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March 27 Microsoft just put up empty folders for the following games on Xbox.com... [this was before xbox.com was down] What does this mean? Well, Jetpac is already being released this week. I also linked some of these games to our achievement sets at www.x360a.org. Finally, after lots of talk about Battlestar Galactica, this finally confirms it. March 23
A galactic test pilot’s work is never done, and in Rare’s “Jetpac Refuelled” gamers have to fight off pesky aliens while trying to build rockets to take them to their next destination. “Jetpac Refuelled” will be available for download exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, March 28 at 0900 GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).
Rare’s “Jetpac Refuelled” is a revamped and modernized version of the 1983 classic space blaster “Jetpac.” In “Jetpac Refuelled,” players must clear a path through hordes of aliens to refuel their ship and amass a fortune over the course of 128 hi-definition levels, complete with achievements, leaderboards and simultaneous multiplayer action. Compared to the original “Jetpac,” which included 16 levels, “Jetpac Refuelled” provides players with everything they loved in the classic, plus 128 new levels of enhanced gameplay.
“Jetpac Refuelled” can be played alone, or against another player on the same console or over Xbox LIVE. The game will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points and is rated “E” for Everyone.
Game Features
- Includes two versions of the game
- Retro – The classic 1980s version
- Refuelled – Rare’s 2007 remake of the classic “Jetpac” comes complete with entirely new hi-def graphics, menacing enemies, new smartbombs that produce an electromagnetic pulse, modernized weapon upgrades and updated gameplay for modern gamers
- Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points
- Completely updated graphical look of the game gives Xbox LIVE Arcade gamers a truly hi-def and in-depth gaming experience
January 31 From GamerScoreBlog.com Win 1000 MS Points... Just answer these questions (to be entered in a drawing) Trivia Questions:
1 - In Small Arms, the frenetic action shooter, in what city did Mousey McNuts, the lovable street urchin, grow up? (Quit laughing, that's his name...)
2 - In Marble Blast Ultra, the 3D marble puzzler, what is the difficulty rating of the hardest single player level? 3 - In Cloning Clyde, the zany-side-scrolling platformer, how much money is Clyde offered for his help in the cloning experiment? United States Only - To enter, send an email to arctriv@microsoft.com including your Xbox Live Gamertag, the email address tied to your Xbox Live Gamertag, and your answers to the questions below. 100 winners will be selected from the correct entries. January 18  Three New Lumines Live! Downloads Available Next Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade at Special Promotional Prices
Good things come in threes, and next week’s Arcade Wednesday release is no exception to that rule. Three new packages of Lumines Live! content will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360™ beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST). Two of the add-on packs will be available at special promotional prices, and one of them will be free to Xbox Box Live Gold Members for a limited time! In case you’ve been living under a rock, “Lumines Live!” combines puzzles, music and video entertainment to create an addictively-fun gameplay experience that looks and sounds as good as it plays. Play several different single player modes, battle friends online over Xbox Live, create your own skins playlist in the all-new Skin Edit Mode, and experience new ways to play via exclusive downloadable content to enhance and extend the gameplay experience. Here’s what will be available to download for Lumines Live!: Heavenly Star Skin Cost: For a limited time only, available free for Xbox Live Gold members from Jan. 24 - Feb 21, 2007. Performed by a new group called Genki Rockets and produced by Q Entertainment’s own Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the song's catchy and uplifting tune combined with equally striking video has caught the attention of many gamers and was recently nominated Best Song at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards. Gamers can enjoy the music video in stunning HD and 5.1 surround sound as they play their way through the falling blocks. VS CPU Pack Cost: For a limited time only, 100 MS Points starting Jan. 24 – Feb 21, 2007. (Price after February 21, 2007: 300 MS Points) Show off your skills by challenging the CPU. This new game pack also includes a stylish skin and character designs that match the theme of each of the stages. A special bonus skin is waiting for you at the very end of the challenge. Puzzle/Mission Pack Cost: For a limited time only, 100 MS Points starting Jan. 24 - Feb 21, 2007. (Price after February 21, 2007: 300 MS Points) “Lumines Live!” is not just about dropping blocks. In Puzzle Mode, you must try to create a certain shape by using the blocks. In Mission Mode, you will be given a mission to clear all blocks within a specified amount of moves. With an additional 90 puzzles to solve and 40 missions to clear, you won’t want to miss this Pack. (The first 10 puzzles and missions are included in the Standard Edition; by purchasing the Pack, the total number is 100 puzzles and 50 missions) Source: http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/01/18/LuminesPacks.aspx January 09 Xbox360Achievements.org has just revealed the achievements for the following 4 games: Please visit www.x360a.org to see the achievement lists. Enjoy! 
