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December 8th, 2009 at 11:17am
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Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service receives a trio of games this week to further spice up and vary the offering currently available, with the digital board game Trivial Pursuit, the stylised boxing game Facebreaker, and Disney’s puzzle platformer Bolt.
Japanese gamers are also able to buy and download an RPG called Diario, which looks intriguing.
To find out more about these titles, you can head on down below to watch some gameplay footage and original trailers for each game, as well as discover the various game’s pricing in your region:
Diario Japanese trailer
Facebreaker
Facebreaker Controls 201
Facebreaker Kim Kardashian Vs Peter Moore
Check your region’s pricing for Facebreaker over here.
Trivial Pursuit
“The Trivial Pursuit video game from EA builds on the original gameplay with stunning visual presentation, new question types and all-new questions, and the innovative Facts & Friends game mode.
“The quick-playing Facts & Friends mode adds a whole new social dynamic to the game that keeps everyone involved by challenging players to guess whether their opponents will answer their questions correctly.”
Trivial Pursuit Trailer
Check your region’s pricing for Trivial Pursuit over here.
Disney’s Bolt
“Join Penny and her super dog, Bolt, as they travel the globe on a dangerous mission to save Penny’s dad from the evil Dr. Calico.”
Bolt Baby Grand Gameplay
Bolt Tail Raider Gameplay
Check your region’s pricing for Disney’s Bolt over here.
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By Mister-X
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December 4th, 2009 at 02:21am
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Currently on Xbox LIVE through Microsoft’s Games on Demand service, users are able to buy full, current generation games as a digital download, providing a more convenient, online method of purchasing games as opposed to actually using some muscles and going down to the local retailer.
So far this service has amassed quite a collection, with games such as Dead Space, Crackdown, Saints Row 2, Bioshock, and many more available to download.
Microsoft announced late yesterday that a similar service will soon become available for the company’s online solution for the PC, Games for Window LIVE, allowing users to download PC titles in the same vein as Steam, Impulse and Direct2Drive, as well as Blizzard and EA’s online distribution solutions.
This new PC-centric Games on Demand service will launch on December 15th, and come prepped with games such as Resident Evil 5, Red Faction: Guerrilla and Battlestations: Pacific, as well as indie games such as World of Goo and Osmos, while a formerly Windows Vista-exclusive game, Tinker, will be available for free.
This new Games on Demand service will be in addition to Games for Windows LIVE’s current infrastructure, which tracks your Achievements for Games for Windows LIVE branded games, links your Gamertag and friends list to your Xbox LIVE profile, and acts as a storefront for additional add-on content.
You can go have a look at GamesForWindows.com to get yourself set up with the service, should you choose to do so.
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December 1st, 2009 at 12:02pm
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Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service is really beefing up with all kinds of excellent titles these past few months, and now we have two new additions to the family.
In most parts of the world, you’ll be able to buy and download the great open-world action game, Crackdown (check for your region’s pricing over here), and if you’re in Japan, you’ll be able to get Beautiful Katamari for 2000 MS Points.
If you need a bit of a refresher course on these games, you can head on down below to see original trailers for both Crackdown and Beautiful Katamari, to remember the good times:
Crackdown Gameplay Trailer
Crackdown Co-Op Gameplay Trailer
Crackdown E3 2K6 Trailer
Crackdown Trailer 2
Beautiful Katamari Introduction
Beautiful Katamari TGS 07 Japanese Trailer
Beautiful Katamari E3 2007 Trailer
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By Mister-X
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November 25th, 2009 at 03:43am
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Saints Row 2 and LEGO Indiana Jones are this week’s additions to Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service, allowing Xbox 360 owners to buy and download these fine titles from the comfort of your living room.
Saints Row 2 is the continuation of the series of over-the-top open-world games that, while comparable to a game such as Grand Theft Auto, takes doesn’t take itself too seriously.
We really enjoyed Saints Row 2 when it was originally released, with its combination of a humorous, explosive singleplayer campaign with the addition of co-op to take on the missions with a friend.
Check your region’s pricing for Saints Row 2 on Games on Demand over here, and watch the original launch trailer below:
Saints Row 2 Launch Trailer
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, on the other hand, is a great family-oriented action game that features adventures from three of the Indiana Jones movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade) and takes full advantage of the LEGO license.
Check your region’s pricing for LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on Games on Demand over here, and watch a few great trailers for the game below:
LEGO Indiana Jones The Adventures Trailer
LEGO Indiana Jones Dangerous Times Trailer
LEGO Indiana Jones Summer Trailer
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By Mister-X
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November 18th, 2009 at 03:39am
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If you somehow managed to miss out on Codemaster’s excellent Race Driver: GRID, then you sure did miss out, because it’s awesome (El33tonline was extremely impressed when it released last year).
If you do fall into that bracket, then no fear: Xbox 360 owners are now able to buy and download the racer via Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service.
In order to best describe GRID, let’s turn to a snippet from our review:
“Race Driver: GRID is the most action-packed, grittiest, smokiest, varied and entertaining game that I have played this year.
“Anyone who says damage does not add anything to a driving game is a liar and anyone who doesn’t think this sets a new standard for the genre is a pedestrian in every possible sense too.”
Sounds pretty darn convincing to me!
