April 2009 Retail and Arcade Releases

Retail
March 31st

1. PopCap Arcade Vol. 2 (this made the list cause i said so, includes Peggle...PEGGLE!!!)

April 7th

2. Chronicles of Riddick: Assualt on Dark Athena, Metacritic: 81, MSRP: $60, xbox.com queue (demo avail. 700MB), gameplay vid, game review

3. The Godfather 2, Metacritic: 66, MSRP: $60, gameplay vid, game review

4. Ninja Blade, Metacritic: 68, MSRP: $60, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid, game review

5. Hannah Montana: The Movie, Metacritic: n/a, MSRP: $50

April 21st

7. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2, Metacritic: 45, MSRP:$60, gameplay vid

April 28th

6. Velvet Assassin, MSRP: $60, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid


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Xbox Live Arcade
April 1st

1. The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, Metacritic: 73, $10/800 MS points, action-smash-up, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 8th

2. Puzzle Quest: Galatrix, Metacritic: 77, $20/1600 MS points, puzzle/adventure, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

3. Flock, Metacritic: 71, $15/ 1200 MS points, strategy?, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 15th

4. Outrun Online Arcade, Metacritic: 79, $10/800 MS points, racing, xbox.com info, gameplay vid

April 22nd

5. Lode Runner, Metacritic: 80, $15/1200 MS points, platformer, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 29th

6. Banjo-Tooie, Metacritic: n/a, $15/1200 MS points, action/adv., xbox.com queue, confirmation info, gameplay vid

7. Virtual On, Metacritic: n/a, $15/1200 MS points, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

8. Family Game Night: Sorry!, Metacritic: n/a, $10/800 MS points, xbox.com queue


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Community Games
April 1st

1. Duotrix, $2.50/200 MS points, Tetris type game, xbox.com queue

2. Quarx, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle type game, xbox.com queue

3. Solar, $2.50/200 MS points, action-adventure, xbox.com queue

4. Fish Racer Arcade, $2.50/200 MS points, family-racing, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

5. Nuke Your Neighbor, $2.50/200 MS points, card/board game, xbox.com queue

April 2nd

6. BeatBlox, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle & trivia, xbox.com queue

April 3rd

7. Jackpot Stadium, $2.50/200 MS points, sorta-pinball, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

8. A Bomb's Away, $2.50/200 MS points, platformer, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 5th

9. Arkx, $2.50/200 MS points, kinda-break-out, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

10. Fitba, $5.00/400 MS points, soccer with no legs, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

11. Awesome Tank, $5.00/400 MS points, action-adventure, xbox.com queue, gamplay vid

April 6th

12. Aceball, $2.50/200 MS points, labeled as classics, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

13. Charlie's Blast Factory, $5.00/400 MS points, platformer, xbox.com queue

April 8th

14. NextWar: The Quest for Earth, $2.50/200 MS points, strategy, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

15. Halfbrick Blast Off, $5.00/400 MS points, flying, xbox.com queue, gamplay vid

April 9th

16. Easter Bunneh, $5.00/400 MS points, family, xbox.com queue

17. Alchemist, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle and trivia, xbox.com queue

18. ZenHak, $5.00/400 MS points, rpg, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

19. Break In, $2.50/200 MS points, classics, xna game info

April 10th

20. Hieronymus Bash, $2.50/200 MS points, dodgeball, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

21. MothBallz, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue

22. Supercow, $5.00/400 MS points, platformer, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

23. VirusWar, $5.00/400 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

24. Bullet Trap, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 11th

25. Hexement, $5.00/400 MS points, strategy/simulation, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

26. Altar of Gems, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle/trivia, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

27. Rabid Gophers, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue

April 12th

28. BlockBUSTER, $5.00/400 MS points, classics, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

29. Aria, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

30. Pwned, $5.00/400 MS points, chess, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 13th

31. The Exterminator, $2.50/200 MS points, classics, xbox.com queue

32. Torino-X, $5.00/400 MS points, strategy/sim, xbox.com queue

33. Hexothermic, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

34. CaveIn - Miner Rescue Team, $5.00/400 MS points, action/adv., xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 14th

