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All our articles from 2010. Enjoy! Visit xona.com/articles for a full article listing from all years. Score Rush... Laughingly Easy! 2010/Dec/31 — Matthew Doucette Picking on a "laughingly easy" comment in a Score Rush review. Vote to Include Indie Games in "Best of 2010" Xbox LIVE Dashboard Promotion 2010/Dec/30 — Matthew Doucette Vote your say on including Xbox LIVE Indie Games in the "Best of 2010" Xbox LIVE dashboard promotion. Indie Game Winter Uprising Featured on Xbox LIVE Dashboard 2010/Dec/29 — Matthew Doucette Indie Game Winter Uprising featured on Xbox LIVE dashboard! 4 Player Decimation X3 Video 2010/Dec/24 — Matthew Doucette Four player Decimation X3 action! Indie Games Winter Uprising Quality Analysis 2010/Dec/21 — Matthew Doucette Indie Games Winter Uprising quality analysis. Xona.com Hit Counter Stopped at 7,000,000 Page Views 2010/Dec/21 — Matthew Doucette We stopped our xona.com hit counter. It was over 7,000,000 page views. Score Rush Named Xbox LIVE Indie Game of the Week 2010/Dec/17 — Matthew Doucette Score Rush is the Xbox LIVE Indie Game of the Week. Xona Games 10th & 11th Best Selling XBLIGs Worldwide 2010/Dec/17 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X3 and Score Rush are 10th and 11th on Major Nelson's best selling XBLIG list, at the same time! Xona Games Dominates Japan in Top Ratings and Best Sellers 2010/Dec/12 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games dominates Japan with 3 of the top 5 rated XBLIG games, as well as the top 2 best sellers. Score Rush #1 and #2 Best Seller in 3 Countries 2010/Dec/12 — Matthew Doucette Score Rush #1 and #2 Best Selling XBLIG in Japan, U.S., and Canada Decimation X3 #1 Best Seller in 4 Countries 2010/Dec/10 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X3 is the top selling XBLIG game in four countries. Decimation X3 #1 in Japan! 2010/Dec/09 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X3 the top rated XBLIG game in Japan! Score Rush Released! 2010/Dec/09 — Matthew Doucette Score Rush has been released! Game #3 (4th release). xWMA with XACT in XNA Game Studio 3.1 2010/Dec/08 — Jason Doucette xWMA compression with XACT hangs up Visual Studio with XNA Game Studio 3.1 Decimation X3 #12 Top Rated XBLIG in U.S.! 2010/Dec/08 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X3 is the #12 top rated Xbox LIVE Indie Game in the United States. Decimation X3 Released! 2010/Dec/07 — Matthew Doucette Game #5 from Xona Games, Decimation X3, released on schedule! Microsoft, We Need More Than 50 XBLIG Tokens! 2010/Dec/06 — Matthew Doucette A proposal issue for Microsoft to give Xbox LIVE Indie Game developers more than 50 tokens. XBLIG Top Rated & Best Selling Country Lists 2010/Dec/01 — Matthew Doucette All "top rated" and "best selling" country lists for XBLIG games. Explosive New Score Rush Trailer 2010/Dec/01 — Matthew Doucette New Score Rush trailer. Indie Games Winter Uprise Trailer 2010/Nov/30 — Matthew Doucette Indie Games Winter Uprise trailer. Score Rush New Box Art 2010/Nov/23 — Matthew Doucette Score Rush's new box art. Decimation X3 Box Art 2010/Nov/22 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X3's box art revealed. Indie Games Winter Uprising 2010/Nov/18 — Matthew Doucette Introducing Indie Games Winter Uprising! Improve Traffic Flow to XBLA and XBLIG: More Proposed Changes to Xbox LIVE Dashboard 2010/Nov/17 — Matthew Doucette A proposal to improve the traffic flow to XBLA and XBLIG games on the Xbox LIVE dashboard. Changing the Face of XBLIG: Proposed Changes to XBLIG Dashboard (Final Draft) 2010/Nov/15 — Matthew Doucette A proposal to Microsoft to change the face of XBLIG for the better. Kinect: Our First Look 2010/Nov/07 — Matthew Doucette Our first look at Kinect, Kinect Adventures, Your Shape Fitness Evolved, and Dance Central. Windows Phone 7 Emulator & Fraps Color Problem 2010/Nov/05 — Jason Doucette Windows Phone 7 and Fraps. Why We Should Encourage "Crap" XBLIG Games 2010/Nov/04 — Matthew Doucette A rant on why we should encourage "crap" XBLIG games, and what we should do about it. Xona Games Congratulated by Nova Scotia House of Assembly 2010/Nov/03 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games congratulated by Nova Scotia House of Assembly. XBLIG Dashboard Worries Continued... 