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Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

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May 20th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 82 comments

Arcade: Hunter’s Trophy 2 – America

Content: Hunter’s Trophy 2 – America
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Experience all the excitement of the hunt in America! From brown bear to elk, track 25 different preys in this hunting simulation set in the most beautiful countryside of the USA. Complete 30 hunting plans, play as your hunting dog during tracking phases and take on a friend in Ball-Trap mode!

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May 17th 2013 at 10:51 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 12 comments

Arcade: Sanctum 2

Content: Sanctum 2
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the tower defense/first-person shooter hybrid Sanctum. Players take the role of an elite soldier whose mission is to protect the Cores from hordes of mysterious alien creatures while playing as one of four distinct classes, all with their own unique abilities. KEY FEATURES: • Tower Defense – Build mazes with towers to stop the enemies from destroying the Core. • First-Person Shooter – Don’t just let the towers do everything, participate in the mayhem yourself. • Seamless Multiplayer – play up to four-player online co-op. • More than 15 maps to strategize and cause chaos. • Revamped weapons and towers from Sanctum that prove to be even Bigger, Badder, and Better on the battlefield.

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May 15th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 47 comments

Arcade: Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine

Content: Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Assemble a crack team of thieves and execute the perfect crime. Sneak, steal, and run for your lives in single player or with up to four friends in local or online co-op. Find out why it won the 2010 IGF Grand Prize and has been described by Rev3Games’ Anthony Carboni as "quite possible the best co-op ever."

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May 10th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 34 comments

Arcade: Doritos Crash Course 2

Content: Doritos Crash Course 2
Price: Free
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Dash Text: Doritos Crash Course 2 is the sequel to the XBLA smash hit Doritos Crash Course. Run, jump, slide and wall jump your Avatar through 4 new worlds of irreverent obstacles, traps and pitfalls. In this 2.5 platformer, compete for medals and find stars to progress. Use your stars to unlock new courses, power-ups and vanity items. Compare your best time against up to 3 asynchronous game clips of your friends.

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May 8th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Free, Marketplace | 182 comments

Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

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

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Dates, prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by region

May 7th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 96 comments

Arcade: Way of the Dogg

Content: Way of the Dogg
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: There is trouble on the street and your weapon’s the beat! Listen up, student: everyone has a heartbeat. For some it’s the pursuit of money, others are driven by power, and there are many more beats that are less… Clear. All those rhythms, they overlap but the noise of the city doesn’t matter to America Jones. America cares about two things… his woman and the fight. He was the best fighter in the city; everyone knew that but then one night, everything changed. Hell bent on revenge, America comes to the Temple to train with Snoop Dogg. Finding the way means finding the beat that drives the fight, in order to revenge Sierra and bring peace to this troubled city… and that is why you are here. Train as AJ, pick a side, take your chances and find the way: The Way of the Dogg. Way of the Dogg is a brutal, rhythm-action combat adventure, set to Snoop Dogg’s music. Each level is a fresh fight against a different character in a new location defined by a Snoop Dogg track. As AJ, fight your way through 14 levels, each a superbly choreographed beat-matched fight, set to Snoop’s music, including ‘Who am I?’, ‘Gz and Hustlas’ and ’10 Lil Crips’ to name but a few. Go head-to head with friends in multiplayer rhythm battles and follow Snoop’s lead in the Temple Tutorials. Train with Snoop, pick a side, take your chances and find the way: The Way of the Dogg.

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May 3rd 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 19 comments

Arcade: Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon

Content: Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Playing Far Cry® 3 Blood Dragon doesn’t require a copy of Far Cry® 3. Far Cry® 3 Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter taking place on a bizarre open-world island crawling with evil. Welcome to an 80’s VHS vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando who’s fighting against a cyborg army gone rogue. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world. Experience every cliché of a VHS era vision of a nuclear future, where cyborgs, blood dragons, mutants, and Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens, Navy Seals) collide.

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May 1st 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 38 comments

Arcade: Poker Night 2

Content: Poker Night 2
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: The chips are down and the ante is up in this sentence already bursting with poker clichés! Take the fifth seat in Poker Night 2, at a table featuring Claptrap (Borderlands 2), Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.), Ash (Army of Darkness) and Sam (Sam and Max series). So play to win because winning unlocks unique skins and heads to use in Borderlands 2 and exclusive avatar items! Your dealer is GLaDOS (Portal series), but at no point will you be considered as a candidate for a visit to Aperture Science’s Enrichment Center. Unless you lose.

