Content:Happy Feet Two: The Videogame Price: Free Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Download the official Happy Feet Two game demo, featuring four diverse levels and limitless fun. Play as Mumble and his best friend Ramon as they dance, slide, and race across Antarctica in a beat-bumping, feet-thumping, move-busting adventure to rescue their penguin nation featuring original music by GRAMMY® award-winning artist Ozomatli. And for the ultimate experience, play in 3D!
Content:Rayman Origins – Demo Price: Free Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Download the demo of Rayman Origins and immerse yourself in this gorgeous 2D platfomer! Explore the lands of the Gibberish Jungle and Gourmand Land and discover or rediscover the magical universe and legendary 2D gameplay that captured the hearts of millions of fans.
Content:Fusion: Genesis Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Unravel a sinister conspiracy in a galaxy on the brink of civil war. Choose your side. Expose the truth. Become a hero. Follow six epic storylines as a trader, mercenary, peacekeeper, soldier, or seeker Explore an "always connected" dynamic environment Complete 100s of solo and co-op quests across 23 levels Fly over 100 ships with 1000s of upgrades Acquire 40 combat skills and 200 weapons Enjoy cooperative (1-4) and PvP (1-8) gameplay Connect with Fusion: Sentient on Windows Phone 7
Content: Yoostar On MTV Demo Price: Free Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Yoostar on MTV fulfills the dreams of pop culture fans and gamers alike by giving everyone the opportunity to star in the most iconic scenes to ever hit cable TV. With a huge library of live events, news, classic, reality, and original shows to choose from, as well as the inclusion of upcoming shows to maximize its cultural relevancy, the extensive archive of trend-setting and entertaining content leaves no stone unturned. Additionally, some of the most popular music videos in recent history will be playable in Yoostar on MTV, in which you can perform with your own voice or via lip dub.
Content: Let’s Cheer Demo Price: Free Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Real cheers, real routines, controller-free! Cheer out loud with voice support in this demo featuring five authentic cheers and competitive routines choreographed by pro cheerleaders. Master more routines set to hits like “Shake It” and “Hollaback Girl” in the full version of Let’s Cheer!
Content: Disney Universe Price: Free Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Disney Universe is an off-the-wall non-stop action adventure where Disney worlds and characters mix up for the first time. Suit up in iconic costumes and face challenges in legendary Disney worlds. Defeat enemies, collect coins and powerups, unlock new costumes and explore with friends as you battle in a mix-up of worlds inspired by numerous Disney and Disney•Pixar films
Content: Call of Duty® ELITE Price: Free Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Get access to the incredible features of Call of Duty ELITE designed for Modern Warfare® 3 directly on your 360 with the Call of Duty ELITE Console App! Download the Console App for free, and register to earn 2 HOURS OF DOUBLE XP! Call of Duty ELITE is the innovate new online service that will transform your multiplayer experience. CAREER See thousands of gameplay stats, review recent matches, leaderboards and more CONNECT Connect with the people you want to play with in Groups and Clans COMPETE Show off your skills and creativity in year-round contests and events across all skill levels IMPROVE Tap into intel on weapons and map, stat trackers, and heat maps UPGRADE to the ultimate multiplayer experience with the Call of Duty ELITE 1-Year Premium Subscription to get access to ELITE Premium features and all the Modern Warfare 3 DLC. Available now in the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace. The Call of Duty ELITE Console App supports both free and Premium subscription.
Tomorrow will see the release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. In addition the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Console we announced earlier this year will also go on sale. If you really want to get in the mood, I’ve posted the custom sounds that the console makes. Here are the .WAV files of they what they sound like: power on/off and disk tray eject. Feel free to download them for your personal, non-commercial use. They make great alert tones.
Complete details in the press release that went out earlier today:
“Kinect Sports: Season Two” Serves up Free Game Add-On to Separate the Pros from the Rookies
Launching Nov. 7, “Kinect Sports: Season Two Challenge Pack #1,” sponsored by Braun, brings six heart-thumping, sweat-inducing activities to elevate your game and inspire competitive fun for the whole family
Players, take your mark. The teams from Rare and Big Park Games today unveiled “Kinect Sports: Season Two Challenge Pack #1,” a free game add-on sponsored by Braun,and the first of our monthly updates for “Kinect Sports: Season Two.” Available Nov. 7 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, “Challenge Pack #1” stirs up friendly competition in the living room with six new Challenge Play activities, helping eager athletes hone their athletic prowess on the field, green, court, slopes and even the dart board.
Invest sweat equity in all six new sports featured in “Kinect Sports: Season Two” through new exciting activities available in Quick Play and Challenge Play, allowing you to compete with your friends and family either in your living room or send a challenge over Xbox LIVE for friends to tackle later:
· Baseball: Frantic Fielder – Oil up your mitt and get ready for action! “Frantic Fielder” for Baseball gives all new meaning to playing catch. Fielding an endless stream of balls from a lineup of mascots tests everything from hand-eye coordination to speed. The more you catch the harder it gets – three misses and you’re OUT!
· Darts: Smart Shot – Exercise the brain and throwing arm simultaneously with “Smart Shot” for Darts. If hitting the bulls-eye wasn’t challenge enough, try competing against the clock with mathematical puzzles that require a sharp mind and even sharper aim.
· Football: Crazy Kicker – As the star kicker in “Crazy Kicker” for Football, you’ll discover the challenge of making a 40-yard field goal with all eyes watching. Account for factors like distance and wind to line up your shot perfectly and score! The crowd and mascots will cheer you on with every amazing goal.
