XBLArcade managed to notice a snippet from yesterday's press release that completely slipped our Sauron-like gaze. From the release:
"In total, more than 100 pieces of new downloadable content will be available during the nine day period, including a never before announced major franchise on Xbox Live Arcade."
Major franchise, would we? The possibilities addle our brains, but we can't help but speculate. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Mega Man? Bomberman? It could be anything, and your guess is as good as ours. We can only hope that this is a real arcade classic, or, better yet, an entirely original franchise for XBLA (something episodic perhaps?). Anyone care to make a guess? If anyone gets it right, we'll be sure to drop his/her name when the game is officially announced.
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9-19-2006 @ 4:45PM
Green_Ogre said...
I can at least say it won't be mario.
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9-19-2006 @ 4:46PM
Ed said...
One of the classic FPSs. Maybe Doom 1/2 or marathon?
My other guess is a sonic game from sega. I'd love to have sonic 1/2/3 on XBLA.
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9-19-2006 @ 5:11PM
J.Goodwin said...
It's going to have to be something appropriate to Japan.
I'm hoping that it's going to be a shooter from Treasure.
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9-19-2006 @ 5:16PM
Y.Lee said...
Definitely a Sega Property... dare I say... Sonic the Hedgehog!
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9-19-2006 @ 5:25PM
Chris said...
We definitely need some up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-B-A-start (Contra) action on XBLA.
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9-19-2006 @ 5:57PM
Ozyman666 said...
Earthworm Jim
/yeah, that's the ticket
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9-19-2006 @ 6:18PM
Weapon360 said...
Since the announcement could be made at X06 as well, I'll go the longshot route and say Sam & Max. Besides, both Contra and Sonic have already been announced at E306.
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9-19-2006 @ 6:22PM
Dracula Jones said...
Sonic and Contra have been announced already. Can't come up with a proper guess myself, though. Strider?
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9-19-2006 @ 6:26PM
Jake said...
Toejam and Earl?
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9-19-2006 @ 6:26PM
Khyber said...
Mortal Kombat is my guess.
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9-19-2006 @ 6:26PM
Xfan said...
I'm thinking Castlevania
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9-19-2006 @ 6:29PM
[email protected] said...
If they brought the Ikaruga series (developed by Treasure i believe?) to live arcade, phew-whee, man, that would be the best thing to come out of TGS for me...
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9-19-2006 @ 6:30PM
mike said...
Sonic was shown on the xbox live arcade trailer at E3 so its not that
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9-19-2006 @ 6:30PM
Intangible 360 said...
Something from Rare, my money is on a remake of one of their classics, but a new franchise is certainly possible as well.
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9-19-2006 @ 6:39PM
dMyzE said...
I wish it were 3dRealms with Duke Nukem and a mix of other great oldschool titles or Team 17 with Worms, Lemmings, and others...unlikely though.
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9-19-2006 @ 6:41PM
Project Destiny said...
It'd be funny if it ended up being Pokemon
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9-19-2006 @ 7:06PM
Gifvar said...
Halo 1 w/ multiplayer!!!
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9-19-2006 @ 7:25PM
link3945 said...
I'm personally hoping for marathon.
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9-19-2006 @ 8:11PM
AoE said...
You're all nuts, clearly they're going to be releasing an arcade perfect port of Boong Ga Boong Ga, complete with custom controller. ;)
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9-19-2006 @ 8:13PM
zenprism said...
Army Men 3D! Even the sequels!
I'm thinking if I wish for the low end, it'll end up being something that pwns like the TMNT arcade games.
:D
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