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Short N Sweet Games Set to Deliver Quality Indie Games in Bite-Sized Packages

Short N Sweet Games Set to Deliver Quality Indie Games in Bite-Sized Packages
Published by: forahobby on Friday, April 28, 2023
Tagged: Gaming, Xbox One,

A new publishing label called Short N Sweet Games has announced its mission to deliver high-quality indie games that can be enjoyed in short sessions on consoles and PC.

Short N Sweet Games Plans to Deliver Quality Indie Games in Bite-Sized Packages on Consoles and PC

Short N Sweet enters the spotlight announcing four new games, Mirrored Souls, Holy Hunt, UDO, and Food Boy, which will be released on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC during 2023. This varied line-up mixes a wide variety of genres and visual styles, from tributes to classic games to pixel art roguelikes or platformers, but they share the Short N Sweet principles in common: quality over quantity (good games don’t need to overstay their welcome with filler!), simplicity (so players can enjoy a carefree experience even between an AAA title and the next) and affordability (players get a good deal for great games while devs and the publisher get fair compensations).

Upcoming Games

Mirrored Souls (The Bricks Studio)

In this 2D "single-player-coop" puzzle-platformer, players have to reunite Ravi and Daru, two celestial beings separated in a mirrored world. Control both characters at the same time in a mirrored screen while jumping and pushing your way through a bevy of beautifully illustrated scenarios to solve challenging, mind-bending Braid-like puzzles.

Holy Hunt (Artificial)

Faith, Guns and your Holy Punch are your only chance to survive the hordes of demons in this 8-bit retro top-down shooter. Go back to the 8-bit Nintendo era in a punishing, fast and precise action-packed gameplay world that urges you to be fearless and persevering. Get the most out of your enemies in an unique bullet-based game loop by using your arsenal of bullet types and blessings from angels to stop the four horseman and a prevent the doomsday prophecy.

UDO (Blue Firefly)

Dig through a mysterious planet in a delicious arcade down-scroller roguelike that basically challenges you to dig deeper and deeper into a hole with an oversized drill! Go deeper to find mysterious technologies, improve your drill and make each run unique while being surrounded by creatures that definitely don’t want you there.

Food Boy (Dopamin Game Studio)

Paperboy meets Food Delivery Service! Inspired by the classic Paperboy, Foodboy gets players to deliver pizzas in urban environments in an exciting arcade format. Make perfect deliveries and knock out furious customers to get the highest scores and unlock new cities and challenges!

Short N Sweet aspires to be a label that will provide opportunities, no matter the developers previous experience, to get their names out there with scope-aware products that will generate both fun and revenue

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News Source: XBOXONE-HQ.COM
Official Site: https://www.shortnsweet.games

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Complete List of FREE Xbox LIVE Marketplace Downloads!

Complete List of FREE Xbox LIVE Marketplace Downloads!
Published by: forahobby on Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tagged: Gaming, Xbox One,

The guys over at Xbox 360 Rally have done a fantastic job and gone to all the effort of writing up a Complete List of FREE Xbox 360 Live Marketplace Downloads..

Kudo's must go to the guys for putting in such a great effort..
Please remember that this is a US-based list! If you live in, say, Canada or the EU and see items on here that are region specific.

The Xbox LIVE Marketplace is a true cornucopia of stuff. Whether it be classic arcade games like Paperboy, Time Pilot and Contra, or downloadable content for your favorite games, like Santa Claus outfits for Saints Row and expansions for Oblivion, Xbox LIVE is chock full o’ stuff for just about everyone. If you have the MS Points, you can open the door to all the world’s delight and joy.

But what if you’re broke? Are you just left outside in the snow, to stare in the window from behind the bushes to see all the joyous boys and girls playing with their horse armor and their extra Crackdown skins? Of course not! There’s stuff for you, too, cheap ass!

In fact, there is a LOT of free stuff for you. Whether it be extra content for your favorite game, or the most worthless of things (*coughgamerpicscough*), there is a surprisingly large amount of free stuff for your downloading delight on Xbox LIVE.

Xbox LIVE Arcade
Full Games
  • Aegis Wing
  • Totemball (requires Vision Camera)

    Game Content
  • Band of Bugs Map Pack 2
  • Worms - Music Pack 2
  • Worms - Space Landscape
  • Worms - Soundbank Pack 1
  • UNO - UNO 35th Anniversary Theme Deck

    RETAIL GAMES
    A
    None

    B
  • Bulletwitch - Mummy Costume
  • Bulletwitch - White Witch
  • Bulletwitch - Pixie Costume
  • Burnout Revenge - Alienware Car
  • Burnout Revenge - Dolby Car

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    Xbox Live Activity for week of 3/12

    Xbox Live Activity for week of 3/12
    Published by: endless on Sunday, March 18, 2007
    Tagged: Gaming, Xbox One,

    These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live. If the Xbox 360 list and the original Xbox list were combined, then Gears of War continues to be the top Xbox Live title. The arcade list is based on full versions purchased.

    Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (UU’s):
    1 Gears of War
    2 Crackdown
    3 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
    4 Worms
    5 GRAW 2
    6 Call Of Duty 3
    7 TMNT 1989 Arcade
    8 Oblivion
    9 Madden NFL 07
    10 Lost Planet
    Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions):
    1 Worms
    2 TMNT 1989 Arcade
    3 Alien Hominid HD
    4 UNO
    5 Paperboy
    6 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
    7 LUMINES LIVE!
    8 DOOM
    9 Contra
    10 Heavy Weapon
    Original Xbox Top Live Games
    1 Halo 2
    2 Battlefield 2: MC
    3 Madden NFL 07
    4 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
    5 Counter-Strike
    6 Forza Motorsport
    7 Call of Duty 3
    8 Ghost Recon 2
    9 PGR 2
    10 Rainbow Six 3

    News-Source: http://www.majornelson.com

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    Xbox Live Activity for week of 2/19

    Xbox Live Activity for week of 2/19
    Published by: forahobby on Sunday, February 25, 2007
    Tagged: Gaming, Xbox One,

    These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live. If the Xbox 360 list and the original Xbox list were combined, then Gears of War continues to be the top Xbox Live title.


    Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (UU’s)
    1. Gears of War
    2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
    3. Call Of Duty 3
    5. Crackdown (Demo)
    6. Madden NFL 07
    7. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
    8. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
    9. Pro Evolution Soccer 6
    10. Saints Row
    Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions):
    1. Paperboy
    2. UNO
    3. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
    4. Root Beer Tapper
    5. Heavy Weapon
    6. Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
    7. Contra
    8. Texas Hold 'em
    9. Geometry Wars Evolved
    10. Ms.Pac-Man

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    Paperboy coming on Valentines Day.

    Paperboy coming on Valentines Day.
    Published by: sjohn on Monday, February 12, 2007
    Tagged: Gaming, Live Arcade, Xbox 360,

    Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this special delivery won’t break the bank, but just might break some windows! The much-loved arcade classic from the 1980’s, “Paperboy” will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST).

    Players control a paperboy on his speedy bicycle delivering newspapers along a busy suburban street. The goal is to deliver a week of daily newspapers to subscribers’ homes without damaging their property, all the while avoiding hazards such as grumpy neighbors, annoying dogs and moving vehicles. Miss a delivery too many times and players may lose a subscriber for good.

    The coin-op favorite returns but this time it’s enhanced with original content specifically designed for Xbox Live Arcade. A new multiplayer mode will allow gamers to deliver the paper co-operatively together on the same console, or over Xbox Live. The game also features new artwork that compliments and enhances the original style, and the audio has been modernized for today’s high performance sound systems.

    “Paperboy” will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points.

    Game Features

    · Seven stages (one for each day of the week) and 3 levels of difficulty – “Easy Street,” “Middle Road” or “Hard Way”

    · New Xbox Live multiplayer: The standard multiplayer mode involves two player co-op play which can take place on the same console or over Xbox Live

    · High scores are tracked on the Xbox Live Leaderboard

    · Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points

    360-HQ Games Database: Paperboy

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    10 New Titles Coming to XBLA

    10 New Titles Coming to XBLA
    Published by: sjohn on Tuesday, January 30, 2007
    Tagged: Gaming, Live Arcade, Xbox 360,

    Vampire hunters, artillery-toting worms, rambunctious aliens and trailblazing settlers are among the “likeable” characters that will soon make their debut in living rooms everywhere via Xbox Live® Arcade for Xbox 360™ as part of the award-winning service’s upcoming round of new game releases. Starting with the first release in February, 10 highly anticipated titles will begin making their way to Xbox Live Arcade, including these (titles are not listed in chronological release order):
    · “3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures,” from developer Wanako Games and publisher Sierra Online, allows gamers to putt their way through 36 fun-filled holes of manic minigolf action on wild courses that range from the Old West to outer space and feature a bevy of crazy hazards and obstacles.

    · “Alien Hominid HD” from The Behemoth features side-scrolling, hysterical cartoon action with a quirky twist and exclusive Xbox Live Arcade features.

    · “Band of Bugs” from NinjaBee is a fast-paced tactical strategy game that offers gameplay deep enough to satisfy tactical genre fans and friendly enough to appeal to casual gamers. Creative gamers can even design their own levels with the built-in level editor, then play them solo or over Xbox Live with friends.*

    · “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” from Konami is a faithful version of this legendary classic updated for Xbox Live Arcade and featuring the game’s full soundtrack and memorable side-scrolling vampire-hunting action.

    · “Catan,” from developer Big Huge Games Inc. and publisher Microsoft® Game Studios, is a faithful remake of the immensely popular strategy board game.

    · “Eets: Chowdown” from Klei Entertainment Inc. is a completely revamped version of the popular PC title of the same name. It offers new items, 120 new levels and the exclusive debut of Marsho Madness, a high-adrenaline action game in which players must keep the impending evil marshmallows at bay.

    · “LUXOR 2,” from developer MumboJumbo LLC, sets a new standard for action puzzlers as players match and shoot their way through the land of ancient Egypt.

    · “Paperboy,” from developer Digital Eclipse and publisher Midway, is a classic coin-op hit, specially enhanced for Xbox Live Arcade.

    · “Root Beer Tapper,” also from developer Digital Eclipse and publisher Midway, features fast-paced reflex action as players scramble to keep thirsty patrons happy without dropping root beer mugs in the scramble to earn the biggest tips.

    · “Worms” from developer Team 17 Software Ltd. features armies of adorable weapon-toting worms locked in tactical combat.


    The popularity of Xbox Live Arcade continues to grow as downloads have surpassed 20 million games. These 10 titles are just a sample of the diverse and entertaining games that will be coming to the service in 2007.

    Several of these games also mark significant firsts for Xbox Live Arcade, including the first turn-based strategy game to be released on the service (“Worms”), the first Xbox Live Arcade board game release (“Catan”), and the first Xbox Live Arcade outdoor sports game release (“3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures”).

    All these games are scheduled to become available during Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays in the coming weeks, and specific game information will be announced closer to each game’s launch date. Although a game may not be launched every week, every Wednesday is an opportunity to share in the Xbox Live Arcade experience with friends and family.

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