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April 6th 2012, 5:38 am PT

Arcade: Anomaly Warzone Earth

Anomaly Warzone EarthContent: Anomaly Warzone Earth
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: The award-winning Anomaly Warzone Earth comes to Xbox Live Arcade, with loads of exclusive XBLA content! Experience the innovative Tower Offense formula where you are the attacking side. Be captivated by a new approach to strategy designed specifically for gamepad. Take on the role of the Commander whose special abilities are crucial in the quest for victory. Manage your armor squad’s tactics – choose your formation and plot your course. Gather resources for new units and upgrades. Jump into a variety of modes – story campaign and two Squad Assault Modes. Become the strategy master by solving puzzles in Xbox-exclusive Tactical Trials levels. Enjoy extraordinary mixture of strategy and action packaged in great visuals and atmospheric sound!

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April 6th 2012 at 5:38 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 20 comments

April 4th 2012, 8:05 am PT

Arcade: Diabolical Pitch

Diabolical Pitch

Content: Diabolical Pitch
Price: Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) An unusual, unique and wacky pitching action game is coming to Kinect and the name of the game is Diabolical Pitch. A former pitcher now outfitted with an incredibly powerful bionic arm finds himself in a run-down, dark, and twisted amusement park. The night gets strange and intense quickly as you must use your pitching skills to survive the game of your life. Charge up your diabolical pitch to wipe out all the enemies crowding towards you. Power-ups give your throwing arm insane abilities that will give you the edge against huge mobs of enemies or even the mostfearsome boss. Kinect turns your room into a playing field and your Diabolical Pitch is the main attraction.

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April 4th 2012 at 8:05 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 10 comments

April 4th 2012, 6:22 am PT

Arcade: Pinball Arcade

Pinball ArcadeContent: Pinball Arcade
Price: 800 Microsoft Token
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Real pinball for your Xbox 360! The all-time greatest pinball tables from Williams®, Bally®, Stern Pinball™, and Gottlieb® are now together in one game. Every flipper, bumper, sound effect, and display pixel has been painstakingly emulated in astonishing detail. The four table launch collection includes Tales of the Arabian Nights®, Ripley’s Believe It or Not®, Theatre of Magic®, and Black Hole™. Over the next few years, downloadable classics like Monster Bash®, Medieval Madness®, Creature from the Black Lagoon®, Funhouse®, Attack from Mars®, Black Knight®, Space Shuttle®, Pin•Bot®, Circus Voltaire®, Big Shot®, (and many others!) will be added along with online tournaments and additional modes to challenge yourself and compete against your friends. The Pinball Arcade is the most realistic and comprehensive pinball game ever created. Please support us in our efforts to preserve these tables and join the indelible part of Americana that is pinball!

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April 4th 2012 at 6:22 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 38 comments

April 3rd 2012, 6:00 am PT

Content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.*

See the blog post I’ll make for many of these for pricing and/or regional availability and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Xbox LIVE Arcade  Release Date MS Points
Diabolical Pitch 4-Apr 800
The Pinball Arcade 4-Apr 800
Anomaly: Warzone Earth 6-Apr 800
The Splatters 11-Apr 800
World Gone Sour 11-Apr 400
Fez 13-Apr 800
     
Game Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Kinect Sports: Season Two Basketball Add-on 3-Apr 400 pts
Forza Motorsport 4 April Alpinestars Car Pack 3-Apr 560 pts
     
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
SNK April 3 – 9  
King of Fighters 98   400 (50% off)
King of Fighters 2002   400 (50% off)
King of Fighters Sky Stage   400 (50% off)
Metal Slug 3   400 (50% off)
Metal Slug XX   600 (50% off)
Trouble Witches   400 (50% off)
     
Activision April 10 – 16  
Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package   800 (33% off)
Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack   800 (33% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1   400 (50% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 Germany Only   300 (50% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2   400 (50% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 Germany Only   300 (50% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3   400 (50% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Germany Only   300 (50% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack Bundle   1200 (40% off)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack Bundle Germany Only   960 (40% off)
Call of Duty: Black Ops RC-XD   160 (33% off)
Modern Warfare 3 Recon Drone   160 (33% off)
Special Sales Discount Dates Price
Max Payne Sale April 3 – 9 33% off
     
Games on Demand Release Date  
FIFA 12 3-Apr  
Game Party: In Motion 3-Apr  
Kinectimals 10-Apr  
Air Conflicts Secret Wars 10-Apr  
Jurassic Park The Game 10-Apr  
     
Avatar Release Date  
Sonic 4 Episode 2 3-Apr  
Kinect Rush 3-Apr  
MLB Update 3-Apr  
adidas Performance 4 Update 10-Apr  
NHL Update 10-Apr  
Most Wanted 10-Apr  

*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region

Update: Added Anomaly and World Gone Sour in the XBLA section

April 3rd 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Avatar Marketplace, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 56 comments

March 30th 2012, 6:00 am PT

Arcade: South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge

South Park: Tenorman's RevengeContent: South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Scott Tenorman is back and he wants revenge! Help Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny take on Tenorman and his army of Ginger robots before they destroy South Park! Suit up as the boys’ superhero alter-egos to track Scott and his evil forces through time and space in this exciting platformer. It’s the ultimate fight to save South Park!

