Shotest Shogi passes cert; Basment Pool delayed
by Terrence Stasse 
on Jul 6th 2008 6:30PM
When
Shotest Shogi and
Basement Pool were
originally announced, we were a bit harsh on the latter and quite welcoming to the former. Well thanks to that
delisting process that Microsoft unveiled not too long ago,
Basement Pool is going to be seeing a bit of a delay. Posting
on the Indiegamer boards, Paul Johnson of Rubicon said that while the game is a pet project of his that will likely never really die, Rubicon is waiting for
Bankshot Billiards to be retired before releasing
Basement Pool to XBLA.
And hey, as for
Shotest Shogi, after a bit of a certification debacle, it's finally passed and it's only up to Microsoft when it goes live. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Shogi is a harder, deeper, and more complex version of chess. Thankfully Rubicon professes to have spent an inordinate amount of time on a tutorial mode, meaning that anyone who'd like to deepen their strategic thinking a bit should be able to find some enjoyment here.
[Via
Gamerbytes]
