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Darwinia+ colonizes XBLA servers February 10

by Ben Gilbert on Jan 25th 2010 3:00PM

Though Microsoft's XBLA Shadow Force has the real final say over when games are released on the company's digital distribution service, Introversion recently announced on its forums that its upcoming action RTS, Darwinia+, will be set free on February 10 -- set free for $15 (1200

).

Introversion has made a strong plea for your support, citing a "minimum sales figure" that "has to be achieved" in order for the independent studio to carry on. A better reason to buy Darwinia+ -- which features both Darwinia and Multiwinia in all its plusitude -- is simply that it's pretty fantastic.

Still not convinced? Check out the trailer above and those screens below. You're welcome.

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Tags: Darwinia, Darwinia-Plus, Introversion-Software, Microsoft, Multiwinia, Release-date, RTS, Strategy, XBLA, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (36)

omg da graphic 4 dis gam r terribel

your spelling, grammar, and attempt to act like a gangster are terrible.

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Woo. Can't wait.

I would buy this for sure if it was on PSN, honestly :\

There's a market there, Introversion, red rover come on over!

Yeah, there were rumors of a PSN version, anyone know if it is coming? It'd be a day one purchase for me.

Hint, Hint.

I believe they alluded to Defcon being ported to PSN back last year. Perhaps keep an eye out for that?

So I'm being down voted for wishing a game which looks fun was available on my system and mentioning that there are others like me?

or did an obvious joke go over that many heads

I think for putting yourself out as an idiot might have contributed a bit.

Re:wcarnation @ Jan 25th 2010 3:03PM
omg da graphic 4 dis gam r terribel

It kind of worries me people actually took that seriously.

Next thing you know, people might think Chad Warden wasn't a parody.

Oh wait.

Loving the bootloader at the start of the game.

That boot loader looks like a ZX Spectrum loading a program from a tape.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BIP! BOOOOOOOOOOOO BLILLLLLLIILLLLLP!

If there is a minimum sales figure they have to meet then they should realize that the optimum XBLA/PSN price is $10, not $15.

I don't know what suppy & demand curve they're working from...but it probably needs to be fixed

MS has final say in the pricing of XBLA games, developers can only advise what they think it should be.

at first i thought $15 was steep too, but then i realized it's 2 games (both darwinia and multiwinia) instead of just 1. at that price it's fair, but i don't think they've done a good enough job of advertising it as a 2 game package, and so that price point might backfire on them.

Optimum sales prices IS $15 though. The two highest selling games are Castle Crashers and Battlefield 1943 after all, both $15 titles.

This game has a boatload of content anyways, and a great deal for the price considering Darwinia and Multiwinia sell for $15 apiece. They are also fantastic games, that never hurts.

Well I now know what day I'm downloading this :D

Does Darwinia have anything to do with Darwin Awards?

I don't give two shits about an RTS game, but if it's $15? Why not, it'll kill a couple hours.

And on on the subject of that price point, how is $10 a better price than $15? Reminds me of the Braid debacle a ways back. Sure, it costs less, but $5 isn't that much. What, a sandwich? A few sodas? A gallon of gas? Not that much of a difference. Also why I don't buy used games just to save $5. Not that much of an incentive

and thus the spirit of capitalism dies at the hands of idiot consumers.

What is with kids these days and hating RTSs, they are one of my favorite genres, definitely better then most FPSs.

Eh, looks interesting. I'll give the trial version a shot, but its been a while since I've bought a game off XBLA to be honest

Loved Multiwinia on the PC. Wish more people played it...

I picked this game up a while ago in the 'Indie Pack' Steam had on sale for a short spell.

I loaded it up while checking each offering out individually, and something non-cerebral at the back of my head screamed out "Bah! Shitty RTS thing" and then compelled me to put it off.

Joystiq's unwavering coverage of the title's porting to live arcade has made me think I need to go back and beg for it's forgiveness. My mystical gamer's intuition has failed me I fear...

They lost me at "1200 points".

Avoiding two of the best games from one of the best developers, all over a five dollar price discrepancy... Smart move.

Yeah, insulting is just gonna make me go out there and buy it faster.

And seeing as how it's my $5, thanks for entertaining me with the thought that your opinion of how and when I spend my money somehow matters.

I think 1200 ponts is overpriced. Period, considering the game was originally free until Steam bought the rights to distibute it.

...what? Please enlighten me here... At what point was it free?

It's time for another Good Idea, Bad Idea!

Good Idea: Releasing Darwinia+ on Xbox Live Arcade.
Bad Idea: Releasing Darwinia+ on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox Live Arcade two years after it was announced. For 1200 MSP. When half the game is two years old and the other half is five.

You dropped the ball, Introversion. And some of us aren't going to pick it up.

@ most - Dylan Cuthbert was talking about you lot a few weeks ago. As was David Jaffe.

Thanks for proving them right.

The PC demo for Darwinia was fun. I'll be keeping my eyes on this one ^^

Ooo, I wonder if they will do DEFCON for Xbox Live too. Man I've not played that in ages.

It's supposed to be coming out on Nintendo DS if they can get a publisher, but I'd definitely love to see an XBLA version. That game needs to be played on a big screen with surround sound and the volume at full, such a visceral experience.

Still play it almost once a week if I get the chance.

So, what kind of game is this? All the fervor piques my interest, but in what?

You play as a virus protection program fighting computer viruses bent on killing the inhabitants of a virtual "theme park". At least the game describes it as a theme park, it's more like a virtual snow globe.

One of the best RTS games I ever played.

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