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Fable II Episodes debut today on Xbox LIVE

Major Nelson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

The first chapter of Fable II: Game Episodes is now available for free to all Xbox LIVE members.
For those who have watched from the outside, unsure if they were hero material, a surprise awaits. Fable II: Game Episodes delivers the entire Fable II experience in five consecutive installments, with all the Achievements, challenges, and excitement of the disk-based game. In the first episode, which is completely free, you will experience childhood and the trials of being a young adult in the world of Albion. After completing the chapter, you have the choice to then purchase the next installment and continue your adventure. Fable II: Game Episodes fully compatible with the disk-based, retail version of Fable II, allowing players to enter Albion and continue their story should they purchase Fable II at retail. The episodes also deliver full compatibility with the previously released Game Add-ons, Knothole Island and See the Future.

Read details on the press release and download the free chapter.

Batman: Arkham Asylum: Insane Night Map Pack (Free)

Major Nelson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:12:00 GMT

Content: Insane Night Map Pack
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) ALCOHOL REFERENCE,BLOOD,MILD LANGUAGE,SUGGESTIVE THEMES,TOBACCO REFERENCE,VIOLENCE] Download this Challenge Map Pack and test your combat and Invisible Predator skills in 2 new locations, the Admin Secure Records Facility and the Arkham Prison Watchtowers

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Guitar Hero World Tour: Pop Rock Tracks (and Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack for free)

Major Nelson — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Content: "Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Content: "So What" by P!nk
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "So What" by P!nk downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Content: "Everything's Magic" by Angels & Airwaves
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "Everything's Magic" by Angels & Airwaves downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Content: Pop Rock Track Pack
Price: 440 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Size: 119.23 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring "Everything's Magic" by Angels & Airwaves, "So What" by P!nk and "Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Content: Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Size: 116.32 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring "On Broken Glass" by Chimaira, "Dez Moines" by Devil Wears Prada and "Grave Of Opportunity" by Unearth. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

Fable II DLC: Win it before you can buy it

Major Nelson — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:48:00 GMT

Want to get your hands on the Fable II Game Add-on See the Future before it goes on sale tomorrow? Keep an eye on my Twitter feed tonight where I’ll be posting codes to grab a copy for free. One catch though: You’ll need to guess what character the ? is on the code to win it. If you guess correctly, you’ll get a free copy of See The Future for free.

First and for free…what’s better than that?

Oh, you may want to familiarize yourself with my code FAQ while you wait.

DLC: Left 4 Dead Survival Pack

Major Nelson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:09:00 GMT

Content: Left 4 Dead Survival Pack
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,LANGUAGE] The Left 4 Dead Survival Pack introduces a new multiplayer game mode, entitled “Survival”, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode.

Add the free Left 4 Dead Survival Pack to your Xbox 360 download queue

The Daily Show: The Unedited Jim Cramer Interview (Free)

Major Nelson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:28:00 GMT

If you’ve been following the Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer fireworks, you know they came to a head last week when Jim appeared on The Daily Show. Want to see the entire, unedited version? Head over to the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace (US Only) and you can download The Unedited Interview Between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer. PLUS, If you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold member you download this this episode absolutely free.

Due to the way this free episode works in our system, you can’t queue it up from the Web Marketplace. You’ll have to go grab it old skool style when you are on your console. Once you sign in head to Video Marketplace > TV Shows > Network and Studios > Comedy Central > The Daily Show with Jon Stewart > Season 14 > then scroll down to the The Unedited Interview Between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer. (Kinda makes you appreciate the Web Marketplace, huh?)

Free Game Add-Ons now available (Trivial Pursuit, Tomb Raider and F.E.A.R. 2)

Major Nelson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:37:00 GMT

The following game add-ons are now available for free from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Title: Trivial Pursuit (add to your Xbox 360 download queue)

Content: Movie Pack
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia India and Mexico
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone) ALCOHOL REFERENCE,COMIC MISCHIEF] For the Movie Buff in everyone! Premiering now, hundreds of new questions for Trivial Pursuit featuring all your favourite films. Download the free movie question pack and you can choose ingame to play movie questions exclusively, or mix them in with the rest of the questions.

Content: Tomb Raider: Underworld Designer Costume Pack (add to your Xbox 360 download queue)
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) BLOOD,MILD LANGUAGE,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES,VIOLENCE] Download these two new costumes. Created by fashion designers, voted for and picked by the Tomb Raider fans. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Title: F.E.A.R. 2

~~Content:~~ ~~FEAR 2: “Toy Soldiers” Map Pack~~ (~~add to your Xbox 360 download queue~~)
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan and Korea
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,PARTIAL NUDITY,SEXUAL THEMES,STRONG LANGUAGE] Experience FEAR 2 multiplayer from a new perspective. Players are only inches tall as they battle inside a pinball machine, a hospital lab room, and a playground sandbox. FullTilt: Battle inside a retro 1970’s era pinball machine, “Snake Fist” style! Flippers, targets, spinners and pop-bumpers provide cover for the fast paced action. Multi-level playfield and authentic sounds set the mood for destruction! Cockroach: A blood drenched hospital room filled with heart pounding action. Climb up electrical cords, laboratory equipment and pill bottles in a tightly connected environment. Recess: Wage mayhem from the top of a giant sandcastle to the cockpit of a toy bulldozer! Go commando and blend in with plastic army men!

