Xbox Live update: what's new this week?

It's a Fallout and Elder Scrolls bonanza

Pending the appearance of some other hip indie odyssey, Xbox Live's Game of Note this week is probably Square Enix and Airtight's Quantum Conundrum, the work of Portal designer Kim Swift. I'm playing it right now - review tomorrow - and it's rather good. There's also a new/old Tony Hawk game; Dungeon Fighter Live, which appears to involve Fighting in Dungeons via (Xbox) Live; and an absolute truckload of Bethesda price cuts, spanning Oblivion and Fallout 3.

If you can work out what "Otomedius Excellent" is without Googling it, treat yourself to an imaginary trophy and complimentary sandwich of your preference. And do let us know what you're buying.

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Xbox LIVE Arcade

Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix), 11th July, 1200 MP

Zuma's Revenge! (PopCap), 11th July, 800 MP

Dungeon Fighter Live (Microsoft), 13th July, 800 MP

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (Activision), 18th July, 1200 MP

Game Add-ons

Babel Rising: Sky's the Limit DLC (Ubisoft), 11th July, 240 MP

Mass Effect 3: Earth Multiplayer Expansion (Electronic Arts), 17th July, free

Deal of the Week

Bethesda, 10th July to 16th July

Oblivion Shivering Isles, 1200 MP (50% off)

Oblivion Knights of the Nine, 400 MP (50% off)

Fallout 3 Mother Ship Zeta, 400 MP (50% off)

Fallout 3 Point Lookout, 400 MP (50% off)

Fallout 3 Broken Steel, 400 MP (50% off)

Fallout 3 The Pit, 400 MP (50% off)

Fallout 3 Operation: Anchorage, 400 MP (50% off)

Ubisoft, 17th July to 23rd July

Might & Magic Clash of Heroes I'm the Boss! DLC, 120 MP (50% off)

Scott Pilgrim Knives Chau DLC Pack, 80 MP (50% off)

RUSE Pack of the Rising Sun, 400 MP (50% off)

RUSE The Chimera Pack, 280 MP (50% off)

Special Sales

Microsoft Studios Arcade Sale, 10th July to 16th July

Toy Soldiers Cold War, 600 MP(50% off)

Hydrophobia, 200 MP (50% off)

Section 8 Prejudice, 600 MP (50% off)

The Splatters, 400 MP (50% off)

Hydro Thunder Hurricane, 600 MP (50% off)

Games on Demand

Portal 2, 10th July (worldwide)

Zumba Fitness Rush, 10th July, NA, CL, CO only

UFC Undisputed 3, 17th July, excluding Japan and Korea

Blackwater, 17th July, North America and Western EMEA only

Otomedius Excellent, 17th July, excluding EMEA, ANZ and Korea

Avatar

Avatar Garage (Xbox LIVE), 10th Jul

Bellator MMA (MTV), 10th Jul

Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix), 10th Jul

Halo 4 Update (MGS), 10th July

Minecraft Update (MGS), 10th July

Vampire/Werewolf Update (Xbox LIVE), 10th July

Battlestar Galactica (Xbox LIVE), 10th July

Batman Dark Knight Returns Update (WB), 20th July

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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Comments

13 comments so far...

  1. msbhvn on 10 Jul '12 said:
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    Hydrophobia 200MSP? Downloading now. :D

  2. OXM ETboy on 10 Jul '12 said:
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    Might pick up that Section 8. Heard it's rather fun.

  3. Clanger67 on 10 Jul '12 said:
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    I am definitley going for Tony Hawk HD,perfect timing been playing Project 8. :D

  4. lazercut123 on 10 Jul '12 said:
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    have they said when they are updating minecraft, i want to cover the whole map with diamond blocks 8)

  5. Plamsa wing on 10 Jul '12 said:
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    Might pick up that Section 8. Heard it's rather fun.

    It's worth it, for £5 it's actually better than most retail shooters.

  6. bamozzy on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    I was going to ask if any of the XBLA sale games are any good - it seems that some of you have already answered that question!

    Hydrophobia for 200 ms points - although I did see a review that only gave it 3 out of 10...

    Don't really know much about the others though...

  7. DGR1980 on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    What no horse armour?

  8. bamozzy on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    I wish you would provide links to the games/add-ons in the description IF you have reviewed them!! It would certainly make it easier to find out about them and what review scores you gave and thought about the games!!

  9. CunningSmile on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    Is my mind playing tricks or did they releases 2 versions of Hydrophobia, one correcting a lot of the bad reviews the first version got? Which is on offer?

  10. Clanger67 on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    Is my mind playing tricks or did they releases 2 versions of Hydrophobia, one correcting a lot of the bad reviews the first version got? Which is on offer?


    Think it is the original,Hydrophobia pure is the updated one.They are both on here under reviews the first one got eight.

    Edit: Sorry pure is under previews,but you can get to it from the review of the first one.

  11. bamozzy on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    Is my mind playing tricks or did they releases 2 versions of Hydrophobia, one correcting a lot of the bad reviews the first version got? Which is on offer?


    Think it is the original,Hydrophobia pure is the updated one.They are both on here under reviews the first one got eight.

    Edit: Sorry pure is under previews,but you can get to it from the review of the first one.

    I know Hydrophobia got 8 here but it also got 3 from edge magazine. If it is was riddled with problems/issues so much so that the developers went back and tried to fix them (Hydrophobia Pure) why would you want to buy this? I don't know much about this myself but it seems that it may still not be worth 200 ms points for a broken game.

  12. msbhvn on 11 Jul '12 said:
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    There isn't a separate listing for Hydrophobia Pure. It was a free update.

    Dark Energy Digital is delighted to announce Hydrophobia Pure - a comprehensive title update which overhauls many of the games systems and introduces a number of enhancments, according to the feedback we received from critics and the community. Hydrophobia Pure will launch on Tuesday 21st December as a free update for existing Hydrophobia owners and coincides with a price drop to just 800 Microsoft points.

    I downloaded the update when I started the game for the first time.

  13. CunningSmile on 12 Jul '12 said:
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    There isn't a separate listing for Hydrophobia Pure. It was a free update.

    Dark Energy Digital is delighted to announce Hydrophobia Pure - a comprehensive title update which overhauls many of the games systems and introduces a number of enhancments, according to the feedback we received from critics and the community. Hydrophobia Pure will launch on Tuesday 21st December as a free update for existing Hydrophobia owners and coincides with a price drop to just 800 Microsoft points.

    I downloaded the update when I started the game for the first time.

    Cheers M, in that case it might be worth buying for 200 points.