Top 10 XBLA Downloads XboxSpace
The Xbox Live arcade is one of the most addictive services ever introduced on the console. At first I was a bit sceptical, I thought it was just a gimmick for Microsoft to take more of my money, and it very well may be; but the XBLA has been very successful, Microsoft revealed the top ten most downloaded games, they are as follows:1. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved2. Gauntlet3. Smash TV4. [...] Read More
XBLA Quickie: Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting XboxSpace
Basis: Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting brings Capcom's classic figher to the Xbox Live Arcade. Gameplay: Fun, straightforward, just what you remember Graphics: Very SNES-y Story: Not Applicable Sound: Vintage. Enjoyability: It's pretty open and shut – if you like streetfighter 2, you'll like this game. Bottom Line: I've played this game far too many times to justify spending $10 on it…But, if you're looking for a solid XBLA title, SFII:HF is a good [...] Read More
Coming Soon to the XBLA: Games! XboxSpace
Wondering what games are coming up soon on the Xbox Live Arcade? Well, look what I found snuck into a recent press release…this list of upcoming XBLA titles:• "N+"(Slick Entertainment and Metanet Software) – Play as an acrobatic ninja in this addictive action-puzzle platformer. N+ features inadvertently homicidal robots, stylish graphics, a level editor and intense multiplayer awesomeness. • "Screwjumper!" (THQ) – Players take the plunge in "Screwjumper!" and free-fall into [...] Read More
Jackson downloads soar Sox First
Just days following his death, michael Jackson's albums sold at 100,000 apiece, according to news reports. And according to preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, as reported here, there were 2.6 million downloads of his work in just one week. The week before, only 48,000 Michael Jackson songs were sold. What makes it even more extraordinary is that no artist has had more than one million downloads. The Wall Street [...] Read More
Amazon’s Unbox and Apple’s iTunes movie downloads not yet successful The Digital TV Weblog
other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the theater? Tsk, tsk, tsk. It appears that Amazon.com's Unbox and Apple's iTunes are just not delivering the goods when it comes to movie downloads. A month after both services debuted neither is producing great results. This is not the path one wants to take if you are to change how the world watches movies. While consumers will spend $650 Million for 780 [...] Read More