Sunday, December 2, 2012

Happy Wars

Happy Wars is a multi-player comic-style action game up to 15 players that pits 3 different classes of characters, the mage, the warrior and cleric. Each class has unique abilities and can be available once they level up. Each class also has a unique team skill where they can gather teammates together to form a more powerful skill. The game is set in fantasy battlefield including dark world, grasslands and ocean floor. Players must use teamwork to occupy enemy territory like towers and castles and take them over as their own. Once the tower the tower is in your hands, you’ll be able to spawn in the location where the tower is. You can also make your character more powerful by purchasing items in the game and make it cooler by purchasing items using Microsoft points. The game requires an Xbox Live account to play. Players can also play solo through story campaign.


 

 

 

Free Xbox 360 Game
 
Release date: October 12, 2012
Genre: Action & Adventure, Other
Multiplayer:  Online 4-30 players
Co-op: Online 4-30 players
Developer: Toylogic
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Local Features: In-Game Dolby Digital
Online Features: Leaderboards, Content Downloads




Intel Discovered

Take the step to be an action star, get the party going as a DJ, and walk the red carpet with style. Let Chris Evans, Chanel Iman and Redfoo of LMFAO guide you to becoming a superstar. The game lets you interact by doing a punch, jab, kick, jump, pose, smile, scratch like a DJ and surf the crowd. Pass the tests to become a celebrity and then rise to become a star. After the game, you’ll be able to share your custom movie poster of you and Chris Evans, your magazine cover of you and Chanel Iman and Redfoo.

Intel Discovered cover


 

 


Free Xbox 360 Kinect Game

Release date: October 19, 2012
Genre: Kinect, Other
Developer: Wahoo Studios, Inc.
Local features: In-Game Dolby Digital
Online Features: Leaderboards

View other free games here.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

June 2012 Recently Reduced Xbox Games

List of reduced Xbox Games last June 2012


1) Future Sport: Monday Night Combat

Microsoft Points Cost
Now: 800 credits
Before: 1,600 credits
Save: 800 credits

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Shooter, Strategy & Simulation
Multiplayer: Online 2-12
Co-op: Online 2-4 
Trial: downloadable
File size: 735.65 MB

Developer: Uber Entertainment
Publisher: Microsoft Studios 

Online capabilities:
Local capabilities: In-Game Dolby Digital

Game marketplace release date: August 9, 2010
Original release date: August 9, 2010


May 2012 Recently Reduced Xbox Games

List of reduced Xbox Games that are reduced last May 2012


1) Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Microsoft Points Cost
Now: 800 credits
Before: 1,200 credits
Less: 400 credits

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure, Shooter
Multiplayer: Online 2-4 & Local 1-4
Co-op: Online 2-4 & Local 1-4
Trial: downloadable
File size: 577.14 MB

Developer: Shadow Planet Productions
Publisher: Microsoft Studios

Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards, Voice Chat
Local capabilities: In-Game Dolby Digital

Game marketplace release date: August 3, 2011
Original release date: August 3, 2011


2) Toy Soldiers

Microsoft Points Cost
Now: 800 credits
Before: 1,200 credits 
Save: 400 credits

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Action and Adventure, Strategy and Simulation
Multiplayer: Online 2 players
Co-op: none
Trial: downloadable
File size: 687.40 MB

Developer: Signal Studios
Publisher: Microsoft Studios

Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards, Voice Chat
Local capabilities: In-Game Dolby Digital

Game marketplace release date: February 24, 2010
Original release date: June 30, 2010


3) Hasbro Family Game Night

Microsoft Points Cost
Now: depends on game
Before: depends on game
Save: depends on game

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Family, Card & Board, Avatar
Trial: downloadable

Developer: EA Bright Light
Publisher: EA

Online capabilities: Hard drive required
Local capabilities:

Original release date: June 23, 2010


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With an Engine

Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine is racing game but different from the usual racing games. When they say “Anything with an engine”, they literally mean “anything”. Players can use the most unlikely everyday objects for racing, such as dumpsters, lawnmowers and many more. It is fun and unique racing game set in stylized tracks, with themed hazards and traps and jumps, that make the game more enjoyable. Up to 4 players can play the game in split-screen and engage in elimination-style circuits. In the online multiplayer mode, up to 8 players can play the game and race to the finish line.

Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine on demand version supports English, French, Spanish.





