This Wednesday: Something burrowed, something blue, something old, nothing new on XBLA
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Nov 12th 2008 at 1:15PM }
($5).And, as you may have gathered from the headline (if you made it to the end), there are no new releases on XBLA this week, ending a 26-week release streak that began on May 7th (according to our stat boy's research*). Perhaps the hiatus is intended to build anticipation for ... something big?
(Our best guess: We're in store for "something giant," as in the Giant Avatar game, A Kingdom for Keflings -- NXE is just one week away!)
*If we got that wrong, blame the intern!
Update: CarpeD1em500 brings up a good point. If you pre-ordered Nuts & Bolts you may have received a download code for Banjo-Kazooie on XBLA, which is available to you now. The game should be released to the public on or around November 26th. And, oh! We almost forgot: The Street Fighter "table" is also available for Pinball FX today!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dirty @ Nov 12th 2008 1:21PM
I still haven't purchased Penny Arcade episode 2 yet. No time. I wonder how the arcade is doing with all these great games out.
Poke4Christ @ Nov 12th 2008 1:22PM
Wow, best headline ever!!!
Very witty.
schwal @ Nov 12th 2008 1:43PM
I concur. I laughed for like a minute after reading it.
AwesomeTown @ Nov 12th 2008 1:23PM
You can never have too many puns.
Brent @ Nov 12th 2008 1:35PM
Mortal Combat Ultimate with Online play. Ummm sounds like fun. But how do you find out what the fatalities are?
I am still waiting for them to come out with NHL 95 by EA with online play. Then I wouldn't ever leave the house.
Brent
www.extendedplayarcade.com
Teh Lup @ Nov 12th 2008 3:50PM
I thought the same thing... this game is about as refined as a Yugo. It's a total disgrace how much effort was NOT put into improving the graphics and sound in this game..
Brent @ Nov 12th 2008 4:21PM
Yeah but back in the day for the sega genisis. I dreamed that I could play over a telephone wire against friends that I didn't want to invite over hahahhah
So my dream has come true. To bad I still not good at this game. I am no good at the button mashing
Brent
http://extendedplayarcade.com
Snowblind @ Nov 12th 2008 1:38PM
I love the XBLA version of Worms, too bad I already bought it for 800. At least this should help the lack of people playing online.
No interest in the other two.. Haven't even heard of Feeding Frenzy.
Brent @ Nov 12th 2008 1:40PM
Found them:
Kitana: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press LT(2), RT(2), B.
Fatality 2: When close, press Away, Down, Forward(2), Y.
Animality: When in sweep range, press Down(4), LT.
Babality: Press Forward(2), Down, Forward, Y.
Friendship: Press Down, Away, Forward(2), A.
Stage Fatalities: Press Forward, Down(2), B.
Brutality: Press X(2), RT, Y, RT, B, RT, A, RT, X, RT.
Reptile: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When one jump away, press Away, Forward, Down, RT.
Fatality 2: When in sweep range, press Forward(2), Up(2), Y.
Animality: When close, press Down(3), Up, Y.
Babality: Press Forward(2), Away, Down, B.
Friendship: When close, press Down, Forward(2), Away, Y.
Stage Fatalities: Press RT, LT, RT(2).
Brutality: Press X, RT, Y, Y, RT, X, A, B(2), RT, RT + A.
Sonya Blade: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: Press Away, Forward, Down(2), LT.
Fatality 2: Hold LT + RT and press Up(2), Away, Down then release.
Animality: Hold A and press Away, Forward, Down, Forward then release.
Babality: Press Down(2), Forward, B.
Friendship: Press Away, Forward, Down, Forward, LT.
Stage Fatalities: Press Forward(2), Down, X.
Brutality: Press X, B, RT, X, B, RT, X, RT, Y, B.
Jax: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: Press Up(2), Down, Forward, Up, RT.
Fatality 2: Press LT, RT, LT, LT, B.
Animality: Hold B then press Forward(2), Down, Forward.
Babality: Press Down(3), B.
Friendship: Press B, LT(2), B.
Stage Fatalities: Press Down, Forward, Down, A.
Brutality: Press X(3), RT, A, X(3), RT, A, X.
NightWolf: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press Up(2), Away, Forward, RT.
Fatality 2: Press Away(2), Down, X.
Animality: Press Forward(2), Down(2).
Babality: Press Forward, Away, Forward, Away, A.
Friendship: Press X, LT(3), Down.
Stage Fatalities: Press LT(2), RT.
Brutality: Press X(2), Y, B(2), RT(2), A(2), X, Y.
Jade: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press Up(2), Down, Forward, X.
Fatality 2: When close, press LT(3), RT, LT.
