 "E3 2007: Sierra Announce 3 XBLA Titles")
At E3 2007, game developer Sierra announced three sparkling new titles for Xbox Live Arcade that go something like this:
_**Switchball
Switchball tasks gamers with guiding a ball through a twisting course suspended in midair. The ball’s properties will constantly change, forcing gamers to change their strategy on the fly. The ball will appear as a standard Marbleball, a light Airball, an electrically-charged Powerball, and as the dense Metalball. Switchball is already available for PC and comes to XBLA this summer.
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Commanders: Attack!
Commanders: Attack! sports a ’30s art deco look, but is surprisingly nothing like BioShock. A turn-based strategy game, Commanders features 15 single-player missions as well as four-player online battles. Commanders: Attack! arrives this fall for PC and XBLA.
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_Battlestar Galactica
Based on the mega-popular Sci-Fi Channel TV series, Battlestar Galactica is a top-down action game that pays homage to its roots. Gamers can enjoy single-player missions based on episodes of the TV series or take the battle online against up to seven other people. Online battles feature four-on-four conflicts between human and Cylon ships. Look for Battlestar on PC and XBLA this fall.
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Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.