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XBLA in Brief: Islands of Wakfu, Strania, Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot
It's a rare three-game release on Xbox Live Arcade this week. Up for grabs are Islands of Wakfu, Strania and Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot. The latter is the latest in the running and stabbing series from Konami, Strania is a bullet hell shooter and, finally, Islands of Wakfu is ... well, it's an action RPG spin-off of a popular French MMORPG. For what it's worth, Islands of Wakfu also contains a "mighty platypus." We've included the duck-billed star in the latest episode of XBLA in Brief, mainly to save you the trouble of actually playing Wakfu. [iTunes] Subscribe to XBLA in Brief directly in iTunes. [Zune] Subscribe to the XBLA in Brief directly. [RSS] Add the XBLA in Brief feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [M4V] Download the M4V directly.
Xbox Live April schedule: Bad Company 2 DLC, Comic Jumper discounts
Microsoft has revealed some of the content and deals coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace in early April, which include quite a few discounts. It kicks off this week with the launch of DLC for Mass Effect 2 and You Don't Know Jack, as well as some discounts on Comic Jumper, Deadliest Warrior and the "Dead Money" DLC for Fallout: New Vegas. Hit the jump for the full list.
XBLA sales are highlight of Marketplace updates in back half of March
Major Nelson has posted some upcoming Xbox Marketplace releases and sales for the rest of March; notably detailing the remaining Deals of the Week and dating the obscure Islands of Wakfu (pictured) and the even more obscure Seisou Kouki Strania. The complete schedule is posted after the break.
Ankama's Islands of Wakfu headed to XBLA, PAX
Click to enlarge Read the headline above, and you know about as much as we do. Ankama Games, known for its 2D MMORPG, Dofus, has announced that it's bringing its upcoming XBLA title Islands of Wakfu to the Penny Arcade Expo next month. Beyond that, we've only got a handful of screenshots and the company's modus operandi to work with. We're unsure what relation Islands of Wakfu has to Ankama's similarly titled PC game, Wakfu. It could be that the XBLA version is some kind of spin-off, perhaps a retooled version of the previously announced DS version of Wakfu. We've contacted Ankama to see if the company can clarify. In the meantime, check out some Islands of Wakfu screens below, and a trailer for the PC Wakfu after the break. %Gallery-70260%
Microsoft partners with Ankama Games to bring Wakfu to Xbox Live Arcade
If you have heard of Dofus or Wakfu, then you've heard of Ankama Games, the people Microsoft has just turned to for a new Xbox MMO-esque game. In their partnership announced today, Ankama will be bringing a new title, Islands of Wakfu, to Xbox Live Arcade late next year. Islands of Wakfu will keep the current cartoon style of Dofus and Wakfu, but utilize a more adventure/beat-'em-up style instead of the top down tactical style. Also, it's going to be more of a team play game, where two players work cooperatively together, rather than a full on MMO. The game promises to be set in the same universe as Ankama's other games and reveal new information about the world itself.So it's not a full on MMO, but the offer certainly does open the doors of hope. Having a known MMO developer working on Xbox Live Arcade titles with their unique IP may herald other game developers to do the same. Who knows, we might end up with a Wakfu MMO on the arcade anyway![via TenTonHammer]
