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'''Xbox Live Aracde''', or XBLA for short, launched November of 2004 for the original [[Xbox]] and just one year after [[Steam]], and was the first digital distribution channel for a video game console (if the Sega Channel and Broadcast Satellaview don't count).

The service's main titles seem to be [[Casual Game|Casual Games]], but other games (such as [[Updated Rerelease|updated re-releases]]) also exist. For the most part, the service is split into four main categories:

* Xbox Live Arcade Games (the main focus of the channel)
* [[Downloadable Content|Game Add-Ons]]
* Games on Demand (Downloadable [[Xbox]] and [[Xbox 360]] games, ranging in quality from ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' to ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'')
* Xbox Live Indie Games<ref>(formally known as Community Games)</ref> ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]; The first attempt by any major console publisher to accept homebrew games. [[Revenue Enhancing Devices|It takes $99 a year to publish games]], and rules are often draconian {[[Sturgeon's Law|albeit for a reason]]}, but it's a start)

Compare with [[Playstation Network]], [[Wii Ware]], and [[DSiWare]].

== [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability|Notable]] Xbox Live Arcade titles include: ==
* [[1942]]: Joint Strike
* ''[[Aegis Wing]]'' ([[Freeware]])
* ''[[Alien Hominid]] HD''
* ''[[Altered Beast]]''
* ''[[Apples to Apples]]''
* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''Banjo-Tooie''
* ''[[Bastion]]''
* ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]] 1943''
* ''[[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good and Evil]] [[Video Game Remake|HD]]''
* ''[[Bionic Commando]]: [[Video Game Remake|Rearmed]]'' and ''Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2''
* ''[[Bit.Trip]] Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien''
* ''[[Blade Kitten]]''
* ''[[Braid]]''
* ''[[Beat Hazard]]''
* ''[[Bloodforge]]''
* ''[[BloodRayne]]: Betrayal''
* ''[[Breath of Death VII]]''
** ''[[Cthulhu Saves the World]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty]] Classic''
* ''[[Castle Crashers]]''
* ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]]''
* ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''
* ''[[Chime (video game)|Chime]]''
* ''[[Clash of Heroes]]''
* ''[[Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley|Comic Jumper the Adventures of Captain Smiley]]''
* ''[[Costume Quest]]''
* ''[[Crazy Taxi (series)|Crazy Taxi]]''
* ''[[Crimson Alliance]]'' ([[Allegedly Free Game]])
* ''[[Crimson Dragon]]'' ([[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' due Summer 2012)
* ''[[Daytona USA]]''
* ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]: The Game''
** ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]: Legends''
* ''[[Dead Pixels]]''
* ''[[Dead Space Ignition]]''
* ''[[Death Smiles]] II X''<ref>(Despite being available outside Japan via Games on Demand, the game itself however is still in Japanese)</ref>
* ''[[Defense Grid the Awakening]]''
* ''[[The Dishwasher]]: Dead Samurai''
** ''The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile''
* ''[[DLC Quest]]''
* ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'' and ''Doom II''
* ''[[Doom and Destiny]]''
* ''[[Double Dragon]] Neon'' (TBA)
* ''[[Dragon's Lair]]''
* ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''
** ''[[Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project]]''
* ''[[Dungeon Fighter Online|Dungeon Fighter LIVE]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[Dust: An Elysian Tail]]'' (due Summer 2012 as part of the "Summer of Arcade" titles)
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' ''[[Updated Rerelease|HD]]''
* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]''
* ''[[Every Extend Extra Extreme]]''
* ''[[Fancy Pants Adventures]]''
* ''[[Fez]]''
* ''[[From Dust]]''
* ''[[Garden Gnome Carnage]]''
* ''[[Gatling Gears]]''
* ''[[Gotham City Impostors]]''
* ''[[Guardian Heroes]]'' ([[Updated Rerelease]] in 2011)
* ''[[Gunstar Heroes]]''
* ''[[Guwange]]''
* ''[[Half Minute Hero]]: Super Mega Neo Climax''
* ''[[Hard Corps: Uprising]]''
* ''[[Hell Yeah Wrath Of The Dead Rabbit]]''
* ''[[Hydro Thunder Hurricane]]''
* ''[[I Am Alive]]''
* ''[[Ikaruga]]''
* ''[[Ilomilo]]''
* ''[[I Made a Game With Zombies In It]]''
* ''[[Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet]]''
* ''[[Iron Brigade (video game)|Iron Brigade]]''
* ''[[Islands Of Wakfu]]''
