Namco Bandai first struck Live Arcade gold with Pacman: Championship Edition, a modern vision of the iconic series. The game stuck true to its roots, but added flair and modern design to create one of the premier downloadable games on Xbox 360. Now that same development studio has turned its attention to Galaga. The original arcade shooter was released a while back on the Xbox Live Arcade. Galaga Legions is in an entirely different league.

Major Nelson has revealed three new Xbox One Backward Compatibility titles. The Orange Box, a collection of five classic titles. Galaga Legions, a single player action packed take on the original Galaga and Joe Danger 2: The Movie, a thrilling platformer that can be played in 4 player multiplayer.

The waning days of summer are upon us, and for the first time in six years Microsoft hasn't kept the release schedule moving with its annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Part of that is no doubt due to the promotion's title. It's named after a delineation between downloadable "Arcade" games and larger retail games that Microsoft readily acknowledges isn't as relevant in the modern market. However, this summer passed us by without any similar promotion, even as Sony continued its PLAY program. Why? We can glean part of the answer by looking back at how the promotion developed over the years.
A video look at Galaga Legions by the Classic L337 team.