Xbox LIVE Newsbeat: 10 – 23 July

Xbox LIVE Newsbeat: 10 – 23 July

This is the current release schedule

for Xbox LIVE Marketplace content

Xbox LIVE Arcade	Release Date	MS Points
Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix)	11-Jul	1200
Zuma's Revenge! (PopCap)	11-Jul	800
Dungeon Fighter Live (Microsoft)	13-Jul	800
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (Activision)	18-Jul	1200
Game Add-ons	Release Date	MS Points
Babel Rising: Sky’s the Limit DLC (Ubisoft)	11-Jul	240
Minecraft Skin Pack 1 (MGS)	10-Jul	160
Mass Effect 3: Earth Multiplayer Expansion (Electronic Arts)	17-Jul	FREE
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Arctic Strike Map Pack (Ubisoft)	17-Jul	800
Deal of the Week	Discount Dates	MS Points
Bethesda	10-Jul to 16-Jul
Oblivion Shivering Isles		1200 (50% off)
Oblivion Knights of the Nine		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Mother Ship Zeta		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Point Lookout		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Broken Steel		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 The Pit		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Operation: Anchorage		400 (50% off)
Ubisoft	17-Jul to 23-Jul
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes I'm the Boss! DLC		120 (50% off)
Scott Pilgrim Knives Chau DLC Pack		80 (50% off)
RUSE Pack of the Rising Sun		400 (50% off)
RUSE The Chimera Pack		280 (50% off)
Special Sales	Discount Dates	MS Points
Microsoft Studios Arcade Sale	10-Jul to 16-Jul
Toy Soldiers Cold War		600 (50% off)
Hydrophobia		200 (50% off)
Section 8 Prejudice		600 (50% off)
The Splatters		400 (50% off)
Hydro Thunder Hurricane		600 (50% off)
Games on Demand	Release Date
Portal 2	10-Jul
UFC Undisputed 3	17-Jul
Blackwater	17-Jul
Avatar	Release Date
Avatar Garage   (Xbox LIVE)	10-Jul
Bellator MMA  (MTV)	10-Jul
Quantum Conundrum  (Square Enix)	10-Jul
Halo 4 Update  (MGS)	10-Jul
Minecraft Update  (MGS)	10-Jul
Vampire/Werewolf Update  (Xbox LIVE)	10-Jul
Battlestar Galactica (Xbox LIVE)	10-Jul
Batman Dark Knight Returns Update  (WB)	20-Jul
Zune Movies	Release Date
Contraband	16-Jul
Act of Valor	16-Jul
The Devil Inside	16-Jul
Meeting Evil	23-Jul
Wild Bill	23-Jul
Xbox LIVE Entertainment Apps Content (By release date)	Release Date
Tour de France (4oD)	30-Jun to 22-Jul

Note: As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region.

What's in Halo 4 Xbox ?

Halo 4 Xbox

The Master Chief returns to battle an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe will never be the same. Enlist aboard the UNSC Infinity to experience Halo's original multiplayer and Spartan Ops - episodic fiction-based co-op missions.

Launches 06.11.2012


New to Halo?

Halo is the multi-billion dollar sci-fi video game series owned by Microsoft Studios.

The series centres on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant. Many of the games center on the experiences of Master Chief John-117, a cybernetically enhanced human super-soldier, and his artificial intelligence (AI) companion, Cortana.


The series has been praised as being among the best first-person shooters on a video game console! Discover for yourself!

What's in Halo 4?

Standard edition

The Reclaimer Saga Begins: Experience the dawn of an epic new Halo adventure, played solo or split screen with up to three friends.

Go Beyond the Story: Halo 4's Infinity Multiplayer features revolutionary multiplayer modes and a suite of new vehicles, weapons, armour abilities, weapon load out and all new deep player progression system.

Spartan Ops: Extend your campaign experience in a massive-scale adventure that builds upon the "Halo 4" Campaign. Receive a weekly series of cinematic episodes on Xbox LIVE® followed by new game play missions, played solo or cooperatively with up to three friends - effectively delivering two campaign experiences in one game!*

War Games: Battle the competition in fresh, immersive new competitive multiplayer game modes and strategies. Track your groups, stats and scores on HaloWaypoint.com.
Edge-of-your-seat Entertainment: Immerse yourself in Halo 4's graphics, sound and epic game play including a mysterious and deadly new class of enemies*.