Animality: When close, press Forward, Down, Forward(2), B.
Babality: Press Down(2), Forward, Down, Y.
Friendship: Press Away, Down, Away(2), Y.
Stage Fatalities: Press Away, Forward, Down, Forward, LT.
Brutality: Press X, B, X, A, Y(2), B, RT, X, Y.
Scorpion: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When in outside sweep range, press Down(2), Up, Y.
Fatality 2: When close (press RT), press Forward(2), Down, Up, LT.
Animality: when close (press RT), press Forward, Up(2), Y.
Babality: Press Down, Away(2), Forward, X.
Friendship: Press Away, Forward(2), Away, B.
Stage Fatalities: (press RT) Press Forward, Up, Up, A.
Brutality: Press X, X, RT, Y, Y, B, Y, X(2), A, X.
Kano: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: Hold A and press Forward, Down(2), Forward then release.
Fatality 2: When close, press A, RT(2), Y.
Animality: Hold X and press RT(3) then release.
Babality: Press Forward, Forward, Down(2), B.
Friendship: Press B, LT(2), Y.
Stage Fatalities: Press Up(2), Away, B.
Brutality: Press X, A, RT, X, RT, Y, B, RT, Y, B.
Mileena: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When one screen away, press Away(3), Forward, B.
Fatality 2: When close, press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, A.
Animality: When close, press Forward, Down(2), Forward.
Babality: Press Down(2), Forward(2), X.
Friendship: Press Down(2), Away, Forward, X.
Stage Fatalities: Press RT, LT, RT(2).
Brutality: Press X, A(2), X, RT, Y, B(2), Y, RT, X.
Ermac: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press LT, RT, LT(2), Y.
Fatality 2: When in sweeping range, press Down, Up, Down(3), RT.
Animality: When close, press Away(2), Forward(2), B.
Babality: Press Down(2), Forward, Down, Y.
Friendship: Press Forward(3), X.
Stage Fatalities: Press LT(4), B.
Brutality: Press X(2), A, RT, Y, B, RT, X, A, B, Y.
Sub-Zero Classic: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: Press Down(3), Forward, X.
Babality: Press Down, Away(2), Y.
Stage Fatalities: Press Forward, Down, Forward(2), X.
Brutality: Press X, A, X, RT, B, B, Y(3), A, X, A.
Sub-Zero: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press RT(2), LT, RT, LT.
Fatality 2: When in outside sweep range, press Away(2), Down, Away, LT.
Animality: Press Forward, Up(2).
Babality: Press Down, Away(2), Y.
Friendship: Press B, LT(2), Up.
Stage Fatalities: Press Away, Down, Forward(2), Y.
Brutality: Press X, B, Y, A, X, Y(2), X(2), A.
Sektor: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When in sweeping range, press A, LT(2), RT.
Fatality 2: When a half screen away, press Forward(3), Away, RT.
Animality: When close, press Forward(2), Down, Up.
Babality: Press Away, Down(3), Y.
Friendship: Press LT(4), Down.
Stage Fatalities: Press Down(3), LT.
Brutality: Press X(3), RT, A, X(3), RT, A, X.
Sindel: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: Press LT(2), RT, LT, RT.
Fatality 2: Press LT(2), RT(2), LT + RT.
Animality: Press Forward(2), Up, X.
Babality: Press LT(3), Up.
Friendship: Press LT(5), Up.
Stage Fatalities: Press Down(3), A.
Brutality: Press X, RT, B, RT, B, Y, RT, Y, B, RT, A.
Stryker: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, RT.
Fatality 2: When at almost one screen away, press Forward(3), B.
Animality: When at outside sweep range, press LT(3), RT.
Babality: Press Down, Forward(2), Away, X.
Friendship: Press LT, A, LT, B.
Stage Fatalities: Press Forward, Up(2), Y.
Brutality: Press X, A, Y, B, X, A, B, Y, X, B(2).
Cyrax: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, RT.
Fatality 2: When almost one screen away, press Forward(3), B.
Animality: When at outside sweep range, press LT(3), RT.
Babality: Press Down, Forward, Forward, Away, X.
Friendship: Press LT, A, LT, B.
Stage Fatalities: Press Forward, Up(2), Y.
Brutality: Press X, A, Y, B, X, A, B, Y, X, B(2).
Kung Lao: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press Forward(2), Away, Down, X.
Fatality 2: When a half screen away, press LT, RT, LT, RT, Down.
Animality: Press LT(4), RT.
Babality: Press Down(2), Forward(2), X.
Friendship: Press LT, A, LT, B.
Stage Fatalities: Press Down(2), Forward(2), B.
Brutality: Press X, A, B, Y, RT, X, A, B, Y, RT, X.
