Trials Evolution breaks 1-day XBLA sales record

People sure do love some physics-based motocross. For proof, one need look no further than publisher Microsoft Studios' announcement that Trials Evolution has achieved the highest one-day sales figures ever seen from a game on Xbox Live Arcade. While it's no surprise that the game is performing well from a sales perspective--given that its predecessor, Trials HD was quite well-received, too--the record-breaking nature of Trials Evolution's first twenty-four hours on XBLA is a pleasant surprise. Though it's an impressive accomplishment, it's ultimately unclear how the one-day sales figures for Trials Evolution stack up relative to other XBLA releases, given that Microsoft isn't keen to get that granular with sales information. Trials Evolution is the first XBLA title published under the Arcade NEXT promo, which will roll out games like Bloodforge, Fable Heroes, and Minecraft: (Read More)

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Shippin' Out April 15-21: The Witcher 2 Xbox 360

New release slate led by enhanced console port of CD Projekt Red RPG, Trials Evolution on Xbox Live, and Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention for PS Vita. &#160 This week's new release slate may not be deep, but what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in prominence. CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition arrives on the Xbox 360 this week alongside another much-anticipated game, Trials Evolution . Geralt makes his console debut this week in The Witcher 2. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition for the Xbox 360 is a direct sequel to CD Projekt's original and picks back up with professional monster-slayer and titular witcher Geralt following a failed assassination of Temerian royalty. Geralt then sets out on a quest to track down the king's attempted killers (Read More)

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