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Arcade: Mad Riders and Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:27:37 +0000

Content: Mad Riders
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Mad Riders is an adrenaline-fueled off-road arcade racing game, that will let you perform amazing aerial stunts and race on over 45 stunning tracks from all over the world, at breathtaking speeds.

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Content: Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Grab your axe, swords, and mythic steeds to fight against evil in all three classic Golden Axe entries! Originally released for the Sega Genesis, the classic fantasy brawler series has now been updated for release on Xbox LIVE Arcade! Earn all new achievements, take on challenging new game trials, compete with others players across Xbox LIVE Leaderboards, and take on the forces of evil with a friend in two player local and online co-op!

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Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:51:00 +0000

Content: Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion
Price: Free
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Dash Text: The Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion opens two new fronts against the Reapers: Firebase Jade’s jungle reservoir and Firebase Goddess on Thessia. In-game reinforcement packs now include three new weapons (Reegar Carbine, Krysae Sniper Rifle, Cerberus Harrier) as well as equipment, consumables, and six new classes from species that have lost lives or whole planets to the Reapers: Quarian Engineer and Infiltrator, Vorcha Soldier and Sentinel, Phoenix Adept and Vanguard. The battle continues – hold the line!

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Demo: Top Gun: Hard Lock

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:13:00 +0000

Content: Top Gun: Hard Lock DEMO
Price: Free
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Dash Text: Lock onto the Rush with Top Gun: Hard Lock and shoot down your enemies one by one! Take to the skies in your F14 to defend your fleet with some fancy flying. Take off and land on the air craft carrier and feel the burn as you break the sound barrier chasing MiGs at Mach II.

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Content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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
Mad Riders	30-May	800
Sega Vintage: Streets of Rage	30-May	800
Sega Vintage: Golden Axe	30-May	800
Bang Bang Racing	6-Jun	800
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown	6-Jun	1200

Game Add-ons	Release Date	MS Points
Batman Arkham City Harley Quinn’s Revenge	29-May	800
Mass Effect 3 Rebellion	29-May	FREE

Deal of the Week	Discount Dates	Price
PopCap	29-May to 4-Jun
Plants vs. Zombies		600 (50% off)
Peggle		400 (50% off)
Peggle Nights		200 (50% off)
Zuma		200 (50% off)
Bejeweled 3		600 (50% off)
Heavy Weapon		400 (50% off)
Astropop		400 (50% off)
Feeding Frenzy 2		400 (50% off)
Bejeweled Blitz Live		200 (50% off)
Feeding Frenzy		200 (50% off)

Sega Bass Fishing	5-11 June	400 (50% off)
Borderlands New Revolution		400 (50% off)
Borderlands Secret Armory Unsensored		400 (50% off)
Borderlands The Underdome		400 (50% off)
Borderlands Zombie Island		400 (50% off)
Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Collection		800 (50% off)
Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Collection – Japan Only		1050 (50% off)
Boulder Dash-XL		400 (50% off)

Games on Demand	Release Date
Minute To Win It	29-May
Cars 2	29-May

Avatar	Release Date
Military Collection Update	29-May
Assassin’s Creed 3	29-May
Trendy Trousers	29-May
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown	6-Jun

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

Demo: STEEL BATTALION HEAVY ARMOR DEMO

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:22:00 +0000

Content: STEEL BATTALION HEAVY ARMOR DEMO
Price: Free
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Dash Text: This all-new game revives the fan-favorite Steel Battalion series! Microsoft has joined forces with Capcom and From Software to bring you this groundbreaking collaborative project to the Xbox 360. Manhattan, 2082. In a world where computers and almost all modern technology has been lost, the greatest nations of the world continue to battle for hegemony. The American army lands in New York to begin it’s first big offensive of a long ground war. Soldiers fire from the trenches as scorched bunkers belch black smoke. As comrades continually fall to the unrelenting crossfire of bullets, the Vertical Tanks make their laborious advance… Experience the battlefield as never before with Kinect! This is what gamers have been waiting for!

