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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

Arcade: Darkstalkers Resurrection

Content: Darkstalkers Resurrection
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Darkstalkers Resurrection updates to two games for the price of one – Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge and Darkstalkers 3. These feature classic gameplay and unique characters as well as a host of new features, including a variety of HD visual modes, online play with 8-player lobbies, YouTube replay sharing, improved challenge modes, dynamic awards, and unlockable extras. Embrace the dark!

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March 13th 2013 at 5:55 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 7 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 released date of Scott Pilgrim game add-on

March 12th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 168 comments

Arcade: WRC Powerslide

Content: WRC Powerslide
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: 4 cars on the same stage and WRC challenges with arcade flavour. Collect Power-ups during the race and use them to slow down your opponents and achieve victory! Choose between the official WRC cars and locations to experience exciting challenges with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Otherwise select the single player mode and enjoy overtaking, acceleration and braking while paying attention to your opponents: because they will do anything to win!

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March 8th 2013 at 7:36 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 17 comments

Arcade: Dollar Dash

Content: Dollar Dash
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Find it, rob it, and keep it. Grab the cash in this fast and frenetic top down multiplayer versus game. Dollar Dash will have you shouting for joy, as you make a dash with the cash. You must attack, defend or outrun your competitors in any of the three game modes (Dollar Dash, Save the Safe or Hit’n’Run) using unique and comedic tactics. Stand out from the crowd by customising your character, upgrading your favourite weapon, earning perks and unlocking achievements. You can’t stand still for a second as combat is crazy and money changes hands frequently. Choose your weapons carefully as you challenge your friends to become the best thief in town and laugh out loud as you smash them with a huge Bolder, peck them with a Mag Pie, while protecting yourself in Jelly!

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March 6th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 35 comments

Arcade: Runner2

Content: Runner2
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Runner2 is a rhythm-music, auto-running platformer. Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to amazing new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Nefarious Timbletot who has un-fused CommanderVideo’s reality. Runner2 features 5 exciting worlds, 125 tantalizing levels and 5 death defying BOSS battles! Play as 8 different characters and find secret areas to unlock new and zany costumes

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February 27th 2013 at 6:27 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 11 comments

Arcade: Phantom Breaker:Battle Grounds

Content: Phantom Breaker:Battle Grounds
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: A spinoff to the fighting game "Phantom Breaker", "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" is a cooperative action game for up to four players.Cute versions of the series’ characters dash around the screen in this action packed title.Defeat enemies to raise your characters’ levels and freely assign skills to your liking.Also enjoy head to head fights in the Battleground mode.

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February 27th 2013 at 6:20 am | Arcade | 4 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

February 26th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 52 comments

Arcade: CAPCOM ARCADE CABINET

Content: CAPCOM ARCADE CABINET
Price: 400 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Capcom’s pedigree arcade games are back! Take on players from around the world in "score attack" and even play together with online co-op! (Only for titles that support this feature.) Check out these classic games, now loaded with a "casual mode" geared towards newcomers and other new features. Try out "Black Dragon", "1943" and " Avengers"!

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February 20th 2013 at 6:01 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 14 comments

Arcade: Serious Sam Double D XXL

Content: Serious Sam Double D XXL
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Serious Sam explodes into the second dimension using everything in his arsenal to battle the legions of Mental’s horde. Let the heavy ordinance fly in this side-scrolling shooter featuring all the over-the-top action of the Serious Sam series. Stack guns one on top of the other, up to 6 GUNS HIGH, and take down unrelenting waves of beasts. Bring a friend for two-player action, and upgrade your guns to fire deadly acid rockets, cybernetic bees, chainsaw Yo-yos, even pats of butter and much more!

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February 20th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 9 comments

Arcade: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels Plus

Content: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels Plus
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Based on the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s animated TV series Includes the latest cards from the official Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Trading Card Game Complete against the most popular Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s characters during the finals Battle through Single player or compete in 4 player tag duels with text and voice chat ability Includes 3 modes of play: Rank Match- Compete against Yu-Gi-Oh! fans of the same rank and ability Quick Match- Jump right into the action and compete against any Yu-Gi-Oh! fan Custom Match- Battle your friends and completely customize the rules of play Complete with live leader boards to track your rank as well as your friends Complete with the most robust card offering and the opportunity to purchase additional card packs through Xbox LIVE Arcade Marketplace to expand your deck

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February 13th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 11 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 vary by region.

Edited: List corrected on 2/12/12

February 12th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 188 comments

Arcade: Special Forces: Team X

Content: Special Forces: Team X
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Special Forces: Team X (STX) is a team centric 3rd Person cover based shooter. The game features a unique map selection system, with the ability to shape the battlefield by selecting individual environmental pieces, resulting in over 100 map variations. STX supports asymmetric game play with 2-4 teams and 5 frenetic game modes. Cooperative play between team members is richly rewarded. Customize your skills, weapons and character to tailor your tactics and performance in battle. STX brings you the brutality of war as you take on the role of an elite soldier in a Special Forces squad.

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February 6th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 23 comments

Arcade: Skulls of the Shogun

Content: Skulls of the Shogun
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Skulls of the Shogun is an award-winning genre mashup of turn-based tactics and arcade action, featuring 8-10 hours of epic (but tongue-in-cheek) story-driven campaign, and multiplayer modes for 2-4 players. With fast-paced tactical elements, intense action, and eye-catching graphics and animation, 17-BIT is getting back to the pick-up-and-play fun of previous generations of gaming, where the depth unfolds as you play.

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Skulls of the Shogun is also available for Windows 8, Surface and Windows Phone and supports the Skulls Anywhere asynchronous multiplayer mode.

January 30th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 18 comments

Content 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 vary by region

January 29th 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 145 comments

Xbox LIVE Arcade: The Cave

Content: The Cave
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: "The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with their own unique personalities and stories, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore locations including a subterranean amusement park and a medieval castle, not to mention a fully armed and ready-to-launch nuclear tipped ICBM. The Cave awaits."

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January 23rd 2013 at 6:00 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 26 comments

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.

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

Edit: Updating the list to remove the Rockstart offers.

January 15th 2013 at 8:00 am | Arcade, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace, Xbox 360 Games On Demand | 95 comments

Arcade: Retro City Rampage

Content: Retro City Rampage
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: YOU are THE PLAYER. Out of prison and on an mission, your open-world crime spree is ambushed by ”EVIL” GOOD GUYS. They will stop at nothing to protect the citizens of Theftropolis City from your RAMPAGE OF DOOM. Are YOU bad enough to defeat the ”EVIL” GOOD GUYS? RETRO CITY RAMPAGE invites you to steal over 40 vehicles and outrun the law while mowing down your fellow citizens! Jump on pedestrians for coins, or use them for target practice with over 25 weapons and power-ups! WHOA! This 8-bit nostalgic throwback comes loaded with over 80 story missions and arcade challenges! Challenge friends and share replays to educate them in the finer points of SUPER CRIME. Lock and load your lightgun. You’ve just entered RETRO CITY RAMPAGE

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January 2nd 2013 at 5:50 am | Arcade, Marketplace | 57 comments

Countdown to 2013 Daily Deal Day 9: Counter Strike Go

On sale today for 600 points…a 50% savings

December 26th 2012 at 12:00 am | Arcade, Deal | 60 comments

Countdown to 2013 Daily Deal Day 8: Kinect/Family games

Merry Christmas everyone. Here are the Countdown to 2013 Daily Deals for today:

December 25th 2012 at 12:01 am | Arcade, Deal | 35 comments