This week on Arcade: Call of Duty Classic

Call of Duty Classic will be available this Wednesday for 1200 points.

Deal of the Week: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Xbox LIVE Gold Members can save 40% this when they purchase Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Normally 400 points, this week it’s only 240 points.

Show 341: The one with e & Stepto discussing how they got into the industry

 
While I was on assignment last week, e and Stepto produced this show and chat about (among other things) how they got into the Videogame industry.

The entire crew returns next week as we get back on schedule. 

Host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Host: Stephen Toulouse (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter) 


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Link Dump (some of the things mentioned in this show):

Char-Broil 08101480 The Big Easy Oil-Less Infrared Turkey Fryer

http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Garden_Gnome

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26168/Analysis_Borderlands__The_Anatomy_Of_A_Gun.php

http://www.stepto.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=384

http://www.stepto.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=596

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_80

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Novell_Engineer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_1000

http://www.stepto.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=20

http://www.peggysuebbq.com/ 

Arcade: Madden NFL Arcade

Content: Madden NFL Arcade
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Feel the excitement of the NFL with a fun, fast-paced, 5-on-5 football experience. Madden NFL 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. Catch your opponent off-guard with Game Changers that allow you to break the game wide open in a single play! Play with 1-4 players on a single console, or take your game online with ranked/unranked matches, lobbies, leaderboards, and more. 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! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Madden NFL Arcade to your Xbox 360 download queue

Xbox 360 Games on Demand: Saints Row 2 and Lego Indiana Jones

The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:

Content: Saints Row 2

Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English and French. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Help the 3rd Streets take back their city in this explosive sequal to the 2006 hit. Saints Row 2 features unparalleled character creation and customization; a massive open world to explore by land, air or sea; and online co-op play that enables you and a friend play through the entire story of Saints Row 2. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Saints Row 2 to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: LEGO Indiana Jones
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Japan and Mexico
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). With a unique tongue-in-cheek take on the original adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones follows the escapades of Dr. Jones through the jungles of South America to the mountaintops of India. Fans can build, battle and brawl their way through their favourite cinematic moments, from Indy’s entanglements with snakes to his dashing boulder run.

Add LEGO Indiana Jones to your Xbox 360 download queue

Additionally, Xbox LIVE Members in Japan can now purchase Battlefield: Bad Company.

Demo: Winter Sports 2010 - Multiplayer Demo

Content: Winter Sports 2010 - Multiplayer Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Welcome back to the world of winter sports! - Download the demo.

Add the Winter Sports 2010 Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

This week on Arcade: Madden NFL Arcade

Look for Madden NFL Arcade this Wednesday on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 points.

Deal of the Week: 3 of ‘em

Xbox LIVE Gold Members can save on the following 3 deals this week only:

The Fable II: See the Future Add-On, normally 560 points is 400 points.

The Xbox LIVE Arcade game Peggle is normally 800 points is only 400 points.

And the Arcade title Death Tank, normally 1200 points is now 800 points.

A bonus show....with lollip0p and friends

While I am on assignment this week, lollip0p decided to step up and produce this bonus show. Enjoy!

Host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)

Interview: Sean Xbox LIVE Software Development Engineer in Test (2:19 - 11:51 )

Interview: Eric, Xbox LIVE Program Manager (11:54 - 18:28)

Interview: Matt, Xbox LIVE Software Development Engineer (18:31 - 23:46)

Interview: Dan, Xbox LIVE Software Development Engineer (23:49 - 31:36)

Note: I’ve added the above show notes to the ID3 Lyrics data field. If your device supports displaying lyrics, you’ll find this useful

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Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:

http://live.xbox.com/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=PointySwords

http://live.xbox.com/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Fitret

http://live.xbox.com/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Striker

http://live.xbox.com/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=trango

Demo: Jurassic: The Hunted

Content: Jurassic: The Hunted Demo
Price: Free
Availability: United States
Dash Text: Jurassic: The Hunted is an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious island that connects the modern world with the age of dinosaurs. Players take on the role of Craig Dylan, a weapons and survival expert, hired to protect a research team sent to study the strange temporal energy of the island and recover whatever is left of the expedition lost on the island over twenty years earlier. Every minute is a fight for survival as Dylan must scavenge weapons, defend barricades, and battle titanic dinosaurs to return to his own time.

