Offical Xbox Live Marketplace Update List

[s1lence]

So is FF2 even worth DLing? something like that needs an online demo for sure. Also did they fix the LOTR map pack problem yet? I should finish that up on single player soon before I forget about it completely.

FF2 is better then FF1 but its not online in demo form. Yea the LOTR map problem has been fixed.

[diskoboy]

F.E.A.R demo is up. Only 542 megs - not bad!

Is it me, or should this be a sticky topic?

[Bluteg]

I can't even find the damn Vision cam and I got some chick to flash over a game of Uno :P .

First stop was Gamestop. They had 2 that came in and one was a preorder and the other sold within an hour. Also they were not ordering anymore. Then he went on with his drivel of how reserved games ends world hunger, helps to find a cure for aids and would have prevented the holocaust.

Next was Wal-Mart. I had to get the manager and she informed me that no they had none and they were not ordering anymore.

[business]

Guys, F.E.A.R. is so bad on 360. I'm really dissapointed with this one. :(



I can't even find the damn Vision cam and I got some chick to flash over a game of Uno .

I'm really thinking we need to have a thread devoted to Vision stories. You know, once everyone has one.

[business]

Lego Star Wars 2 is up on Marketplace! Go, go, GO!!

[GM80]

I can't even find the damn Vision cam.

I had the same experience at GameStop, then went on to find my Vision cam at Hastings, much to my surprise. I would guess there's one not terribly far away from you if you're in Palestine, TX as your profile indicates ... I know there's one in Tyler, for sure.

[nik]

sonic, ok, everyone breathe.. don't suck sonic :(

[business]

sonic, ok, everyone breathe.. don't suck sonic :(

Aw...here we go. :roll:

[s1lence]

I'm all for demos, but we are going on two weeks with no new XBLA games. It was getting to be nice having a new one every week.

[Darren870]

On nelson's blog:

Chris Lewis just announced that Doom is coming to Xbox Live Arcade...tonight!

Also: Coming to Xbox Live Arcade...Sensible World of Soccer from Codemasters.

Peter Moore has just made his way onstage.

[diskoboy]

Sonic has a few bugs - namely the camera.

But it's the best sonic I've played since Sonic CD. They've done a good job getting the Genesis style of gameplay in the original 3 down. The amazing sense of speed is back as well...

That camera could be a huge problem though. I got killed a few times because of it.

[segagamer4life]

FYI... Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 demo is up!!!!! FREAKIN SWEEET...

[Lothars]

FYI... Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 demo is up!!!!! FREAKIN SWEEET...

yes I am almost done downloading as we speak

I can't wait to get it :D

[GM80]

If anyone cares, I blew 150 useless points on the new Halo Wars theme in the Bringing It Home category ... and WOW. If you have any interest at all in the game or the franchise, this is actually a VERY nice looking theme.

I'm a graphic designer and I think most of the themes just look thrown together, but this one is really nice. It's a dark, glossy skin with rich background pictures. Actually worth the 150 points, IMHO, if you want any themes at all.

[Richter Belmount]

anyone else enjoy the blue dragon trailer? I love it , finally sakaguchi returns to directing a game finally!

[GM80]

Characters from the first Lego Star Wars game now unlockable via the Marketplace. 200 points unlocks something like 50 characters already on the disc.

[diskoboy]

A heads up for all the vision owners- TotemBall at 1AM Pacific time, tonight.

Finally.

[diskoboy]

(Damn this no edit feature!)

AND it's free - but you have to have the camera to play.

[diskoboy]

*The next day*

They also added Need For Speed Carbon demo 1.06 gigs.
Saints Row Funky Fresh LOL Pack.

[segagamer4life]

*The next day*

They also added Need For Speed Carbon demo 1.06 gigs.
Saints Row Funky Fresh LOL Pack.


sweet mother, I am stuck at work, i am downloading that carbon demo tonight... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[business]

You will finally be able to get your hands on the demo if a copy of the US Official Xbox Magazine is purchased after October 24th, otherwise another wait until sometime in November will have to suffice. The demo will be single-player only and will feature part of the "Dante's Casino" level. Rainbow Six Vegas will be here soon, in fact November is the official release date and will be available on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11943/Rainbow-Six-Vegas-Demo-Available-This-Month/

Rainbow Six Vegas Demo GO!

