The trailer for THQ’s racing game GTR is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is available in both 720p and 480p formats.

The waiting is finally over, could this ye ancient old beat ‘em’ up classic be what we have all been waiting for. Street Fighter II – Hyper Fighting is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. A snip at only 800 points.

Dead Rising demo is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Trapped in a shopping mall over-run with zombies, freelance photo-journalist Frank West has 72 hours to get the scoop on the outbreak. Frank must use his wits and the everyday items he finds in the mall to stay alive and post the story that is set to make him famous.

Saint’s Row demo is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Welcome to Stilwater, an open-world city with attitude, a city controlled by rival gangs, a city you are about to take over in Saints Row. As a low-level thug in the Third Street Saints, do what it takes to get the money and build the respect and power you need to muscle your way to the top. Be careful. Your actions have consequences and around every corner lurks a new threat.

This weeks top Xbox Live games.

Xbox 360 Top Live Games

1. Call of Duty 2
2. Ghost Recon 3
3. Chromehounds
4. NCAA 07
5. Oblivion
6. Final Fantasy XI
7. BFMC
8. Lord of the Rings: BFME2
9. PGR3
10. EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3

Original Xbox Top Live Games

1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: MC
3. Counter-Strike
4. Splinter Cell Chaos
5. Rainbow Six 3 BA
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 5
7. Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
8. Madden NFL 2006
9. Forza Motorsport
10. Rainbow Six 3

If you combine the lists, then Halo 2 would be number 1, followed by all Xbox 360 games.

Source: majornelson.com

Yay, one of my all time favoraite games has finally made it to the Xbox Live Arcade – Galaga. 

Download it now for only 400 points…

This weeks top Xbox Live games.

Xbox 360 Top Live Games

1. Call of Duty 2
2. Ghost Recon 3
3. Chromehounds
4. Oblivion
5. BFMC
6. Lord of the Rings: BFME2
7. Final Fantasy XI
8. Prey
9. PGR3
10. LOTR, BFME II Demo 

Original Xbox Top Live Games

1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: MC
3. Counter-Strike
4. Splinter Cell Chaos
5. Rainbow Six 3 BA
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 5
7. Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
8. Madden NFL 2006
9. Forza Motorsport
10. Splinter Cell Chaos 

If you combine the lists, then Halo 2 would be number 1, followed by all Xbox 360 games.

Source: majornelson.com

The next update for the best game in the world Elder Scrolls IV – Oblivion has finally been released.

This underwater hideout provides your infamous character with safe haven. Those with vampirism will find a means to feed, and if necessary, a means to cure their infliction. Hire evil minions, pray to the dark god Sithis, and a host of other functions await.

Features

• A multilevel lair for murderous players to find refuge
• The Font of Renewal, where a player may purge himself of Vampirism
• The Shrine of Sithis where the infamous player may heal and be cured of disease
• A Dark Minion, who the player may employ to find gold in a most unseemly manner
• A ‘cattle pen’ for vampires to dine
• An indoor garden of venomous plants, including the notorious Chokeberry to feed to your enemy
• Various furnishing upgrades, including a study room and storage area

Background 

One of the most notorious vampires of times long past, Greywyn Blenwyth, had joined the Dark Brotherhood with the intention of one day converting all of his fellow brethren into his kind. He realized that although vampires are accepted within the ranks of the Dark Brotherhood, the notion that it could be a future requirement could anger existing members or possibly dissuade others from joining its ranks. By carefully forging an alliance with several key members of the Dark Brotherhood at the time, Greywyn was confident he could either sway the rest of the members into adopting his ways, or dispatching those that didn’t. He spent the better part of a year “turning” opponents to his side, and using his allies to rid the Dark Brotherhood of the others.

He dubbed his splinter faction The Crimson Scars; a name derived from the unusually vicious neck lacerations left by his assassins and their jagged blades. The final turning point in Greywyn’s dark plan called for the swift execution of the current upper echelon of the Dark Brotherhood in one massive, cautiously executed strike. Unbeknownst to Greywyn, one of the members he had turned, a Dunmer named Silarian, was not enamored by the thought of his newfound vampiric power, as it came with too high a price. By informing the Black Hand of the Dark Brotherhood of Greywyn’s upcoming betrayal, Silarian was able to quell the rebellion before it started. The second purification in the history of the Brotherhood was executed that night, and the entire sanctuary died in a sea of blood.

Greywyn somehow escaped the carnage and retreated to a cave he had discovered earlier in his travels, which he aptly named Deepscorn Hollow. From this lair, Greywyn, now alone, devised a way to bring his plan back to fruition. He sent messages across Cyrodiil, seeking those who would join his cause, but to no avail. Within the Hollow, he constructed a Shrine to Sithis and prayed for absolution and a way to bring his quashed dreams back to reality. Many a mortal died at the hands of Greywyn in the following days, all in an attempt to appease his Dark Master. Finally, his prayers were answered, but Sithis demanded a price. Sithis would approve of the Crimson Scars, only if Greywyn would renounce his vampiric ways and become mortal once again as a punishment for the betrayal of his brothers.

With a heavy heart, Greywyn labored to create a cure for the disease in his veins. Finally, a musty tome recovered from a ruined fort bore the answer: Purgeblood Salts. Greywyn spent months roaming the land gathering the ingredients he needed to complete the salts and to refine them properly. When all his preparations were complete, Greywyn approached the Shrine of Sithis for one last prayer. As he intoned the first verse of his dark prayer, he felt a piercing pain explode across his back. The Dark Brotherhood had finally tracked him down.

Happy days for all you Xbox Live Arcade fans out there, Microsoft has confirmed a new program called ‘Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays’, which features a regular weekly launch schedule for new Xbox Live Arcade games.

Starting today, Xbox Live users can now go live on Wednesdays at 08:00 GMT to download the first in what will be a series of new releases.

The complete schedule is announced as follows:

• July 12 – Frogger
• July 19 – Cloning Clyde
• July 26 – Galaga
• August 2 – Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting 
• August 9 – Pac-Man

As reported in my previous post, the new Project Gotham Racing style pack is now available for download from the Xbox Marketplace. The RUF R.K. Spyder 3.8 is available as a free download, while the complete Style Pack can be purchased for 400 Microsoft Points. Individual cars can also be downloaded individually for 60 Microsoft Points each.

The following new cars are available for download as part of the Style Pack:

• BMW M6 (2006)
• BMW Z8 (2001)
• BMW M3 CSL (2003)
• BMW MINI COOPER S (2005)
• Gumpert Apollo Coupe 4.2 V8 (2005)
• 2005 Chrysler Firepower Concept
• Ferrari 365 GTB4 “Daytona” (1968)
• Ferrari F430 Challenge (2006)
• Mercedes CLK DTM AMG (C209)
• Pagani Zonda F (2005)
• RUF R.K. Spyder 3.8 (2006)
• Vanwall GPR V12 (2006)

The new pack also features Photo Mode Integration, allowing you to upload your best moments online. The pack also includes exciting new mini-games such as “Free Roam Points,” “Team Free Roam Points,” and “Cat and Mouse.”

In readiness for the Style Pack to hit the marketplace, the new Achievements have already been released:

• Mouse Master – Win a Cat & Mouse Event as the player in the E class vehicle
• Cat Champion – Win a Cat & Mouse Event as a player in a non E class vehicle.
• Cone Capture Champion – Win a Cone Capture Event
• Team Cone Capture Champion – Be on the winning team of a Team Cone Capture Event