Pre-order now Standard Edition 

Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE:

• Unique in-game Spartan IV armour skin
• Unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle
• An exclusive in-game emblem
• Xbox LIVE Avatar prop*
• Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armour set*

Limited edition

War Games Map Packs: The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps - three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox LIVE®.

Specialisations: Receive early access to six Specialisations, available at launch on Xbox LIVE, and use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specialisations unlock new customisation options.

The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series which will take fans back to the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC's greatest vessel ever: the UNSC Infinity.

Digital content also included:

• Bonus in-fiction bonus content expanding the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
• Special Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality
• Making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Pre-order now Limited Edition

Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE:

• Unique in-game Spartan IV armour skin
• Unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle
• An exclusive in-game emblem
• Xbox LIVE Avatar prop*
• Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armour set*

Xbox LIVE - Find out more
Online multiplayer and Spartan Ops missions require Xbox LIVE Gold membership (sold separately). System requirements forthcoming. See www.halo4.com

Top Ten New Releases This Week - 13th July

1) Dead Island GOTY edition Xbox 360 / Sony PS3 / PC

A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player's only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.

2) Inversion Sony Playstation 3 / Xbox 360

Take on the role of a young father and husband, Davis Russel, who finds himself thrust into war when his peaceful city is invaded by an unknown enemy. With his daughter missing and conventional weapons and tactics all but useless, this ordinary cop and his partner Leo Delgado will rise up to heed the call of duty, master the fundamental forces of gravity and save the world.

3) Adidas miCoach Sports Training Xbox 360 Kinect / Sony PS3 Move

Train in the comfort of your own home with an all-star training team from your favourite sport. Earn Fit Points and awards for every bit of exercise you do. Train at home, in the gym and outdoors, tracked by the latest motion tracking technology and portable fitness hardware. Wake up to a whole new community of friends and social network updates. It’s your exercise world, perfectly synced from your console, via the web or via your smartphone.

4) Azada Nintendo 3DS Game

Azada is one of the best selling adventure games ever becoming so popular because of polished graphics, brilliant sound and addictive gameplay. It is also the second most successful franchise for Big Fish Games. In this exciting Nintendo 3DS version, the adventures of hapless magician Titus continue with masses of escape-the-room puzzles, hidden object and mini games in each level.

5) Hidden Expedition Titanic Nintendo DS

On April 14. 1912, the great steamship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and within hours it sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. As part of the Hidden Expedition Adventure League, it's your job to explore the wreckage of this once majestic ship and collect antique artefacts for the Titanic Museum.

6) The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack PC

Style your Sims with the latest Diesel apparel, accessories and furniture and get ready for successful living.  The Sims 3™ Diesel Stuff Pack contains the hottest fashions and home furnishings for your Sims from one of the world’s most popular lifestyle brands. Update your Sims’ wardrobes with Diesel styles straight off the runway.

7) Escape the Emerald Star PC

You’re alone and lost at sea. Track down over 2,200 objects in 25 intriguing scenes. Solve 7 unique mini-game puzzles and piece together fragments of a map to help you to dry land. But hurry – the ship is drifting and you need to escape!

8) Mystery PI Triple Pack PC

Mystery PI Triple Pack is a Compilation game, developed by PopCap and published by Mastertronic, scheduled to be released in Europe in 2012.

9) Orcs Must Die PC

As a powerful War Mage with dozens of deadly weapons, spells and traps at your fingertips you must defend 24 fortresses from a rampaging mob of beastly enemies, including ogres, hellbats and, of course, a whole bunch of ugly orcs!

10) Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Dynasty PC

Rumours of an unknown dynasty surfaced when ancient tiles turned up on the black market. Your mission is to explore China and search for clues to uncover the secret of The Forgotten Dynasty. Explore exotic locations and solve puzzles to reveal hidden clues in this exciting Hidden Object game! Discover the ancient civilization and scour gorgeous locations as you partake in an incredible adventure!