[diskoboy]

Tiger Woods 2007 demo is up.

[diskoboy]

If anyone is still playing Prey - a whole slew of multiplayer maps and characters are now up.

All free.

And they may have patched the multiplayer portion of the game up with the release of all this new stuff.. I don't known yet, I haven't played it in a while.

[segagamer4life]

If anyone is still playing Prey - a whole slew of multiplayer maps and characters are now up.

All free.

And they may have patched the multiplayer portion of the game up with the release of all this new stuff.. I don't known yet, I haven't played it in a while.

I have prey, but haven't played it in a long while, but hey, if its free, its for me!!!!

[diskoboy]

This weeks arcade game - Dig Dug. 8-)

[sickdrummer420]

thanks for all the updates diskoboy! I like to know whats updated while Im at work. keep it up!

[segagamer4life]

Don't forget the Phantasy Star Universe beta should be up tonight..... we get a week trial for the online beta.

[captain nintendo]

Don't forget the Phantasy Star Universe beta should be up tonight..... we get a week trial for the online beta.


That got moved to today from what I understand. I'll be downloading as soon as I get home tonight.

Look for Captain Nintendo

[segagamer4life]

Don't forget the Phantasy Star Universe beta should be up tonight..... we get a week trial for the online beta.


That got moved to today from what I understand. I'll be downloading as soon as I get home tonight.

Look for Captain Nintendo


yup... I heard the same and was going to post the same... LOL.. I will be downloading this tonight... sweeet

[segagamer4life]

This just in.......


Splinter Cell Multiplayer DEMO UP!!!!!

[Vectorman0]

This just in.......


Splinter Cell Multiplayer DEMO UP!!!!!

I'd be all over this, if I wasn't busy with PSU which is going to self-destruct this upcoming wednesday.

[s1lence]

I figured I would post the Note that Live and xbox.com will be down on the 17th. They are not doing the dashboard update but I guess some other fun features.

[diskoboy]

This just in.......


Splinter Cell Multiplayer DEMO UP!!!!!

Woah! Another rare Saturday XBL posting.

And a good one at that!

[segagamer4life]

This just in.......


Splinter Cell Multiplayer DEMO UP!!!!!

Woah! Another rare Saturday XBL posting.

And a good one at that!


yup.... great,,,

[s1lence]

How big is the PSU download anyway?

[Darren870]

Little less then a gig...

[Joker T]

Anyone try Splinter Cell?

I'm wondering if it's worth the DL.

[Oobgarm]

Interesting small tidbit...

http://www.xboxlivepipeline.com/

Check the XBLA section. Lumines Live is listed as coming soon.

Could it be this week?

[business]

Interesting small tidbit...

http://www.xboxlivepipeline.com/

Check the XBLA section. Lumines Live is listed as coming soon.

Could it be this week?

Maybe? There is an update scheduled for tomorrow starting at 12:00am. ;)

[Drexel923]

So I didn't get a chance to download the PSU beta until last night, but whenI went to do so I couldn't find it anywhere. Was it a one day only thing? It doesn't show up in any of my lists :(

[mailman187666]

I want to get the Lumines live game but not if they are going to charge you for all that extra stuff. I aint sure if they are still planning on doing that or if enough people bitched about it to be able to get the full package in one purchase.

[gepeto]

So I didn't get a chance to download the PSU beta until last night, but whenI went to do so I couldn't find it anywhere. Was it a one day only thing? It doesn't show up in any of my lists :(

I missed out too. My friend told me it was a Friday and sat only deal. I was in San Deigo bummer:(.

[GM80]

So I didn't get a chance to download the PSU beta until last night, but whenI went to do so I couldn't find it anywhere. Was it a one day only thing? It doesn't show up in any of my lists :(

It was time-limited, although I thought it was for two days. Either way, it's not showing up on my Marketplace list now either (although I snagged it at the first opportunity).

[s1lence]

So I didn't get a chance to download the PSU beta until last night, but whenI went to do so I couldn't find it anywhere. Was it a one day only thing? It doesn't show up in any of my lists :(

It was time-limited, although I thought it was for two days. Either way, it's not showing up on my Marketplace list now either (although I snagged it at the first opportunity).

