'Crimson Alliance' Will Receive New Content in October

The first week of September 'Crimson Alliance' went on sale in Xbox Live Arcade, and did so under a strange and successful business model that many could better amortize their investment taking into account that a great majority of the public of the hack'n slash always plays with the same class. Why pay for two others not try? It is thought Certain Affinity Studio, and I think he has done well making this decision.

Apart from that, the truth is that 'Crimson Alliance' is not bad, being an action-RPG quite alluring and with a large arcade to combat component. In addition, as usual lately, we can enjoy the adventure in the company of three others; they have the class to have. And if there is someone who is not satisfied with this, perhaps you cheerful knowing that Certain Affinity we have saved a DLC, titled "Vengeance Pack", in which will offer us a mini campaign of four levels and a map of challenges with a new mode called "Fistful of Coins", by way of wave against beasts.

All this will be one greater challenge than the own 'Crimson Alliance' campaign, and we can get it on 12 October after disbursing 240 MS (~ 3 Euros). We do not know how long this DLC will be, but probably gameplay "Fistful of Coins" will that played in the company, provide more replayability as the rest to try to beat all score possible. Separate to be grateful it's not as expensive as other companies DLC we have adapted…

'Crimson Alliance' and Its Curious And Successful Business Model

The Xbox Live Arcade Summer of 2011 is over, but if you buy all the games that were part of it know full well that Microsoft will give away at no charge in the future 'Crimson Alliance', whose release date, is set on Xbox Live Arcade on 7 September. In this way we saved 15 Euros, which never hurts for anything else.

What we did not expect is that Certain Affinity, the development studio in the past that brought us the hilarious 'Age of Booty', took the decision to adopt a different business model to try to attract more buyers, particularly those who are 15 a bit Euros for a game in downloadable format. I know many cases of it, actually.

This business model is to provide technically four types of 'Crimson Alliance'. On the one hand, the full game with all three available classes (mercenary, magician and murderer), which costs 15 Euros the above, and another game with only one class, obtaining, therefore, three sets: one with the mercenary, the other with the magician and the other with the murderer. In this case for 10 Euros.

Why so? Because the study said many people fond of hack'n slash ends up playing only one class. This will save 5 Euros unnecessary, since otherwise the game will be the same, and we can play co-op with people who have other classes. The only impediment is that we are unable to create us a different kind other than what we bought. Just that, because otherwise it will be the same game.

In this way, 10 Euros seem to me more attractive, but given that we get for 5 Euros plus the other two classes, the focus will be whether these two interest us or not, and based on that pay 15 Euros or only 10. The math does not fail, and this hack'n slash of XBLA not sleazy. Let's see if lives up to leave so soon, but for now I applaud this business model. Another story is opting for 15 Euros for a class and then 20 for the other two, but since last E3 as we knew its price look good. Besides you have to remove the monkey for the 'Diablo III' somehow, right?

Crimson Alliance

At E3 this year last mentioned some video games that make up the Xbox Live Arcade Summer of 2011, and we echo it did, but we had two very important details: how much each would cost and when would the sale. We knew, though, that summer would start promoting the July 20 and run until August 17 but were insufficient data.

Luckily we know them, and confirmed my great suspicion again dominate the 1,200 MS (~ 15 Euros) per game. Only the 'Fruit Ninja Kinect' get rid of the higher price to settle at 800 MS (~ 10 Euros), but neither is the title more attractive of the lot, I must say. You can see the dates below:

Xbox Live Arcade Summer of 2011: dates and prices:

• Bastion (July 20): 1200 MS 
• From Dust (July 27): 1200 MS
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet MS (August 3): 1200 MS
• Fruit Ninja Kinect 1200 MS (August 10): 800 MS 
• Toy Soldiers: Cold War (August 17): 1200 MS

Unlike other years, this time if we do not give away all purchased Microsoft Points, but directly give us a game. And what? As the 'Crimson Alliance’, which in turn will go on sale from September 7 for 1200 MS. In other words, that will give us 15 Euros, but we can only spend that “Hack n slash’. So you know, if you like the idea, go ahead.