contenders.
•Super Sprint -Speed around twisty tracks and advance through the circuit to be named the racing champion.
•Toobin’-Splash through rivers in an innertube to collect treasures and race against opponents.
•Total Carnage -Play as the Doomsday Squad to rescue hostages and capture the evil dictator Vindicators Part /I Power up to fill your depleting fuel tank and escape from oncoming attacks.
•Wizard of Wor -Navigate through monster-filled dungeons to defeat the creatures within.
•Xenophobe -Wander around a space station and shoot killer aliens before the time runs out.
•Xybots -Dash through the 3D maze to fight Xybot robots bent on human destruction.

Minecraft Update for the Xbox

Change log for 1.8.2 Title Update (TU5)

Features:-

- Added Creative Mode.
- Disabled Achievements and Leaderboard updates if the player is in Creative Mode, or if the world has been previously saved in Creative Mode.
- Added a simple tutorial for Creative Mode.
- Added sprinting to Survival Mode.
- Added flying and sprint-flying to Creative Mode.
- Added new mobs – Enderman, Cave Spiders and Silverfish.
- Added new items to the game – Melon, Melon Slice, Melon Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Raw/Cooked Beef, Raw/Cooked Chicken, Rotten Flesh, Pumpkin Seeds, Iron Bars, Fence Gate, Stone Bricks, Stone Brick Slabs, Stone Brick Stairs, Brick Slabs, Brick Stairs, Ender Pearl, Web, Vines, 10 more Music Discs, Sponge and Chain Armor.
- Added new items to the crafting menu – Melon, Melon Seeds, Glass Pane, Fence Gate, Iron Bars, Stone Bricks, Stone Brick Slabs, Stone Brick Stairs, Brick Slabs, Brick Stairs.
- Added terrain generation features – Strongholds, Villages, Abandoned Mineshafts and Ravines.
- Biome code additions, including rivers and oceans.
- Changed the bow to have drawing and firing action.
- Added a quick move to the dispenser.
- Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface.
- Added a quick move for ingredients and fuel in the furnace interface.
- Brought forward the mining speed changes from 1.2.3
- Brought forward apples dropping from leaf blocks from 1.1
- Brought forward change from 1.2.3 to make pumpkins and melons grow from stems much faster, and not require farmland around the stem to grow on.
- Fix to vines brought forward from 1.2.3 to stop them spreading too much.
- Added the Food Bar to the HUD.
- Added stacking for food items.
- Added the eating animation.
- Enabled crafting mushroom stew without a crafting table.
- Added the blocking move with swords.
- Changed all the text descriptions for food to show how much they refill the food bar.
- Passive mobs will now flee when hit.
- The snout on pigs now protrude from their head.
- Skeletons now hold full size bows.
- Animals no longer despawn which makes it possible to capture them.
- Zombies now drop Rotten Flesh instead of Feathers.
- Updated some mob sounds.
- Shears can now collect Tall Grass and the new Vine.
- Improved sunrise and sunset.
- Improved the rain edges (when looking up in rain).
- User-placed leaf blocks no longer decay.
- Cloud height raised to the top of the map, so clouds can no longer phase through blocks.
- Cloud movement syncs with the game’s time.
- Both Wooden and Stone pressure plates can now be placed on fences.
- Improved chest model with a 3D lock, and opening and closing animation.
- Added a countdown timer to the autosave to stop it being such a surprise.
- Added the ability to rename an existing saved world.
- Added map icons to the in-game player list to match their color in the map.
- Added a confirmation dialog on the player choosing to exit without saving.
- Added a character display when sprinting or flying.
- Updated the How To Play HUD with the Food Bar information.
- Added descriptions for Creative Mode and Sprinting to the How To Play menus.
- Updated the Download Content menu with pictures of the DLC available.
- Added death messages.
- Removed Herobrine.

Options Changes and Additions:-

- Changed the Gamertags Display option to mean display/hide gamertags in-game and on maps.
- Added an option to select Creative Mode or Survival Mode on creating or loading a world.
- Added an option to disable clouds.
- Added additional options to the world creation – Superflat land (creates a flat world near bedrock in both the Overworld and the Nether), enable/disable Structures and Bonus Chest.
- Added Host options – toggles for Player Versus Player, Trust Players to stop players being able to mine without permission from the Host, Fire Spread, TNT Explodes, and Host Privileges.
- Added in-game player options for the host – Can Build and Mine, Moderator, Kick Player, Can Fly, Disable Exhaustion, Invisible.
- Store the Online, Invite Only, and Friends of Friends options in the player’s profile.

