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There’s a whole bunch of interesting and vaguely exciting items up for purchase and download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, not counting the latest ‘Deal of the Week,’ so let’s have a look at the bounty.
The Rock Band Country Pack hits LIVE with a variety of artists (such as the Dixie Chicks and Miranda Lambert) contributing to the pack, while an assortment of Avatar clothing is now unlocked so you can spruce up your New Xbox Experience persona. There’s also a GTA IV: The Lost and Damned trailer, as well as background, holiday themed videos for Lips.
The full list of content follows below:
This week’s Xbox LIVE ‘Deal of the Week’ has been revealed to be Bomberman LIVE, which is usually priced at 800 MS Points. Now, you can save a whopping 200 MS Points, as the price for Bomberman LIVE has been reduced to 600 MS Points.
If you’re in India, you can also save 100 MS Points if you buy the popular LIVE game, Uno, as the price has been reduced from 400 to 300 MS Points. What a saving!
These new price points are now active.
On December 15th, new additions to the Xbox 360’s line-up of Xbox Originals will arrive in the form of Sega Soccer Slam and a game called Raze’s Hell (…).
The Xbox Originals brand, where highly acclaimed original Xbox games go to live on in digital download infamy, has been quietly growing since its inception and now boasts 23 titles to which you are now able to gain access through Xbox LIVE on the Xbox 360. That number is set to go up with the aforementioned new games.
Sega Soccer Slam, originally released in 2002 is described thus: “Have you ever taken on a deranged kilt-wearing Scotsman in a wild, no-holds-barred soccer match? Each character in this anything-but-ordinary soccer game wields special powers and moves that if executed properly earn the big score. In Quest Mode, you can unlock secret stadiums and uncover hidden items to improve your already stellar performance.” Sounds pretty exciting. What about Raze’s Hell?:
All kinds of cool things happening on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this week, including the usual Rock band downloadable content (DLC), a demo and Xbox LIVE Arcade titles up for the playing.
XBLA enthusiasts will be pleased to note that Meteos Wars, the XBLA version of the cult classic Meteos puzzle game on the DS. Another XBLA title, Powerup Forever, is a multidirectional shooter where you get to blow up a large variety of enemies while you travel across the screen (think Geometry Wars with screen scrolling).
There’s also a Sonic: Unleashed demo available on Marketplace, which includes the first location from the new game, “reaching speeds that you’ve never seen before!” Apparently. Don’t forget to have a look at the (free) Holiday Winter Theme for your Xbox 360.
You can also check out the full list of Rock Band DLC, featuring No Doubt, below:
A new Week and another Deal on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, this time slashing prices on DLC.
First up we have DLC called THE IDOLM@STER Live For You! Song for the region of Japan, where the price was been reduced from 1200 MS Points to 900 MS Points. That’s a 25% reduction!
We also have Foo Fighter related price cuts, as the Guitar Hero Foo Fighters Track pack is cut down to 375 MS Points from 500 MS Points. What a saving! Then, for Rock Band, the full Foo Fighters album, The Colour and the Shape, has been reduced from 1600 MS Points to 1200 MS Points. That’s… also a 25% saving.
The Deal of the Week kicked off with the cut in price for Halo 3’s Legendary Map Pack last week. The Deal of the Week is running for the month of December and will cut prices of Marketplace items every week for Gold members of Xbox LIVE.
While there’s all the usual stuff you may have come to expect from any given Xbox LIVE Marketplace update, there’s only one bit of content that’s worth any real time.
Yep, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix has hit Marketplace, and for only 1200 MS Points, it’s a bit of a deal. Receiving an excellent, high definition makeover and even a few gameplay improvements, Super Street Fighter II Turbo is back and better than ever!
Other new content on Marketplace today includes the following (Note: certain items are only available in specific regions):
What can you expect on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this week, other than the New Xbox Experience? Rock Band tracks and a new XBLA game, of course!
First the game - A Kingdom for Keflings, the first game to take advantage of the New Xbox Experience’s avatar system, is now available for 800 Microsoft Points. A city-building game from NinjaBee, A Kingdom for Keflings allows you to play either as your own avatar in giant form, or choose from a variety of other giants, to help your loyal subjects, the Keflings, build and develop a kingdom.
A variety of Rock Band tracks and track packs can also be found on Marketplace this week, a list of which follows below:
What’s going on in the world of Xbox LIVE? Quite a bit, actually, including demos, Rock Band downloadable content and price drops for some classic games.
On Tuesday, the Left for Dead demo went up. If you want a sneak peek at one of the contenders for game of the year, get this demo now, featuring 4-on-4 multiplayer co-operative play amongst a horde of zombies. Can’t lose! A demo of Bolt is also available, which isn’t guaranteed game of the year status, but is based on Disney’s movie.
‘Ole Major Nelson has also informed us that there have been some price drops for three games that you may have past on getting the first time they were available, but now with the Arcade Hits program, you get them for a little less. Feeding Frenzy, Worms and Ultimate Mortal Kombat are all available for the low, low price of 400 MS Points. Great!
Lastly, the Foo Fighters album, The Colour and the Shape, went up on Tuesday, featuring such classics as Monkey Wrench. The entire album is available for 1600 MS Points, while each song is available for 160 MS Points. Head on over here for the full album listing.
There seems to be a lot of great stuff on Xbox LIVE Arcade and Marketplace this week, as told by Major Nelson.
New games available now on LIVE Arcade show up in the form of the hotly anticipated Penny Arcade Adventures On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two, featuring the adventures of web comic duo, Gabe and Tycho, as they uncover further mysteries. There’s also the quiz game, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader; “Do you think you are smarter than a 5th grader? Now is your chance to prove it! Over 6,000 questions in 21 subjects that test your mental mettle.” Each game is yours for the princely sum of 1200 Microsoft Points
In addition, there new game demos to keep your attention, including Rare’s Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts and the aforementioned Tomb Raider: Underworld. Even more downloadable content is available for your perusal with a free Marble it Up! Multiplayer level and an extra Achievement. The last bit of DLC for now is the new set of Rock Band songs, now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The full list follows below:
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