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LIVE Activity for week of Jan 18th

 

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

1    Modern Warfare 2
2    Halo 3
3    Call of Duty: WaW
4    FIFA 10
5    Left 4 Dead 2
6    GTA IV (Purchase the full game for direct download )
7    Call of Duty 4
8    Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
9    Assassin's Creed II
10   Forza Motorsport 3 (Download the demo)

 

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
Magic: The Gathering
Serious Sam HD: TFE
Trials HD
Worms 2: Armageddon
Castle Crashers
Battlefield 1943
A Kingdom for Keflings
UNO
Shadow Complex
10 Hasbro Family Game Night **


The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles

 

Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)

1    Halo 2
2    Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3    Counter-Strike
4    Splinter Cell Chaos
5    Fable
6    Conker: Live Reloaded
7    Star Wars: Battlefront
8    Doom 3
9    SW: KOTOR
10    SW: Republic Commando


Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

1    I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
2    Head Shot 2
3    The Impossible Game
4    Avatar Drop
5    Avatar Golf
6    Avatar Run
7    Mind Warp
8    Dont B Nervous Talking 2 Girls
9    Miner Dig Deep
10  RC-AirSim

 

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.

 
Posted: Jan 27 2010, 02:16 AM by Major Nelson | with 33 comment(s) |
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Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule
 

Here is the current schedule for upcoming content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace*

 

Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week:

Feb. 1: Splosion Man, 400 Microsoft Points


Xbox LIVE Games on Demand:

Jan. 26: Dead Rising and Halo Wars

Feb. 2: Medal of Honor: Airborne

 

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

Jan. 27: KrissX, 800 Microsoft Points

Feb. 3: Chime, 400 Microsoft Points

 

Xbox Avatars Marketplace:

Jan. 28: Assassin's Creed
Feb. 4 : Valentine’s Day and Carnival collections

 

Game Add-Ons

Jan. 27: Pinball FX Excalibur Table, 240 Microsoft Points

Jan. 28: Assassin’s Creed II: Battle of Forli, 320 Microsoft Points

Feb. 2: Halo 3 Mythic 2 Map Pack, 800 Microsoft Points

 

You may want to follow my Twitter account if you want to be reminded when the above items become available.

 

*Current schedule. Subject to change. All content may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.

 
Games on Demand: Halo Wars and DEAD RISING
 

Halo Wars™Content: Halo Wars
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Asia, Canada and US
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the legendary Halo® universe. Command entire armies of Spartans, Warthogs and more into combat as you join the crew of the “Spirit of Fire” to battle the alien Covenant. Designed from the ground up for the Xbox 360, Halo Wars let you effortlessly command powerful armies in epic battles. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

 

Add Halo Wars to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

Dead Rising™Content: DEAD RISING

Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Germany, Japan, Korea or India
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English only. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Unparalleled human drama unfolds in a shopping mall overrun with the undead. Welcome to hell!! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

 

Add Dead Rising to your Xbox 360 download queue

 
This week on Arcade: KrissX
 

KrissX will be available this Wednesday at 800 points.

 

Information on the game is light, so here is what I was able to find::

 

In “KrissX,” players can play through an endless number of puzzles and unscramble over 3,500 jumbled words that will test your trivia knowledge and expand your own daily vocabulary

Available worldwide (except Japan and Korea) and rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

 

 
Posted: Jan 25 2010, 08:47 AM by Major Nelson | with 33 comment(s) |
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Deal of the Week: Portal: Still Alive
 

Xbox LIVE Gold Members can purchase the Xbox LIVE Arcade title Portal: Still Alive for 800 points.

 

 

Add Portal: Still Alive to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

 
Show #348: Mass Effect 2 and an 80's history lesson
 

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter
Interview: Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Mass Effect 2 ( 16:49 – 38:34)

Name the Game

Xbox 101 and more

 
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ID3 Lyrics data field. If your device supports displaying lyrics, you’ll find this useful 

Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/01/12/xbox-live-marketplace-release-schedule.aspx
Dark Void

Dragon Age- Origins

Mass Effect 2

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44

Dead Rising

Portal: Still Alive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice

http://www.nbcolympics.com/

http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/

http://www.olympic.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_(Blondie_song)

Show Details:

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1:24:22

File size (approx) :

38.6 MB

Format: MP3


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Arcade: DEATH BY CUBE and Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
 

 

Death By Cube™Content: DEATH BY CUBE
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: DEATH BY CUBE is an exhilarating action game in which you must take out endless hordes of enemies, while avoiding the rapid barrage of their fire that envelopes the screen. Take advantage of your shooting, as well as "dash" and "shield" abilities in order to clear each level and gain the medals which are awarded according to the score you achieve. By using the chips gained from completing levels, you can upgrade your character and focus on shooting, or on other abilities. Upgraded characters can also be used in the multiplayer modes, where up to 8 players can battle it out at the same time. DEATH BY CUBE has 3 types of multiplayer mode - "Death Match", "Base Battle" and "High Score Scramble" - so you can compete with your friends using whichever rules you like.

 

Add DEATH BY CUBE to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

Vandal Hearts: Flames of JudgmentContent: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) BLOOD,FANTASY VIOLENCE,MILD LANGUAGE] Konami’s legendary tactical RPG series returns with Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment for Xbox LIVE Arcade! Unlock the full game to experience speedy RPG gameplay, beautiful environments and multiple endings for endless replayability!

 

 

Add Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment to your Xbox 360 download queue

 
Games on Demand: Brave & Skate.
 

