This week the big news for Xbox 360 (apart from the Ninja Gaiden II expansion, which reportedly nuked the game for some players) is that hard-core gamers will be dominating Xbox Live Arcade for the next few weeks with titles like Geometry Wars 2 (now available), puzzle platformer Braid (next week), Bionic Commando: Rearmed (August 13), Galaga Legions (August 20) and the long-awaited Castle Crashers (August 27). Word of warning: Castle Crashers is rumored to bust the $20 Arcade price ceiling previously smashed by Penny Arcade Adventures.
Can't wait to blow some Microsoft Points? Here's what's new right now:
Can't wait to blow some Microsoft Points? Here's what's new right now:
- Xbox Live Arcade: Geometry Wars 2 ($10) and Ticket to Ride Europe expansion ($7.50)
- Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode ($10) adds Karma Attack and Survival modes with leaderboards (and may or may not break your game)
- Soul Calibur IV Customization Equipment 1 ($1.50) and Stage Music from the original Soul Calibur ($1 each or $15 for all 17 tracks)
- Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Map Pack ($5) with four new maps for Skirmish and online play
- Rock Band tracks ($1) "Yomp" by thenewno2 and ($2 each) "This is It" by Staind, "They Say" by Scars on Broadway and "Electric Crown" by Testament
- Demos: FaceBreaker and Madden NFL 09
- Game Videos: Dead Space, FaceBreaker, Geometry Wars 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Ninja Gaiden II and Prizefighter
- Themes: FaceBreaker and The Last Remnant ($1.88 eacb), Soul Calibur IV ($2.25) and Tropic Thunder (free)
- Pictures: The Last Remnant ($1.25), Soul Calibur IV ($0.75 to $1.50 each), Gamefly (free; enters you in a sweepstakes), Inkblots #3 ($0.75), Tropic Thunder (free) and University of Alabama ($1.25)
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