Xbox Live Marketplace - Game sale, Far Cry 2 pack, free Guild episodes and Halo 3: ODST video

Just like Sony, Microsoft has its own Marketplace version of Black Friday - though with a somewhat wider selection of discounted games and add-ons good through Sunday evening. As always, prices are converted from Microsoft Points to dollars for your convenience:

• Arcade: Arkadian Warriors ($6.25), Assault Heroes ($3.13), Boogie Bunnies ($6.25), Brain Challenge ($6.25), Catan ($6.25), Golf: Tee It Up! ($6.25) and Rez HD ($6.25)
• Crackdown Getting Busy Bonus Pack ($6.25)
• Forza Motorsport 2 March Car Pack ($3.13)
• Guitar Hero 3 Metallica "Death Magnetic" album ($12.50)
• Lips "The Remedy" by Jason Mraz ($1.25)
• Rock Band/Rock Band 2 All That Remains Pack 01 ($3.63)
• Themes: Castle Crashers, Gears of War 2 and Sonic Unleashed ($2.25 each)

Here's what's actually new this week:

• Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack ($10) with four maps, plus weapons and vehicles
• Arcade: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ($15)
• Community Games: Aaron's Ping-Pong ($2.50), Abstacked ($2.50), Arriba! ($2.50), Classicard ($5), Endless Swarm ($5), A Kitchen Sink War ($2.50), Melvin's Meltdown ($2.50), MemoStomp ($5), Oh Snap ($2.50), Pastry Wars ($2.50), Planet Delta ($5), Snowmans Dilemma ($2.50), StarPilot ($5), Swords & Monsters ($2.50) and ZSX4 Guitarpocalypse ($2.50)
• Guitar Hero: World Tour The Killers Track Pack ($5.50, or $2 each) with "Human," "Losing Touch" and "Mr. Brightside"
• Rock Band/Rock Band 2 The Killers Pack 01 ($5.50, or $2 each) with "Mr. Brightside," "Smile Like You Mean It” and Spaceman, Soundgarden tracks ($2 each) "Jesus Christ Pose" and "Pretty Noose" and Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01 ($5.50 or $2 each) "Caprici Di Diablo" (no vocals), "Damnation Game" and "Red Devil"
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 tracks ($1.50 each) "All My Life," "Are You Happy Now?" "Heartbreaker" and "Unfaithful"
• Demos: Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 and Dead Space
• Game Videos: Frontlines: Fuel of War, Halo 3: ODST (formerly Halo 3: Recon), Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Mercenaries 2 and Star Ocean: The Last Hope
• Video Strategy Guides: EndWar and Mirror's Edge ($1 each)
• Other Videos: The Guild Season 1, first episode of Season 2 (with more on the way), plus bloopers and previews (free)
• Themes: Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts ($3.13), Dead Space (free), Hardwood Spades Premium ($3.13), Lips (free), NHL 2K9 ($0.63 each), Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ($1.88 each), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Premium ($3.13) and Battlestar Galactica Premium ($3.13)
• Pictures: Dead Space (free), Lips (free), NHL 2K9 ($1 each) and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ($0.50 each)