Want to know what some Xbox Live downtime is worth? Microsoft just announced it will offer Undertow free to all members (even at the free Silver level) for a limited time (Jan. 23-27) as a make good for the crummy service in late December and early January. And tough luck if you already bought the game or don't like it.
At least Xbox Live seems to be mostly working again and Marketplace is being restocked. Here's what's new:
At least Xbox Live seems to be mostly working again and Marketplace is being restocked. Here's what's new:
- Arcade: Boogie Bunnies ($10)
- Pinball FX Nightmare Mansion table ($2.50)
- Rock Band songs ($2 each) "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 and covers of "Action" by Sweet and "Last Train To Clarksville" by The Monkees
- Naruto: Rise of the Ninja Choji and Temari Pack ($6.25; free trial lets you try each new item three times) with characters and arenas
- Transformers unlock all ($6.25; please don't buy cheats) - so now Activision has joined EA in charging for cheat codes
- Demos: FIFA Street 3 and Turok
- Game Videos: Army of Two, Avatar: The Burning Earth, Battlefield: Bad Company, Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, Burnout Paradise, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Overlord: Raising Hell expansion, Too Human and Universe at War: Earth Assault (all free), plus Major League Gaming ($2)
- Themes: Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company, Screwjumper!, Tron, Fantasia, Horror Eyes, Sexy Ninja Girls, Tes One and UFC ($1.88), plus Timea Majorova ($2.50) and Rambo, Sniper School and Under Armour (all free)
- Pictures: Guitar Hero III (free; downloading it enters you in a sweepstakes), Battlefield: Bad Company ($1.75), Conflict: Denied Ops ($1.25), Metal Slug 3 ($0.75), Omega Five ($1.25), Screwjumper! ($1), Speedball 2 ($1.25), Tron ($1.25), Two Worlds ($1), The Crowns ($1), Fantasia ($1.25), Pretty Pinups ($1), Rambo (free) Sexy Ninja Girls ($1), Sniper School (free), Tiki Time ($1) and Under Armour (free)
- Short films from the Sundance Film Festival ($2 each)
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