Tutorial World Changes:-

- Changed the Tutorial world to enable the new terrain features in it.
- Added mini tutorial for sprinting in the Tutorial world.
- Added mini tutorial for eating in the Tutorial world.
- Added Music Disc Quests in the Tutorial world – players can search the world for the 12 chests, each containing one of the Music Discs that can be played in a Jukebox.

Fixes:-

- Fix for duplication glitch.
- Fix for aspect ratio of things in hand when in splitscreen mode.
- Fix for issue with player data not saving (player starting world with no items they had when they saved).
- Fix for redstone tiles burning out when they shouldn’t.
- Fixed issue with Minecart with Furnace not being able to move another Minecart.
- Fixed particle code for flipped 3rd person view.

Info from http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1274802-mcxbla-title-update-change-logs-182-title-update-5/

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES MIDWAY ARCADE ORIGINS

Collection of More than 30 Classic Titles Brings the Ultimate Arcade Experience to  

Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 Systems

Players Can Re-Master Midway Favorites with new

Local Multiplayer, Achievements and Leaderboard Support

 

BURBANK, Calif. – September 19, 2012 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announcesMidway Arcade Origins, a compilation of more than 30 classic, genre-defining Midway titles from the golden age of arcades. Available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 system this holiday season, the collection offers arcade favorites, including Gauntlet, Rampage, Joust, Spy Hunter, Defender, Marble Madness and more.

New players can experience these industry-defining classics, while longtime fans of classic arcade games can re-master their favorite titles with new PlayStation®Network Trophies and Xbox 360 Achievements support. Players will also be able to enjoy many games with up to three of their friends in local, co-op multiplayer and post their high scores online.

Midway Arcade Origins, being developed by Backbone Entertainment, combines more than 30 golden age arcade classics on one disc for $29.99.

Zynga Launches Matching With Friends as Next Game in the Hit With Friends Franchise

Zynga Launches Matching With Friends as Next Game in the Hit
With Friends Franchise

Matching With Friends Introduces New Social Puzzle Strategy
Game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today at Zynga
Unleashed, Zynga, (Nasdaq:ZNGA), the world’s leading provider of social
game services, today announced the global launch of Matching With
Friends, an original With Friends title and brand new social puzzle
game that invites players to wage a battle of wit and strategy as they
move and match colored pieces on the game board. Available now on the
App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Matching With Friends is the
fifth game in the popular With Friends franchise of games that also
include Words With Friends, Scramble With Friends, Hanging With Friends
and Chess With Friends.

Matching With Friends is easy to pick up, yet includes depth and
strategy that increases as players progress through the game and was
created by the same team behind all the With Friends titles so players
can enjoy the same features they love throughout the series.

Matching With Friends challenges players to strategically compete
against their opponents in the pursuit of victory in an all-out color
war. Each game consists of 11 turns, where carefully placed colored
tiles are matched. A successful match of three or more clears the board
and demolishes an opponent’s ability to score. At each turn, players
can choose to drive toward cooperative game play — collaborating with
opponents to play off of the existing game pieces–or competitive,
going on the offensive with blocked moves, well-placed power-ups and a
few tricks up your sleeve. Additional game features include:

–  Green with envy: Lay it on the line with special game board multipliers
where playing certain tiles can account for twice or three times the
amount of point boosts.
–  Have Your Opponents Seeing Red: Players can mix up game play by using
strategic bombs to break up the board, eliminating pieces and creating a
dynamic experience.
–  Color Bonus:   At the beginning of each game players’ are assigned a
bonus color, that when matched awards extra points.
–  Connect and Match: Favorite social features like in-game chat and
Facebook connect allow you to connect with friends and opponents
wherever, whenever.

“With Friends games are highly social, snack-size entertainment that
blend well-loved, nostalgic pastimes with brand new game design
concepts,” said Paul Bettner, Vice President and General Manager of
Zynga With Friends. “Nearly three years after we launched Chess With
Friends, I am proud to see the franchise grow to five games — each
with its own special twist – and can’t wait to see how Matching With
Friends will connect friends and family around the globe.”

Zynga is dedicated to creating and delivering free, social,
high-quality mobile games for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, including
recent titles Zynga Slots and Zombie Swipeout.Matching With Friends is
available for free from the App store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or
at www.itunes.com/appstore. An ad-free version is also available for
$2.99
.