Xbox LIVE Newsbeat August 23rd – September 5th

It is that time again, when Microsoft comes out and details the new deals and items available for purchase over Xbox LIVE, in their fortnightly Newsbeat update. This week, Xbox LIVE is buzzing over the release of the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops add-on, the Space Zombie-themed Rezurrection. As well as that, there is also the addition to Xbox LIVE of Hole in the Wall, the Kinect-enabled game, based upon the silly TV show where contestants try to match the shapes that appear in a rapidly-approaching wall.

Here are all the latest deals and dates:

Xbox LIVE Arcade Titles:

Hole in The Wall (Microsoft Studios) – 24 August – 800 MS Points
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (Capcom) – 24 August – 1200 MS Points
Crazy Machines Elements (DTP Entertainment) – 24 August – 800 MS Points
Mortal Kombat Arcade Collection (Warner Bros.) – 31 August – 800 MS Points
The Baconing (Valcon Games/ Hothead Games) – August 31 – 1200 MS Points
Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (345 Games) – 31 August – 800 MS Points

Game Add-ons:

Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection (Activision) – 23 August – 1200 MS Points
Dragon Age II Item Pack 2 (Electronic Arts) – August 23 – 400 MS Points

Sales & Specials:

Activision Publisher Game Content Sale– Games on demand, Add-ons, and more from the “Call of Duty” franchise (Activision)

30 August – 5 Sept – Up to 50% off

Deal of the Week:

If You Missed It…

Bulletstorm Gun Sonata DLC Pack (Electronic Arts) – 23 August – 29 August – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Bulletstorm Blood Symphony DLC Pack (Electronic Arts) – 23 August – 29 August – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Red Faction: Battlegrounds (THQ) – 23 August – 29 August – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction: Deniable Ops Insurgency Pack (Ubisoft) – 23 August – 29 August – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Hydrophobia (Microsoft Studios) – 23 August – 29 August – 400 MS Points (50% off)

Manic Machines

Gatling Gears (Electronic Arts) – 30 August – 5 Sept – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Metal Arms: Glitch In The System (Activision) – 30 August – 5 Sept – 800 MS Points (33% off)
BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den (2K Games) – 30 August – 5 Sept – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Borderlands Claptrap New Revolutions (2K Games) – 30 August – 5 Sept – 400 MS Points (50% off)

Games on Demand:

WWE® Smackdown® vs. Raw® 2011 (THQ) – 23 August
MySims SkyHeroes (Electronic Arts) – 23 August
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires (Koei Tecmo) – 23 August
de Blob® 2 (THQ) – 23 August
Wheelman™ (Ubisoft) – 30 August
Sniper: Ghost Warrior (City Interactive S.A.) – 30 August

Games on Demand Price Reductions:

Gears of War (Microsoft Studios) – 23 August – 30 August
Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Studios) – 23 August – 30 August

Avatar Marketplace:

Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square Enix) – 23 August
Dead Island (Deep Silver) – 25 August
Robo Cop – 25 August
Ugly Americans (345 Games) – 25 August
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision) – 2 September

Additional Content:

“Air Band” in Kinect Fun Labs (Microsoft Studios) – 22 August – 240 MS Points

Indie Games Summer Uprising:

Raventhorne – 22 August – 240 MS Points
Battle High: San Bruno – 23 August – 80 MS Points
Cute Things Dying Violently – 24 August – 80 MS Points
T.E.C. 3001 – 25 August – 240 MS Points
Doom and Destiny – 26 August – 240 MS Points
Take Arms – 29 August – 240 MS Points
SpeedRunner HD – 30 August – 240 MS Points
Train Frontier Express – 31 August – 240 MS Points
Chester – 1 September – 240 MS Points
Redd: The Lost Temple – 2 September – 240 MS Points

Zune Marketplace:

Hop – 29 August
Hanna – 29 August
Trust – 29 August
Water For Elephants – 5 September
Fast Five – Fast & Furious Five – 5 September

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.