No XBLA release this Wednesday

by Alexander Sliwinski { Apr 28th 2008 at 5:00PM }

Whether it's due to a certain game release or not, there will not be a new Xbox Live arcade addition this week. Major Nelson broke the news on his Twitter page and said he believes "people will be busy with another game this week."

Given the amount of money Microsoft spent in certain territories to get people to buy GTA IV, it kind of makes sense that it wouldn't want any distractions. XBLA should be back to its regularly scheduled release plan by next week.

[Via X3F]

Tags: xbla, xblawednesday

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 28th 2008 5:04PM

Chances are you won't be able to get online to buy whatever game would have come out anyway. Those servers are going to be hit with insane traffic.

That Ninja @ Apr 28th 2008 5:07PM

My guess they decided to call this week off because of GTA4

peacebyanymeans (AKA: Moorio) @ Apr 28th 2008 5:12PM

Thanks. Would never have figured that!

Benny @ Apr 28th 2008 5:14PM

Expert at irony, or didn't read the article?

Benny @ Apr 28th 2008 5:15PM

*hopes nobody realises that he means sarcasm, not irony*

Shogan @ Apr 28th 2008 5:12PM

I don't really mind as I'm one of the ones who will be playing GTA IV, but this seems pretty stupid. There is a group of people who, for the most part, only play the XBLA games and won't be bothering with something like GTA. I think it has more to do with severe server load this week than anything else.

Bleu @ Apr 28th 2008 5:17PM

I dont agree with this because not every gamer is getting this game...a lot but not all. THis makes no sense.

Burritoclock @ Apr 28th 2008 5:19PM

I you made a game would YOU release it this week....

Bleu @ Apr 28th 2008 5:22PM

touche! Touche! but still think of those that are not getting. (I am getting the game by the way no freakin way I miss this one I was just being considerate)LOL

Chase @ Apr 28th 2008 5:33PM

Grand Dad Otto, what? I'll be playing Lost Cities until Catan 2 is released.

Phillip @ Apr 28th 2008 5:35PM

But this would be a good week to have decent VC releases....

IanC @ Apr 28th 2008 5:35PM

fucking GTA!

PojoMofo @ Apr 28th 2008 5:39PM

because XBL will crash by 12:05am Tuesday morning anyways.

syrik zero @ Apr 28th 2008 5:44PM

I honestly had no idea they released XBLA games every week. That is nifty knowledge.

waynski1457 @ Apr 28th 2008 5:46PM

Damnit... as probably the ONLY person not buying GTA this week (I never finished SA, and I kinda want to do that first...), I won't have some possibly meh trial to download...
Oh well, Ikaruga and the new Halo maps have been pretty time-consuming thus far...