Microsoft points cost: 1,600 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 28, 2012
Original release date: October 25, 2011

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing & Flying
Multiplayer: Online 2-8 and Local 2-4
Trial: Downloadable
File size: 2.62 GB

Developer: Isopod Labs & Autumn Games
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Local capabilities: System link 1-4, HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital

NOTE: This game might not be available for non Xbox Live Countries

Game of Thrones

Inspired by the international bestseller, A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series (Game of Thrones is the series’ first book title), written by award-winning author George R.R. Martin, this Role-Playing adventure video games takes you further to a new chapter of the story. Players take the role of the two former soldiers of Robert’s rebellion. The two characters reunite in order to face the deadly threat to the Seven Kingdoms. In the game, you will be interacting with several familiar faces like Lord Commander Mormont, Varys the Spider, Cersei Lannister as the game is set based on the events of the original series and some aspects of the TV adaption by HBO.

Game of Thrones on demand version supports English and French.

Game of Thrones cover

game of thrones gameplay

game of thrones gameplay 2


Microsoft points cost: 3,200 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 28, 2012
Original release date: May 15, 2012

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Role Playing
File size: 2.43 GB

Developer: Cyanide
Publisher: ATLUS (Index Digital Media, Inc.)

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Content downloads

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Akai Katana


Akai Katana is an arcade shooter video game set in the world similar to Taisho period in Japan. Akai Katana is the first video game from Cave that features horizontal combat in HD glory. The game takes the definition of “bullet-hell” shooter video game into a whole new level.

In the game, you will lead a band of rebels against the tyrannical empire. But you will be facing Blood Katanas. Blood Katanas are swords with great destructive powers. And these swords were used by the empire to destroy its neighboring countries. But in order to unleash the full power of these swords, human sacrifices were made. Too much blood has been shed and people have lost their family members, which in turn caused some of the swordsmen to rebel against the empire.

Akai Katana on demand version supports English.

Akai Katana cover

Akai Katana gameplay

Microsoft points cost: 2000 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 28, 2012
Original release date: May 11, 2012

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Co-op: Local 2
File size: 1.16 GB

Developer: CAVE
Publisher: Rising Star Games

Local capabilities: Arcade stick, HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards

Note: May not be available to Non Xbox Live countries








Sunday, September 9, 2012

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive takes the team-based gameplay, which it pioneered with Half-Life: Counter Strike years ago, into a whole new level with its new maps, weapons and characters. The game is an updated version of the classic Counter-Strike game. But like the earlier version, Global Offensive is still a multiplayer, first-person shooter game. Players will still be able to choose whether to join the Terrorist team or the Counter-Terrorist team. The game ends once the objective of the game is completed or when all the players on one side are dead. Global Offensive, however, features new modes, collectively referred to as “Arsenal mode”. The game also offers new leaderboards, improved visuals and players can earn over 165 awards.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cover

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gameplay

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gameplay 2

Microsoft points cost: 1,200 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 22, 2012
Original release date: August 22, 2012

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Shooter
Multiplayer: Online 1-10
Trial: Downloadable
File size: 1.93 GB

Developer: Valve Corporation
Publisher: Valve Corporation

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Leaderboards, Voice chat






Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD Edition

Manhattan Tanker Incident and Big Shell Incident After the Shadow Moses incident, technological data on the nuclear-armed walking tank "Metal Gear" leaks onto the black market. Solid Snake and his allies form the anti-Metal Gear NGO “Philanthropy” and set out in pursuit of a tanker carrying a new Metal Gear prototype. But Snake falls into a trap set by former FOXHOUND member Ocelot, and is believed lost along with the tanker at the bottom of the Hudson River. Two years later, the Big Shell, an oil spill cleanup facility constructed on the bay, is taken over by terrorists led by a man claiming to be the long-lost Solid Snake. The government sends Raiden, a new recruit in the new FOXHOUND, to infiltrate the Big Shell and rescue the US President, who is held hostage inside... METAL GEAR SOLID 3 HD Edition 1964 - Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater The origin of the Metal Gear series begins in 1964 at the height of the Cold War. Naked Snake—the man who would later become the legendary soldier known as Big Boss—heads into Soviet territory to help the scientist Sokolov defect to the West. However, the mission ends in failure when Snake’s mentor, a female soldier known as The Boss unexpectedly defects to the Soviet Union. The fate of the world hanging in the balance, Snake is forced to question the true meaning of "loyalty," as he embarks on a lone mission to kill his former mentor.

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD Edition on Demand version supports English, French, Spanish.

Game description taken from: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/MGS-PW-HD/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e083c

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD Edition cover photo

Microsoft points cost: Click Here

Game marketplace release date: August 21, 2012
Original release date: November 8, 2011

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Action & Adventure
File size: 7.35 GB

Developer: Kojima Productions
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital




Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a cooperative, first-person survival horror game. There are 4 characters in the game, the survivors of the world overrun by zombies. The game is designed for co-op play. Up to 4 players can play the game, who must work together to find their way out and escape from the outbreak. Players can lend each other artillery support, share ammo and rescue each other when they are outnumbered by zombies. If only one player is player, the other 4 players will be Al-controlled bots. Players have the option to play as humans or as the other 4 players amongst the zombies. If you play as zombies, you may even become one of the 4 mutant “boss” zombies with unique power and abilities.