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March 30th 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 11 comments

March 28th 2012, 6:00 am PT

Arcade: Wrecked Revenge Revisited

Wrecked Revenge Revisited   Content: Wrecked Revenge Revisited
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: From the creators of MASHED comes the next evolution of explosive battle racing fun! It’s time to unleash your rivalries again and make a few new ones in the process. Revenge is sweet when it’s a rocket through your rival’s back window! Using weapons or just your kick ass driving skills, unleash your fury, cause absolute carnage, and send your ‘friends’ to a very humiliating defeat!

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March 28th 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 30 comments

March 22nd 2012, 9:00 am PT

Announcing ‘Arcade Next’

Spring’s most anticipated Xbox LIVE Arcade games are headed to your living room with “Arcade NEXT” from Microsoft Studios and Xbox LIVE. Beginning April 18, a new downloadable title will launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade from Microsoft Studios every Wednesday, through May 9. Also, starting in April, all new Xbox LIVE Arcade games (like these) will include up to 400 Gamerscore, with up to 30 Achievements available to unlock.

 
TRIALS EVOLUTION, April 18 for 1200 Microsoft Points

“Trials Evolution” is on every front, the next dimension of the smash-hit, award-winning “Trials HD.” Bust out of the warehouse into an outdoor world of night and day, curved driving lines, and spectacular scenery. Multiplayer comes alive in your living room or on Xbox LIVE. Build your own tracks with the in-game editor or download those of any other player from the new Track Central. Customize your bike and rider with awesome gear and unique parts, enjoy innovative skill games, try ghost racing, beat your friends’ scores and more! Don’t miss the madness!

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BLOODFORGE,  April 25 for 1200 Microsoft Points
With a brutal combat system, stunning art style, and a deeply compelling story, “Bloodforge” empowers you to slaughter hordes of demonic soldiers, deformed worshippers, and the gods themselves, using ferocious Rage Kills, devastating Rune attacks, and furious Weapon Combos. Help seal Crom’s fate – and the fate of the rest of the world – in this dark, visceral story of revenge, betrayal, and destiny.

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FABLE HEROES, May 2 for 800 Microsoft Points

“Fable Heroes” is an action-packed, hack-and-slash adventure built for Xbox LIVE Arcade. It delivers a fresh spin on the “Fable” franchise with a unique art style and gameplay that takes playful competition to the next level. Whether on the couch or using Xbox LIVE, up to four players work together to defeat enemies while also competing with one another to collect gold coins and level up. Precious gold collected in Fable Heroes can be imported into the forthcoming Kinect title, Fable: The Journey, providing players with a valuable head start from day one.

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MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION, May 9 for 1600 Microsoft Points 
The infinite possibilities in “Minecraft” just got bigger. “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” brings the global phenomenon to console gamers for the first time. The Xbox LIVE Arcade version of the game features an innovative new crafting interface, natural controller movements, a full Tutorial mode to teach the basics and for the first time in “Minecraft,” split-screen multiplayer as well as over Xbox LIVE.

Update: Here is the official Arcade Next trailer:

March 22nd 2012 at 9:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace, Press Release | 175 comments

March 21st 2012, 7:36 am PT

Arcade: Sine Mora and Rayman 3 HD

Sine Mora™Content: Sine Mora
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: SINE MORA is a horizontal shoot’em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, SINE MORA is a gorgeous shmup that offers a Story Mode that weaves an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode that provides deep, satisfying gameplay to challenge fans of the genre. With many ways to manipulate time, SINE MORA features over 60 weapon combinations to complete each beatifully-crafted stage that form fits to the player’s skills with scaling difficulty. Soundtrack composed by Akira Yamaoka and featuring boss designs by Mahiro Maeda.

