Show #351: PAX East, SXSW and Battlefield Bad Company 2

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter) 

Interview: Patrick Bailey, Battlefield- Bad Company 2 ( 23:58 – 48:14)
Interview: Stepto’s Penny Arcade Child's Play Auction Winners (48:15 - 1:00:08)

Name the Game

Xbox 101 and more

 
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Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:

PAX East 2010

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/02/22/xbox-live-block-party-details-and-dates.aspx

SXSW.com

Mass Effect 2

Demo- Battlefield- Bad Company 2
Battlefield- Bad Company 2
Bioshock 2

http://www.sousvidesupreme.com/

http://marketplace.xbox.com/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841099e?cid=majornelson&partner=majornelson

http://marketplace.xbox.com/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802425307d5?cid=majornelson&partner=majornelson
Cooking Sous Vide- A Guide for the Home Cook

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Batman: Arkham Asylum 75% off sale

From Friday, February 26th through Monday March 1st you will be able to purchase the award winning game Batman: Arkham Asylum for 75% off through Games on Demand on Windows. Plus, each weekend in March will bring a new discounted Games on Demand title. I’ll post a note on my Twitter account each Friday to let you know what G4W- LIVE title is on sale that weekend.

Remember you’ll need to download the free Games for Windows - LIVE client and when you purchase games within the client you can use either points or credit cards.

Edit: Yes, this offer will be available in all regions where Games on Demand are supported.

P.S. After you’ve got the client installed, you’ll also want to grab the free game Tinker, which also has 200 Gamerscore that you can get…for free.

Demo: Darksiders

Content: Darksiders Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: Battle through the complete first dungeon of Darksiders, with over 90 minutes of gameplay. Take on Hell’s demon hordes, explore the catacombs of the forsaken Twilight Cathedral, and face off against the hideous Bat Queen, Tiamat.

Add the free Darksiders Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue (Purchase full game)

Arcade: Greed Corp, Fret Nice and Lazy Raiders

Content: Greed Corp
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Text: Why share when you can have it all? Greed Corp is an online multiplayer strategy game in which you battle for dominance over a world once rich in resources. In order to prevail, you must exhaust all remaining resources to build an army, and use the depleted collapsing terrain to your advantage. An extensive campaign mode and multiple unlockables prepare you to take the battle online. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts

Add the free Greed Corp demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: Fret Nice
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Asia, Australia, India and New Zealand
Dash Text: FRET NICE™ is a 2D platformer that’ll rock your world. Control your character through funky-fresh stages to explore hidden areas, collect items, and clash note-for-note with outrageous, heavy metal bosses! Rock out by blasting enemies with riff combos and creating your own sounds with each “strum” of a chord! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add the free Fret Nice demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: Lazy Raiders
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions

Dash Text: Dr. Diggabone's getting too old for archaeological digs, or so he says. But truth be told, he’s just plain lazy… Unlock the Full Game and send the Doctor or your Xbox LIVE Avatar on a gravity-defying quest through 75 mazes by spinning and flipping the world. Beware those thieves, minions and traps, though. Without any challenge, you'd just grow lazy… and we wouldn’t want that, now would we? There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add the free Lazy Raiders to your Xbox 360 download queue

LIVE Activity for week of Feb 15th

You probably know what you friends are playing by just looking at your friends lists…but what about everyone else on Xbox LIVE? Let me answer that for you right now:

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

1     Modern Warfare 2
2     Halo 3
3     Call of Duty: WaW

4     FIFA 10
5     Call of Duty 4
6     GTA IV (Purchase the full game for direct download )
7     Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Demo (Pre-order the game) 
8     Aliens Vs Predator Multiplayer Demo (Purchase the game)
9     BioShock 2
10    Mass Effect 2
11    Left 4 Dead 2
12    Gears of War 2
13    Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
14    Forza Motorsport 3 (Download the demo)
15    Assassin's Creed II
16    NBA 2K10
17    Halo 3: ODST
18    Borderlands
19    Trials HD
20    NHL 10

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1    Battlefield 1943
2    Trials HD
3    The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
4    Castle Crashers
5    Marvel vs. Capcom 2
6    Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
7    UNO
8    Hasbro Family Game Night **
9    Magic: The Gathering
10   Chime
11   Worms 2: Armageddon
12   Madden NFL Arcade
13   Zombie Apocalypse
14   Marble Blast Ultra
15   A Kingdom for Keflings
16   Peggle
17   'Splosion Man
18   Shadow Complex
19   Serious Sam HD: TFE
20   Darwinia+

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

Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

1     The Impossible Game
2     I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
3     Avatar Drop
4     Yet Another Zombie Defense
5     Avatar Meet Up Live!
6     Dont B Nervous Talking 2 Girls
7     Head Shot 2
8     Miner Dig Deep 
9     Classic Solitaire
10    Who Did I Date Last Night
11    Curling 2010
12    Avatar Golf
13    Rate My Avatar
14    Beat Hazard
15    Inside Lacrosse's CL2010
16    Your Doodles Are Bugged! 
17    A Perfect Massage
18    Soul
19    RC-AirSim  
20    KGB Episode One

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

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

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.

