May 15th 2012, 6:00 am PT
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 |
| Sonic 4 Episode 2 |
16-May |
1200 |
| Jam Party |
16-May |
800 |
| Dragon’s Lair |
18-May |
800 |
| Joy Ride Turbo |
23-May |
800 |
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| Game Add-ons |
Release Date |
MS Points |
| Max Payne 3 Season Pass |
15-May |
2400 |
| Zumba Fitness Rush Bollywood Style Pack |
15-May |
480 |
| Tiger Woods 13 Emerald Dragon Fantasy Course |
15-May |
400 |
| Tiger Woods 13 Wolf Creek Gold Club |
15-May |
400 |
| Tiger Woods 13 TPC Blue Monster at Doral |
15-May |
400 |
| Forza Motorsports 4 Porsche Expansion Pack |
22-May |
1600 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Collection 2 |
22-May |
1200 |
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| Deal of the Week |
Discount Dates |
Price |
| Kinect Arcade |
15-May – 21-May |
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| Fruit Ninja Kinect |
|
560 (30% off) |
| Hole in The Wall |
|
400 (50% off) |
| Leedmees |
|
400 (50% off) |
| Double Fine Happy Action Theater |
|
400 (50% off) |
| Rhythm Party |
|
400 (50% off) |
| Haunt |
|
400 (50% off) |
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| Outland |
22-May – 28-May |
400 (50% off) |
| Might & Magic clash of heroes |
|
600 (50% off) |
| Beyond Good & Evil HD |
|
400 (50% off) |
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| Sales & Specials |
Discount Date |
Price |
| Microsoft Studios Publisher Sale |
15-May – 21-May |
50% off |
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| Games on Demand |
Release Date |
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| Saints Row The Third |
15-May |
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| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
15-May |
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| Wipeout 2 |
15-May |
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| Let’s Cheer |
15-May |
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| Avatar |
Release Date |
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| Halo Universe Update |
15-May |
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| Ghost Recon Future Soldier |
15-May |
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| Zumba Fitness Rush |
15-May |
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| Batman Costumes |
22-May |
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| International Football Update- EURO 2012 Football |
22-May |
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| Avatar Pants |
22-May |
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| Marvel Update |
22-May |
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*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region
Update: Corrected the Forza Porsche Pack
Avatar Marketplace, Deal, Game Add-on, Marketplace
May 10th 2012, 4:13 pm PT
Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)
Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)
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.
Some content (and therefore the links) may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.
Top LIVE
May 10th 2012, 12:36 pm PT
It’s official: Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has has broken all previous Xbox LIVE Arcade digital sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox LIVE Arcade. I just looked at the leaderboards and there are over 400,000 people playing…so that will give you an idea at how well it is doing.
Congrats to 4J Studios, Mojang and Microsoft Studios for all the great work.
Update Monday, May 14th: In less than one week on the market, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has sold more than 1,000,000 units globally .
A few other fun facts about Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition that I though you’d like:
- Total Online Hours: 5.2M
- Multiplayer sessions: 4M
- Total Multiplayer gaming hours: 2.4M
Arcade, Marketplace
May 8th 2012, 10:40 am PT
Today, MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE will be available in 18 new countries around the world, in addition to the U.S., Canada and Mexico (where the app launched on March 27). Here is the full list of countries where the app is now available:
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada (launched March 27)
- Chile
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- France
- Germany
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Mexico (launched March 27)
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Russian Federation
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States (launched March 27)
MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE transforms sports entertainment by providing live and on demand games in HD, coupled with exclusive personalization features only found on Xbox 360 – jump between the action via the Mini Guide and watch two games at once with Split Screen. International audiences are able to watch every regular season Major League Baseball game without blackout restrictions. With Kinect, you can pause and rewind live games and highlights using just your voice and motion controls.
In addition, today the CinemaNow app in the U.S. will be offer instant access to an extensive library of premium video content for rental and purchase, featuring new release movies and TV shows with no subscription required.
*MLB.TV Premium Subscription, along with an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership, is required for live and on-demand game content and other features. Kinect functionality available with select Xbox LIVE content and varies by feature and country. For additional details and availability, see http://www.xbox.com/live.
Xbox 360, Xbox Live
May 7th 2012, 8:22 pm PT
The highly anticipated title Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday and I have your chance to win a copy first and free. All you need to do is leave a comment below (Sign in using your Twitter account – OR leave your twitter user name in the comments) and let me know what you are looking forward to building in Minecraft. THEN be sure you are following me on Twitter. (Click the button below to be sure)
After 6p ET/3p PT on Tuesday, May 8th I’ll randomly choose 10 Winners and DM them a code for a free copy of Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition that you can download and play immediately before it goes on sale Wednesday morning.
That’s it. Pretty simple. Good luck!
TL;DR
Comment below (not on Twitter) with what you want to build in Minecraft
(Use your Twitter account + be sure to follow me on Twitter)
(Maybe win and) Play Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition before everyone else
Watch your friends be jealous
Arcade, Marketplace
