Not in the mood to wait in line for hours to grab your favorite games on the cheap? Well poor yourself some cocoa, grab your slippers, and hit the couch, cause the the XBLA has some great sales for you right in your own home.
This summer has had one of the worst droughts in living memory. Not in terms of water, but in terms of quality new games. Like a shambling corpse the game industry is beginning to awaken as the winter closes in. What better way to fill in the time between now and Borderlands 2, but by purchasing Dead Block on xbla for only 400 Microsoft Points?
In case you missed it: Dead Block recently launched on PC. It's a tower defense/action game where four players battle against, wait for it, a ZOMBIE HORDE! Set in the 1950s, the invention of Rock n' Roll has spawned a "musical plague" which threatens all of mankind. Build traps and barricades, upgrade weapons, and use one of three unique characters to survive the night. The stylized graphics and campy humor may make this title worth another look.
Do you know what is better than creating elaborate traps to exterminate zombies? Even more elaborate traps! The xbla version of co-op zombie game Dead Block has received DLC containing four all new maps for 240 Microsoft points. More information and screens ahoy!
This week we've got a gritty first person shooter and a cartoony zombie defense game. One is set against the backdrop of an all-too-real drug war, the other takes place during the the early days of rock and roll. You can probably figure out which is which, but we're here to help.
I powered on my Xbox 360 today and was greeted by a pleasant surprise. Three co-op games have appeared in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Dead Block, Major League Bobblehead Pros, and Sacred 2: Fallen Angels are all available. Someone should really give the editor who writes the weekly Co-Op Release Alerts what for. He missed all three of these. (I have it on good authority that he's been sitting at a window, longingly waiting for a UPS truck, quietly chanting "EDF" to himself.)
Our own Sam Tyler announced Dead Block on Co-Optimus a few weeks ago. In his article he subtly alluded to the gaming industry's tendency to occasionally overuse an idea once it has proven popular. I like his style, so in the spirit of the industry, I'm going to "borrow" it. (I'm even reposting one of the trailers he linked.) Dead Block is the latest "dead" title to "deaden" up the "undead" market place. Seriously, type "dead" into Co-Optimus' search box. Attack from the Dead, Dead Block, Dead Horde, Dead Island, and Dead Nation pop up. Don't forget Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Dead Rising 2, House of the Dead Overkill, etc. And remember, we only cover co-op games. I am officially copyrighting the titles Dead Dungeon, Dungeon Dead, and either or both of those titles with an "of the" crammed in the middle. Okay, I came up with the title. Now someone go make the game and give me 50% of the profits. Game development is easy!