2010/Nov/02 — Matthew Doucette XBLIG developers are upset with the new Xbox LIVE Dashboard hiding away XBLIG outside of Games & Demos and under Speciality Shops. Decimation X an IGN.com Top Pick 2010/Nov/01 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X an IGN.com Top Pick, and maintaining high ratings across the countries. Changing the Face of XBLIG: Proposed Changes to XBLIG Dashboard (First Draft) 2010/Nov/01 — Matthew Doucette Proposed changes to XBLIG dashboard. Decimation X2 Released! Now Available on Windows Phone 7 2010/Oct/28 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X2 released on Windows Phone 7. This officially marks Xona Games' second video game release. Score Rush Box Art 2010/Oct/24 — Matthew Doucette Score Rush's box art. The 1st Annual "Who's An Indie Gamer?" Poll Survey 2010/Oct/22 — Matthew Doucette The 1st Annual "Who's An Indie Gamer?" Poll Survey. Decimation X Video Review: 5/5 2010/Oct/22 — Matthew Doucette 5/5 Decimation X video review by Vintage Video Games TV. Score Rush: XBLIG & Windows Phone 7 Launch Title 2010/Oct/13 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games game #3, Score Rush for Xbox LIVE Indie Games and Windows Phone 7. Decimation X2: Windows Phone 7 Launch Title 2010/Oct/11 — Matthew Doucette Revealing Xona Games game #4, Decimation X2 for the Windows Phone 7. A Few Favorable Decimation X Reviews: 9.5/10 AVG 2010/Oct/05 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X reviews still coming in, over 8 months after its release! Duality ZF's Indie Game Challenge 2011 Pitch Video 2010/Sep/27 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF's Indie Game Challenge 2011 pitch video (long cut). Duality ZF a Semi-Finalist: 3rd Independent Game Developer's Competition 2010/Sep/26 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF chosen as a semi-finalist is indiePub's 3rd contest. Xona Games Inspires! 2010/Sep/23 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games in NSBI's 2009/2010 Annual Report. Calculated Success 2010/Sep/10 — Matthew Doucette "Nova Scotia - Come to life" features the background story of Xona Games. How to Install FileZilla FTP Server 2010/Sep/08 — Matthew Doucette How to install FileZilla FTP Server. Not so easy for the first timer. Racketboy Podcast #15 - Indie Shmups 2010/Sep/06 — Matthew Doucette RacketBoy interviews Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, Rafael Dyll of SideQuest Studios, and Adam Milecki, of Rockin' Android, all indie shmup game developers! Xona Games Featured Over 200 Times! 2010/Aug/30 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games featured over 200 times in the media! Xona Games NSBI Photoshoot! 2010/Aug/25 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games photoshoot for NSBI's Annual Report, by John Sherlock. Decimation X Xbox LIVE Feedback (Explicit Content)! 2010/Aug/24 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X feedback on Xbox LIVE. Explicit Content! Duality ZF's Bullet Hell Game Mode 2010/Aug/19 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF isn't a bullet hell game, it has a bullet hell game mode. :) Independent Shmups Fight For Justice! 2010/Aug/18 — Matthew Doucette Great interview with myself, Matthew Doucette (Xonatron), and Christopher Emirzian (udderdude) on indie shmups. Living the Dream!!! 