Available in Europe for some time now, the FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage demo has finally arrived on the U.S. and Canadian Xbox Live Marketplace. Previously, we were impressed with video footage from the game, so it will be nice to finally give it a test drive. FlatOut, if you don't know (or haven't guessed from the Ultimate Carnage subtitle), is a particularly violent racing game, full of death and destruction. Go fire up the old Xbox and give it a go. If you like what you see, expect the retail version to hit the shelves next month.
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FlatOut demo finally hits U.S. and Canada
Available in Europe for some time now, the FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage demo has finally arrived on the U.S. and Canadian Xbox Live Marketplace. Previously, we were impressed with video footage from the game, so it will be nice to finally give it a test drive. FlatOut, if you don't know (or haven't guessed from the Ultimate Carnage subtitle), is a particularly violent racing game, full of death and destruction. Go fire up the old Xbox and give it a go. If you like what you see, expect the retail version to hit the shelves next month.
FlatOut: UC video is utterly destructive
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage may be the most accurately titled video game in history. Seriously, watch this video and tell us it isn't flat-out ultimate carnage. We've got crazy football themed "launch the body through the field goal" mini-games, then we have the same concept applied to long jumping, diving, and bowling. That little guy gets put through a lot. Of course, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention the positively massive pile-ups. If Forza 2 is a little too "simulationy" for you, we imagine you'll probably get a kick out of Flatout: Ultimate Carnage. Watch the video and tell us what you think.
FlatOut Achievements collide
FlatOut Ultimate Carnage golden; hits UK shelves on 22nd
Double Dragon kicks XBLA next week?
According to its publisher, Empire Interactive, Double Dragon is headed to Xbox Live Arcade next week. The press release actually concerns the announcement that Empire Interactive is bringing Speedball II to Xbox Live Arcade. A quote from the Clive Kabatznik, CEO of Silverstar Holdings, of which Empire Interactive is a subsidiary, spilled the beans. According to Kabatznik, "Double Dragon will launch next Wednesday, and will be our first foray onto Xbox LIVE Arcade." While we love our futuristic death sports as much as the next gaming blog, the impending release of Double Dragon has us all atwitter. As we've reported before, the game features "enhanced" graphics, but they actually seem less detailed than the original. We'll be sticking with the retro graphics, thanks.
How much would you be willing to pay for the classic brawler?
[Via Joystiq. Thanks, DJ Dunk]
FlatOut to bring Carnage Ultimately in June.
Fans of the FlatOut racing series are in luck, as in June there will be a new gen installment released for Xbox 360. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is currently under development by BugBear Entertainment from scratch to make full use of the 360 hardware. You'll be able to drive recklessly through five single player modes, choosing from a dozen different vehicles, or take your aggression out over Xbox Live's two multiplayer modes. Also confirmed is that there will be downloadable content available through Xbox Live Marketplace after the game's release.
Promised as being the best FlatOut installment yet, and hot off the heels of the successful FlatOut 2, are you looking forward to this? Or do you think it will get lost in the pile of games coming out in June that we mentioned in our podcast?
Help us put Bubble Bobble on XBLA
It was a month and a half ago when we began our series, "That should be on XBLA," in which we pick a classic game that would be a perfect fit for Xbox Live Arcade. The first game we picked was Taito's perennial action puzzler, Bubble Bobble. The idea behind "That should be on XBLA" is to get developers to notice that their games belong on Xbox Live Arcade.It looks like Taito was listening. Taito's publishing company, Empire Interactive, has a thread running in their forum right now, which reads thusly:
"Hi All
I hope you can help us out with a bit of retro advice, If you were to pay to download a Taito Classic what would your top 3 be ??
Also, without giving the game away :) would online multiplayer be important to you downloading it ??
Come on guys - post your lists and let us know what you want."
While the post doesn't directly mention Xbox Live, we're pretty sure that's what this is all about. We're also pretty sure he's talking about Bubble Bobble with that question about online multiplayer. Note to Taito: hell yes, online multiplayer is important!
So, make your voices heard, loyal readers! Registering for Empire Interactive's forums is a snap. Go do it and tell 'em what you want (and don't forget to tell them who sent you). Our list looks like this:
- Bubble Bobble
- Arkanoid
- New Zealand Story
[Via Xboxic]
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That should be on XBLA series