The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:

 

Brave: A Warrior's Tale

Content: Brave- Warrior's Tale
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Australia, New Zealand and North America
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". The exciting coming of age story of a young native american, set in a fantastic world of magic and mythology! Re-live the tales of your elders, and learn the skills you'll need to defeat the evil Wendigo. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

 

Add Brave- Warrior's Tale to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

skate.

Content: skate.
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Australia and Japan
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English only. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". The authentic skate experience. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.


Add skate. to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

Also, Xbox LIVE members in Japan, can now purchase A-Train HX

 

 
This week on Arcade: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment & Death by Cube
 

Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment (1200 points) and Death by Cube (800) will be available this Wednesday on Xbox LIVE Arcade.

 

 
Posted: Jan 18 2010, 09:00 AM by Major Nelson | with 24 comment(s) |
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Deal of the week: Mass Effect Game Add ons and Battleship

 

 

Mass Effect™Xbox LIVE Gold Members can purchase Mass Effect’s Bring Down the Sky and Pinnacle Station for 240 Microsoft Points each

 

 

 

 

Add Bring Down the Sky and Pinnacle Station to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

Plus Battleship for Hasbro Family Game Night is 400 Microsoft Points in Japan only.

 

Edit: Updated Battleship availability.

 

 
Show #347: Welcome to 2010
 

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter

 

Special Guest: Aaron Greenberg (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)

 

Not a normal show. It’s just not…ok?

 
Note: I’ve added the above show notes to the
ID3 Lyrics data field. If your device supports displaying lyrics, you’ll find this useful 

Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/01/12/xbox-live-marketplace-release-schedule.aspx

NPD News (Google) (Bing)

Army of Two- The 40th Day

Darksiders

Vancouver 2010

The agony of defeat…

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44

http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/
Inglourious Basterds

9

http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us/games/Pages/worldofgoo.aspx

Borderlands
Legit Beef

Show Details:

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File size (approx) :

45.5 MB

Format: MP3


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Xbox Engineering Blog
 

If you’ve ever wanted to know just a little bit more about how things work in your Xbox 360, be sure to head over to Xbox.com and read the new Xbox Engineering blog. While it’s not much now, it’s where our engineering team will be making posts to give you a little peak behind the scenes and how we solve hard problems in the console space. On behalf of the team, we hope you’ll enjoy what promises to some geeky posts.

 
Looking for a change? Come work with us !
 
Now that we’re a few days into 2010, many of you may be looking for a change in your professional scenery. Why not think about joining our team? Make the first step and take a look at our job postings. We have quite a few positions open in many areas of our business. You can work on the hardware side of Xbox 360, help make Xbox LIVE even better or work on our developer tools in XNA. Like PC Gaming? We’ve got that covered to with Games for Windows. You like games right? Maybe you have the skills to help Microsoft Games Studios make the next great games. Can’t wait to get your hands on Project Natal? We’ve got openings on that team as well.  We’ve got variety of creative and technical positions open at locations around the world. Check ‘em out. You never know where it may lead.
 
Arcade: Serious Sam HD: TFE
 

Serious Sam: TFE HDContent: Serious Sam HD: TFE
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Asia, India or New Zealand
Dash Text: Play through more than 14 levels of bedlam set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt. Embrace the mayhem with up to four players through online co-op on Xbox LIVE. Post your hard-earned score to the leaderboards. Earn all those wicked achievements. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

 

Add Serious Sam HD: TFE to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 
Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule
 

To help your with your planning, I am happy to share with you with a release schedule for the next couple of weeks for some of the regular Xbox LIVE Marketplace features.*

 

Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week:

January 18th: Mass Effect’s Bring Down the Sky and Pinnacle Station, 240 Microsoft Points each.

January 18th: Hasbro Family Game Night: Battleship, 400 Microsoft Points.

January 25th: Portal: Still Alive, 800 Microsoft Points.


Xbox LIVE Games on Demand:

January 12th: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

January 26th: Dead Rising

 

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

January 13th: Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD, 1200 Microsoft Points

January 20th: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment, 1200 Microsoft Points

January 20th: Death by Cube, 800 Microsoft Points


Xbox Avatars Marketplace:

January 14th: Burton gear and Darksiders outfits.

January 21st: International attire , MX vs. ATV, and University style outfits

 

Starting today, the following Games on Demand are now available for a lower price:

BioShock, Saints Row, MX vs. ATV Untamed, Prey and Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution.

 

If all goes well, I should be able to share a schedule like this with you on a bimonthly basis.

 

Plus, this Friday January 15 from 12n ET/9am PT through Monday January 18 at 12n ET/ 9am PT, Xbox LIVE Silver members can enjoy Last.fm on Xbox 360 for free.

 

*Current schedule, subject to change

Edit: The lower prices are not applicable to all regions. The Burton content is currently delayed.

 
Games on Demand: GRAW 2 and Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
 

The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:

 

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter™ 2

Content: GRAW 2
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: All regions 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". You are the Soldier of the Future 2.0. All systems have been upgraded to give you more power and control on the battlefield. Lead your team of elite Special Forces for the first time on US soil. You are the last line of defense and must do what it takes to be victorious. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

 

Add GRAW 2 to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men™

Content: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Korea and United States
Dash Text: This game supports English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". A flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath forced together on a violent and chaotic path seeking redemption and revenge. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

 

Add Kane and Lynch: Dead Men to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

 

Also, Xbox LIVE members in Japan, can now purchase Raiden4/雷電Ⅳ

 

 
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