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April 24th 2013 at 5:47 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 29 comments

Arcade: God Mode

Content: God Mode
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Do you like running? How about gunning? What if special abilities are thrown into the mix? Upgradable weapons? Let’s say there’re dozens of on-screen enemies to unleash this firepower on, and as your reward for dispatching them you get experience and gold to collect that can be used for character customization and new equipment–all the while playing alongside friends in 4-player cooperative play! If you like the sound of all this, then you’ll love God Mode. Retro shooter action and RPG elements are combined in this new downloadable third-person shooter. God Mode combines non-linear gameplay, fast and frantic shooting, hordes of on-screen enemies, a fully functional online coop mode, and features visuals and gameplay that rival that of a full-priced boxed title. Matches rarely–if ever–play out the same, as dozens of in-game modifiers can significantly alter the gameplay on the fly. Characters are fully customizable, both in appearance and equipment, which continually evolve. Gold and experience are constantly accrued and used to unlock new and satisfying weaponry and unique powerful abilities, both of which can be further upgraded.

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April 19th 2013 at 5:52 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 22 comments

Arcade: Sacred Citadel

Content: Sacred Citadel
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: The once peaceful land of Ancaria is in grave danger. The evil Ashen empire has enslaved its population and is using the orc-like Grimmoc to wipe out the Seraphim, who swore to protect it. In order to defeat the empire you will have to prove yourself as a warrior by riding terrifying mounts, acquiring earth shattering skills and looting powerful weapons and valuable treasures. Grab your friends and join the resistance!

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April 17th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade | 12 comments

Arcade: Twisted Pixel Games Bundle

Content: Twisted Pixel Games Bundle
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: This bundle includes four full Xbox LIVE Arcade titles: “The Maw,” “Splosion Man,” “Comic Jumper,” and “Ms. Splosion Man.” PLEASE NOTE: this bundle pack offers these games together at a discounted rate over individual purchases. The games in this bundle are available as individual downloads in the Xbox Games marketplace and are exactly the same. Be aware that it is possible to download the same game twice. If you already own one of these games there is no additional discount on this bundle, nor do you receive an additional copy of the game you already own

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April 12th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 56 comments

Arcade: Motocross Madness

Content: Motocross Madness
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Motocross Madness is back! Take your bike freeriding across massive environments, from the deserts of Egypt to the snows of Iceland. Drift, trick and turbo boost your way across 9 expansive offroad tracks in single player events, ghost challenges and 8-player multiplayer races. Combine stats with your friends in Bike Club to unlock rewards then compete across all events to reach the top of your club.

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April 10th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 29 comments

Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

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

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

Edit: Corrected MM price.

April 9th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 144 comments

Arcade: Double Dragon II

Content: Double Dragon II
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: This is a remake “Double Dragon II” a 80’s game. The story line takes same as original game story. However, the graphic, character, action, system etc. are change. Also we are including new stage and enemy in the game. The player will be addicted to new version of Double Dragon II.

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April 5th 2013 at 2:20 pm | Arcade, Marketplace | 33 comments

Arcade: BattleBlock Theater

Content: BattleBlock Theater
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Shipwrecked. Captured. Betrayed. Forced to perform for an audience of cats? Wait, what?? You’ve just unlocked the door to BattleBlock Theater! There’s no turning back once you’ve started on your quest to free your imprisoned friends from evil technological cats! Immerse yourself in this mind bending tale of treachery as you battle your way through hundreds of levels in order to discover the puzzling truth behind BattleBlock Theater.

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April 3rd 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 45 comments

Arcade: Terraria – Xbox 360 Edition

Content: Terraria – Xbox 360 Edition
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Terraria – Xbox 360 Edition. Welcome to the world of Terraria! DIG, FIGHT, EXPLORE, BUILD! Nothing is impossible in the special edition version of this action-packed sandbox adventure! Over a dozen environments and hundreds of items to craft and enemies to defeat! The world is your canvas – make it your own
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March 27th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 36 comments

Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

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

Follow me on Twitter for additional updates.

Follow @majornelson

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

March 26th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 69 comments

Arcade: Alien Spidy

Content: Alien Spidy
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earth’s atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and into dark caves. Spidy finds himself alone on an alien world and faces the epic challenge of tracking down Virgi, battling strange new enemies and finding the missing pieces from his spacecraft in order to repair the damage and make their escape home.

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March 20th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 15 comments

Arcade: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Content: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Rescue the Giana Sisters in this fast-paced platform game! Jump through tricky levels and transform in an instant from cute to rebellious and back. The entire environment changes with you in real time, including the soundtrack, which was produced by sound magician Chris Hülsbeck. Use your skills, solve challenging puzzles, and defeat nasty end bosses. Start an unusual adventure in this dreamlike remake, and experience the rebirth of a real cult classic of the 80s!

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March 20th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 17 comments