Weekly XBLA Update - 05/21/08
Close your mouths and open your fun zones for this week's epic, dare I say legendary XBLA release: Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One. That's right, PA:OtRSPoD is alive and playing on your Xbox 360 - join Gabe and Tycho as they meander across the quirky 1920s noir-y city of New Arcadia
Expect to pay a double-sized 1600 MP for this M-rated title.
Meanwhile Xbox Originals saw two new releases this week - Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without A Pulse (never much cared for the game, but the soundtrack is amazing) and Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows.
Rock Band players in North America can now download nine new tracks that will be published on-disc in the European territory when the game goes on sale there this week.
Lastly, Community Games on Xbox Live is now in live beta - just download the new update to the XNA Creators Club and check out the site while testing the distribution pipeline.
Go ahead, boys, test the pipeline. I know you wanna.
Monday, May 19, 2008 9:00 AM Gamerscore News
"Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One" Launches on Xbox LIVE Arcade This Wednesday!
Discover the mysteries of New Arcadia with Gabe and Tycho in "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One," available on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).
The first episodic RPG-Adventure game to grace Xbox LIVE Arcade, "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One" is the result of a collaboration between Hothead Games and Penny Arcade. The first episode sends players to a deranged 1920s comic-book-meets-pulp-horror universe called New Arcadia. Armed with unconventional weaponry, players join forces with Gabe and Tycho of the Startling Developments Detective Agency to make war on bizarre enemies and solve the mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia.
"Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One" offers players the ability to design their own customizable character, a dynamic turn-based combat system and the ability to transfer your customized character's stats and inventories to future episodes, or start fresh with each episode. Fans of Penny Arcade will appreciate the authenticity of the game, which features distinctive artwork and characters designed by Mike "Gabe" Krahulik and a story and dialogue written by Jerry "Tycho" Holkins.
Developed by Hothead Games, "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One" will be available worldwide (with the exception of Korea) for 1600 Microsoft Points and is rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB for all platforms. For more details on "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One" please visit:
* http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/p/pennyarcadexboxlivearcade/
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 21 May 2008
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