NEWS - Monday, June 27, 2011
XBLA Summer of Arcade 2011 Dates Confirmed
The first game on this year’s list is E3 sleeper hit Bastion, followed by Ubisoft’s excellent-looking From Dust, Microsoft’s Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Fruit Ninja Kinect and Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
Those who purchase all five Summer of Arcade titles will receive a free copy of Crimson Alliance by Certain Affinity - valued at 1200 Microsoft Points - when it releases on September 7, says Microsoft.
Past Summer of Arcade months have seen the discovery of download hits such as Braid and Shadow Complex.
Here’s this year’s list, plus an E3 video:
"Bastion" (Supergiant Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Release Date: 20 July
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
"From Dust" (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
Release Date: 27 July
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
"Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet"(Fuelcell/Microsoft Studios)
Release Date: 3 August
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
"Fruit Ninja Kinect"(Halfbrick/Microsoft Studios)
Release Date: 10 August
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
"Toy Soldiers: Cold War"(Signal Studios/Microsoft Studios)
Release Date: 17 August
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/
