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

Call of Duty MW3 Map Packs 2 online

Call of Duty MW3 Map Pack 2 Online