Some content (and therefore the links) may not be available in all regions.

Borderlands: Game Add On – Secret Armory

Content: Secret Armory
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Germany and Japan
Dash Text: Description: Borderlands goes to ELEVEN! You may have seen some games raise their level cap by 5, or maybe even 10, but with The Crimson Lance Assassination Squads wreaking havoc and Crawmerax the Invincible being all invulnerable and stuff we knew you'd need more than just 10. And that's why Borderlands goes to ELEVEN! The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is an addon pack for Borderlands that adds new guns, new Class Mods, new vehicles, new missions, new enemy types, and increases the level cap to 61. In other words…best addon ever. Of all time. Forever. The End. ELEVEN! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Secret Armory to your Xbox 360 download queue

Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule

Here is the current schedule for upcoming content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace*

Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week:

March 1: Gears of War Avatar COG Armor (male) (female) 240 points & Helmet (male) (female) 80 points

March 8: Call of Duty: WaW: Map Pack Bundle, 1600 Points

Xbox LIVE Games on Demand:

March 2: Fallout 3, North America and Asia (except Japan, Korea and India)
March 2: Street Fighter IV, Europe, Australia and New Zealand 

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

As part of the Block Party promotion, here is the Arcade schedule for March.

March 3: Toy Soldiers -1200 points
March 10: Scrap Metal – 1200 points

March 17: Perfect Dark – 800 points

March 24: Game Room – Free to download. Individual games will cost 240 to 400 points

Xbox Avatar Marketplace:

These are just a few of the collections scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace.

March 2: Street Fighter IV
March 4: Major League Baseball 2K10

Also, the following Xbox 360 Game Add-Ons are scheduled to be available:

Feb 23:  Star Wars The Force Unleashed,  Hoth Bonus Level - 800 Microsoft Points
Feb 25:  FIFA 10, Ultimate Team Game Add-on  - 400 Microsoft Points
March 2:Resident Evil 5, Desperate Escape Episode - 400 Microsoft Points

Finally, if you live in an area with the Zune Video Marketplace available, we’re pleased to welcome Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to the service. In addition to access to movies like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite, you can now download episodes of 24, Bones and more.

You may want to follow my Twitter account if you want to be reminded when many of the above items become available.

*Current schedule. Subject to change. All content may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.

Demo: MLB 2K10 Demo

Content: MLB 2K120 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Japan and North America
Dash Text: Practice for a perfect game by playing the Major League Baseball 2K10 demo, available now for download. Play three full innings with either the New York Yankees or the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium and get a chance to check out MLB 2K10’s new Total Control Pitching and new Total Control Hitting. Get ready to battle with Major League Baseball 2K10 on 3.2.10!

Add MLB 2K10 Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

Games on Demand: PURE and Resident Evil 5

Content: Pure
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Australia, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, North America, Sweden, and Asia 
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". PURE is an offroad trick-racing game featuring incredible tricks and massive, vertigo-inducing jumps. Leap hundreds of feet into the air - off mountains, over lakes and across gaping chasms in epic worldwide locations. Pull off over 70 different tricks and build over 100,000 different custom quad bikes. It's all about speed, air and incredible tricks. PURE Adrenaline! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts 

Add Pure to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: RESIDENT EVIL 5
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Australia, Europe and New Zealand Xbox LIVE regions
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". The Resident Evil series continues with this highly anticipated sequel. Searing heat from the merciless sun scorches the earth, while a new evil draws closer. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Resident Evil 5 to your Xbox 360 download queue

Xbox LIVE Block Party details and dates

Earlier this month at the X10 Media event, we announced the upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party* promotion. Today we’re announcing additional promotion details and the release schedule¹

March 3rd: Toy Soldiers -1200 points
March 10: Scrap Metal – 1200 points

March 17: Perfect Dark – 800 points

March 24: Game Room – Free to download. Individual games will cost 240 to 400 points

Plus: When you purchase all three Block Party titles and download the free Game Room app you’ll receive 400 Microsoft Points back to your account**! And if you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold Members you’ll also get an extra month of Gold absolutely free**!

And from Noon ET Friday, March 26, – Noon ET Monday, March 29 Block Party is making it easy for you to play together with an Xbox LIVE Multiplayer Unlock weekend! For this weekend only, we’re unlocking the online multiplayer features of all Block Party titles for Xbox LIVE Silver Members to play for free (games sold separately).

¹This is the current release schedule for Block Party titles. As with everything game release related, dates are subject to change.

*Depending on your region, you may see this promotion called House party. The above information applies.

