4th most played XBLA title for 2012

[DarkKodiaK]

congrats Zen! Still rocking it!

http://majornelson.com/2013/01/22/top-games-of-2012/

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Trials Evolution
The Walking Dead
Pinball FX2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Castle Crashers
Gotham City Impostors
I Am Alive
Fruit Ninja Kinect
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
Trials HD
Magic 2013
Fez
Dungeon Defenders
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Peggle
The Simpsons Arcade Game
REAL STEEL
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Full House Poker

[snakeman07]

That's awesome! Screw The Walking Dead, I honestly don't understand the hype for that game. I played the first two episodes, and it's just another Telltale game, horrible graphics, clunky controls, etc....I wish I could say Zen Pinball 2 was a top played game on PSN, but I can't

[DarkKodiaK]

That's awesome! Screw The Walking Dead, I honestly don't understand the hype for that game. I played the first two episodes, and it's just another Telltale game, horrible graphics, clunky controls, etc....I wish I could say Zen Pinball 2 was a top played game on PSN, but I can't

I haven't played the walking dead game yet. For all the episodes it would roughly cost ya 30$ cdn.

I've heard nothing but good things from it. Maybe i'll have to get the trial for the first episode. Telltale games have generally been pretty solid. Hate to say it, but you're literally the first negative review i've ever heard of for that game.

Nice to see Trials Evolution up there as well. It's an amazing game. Extremely challenging and VERY fun casually, or for the serious gamers. Damn that game takes skills on the harder levels. Plus the level editor.

[Rafie]

I actually enjoyed the Walking Dead. For more the storyline than anything. It was a good game. Anyway, CONGRATS ZEN!!!! I'm not too surprised here though. I am surprised that CS:GO is lower though. I thought all of the shooter guys would still be playing it. Hmmm! No biggie! YA ZEN FTW!!!

[BarbieBobomb]

I actually enjoyed the Walking Dead. For more the storyline than anything. It was a good game. Anyway, CONGRATS ZEN!!!! I'm not too surprised here though. I am surprised that CS:GO is lower though. I thought all of the shooter guys would still be playing it. Hmmm! No biggie! YA ZEN FTW!!!

Thanks! We were so amped to be right up their with Minecraft, Trials and the Walking Dead! I am definitely a huge Walking Dead fan, first game to ever make me cry like a baby! haha!

[shogun00]

That's awesome! Screw The Walking Dead, I honestly don't understand the hype for that game. I played the first two episodes, and it's just another Telltale game, horrible graphics, clunky controls, etc...

Too each there own. I'm a big fan of Dynasty Warriors Gundam franchise, but most people see the games as average at best.

[Alipan]

All that money Zen must have made from us and they still wont pay for a patch to fix the bugs....

[rapierdwit]

I am definitely a huge Walking Dead fan, first game to ever make me cry like a baby! haha!

Proof positive that you have never reached and lost the Wizard Mode of the Iron Man table

[ShoryukenToTheChin]

Thanks! We were so amped to be right up their with Minecraft, Trials and the Walking Dead! I am definitely a huge Walking Dead fan, first game to ever make me cry like a baby! haha!

You guys certainly deserve it, regarding The Walking Dead that game is awesome and It too made me cry so emotional. I actually cried playing many a games some of which are - The Darkness, Red Dead Redemption etc.

Proof positive that you have never reached and lost the Wizard Mode of the Iron Man table

Oh the Iron Man Wizard Mode, 8 times of Hell until on the 9th time I beat it.

[shogun00]

All that money Zen must have made from us and they still wont pay for a patch to fix the bugs....

I doubt that they are making a whole lot of money, considering that they only charge $3 for a table ($2.50 a table for the table packs).

[Solitude]

I doubt that they are making a whole lot of money, considering that they only charge $3 for a table ($2.50 a table for the table packs).

It's true - a single update would more than wipe out the net from table releases these days. Plus the 4MB title update limit prevents us from doing everything we'd like to in terms of updates.

[DarkKodiaK]

It's true - a single update would more than wipe out the net from table releases these days. Plus the 4MB title update limit prevents us from doing everything we'd like to in terms of updates.

don't microsoft charge the developers something nuts like 10 grand to put a patch/update through? I know some indi devs (Specifically fez i believe) have said that they flat out can't afford to patch their games.