Well it will not work after the 18th and live is going to be down on the 17th so its bascially over for playing the beta.

[THATinkjar]

Anyone try Splinter Cell?

I'm wondering if it's worth the DL.

Probably.

Personally, though, I wish they had released the single-player demo first (which I believe is due out next week). I prefer to get to grips with a game prior to venturing on-line, otherwise I just make a fool of myself (which I did, thanks to a team-kill and a sharp exit).

[LiquidPolicenaut]

LUMINES LIVE LIGHTS UP XBOX LIVE TOMORROW

Earlier this week, rumors began to swirl that Lumines Live, the Xbox 360 version of Q Entertainment's popular puzzle game, would soon hit Xbox Live. The reasoning went that, with only a few months left in the year, the game had to be released sometime soon, and unconfirmed reports had it being released as early as this week.

Now, it's official. This afternoon, Microsoft announced that Lumines Live will be released tomorrow as the latest push in the company's Xbox Live Wednesdays campaign. As of 1:00 a.m. PDT (0800 GMT), the game will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 1,200 Microsoft points ($15).

Designed by legendary game-maker Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Space Channel 5, Rez), the first Lumines arrived in 2005 on the PlayStation Portable to rave reviews. Earlier this year at E3, Microsoft announced that the franchise would also be coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Sporting the same Tetris-esque gameplay as its predecessor, Lumines Live includes six single-player modes--challenge, skin edit, mission, puzzle, versus CPU, and time attack. It also features two-player head-to-head multiplayer via Xbox Live and unnamed music videos that Microsoft reps could not identify.

Besides the regular version of Lumines Live, Microsoft is also selling a Lumines Live! Advance Pack separately for 600 Microsoft points ($7.50). According to the company, the Advance Pack will include 22 new skins with new music tracks. Microsoft also said more updates would be on the way in the form of unspecified "exclusive downloadable content to enhance and extend the gameplay experience."

-via Gamespot


It's official! Yay! The price sounds pretty nice actually and I cant wait to download this tomm. Lumines is the only game I still consistently play on my PSP, so I hope this is just as great as its PSP daddy :)

[segagamer4life]

yeah... I just saw this on IGN... great news indeed.... downloading my copy tomorrow..... schweeeeet!!!

[business]

Great news indeed! :)

Were there any other updates from the scheduled down time yesterday?

[segagamer4life]

Great news indeed! :)

Were there any other updates from the scheduled down time yesterday?


no I think the rest is just routine maintainence...

[Kejoriv]

That Lumines game seems expensive. Anyone else agree?

[Oobgarm]

That Lumines game seems expensive. Anyone else agree?

For the amount of replayability, no. I think $15 is a bargain, and we've been spoiled by the less expensive XBLA games thus far. Two-player H2H on Xbox Live makes the deal sweeter.

Currently, for the standalone game on PSP, it's $20. And that's after the $20 price drop from the initial price. Even at the launch price, this game is/was worth every penny.

[diskoboy]

Tony Hawk Project 8 Demo is up.
Ultimate MK3 is back up, for good.

YAY for these good Saturday postings, lately.

[s1lence]

I agree these weekend posting are great, to bad I have to work on Saturdays.

[diskoboy]

Leads you to wonder if were getting another arcade game on Wednesday..

[Darren870]

I agree these weekend posting are great, to bad I have to work on Saturdays.

As do I...at least we have something to look foward to when we get home.

[segagamer4life]

I agree these weekend posting are great, to bad I have to work on Saturdays.

As do I...at least we have something to look foward to when we get home.


this UMK3.... is toooo freaking sweet.... thanks m$!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darren870]

All these arcade games are causing me to go broke, i think ive spent over $200 on these...

[gepeto]

All these arcade games are causing me to go broke, i think ive spent over $200 on these...

I know the feeling I have had a change of heart. The games (to me) have been excellent conversions of there arcade counterpart. For a long while I felt like anthony1 refusing to pay but then I thought about it and had a change of heart.

I know the technology needs to be payed for and them taking the time to do the conversions and all. So I decided to quit being so defiant and just pay and enjoy. The try before you buy is the closer. If I don't like it at least I am not forced to buy it. buying it to try it is far worse.