**FREE GIFT OFFER TERMS:

Purchase all 3 games: Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, Perfect Dark, & download the free Game Room app before March 31, 2010 11:59pm EST, and receive 400 Microsoft Points – FREE! As a bonus, all current Gold members as of April 30, 2010 that fulfill this offer will also receive 1 month of Gold for FREE! Limit one (1) of each gift per person. To qualify for your gift, you must purchase all three (3) games from Xbox LIVE Arcade and download the free Game Room app using your Xbox LIVE account, by March 31, 2010 11:59 EST. To qualify for the bonus month of Gold, you must have a current Gold account (sold separately) as of April 30,2010. The free Points and 1 month of Gold will automatically be deposited into your Xbox LIVE account after the end of the promotion period. Please allow 4 weeks for delivery – on or around April 30, 2010. Offer available only to legal residents, age 13 plus, of all countries that support Xbox LIVE, while supplies last, is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and cannot be combined with any other rebate or offer. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Broadband internet required for Xbox LIVE; for terms of use and system requirements see www.xbox.com/live.

This week on Arcade: Fret Nice

Fret Nice will be available this Wednesday for 1200 points.

Update: Greed Corp (800 points) and Lazy Raiders (800 points) will also be available on Wednesday.

Deal of the Week: Duke Nukem 3D

Xbox LIVE Gold members can download Duke Nukem 3D for the Deal of the Week price of 400 points until March 1st.

Add Duke Nukem 3D to your Xbox 360 download queue

Show #350: X10, MLB2K10 and more

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter) 

Special Guest: litheon
Interview: Sean Bailey, MLB 2K10 (26:02 – 40:09)

Name the Game

Xbox 101 and more

 
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 

Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/x10/default.htm

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/02/11/10-things-you-need-to-know-from-x10.aspx

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/02/05/xbox-live-being-discontinued-for-original-xbox-consoles-and-games.aspx

Dragon Age- Origins

Mass Effect 2

Demo- Battlefield- Bad Company 2
Bioshock 2

MLB 2K10

http://www.sousvidesupreme.com/

Canon PowerShot S90IS

http://www.microsoft.com/news/windowsphone

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-show-and-tell.aspx

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Arcade: The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom

Content: The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan and Korea
Dash Text: Swiping the mysterious Chronoberry Pie changed everything for our beloved Winterbottom... one bite made him more than an ordinary pie-grabbing humbug. That first taste changed him into something quite extraordinary, granting him the ability to break the rules of time. With these newfound time recording tricks up his cufflink, and with the help of his time clones, Winterbottom can now snatch pies with the greatest of ease. But on his journey to devour every pie, Winterbottom must mind the signs... the perils of being unstuck in time. Join Winterbottom on his award winning debut Misadventures as he chases pie through over 75 unique puzzles. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts

Add The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom to your Xbox 360 download queue

LIVE Activity for week of Feb 8th

I’ve decided to expand many of these lists to include the top 20 titles. I think this gives a much better idea what the 23 million Xbox LIVE members are playing.

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

1     Modern Warfare 2
2     Halo 3
3     Aliens Vs Predator Multiplayer Demo (Pre-order the game)
4     Call of Duty: WaW
5     Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Demo (Pre-order the game) 
6     FIFA 10
7     Call of Duty 4

8     Mass Effect 2
9     GTA IV (Purchase the full game for direct download )
10    Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
11    Left 4 Dead 2
12    BioShock 2
13    Gears of War 2
14    Forza Motorsport 3 (Download the demo)
15    Assassin's Creed II
16    1 vs 100
17    Halo 3: ODST
18    Borderlands
19    Trials HD
20    NBA 2K10

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

1    Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
2    Marvel vs. Capcom 2
3    Trials HD
4    Castle Crashers
5    Madden NFL Arcade
6    Chime
7    'Splosion Man
8    Battlefield 1943
9    Darwinia+
10    UNO
11    Hasbro Family Game Night **
12    Magic: The Gathering
13    Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao
14    Worms 2: Armageddon
15    Zombie Apocalypse
16    Marble Blast Ultra
17    Shadow Complex
18    Serious Sam HD: TFE 
19    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

20    A Kingdom for Keflings

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

 
Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

1    Yet Another Zombie Defense
2    The Impossible Game
3   I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 
4    Avatar Drop

5    Avatar Meet Up Live!
6    Dont B Nervous Talking 2 Girls
7    Head Shot 2
8    Who Did I Date Last Night
9    Miner Dig Deep
10    Rate My Avatar
11    Avatar Golf
12    Samurai vs Zombie
13    Your Doodles Are Bugged!
14    Mind Warp 

15    Hockey Fights
16    Inside Lacrosse's CL2010
17    KGB Episode One 
18    Beat Hazard
19    RC-AirSim 
20    ZP2K9 

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

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

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.

Some content (and therefore the links) may not be available in all regions.

Games on Demand: Resident Evil 5 and Beautiful Katamari

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

Content: RESIDENT EVIL 5
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: North America and Asia (Except Korea)
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". The Resident Evil series continues with this highly anticipated sequel. Searing heat from the merciless sun scorches the earth, while a new evil draws closer. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Resident Evil 5 to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: Beautiful Katamari
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except India
Dash Text: Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". Roll your katamari and collect lots of stuff in order to increase its size in this fun and quirky action game! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Beautiful Katamari to your Xbox 360 download queue

Xbox LIVE Members in Japan can now download Viva Piñata: Party Animals