Left 4 Dead on demand version supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Potuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese.

left 4 dead cover photo

left 4 dead gameplay

Microsoft points cost: 1,600 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 21, 2012
Original release date: September 28, 2009

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Action & Adventure, Fighting, Shooter
Multiplayer: Online 2-8
Co-op: Online 2-4
File size: 3.78 GB

Developer: Valve
Publisher: Electronic Arts

Local capabilities: HDTV 1080, System Link 1-2, In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Hard drive required, Content downloads, Leaderboards, Voice chat



Ratatouille

Missed Remy and his adventures as he pursues his life-long dream of becoming a chef? You can relive all the thrilling and hilarious moments you loved in the film in the Ratatouille video game. The plot of the game is similar to that of the movie. Players will take the role of Remy, who dreams of becoming a great French chef with one obvious problem--- he is a rat. The journey begins in the farm, just like in the movie and you will run, glide and slide through underground sewers, bustling streets of Paris, and key locations you are familiar with through the film. Players will also be able to enjoy a series of head-to-head multiplayer mini-games you can play together with your friends, cooking challenging and unique mini-games.

Ratatouille on demand version supports English.

Ratatouille cover photo

Ratatouille gameplay

Ratatouille game play

Ratatouille Microsoft points cost: 1,600 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 21, 2012
Original release date: January 1, 2008

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Action & Adventure, Family, Platformer
Trial: Downloadable trial
File size: 3.12 GB

Developer: Heavy Iron Studios
Publisher: THQ

Local capabilities: HDTV 1080, In-Game Dolby digital




Sunday, September 2, 2012

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City


Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a third-person, team-based video that that features a unique shooter experience. Players can choose from 12 characters in the game. Players can play solo in the single player mode or up to 4 players in the co-operative Raccoon Mode. This game is quite different from the usual team-based shooter video games. Other than zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W’s), players will also be battling against government ‘Spec Ops’ unit.

The story of the game centers on Raccoon City after the release of the deadly T-virus biological weapon, which caused the entire population of the city to die or turn into zombies. Players will be playing as soldiers for Umbrella’s crack paramilitary unit, Umbrella Security Services (U.S.S.).

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City on demand version supports different languages including, English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish.




Microsoft points cost: 2,320 credits 

Game marketplace release date: August 21, 2012
Original release date: March 20, 2012

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Action & Adventure, Shooter
Multiplayer: Online 2-8
Co-op: Online 2-4
File size: 3.94 GB

Developer: Slant Six
Publisher: Capcom

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards, Voice chat




Saturday, September 1, 2012

The Expendables 2 Videogame

Can’t get enough of the Expendables movie? Fans of the action film will surely be delighted with the Expendables videogame, where they will get to experience the explosive moments all over again. Up to 4 players can play in the Co-op action mode, where fans can get to play as their favorite stars. The 4 Expendables, namely Barney, Caesar, Gunnar and Yin-Yang, have a mission to rescue the Chinese billionaire, who has been kidnapped. But this rescue mission gets more complicated as the explosive mix of testosterone and kerosene explodes and causes a massive fireball that never lets up. This is where the relentless action concludes but also where the new movie begins. If you want to relive the action, then this game is surely something you don’t want to miss.



Microsoft points cost: 1,200 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 17, 2012
Original release date: August 17, 2012

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Shooter
Co-op: Online 2-4 & Local 2-4
Trial: downloadable
File size: 969.51 MB

Developer: Zootfly
Publisher: Ubisoft

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p,  In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards, Voice chat




Dust: An Elysian Tail


Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action RPG video game that has gained mostly positive reviews from game critics. It was originally intended in the Indie Games channel of the Xbox 360, but because of its success, the game has been released for Xbox 360 Live Arcade.

In the game, you will be playing the role of the mysterious warrior, Dust. Dust will journey through the wonderful, meticulously hand-painted world, to rediscover his past while liberating an oppressed village along the way. Dust will be aided by an ancient sword Ahrah, and his sidekick, Fidget, in battling enemies as you take on different quests. The game features an intuitive combat system that rewards skilled gamers.



Microsoft points cost: 1,200 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 15, 2012
Original release date: August 15, 2012

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure, Platformer
Trial: downloadable
File size: 592.68 MB

Developer: Humble Hearts LLC
Publisher: Microsoft Studios

Local capabilities: In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards





Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster


With the Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster video game now available for Xbox, young players will surely have fun as they interact with their favorite Sesame Street characters in this living storybook game called, “Once Upon a Monster”. Join Elmo, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame Street characters in solving problems, and learn from important lessons in life as players go along the chapters in the games. The game is presented like a storybook with different chapters featuring problems that will have to be solved by the Sesame Street characters. There are also mini-games in each chapter and these mini-games require the use of Kinect. Be part of this interactive game where you can dance, jump, fly and do many other things together with the characters in the game.