35. Terwilliger, $2.50/200 MS points, family, xbox.com queue

36. Little Racers, $5.00/400 MS points, racing, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

37. Time and Tune, $2.50/200 MS points, music, xbox.com queue

38. Pirate Cubes, $2.50/200 MS points, fighting, xbox.com queue

April 16th

39. Patterns of Light, $2.50/200 MS points, other, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 17th

40. Xeno Arena, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

41. Rotorize, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle, xna info

April 18th

42. Drum Xplosion, $2.50/200 MS points, music, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

43. Ping Time, $2.50/200 MS points, non-interactive clock, xbox.com queue

44. GraphSpacer Black, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue

45. Shed, $2.50/200 MS points, card game, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

April 19th

46. Zoom, $2.50/200 MS points, racing, xbox.com queue

47. Game about a soup factory, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle, xbox.com queue

48. StrikeForce-Psi, $2.50/200 MS points, platformer, xbox.com queue

April 21st

49. BluePrint Racer 4D, $2.50/200 MS points, racing, xbox.com queue


April 22nd

50. Retro One Part 2, @2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xna info

April 24th

51. A Great Easter Egg Hunt, $2.50/200 MS points, platformer, xbox.com queue

52. JigDoku, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle, xbox.com info, gamplay vid

53. Calculator 360, $2.50/200 MS points, its a calculator, xbox.com

April 25th

54. Wordzy, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle, xbox.com queue

55. Time Flows But Does Not Return, $2.50/200 MS points, other, xbox.com queue

56. Bomb Disposal Expert, $2.50/200 MS points, puzzle, xbox.com queue

April 30th

57. Sol Invasion, $2.50/200 MS points, shooter, xbox.com queue

58. Tank Strike, $2.50/200 MS points, strategy, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid

59. Go 3D, $2.50/200 MS points, board game, xbox.com queue, gameplay vid


Xbox Originals

April 27th

1. Max Payne, Metacritic: 89, $15/1200 MS points,

2. Max Payne 2, Metacritic: 84, $15/1200 MS points, gamplay vid (from OG xbox)


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POSSIBLE APRIL RELEASES

**moved to possilble may release** Space Invaders Extreme, Metacritic: n/a, unconfirmed date of April, no mention of price, gameplay vid, 4-player action
as of right now this doesnt look like its for april 4/24/09

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Xbox Live Activity for week of April 20th (direct from majornelson.com)

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

1. Halo 3, Metacritic: 94, game review
2. Call of Duty: WaW, Metacritic: 84, game review, demo avail (932MB)
3. Call of Duty 4, Metacritic: 94, game review
4. Gears of War 2, Metacritic: 93, game review
5. Left 4 Dead, Metacritic: 89, game review
6. GTA 4, Metacritic: 98, game review
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
8. Resident Evil 5, Metacritic: 85, game review, demo avail (473MB)
9. FIFA 09, Metacritic: 87, game review, demo avail (740MB)
10. Halo Wars, Metacritic: 82, game review, demo avail. (1gb)


Top Arcade Titles
1. Hasbro Family Game Night**
2. OutRun Online Arcade
3. Castle Crashers, Metacritic: 82
4. Lode Runner
5. The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
6. Peggle, Metacritic: 88
7. Worms, Metacritic: 75
8. UNO, Metacritic: 81
9. TMNT 1989 Arcade, Metacritic: 66
10. DOOM

The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles

Top Community Games
1 RC-AirSim
2 Rumble Massage
3 Aquarium HD
4 BluePrint Racer 4D
5 StrikeForce-Psi
6 DrumKit
7 Drum XPlosion
8 Remote Masseuse
9 Rabid Gophers
10 Ping Time

