


Marble Blast Gold was also ported over to the Microsoft Xbox through the Xbox Live Arcade service the following year with enhanced graphics. Marble Blast XP, a version for the Net Jet online game system, has updated graphics and a marble selector. The sequel, Marble Blast Ultra, was released a few years later for the Xbox 360 platform with new features and improved graphics. It is also available for Windows operating systems as well as various Linux distributions. computers like the iMac, iBook, and Mac mini. Unfortunately it’s not clear exactly who has the rights, so there is really no indication as to when if ever the game will return to the marketplace.Marble Blast Gold is a 2002 3D platform game. As such the rights to Marble Blast are gone, which explains why the game is no longer available on Xbox Live. GarageGames has since been reformed, but during the time between now and the shutting down of Instant Action many of their IP has been sold off. They met with some success but unfortunately at the end of last year it was announced Instant Action would be shutting down. In 2009 GarageGames was rebranded Instant Action, the company launched which aimed to bring more substantial games to web browsers. Update: We have received more information from GarageGames Community Manager David Montgomery-Blake which gives a good idea of the reason’s behind Marble Blast Ultra‘s delisting. We have contacted Microsoft and GarageGames, the game’s developer, to find out exactly why the game has been delisted. Downloadable content for the game can still be purchased however, so if you never picked that up now may be the time. So we would strongly advise against purchasing them at this time. The game can still be purchased on GameStop’s website as a download code, but in the past these codes have not worked for delisted titles. The game proved popular with 360 owners early in the consoles life and even throughout it, selling well over 700,000 copies since it was released. One of XBLA’s breakout titles, Marble Blast Ultra, has been silently and mysteriously delisted from the Live Marketplace.