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster on Demand version supports English, French, German, Spanish.




Microsoft points cost: 1360 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 14, 2012
Original release date: October 18, 2011

Game type: Xbox 360 (Kinect)
Genre: Family
Co-op: Local 1-2
Trial: downloadable
File size: 5.68 GB

Developer: Double Fine Productions
Publisher: WB Games Inc.

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p,  In-Game Dolby Digital

Dead Island

Dead Island is an open world action role-playing game set in a holiday paradise gone mad because of a zombie outbreak. The story starts in the island of Banoi, a tropical paradise in the South Pacific, which is the ultimate getaway for vacationers. But this holiday paradise falls into ruin when a mysterious and contagious zombie outbreak plagued the island. The zombies in the game have different abilities. There’s the Suicider for instance, a zombie whose objective is to kill the player and explodes to cause damage to surrounding enemies. The game is played in the first-player perspective and is about combat and completing quests. Players earn experience when they complete quests and kill the enemies. It is an experience-based gameplay where players level up when they earn enough XP. And as players level up, the character’s health and stamina also improves and players also get to earn a skill point.

Dead Island on Demand version support different languages including English, French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish.




Microsoft points cost: Visit here

Game marketplace release date: August 14, 2012
Original release date: September 6, 2011

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Action & Adventure, Role Playing, Shooter
Multiplayer: Online 2-4
Co-op: Online 1-4
File size: 3.86 GB

Developer: Techland
Publisher: Deep Silver

Local capabilities: HDTV 720p,  In-Game Dolby Digital, System link 1
Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards

Monday, August 27, 2012

Hybrid

Hybrid is a third-person video game available for download through Xbox Live. Released just this month of August, this multiplayer game is set in a world wherein two factions (Variant and Paladin) are at war against each other for world domination and take control of the world’s most powerful resource, Dark Matter. But not like most shooter games, the game doesn’t allow free movement. Players can take control of a soldier or move the piece by simply moving the cursor over it and select where you want it to move. Hybrid was developed by Bellevue, the creative studio behind Lock’s Quest, Scribblenauts series, and Drawn to Life series.  




Microsoft points cost: Click Here

Game marketplace release date: August 8, 2012
Original release date: August 8, 2012

Game type: Arcade
Genre: Shooter, Strategy & Simulation
Trial: downloadable
Multiplayer: Online 2-6
File size: 1.59 GB

Developer: 5th Cell
Publisher: Microsoft Studios

Online capabilities: Content downloads, Leaderboards
Local capabilities: HDTV 720p,  In-Game Dolby Digital

The Orange Box

The Orange Box is a compilation of 5 games in 1 box. These games include, Half Life 2, which earned over 40 Game of the Year Awards and has sold more than 5 million copies all over the world. Half Life 2: Episode One, and Episode Two are also included in the game. There’s also the puzzle game Portal 2, set in the Aperture Science Laboratories and considered one of the most innovative new games with unique and interesting gameplay. Team Fortress 2 is also included in the game, which is a multiplayer game and also one of the most anticipated online action game of this year.

The Orange Box on demand version supports 3 different languages: English, German and French.




Microsoft points cost: Visit here to view

Game marketplace release date: August 7, 2012
Original release date: January 1, 2008

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter, Strategy & Simulation
Trial: downloadable
File size: 3.92 GB
Multiplayer: Online 2-16

Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: Electronic Arts

Local capabilities: System Link 1-2, In-Game Dolby Digital, HDTV 1080i
Online capabilites: Content downloads, Voice chat





Monday, August 13, 2012

The King of Fighters XIII

Are you a fan of The King of Fighters? Now you will get to see more of fan favorites like Mai, Vice and K’ as the 13th installment of The King of Fighters comes to Xbox 360. The game is an upgraded version of the original game plus the addition of various play modes that fans surely don’t want to miss. There’s the Story Mode and the Online versus mode, where players can challenge other players through Xbox Live. For those who are not familiar with the game, The King of Fighters is a fighting game developed and published by SNK Playmore. Don’t worry if you have never played the game before as there’s a “Tutorial Mode” to guide you in playing the game.

The King of Fighters XIII on Demand version supports various languages, including English, Italian, German, French, Czech, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.



    
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Microsoft points cost: 2320 credits

Game marketplace release date: August 7, 2012
Original release date: November 18, 2011

Game type: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting
Multiplayer: Local 1-2 & Online 2
File size: 2.08 GB

Developer: SNK Playmore Corporation
Publisher: SNK Playmore Corporation

Local capabilities: Arcade stick, HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital
Online capabilities: Leaderboards