This Week in Xbox Live Arcade: All the Deals Edition
It’s another week without a major Xbox Live Arcade release. If that fact has got you down, don’t forget to look back at the previous updates, as there are some really quality titles that you may have let sneak past you, notably the top-down, persistent online, space-shooter Fusion Genesis and a curiously eerie 2-D side-scrolling rendition of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds.
That being said, this isn’t another week to shrug and ignore the marketplace, as the recent 10 year anniversary of the original Xbox brings us a huge avalanche of sales. Seriously, it’s more than I can even sum up in this brief introduction.
Hit the jump for more.
First, from the DLC corner of the internet, we’ve got the Robin Pack for Batman: Akrham City, which adds the famous sidekick, with his own set of gadgets, and two new challenge maps. All of it goes for 560 Microsoft points.
Fight Night Champion Arrives on PSN; New Pricing Model Offers Modes Separately
In an interesting development that suggests EA Sports may experiment with a similar pricing model in the future, Fight Night Champion is available now as a download on PSN – but with the added option of certain portions of the game being made available for purchase individually. Over on the Xbox 360 currently only the full game can be bought ($ 30 on both consoles).
The M-rated ‘Champion’ story mode can be had for just $ 4.99. Many found the mode to be quite enjoyable despite being short – and beyond that FNC wasn’t all that compelling. That makes for a great option to consider with the ability to play through the story but not have to pay full price for the entire game and modes that may not ultimately be desired.
The new pricing scheme is being advertised as an opportunity to “customize your experience”. ‘Fight Now’ for $ 5, ‘Legacy’ (career mode) for $ 10, and ‘Online Play’ for $ 10 are coming options available for purchase on their own but as of yet only the ‘Champion’ mode and full game download are up.
I wouldn’t anticipate this to be a strategy for new releases but it makes a lot of sense months down the line in enticing those who passed on purchasing the full product or others who may be apt to make an impulse buy. FNC is over eight months old and at $ 30 isn’t going to demand a lot of attention. However by making portions of the game available for a fraction of the price it becomes much more appealing – and for the company the hope would then be that consumers who enjoy one mode may go on to purchase others or the complete package.
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave Japanese box art
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave Japanese box art
Box art features Xillia, Abyss, and Graces characters.
Namco Bandai released the final Japanese box art for Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave, featuring Tales of Xillia‘s Jude and Milla up front, Tales of the Abyss‘ Luke and Guy in the middle, and Tales of Graces‘ Asbel and Cheria in the back.
View it in full resolution below.
The game is due for PSP on February 23, 2012 in Japan.
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PlayStation Store Preview – November 1st, 2011: More PS2 Classics
This week, make Medieval Moves with Deadmund, and get initiated into Saint’s Row: The Third. The first Batman: Arkham City DLC hits, and there’s three more PS2 Classics coming to PSN.
Want to know what is coming to the PlayStation Store this week? Find out in our weekly PlayStation Store Preview, complete with confirmed content, as well as a look into the future in our coming soon section.
Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest Demo
Saint’s Row: The Third – Initiation Station
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Like OnLive On Facebook, Get Next Game For $1
OnLive has been an absolute hit, you don’t need a fancy expensive PC to play some of the best games out. All you need is a pretty decent internet connection and in this case, hopefully $ 1.
If you like OnLive on Facebook then you’ll be one step closer to getting your next game for one dollar. That’s right, if the OnLive page get’s 10,000 more fans by Saturday, every OnLive member in the US will get their next Full PlayPass game for $ 1.
This is a fantastic offer for you to take advantage of, and all it takes is clicking on a “like” button. So go ahead! Get this done by Saturday morning or you’ll miss your chance for a bargain! Check out the OnLive fan page here.
Sonic Generations Gets A Second Demo
Sonic Generations got its first demo in June, but not surprisingly it has left Sonic fans wanting more. Especially to play as the Modern Sonic in the game.
Well, good news as a second demo for Sonic Generations has been released which includes Modern Sonic and is now available for download. You can still play as Classic Sonic as you speed through the iconic level, Green Hill. The demo is out on the Xbox 360 Marketplace now and will be hitting the PlayStation Store next week.
If this isn’t enough Sonic for you, you can purchase the full game when it comes out on November 1st on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. And then on Nintendo 3DS in late November 2011.
Kinect Sports: Season Two demo on Xbox LIVE
A demo for Kinect Sports: Season Two went live on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace this morning.
We’re not sure which bits of the mini-game sports compilation the sampler lets you have a go at, but the download weighs in at a might 1.21 gigabytes. The full game, out next Thursday, will include golf, darts, baseball, skiing, tennis, and American football.
Queue up the demo here.