Here is the funny thing, I have many versions of Doom and a couple of umk these versions to me seem far superior to the ones I own. The color depth in umk is very nice and I put doom up there with my n64 versions.

I never played umk at the arcade I how close is this live version.

[diskoboy]

No arcade game today - but the Gears of War trailer/commercail is up.

It left me pretty much speechless.

[diskoboy]

Of course, the big fall dashboard update today.

The new layout looks really nice. And now all of you who bought a 1080p tv can finnaly put it to use without having to upscale the picture!

Now to wait patiently on the HD-DVD add-on...

[segagamer4life]

yeah, I read somewhere, there was a laundry list of updates in this one:

New Features

* HD 1080p video mode support over VGA and component cables.
* Xbox 360™ HD DVD Player support.
* Stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11, Zune software, or Windows Media Connect.
* Play video from storage devices such as USB flash drives, Xbox 360 Memory Units, etc.
* Play video from CD or DVD data discs.
* Xbox 360 Wireless Headset support, including battery level indicator in the Xbox Guide.
* Video support for 50 Hz HDTV modes (DVD and HD DVD only).
* Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel support.
* Set up automatic downloads of newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games.
* Support for upcoming release of XNA Game Studio Express (separate download and subscription required.)
* Stream music, pictures and video from a Zune device.



Xbox Live Arcade

* Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.
* Find games quickly with two new sort options: Recently Played and By Category.
* Have all new Xbox Live Arcade games at the ready with auto downloads. Auto downloads optionally adds newly released trial versions of games to active downloads when you enter Xbox Live Arcade.
* View full achievement info in Xbox Live Arcade, including icons, achievement point details, and descriptions.
* Friends leaderboard: Compare yourself with friends and view leaderboard details right from the Xbox dashboard.
* Tell a friend: Send a message to a friend about your newest favorite Xbox Live Arcade game.



DVD Player

* Optionally disable notifications from Xbox Live while watching DVD movies.
* Improved support for audio streams on incorrectly authored DVDs.
* Better handling of unreadable discs.
* Updated count-down timer.
* HD DVD player support.
* Added zoom support for non-anamorphic content.
* Added support to Family Settings to block Unrated Content



Video Player

* Improved support for extended all black scenes in WMV content.
* Added support for Windows Media Video 9 Advanced profile video.
* Screen saver now becomes active when videos are paused.
* Now shares UI and player controls with DVD player.
* Improved video playback while downloading from Xbox Live.
* Added skip controls (forward approx. 30 seconds, back approx. 7 seconds).
* Improved messaging around unplayable video content.
* Added time elapsed and time remaining displays.
* Improved playback of high bit-rate HD content on fragmented hard drives.
* Improved visual quality of video playback.
* Added selectable display modes: default and letterbox zoom.



Localization

* New locale setting for China
* Improved German translations in console settings.
* Improved German translations in memory area.
* Improved Japanese translations in Family Settings.
* Added localized text for all supported languages in pictures area
* Improved Spanish translations in camera effects.
* Improved locale-specific decimal denominators.
* Added localization support for title menu and main menu in the DVD player.
* Added localization support for “Attempting to Read Media” system message.



Memory Area

* Added support for Xbox 360 HD DVD Player content..
* Added new page for viewing content size by category.



