Shack News' Chris Faylor Writes: Microsoft has cleared up the confusion regarding comments that it will be "delisting" certain Xbox Live Arcade titles, clarifying that delisted titles will still be available for purchase.
"The reality is we're not removing any games from the service, if you will," Xbox product manager Aaron Greenberg told MTV Multiplayer."They'll always be there for purchase. Think about a book on Amazon. It's not always going to be featured on the front page of the store."
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
However which way you spin it, this is dirty business. Telling the general public to "grab" these titles essentially before they're gone forever. Then they release a public statement like this.