2010/Aug/09 — Matthew Doucette Living the Dream: Developers finding success in Canada's East Coast Vote for Duality ZF in 3rd Independent Game Developer's Competition 2010/Aug/02 — Matthew Doucette Please vote for Duality ZF in the 3rd Independent Game Developer's Competition. Game Rain #1 - Win 1 of 21 Xbox LIVE Indie Games 2010/Jul/29 — Matthew Doucette Indienerds.com's first contest: Game Rain #1. Win 1 of 21 Xbox LIVE Indie Games Mark Rein's Apology w/ Great Indie Advice 2010/Jul/20 — Matthew Doucette Mark Rein's apologies to Cliff Harris and includes with it some great indie developer advice. New Xbox LIVE Indie Games Roundup Show 2010/Jul/19 — Matthew Doucette Introducing a new Xbox LIVE Indie Games roundup show, in German! They featured Decimation X in their first show. Decimation X: IndieNerds Review 2010/Jun/23 — Matthew Doucette Great IndieNerds review of Decimation X. Google Respect 2010/Jun/18 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games getting some respect from Google Suggest! Jalloo Festival to Showcase Duality ZF 2010/Jun/16 — Matthew Doucette Jalloo Festival of Animation and Gaming is showcasing Duality ZF on June 16-17, 2010. Duality ZF Video: 4 Players, 8 Fighters, A Shmup First 2010/Jun/09 — Matthew Doucette 4-player, 8-fighter, retro shmup intensity (video). 3 Player Decimation X Video 2010/Jun/07 — Matthew Doucette Multiplayer Decimation X. Explosive Duality ZF Footage: Introducing G-MODE 2010/Jun/02 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF's elusive and innovative G-Mode revealed at last. Imphenzia #1 of 300,000 on Soundclick 2010/May/31 — Matthew Doucette Imphenzia, creator of Duality ZF and Decimation X soundtracks, ranks #1 of 300,000 songs on Soundclick. And In Local News... (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) 2010/May/25 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games makes the local news again! Top 50 Xbox Forum Communities in XBLIG 2010/May/24 — Matthew Doucette The top 50 Xbox Forum communities in Xbox LIVE Indie Games. 10,000,000 points in Decimation X 2010/May/19 — Matthew Doucette 10,000,000 points in Decimation X, the highest video recorded score so far. Indie Inspiration 2010/May/17 — Matthew Doucette Inspirational facebook chat with Elysian Shadows developer, Falco Girgis. Duality ZF #1 in Canada #5 in World in Dream Build Play 2010 2010/May/04 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF placed #1 in Canada and #5 in the world in Dream Build Play 2010! Dream Build Play 2010 Top 6 Winners (Videos) 2010/May/04 — Matthew Doucette Dream Build Play 2010 Top 6 winners, with video trailers. Great Indie Game Developer Advice 2010/May/04 — Matthew Doucette Great advice from Robert Boyd of Zeboyd Games, the indie game developer behind Breath of Death VII. Multidirectional XNA Games Control Tip 2010/May/03 — Matthew Doucette A tip for all multidirectional XNA Games. Please share! Homebrew Heroes: Retro Gamer Feature 2010/Apr/30 — Matthew Doucette Retro Gamer magazine features Xona Games in their Homebrew section. Apple's Thoughts on Flash 2010/Apr/29 — Matthew Doucette Steve Jobs' eye-opener on why Apple does not support Flash. Game Roast: Decimation X 2010/Apr/26 — Matthew Doucette Game Roast review of Decimation X. Xona Games Featured in Open to the World Magazine 2010/Apr/19 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games featured in Nova Scotia's Open to the World magazine, along with other Innovacorp I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition winners. Duality ZF a Top 6 Dream Build Play 2010 Finalist! 2010/Apr/16 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF has been chosen a top 6 Dream Build Play 2010 finalist! New Duality ZF April 2010 Gameplay Footage 2010/Apr/16 — Matthew Doucette New Duality ZF April 2010 gameplay footage... for all you shmup fans in the waiting! Xona Games Inc.: We're Officially Incorporated! 