Upcoming Content and Deals of The Week for the Xbox Live Marketplace (26th June)
Below you’ll find a list of various content heading to the Xbox Live over the coming weeks. Tomorrow sees the return of a franchise from yesteryear with Jeremy McGrath Offroad Racing (800 MSP), with the Kinect exclusive Mini Ninjas Adventures (800 MSP) arriving this Friday. You’ll be getting a double bill next Wednesday with both Spelunky and Bellator MMA Onslaught for 1200 MSP each.
A number of significant add-ons should already be up on the marketplace as you read this for Skyrim, Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3. Forza Motorsport 4‘s July Car Pack will arrive on the 3rd July.
In terms of the Deals of the Week, there’s a good mix of games for everyone The first week focuses on downloadable multiplayer titles such as Trine 2, Gotham City Imposters, Nexuiz, Worms 2 Armageddon, Shoot Many Robots and X-Men Arcade. To grab these straight from yor browser, head to the Deals of The Week page. The week after sees a whole host of Call of Duty Content on offer, so it will be a good time to pick up any you’re missing from the collection.
A number of more obscure titles will be hitting the Games On Demand service, and there’ll be loads of new Avatar Collections to check out such as Spongebob Squarepants and Summer Sports, as well updates to a number of other collections.
Source – Major Nelson
| Xbox LIVE Arcade | Release Date | MS Points |
| Jeremy McGrath Offroad Racing (D3 Publisher) | 27-Jun | 800 |
| Mini Ninjas Adventures (Square Enix) | 29-Jun | 800 |
| Spelunky (MGS) | 4-Jul | 1200 |
| Bellator MMA Onslaught (345 Games) | 4-Jul | 1200 |
| Game Add-ons | Release Date | MS Points |
| Skyrim Dawnguard (Bethesda – English version only) |
26-Jun | 1600 |
| Battlefield™ 3: Close Quarters (Electronic Arts) | 26-Jun | 1200 |
| Mass Effect™ 3: Extended Cut (Electronic Arts) | 26-Jun | Free |
| Forza Motorsports 4 July Car Pack (Microsoft) | 3-Jul | 560 |
| Deal of the Week | Discount Dates | Price |
| Multiplayer | 26-Jun to 2-Jul | |
| Trine 2 (Atlus) | 600 (50% off) | |
| Gotham City Impostors (Warner) | 800 (33% off) | |
| Nexuiz (THQ) | 200 (75% off) | |
| Worms 2 Armageddon (Microsoft) | 400 (50% off) | |
| Shoot Many Robots (Ubisoft) | 400 (50% off) | |
| X-Men Arcade (Konami) | 400 (50% off) | |
| Activision | 3-Jul to 9-Jul | |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Collection 1 | 600 (50% off) | |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Collection 2 | 600 (50% off) | |
| Call of Duty Black Ops: First Strike | 600 (50% off) | |
| Call of Duty Black Ops: Escalation | 600 (50% off) | |
| Call of Duty Black Ops: Annihilation | 600 (50% off) | |
| Call of Duty Black Ops: Rezurrection | 600 (50% off) | |
| Special Sales | Discount Dates | Price |
| Kinect Central – Sesame Street OUAM New Chapter (Warner) | 26-Jun to 2-Jul | 200 (50% off) |
| Games on Demand | Release Date | Regions Included |
| DoDonPachi (Rising Star Games) | 26-Jun | EMEA, ANZ and Asia (except Korea) |
| Grease Dance (505 Games) | 26-Jun | Not in Asia |
| Cars Mater National (Disney) | 26-Jun | EMEA, ANZ |
| Cabela’s North American Adventure (Activision) | 26-Jun | NA only |
| Avatar | Release Date | |
| Ninja Update (Xbox LIVE) | 3-Jul | |
| Vampire/Werewolf Collection Update (Xbox LIVE) | 3-Jul | |
| Spongebob Squarepants (Nickelodeon/MTV) | 3-Jul | |
| Surf and Skate Update (Xbox LIVE) | 3-Jul | |
| adidas Summer Sports (Konami) | 3-Jul |
*As with all game related releases, dates, prices and availability are subject to change and vary by region