Yesterday I found out that the game would be releasing on January 17th... today I have the exclusive list of achievements. Enjoy!  BIG RED BUTTON - GO BALLISTIC... USE YOUR FIRST NUKE!  SUPAWEAPON! - COLLECT COMPONENTS TO COMPLETE A MEGALASER.  JOINT COMMAND - STAND TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER PLAYER TO COMPLETE ONE MISSION. COMSAT UPLINK - PLAY OVER XBOX LIVE WITH 3 OTHER PLAYERS FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE. The complete list of achievements are located: http://www.xbox360achievements.org/home/showachievements.php?type=Arcade&gameID=190 January 06 
MiniGolf Adventures and PaperBoy are now up on PartnerNet, which means that we could see these games in the near future on Xbox Live Arcade. PaperBoy is currently 400 points, while MiniGolf is priced at 800 points. These could be placeholders, but I believe these prices will stay. January 04 
Thanks to my friends at Gaia Industries, I was able to get the achievement information for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game. I will have more information very soon, but for now, enjoy some of these achievements. A sample:  15 - Pickup Tournament Pro - Complete 10 Pickup Tournaments on Xbox Live  20 - Ranked Tracer - Complete 25 Ranked Matches on Xbox Live  5 - Bronze Medal - Earn a Bronze Medal in a Time Trial  20 - Tracer Veteran - Earn 100 Points in Single Player Tournaments and Time Trial Medals The rest of the achievements can be found at www.xbox360achievements.org January 02 
Freeverse is coming out with 2 Xbox Live Arcade titles. The 1st game will be a suite of Board Games and will include Checkers, Reversi, Manacala, and Chess. The 2nd game is currently unannounced. I will post more details as I uncover them. It looks like these games will also support the Live Vision Camera From the Developer - "we don't have release dates yet... but I would guess 2nd or 3rd Quarter '07." Edit #1 - I am now being informed that we will not be having a release for tomorrow's Wednesday. I was informed this morning that Ms Pac Man was coming out, and many sources quoted me. As of 5:34 PM, I am getting word that we will now not be getting Ms Pac Man. I am sorry for the false information. Edit #2 - Sorry everyone, we in fact did not have this game or anything come out today. I will address this issue later today. 
"You heard it here first..." Ms. Pac Man will be coming out tomorrow morning at 4:00 AM Eastern. Ms. Pac Man, is pretty much the same game as Pac Man, except with different maps for the most part. So... anyone going to actually buy it? Link to the achievements - http://www.xbox360achievements.org/home/showachievements.php?type=Arcade&gameID=184 January 01 
In my quest for achievements and news, I have been closely monitoring the Team 17 forums, and finding out everything I can about Worms - which should be coming out in January, if I am not mistaken. While screen shots and trailers are floating around (which I refuse to post until I am given the OK from the Developers of Worms), I can say this information about the game... - The game will be customizable - in terms of Names, Teams, and Schemes
- The game is complete pretty much, and is on PartnerNet for testing
- The game will have an official announcement at CES 07 - which will also hopefully let me post more information about this game officially, screen shots, videos, etc.
- The game will have DLC - (I am still seeing if any of it will be free or not)
Look for an update following CES 2007, where I will hopefully have more news to share before the release of Worms! Update 1 - Question - Will we see any Free Downloadable Content, or will most (if not all) have a pricetag on it? Answer - "We're anticipating a mixture, prices haven't been set, we wouldn't forsee uproar similar to what Lumines experienced  There should also be a fair bit of it, details will be released post official announcement." December 22  It seems that many people are having trouble playing Assault Heroes online via Xbox Live. IRISHprik411 voiced his concerns on Xbox.com... "Basically we can get into a room and when we launch the game it goes through a loading process and then gets stuck in the "waiting" faze...." Currently Microsoft and Sierra Online have not yet acknowledged this bug in the game, and Xbox Live users are getting impatient since one of the main features of the game isn't working. So, if you own Assault Heroes, have you experienced any Co-Op problems over Xbox Live? Check out the Xbox.com thread here - http://forums.xbox.com/9029298/ShowPost.aspx November 29 As promised, we now have the exclusive achievement information for Mad Tracks. What does everyone think?
Also, here are some of the achievement pictures (along with the x360a border)
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