Xbox LIVE Newsbeat 9th – 22nd August

As the Summer Of Arcade on Xbox LIVE approaches its end, we have already had some big Arcade game releases. There are two more titles to come though. Today sees the release of Fruit Ninja Kinect – a Kinect-enabled version of the Halfbrick touch-screen phenomenon, which sees gamers use their own limbs to slice through fruit as it flies at them. Expect to see a GodisaGeek review of that title soon. Following that will be Toy Soldiers: Cold War, the sequel to the popular Toy Soldiers Arcade title. Also, Microsoft have a raft of items at sale prices.

Here are all the latest deals and dates::

Xbox LIVE Arcade Games:

Fruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick/Microsoft Studios) – 10 August – 800 Microsoft Points
Toy Soldiers: Cold War (Signal Studios/Microsoft Studios) – 17 August – 1200 Microsoft Points

Game Add-ons:

Mortal Kombat Freddy Krueger character (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) – 9 August – 400 Microsoft Points

Dance Central songs (Harmonix):
James Brown, Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Pt 1 – 15 August – 240 Microsoft Points
Lloyd, Get It Shawty – 16 August – 240 Microsoft Points
Sean Paul, Get Busy – 16 August – 240 Microsoft Points

Deal of the Week:

Festive Fiesta with Rock Band (9 August – 15 August):

Metallica Pack 01 (Harmonix) – 320 Microsoft Points (27% off)
Blink 182 Pack 02 (Harmonix) – 320 Microsoft Points (27% off)
Lady Gaga Pack 01 (Harmonix) – 400 Microsoft Points (29% off)
Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits Rock Band Edition (Harmonix) – 1200 Microsoft Points (25% off)
Queen Pack 01 (Harmonix) – 960 Microsoft Points (25% off)

Xbox Originals Sale (16 August – 22 August):

Fable (Microsoft Studios) – 800 Microsoft Points (33% off)
Black (Electronic Arts) – 800 Microsoft Points (33% off)
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex (Activision) – 800 Microsoft Points (33% off)
Legend of Spyro: The New Beginning (Activision) – 800 Microsoft Points (33% off)

Games on Demand:

YOU DON’T KNOW JACK® (THQ) – 9 August
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars (THQ) – 9 August

Avatar Marketplace Items:

MTV Ugly Americans – 9 August
Dumbo (Disney) – 11 August
Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Marine® (THQ) – 16 August
Toy Soldiers: Cold War (Microsoft Studios) – 17 August
Kinect Disneyland Adventures (Microsoft Studios) – 18 August

Game Demos:

Madden NFL 12 (Electronic Arts) – 9 August
Driver® San Francisco Single-Player (Ubisoft) – 9 August
Driver® San Francisco Multi-Player (Ubisoft) – 16 August

Additional Content:

Season Ticket (EA SPORTS) – 2 August – 2000 Microsoft Points

Zune Marketplace:

Lean on Me – 10 August
The Big Kahuna – 17 August
The Switch – 17 August
Red Riding Hood – 22 August

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.