[shogun00]

don't microsoft charge the developers something nuts like 10 grand to put a patch/update through? I know some indi devs (Specifically fez i believe) have said that they flat out can't afford to patch their games.

Yep, but it's the patch size limit (4MB) that's the real kicker. If the patch is over 4MB, then you have to pay double if not triple or more just to release it on the 360. Sony charges far less from what I've heard and there is no size limit. They can just release out one big patch and can get everything done. The last patch on the PS3 was 23MB large. That means that Zen would have to pay 6x the price (if it's $10,000 for a 4MB patch, then it would cost $60,000 for a 24MB patch) just to release it on the 360.

[Alipan]

Shame, I was hoping the black widow ramp would get fixed at some point - think that's the one that annoys me most.

45000 names on the avengers leaderboards though at $10 a time. Isn't there enough there for a lickle ickle patch? No? Oh well...

[shogun00]

45000 names on the avengers leaderboards though at $10 a time. Isn't there enough there for a lickle ickle patch? No? Oh well...

Yes, but that's $10 for four tables. That means the value of the Avengers (a single table out of 4) is $2.50 and the cost for the license of the Marvel tables is expensive enough "to make you puke" according to Barbie.

If they can't even patch the Paranormal crashing glitch, because it would take more than 4MB to fix. Then how in the heck are they going to fix a design flaw on a ramp with only 4MB, that was only fixed on the PS3 through a platform upgrade?

[DarkKodiaK]

Yep, but it's the patch size limit (4MB) that's the real kicker. If the patch is over 4MB, then you have to pay double if not triple or more just to release it on the 360. Sony charges far less from what I've heard and there is no size limit. They can just release out one big patch and can get everything done. The last patch on the PS3 was 23MB large. That means that Zen would have to pay 6x the price (if it's $10,000 for a 4MB patch, then it would cost $60,000 for a 24MB patch) just to release it on the 360.

ahhh now that is insane.

so who wants to start a kickstarter so we can get the looping noise bug in the fight hole on civil war? That's really annoying through a home theater system

[surf1der]

Yep, but it's the patch size limit (4MB) that's the real kicker. If the patch is over 4MB, then you have to pay double if not triple or more just to release it on the 360. Sony charges far less from what I've heard and there is no size limit. They can just release out one big patch and can get everything done. The last patch on the PS3 was 23MB large. That means that Zen would have to pay 6x the price (if it's $10,000 for a 4MB patch, then it would cost $60,000 for a 24MB patch) just to release it on the 360.

This is exactly why there should be more rigorous QA testing before release. Someone mentioned the Black Widow ramp bug on the avengers table. Within 2 games I could tell there was a major problem with the gate on that ramp. Now xbox players are probably stuck with that bug until fx3 is released.

[Alipan]

Yes, but that's $10 for four tables. That means the value of the Avengers (a single table out of 4) is $2.50 and the cost for the license of the Marvel tables is expensive enough "to make you puke" according to Barbie.

If they can't even patch the Paranormal crashing glitch, because it would take more than 4MB to fix. Then how in the heck are they going to fix a design flaw on a ramp with only 4MB, that was only fixed on the PS3 through a platform upgrade?

Well maybe just light the ball saver for a second or two every time the ball goes up that ramp? That would be good enough.

[CheshireGrin1221]

Proof positive that you have never reached and lost the Wizard Mode of the Iron Man table

Oh... my dog... don't even start that ordeal again.

I have faced him countless times - gotten all but the last hit a handful more - even fought him 3 times with one ball...
I still don't have that malicious achievement... and yet, I still keep tryin.
Yea Zen, thanks a heap. I didn't need any free time this year, anyway.
ojk. You know I got nothin but love.

Well maybe just light the ball saver for a second or two every time the ball goes up that ramp? That would be good enough.

Simple and effective... still requires a patch.

Solitude or anyone with the the intel, really: what was the deal with getting patches in when live was having one of their major overhaul updates? We had the one a few months back, when the dashboard got revamped n I think that was when Explorer was added... well, back then, you were pushing for the update like a deadline, and that was when this patch-limit-issue thing, first came up. We kinda lost focus once we realized it stole our achievements away from the new tables, but I feel like there might be some nugget of insight in there, that we overlooked.
Or, am I imagining things, again?

That's not exactly, totally unheard of, for me ta do...