January 2010 - Posts
Content: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions
Dash Text: Welcome to the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 multiplayer demo! Get ready to feel the heat of battle in the vast Port Valdez map set on the Alaskan coastline. Fight together to secure valuable crates in 'Rush Mode' as the action progresses seamlessly across a variety of different locations. Delivering best-in class vehicle warfare and unprecedented levels of destruction Battlefield: Bad Company™2 will deliver an all-out war experience unlike any other. Demo ends 25th February 2010.
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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)
1 Magic: The Gathering
2 Serious Sam HD: TFE
3 Trials HD
4 Worms 2: Armageddon
5 Castle Crashers
6 Battlefield 1943
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 UNO
9 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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)
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| Duration (approx): | 1:24:22 |
| File size (approx) : | 38.6 MB |
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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.
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Content: 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!
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The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:
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.
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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.
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Also, Xbox LIVE members in Japan, can now purchase A-Train HX
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment (1200 points) and Death by Cube (800) will be available this Wednesday on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
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?
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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:
| Duration (approx): | 1:39:30 |
| File size (approx) : | 45.5 MB |
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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.
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.
Content: 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.
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