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Rayman 3 HDContent: Rayman 3 HD
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Embark on a fantastic and humorous journey with Rayman and Globox to save the Crossroad of Dreams. Masterfully enhanced with eye-popping High Definition visuals and sounds, Rayman 3 HD is the definitive version of the Rayman classics “Rayman 3 Hoodlum’s Havoc”, and a must-play for all Rayman fans and platform adventure game enthusiasts. Run, Jump and punch your way through the 2 first levels of the game battling the mysterious Hoodlums and their minions.

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March 21st 2012 at 7:36 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 5 comments

March 20th 2012, 6:00 am PT

Content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.*

See the blog post I’ll make for many of these for pricing and/or regional availability and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Xbox LIVE Arcade  Release Date MS Points
Sine Mora 21-Mar 1200
Rayman 3 HD 21-Mar 800
     
Game Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3  Collection 1 20-Mar 1200
Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City Nemesis Mode 20-Mar 320
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Legend of Dead Kel 20-Mar 800
Gears of War 3 Forces of Nature Map Pack 27-Mar 800
Saints Row: The Third The Trouble with Clones 20-Mar 560
Worms Ultimate Mayhem Customization add-on 28-Mar 400
     
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
BioShock 2 (2K) March 20 – 26  
Minerva’s Den   400 (50% off)
Rapture Metro Pack   400 (50% off)
Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack   200 (50% off)
Protector Trails   200 (50% off)
Big Sister Outfit   160 (50% off)
Bouncer Big Daddy    160 (50% off)
Bouncer Big Daddy Helmet   80 (50% off)
     
It’s All About Speed  March 27 – April 2  
Forza: American Muscle Car Pack   320 (43% off)
Forza: November Speed Pack   400 (29% off)
Forza: December IGN Pack   320 (43% off)
Forza: January Jalopnik Pack   400 (29% off)
Joe Danger: Special Edition    600 (50% off)
Daytona USA   400 (50% off)
Sega Rally Online Arcade   400 (50% off)
     
Special Sales Discount Dates Price
THQ Sale (THQ) 3/20 – 3/26 50% off certain items
Games on Demand Sale 3/27 – 4/2 Up to 30% off
     
Games on Demand Release Date  
Deus Ex: Human Revolution  20-Mar  
Kinect Sports 20-Mar  
Gears of War 3 27-Mar  
Two Worlds II 27-Mar  
     
Avatar Release Date  
Modern Warfare 3 Collection Update 20-Mar  
Dance Moves Collection 20-Mar  
Halo Update 27-Mar  
Trials Evolution 27-Mar  
adidas Originals 4 Collection 27-Mar  
Zoo Animals 27-Mar  

 

 

*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region.

 Edit: Corrected the savings on the Forza packs

 

March 20th 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 59 comments

March 14th 2012, 6:01 am PT

Arcade: Defenders of Ardania & Shoot Many Robots

Content: Defenders of Ardania
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: ‘Defenders of Ardania’is a next generation tower defense game set in the fantasy world of Majesty, where you can take control over both the defending- and the attacking sides. The game is set in the fantasy world of Majesty with 3 different playable races, each with their own, distinguishable locations, towers, and units. Its innovative new game concept adds a RTS element and takes the popular genre to a new level. Multiplayer offers three different game modes with the players assuming either the defensive or the offensive sides – or both!

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Content: Shoot Many Robots
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Shoot Many Robots is a 4-player co-op run-n’-gun action game starring robot slayer and gun aficionado, P. Walter Tugnut. From a gun that shoots garden gnome missiles to a tutu that boosts speed and damage, there are hundreds of crazy guns and gear to unlock that boost Walter’s stats – not to mention, make him look pretty. You and three friends can team up to exterminate a zillion robots while progressing through tons of missions, facing uncomfortably epic bosses, and leveling up along the way.

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March 14th 2012 at 6:01 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 3 comments

March 7th 2012, 6:00 am PT

Arcade: I Am Alive

I Am Alive™Content: I Am Alive
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: One year after a worldwide cataclysmic event has wiped out most of human civilization, a man struggles for survival. Faced with an insecure, decaying, and hazardous world, he scours a desolated city, searching for his long lost wife and daughter. Survive the suffocating, murky streets covered in dust. Climb the teetering remains of the last standing skyscrapers to reach breathable air and find untouched resources. Explore the crumbling ruins of a once-thriving metropolis. And discover a changed human condition, punctuated by distrustful survivors, dangerous armed gangs, and victims in need.

