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After a number of setbacks at the Scotland-based independent developer, Denki (Denki Blocks) will finally release its strategy/word game Quarrel to Xbox Live Arcade on January 25.

Eric Caoili, Blogger

January 17, 2012

1 Min Read

Newsbrief: After a number of setbacks at the Scotland-based independent developer, Denki (Denki Blocks) will finally release its strategy/word game Quarrel to Xbox Live Arcade on January 25. The studio initially announced Quarrel in May 2009 as a "mixture of board game strategy and Scrabble-esque wordplay," intended to release for XBLA some time in 2010. Denki struggled to find a publisher for the multiplayer title, though, and sat on a completed version of it for more than a year During that time, Denki was forced to lay off an undisclosed number of employees as part of a "major restructuring." The company eventually found a publishing partner in UTV Ignition Games, which also released Quarrel's Scottish BAFTA award-winning iOS edition in August 2011.

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Eric Caoili

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Eric Caoili currently serves as a news editor for Gamasutra, and has helmed numerous other UBM Techweb Game Network sites all now long-dead, including GameSetWatch. He is also co-editor for beloved handheld gaming blog Tiny Cartridge, and has contributed to Joystiq, Winamp, GamePro, and 4 Color Rebellion.

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