Xbox LIVE Newsbeat September 4th – 17th
This week sees the release of a major add-on for our last Christmas Number One, and one of the biggest games of last year.
Skyrim: Hearthfire is available on Xbox LIVE Arcade from today, and will only cost gamers a paltry 400 MS Points.
The battle for FPS supremacy continues, as both Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 receive update packs this week, as both games continue to be two of the top-played games over Xbox LIVE, every week.
A handful of new XBLA games are also released this week, including Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior’s Rise, a Calligraphy-inspired over-the-top Martial Arts fighter, and Red Johnson’s Chronicles – One Against All, a Film Noir style Detective Adventure yarn.
Find all of the latest releases and deals below (all prices listed in MS Points):
| Xbox LIVE Arcade | Release Date | MS Points |
| Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior’s Rise | 5-Sep | 800 |
| Dogfight 1942 | 5-Sep | 1200 |
| Mark of the Ninja | 7-Sep | 800 |
| Red Johnson’s Chronicles – One Against All | 12-Sep | 800 |
| Double Dragon NEON | 12-Sep | 800 |
| Add-ons | Release Date | MS Points |
| Skyrim: Hearthfire | 4-Sep | 400 |
| Pinball FX2: Plants vs. Zombies Table | 5-Sep | 240 |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Collection 4 – Final Assault | 6-Sep | 1200 |
| Battlefield 3: Amored Kill Premium Members | 11-Sep | 1200 |
| Quantum Conundrum: IKE-aramba! | 12-Sep | 240 |
| Gold Exclusive Deal of the Week | Discount Dates | Price |
| 4-Sep to 10-Sep | ||
| Babel Rising | 400 | |
| Rayman 3D HD | 400 | |
| Mad Riders | 400 | |
| Alan Wake’s American Nightmare | 600 | |
| Limbo | 600 | |
| Sine Mora | 800 | |
| PopCap | 11-Sep to 17-Sep | |
| Plants vs. Zombies | 600 | |
| Peggle | 400 | |
| Peggle Nights | 200 | |
| Zuma | 200 | |
| Bejeweled 3 | 400 | |
| Heavy Weapon | 400 | |
| Astropop | 400 | |
| Feeding Frenzy 2 | 400 | |
| Bejeweled Blitz Live | 200 | |
| Feeding Frenzy | 200 | |
| Special Sales | Discount Dates | Price |
| Back to School Sale | 4-Sep to 10-Sep | varies |
| Kinect Central – Just Dance 3 Spring Break Pack | 4-Sep to 10-Sep | 320 |
| Kinect Central – Rhythm Party | 11-Sep to 17-Sep | 400 |
| Games on Demand | Release Date | |
| Street Fighter x Tekken | 4-Sep | |
| Sniper Elite V2 | 4-Sep | |
| Cabela’s Adventure Camp | 4-Sep | |
| Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 | 4-Sep | |
| Birds of Steel | 4-Sep | |
| Max Payne 3 | 11-Sep | |
| Kinect Sports: Season 2 | 11-Sep | |
| FIFA Street | 11-Sep | |
| PowerUp Heroes | 11-Sep | |
| Avatar | Release Date | |
| College Game Day Update | 4-Sep | |
| Rockband Blitz Update | 11-Sep |
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.
Robin Parker
If I'm not playing on a good Adventure Game - still longing for the long-past Golden Age of the genre, when Lucasarts and Sierra ruled supreme - you might find me searching for a local arcade, in the hopes that it still houses titles such as Sunset Riders or WindJammers.
