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Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged is a series of Xbox 360 games released which allows the play of Xbox Live Arcade games without requiring a purchase via Xbox Live.[ citation needed ]
| Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release | September 5, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Vol. 1 is a retail package of six Xbox Live Arcade games and three demos. [1]
When the disc is inserted, it does not directly launch anything; instead, it simply adds the respective titles to the player's Games list while inserted.
| Title | Developer | Live Features | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Games | |||
| Bejeweled 2 | PopCap Games / CTXM | Leaderboards | |
| Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved | Bizarre Creations | Leaderboards | |
| Hardwood Backgammon | Silver Creek Entertainment | Leaderboards, Multiplayer, Camera Enabled | |
| Outpost Kaloki X | NinjaBee | Leaderboards, Downloadable Content | |
| Texas Hold 'em | TikGames | Leaderboards, Multiplayer, Camera Enabled | |
| Wik and the Fable of Souls | Reflexive Entertainment | Leaderboards, Multiplayer | |
| Demos | |||
| Feeding Frenzy | Sprout Games / CTXM | Leaderboards | |
| Marble Blast Ultra | GarageGames | Leaderboards, Multiplayer | |
| Uno | Carbonated Games | Leaderboards, Multiplayer, Cooperative Play, Camera Enabled, Downloadable Content | |
| Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release | October 23, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc is a package of five Xbox Live Arcade games. It was packaged with the console's Arcade variant.
A double pack featuring this game and Sega Superstars Tennis was also packaged with some Xbox 360 units.[ citation needed ]
| Title | Developer | Live Features | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Games | |||
| Boom Boom Rocket | Bizarre Creations | Leaderboards | |
| Feeding Frenzy | PopCap Games | Leaderboards | |
| Luxor 2 | MumboJumbo | Leaderboards, Downloadable Content | |
| Pac-Man Championship Edition | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Leaderboards | |
| Uno | Carbonated Games | Leaderboards, Multiplayer, Camera Enabled, Avatars | |
| Demos | |||
| 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures | Wanako Games | Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Camera Enabled, Leaderboards | |
| Frogger | Digital Eclipse | Multiplayer, Leaderboards | |
| Marble Blast Ultra | GarageGames | Leaderboards, Multiplayer | |
| Soltrio Solitaire | Silver Creek Entertainment | Downloadable content, Leaderboards, Camera Enabled | |
| Surf's Up | Ubisoft Quebec | ||
| Viva Piñata | Rare | Multiplayer | |
| Zuma | Oberon Media | ||
| Xbox Live Arcade Game Pack | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release | November 3, 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Xbox Live Arcade Game Pack is a package of four Xbox Live Arcade games.
The compilation was packaged with a black wireless controller.
| Title | Developer | Live Features |
|---|---|---|
| Bomberman Live | Backbone Entertainment | Leaderboards |
| Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 | Bizarre Creations | Leaderboards |
| Lumines Live! | Q Entertainment | Leaderboards |
| Ms. Pac-Man | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Xbox 360 Triple Pack | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release | April 19, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Xbox 360 Triple Pack is a package of three Xbox Live Arcade games. [2]
| Title | Developer | Live Features |
|---|---|---|
| Limbo | Playdead | Leaderboards |
| Trials HD | RedLynx | Leaderboards, Sharing custom created tracks |
| 'Splosion Man | Twisted Pixel Games | Leaderboards, Cooperative Play |
Midway Arcade Treasures is a video-game compilation of 24 arcade games, emulated from the original PCBs. The overall release was developed by Digital Eclipse and issued by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows.
Namco Museum is a series of video game compilations developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for home video game consoles. The first title in the series, Namco Museum Vol. 1, was released for the PlayStation in 1995. Entries in the series have been released for multiple platforms, including the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Xbox 360. the latest being Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2, released in 2020.
Official Xbox Magazine was a British monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch of the original Xbox. A preview issue was released at E3 2001, with another preview issue in November 2001. The magazine was bundled with a disc that included game demos, preview videos and trailers, and other content, such as game or Xbox updates and free gamerpics. The discs also provided the software for the Xbox 360 for backward compatibility of original Xbox games for those without broadband and Xbox Live access. From January 2012, OXM no longer included a demo disc. In mid-2014, the U.S. version was merged into the UK version on the website, which lasted only a few months until Future plc announced that it was closing its website along with all the other websites that Future has published, including Edge and Computer and Video Games. In February 2015, OXM and all of Future's video game websites were redirected into GamesRadar.
Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is a video game digital distribution service available through the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft's digital sales platform for the Xbox 360. It focused on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers. Titles ranged from classic console and arcade video games, to new games designed from the ground up for the service. Games available through the XBLA service ranged from $5–20 in price, and as of October 2016, there have been 719 Xbox Live Arcade titles released for the Xbox 360. Prior to the Xbox 360, "Xbox Live Arcade" was the name for an online distribution network on the original Xbox, which was replaced by the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Lumines Live! is a 2006 puzzle video game developed by Q Entertainment for the Xbox 360. It was released in Europe in October 2006, in North America in January 2007, and in Japan in March 2007. The objective of the game is to move and rotate 2×2 blocks to form colored squares of the same color. Points are awarded to the player when the Time Line erases the colored squares. Lumines Live! introduces online multiplayer, Xbox Live achievements, and a leaderboard.
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Texas Hold 'em is an Xbox Live Arcade version of the popular poker variant of the same name developed by TikGames. It was released on August 23, 2006 and was the first XBLA game to be offered as a free download. After 48 hours, it was no longer a free download. It was also made available on the Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Vol. 1 disc, which is available for retail purchase as well as bundled with Xbox 360 Premium consoles and Zune 3.0 firmware.
Namco Museum Virtual Arcade is a video game compilation developed and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360. It was released in North America in 2008 and in Europe and Japan in 2009. Part of its Namco Museum series, Virtual Arcade includes 34 titles; nine of these are Namco Bandai-published Xbox Live Arcade games, and the rest are arcade games that are only accessible through the disc. Players can access the Xbox Live Arcade games through their dashboard if the disc is in the console.
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PopCap Arcade Vol. 1 and PopCap Arcade Vol. 2 are retail packages of four and three Xbox Live Arcade games from PopCap Games, released exclusive in North America. The disc works by inserting it into the console just like any other game. However, rather than directly launching any of the titles, it adds four items to the Xbox Live Arcade menu with a small disc icon next to each name.
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