Check your region’s pricing for Race Driver: GRID over here and watch a few trailers for the game below in order to best get a sense of what you can expect:
Race Driver: GRID World Trailer
Race Driver: GRID Exclusive Smashing Trailer
Race Driver: GRID Japan Trailer
Race Driver: GRID Eurotrailer
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By Mister-X
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November 11th, 2009 at 08:47am
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This week’s Xbox LIVE Games on Demand update sees the addition of Monopoly to the service. From the blurb:
“From EA Casual Entertainment, MONOPOLY is reinvented with a party twist! With a host of current-day cities and landmarks from all over the world, this new version lets you wheel and deal and compete to own some of the most recognized locations on Earth.
“Host the ultimate MONOPOLY party with family and friends to experience classic and global versions of MONOPOLY with digital gameplay.”
While the Games on Demand version of the title isn’t available in Italy, Japan, Korea or Portugal, Xbox 360 owners are now able to buy and download the classic turn-based money-mongering board game… only in digital form, obviously.
You can check for Monopoly’s pricing in your region over here, and watch the original debut trailer for the game below:
Monopoly Debut Trailer
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November 4th, 2009 at 02:13am
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The great lineup of recent, current generation games available on Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service is growing rapidly, and has been strengthened further by the release of Far Cry 2 and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat onto the network.
Far Cry 2 is an excellent, open-world first-person shooter most unlike any released before, taking you to the wonderfully varied environments of Africa on a mission to stop a dangerous arms dealer, and return the war-torn region to an era of peace, as you “run, swim, drive, fly, shoot, fight and smash your way through over 50km² of open world. Beware though, sometimes the hunter can become the hunted.”
And how!
Check for your region’s pricing for Far Cry 2 over here, read El33tonline’s review of the game, and watch a couple trailers to get you in the mood below:
Far Cry 2 E3 2008: Trailer
Far Cry 2 Fortune Pack DLC Trailer
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, on the other hand, brings “the field of battle to life like never before. Bullets whiz by and score the environments around you, spent minigun shells rain down from hovering helicopters, and explosions shatter your field of vision.
“Delivering the over-the-top action of the award-winning Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat lets you wage modern war your way. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat delivers the Battlefield franchise’s trademark multiplayer action on Xbox Live, delivering ferocious 24 player online battles.
“Fighting for one of 4 sides – the US, the European Union, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition – and armed with the latest modern weaponry, you are given full control over the 30+ vehicles in the game.”
Wow! Check for your region’s pricing for Battlefield 2: Modern Combat over here, and watch a couple launch trailers for the game below:
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Pre-launch trailer
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat launch trailer
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October 27th, 2009 at 10:09am
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Two new full, current generation games have just been added to Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service today, namely the excellently moody third-person action adventure game, Dead Space, as well as the original (also excellent) off-road rally racer, Colin McRae: DiRT.
If you’re not familiar with Dead Space, the setup is summed up nicely, thus:
“When an immense mining ship, the USG Ishimura, comes into contact with a mysterious alien artifact in a remote star system, its communications with Earth are mysteriously cut off.
“Engineer Isaac Clarke is sent to repair the Ishimura’s communications array, but he arrives to find a living nightmare-the ship is a floating bloodbath, the crew unspeakably mutilated and infected by an ancient alien scourge. Clarke’s repair mission becomes one of survival as he fights not just to save himself, but to return the artifact to the planet … at any cost.”
Check your region’s pricing for Dead Space over here, and watch the original launch trailer a little further below.
What about DiRT, though?
“DiRT is an off-road racing game.” OK, what else? “The player’s role is to race their way through the world of off-road motor sport, increasing their fame and prestige on their way to becoming the ultimate Off-Road Champion of Champions.”
That doesn’t really sum up the thrill and excitement of throwing your car around off-road tracks against a variety of competitors, but good enough. Check your region’s pricing for Colin McRae: DiRT over here, and watch a bunch of trailers for the game below:
DiRT Trailer 1
DiRT Trailer 2
DiRT Trailer 3
Dead Space Launch Trailer
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October 20th, 2009 at 10:37am
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Three new games have gone up on Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service, allowing you to buy and download fairly recent, current generation titles from the comfort of your living room… or bedroom… or wherever you stash your Xbox 360.
Army of Two, Midnight Club: LA and Sonic Unleashed are the lucky games to arrive on the service, and you can find out a little bit more about the games with trailers for each title, including pricing for your region, below:
Army of Two Launch Trailer
Find out pricing for Army of Two in your region over here.
Midnight Club: LA Launch Trailer
Find out pricing for Midnight Club: LA in your region over here.
Sonic Unleashed Gameplay Trailer
Find out pricing for Sonic Unleashed in your region over here.
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October 13th, 2009 at 09:04am
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Grand Theft Auto IV is now available to buy and download via the Games on Demand service on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
There isn’t really that much more to say about it – if you don’t already own GTA IV for your Xbox 360, and you’re willing to buy it online and go through with the 7 GB download, now is definitely the time.
Check over here for your region’s pricing, and head on down below to watch a few trailers for the game, including the hair-raising debut trailer to get excited all over again:
GTA IV Debut Trailer
GTA IV Trailer 2
Move Up, Ladies
Everyone’s A Rat Trailer
Also be sure to read El33tonline’s review of Grand Theft Auto IV to see what all the fuss is about.
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