Update: The F.E.A.R 2 content was pulled for the moment, it will be back but I don’t have an ETA.

Call of Duty: WaW ‘Makin’ map (Free)

Major Nelson — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Content: Makin Bonus Map
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,STRONG LANGUAGE] Free Multiplayer Map! The tide is out and the sun is high – this daytime version of Makin sheds new light on the battle!

Add this free map to your Xbox 360 download queue

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar Themes and Gamer Pics (Free)

Major Nelson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:14:00 GMT

The 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar, presented to you by the all-new Nissan 370Z. Download Themes, Gamer Pics, and learn more about the Nissan 370Z. Also, enter to win the Z-List Sweepstakes - where SI model Melissa Keller hosts you and a friend for a day at the sporting event of your choice. These items are only available in the United States.

There are a total of six gamer pictures and two themes for download:

Gamer pictures:
Nissan 370Z
IIrina Shayk
Daniella Sarahyba
Jessica Gomes
Brooklyn Decker
Bar Rafaeli

Themes:
Brooklyn Decker
Nissan 370Z.

Click here to add the free gamer pictures and themes and to your Xbox 360 download queue

Guitar Hero World Tour: Bruce Springsteen Track Pack

Major Nelson — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:20:00 GMT

Content: Bruce Springsteen Track Pack
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring "Born to Run" and "My Lucky Day" by Bruce Springsteen. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add this track pack to your Xbox 360 download queue

Halo Wars Vidoc #1

Major Nelson — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:07:23 GMT

Content: Halo Times Ten: Halo Wars Vidoc #1
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Overview of Halo Wars

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SW Snowboarding: The Freebie Pack

Major Nelson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:46:58 GMT

In addition to the Mile High Pack and the Hard Pack that are available for Shaun White Snowboarding, the following free download is available:

Content: The Freebie Pack
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES,MILD VIOLENCE] Here’s an opportunity to grab some great new gear for guys and girls FOR FREE. With this pack you can dress up your character, and flex your style riding one of the boards from our contest winners. Who said nothing in life is free?

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Arcade: Dash of Destruction (Free)

Major Nelson — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:04:13 GMT

Content: Dash of Destruction
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Dash your way through the city as a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex in search of a Doritos delivery truck, or as a terrified truck zooming in and out of the T-Rex’s path of destruction in search of its drop-off points. Enjoy the fast-paced action as a single player or join with friends! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts

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Marketplace Roundup for December 16, 2008 (GTA Trailer and Free Lips Videos)

Major Nelson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:05:34 GMT

Trailer

Title: GTA IV

Content: The Lost and Damned Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,INTENSE VIOLENCE,PARTIAL NUDITY,STRONG LANGUAGE,STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT,USE OF ALCOHOL,USE OF DRUGS] Download this trailer.

In Game Content

Title: Lips

Content: Winter Custom Video
Price: Free
Availability: All regions except India, Japan, Korea
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD CARTOON VIOLENCE,MILD LYRICS,SUGGESTIVE THEMES,USE OF TOBACCO] Add the Winter Custom Video to your Lips library for free. Celebrate the season singing holiday songs from your music collection to this video's brightly colored images of snow sleds, candles, gifts, and other seasonal themes. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Visit lips.com to check out all the holiday songs you can get, song credits, and more.

Content: Holiday Custom Video
Price: Free
Availability: All regions except India, Japan, Korea
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD CARTOON VIOLENCE,MILD LYRICS,SUGGESTIVE THEMES,USE OF TOBACCO] Add the Holiday Custom Video to your Lips library for free. Celebrate the season singing holiday songs from your music collection to this video's brightly colored images of snow sleds, candles, gifts, and other seasonal themes. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Visit lips.com to check out all the holiday songs you can get, song credits, and more.

Content: Snow Globe Custom Video
Price: Free
Availability: All regions except India, Japan, Korea
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD CARTOON VIOLENCE,MILD LYRICS,SUGGESTIVE THEMES,USE OF TOBACCO] Add the Snow Globe Custom Video to your Lips library for free. Celebrate the season singing holiday songs from your music collection to this video's brightly colored images of snow sleds, candles, gifts, and other seasonal themes. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Visit lips.com to check out all the holiday songs you can get, song credits, and more.

DLC: Mercenaries 2 - Blow It Up Again Pack

Major Nelson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:06:38 GMT

Content: Mercenaries 2 - Blow It Up Again Pack
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LANGUAGE,USE OF ALCOHOL,USE OF TOBACCO,VIOLENCE] Blow it up again with four new explosive missions!

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Winter Holiday Theme (Free)

Major Nelson — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:07:13 GMT

Content: Winter Holiday Theme
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Enjoy this limited time offer. Let it snow! No matter where you are in the world, you can experience a holiday winter wonderland on your Xbox 360.

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Edit: Fixed link