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March 7th 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 15 comments

March 6th 2012, 6:00 am PT

Content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.*

See the blog post I’ll make for many of these for pricing and/or regional availability and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Xbox LIVE Arcade  Release Date MS Points
I Am Alive  7-Mar 1200
Shoot Many Robots 14-Mar 800
Defenders of Ardania 14-Mar 1200
     
Game Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Mass Effect 3 From Ashes 6-Mar 800
Forza Motorsport 4 March Pirelli Car Pack 6-Mar 560
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Map Pack drop to ELITE Premium Members only  - Black Box, Black Ice, Negotiator  13-Mar  
     
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
Borderlands March 6 – 12  
Borderlands Secret Armory   400 (50% off)
Borderlands Zombie Island   400 (50% off)
Borderlands New Revolution   400 (50% off)
Borderlands The Underdome   400 (50% off)
Borderlands Claptrap   220 (31% off)
Borderlands Treasure Chest   160 (33% off)
     
Hack-n-Slash March 13 – 19  
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale    600 (50% off)
The Baconing    600 (50% off)
Torchlight   600 (50% off)
Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team    400 (50% off)
     
Special Sales Discount Dates Price
Konami 50% Off Sale March 13 – 19  
X-Men   400 (50% off)
Castlevania HOD    600 (50% off)
Zombie Apocalypse    400 (50% off)
Castlevania SON   400 (50% off)
Battle: Los Angeles   400 (50% off)
Zombie Apocalypse Never Die Alone   400 (50% off)
Hard Corps: Uprising   600 (50% off)
BurgerTime HD   400 (50% off)
Puddle   400 (50% off)
Leedmees   400 (50% off)
Castlevania Lord of Shadow: Reverie   400 (50% off)
Castlevania Lord of Shadow: Resurrection   400 (50% off)
     
     
Games on Demand Release Date  
Carnival Games 6-Mar  
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3  6-Mar  
Brink  13-Mar  
The Gunstringer 13-Mar  
     
Demos Release Date  
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 6-Mar  
Dead or Alive 5 (US, Canada only) 19-Mar  
     
Avatar Release Date  
MLB 2K12  6-Mar  
John Carter of Mars 6-Mar  
Shoot Many Robots 13-Mar  
Marvel Collection Update 13-Mar  
College Game Day Collection 13-Mar  

*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region.

 

March 6th 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Avatar Marketplace, Demo, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 58 comments

February 29th 2012, 6:44 am PT

Arcade: Nexuiz

NexuizContent: Nexuiz
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: For centuries the Kavussari and the Forsellians have waged war. They have a fragile truce but due to their seething disgust of each other they still pit their warriors against each other in arenas rather than on the fields of war. Those episodes of lethal combat are now broadcast throughout the galaxy, as entertainment… a spectacle known as… The Nexuiz Competition: An arena based first person shooter where you can alter the rules of the match and laws of physics while you dominate opponents in ever-changing hostile environments bleeding with hatred.

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February 29th 2012 at 6:44 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 12 comments

February 22nd 2012, 6:00 am PT

Arcade: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

Content: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: In this brand new standalone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch! A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode make this a must for Alan Wake veterans, and the perfect jumping on point for new players! Play the full-fledged Story Mode, and you’ll be on the edge of your seat as you fight to stop your murderous evil double to take back your life… and change reality itself! But there’s more to this nightmare – in the action-packed Arcade Mode, you’ll need to master the Fight with Light mechanic to stay alive until dawn and beat your friends on the Leaderboards. Can you survive until sunrise?

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Want more Alan Wake? Play the original game

February 22nd 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 26 comments

February 21st 2012, 6:00 am PT

Content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.*

See the blog post I’ll make for many of these for pricing and/or regional availability and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Xbox LIVE Arcade  Release Date MS Points
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare  22-Feb 1200 pts
Nexuiz 29-Feb 800 pts
     
Game Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Overwatch Map – for Premium ELITE members ONLY 21-Feb  
Saints Row: The Third – Gangstas in Space 21-Feb 560 pts
UFC Personal Trainer Jon Jones Workout Pack 21-Feb 800 pts
Assassin’s Creed Revelations Lost Archive 28-Feb 800 pts
Dance Central 2 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" 28-Feb 240 pts
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Sazh’s Episode 28-Feb 400 pts
     
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
Fable III Traitor’s Keep Quest Pack Feb 21 – Feb 27 320 (43% off)
Fable III Understone Quest Pack    220 (45% off)
Fable III  Dog Breed Set   140 (42% off)
Fable III Reaver Industries Premium Theme   160 (33% off)
Border Collie    160 (33% off)
     
Gears of War 3 RAAM’s Shadow: Pack 2 Feb 28 – Mar 5 800 (33% off)
Gears of War 3 Horde Command Pack    560 (30% off)
Gears of War 3 Weapon Skin Collection: Launch Collection   1800 (50% off)
Weapon Skin Bundle – Haze Set    160 (33% off)
Weapon Skin Bundle – Thunderstorm Animated Set    160 (50% off)
Cover Barrier   200 (38% off)
Berserker Pet    120 (50% off)
     
