[Every week, Gamasutra sister weblog GamerBytes' editor Ryan Langley will be summing up the top console digital download news tidbits from the past 7 days, including brand new game announcements and scoops through the world of Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare.]
While there has been plenty of news this week for the Xbox Live Arcade, including the release of
Castle Crashers this Wednesday, there has been significant new information on PlayStation Network games from the Leipzig Game Convention too.
Sony released a stack of new trailers available for download on the PlayStation Store - reminding us of notable titles like
Wipeout HD,
Fat Princess and
Flower - but has also announced
Savage Moon, a new
Desktop Tower Defense style game which I'm sure will tickle the fancy of many PS3 owners waiting for more
PixelJunk Monsters-like content.
GTI Club+ was also announced for the PlayStation Network - I hear Gamasutra publisher Simon Carless is a huge fan of the original arcade cabinet version. It looks like it's in good hands over at
Outrun 2 converter and Foundation9 studio Sumo Digital.
Finally, don't forget that
Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty was released last week for PSN, and
Helix has just debuted for WiiWare, as well. Here's the rundown of the top console digital download news for the week:
Xbox Live Arcade
Castle Crashers is your XBLA game of the week!
It's been two years of waiting, but the long awaited 4-player cooperative beat-em-up
Castle Crashers is set to debut this Wednesday. Grab it for 1,200 Microsoft Points.
Shred Nebula Creators To Release Design And Pitch Documents For Indie Devs
CrunchTime Games are thinking big for an Xbox Live Arcade title - they plan to hold a tournament in 2009 with prizes totaling $50,000! They also plan to release their pitch and design documents to the world, to help independent developers get a handle on how to get their games on Xbox Live Arcade.
War World Still Coming To Xbox Live Arcade
War World has been in limbo for an awfully long time - meant to come out August of last year, it is still sitting around waiting for a release. Now some new evidence seems to show that the game is still on track for release... someday.
New Darwinia+ Trailer - King Of The Hill Multiplayer Madness
A new trailer for
Multiwinia was released this week to give us a good look at what
Darwinia+ might end up like on the Xbox Live Arcade. Looks like a ton of fun.
Preorder Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Get Banjo Kazooie XBLA For Free
Fable II Pub Games must have done very well - Microsoft has announced that preordering Nuts & Bolts will net you a free copy of
Banjo Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade. The game is already $39.99 in the US -- it sounds like quite the bargain.
PlayStation Network
PSN Store Update - Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty For All
The standalone downloadable game of
Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty has now been released across all territories. You can also grab a demo of
The Last Guy if you're in North America.
GTI Club+ Coming To PlayStation Network
Little-known classic arcade title
GTI Club is getting a good ol spit 'n' shine thanks to Sumo Digital, who will release this title with a full graphical overhaul on the PlayStation Network.
Montage Footage Shows Off Savage Moon, Fat Princess and More
Sony made several announcements regarding PlayStation Network titles during the Leipzig Game Convention. This video sums it up very nicely, including the first footage of the newly announced, FluffyLogic-developed
Savage Moon Tower Defense game.
WiiWare
NA WiiWare Store Update - Helix Released, Ys Book I & II On Virtual Console
Bizarre trance dance robot simulator
Helix has been released today for WiiWare. It's the first title released by Ghostfire Games, and an odd one to boot.
Ys Book I & II and
Samurai Shodown 2 are your Virtual Console titles this week.
De Blob Creators Make Side Scrolling RTS For WiiWare
Creators of the original PC prototype of Wii game
De Blob are making a brand new RTS game for WiiWare. It's looking a lot like
Defend Your Castle meets
Patapon with the style of
Castle Crashers, and all three of those have some big fans.
