Content: Crackdown Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: Not available in Germany, Japan and Korea Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". This is war. A war on crime. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
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Content: Madden NFL Arcade Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Feel the excitement of the NFL with a fun, fast-paced, 5-on-5 football experience. Madden NFL Arcade brings the 10 best players from each of the 32 NFL teams on offense and defense together to battle it out on the gridiron. No penalties, no clock, just pure adrenaline, as each team has four downs to march 60 yards downfield for the score. Catch your opponent off-guard with Game Changers that allow you to break the game wide open in a single play! Play with 1-4 players on a single console, or take your game online with ranked/unranked matches, lobbies, leaderboards, and more. Madden NFL Arcade takes everything you love about your favorite NFL stars and stadiums and brings them to life in a fun, high-scoring gridiron battle! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: Not available in Japan Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English and French. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. Help the 3rd Streets take back their city in this explosive sequal to the 2006 hit. Saints Row 2 features unparalleled character creation and customization; a massive open world to explore by land, air or sea; and online co-op play that enables you and a friend play through the entire story of Saints Row 2. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: LEGO Indiana Jones Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: Not available in Japan and Mexico Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). With a unique tongue-in-cheek take on the original adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones follows the escapades of Dr. Jones through the jungles of South America to the mountaintops of India. Fans can build, battle and brawl their way through their favourite cinematic moments, from Indy’s entanglements with snakes to his dashing boulder run.
Content: Winter Sports 2010 – Multiplayer Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Welcome back to the world of winter sports! – Download the demo.
Interview: Sean Xbox LIVE Software Development Engineer in Test (2:19 – 11:51 )
Interview: Eric, Xbox LIVE Program Manager (11:54 – 18:28)
Interview: Matt, Xbox LIVE Software Development Engineer (18:31 – 23:46)
Interview: Dan, Xbox LIVE Software Development Engineer (23:49 – 31:36)
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Content: Jurassic: The Hunted Demo Price: Free Availability: United States Dash Text: Jurassic: The Hunted is an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious island that connects the modern world with the age of dinosaurs. Players take on the role of Craig Dylan, a weapons and survival expert, hired to protect a research team sent to study the strange temporal energy of the island and recover whatever is left of the expedition lost on the island over twenty years earlier. Every minute is a fight for survival as Dylan must scavenge weapons, defend barricades, and battle titanic dinosaurs to return to his own time.
The Inside Xbox crew and I are on are way to Maui, Hawaii for the 26th Annual EA Sports Maui Invitational that kicks off this weekend. I’ll be hosting a reception on Saturday night with all of the teams that are participating in the tournament, and working on some videos during the few days we will be on the island. Watch Inside Xbox for our reports from event and see a few of the sites and sounds of this tropical paradise. If you are an Xbox LIVE Member in Maui, send me an email (Major at Xbox –dot-com) and maybe you can show the Xbox team around your island.
Content: Diner Dash Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Korea Dash Text: Ditch your desk job and serve up some grub! Help Flo™ grow her fledgling diner into a five-star restaurant in this game of skill, speed and savvy. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: Gyromancer Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Korea Dash Text: Gyromancer: A fusion of puzzle and RPG gaming. You are Rivel, a powerful mage who leads fearsome beasts into battle as he explores the depths of Aldemona Wood. Master a deep–and deeply addictive–battle system. Twelve stages of play against dozens of unique foes. The full version allows you to play all stages of the game. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.3
Content: Tropico 3 Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: The time is yesterday and the Cold War is in full swing. Through means devious and dubious you have seized power in the Caribbean island country of Tropico, where you now rule as the all-powerful “El Presidente”. You decide whether you want to use your army to secure your power base in the best traditions of corrupt, unscrupulous tyrants everywhere or lead your people to prosperity in your role as generous elder statesman.
With the latest batch of new LIVE Features now available, we’re kicking off a few FREE LIVE Weekends so that Silver members can get a free trial of all the Xbox LIVE features.
During the free LIVE Weekends, all Xbox LIVE Silver members can enjoy: online multiplayer, Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM, Netflix, Sky Player, Halo Waypoint and 1 v 100*
Here is the schedule of when the freeness starts for Silver Members:
Content: GRID Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: Not available in Japan Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. Race Driver: GRID is all about the race. It’s a stunning world of motorsport brought to life, from racing muscle cars through the iconic streets of San Francisco and competing in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race to drifting around the docks of Yokohama. Jump behind the wheel of exhilarating racing cars in the most aggressive, spectacular wheel-to-wheel races you’ve ever experienced – then prove yourself online. Welcome to GRID: racing just got exciting again. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “A Day In The Life” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “A Day In The Life” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “Lovely Rita” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Lovely Rita” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “When I’m Sixty-Four” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “When I’m Sixty-Four” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “She’s Leaving Home” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “She’s Leaving Home” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “Fixing A Hole” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Fixing A Hole” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Album) Price: 1080 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Size: 141.36 MB Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. This includes 8 tracks: all of the songs from the The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, except “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” “Getting Better,” and “Good Morning Good Morning” found on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many The Beatles: Rock Band songs are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. Be aware that it is possible to download the same song twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For song credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: “Within You Without You” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan Dash Text: (Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Build your The Beatles: Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Within You Without You” — The Beatles. PLEASE NOTE: The Beatles: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.TheBeatlesRockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