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I was farting around and thought, hmm, maybe it would be good to do this kind of a post about once a month that lists both retail and arcade releases. kinda helps cause no one website lets you know both. dunno lets see if it works. i'll update this first post with any other games i missed.
edit: added ninja blade
edit: added Flock, puzzle quest
edit: will start adding pricing for arcade titles. looking into adding MSRP of retail titles.
edit 4/8/09: there are 219 XBLA community games avail. will add them to list as they become approved on the XNA creators club website. i'm surprised there isnt an anouncement vehicle for them. maybe thats why they havent sold many cause not that many people know about it. i support them!
edit 4/8/09: WHEW!!!!!!! changed the format of releases. seperated retail, arcade, and community games. the link provided with the community games are for the xbox.com download queue where you can get the demo. i going to lunch and when i come back i'll update it with a video clip if avail. you're welcome
edit 4/8/09: changing the rest of the data to the new format. prob complete by end of day
edit 4/8/09: prettyfying
edit 4/8/09: adding gameplay vids where avail. looking at metacritic scores to add
edit 4/8/09: adding metacritic scores (if none are avail then i put in N/A),
edit 4/8/09: i dont think metacritic scores the community games. cant find em. anyone know who may score them? i'll check the xna club website forums. added gameplay vids to the retail games except for hannah montana, cant find any.
edit 4/8/09: prettyfied
edit 4/8/09: added possible april releases, reminder these are all but confirmed games. as the confirmed date is revealed i'll move them to their proper location (retail, arcade, community)
edit 4/9/09: added 4 community games, changed text color
edit 4/9/09: added outrun online arcade. announced on joystiq: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/09/se...est-announced/
edit 4/12/09: moved velvet assassin to the 28th of april. seems that is the correct date
edit 4/17/09: added gameplay vid to outrun online arcade. forgot to add it.
edit 4/17/09: starting to add game reviews to released games if i could find them. added gameplay vids to most retail games.
edit 4/23/09: will now add xbox live activity as reported by major nelson at majornelson.com. will be adding links to xbox.com queue and gameplay vids if avail. also added metacritic score to lode runner
edit 4/23/09: not many demos for retail games avail. adding them when avail. adding game reviews for most retail and arcade games when avail.

ya ok peeps drop a line if ya know actual release dates. the arcade release dates are very flimsy and vary day to day so maybe on the monday of the start of the week is when those become known. peace!

maybe i should put links to previews and/or more info? later!

^lol

announced puzzle quest galatrix for April 8th. added

this week arcade offering: Flock!
http://marketplace.xbox.com/games/me...er=MajorNelson
(link to xbox.com download queue)
1200 points ($15!!? what the Flock?)

also puzzle quest: galatrix
http://marketplace.xbox.com/games/me...er=MajorNelson
(link to xbox.com download queue)
1600 points ($20)

edit: changed the format to seperate retail, arcade, and community games. added download queue link to community games. added msrp to retail games.

will add gameplay videos when available to all titles in next update.

added a link to the knock off version: Arkx. try the demo

^i try to post the info when a game is confirmed. maybe i can add a section to "future titles", but yes virtual on is coming. in fact today there is rumors that the dual stick controller is coming out for it too!

btw http://kotaku.com/5159889/virtual-on...box-360-its-on
release date is said to be april at $15/1200 ms points. i just havent put it up cause that info is from Famitsu (japanese mag) so i read it as maybe april in the us/canada, but definetly april for japan. just want a firm date

^yes keeping the 3 months would be cool. a great resource for all games. i believe the metacritic scores would be a great addition. i'll add those as well. nice idea. i'll add it all that little by litte as time allows.
thanks!

added gameplay vids to most all avail. titles. note: not all games have an xbox.com game demo avail so i dont put a link to those. metacritic score idea was great, added to avail titles.

added space invaders extreme

hmmm... maybe i should include the file size for each arcade and community title

^yeah thats the way it usually is. although if the dual sticks will be avail for japan, im sure some import house like playasia.com will have it avail for import. i'll keep an eye out.

^weird. i was messin with it cause i cant see it in the default color. let me change it

added 4 community games. adjusted some formatting.

added 1 live arcade title for the week of april 15th