360Sync.com noticed some interesting language from an EA press release earlier today, specifically the line:"EA also is developing new Monopoly and Scrabble ®(in North America) titles for multiple platforms, as well as other titles that will be announced later this year."
Wait a second, could that mean that EA will be bringing Monopoly and Scrabble to XBLA? While no one is talking, we think it would be an amazing idea. Seriously people, Monopoly on Live is teh hotness.
[Thanks, xenocidic]
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2-12-2008 @ 6:05PM
ChromaTick said...
It always amazes me with so many great boardgames out there, people still get excited about Monopoly and Risk.
These are two of the last games I'd want to pick up and play.
But hey, that's what makes the world go round. :)
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2-12-2008 @ 6:39PM
Etchasketchist said...
Do you think the people who want to play these games are:
a. fans of the tabletop board gaming genre
or
b. fans of their own childhood memories and pop culture
2-12-2008 @ 10:16PM
ChromaTick said...
Etchasketchist:
My guess would be more b than a.
I'm definitely a tabletop board game fan. I've got nearly 100 games in my collection. I definitely cut my teeth on Monopoly and Risk when I was a kid, but there are soooo many games out there with much better mechanics than these.
Don't get me wrong, I know there is definitely a desire for these games out there and it certainly makes good business sense to put them out on the XBLA. My dad's favorite game is still Monopoly.
I'm just happy we got Catan and Carcassonne on the XBLA first! :)
2-12-2008 @ 10:16PM
ChromaTick said...
Etchasketchist:
My guess would be more b than a.
I'm definitely a tabletop board game fan. I've got nearly 100 games in my collection. I definitely cut my teeth on Monopoly and Risk when I was a kid, but there are soooo many games out there with much better mechanics than these.
Don't get me wrong, I know there is definitely a desire for these games out there and it certainly makes good business sense to put them out on the XBLA. My dad's favorite game is still Monopoly.
I'm just happy we got Catan and Carcassonne on the XBLA first! :)
2-12-2008 @ 7:24PM
George Arauz said...
Board games on a tv just dont seem the same.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:36PM
phant0mgrave said...
Monopoly would be SO awesome!
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2-12-2008 @ 8:40PM
MadMup said...
I've been begging for Scrabble on XBLA since I got my 360.
Please make it work with the messaging pad!
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2-12-2008 @ 9:18PM
Magic Whiskey said...
If my normal group of six pals buy Monopoly, i'm in. Otherwise I'm mostly just backing Scrabble here..I luvs it.
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2-12-2008 @ 9:27PM
Mr Cool said...
Agreed Monopoly on Live is teh hotness!
w00t!!!!
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2-12-2008 @ 11:49PM
Amber said...
I'm willing to bet Scrabble will have a built in dictionary. I played it on the PC once and it did, so I can't see why it wouldn't on the XBLA.
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2-13-2008 @ 3:22AM
BlackBeltJones said...
Sounds like a good idea to me, but there has to be bendable rules. They need to allow people to trade properties in monopoly and I don't even want to go into how many different versions of Free Parking rules I've played.
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2-13-2008 @ 9:50AM
zlionsfan said...
If they model it after the PC versions of Monopoly that were released, it will have some rule flexibility (although you should keep in mind that if you're planning to play quick games online, it could take considerably longer to find a match because people will look for specific rule setups).
The World Cup version of Monopoly was particularly interesting.
I played Scene It a couple of times, and it was really easy to play on the 360. Never played the board game, so I can't compare it to that.
2-13-2008 @ 10:42AM
Ryan said...
Scene It! on the 360 was pretty different than the board game. In fact, isn't the entire board game aspect of it completely nonexistent on the 360 (I.E. there's no board, no rolling dice, no moving pieces)?
2-13-2008 @ 7:17AM
Kamizar said...
What's this I hear about EA buying more developers and then switching around their internal sectors?
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2-13-2008 @ 9:30AM
Peff said...
Board games on the gaming system have been huge hits. i remember playing Clue on the almighty Sega Genesis. it was insane. mostly cause of the animations of the murders happening. and not having the monotonous self rolling and counting of spaces made it more fun and quick
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2-13-2008 @ 9:46AM
dunnypop said...
anyone know how well Scene It! did?
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2-13-2008 @ 9:50AM
Boff said...
Well I haven't Scene It! on the top 10 list.
(Sorry. I'll stop now.)
2-13-2008 @ 10:21AM
deaftly said...
Monopoly has so much win sauce if it hits xblive, that would be an instant purchase.
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2-13-2008 @ 10:31AM
Alexander Sernick said...
nice
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2-13-2008 @ 10:33AM
LADodgerFanHighFive said...
so cool
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