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Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co and Monster World

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:44:00 +0000

Content: Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Experience a blast from past with this collection of classic Sega titles! Save kingdoms, shatter time trials, and destroy evil in Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Super Hang-on, and The Revenge of Shinobi! Now available on Xbox LIVE, Alex Kidd & Company have been updated with all new achievements, challenging new trial modes, and other goodies like recordable and downloadable game sessions, 3D mode in Super Hang-on, in game juke boxes, and the original Japanese dialogue!

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Content: Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Bring peace back to Monster World in these three classic action RPG titles: Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and for the first time outside of Japan, Monster World IV! Now available for download on Xbox LIVE, the Monster World saga features all new achievements, challenging new trial modes, Xbox LIVE Leaderboards, and recordable and downloadable game sessions!

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Arcade: Joy Ride Turbo

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:58:00 +0000

Content: Joy Ride Turbo
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) From the Kinect Joy Ride creators comes Joy Ride Turbo, a controller-based arcade racer delivering precision handling and crazy stunts with more thrills, speed, & mayhem! In the new Stunt Park, you’re free to show off! There’s no limit to the whacky tour de force you achieve with friends. It’s a vibrant playground for your car – jump off cliffs, shoot from a cannon, & more. Plus, explore and find collectibles that unlock cars – giving you an edge for faster races and death-defying tricks. Race new tracks, old favorites and 3 modes of play: Battle Race, Pro Race & Time Trial. Challenge family & friends to local 4-player split-screen or race up to 8 on Xbox LIVE. With Joy Ride Turbo, everyone’s in the driver’s seat in this madcap kart racer.

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Call of Duty: MW3 Collection 2 Now Available

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:56:00 +0000

Today, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 is now available for download from Xbox LIVE. The four Multiplayer maps and two special ops missions, that previously were only available to Call of Duty Elite Premium Members, can now be purchased for download.

Content: Collection 2
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Modern Warfare® 3’s second “Collection” deploys with 3 Multiplayer/Survival Mode Maps, 2 Special Ops Missions, and 2 all-new “Face Off” maps. Totally new to the franchise, these super-concentrated hot spots distill all the fury of Multiplayer into a whole new breed of close combat. Scoping the Mediterranean, Hamburg, a sprawling vacation resort and even the Scottish Islands, players hungry for action will have no shortage of venues to test their Multiplayer and Special Ops skills. After this download is complete, please download the accompanying Collection 2 maps from the in-game STORE option in the MULTIPLAYER menu.

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Arcade: Dragon’s Lair

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:57:00 +0000

Content: Dragon’s Lair
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: Dragon’s Lair, one of the most beloved arcade games of all time can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your couch. This fully arcade authentic version is fully playable with Kinect or the Xbox 360 controller so you can really show how well you wield Dirk’s sword. Included with this ultimate edition are bonus Avatar items, Gamerpics and even a full watch feature to sit back and enjoy Don Bluth’s stunning animation. In Dragon’s Lair, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Find your way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles. Lead on adventurer. Your quest awaits!

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Note: You can use a Kinect sensor or a controller to play this game

Arcade: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Content: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
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Dash Text: The Sonic 4 Saga continues in Episode II with the return of a beloved side kick and fan-favorite villains! Following the events of Episode I, Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman! To face this new evil, Sonic will have to call upon an old friend to help him save the day! Now joined by Tails, race across four new Zones and take down fearsome new badniks with deadly combination moves in order to put an end to this dastardly duo’s plans! Experience the Sonic 4 saga as never before with the addition of a brand new engine; bringing you gameplay with updated physics and zones in stunning HD graphics! Also new to Episode II is the addition of online/local collaborative play where players can team up with a friend to take control of Sonic and Tails as they battle against Dr. Eggman! BONUS! Owners of both Episode I & Episode II will unlock Episode Metal! Play as Sonic’s greatest rival in this exclusive zone and experience the untold story behind Metal Sonic’s revival!

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