Xbox LIVE Newsbeat 20th September – 3rd October
Mmmmm what’s that you smell? The freshly torn off cellophane from your latest purchase? The unmistakeable scent of the Instruction Manuel yet to be flicked through (who really uses them these days!?). That is the smell of gaming season my friends and it is well under way!
At Midnight on Monday Gears of War 3 started it’s flight off of the shelves. Xbox LIVE are celebrating this Blockbuster with “Golden Wings Week.” Head on-line and play any match between 20th-26th of September to unlock the Golden Lancer and Golden Hammerburst multiplayer weapon skins.
Grinding through players with a chainsaw not your cup of tea (strange, strange human)? Well the 30th of September sees the long awaited Fifa 2012 take to the computer shaped field.
EA SPORTS “FIFA Soccer 12” brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction. Revolutionary game play innovations inspired by the real world game make “FIFA Soccer 12” deeper and more engaging. And the fun expands with Xbox LIVE. Introducing EA SPORTS Football Club—a live service connecting players to the real-world game with fresh, new content all the time at no additional cost. Also available for the first time at launch and on disc is FIFA Ultimate Team. Build your ultimate team on Xbox LIVE from the best players in the world by earning, buying, selling and trading players and items in the massive FIFA Ultimate Team online community.
Fans of either/both titles must be sitting in a pool of warmth with the excitement right about now. So what will Xbox LIVE be offering up over the next couple of weeks. Well you came to the right place, check out the table to have a look:
| Xbox LIVE Arcade | Release Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Burnout Crash (Electronic Arts) | 21-Sep | 800 |
| Rotastic (Focus Home Interactive) | 21-Sep | 800 |
| Mercury Hg (Ignition) | 28-Sep | 400 |
| MLB Bobblehead Baseball Battle (Konami) | 28-Sep | 800 |
| Game Add-ons | Release Date | Price |
| Fallout: New Vegas Lonesome Road (Bethesda Softworks) | 20-Sep | 800 |
| Dance Central songs (Harmonix) | ||
| – The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes, Dont Cha | 20-Sep | 240 |
| – Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson and D.O.E., The Way I Are | 20-Sep | 240 |
| – Rupee, Tempted to Touch | 20-Sep | 240 |
| Deal of the Week | Discount Dates | Price |
| Puzzle Me This … | ||
| Gyromancer (Square Enix) | 20 September 26 September | 600 (50% off) |
| Portal: Still Alive (Microsoft Studios) | 20 September 26 September | 600 (50% off) |
| Bejeweled Blitz LIVE (PopCap Games, Inc.) | 20 September 26 September | 200 (50% off) |
| Ilomilo (Microsoft Studios) | 20 September 26 September | 400 (50% off) |
| Sword & Sorcery | ||
| Might & Magic Clash of Heroes® (Ubisoft) | 27 September 3 October | 800 (33% off) |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (Atari) | 27 September 3 October | 800 (33% off) |
| Games on Demand | Release Date | |
| Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) | 20-Sep | |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (Lucas Arts) | 20-Sep | |
| MLB 2K11 (2K Sports) | 20-Sep | |
| Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Capcom) | 27 September | |
| Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts) | 27-Sep | |
| Blur (Activision) | 27-Sep | |
| Avatar Marketplace | Release Date | |
| Major League Baseball Update | 22-Sep | |
| Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney Interactive Studios) | 27-Sep | |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (Atari) | 29-Sep | |
| NBA 2K12 (2K Sports) | 29-Sep | |
| RAGE (Bethesda Softworks) Update | 29-Sep | |
| South Park Update | 29-Sep | |
| Game Demos | Release Date | |
| NBA 2K12 (2K Sports)* | 20-Sep | |
| Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) | 27-Sep | |
| *Available to Xbox LIVE Gold members only, 20 26 September. | ||
| Zune Marketplace | Release Date | |
| Arthur | 19-Sep | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | 19-Sep | |
| Blood Out | 26-Sep | |
| Blitz | 26-Sep | |
| The Gift | 01-Oct | |
| Fragile | 01-Oct |
So what are you looking forward to buying? Feel free to let us know in the comments
Charles Le Sueur
I have been gaming since Christmas day 1989ish, when my siblings and I were given a NES. It had Super Mario Bros and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with it. Although I never completed TMNT, I did get past the underwater level by the dam!
I will happily give any genre a try, unless its something scary. I believe Luigi's Mansion was the closet thing to a horror game that I could stomach. I own a PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and a Nintendo DSi (Serious thought is going into the potential purchase of a 3DS).
When I am not gaming I am usually shouting at Arsenal to take a shot! I can also be found playing football, squash, ultimate frisbee, cooking, or passing the time by making noise. I can do a pretty convincing Jam Jar Lid! ^^
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