Other System Improvements

* Updated support for new Daylight Savings changes coming in 2007.
* Improved support for games to better handle host migration in multi-player matches.
* Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support for changing room lighting while zooming.
* Background downloaded videos appear in video area
* Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support while using VGA.
* Playing photo slideshows from PC now maintains picture folder hierarchy.
* Improved user experience when playing and deleting videos from the Games or Media areas.
* Improved handling of invalid characters during Xbox Live signup.
* Better handling of watermarks in gamer cards.
* Improved text for Windows Media Connect..
* Improved UI performance in Media Center Extender
* Improved connection support for Buffalo WZR-G108 wireless router when using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
* Redownload of deleted Arcade Games no longer re-enumerates all games on the Arcade page.
* Improved visual display of text in themes.
* Improved support for CD playback after signing up for Xbox Live and losing network connectivity.
* Improved support for long names of items memory area.
* Improved handling of gamer pictures downloaded from Xbox Live.
* Improved background download notifications when downloading many small items from Xbox Live.
* Improved support for custom backgrounds after returning to the Xbox Dashboard from the Account Management area.
* Improved network reliability between Windows Media Center Extender on Windows Vista and Xbox 360 consoles using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
* Improved voice chat quality in Xbox Dashboard and in-game chats.
* Improved messaging when failing to connect to Windows Media Center Extender.
* Improved USB keyboard support when using a USB hub.
* Improved consistency of user experience when deleting various types of content.
* Improved handling of low storage space for background downloads.
* Improved handling of Picture streaming from attached Digital Cameras over MTP protocol
* Improved error messaging for optional iPod support download when storage devices are full.
* Improved handling of multi-key repeating for USB keyboards.
* Expanded Family Settings to include support for blocking unrated DVDs and videos.
* Added ability to clear space from storage devices in download areas.
* Added support for low-speed and full-speed USB keyboards.
* Improved CapsLock behavior for USB keyboards.
* Improved look and feel in Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade areas.
* Added redeem code option to Xbox Live signup.
* Removed system message at the start of new downloads. Messages will be displayed for completed items.
* Added support for CCV credit card validation field in Xbox Live Marketplace purchase areas.
* Updated “More Information” instructions in the Xbox Dashboard for connecting an Xbox 360 console to a Windows PC to stream digital media content.
* Added auto-scroll to long text descriptions in Xbox Dashboard UI.
* Improved support for DVD insertion while playing a video file.

[GM80]

* Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.

Best update ever. 35 games used to take nearly as many seconds to show up on the list. Entire list showed up in about .8 seconds this morning. 'Bout freakin' time.

[nik]

* Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.

Best update ever. 35 games used to take nearly as many seconds to show up on the list. Entire list showed up in about .8 seconds this morning. 'Bout freakin' time.

That's a great update! so painful watching the bleeding edge 360 chug those numbers.

[heybtbm]

You may want to hold off updating your 360...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25101615

This is a potential cataclysmic error on Microsoft's part. The official Xbox forums and GameFAQ's are full of disaster stories. Update at your own risk it seems.

[s1lence]

I updated mine and it seems to be working just fine.

[GrandAmChandler]

I updated mine and it seems to be working just fine.

Me too, played some Doom for awhile last night. Don't mod your system, or M$ will make you pay.

[segagamer4life]

I didn't get a chance to update last night, but I plan on doing it tonight, and we'll see what happens, I think this is more of people who either a. modded their system, and are getting screwed, or random glitches from good ol' m$, hey it happens. But the update is worth it, and hopefully mine will go off without a hitch. :eek 2:

[diskoboy]

Updated yesterday morning - no problems on my end.

[s1lence]

MS annouced that there will be a patch to fix the problem that 1% of owners are said to be having and that it will be avalible in the next 24hrs.

[business]

Demos for Rainbow Six: Vegas and Eragon are up now.

Eragon is only for Gold members though. ;)

Definately try out the R6 demo. That is one top notch demo!

[Joker T]

Rainbow Six Vegas is really fun but it seems the frame rate can get a little chuggy at times, it's still quite managable just saying.

Then again this might be some sort of in game effect of a flashbang or something, I had difficulty telling.

[business]

Rainbow Six Vegas is really fun but it seems the frame rate can get a little chuggy at times, it's still quite managable just saying.

Then again this might be some sort of in game effect of a flashbang or something, I had difficulty telling.

I had that problem too. The blurring effect annoys the shit out of me, but maybe it makes the game more real? :roll:

[segagamer4life]

I have been reading alot of chatter that Contra is the next game to drop this week, on the konami site, they have a fall time frame, and a price of 400 points, not too shabby.... I hope this comes out this week, that would be super sweet!

[heybtbm]

I have been reading alot of chatter that Contra is the next game to drop this week, on the konami site, they have a fall time frame, and a price of 400 points, not too shabby.... I hope this comes out this week, that would be super sweet!

Contra is all well and good...but where is Castlevania: SotN?

[segagamer4life]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6161092.html?tag=latestnews;title;1


woops, confirmed... sorry, damn no edit button :D :D