No new XBLA games this week

360 News | Silly Undertow...

Major Nelson has reported that for the first time in a very long time, there will be no new Xbox Live Arcade games available for download on the Xbox 360 this week.

This is due to the fact that gamers will be able to download XBLA game Undertow free of charge in response to the issues with Xbox Live that occurred over the Christmas break. If you already own Undertow, you are encouraged to contact the Xbox Australia support line who should sort you out.

So it looks like next week will be the release of Rez HD along with Chessmaster Live. So it's not all bad - after all, a free game isn't necessarily a terrible replacement for a new game, is it?

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13 Comments

/nthony

4 years ago

I just checked and Undertow still costs 800 points. By "Wednesday 23rd" they obviously meant in North American. We will probably have to wait until late tonight or tomorrow.

ppjim3

4 years ago

/\nthony wrote

I just checked and Undertow still costs 800 points. By "Wednesday 23rd" they obviously meant in North American. We will probably have to wait until late tonight or tomorrow.

Well the new games/XBLA update never first thing in the morning so it's no surprise. By tonight it will be all set up for free.

Even more important is the fact that Rez HD is next week! It's finally here! Ever since this was announced I've waited week after week for this to be dated. Now drop Ikuragua and XBLA will be totally full of win.

slapshakle

4 years ago

Jim is correct, Marketplace updates are always around 8pm.

/nthony

4 years ago

slapshakle wrote

Jim is correct, Marketplace updates are always around 8pm.

Cheers

Fetidchimp

4 years ago

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"Marc Whitten announced that all Xbox LIVE members (Gold and Silver) around the world would have access to a full Xbox LIVE Arcade game to download free of charge. We’re pleased to announce that beginning next Wednesday, 2:00 a.m. PST through Sunday, 11:59 p.m. PST, Xbox LIVE members worldwide can download the full version of the recent award-winning Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Undertow."

2 am PST

Sinthesys

4 years ago

Which is 6pm thursday for us?

ObsoletE

4 years ago

^ PST is 17 hours behind current Perth time.

so 2am Wednesday there, is 7pm Wednesday here.

Nephilim

4 years ago

Uhh, is it me or does no one else get how giving a free game out pushes them back so they cant put a new game out? I dont care about delays, but this cant be the cause.

Unless i missed something.

bluejay

4 years ago

... it's a free game ... why complain, exactly?

Sinthesys

4 years ago

ObsoletE wrote

^ PST is 17 hours behind current Perth time.

so 2am Wednesday there, is 7pm Wednesday here.

Of course. Thanks for bringing a brain to the table Obsolete. I blame that fact that I'm at work for me thinking 2am wednesday was 2am thursday.

BovineDeath

4 years ago

Can't complain about a free arcade game. Besides, I'm still playing COD4, Halo 3, Assasin's Creed, Bioshock and Mass Effect. When do we have time to look at XBLA?

Nephilim

4 years ago

bluejay wrote

... it's a free game ... why complain, exactly?

Im not bothered about the delays, and the free game is nice, but i was just wondering about what might have really been going on, probably nothing.

Karai Pantsu

4 years ago

Makes enough sense to me: If everyone is downloading a free game and giving that their attention then any game launching alongside that runs the risk of being ignored and left by the wayside. Profits first, and all that.

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