The first Shadow Complex was a tremendous success, breaking Xbox Live Arcade sales records when it first released. Developer Chair Entertainment had plans for a sequel before tabling them, opting to work on Infinity Blade for iOS instead. So, what ever happened to Shadow Complex 2?

"Shadow Complex 2 is sitting there, it's actually largely designed," Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski said.

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Microsoft has revealed the winners of the third-annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards, which are determined by Xbox Live community votes. Best Overall Arcade Game went to Trials HD.

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Microsoft today dubbed Chair Entertainment's action-adventure game Shadow Complex "the most downloaded single-player title in Xbox Live Arcade history," as the Metroid-inspired game sold over 200,000 copies in the week after its August 19 release.

Priced at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), the downloadable Xbox 360 game has drawn high praise from a variety of outlets, including Shacknews. Much like Metroid and Castlevania, the side-scroller has players exploring a large map and finding new gadgets along the way, which then allow one to open up new areas and backtrack to uncover bonuses. Read more »

The release of a launch trailer for Chair's Xbox Live Arcade game Shadow Complex is a convenient time to echo the seemingly unanimous sentiment that Shadow Complex is a great game.

Comparisons to Castlevania, and in particular Super Metroid, are spot on. It's a real crate and grate sidescroller, with plenty of optional exploration, backtracking, and stealth. Most importantly, Chair's nailed all the basics--shooting enemies in the 2.5D environments is immediately satisfying. Read more »

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With Microsoft readying its annual "Summer of Arcade" promotion, the company has priced and dated the five downloadable Xbox 360 games that fall under the campaign: Read more »

Now on Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold subscribers are demos of Blue Castles Games' arcade baseball game The Bigs 2 and EA Tiburon's more-serious NCAA Football 10.

The demo for The Bigs 2 offers 3 All Star innings and a taste of Home Run Derby Pinball while NCAA Football 10's demo recreates 2009's Gators vs. Sooners final. Read more »

While the artificial size constraint on Xbox Live Arcade titles has been steadily increased since the platform's launch, Microsoft now tells us that no Xbox Live Arcade game can exceed 2GB in size due to technical limitations.

The current "limit" stands at 350MB, but several Arcade games already exceed that boundary, including Portal: Still Alive (629MB), Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (368MB) and Watchmen: The End is Nigh (1GB). Read more »

Revealed earlier today during the Microsoft E3 press conference, here is the first set of screenshots for Shadow Complex from Epic Games and Chair Entertainment.

A trailer is available as well featuring cinematic and gameplay footage

Gears of War and Unreal Tournament developer Epic today revealed its next Xbox 360 exclusive title, a downloadable action-adventure game titled Shadow Complex.

Developed by Epic subsidiary Chair Entertainment, Shadow Complex is a side-scrolling game inspired by Metroid and Castlevania, focused on exploration and big boss battles. As with Chair's Undertow, Shadow is powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3. Read more »

Developer Blue Castle Games and publisher 2K Sports continue to pull back the curtain on their over-the-top baseball sequel The Bigs 2 with the below trailer, which includes footage of home run pinball, "all new mini games," fireworks, and ...Godzilla?

The Bigs 2 hits PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PSP on July 7.

Grab your glove, get chewing your gum, prepare your taunts and take me out to the ballgame to enjoy new screenshots of 2K Sports' baseball game The Bigs 2.

Additions to The Bigs 2 include the option to play a complete 162-game season plus the championship, bigger power-ups and a tantalising "Become a Legend" mode. Read more »

Prince Fielder, son of baseball great Cecil Fielder, has been named the cover athlete for The Bigs 2, and 2K has marked the occasion by releasing a bit of footage from the extreme sports title.

The Bigs 2 is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii and PSP this summer.

Following through on the unofficial revelation of The Bigs 2 a few days back, publisher 2K Sports has officially announced the sequel.

Developed again by Blue Castle, the studio that's also handling Dead Rising 2, the over-the-top baseball game will hit PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PSP this summer. Read more »

A sequel to 2K Sports' well-received arcade baseball title The Bigs is scheduled for release this summer, according to a trailer included on MLB 2K9 and noticed by IGN.

No platform details or gameplay details were mentioned, but Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs, Roberto Clemente, and Reggie Jackson were confirmed for inclusion in the sequel's lineup. Read more »