Console Monster writes: "We love to pick up and play games without much knowledge of what is greeting us. I'm one of those people who don't read instructions and wants to access a game as soon as I've ripped open the packaging or the download completes.
So I was quite pleased to come across Madballs in Babo: Invasion, or for short Madballs as we'll call it. This is my sort of game. No need to read the instructions, just drop into the game without even knowing what you are about to play and just blast the hell out of everything, or at least that is how things are supposed to work. A little bit of research informs me that Madballs is actually a brand name in America, however the game itself rarely refers to this and only features two characters in the game. The name was used to try and entice a few more punters to the game. Not exactly what I'd call a great marketing ploy, but still..."
Carlos writes "It’s been a while since we last had any new Xbox One backwards compatible titles to cast our nostalgic minds back to once more, and in the few weeks since the last arrivals, releases in general have been a lot quieter than usual. But that all looks set to change with several new games hitting the store all in one go, and today seeing some fresh faces to the backwards compatible library too.
The thing is, are they worth the return or should they simply remain as nothing more than a memory forever more?"
Microsoft has announced the latest additions to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility catalog. Arriving today are four Xbox 360 games: Street Fighter IV, Luxor 2, Madballs in Babo: Invasion, and Poker Smash.
Dealspwn rounds up ten brilliant XBLA games that you probably haven't heard of.
Dealspwn: "The Xbox Live Marketplace has gone from strength to strength over the last few years, becoming nothing less than the Xbox 360's unique selling point. It's the ultimate equaliser and a source of innovation that frequently puts retail releases to shame - but the only flaw is that it's easy for XBLA games to go unnoticed without even making a splash.
So here are ten of the games that fell through the media cracks, that languish near the bottom of the best selling lists yet provide plenty of bang for your buck."