This weeks top Xbox Live games, based on Xbox Live connectivity.

Xbox 360 Top Live Games

1. Modern Warfare 2
2. Halo 3
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Call of Duty: WaW
5. Assassin’s Creed II
6. Left 4 Dead 2
7. 1 vs 100
8. GTA IV
9. Madden NFL 10
10. FIFA 10

Top Xbox Live Arcade Titles (Full Versions)

1. Madden NFL Arcade
2. Peggle
3. Trials HD
4. Diner Dash
5. Castle Crashers
6. Magic: The Gathering
7. Hasbro Family Game Night
8. Gyromancer
9. UNO
10. SOUTH PARK LET’S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!

Original Xbox Top Live Games

1. Halo 2
2. Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3. Counter-Strike
4. Fable
5. Conker: Live Reloaded
6. Splinter Cell Chaos
7. Doom 3
8. Star Wars: Battlefront
9. SW: Republic Commando
10. Call of Duty 3

Top Community Titles (Full Versions)

1. The Impossible Game
2. Avatar Drop
3. Head Shot 2
4. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
5. Inside Lacrosse’s CL2010
6. A Killer’s Dream
7. Avatar Casino Slots #1
8. Miner Dig Deep
9. Avatar Rockets
10. Avatar Golf

Source: majornelson.com

04 December

The Avatar
The Saboteur
Tony Hawk Ride

Madden NFL Arcade is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Madden NFL Arcade is available in the all Xbox Live regions and costs 1200 points.

Feel the excitement of the NFL with a fun, fast-paced, 5-on-5 football experience. Madden NFL Arcade for Xbox LIVE Arcade brings the 10 best players from each of the 32 NFL teams on offense and defense together to battle it out on the gridiron. No penalties, no clock, just pure adrenaline, as each team has four downs to march 60 yards downfield for the score. Madden NFL Arcade takes everything you love about your favorite NFL stars and stadiums and brings them to life in a fun, high-scoring gridiron battle!

Winter Sports 2010 demo is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is available in all Xbox Live regions.

Winter Sports 2010 – The Great Tournament Guaranteed exciting and diverse game-playing for hours on end! The latest installment in the popular Winter Sports series has, for the first time ever, been released with next-gen graphics. Snowboard Cross, Ski Flying, Downhill Skiing, Freeride Skiing, Shorttrack, Figure Skating, Bobsled, and Biathlon – test your limits in these demanding winter sports. Play in either single-player or multi-player mode; either offline or online in splitscreen. Compete with up to three other friends for the number one spot in the championship and pit yourselves against each other until a winner finally emerges. Winter Sports 2010 is just as challenging between competitions. Collect vital experience points in the story-driven career mode, improve your skills and upgrade your character’s equipment. The path to becoming the world’s best lies ahead of you, but getting there is entirely up to you!

Better late than never, this Thursday Bethesda will be releasing a range of Fallout 3 themed clothing items for your Xbox Live avatar.

• Vault 101 Suit – 240 MS Points
• Bethesda Game Studios Shirt — 80 MS Points
• Fallout 3 Ringer Shirt (like the ones the team wore here)– 80 MS Points
• Vault Boy Shirt (like the one Pete’s sporting here) — 80 MS Points
• Vault Boy Suit — 240 MS Points
• Vault Boy Head — 80 MS Points

Activision Blizzard, Inc.  announced that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to shatter theatrical box office and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell through in dollars. The biggest entertainment launch in history set a new worldwide estimated five-day sell-through record of approximately $550 million, according to internal Activision estimates.

Modern Warfare 2′s launch beat all previous first-and five-day entertainment industry box office, book and video game sell-through records:

• The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million)
• The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million)
• The largest reported five-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (6 million units, $500 million)
• The largest reported opening first-day domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($66.4 million)
• The largest reported first-day book sales in dollars, held by Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows ($220 million)
• The largest reported first-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (3.6 million units, $310 million)

Modern Warfare 2′s blast radius also extends to Xbox LIVE, in which the blockbuster title’s epic release established the following new standards, according to Microsoft:

• More than 5.2 million multiplayer hours were logged playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the first day alone.
• More than 2.2 million unique gamers played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in one day on November 10th. A new one-day record for Xbox LIVE.
• More than 11 million achievements were unlocked on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the first day.

