Announcement: Spelunky Coming to XBLA in 2010
Some major news if you've been following the development of Derek Yu's Spelunky for a while now. The official site for Spelunky was revealed to the public today, and with it comes the release of version 1.0 of Spelunky for Windows.
Derek also announces that Spelunky will be coming out on the Xbox Live Arcade download service sometime in 2010. The XBLA version isn't just a straight port - fans can expect new graphics, audio, and even bonus features (additional items, monsters, special modes and achievements) not found in the Windows version.
Not to worry, long-time fans of the free PC version. The Windows build will still be available as a free download and continues to be supported by the author even after the release of Spelunky on the XBLA.
Get all the info you need from Spelunky World, and check out the forums while you are there.
Comments
This is the greatest news of today.
Posted by: Oh | September 2, 2009 5:53 AM
Gosh...
Posted by: Sergio | September 2, 2009 6:54 AM
This is awesome news. Congrats Derek!
Posted by: Korba | September 2, 2009 7:28 AM
Great news! But I wonder what are these mysterious bonus features?
Posted by: Eelnest | September 2, 2009 10:04 AM
I'll get it.... but I never liked playing Spelunky with a controller.. I tried, with one hooked up to my PC, and the keyboard was much nicer.
Still, I love Spelunky so much, I'll have to get the XBLA version.
Posted by: Carlz0r | September 2, 2009 1:04 PM
Bugger, the game won't work for me. Everything beyond X1 resolution clamps the view and my gamepad is not recognized...
Posted by: badoli | September 2, 2009 2:24 PM
this made my day. awesome.
Posted by: capy_nathan | September 3, 2009 3:26 PM
I loves Spelunky but i don't known how playable using the xbox360 controller.
Posted by: magallanes | September 3, 2009 5:33 PM
I've played it a bit using the Xbox 360 Controller and I found that it works surprisingly well. It takes some getting used to and might ultimately be not quite as precise as using the keyboard. But, I don't think it should be a concern at all considering the XBLA version.
Posted by: MisterX | September 3, 2009 5:46 PM
PSN is a dream, right?
Posted by: UlaUla_99 | September 3, 2009 10:45 PM