· Golf: Champion Chip – “Champion Chip” for Golf takes the short game to a new level. Chip shots become increasingly challenging from different surfaces, distances, and with natural obstacles like wind steering the course.
· Skiing: Cool Ringings – Swoosh down the slopes with a license for speed, dodging mascots and ringing the cowbells for extra points in “Cool Ringings” for Skiing. Five different courses help players build their ski legs just in time for ski season.
· Tennis: Rapid Returner – Breaking a sweat is easy with “Rapid Returner” for Tennis, where mascots serve up a variety of zingers at increasing speeds to the forehand, backhand, net and baseline. If you’re looking for the ultimate Tennis training game, grab your racquet for and get ready for action.
New game add-ons will be made available each and every month through Spring 2012, with each release including some kind of free content to keep you on the field and in the game. Stay tuned for more details on additional challenges, features and even a whole new sport coming next year!
Content:LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7 Demo Price: Free Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: The Battle is Building! Based on the last three Harry Potter books and final four films, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 takes players through Harry Potter’s heroic adventures in the Muggle and wizarding worlds. From Privet Drive in Little Whinging to Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade and Hogwarts™, players will encounter new faces, new challenges and more magic, preparing them for the ultimate face-off with Lord Voldemort™!
Content:Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking Price: Free Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: The Rabbids have already invaded the past, the world, your TV, the moon, and now they are set to invade your own home, coming out from the floor and interacting with you through ridiculous and humorous physical challenges. This year with the augmented reality, watch as the Rabbids mess with your life in front of your eyes! For the very 1st time on Kinect, play up to four players simultaneously in a flood of crazy game modes! Have you ever imagined getting so close to a Rabbids that you could slap it, kick it, knock it out and generally have fun with it? You can now with the Augmented Reality enjoy that on Kinect. Jump, roll, slap, dance and more to stop the Rabbids invasion! Go face to face against them with the craziest moves through dozen of new mini-games.
Content:Leela Demo Price: Free Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Welcome to the Deepak Chopra’s Leela™ game demo. Leela is a groundbreaking journey that helps brings focus, energy and balance to everyday life. Explore seven movements to engage the seven chakras — or energy centers — to unwind and develop a “flow state.” With Kinect, users can actually see and measure their breathing to enhance their meditation. Create personal “mandalas” – artwork that expresses a person’s essence — and use them as meditation maps or share with friends on Facebook.
Content:BurgerTime World Tour Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability:Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: An all-time arcade favorites gets a second helping as BurgerTime World Tour elevates classic gaming to the next-gen universe. Hero Peter Pepper returns and traverses the globe challenging chefs from around the world. Gamers will tackle 50 total levels and boss fights in each of the four environments. For the first time ever, the game will also feature online and split-screen multiplayer modes for four players with online leaderboard and avatar support. BurgerTime has never been more meaty!
The all-new behind the scenes multiplayer video for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games bring you a preview of Kill Confirmed and Team Defender, two of the all-new multiplayer modes in Modern Warfare 3. Learn how MW3 takes multiplayer customization to a whole new level: Private matches have been significantly enhanced to allow players to create new, fully customizable game modes and share those newly created game modes with friends and the community.
Content: Horde Command Pack Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: The COG grows stronger with new fortification levels and command posts in Horde, two new weapon skin packs, and three multiplayer characters: Bernie, Onyx Guard, and Big Rig Dizzy. Also included are 250 Achievement Points; two new maps for Horde players, Azura and Rustlung; and a remake of the most popular Horde map of all time, Blood Drive.
This bundle will retail for US $149 MSRP and will include a Kinect Sensor and three full Kinect Games: Fruit Ninja Kinect, The Gunstringer and Kinect Adventures. This bundle will be available for a limited time while supplies last and individual offers may vary by region.
This week, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Kinect, and today we’re announcing the Kinect For Windows commercial program will launch early next year.
The full text of the press release is below:
One year ago this week, Xbox 360 set out to change the way we interact with games and entertainment with the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360. Controller-free games and entertainment – once the stuff of science fiction – had become a reality through the magic of Kinect. Sales immediately soared with more than 10 million Kinect sensors sold, setting the Guinness World Record as the fastest-selling consumer electronics device in 60 days along the way. Kinect opened up Xbox to a broad set of new audiences bringing new categories ofentertainment to the platform. Leading brands such as Disney, Sesame Street and National Geographic were inspired by the simplicity and intuitiveness of Kinect’s voice and gesture control technologies, developing immersive, fun experiences for everyone. Nearly 40 world-leading entertainment providers, Comcast, Verizon FiOS and HBO GO will join current providers like Netflix, Hulu Plus and ESPN on Xbox 360 this holiday season and beyond, to deliver TV entertainment experiences that are more personal, effortless and social.
People were inspired. Six months ago, a diverse group of hobbyists and academics from around the world embraced the possibilities of Kinect. In a wave of creativity, they downloaded the Microsoft Kinect for Windows SDK and began developing creative applications and innovative uses in healthcare, education, art and so much more. Microsoft has recognized this phenomenon as “The Kinect Effect.”
Marking the November 4th anniversary of Kinect, Xbox 360 today announced that the Kinect for Windows commercial program will be launched early next year. The commercial program will give businesses the tools to develop applications that not only could improve their own operations, but potentially revolutionize entire industries. To date, more than 200 businesses worldwide—including Toyota, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Razorfish— have joined a Kinect for Windows pilot program to begin exploring the possibilities of Kinect. While no one knows what the future holds, if the past year is any indication, it’s going to be inspiring.
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