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Xbox Live Aracde, or XBLA for short, launched November of 2004 for the original [[ |
Xbox Live Aracde, or XBLA for short, launched November of 2004 for the original [[Xbox]] and just one year after [[Steam]], and was the first digital distribution channel for a video game console (if the Sega Channel and Broadcast Satellaview don't count). |
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The service's main titles seem to be [[Casual Game|Casual Games]], but other games (such as [[Updated Rerelease|updated re-releases]]) also exist. For the most part, the service is split into four main categories: |
The service's main titles seem to be [[Casual Game|Casual Games]], but other games (such as [[Updated Rerelease|updated re-releases]]) also exist. For the most part, the service is split into four main categories: |
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* Xbox Live Arcade Games (the main focus of the channel) |
* Xbox Live Arcade Games (the main focus of the channel) |
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* [[Downloadable Content|Game Add-Ons]] |
* [[Downloadable Content|Game Add-Ons]] |
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* Games on Demand (Downloadable [[ |
* Games on Demand (Downloadable [[Xbox]] and [[Xbox 360]] games, ranging in quality from ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' to ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'') |
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* Xbox Live Indie Games<ref>(formally known as Community Games)</ref> ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]; The first attempt by any major console publisher to accept homebrew games. [[Revenue Enhancing Devices|It takes $99 a year to publish games]], and rules are often draconian {{[[[Sturgeon's Law]] albeit for a reason}}], but it's a start) |
* Xbox Live Indie Games<ref>(formally known as Community Games)</ref> ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]; The first attempt by any major console publisher to accept homebrew games. [[Revenue Enhancing Devices|It takes $99 a year to publish games]], and rules are often draconian {{[[[Sturgeon's Law]] albeit for a reason}}], but it's a start) |
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** ''[[Toy Soldiers (video game)|Toy Soldiers]]: Cold War'' |
** ''[[Toy Soldiers (video game)|Toy Soldiers]]: Cold War'' |
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* ''[[Triggerheart Exelica]]'' |
* ''[[Triggerheart Exelica]]'' |
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* ''[[Trouble Witches|Trouble Witches NEO! Episode 1 |
* ''[[Trouble Witches|Trouble Witches NEO! Episode 1 [[Daughters of Amalgam]]]]'' |
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** ''Trouble Witches Episode 2 ~With Decendents of Ancient Dragon the Souless~'' (TBA) |
** ''Trouble Witches Episode 2 ~With Decendents of Ancient Dragon the Souless~'' (TBA) |
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* ''[[Uno]]'' |
* ''[[Uno]]'' |
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