“In just five days of sell through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the largest entertainment launch in history and a pop culture phenomenon,” said Robert Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. “The title’s success redefines entertainment as millions of consumers have chosen to play Modern Warfare 2 at unprecedented levels rather than engage in other forms of media.”

Source: Activision

Experience the true thrill of skateboarding as never before through the revolutionary new skateboard controller in Tony Hawk: RIDE. The unique motion-sensitive board controller redefines the action-sports genre by translating your body motions into the game. No buttons, no thumbs, no analog sticks—just you on the board. For the first time in videogame history, anyone can jump on a skateboard and feel the freedom, creativity, and accomplishment of skateboarding.

Fans of board sports will love the authentic experience of the board controller, and the intuitive nature of the board and multiple difficulty settings make it a fun and exciting experience for people of all ages and skill levels. The ease with which anyone can pick up and play this game and each player’s unique playing style combine for a fun social game for friends and family to play together. Are you ready to RIDE?

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Xbox are once again happy to announce the return of Xtival – the ultimate online party weekender. FREE to all*, from 27th to 29th November via our Xbox LIVE service, Xtival will feature an live gig from the ongoing US Tour by Tiësto, as well as delivering a raft of exciting entertainment to Xbox users from the comfort of their sofas.

Xtival is fast gaining a reputation as Europe’s premiere online festival, and a destination for cutting-edge interactive entertainment. Last year the festival attracted over 1.5 million visitors who joined the Kerrang! rock stage, downloaded hot film titles such as The Dark Knight and take part in exclusive competitions. Xtival Winter 2009 promises to be even better, jam packed with a host of exciting content and experiences.

Silver Members

Silver member? Don’t worry! For this weekend only, Xtival is offering you the chance to sample all of the latest LIVE features from Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm through a series of sneaky peaks at the Gold way of life.

Music

This year the musical showcase is bigger and better than ever before with enough to keep even the most diehard music lover happy. The Grammy nominated Tiësto will be fronting the dance stage featuring footage from his ongoing US Tour in support of his new album Kaleidoscope. There will also be interviews with the man himself with Inside Xbox
Music fans will also be offered the chance to download exerts from the forthcoming Metallica DVD through the LIVE stage as well as a video EP from the Prodigy and full live classic concerts from Run DMC and rock legends ZZ Top.

Movies

This year Xtival introduces the ‘cinema’ stage where movie buffs will be captivated by a 4 minute trailer from the highly coveted and much awaited film ‘Avatar’. This footage from James Cameron’s adventure blockbuster will be available exclusively on Xbox for 5 days giving fans the ultimate glimpse of the movie.

Games

For one weekend only Silver members will also get the chance to play multiplayer games online with their friends. Whether you prefer a good sing-along to a Lips classic or the adrenalin rush of racing the Nurburgring in Forza Motorsport 3, we have a range of content and exclusive downloads to suit all.

Xtival will offer more than just great music, movies and games with an exciting range of LIVE content for download and competitions with the chance to win fantastic prizes. Festival goers can also go on the ultimate free shopping spree and kit out their avatar with the latest in winter chic jazz up their dashboard with some Xtival themed backgrounds and gamerpics.

For more details, please visit www.xbox.com/Xtival.

Source: Xbox Press Releases & Feature Stories

Electronic Arts Inc. announced an all-new Team Racing pack for the critically-acclaimed Need for Speed SHIFT. The content pack takes online racing to the next level with an action-packed new race mode and five renowned racing cars – all for free. The Team Racing pack is the first downloadable content for Need for Speed SHIFT and will be available worldwide on December 1st on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. The pack will be released for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system on December 3rd in Europe and on December 10th in North America.

The Team Racing mode brings a fresh new challenge to SHIFT by completely redefining online racing. In this mode, two teams of up to six racers will battle against each other for online supremacy. Individual driving strategy and playing it safe won’t work as team tactics and 200 mph split-second decisions are required to push your team to the podium.

As part of the new content, players will also get access to these legendary racers:

• 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
• 1967 Shelby GT-500
• 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
• 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T
• 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV

Source: Electronic Arts

MX vs ATV Reflex demo is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is available in all Xbox Live regions.

Grip tight and hang on to your ride as you take total control of both rider and bike in MX vs ATV Reflex. Dual controls let you tear it up to pull off the sickest tricks that push the limits of freestyle. Fight for traction and dig up the track to leave your mark.