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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

Platforms

PC
Xbox 360

Initial release Nov. 22, 2005

Developers

Activision
Bizarre Creations

Genres

Arcade

Publishers

Bizarre Creations
Microsoft
Oberon Media

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Geometry Wars is now Xbox One backwards compatible

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Geometry Wars is now Xbox One backwards compatible

The shape of things.

Jan. 11, 2017 Jeffrey Matulef

Xbox 360 at 10: Geometry Wars and the doors of perception

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Xbox 360 at 10: Geometry Wars and the doors of perception

Triggernometry.

Nov. 26, 2015 John Bedford

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Bizarre staff recall Activision closure

"Everybody was absolutely gutted."

April 11, 2011 Robert Purchese

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Hogrocket's Ben Ward on Bizarre closure

"Business is business."

March 29, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Geometry Wars creator forms Hogrocket

Targets iPhone/iPad, PC and Mac.

March 23, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Bizarre says goodbye with farewell video

"1994-2011"

Feb. 18, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Feature

What makes games frustrating?

And what makes us keep playing?

Nov. 8, 2010 John Bedford

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Bizarre to "move on" from Geometry Wars

"We don't want to over-saturate it."

Sept. 14, 2010 Robert Purchese

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"No plans" for Geometry Wars 3

Cakebread on "all sorts of other projects".

April 1, 2010 Oli Welsh

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Over 1m GeoWars scores registered

Bizarre creation deservedly popular.

Nov. 25, 2008 Robert Purchese

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Interview

Geometry Wars: Retro Explained

Bizarre's Stephen Cakebread does the maths.

Nov. 14, 2008 Oli Welsh

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Review

Best of Steam

Casual games corralled for your pleasure.

June 28, 2007 Alec Meer

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Geometry Wars launches for XP

Available on Steam for USD 2.50.

June 19, 2007 Tom Bramwell

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MS was right to charge for Geometry Wars - Bizarre

Wasn't always the plan.

March 16, 2007 Tom Bramwell

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Geometry Wars Vista launches

Demo version available.

March 12, 2007 Tom Bramwell

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Review

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

Been in the wars?

Sept. 19, 2006 Tom Bramwell

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News

Live Arcade compilation

Out on Sept 15th in the UK.

Sept. 4, 2006 Tom Bramwell

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Grid Wars author's reflections

Felt pressured into cloning Geometry Wars, denies he's being sued.

Aug. 18, 2006 Tom Bramwell

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Bizarre finally tackles Grid Wars

Geometry Wars clone shot down.

Aug. 16, 2006 Tom Bramwell

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Reshaping the past

Geometry Wars picked apart with help from its designer.

Feb. 2, 2006 Tom Bramwell

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