Just in case you need to buy a cheap gift for a friend who is a fellow gamer and said friend lives far away or you are just to lazy to mail it, you can now buy them and deposit them in some one else’s account. Thanks to Majornelson, the points can be purchased by clicking on HERE. You can also link to it from Majornelson’s home page, but this is the same redirect. All you need is your Windows Live ID, a credit card, and some holiday spirit. This is the Beta version of this and is currently only allowed in the US. Sorry to all our friends across the pond.
Note: As of right now, you need the person’s Windows Live ID, which is basically the email address they use for their account. Gamertag transfers will be available soon, but not in this current beta version.
Next-Gen.biz got some details on the next Xbox 360 Dashboard Update, tentatively scheduled for December 4th. According to the news post:
Microsoft told the Official Xbox Magazine that the update, scheduled for December 4, will allow Xbox 360 owners to download classic titles such as Halo, Fable, Crash Bandicoot and Burnout 3 via Xbox Live Marketplace for around 1200 Microsoft points per title. As time goes by, the platform holder reportedly hopes to make as much of the original Xbox’s back catalog of titles available to Xbox 360 owners as possible.
The news is credited to a story from CVG which has since been removed. This makes me think this new feature is real. Microsoft wouldn’t ask CVG to remove a story if it was just hearsay. However, take this with a grain of salt for now until we get official word from Microsoft. We’ll keep you posted.
Microsoft sent out a press release to let us know that there will be discounts on three Xbox Live Arcade games this week.
Bankshot Billiards 2 will be dropped to 900 MS Points from it’s normal 1200 MS Points, while Frogger and Hardwood Spades will be 300 MS Points instead of 400 MS Points.
The reduced prices run from 12:00am GMT (8am EDT) September 26th through 11: 59pm GMT (7:59 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday, October 2nd. So in case you don’t have these games and want to save some cash, get downloading this week.
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Another year, same story. Today on the Xbox Live Marketplace you can buy yourself a cheat to max out your golfer’s stats in Tiger Woods 08. The price, 200 Microsoft Points ($2.50).
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 Maxed Out Player (200 MS Points) – 8/31
Max out your original game face golfer’s skills. Save yourself the time of building up your golfer, and instantly set all skills to 110%!
Just like last year, I’m willing to bet this sells a bunch. Seriously, why as gamers do we let this stand? Everyone needs to speak up and tell EA that selling cheat codes isn’t going to fly.
Want to get double your Microsoft Points for the same price? Well, today is your chance. Circuit City is having a deal where you save $20 on the purchase of any 2 Xbox Live accessories valued at $19.99 and up.
Too good to be true? Here’s the link to that section of the weekly ad, and here’s your link directly to the product on their online store.
The deal lasts all week, so make sure you get down there quick before they run out.
If you’re into rhythm games, check out Boom Boom Rocket tomorrow for Xbox Live Arcade. The game will retail for 800 MS Points ($10) and have some pretty cool gameplay based on all the videos.
From the press release:
A new original title rockets onto Xbox Live Arcade from Bizarre Creations (the creators of the critically acclaimed “Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved”) and publisher Electronic Arts. “Boom Boom Rocket” will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, Apr. 11, at 0900 GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).
The addictive and original “Boom Boom Rocket” is the first music-rhythm game to appear on Xbox Live Arcade. Players trigger rockets to the beat of the music while traveling through a 3D cityscape. The better the player times the explosions, the more spectacular the fireworks effect. The fireworks are choreographed to 10 original tracks created by Ian Livingstone, who recently scored “Batman Returns” and “Project Gotham Racing 2.”
“Boom Boom Rocket” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points and will first launch in the U.S. Canada, and Europe. The title is rated “E” for Everyone (except in Germany, where it currently is unrated). The game also will be available in the near future in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore Australia, and New Zealand.
Game Features
- Two single player gameplay modes – Normal and Speed
- Two single console multiplayer head-to-head modes – Battle and Endurance
- Practice Mode
- Freestyle mode – No target line or scoring, just mash buttons to create cool fireworks shows
- Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points
In case you wanted to spend even more money, Lost Planet’s second Map Pack will be released this Friday, April 6. For a whopping 400 Microsoft Points ($5 for the math illiterate), you get yourself 2 maps. Yep, that’s it.
Here’s what you get for your hard earned cash:
- Hive Complex: “an abandoned mine with twisting tunnels and bridges set on a war-blasted mountain side”
- Trial Point: “a modern day office complex featuring a photorealistic backdrop of a busy city center”
Doesn’t sound all that impressive. I think 400 MS Points for 2 maps is very overpriced.
[Update] More pics added after the jump
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This Wednesday we’re being treated to another terrific title on the Xbox Live Arcade: we get to play Luxor 2. The game is essentially Zuma with different patterns for the balls. Nothing super innovative here, but still somewhat fun if you have nothing better to do. The game will run you a fat 800 Microsoft Points ($10), so fork over your hard earned cash. I’ll be passing on this one.
From the press release:
Game Features:
- 88 explosive levels with 13 new bonus rounds
- 4 levels of difficulty, including the mind-bending Challenge of Horus
- 4 modes of play: Adventure, Practice, Survival and Pharaoh’s Challenge
- Player ranking system with 100 levels from Farm Hand to Pharaoh of the Two Lands
- Pharaoh’s Challenge: A fast-paced arcade-style version of the game, where the user employs the Pharaoh’s Dagger exclusively to eliminate the approaching spheres
- Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points
We’ve known for a while that Bungie was gonna drop some new multiplayer maps for Halo 2. What we all thought, because it’s what Bungie said, was that the maps would be for Xbox 360 only. Today, Frankie dropped the ball that the maps will be available on April 17 for both Xbox and Xbox 360. Nice to see they’re showing love for people who haven’t made the plunge into the “next-gen” of gaming.
The two maps are remakes of the popular Halo maps Hang ’Em High and Derelict. The new maps, now dubbed Tombstone (at top) and Desolation (just above), respectively, will set you back $4. That’s right, no MS Points here boooyeee. Since the old school Xbox can’t compute the craziness that is MS Points, you get to pay with real money this time. Consider this is a priviledge, because who knows when it’ll happen again.
If you’re a comic book fan, you must play Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. It’s a great 4 player action game based in the Marvel Universe.
The game is about to get better with some new downloads. Activision today announced the Marvel Ultimate Alliance Heroes and Villains Packs. You get eight new playable characters: The Hulk, Magneto, Hawkeye, Sabretooth, Doctor Doom, Cyclops, Nightcrawler and Venom.
Each pack will go for 500 Microsoft Points ($6.25), but you can buy both as a package deal for 800 MS Points ($10). The packs will be available sometime in the month of April.
While this is great news for Xbox 360 owners, I have this game for PS3. I’d love to get the new playable characters, but somehow, I have a feeling I won’t be getting anything new…
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