Add Jurassic: The Hunted Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

Headed for Hawaii

The Inside Xbox crew and I are on are way to Maui, Hawaii for the 26th Annual EA Sports Maui Invitational that kicks off this weekend. I’ll be hosting a reception on Saturday night with all of the teams that are participating in the tournament, and working on some videos during the few days we will be on the island.  Watch Inside Xbox for our reports from event and see a few of the sites and sounds of this tropical paradise.  If you are an Xbox LIVE Member in Maui, send me an email (Major at Xbox –dot-com) and maybe you can show the Xbox team around your island.

Arcade: Diner Dash & Gyromancer

Content: Diner Dash
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Korea
Dash Text: Ditch your desk job and serve up some grub! Help Flo™ grow her fledgling diner into a five-star restaurant in this game of skill, speed and savvy. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Diner Dash to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: Gyromancer
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Korea
Dash Text: Gyromancer: A fusion of puzzle and RPG gaming. You are Rivel, a powerful mage who leads fearsome beasts into battle as he explores the depths of Aldemona Wood. Master a deep--and deeply addictive--battle system. Twelve stages of play against dozens of unique foes. The full version allows you to play all stages of the game. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.3

Add Gyromancer to your Xbox 360 download queue

Demo: Tropico 3

Content: Tropico 3 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: The time is yesterday and the Cold War is in full swing. Through means devious and dubious you have seized power in the Caribbean island country of Tropico, where you now rule as the all-powerful "El Presidente". You decide whether you want to use your army to secure your power base in the best traditions of corrupt, unscrupulous tyrants everywhere or lead your people to prosperity in your role as generous elder statesman.

Add Tropico 3 Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

LIVE Activity for week of Nov. 9th

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

1    Modern Warfare 2
2    Call of Duty 4
3    Halo 3
4    Call of Duty: WaW
5    Left 4 Dead 2 – Demo (Download the Demo)
6    GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
7    Gears of War 2
8    FIFA 10
9    Halo 3: ODST
10   Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1   Trials HD   

2   Castle Crashers 

3   SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! 
4   Magic: The Gathering
5   Battlefield 1943 
6   Hasbro Family Game Night **
7   Zombie Apocalypse 
8   UNO
9   Splosion Man
10  Marvel vs. Capcom 2

The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles

Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)

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 Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

1    Head Shot 2
2    Avatar Drop
3    I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
4    Avatar Rockets
5    Scare Me
6    Miner Dig Deep
7    Avatar Golf
8    Beat Hazard
9    Experiment 12
10   Lemonade Ltd.

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Upcoming Free Xbox LIVE Weekends

With the latest batch of new LIVE Features now available, we’re kicking off a few FREE LIVE Weekends so that Silver members can get a free trial of all the Xbox LIVE features.

During the free LIVE Weekends, all Xbox LIVE Silver members can enjoy: online multiplayer, Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM, Netflix, Sky Player, Halo Waypoint and 1 v 100*

Here is the schedule of when the freeness starts for Silver Members:

For all Xbox LIVE regions except those in Europe, Xbox LIVE Silver members will have free access from November 20th from 12n ET /9a PT /17:00 GMT until November 23rd from 12n ET /9a PT /17:00 GMT

For All European Xbox LIVE regions, Xbox LIVE Silver member will have free access from November 25th from 17:00 GMT until November 30th at 17:00 GMT

If you don’t have a free Xbox LIVE Gamertag, sign up for one now so you are ready for the weekend.

*Some features are only available in specific regions.

Xbox 360 Games on Demand: Grid

The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:

Content: GRID
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Race Driver: GRID is all about the race. It’s a stunning world of motorsport brought to life, from racing muscle cars through the iconic streets of San Francisco and competing in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race to drifting around the docks of Yokohama. Jump behind the wheel of exhilarating racing cars in the most aggressive, spectacular wheel-to-wheel races you’ve ever experienced - then prove yourself online. Welcome to GRID: racing just got exciting again. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add GRID to your Xbox 360 download queue

Xbox LIVE Members in Japan can now download Raiden Fighter Aces.