2010/Apr/15 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games gets incorporated. Dream Build Play 2010 Finalists (Videos) 2010/Apr/10 — Matthew Doucette Dream Build Play 2010 top 20 finalists video trailers. Duality ZF a Dream Build Play 2010 Finalist 2010/Apr/09 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF is a Dream Build Play finalist for the second year in a row! Duality ZF Trailer Hits 30,000 Views 2010/Apr/08 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF's April 2009 trailer recently surpasses 30,000 YouTube views, wow! XBLA Deal of the Week: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 2010/Apr/07 — Matthew Doucette Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is this week's XBLA Deal of the Week. Decimation X Fan Love 2010/Apr/04 — Matthew Doucette Some love from fans of Decimation X. Decimation X: 7.3 Million Point Level 80 Run! 2010/Mar/30 — Matthew Doucette A Decimation X 7.3 million point, level 80 performance! Decimation X: "Best Value of any Indie Game I've Ever Played" 2010/Mar/22 — Matthew Doucette Reviews don't get much better than this! (Decimation X) GDC 2010 Xona Games Interview (Game Connection) 2010/Mar/16 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games get interviewed by Charles Prémont, reporter for Le Lien MULTIMEDIA / videoGAMEScanada.ca. Xona Games Speaks at Business Over Breakfast 2010/Feb/25 — Matthew Doucette Matthew Doucette of Xona Games speaks on software pricing at InNOVAcorp's Business Over Breakfast. $100,000 I-3 Competition Awards Event - Xona Games Win Video 2010/Feb/20 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games $100,000 win feature at the I-3 Competition awards event. United States' #16 Top Rated XBLIG: Decimation X 2010/Feb/04 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X is ranked #16 overall for U.S. Xbox LIVE Indie Games. 50,000 YouTube Views 2010/Feb/02 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games' YouTube channel surpasses 50,000 views. Japan's #6 Top Rated Xbox 360 "Shooter": Decimation X 2010/Jan/28 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X is Japan's #6 overall top rated Xbox 360 "shooter" of all Xbox 360 games (AAA Retail, XBLA, and XBLIG games included). Wow! Japan's #12 Top Rated Xbox 360 Game: Decimation X 2010/Jan/27 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X is Japan's #12 top rated Xbox 360 game (Retail, XBLA, and XBLIG combined). Xona Games Wins $100,000 - I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition 2010/Jan/26 — Matthew Doucette Xona Games takes home $100,000 placing first in InNOVAcorp I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition. Canada's #3 Top Rated XBLIG: Decimation X 2010/Jan/25 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X is ranked third in Canada's Xbox LIVE Indie Games top ratings. Most Recommended Indie Game: Decimation X 2010/Jan/24 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X chosen as #1 recommended Indie Game. Decimation X - Drunken Gamer Radio Review 2010/Jan/22 — Matthew Doucette A review of Decimation X by Drunken Gamer Radio. Japan's #1 Top Rated #1 Best Selling XBLIG: Decimation X 2010/Jan/19 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X is the #1 top rated and #1 best selling Xbox LIVE Indie Game in Japan! Decimation X now on Xbox LIVE! 2010/Jan/16 — Matthew Doucette Decimation X now on Xbox LIVE! Decimation X Teaser Released 2010/Jan/11 — Matthew Doucette Check out the new Decimation X teaser video. Do you like? Duality ZF Featured Over 100 Times 2010/Jan/04 — Matthew Doucette Duality ZF featured over 100 times in the media. |
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