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' ([[Updated Rerelease]] scheduled for Summer 2012)
* ''[[A Kingdom For Keflings]]''
** ''[[A World Of Keflings]]''
* ''[[Limbo]]''
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]: Duels of the Planeswalkers''
* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''
* ''[[The Maw]]''
* ''[[Mega Man 9]]''
** ''[[Mega Man 10]]''
* ''[[Monday Night Combat]]''
* ''[[Nexiuz]]''
* ''[[Nin 2 Jump]]''
* ''[[Outland (video game)|Outland]]''
* ''[[Pac-Man]] Championship Edition''
* ''[[Peggle]]''
* ''[[Perfect Dark]]''
* ''[[Portal (series)|Portal: Still Alive]]''
* ''[[Prismatic Solid]]''
* ''[[Protect Me Knight]]''
* ''[[Puzzle Quest]]''
* ''[[Quake III Arena|Quake Arena Arcade]]''
* ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' ([[Updated Rerelease]] in 2011)
* ''[[Raskulls]]''
* [[Ray Series|RayStorm HD]]
* ''[[Renegade Ops]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil 4|Resident Evil 4 HD]]''<ref>(The HD remakes of ''Resident Evil 4'' and ''Code: Veronica X'' were released as retail games in Japan; They were brought overseas as downloadable titles in other region)</ref>
** [[Resident Evil Code: Veronica|Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD]]
* ''[[Rez]] HD''
* ''[[Rock of Ages (video game)|Rock of Ages]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]: [[Updated Rerelease|Special Edition]]''
** ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge|Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition]]''
* The Sega Vintage Collection compilations:
** ''[[Alex Kidd]] & Co.'' -- ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'', ''[[Shinobi (series)|Revenge of the Shinobi]]'', and ''Super Hang-on''
** ''[[Wonder Boy|Monster World]]'' -- ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]'', ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]]'', and ''[[Monster World IV]]''<ref>(in original Japanese and English)</ref>
** ''[[Golden Axe]]'' -- ''Golden Axe''<ref>(the original ''Golden Axe'' has been avialable to Xbox Live Arcade this prior collection)</ref>, ''Golden Axe 2'', and ''Golden Axe 3''
** ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' -- ''Streets of Rage'' 1, 2<ref>(''Streets of Rage 2'' has been released prior to collection)</ref>, and 3
* ''[[Sequence]]''
* ''[[Shadow Complex]]''
* ''[[Skullgirls]]''
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series:
** ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991)
** ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
** ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
*** ''Sonic and Knuckles''
** ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and the ''DX: Director's Cut'' [[Downloadable Content]]
** ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]'' ([[Updated Rerelease]])
** ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]'': Episode 1
*** ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2''
* ''[[Soulcaster]]'' and ''Soulcaster II''
* ''[[South Park]]: Let's Go Tower Defense Play''
** ''South Park: Tenorman's Revenge''
* ''[[Space Channel 5]]: Part 2''
* ''[[Splosion Man]]''
** ''[[Ms. 'Splosion Man]]''
* ''[[Spelunky]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[Stacking]]''
* ''[[Strania the Stella Machina]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter II]]''
* ''[[Meat Boy|Super Meat Boy]]''
* ''[[Super Time Force]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'':
** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game]]''
** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time]] [[Video Game Remake|Re-Shelled]]''
* ''[[Torchlight]]''
** ''Torch Light 2'' (TBA)
* ''[[Toy Soldiers (video game)|Toy Soldiers]]''
** ''[[Toy Soldiers (video game)|Toy Soldiers]]: Cold War''
* ''[[Triggerheart Exelica]]''
* ''[[Trouble Witches|Trouble Witches NEO! Episode 1 Daughters of Amalgam]]''
** ''Trouble Witches Episode 2 ~With Decendents of Ancient Dragon the Souless~'' (TBA)
* ''[[Uno]]''
* ''[[Vanguard Princess]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[Virtua Fighter]] 5: [[Updated Rerelease|Final Showndown]]''
* ''[[Virtual On]]: Oratario Tangram M.S.B.S. [[Updated Rerelease|Ver.5.66]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead]]: Episode 1''
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team|Warhammer 40000 Kill Team]]''
* ''[[Warp]]''
* ''[[Yars Revenge]]'' (Reboot released in 2011)
* ''[[Zeno Clash]]: [[Updated Rerelease|Ultimate Edition]]''
* ''[[Zuma]]''

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