Kotaku: vigilante 8

Vigilante 8 Arcade Blows Up XBLA This Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:20:20 MST

Vehicular violence with a '70s flair roars to Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday as Vigilante 8: Arcade will (finally!) be released to the Xbox 360 playing public. Sounds like the remake of the car combat classic will be outtasight, with up to 8-player online action and the standard Live Arcade goodies. Cost to you is just 800 MS Points. Who's gettin' some?

Vigilante 8 Has PASSED XBLA TESTING! Oh Happy Day!

Stuart Houghton — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:00 MDT

Finally! As part of the XBLA testing process, Vigilante 8 has been back and forth like a fiddler's elbow, but Isopod labs have announced that it has been given the thumbs up at last.

The bug that halted the game's progress has now been resolved and the release has been given a clean bill of health.

No release date yet, but that is due 'imminently'. COME ON LITTLE GAME! Nothing can stop you now!

Vigilante 8 approved for release!\ [V8 Arcade]

Vigilante 8 Skids Off Road

Stuart Houghton — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:20:00 MDT

SQUEEEEeeeeeaaalll! KErrrrrr—UNCH! That is the sound of Vigilante 8 metaphorically skidding off the road from Isopod Labs to the Microsoft XBLA testing facility. It is now being towed back home by a metaphorical recovery vehicle.

Last month Isopod were all smiles when they sent their game off to XBLA, but sadly the game has run into some problems. Microsoft found a couple of bugs in one of it's own code libraries and the game has had to be changed and then resubmitted for more tests.

As Isopod say on the game's dev blog - "We certainly wish it was a quicker process, but this is how the cookie crumbles — not much else to do."

In the meantime, they recommend you check out Castle Crashers - good advice in any event.

Dev Update #5 [V8Arcade.com]

Vigilante 8 Arcade Finally Submitted To XBLA

Stuart Houghton — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:20:00 MDT

It has been a long time coming, but Vigilante 8 Arcade is finally rumbling its way towards Xbox Live Arcade. After several months of developmental false starts, Isopod Labs have confirmed that they have sent what they hope is the final release version to Microsoft.

Microsoft's XBLA testing crew will now pore over the release code to ensure it is fit to grace the virtual shelves — I like to imagine that this bit takes place in a proper mad science lab with a Van der Graaf generator and loads of curly glass tubes.

Last we heard, Vigilante 8 Arcade was going to feature gameplay from both the original Nineties classic and the sequel, Second Offense, with a Noughties graphical makeover and plenty of single and multi-player options.

V8 Arcade in final submission! [V8 Arcade via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

Vigilante 8 Officially Returns Via Xbox Live Arcade

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:40:00 MST

It's official, Activision is bringing back the Vigilante 8 franchise, with developer Isopod Labs bringing a remake of the decade-old original to Xbox Live Arcade this Spring. The vehicular combat classic will return with a heavy multiplayer aspect, supporting 8 players via Xbox Live or 4 via split-screen multiplayer. According to the official web site, which just launched, the team is also planning "voice and (hopefully) camera support" and all sorts of other bullet-pointed features. The press release is after the jump, but I highly recommend the official site for getting up to speed.

V8 Arcade Official Site

ACTIVISION ANNOUNCES VIGILANTE 8®: ARCADE FOR XBOX LIVE ARCADE
Santa Monica, CA - February, 14 2008 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the next installment in the classic vehicular-combat franchise Vigilante 8®, Vigilante 8: Arcade for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Licensed and developed by Isopod Labs, Vigilante 8: Arcade is an all new remake of the original game, featuring online play with up to eight players and a host of new content, taking full advantage of next-generation technologies.

The title is scheduled for release via download on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 this spring and has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

For more information and exclusive updates on Vigilante 8: Arcade, please visit www.v8arcade.com.

About Isopod Labs
Founded by Peter Morawiec and Adrian Stephens in January 2007, Isopod Labs, LLC is a new R&D studio aiming to deliver innovative games and software via online downloads and traditional distribution channels, for console, PC, and handheld platforms. Along with Cary Hara, the trio represents the core developers behind the original Vigilante 8 series of games.

About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.