Xbox LIVE Newsbeat September 6th-19th

It’s time to check out the latest deals and new release across Xbox LIVE with the fortnightly Newsbeat. The next fortnight will be especially good for players of Battlefield Bad Company 2 or those who missed out on buying the L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass at the reduced price when it was first announced – as both games have heavily reduced DLC over the next two weeks. There are also several top-notch LIVE Arcade games released in that same time period – including the re-release of classic SEGA Saturn shmup Radiant Silvergun – as well as the usual selection of Avatar items, Games on Demand and Add-ons.

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

Crimson Alliance (Microsoft Studios) – 7 September – Free Trial
Leedmees for Kinect (Konami) – 7 September – 800 MS Points
BloodRayne Betrayal (Majesco) – 7 September – 1200 MS Points
Skydrift (NAMCO BANDAI Games) [Europe only] – 7 September – 1200 MS Points
Radiant Silvergun (Microsoft Studios) – 14 September – 1200 MS Points
Red Bull X-Fighters (Konami) – 14 September – 800 MS Points

Game Add-ons:

Crimson Alliance Character Add-ons (Microsoft Studios) – 7 September – 800 MS Points (1 character) or 1200 MS Points (set of 3 characters)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: Shadow Hunters (Microsoft Studios) – 13 September – 400 MS Points
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Expansion (Microsoft Studios) – 14 September – 400 MS Points

Sales & Specials:

Rockstar Games Publisher Sale – Games, Add-ons, and Avatars (Rockstar Games)
13 September – 19 September – Up to 50% off

Deal of the Week:

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts)

Onslaught Mode – 6 September – 12 September – 200 MS Points (50% off)
BFBC2 Vietnam – 6 September – 12 September – 600 MS Points (50% off)
Bad Company™ 2 VIP – 6 September – 12 September – 400 MS Points (50% off)
Kit Short-cut Bundle Pack – 6 September – 12 September – 600 MS Points (50% off)
SPECACT Upgrade Bundle – 6 September – 12 September – 240 MS Points (50% off)
Bad Company™ 2 Vietnam Theme – 6 September – 12 September – 120 MS Points (50% off)

L.A. Noire (Rockstar Games)

L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass – 13 September – 19 September – 640 (33% off)

Games On Demand:

Way of Samurai 3 (Spike) – 6 September
Sherlock Holmes (Focus Home Interactive) – 6 September
Homefront™ (THQ) – 13 September
Bulletstorm (Electronic Arts) – 13 September

Games on Demand Price Reductions:

Shaun White Skateboarding (Ubisoft) – 6 September
Sonic & SEGA All Star Racing (SEGA) – 6 September
Aliens vs. Predator (SEGA) – 6 September
Virtua Tennis 2009 (SEGA) – 6 September
Vanquish (SEGA) – 6 September
R.U.S.E™ (Ubisoft) – 6 September
Fable III (Microsoft Studios) [Mexico only] – 6 September
Halo: Reach (Microsoft Studios) [Mexico only] – 6 September

Avatar Marketplace:

Crimson Alliance (Microsoft Studios) – 7 September
Adidas Originals 2 – 8 September
The Gunstringer (Microsoft Studios) – 14 September
Fast Five – 15 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.