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May 24th 2012, 10:58 am PT

LIVE Activity for week of May 14th

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Call of Duty: Black Ops
FIFA 12
Battlefield 3
Halo: Reach
Modern Warfare 2
NBA 2K12
Skyrim
Gears of War 3
GTA IV
Forza Motorsport 4
Max Payne 3
Trials Evolution
Mass Effect 3
NHL12
Madden NFL 12
Halo 3
Red Dead Redemption
Saints Row: The Third 

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Trials Evolution
The Walking Dead
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II
Castle Crashers
Trials HD
Fruit Ninja Kinect
Iron Brigade
Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Pinball FX2
Fez
Worms: Ultimate Mayhem
Orcs Must Die!
I Am Alive
Double Fine Happy Action Theater
Family Game Night
Fable Heroes
Fusion: Genesis
Haunt
Gotham City Impostors
  The above list is based on full versions purchased.

Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

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CastleMiner Z
CastleMiner
Total Miner: Forge
The $1 Zombie Game
The Impossible Game
Avatar Deathmatch
FortressCraft Chapter 1
Avatar Paintball 
Fortress Wars
FLIRT
End Of Days: Infected vs Mercs 
Solar 2
Toy Stunt Bike 2 
Firing Range 2
Avatar Legends
Flight Adventure 2
Don’t Die Dateless, Dummy!
College Lacrosse 2011
Steam Heroes
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
  The above list is based on full versions purchased.

Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

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GTA IV
Age of Empires Online
Batman Arkham City
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Microsoft Flight
F1 2011
DiRT 3
Resident Evil Racoon City
Resident Evil 5
Street Fighter X Tekken
Gotham City Impostors
Fallout 3
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Fable III
Bioshock 2
Toy Soldiers
F1 2010
Colin McRae : Dirt 2
Bulletstorm
Section 8: Prejudice

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Some content (and therefore the links) may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.

Top LIVE

May 24th 2012, 7:22 am PT

Demo: STEEL BATTALION HEAVY ARMOR DEMO

Content: STEEL BATTALION HEAVY ARMOR DEMO
Price: Free
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE Region
Dash Text: This all-new game revives the fan-favorite Steel Battalion series! Microsoft has joined forces with Capcom and From Software to bring you this groundbreaking collaborative project to the Xbox 360. Manhattan, 2082. In a world where computers and almost all modern technology has been lost, the greatest nations of the world continue to battle for hegemony. The American army lands in New York to begin it’s first big offensive of a long ground war. Soldiers fire from the trenches as scorched bunkers belch black smoke. As comrades continually fall to the unrelenting crossfire of bullets, the Vertical Tanks make their laborious advance… Experience the battlefield as never before with Kinect! This is what gamers have been waiting for!

Add the demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

Enjoy the demo? Purchase the full version of the game

Demo, Marketplace

May 23rd 2012, 6:44 am PT

Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co and Monster World

Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.Content: Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Experience a blast from past with this collection of classic Sega titles! Save kingdoms, shatter time trials, and destroy evil in Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Super Hang-on, and The Revenge of Shinobi! Now available on Xbox LIVE, Alex Kidd & Company have been updated with all new achievements, challenging new trial modes, and other goodies like recordable and downloadable game sessions, 3D mode in Super Hang-on, in game juke boxes, and the original Japanese dialogue!

Add the free game trial to your Xbox 360 download queue

Sega Vintage Collection: Monster WorldContent: Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Bring peace back to Monster World in these three classic action RPG titles: Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and for the first time outside of Japan, Monster World IV! Now available for download on Xbox LIVE, the Monster World saga features all new achievements, challenging new trial modes, Xbox LIVE Leaderboards, and recordable and downloadable game sessions!

Add the free game trial to your Xbox 360 download queue

Arcade, Marketplace

May 23rd 2012, 5:58 am PT

Arcade: Joy Ride Turbo

Joy Ride TurboContent: Joy Ride Turbo
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) From the Kinect Joy Ride creators comes Joy Ride Turbo, a controller-based arcade racer delivering precision handling and crazy stunts with more thrills, speed, & mayhem! In the new Stunt Park, you’re free to show off! There’s no limit to the whacky tour de force you achieve with friends. It’s a vibrant playground for your car – jump off cliffs, shoot from a cannon, & more. Plus, explore and find collectibles that unlock cars – giving you an edge for faster races and death-defying tricks. Race new tracks, old favorites and 3 modes of play: Battle Race, Pro Race & Time Trial. Challenge family & friends to local 4-player split-screen or race up to 8 on Xbox LIVE. With Joy Ride Turbo, everyone’s in the driver’s seat in this madcap kart racer.

Add the free game trial to your Xbox 360 download queue

Arcade, Marketplace

May 22nd 2012, 3:56 am PT

Call of Duty: MW3 Collection 2 Now Available

Today, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 is now available for download from Xbox LIVE. The four Multiplayer maps and two special ops missions, that previously were only available to Call of Duty Elite Premium Members, can now be purchased for download.

Modern Warfare® 3

Content: Collection 2
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Modern Warfare® 3’s second “Collection” deploys with 3 Multiplayer/Survival Mode Maps, 2 Special Ops Missions, and 2 all-new “Face Off” maps. Totally new to the franchise, these super-concentrated hot spots distill all the fury of Multiplayer into a whole new breed of close combat. Scoping the Mediterranean, Hamburg, a sprawling vacation resort and even the Scottish Islands, players hungry for action will have no shortage of venues to test their Multiplayer and Special Ops skills. After this download is complete, please download the accompanying Collection 2 maps from the in-game STORE option in the MULTIPLAYER menu.

Purchase the Collection 2 Game Add-on and add it to your Xbox 360 download queue

You’ll need a copy of Call of Duty: MW3 to use this content

COD, Game Add-on, Marketplace

May 18th 2012, 3:47 pm PT

Show 439: Halo 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and more

Note: I’ve added the above show notes to the ID3 Lyrics data field. Check your device if this is supported.

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)

Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)

Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)

Guests:

Interview: Kiki Wolfkill, Halo 4 (20:54 - 26:45)
Interview: Mark Lamia, Call of Duty: Black Ops II (39:13 - 59:04)

Podcast

May 18th 2012, 5:57 am PT

Arcade: Dragon’s Lair

Dragon's LairContent: Dragon’s Lair
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE Region
Dash Text: Dragon’s Lair, one of the most beloved arcade games of all time can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your couch. This fully arcade authentic version is fully playable with Kinect or the Xbox 360 controller so you can really show how well you wield Dirk’s sword. Included with this ultimate edition are bonus Avatar items, Gamerpics and even a full watch feature to sit back and enjoy Don Bluth’s stunning animation. In Dragon’s Lair, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Find your way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles. Lead on adventurer. Your quest awaits!

Add the free trial to your Xbox 360 download queue

Note: You can use a Kinect sensor or a controller to play this game

Arcade, Marketplace

May 17th 2012, 12:32 pm PT

HBO GO on Xbox 360 Now Available for Time Warner Cable Customers

Starting today, Xbox LIVE Gold members in the U.S. that are also Time Warner Cable and Bright House customers will be able to access their favorite HBO content on their console.

HBO GO on Xbox 360 includes the entire HBO catalogue of live and on demand original content – that means every episode of every show, from the latest hits like “Game of Thrones,” to older favorites like “The Sopranos.” With Kinect, you can voice search the entire HBO catalogue.

We’re excited Xbox owners that are Time Warner Cable and Bright House subscribers will have access to even more of the entertainment they want, all in one place.

 

Xbox 360, Xbox Live

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