Games on Demand Release Date  
LEGO – Pirates of the Caribbean  21-Feb  
Madden NFL 12 28-Feb  
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 28-Feb  
     
Demos Release Date  
SSX 21-Feb  
FIFA Street 28-Feb  
     
Avatar Release Date  
NBA Collection update – Varsity Jackets 21-Feb  
MTV Collection update – Beavis & Butthead 21-Feb  
Club Football Collection update 21-Feb  
Alan Wake 22-Feb  
Quiksilver Collection update 28-Feb  

 

 

*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region.

 

February 21st 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Avatar Marketplace, Deal, Demo, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 60 comments

February 15th 2012, 6:08 am PT

Arcade: Warp

The Xbox LIVE Arcade House Party kicks off today with the release of Warp.

Warp™Content: Warp
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Warp™ is a puzzle based stealth action game where gamers play as Zero, a loveable yet lethal, little orange alien with a big score to settle. Abducted by a villainous General from his home world and taken to an underwater research facility, Zero must plan his ultimate escape by relying on his arsenal of special abilities.

 

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February 15th 2012 at 6:08 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 18 comments

February 8th 2012, 6:40 am PT

Arcade: Gotham City Imposters

Gotham City ImpostorsContent: Gotham City Imposters
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: A 6 vs. 6 first person shooter, Gotham City Impostors is a multiplayer game unlike any other, giving players the opportunity to rebel against conformity as they customize their own characters. Posing as amateur vigilantes or villains, gamers create their own Bats and The Jokerz characters using unprecedented customization options including insane costumes, homebrewed gadgets and a wide range of traditional and imagined weapons.

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February 8th 2012 at 6:40 am | Arcade | 50 comments

February 8th 2012, 6:33 am PT

Arcade: Shank 2

Shank™2Content: Shank 2
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back in action with Shank™2. Shank is forced on the offensive wielding his trusty arsenal of weapons and combo moves to protect those close to him. Shank™2 raises the bar from the original, creating an amazing comic book visual style and combat system which redefines the 2D side-scrolling brawler.

 

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February 8th 2012 at 6:33 am | Arcade | 7 comments

February 7th 2012, 6:00 am PT

Content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Here is a look at some of the upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.*

See the blog post I’ll make for many of these for pricing and/or regional availability and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Xbox LIVE Arcade  Release Date MS Points
Gotham City Impostors 8-Feb 1200
Shank II 8-Feb 800
Warp House Party Title  15-Feb 800
     
Game Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Forza Motorsport 4 February American Le Mans Series Pack  7-Feb 560 pts
Pinball FX 2 Epic Quest Table  15-Feb 240 pts
     
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
Crimson Alliance Add-ons   Feb 7 – Feb 13  
All Character Pack   800 (33% off)
Wizard   560 (30% off)
Mercenary   560 (30% off)
Assassin   560 (30% off)
     
Batman Arkham City  Feb 14 – 20  
Nightwing Bundle Pack   560 (36% off)
Robin Bundle Pack   560 (36% off)
Bat Signal   240 (33% off)
Batarang   320 (31% off)
Batmobile Toy   320 (31% off)
     
Sales & Specials Discount Dates Price
Square Enix Publisher Sale Feb 7 – 13 up to 50% savings
     
Games on Demand Release Date  
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 7-Feb  
     
Demos Release Date  
Kinect Disneyland Adventures 7-Feb  
Mass Effect 3 14-Feb  
     
Avatar Release Date  
Kinect Disneyland Adventures Update  7-Feb  
Rip Curl 7-Feb  
Dark Creatures 7-Feb  
I Am Alive 7-Feb  
Deluxe Collection 14-Feb  
Batman Arkham City Update 14-Feb  
Mass Effect 3 14-Feb  
MTV Beavis & Butthead Collection Update 14-Feb  

 

*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region.

February 7th 2012 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Avatar Marketplace, Deal, Demo, Game Add-on, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 54 comments

February 1st 2012, 7:30 pm PT

Arcade: The Simpsons Arcade Game

The Simpsons™ Arcade GameContent: The Simpsons Arcade Game
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: The long-awaited home console port of the classic Simpsons arcade game is finally here! Join three of your friends as you chase down Smithers and Mr. Burns on the epic quest to save Maggie. Battle your way through 8 classic Springfield locations in this hilarious blast from the past!

 

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February 1st 2012 at 7:30 pm | Arcade, Marketplace | 78 comments

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