Xbox LIVE Arcade Update: June 28th – July 11th

Microsoft have provided Xbox LIVE users with another update on the latest special offers and new releases coming to their Xbox 360 online service for the next fortnight. As usual, there are a selection of discounts available on some of the top-selling Arcade titles, discounts of add-on packs and other DLC, and news of the latest full retail games that will be getting the digital-download treatment via Games on Demand. Xbox LIVE Arcade will also be running two Deals of the Week; between June 28th & July 4th, we will see “Mutants & More!!” on LIVe, whilst from July 5th until July 11th, Xbox LIVE will be “Heatin’ Up Summer”.

Remember to be aware that special offers and discount prices are exclusive to Xbox LIVE Gold members, so if you want to take advantages of these promotions, do make sure your subscription is up-to-date. Here are the offers:

New Xbox Live Arcade Games

Backbreaker Vengeance (505 Games) – June 29 – 1200 MS Points
Half-Minute Hero Super Mega Neo Climax (Microsoft Studios) – June 29 – 800 MS Points
Deadliest Warrior: Legends (345 Games) – July 6 – 800 MS Points
Galaga Legions DX (NAMCO BANDAI Games) – June 29 – 800 MS Points

New Game Add-ons

Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation Downloadable Content (Activision Publishing, Inc.) – June 28 – 1200 MS Points
Pinball FX2 Captain America Table (Microsoft Studios) – June 29 – 240 MS Points
Mortal Kombat character “Kenshi” (Warner Brothers Interactive) – July 5 – 400 MS Points

Sales & Specials

Hasbro Family Game Night (Electronic Arts Inc.) – June 30 – July 4 – 50% discount

Deal of the Week

Mutants and more!!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Turtles in Time Reshelled (Ubisoft) – June 28 – July 4 – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Square Enix) – June 28 – July 4 – 600 MS Points (50% off)
X-men Arcade (Konami) – June 28 – July 4 – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Comic Jumper (Microsoft Studios) – June 28 – July 4 – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Hard Corps: Uprising (Konami) – June 28 – July 4 – 600 MS Points (50% off)

Heatin’ Up Summer

Torchlight (Microsoft Studios) – July 5 – July 11 – 800 MS Points (33% off)
Dante’s Inferno: Dark Forest Pack (Electronic Arts) – July 5 – July 11 – 200 MS Points (50% off)
Medal of Honour Hot Zone Pack (Electronic Arts) – July 5 – July 11 – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Rock Band Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik Album – July 5 – July 11 – 1200 MS Points (25% off)

New Games on Demand titles (Prices TBA)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Aksys Games Localization, Inc) – June 28
Bionic Commando (Capcom) – June 28
Risen (Deep Silver) – July 5

Xbox Avatar Marketplace collections

Harry Potter (Warner Bros.) – June 30
Deadliest Warrior: Legends (345 Games) – July 5
Military Special Ops Update – July 7

Game Demos

NCAA Football 12 (Electronic Arts) – June 28

Forthcoming Zune Movies

June 28 – July 11:
No Strings attached
Bend it like Beckham
Under Suspicion
Hall Pass

This is the current release schedule for Xbox LIVE Marketplace content. As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region.