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Microsoft is set to throw another House Party in 2012. In attendance will be <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/alan-wakes-american-nightmare">Alan Wake's American Nightmare</a></em>, EA's <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/warp">Warp</a></em>, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/nexuiz">Nexuiz</a></em> and the long-awaited <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/i-am-alive">I Am Alive</a></em>.<br />
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The trailer for the XBLA House Party promotion, which was apparently posted by accident, does not reveal any release dates. Out best guesstimate, if history serves, would be late February <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/">like last time</a>. We've contacted Microsoft for launch details.<br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> We snagged the trailer and have embedded it above!<br />
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[Thanks, Joey]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/xbla-house-party-2012/">Alan Wake's American Nightmare, I Am Alive part of XBLA's 'House Party 2012' [update: Now with trailer!]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/xbla-house-party-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20143725/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/xbla-house-party-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alan-wakes-american-nightmare</category><category>house-party</category><category>house-party-2012</category><category>i-am-alive</category><category>microsoft</category><category>nexuiz</category><category>warp</category><category>xbox</category><category>Xbox-Live-House-Party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torchlight XBLA video to warm up your screen]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/#continued"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="530" height="297" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/tlplay.jpg" /></a></div>
With the XBLA debut of <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/torchlight">Torchlight</a></em> now set for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/">March 9</a>, the first gameplay footage has been released. Apart from some necessary HUD changes, the game seems identical to its computer counterparts. Hit the break to watch the video, after which you can continue <em>intensely staring</em> at the nearest calendar.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Torchlight XBLA video to warm up your screen</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/">Torchlight XBLA video to warm up your screen</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19835606/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/torchlight-xbla-video-to-warm-up-your-screen/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>house-party</category><category>microsoft</category><category>runic-games</category><category>torchlight</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox</category><category>xbox-live</category><category>xbox-live-house-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox Live House Party titles (Beyond Good &amp; Evil HD, Torchlight) dated, priced]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchligh/"><img width="530" height="368" vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/xbl-house-party-530.jpg" /></a></div>
Just in the nick of time, Microsoft has announced dates and prices for its month-long <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Xbox-Live-Arcade-House-Party/">Xbox Live Arcade House Party</a> promotion. Things kick off on February 16 with Arc System Works' not-<em>Contra</em> side-scroller, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/hard-corps-uprising">Hard Corps: Uprising</a></em>, priced at 1200 points ($15), followed by PopCap's <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/bejeweled-blitz">Bejeweled Blitz</a></em> on February 23, for 800 points ($10).<br />
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Things really get moving on March 2, when <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/beyond-good-and-evil-hd">Beyond Good &amp; Evil HD</a></em> is released for the eminently reasonable price of 800 points. The last two releases will undoubtedly gather the most attention: the excellent, heretofore computer-bound, dungeon crawler <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/torchlight">Torchlight</a></em> will be released on March 9 for 1200 points, while Microsoft's Live-enabled <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/full-house-poker">Full House Poker</a></em> makes its debut on March 16 for a surprisingly low 800 points.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/">Xbox Live House Party titles (Beyond Good &amp; Evil HD, Torchlight) dated, priced</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19834985/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/xbox-live-house-party-titles-beyond-good-and-evil-hd-torchlight/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beyond-good-and-evil-hd</category><category>Hard-Corps-Uprising</category><category>House-Party</category><category>microsoft</category><category>q1-2011</category><category>release-date</category><category>Torchlight</category><category>xbox</category><category>Xbox-Live</category><category>Xbox-Live-House-Party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Grant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>