Kabal: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When a half screen away, press Down(2), Away, Forward, RT.
Fatality 2: When close, press LT, RT(3), Y.
Animality: When close, hold X and press Forward(2), Down, Forward, then release.
Babality: Press LT(2), B.
Friendship: Press LT, B, LT(2), Up.
Stage Fatalities: Press RT(2), Y.
Brutality: Press X, RT, B(3), Y, A(3), X, A.
Sheeva: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, press Forward, Down(2), Forward, A.
Fatality 2: When close, hold Y and press Away, Forward(2), then release.
Animality: Press LT, RT(4).
Babality: Press Down(3), Away, Y.
Friendship: Press Forward(2), Down, Forward, pause a half second, then press X.
Stage Fatalities: Press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, A.
Brutality: Press X, A, RT, B, Y, RT, Y, B, RT, A, X.
Shang Tsung: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: When close, hold A and press Down, Forward, Forward, Down then release.
Fatality 2: When close, hold A and press LT, RT, LT, RT then release.
Animality: When close, hold X and press LT(3) then release.
Babality: Press LT(3), B.
Friendship: Press LT(3), Down.
Stage Fatalities: Press Up(2), Away, A.
Brutality: Press X, RT(3), B, X, A(2), RT, Y, B.
Liu Kang: Finishing moves:
Fatality 1: Press Forward(2), Down(2), B.
Fatality 2: Press Up, Down, Up(2), LT + RT.
Animality: When in sweeping range, press Down(2), Up.
Babality: Press Down(3), Y.
Friendship: Press Down(3), LT.
Stage Fatalities: Press LT, RT(2), B.
Brutality: Press X, A, X, RT, B, Y(2), B, Y, A, X.
In Case anyone wants them
Brent
http://extendedplayarcade.com
AwesomeTown @ Nov 12th 2008 1:42PM
I think it would be better if you just post the link next time.
Dirty @ Nov 12th 2008 1:47PM
Is there a button combination that performs a fatality on your post?
dark_inchworm @ Nov 12th 2008 1:50PM
tl;deac
(didn't enact all combos)
SecretAgentHam @ Nov 12th 2008 1:40PM
feeding frenzy is the shiz!
FSK405K @ Nov 12th 2008 1:44PM
Still need a NES/SNES-type D-pad on my 360 controller before I would consider buying a Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat game.
Titanium_Orchid @ Nov 12th 2008 1:45PM
Isn't it something "borrowed"
>?
SecretAgentHam @ Nov 12th 2008 1:47PM
burrowed is worms...i.e in the ground?
borrowed is a friend never returning your pants...
gwangi @ Nov 12th 2008 1:49PM
Worms burrow
Titanium_Orchid @ Nov 12th 2008 2:47PM
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
CarpeD1em500 @ Nov 12th 2008 1:51PM
Actually guys, just a clarification. If you pre-ordered Banjo Nuts n Bolts, you got a code for the original Banjo on XBLA, and that went live on Tuesday.
Technnnnically...thats a new game...
Just a thought. I know it's not available to the general public, but it IS new and IS on the marketplace if you have the right code. Might wanna mention it...
Vidikron @ Nov 12th 2008 2:13PM
Did you get the code? If so, what form was it in (i.e. email, paper, etc...)? The stores here didn't get Banjo until today, so I haven't picked up my pre-order yet.... but I've been worrying about the voucher because my Gamestop here never really seemed to know anything about it.
Snowblind @ Nov 12th 2008 2:20PM
It won't be up for another 2 weeks for everyone else though, and I'm fairly sure MS will announce it then as a new game.
Won't get my code until Friday, unfortunately :(
CarpeD1em500 @ Nov 12th 2008 2:21PM
I'm picking it up around 6pm tonight...so I can let you know then...
And snow - yeah I know, I was just pointing it out for the sake of it...ya know.
No biggie. Either way, I hope to be in Rusty Bucket Bay by midnight tonight! haha
CarpeD1em500 @ Nov 12th 2008 2:23PM
Also - first ever mention by the engadget / joystiq / x3f family!! Sweet! haha major geek credit when my friends see that! Thanks guys! :)
Vidikron @ Nov 12th 2008 2:31PM
Well, that's about the time I'll be picking mine up too. I just hope they have some sort of voucher to give me when I pick it up. Since I have no idea how I was to receive the code I've been paranoid that Gamestop was going to email the code and I'd end up deleting it with the spam.
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 12th 2008 3:20PM
If you preordered you could have gotten the code a few days earlier. I got my code monday but it wasn't activated until early tuesday morning..and of course gamestop didn't get the actual game until today so I spent the better part of yesterday playing Banjo 1. Damn I forgot how awesome that game was.