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Reminder: Galaga Legions Coming Wednesday

Aug 18, 2008 4:55pm CST tags: Galaga Legions, Screenshots, XBLA
As previously announced by publisher Microsoft, Namco Bandai's Galaga Legions arrives on the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade platform this Wednesday.

Created by the team responsible for Pac-Man Championship Edition (360), Galaga Legions features a variety of new game dynamics, bright visuals and vast fleets of enemies striking in massive waves.

Galaga Legions will be priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10) on the Xbox Live Marketplace when it debuts this Wednesday.

Microsoft Denies High Castle Crashers, Braid Prices

Jul 30, 2008 3:19pm CST tags: XBLA, Castle Crashers, Galaga Legions, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Braid
Update: Microsoft has informed Shacknews that the reported $22.50 price point for Castle Crashers and $15 Braid price, believed to stem from a now-removed Microsoft Japan listing, are incorrect for both domestic and international markets.

The company further noted that it will officially announce price points for those titles on the Monday preceding Braid and Castle Crashers' respective release dates, or August 4 and 25.

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Castle Crashers and Bionic Commando RA Dated; Braid, Galaga Legions Also Due in August

Several anticipated Xbox Live Arcade titles will be hitting the Xbox 360's downloadable gaming service this coming August, Microsoft announced today.
Left, The Behemoth's Castle Crashers. Right, GRIN's Bionic Commando: Rearmed.

Following the release of Bizarre Creations' multi-directional shooter Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 this Wednesday, the month of August will see the debut of:

While Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 and Bionic Commando: Rearmed were both previously announced to carry the price of 800 Microsoft Points ($10), no price points for the other titles have been revealed.

Geometry Wars 2 Release Moved Up, Due Next Wed; Castle Crashers, Bionic Commando RA Hit Soon

Bizarre Creations' multi-directional shooter sequel Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 is now slated to hit Xbox 360 next Wednesday, July 30, the studio has announced.

Revealed last week, the downloadable Xbox Live Arcade exclusive was initially scheduled to debut on August 6, and will carry the price of 800 Microsoft Points ($10). For more on the game, check out our hands-on preview from the E3 show floor.

While Microsoft has yet to detail specific dates for upcoming Xbox Live Arcade releases, the company has informed Shacknews that Castle Crashers, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Galaga Legions and Jonathan Blow's time-shifting platformer Braid are all slated to arrive by September 21.

Geometry Wars 2 Coming Next Month; Galaga Legions, South Park Xbox Live Game Announced

Jul 14, 2008 1:22pm CST tags: Geometry Wars 2, E3 2008, Galaga Legions
A sequel to Bizarre Creations' beloved XBLA launch title Geometry Wars will hit Xbox Live Arcade next month, Microsoft revealed today.

Dubbed Geometry Wars 2, the game is once again developed by now-Activision subsidiary Bizarre Creations.

A Galaga revival titled Galaga Legions was also announced, developed by the Namco team that handled the Pac-Man revival Pac Man Championship Edition, along with a South Park Xbox Live Arcade title, of which no details were revealed.