User User name Password  
   
Sunday 22.11.2009 / 11:09 AM
Search AfterDawn.com:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > news > microsoft shows off xbox live games on demand lineup
Show topics
News
News

Microsoft shows off Xbox Live Games on Demand lineup

6 August 2009 15:15 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 10 comments

Microsoft shows off Xbox Live Games on Demand lineup Microsoft has announced the lineup for its upcoming Games on Demand service today, which will launch on August 11th alongside the Xbox Live Dashboard update.

The games can be purchased with a credit card or using MS points. There was no word on pricing details, however some forum users are claiming Bioshock will cost $30 USD.

According to IGN, here is the full list, including US v Europe releases.

* Assassin's Creed
* BioShock (US only)
* Burnout Paradise
* Call of Duty 2
* Dance Dance Revolution Universe (US only)
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Fight Night Round 3
* Kameo: Elements of Power
* Karaoke Revolution American Idol Encore (US only)
* LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
* Mass Effect
* Meet The Robinsons
* MX vs. ATV Untamed
* Need for Speed Carbon
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted
* Perfect Dark Zero
* Prey
* Ridge Racer 6 (US only)
* Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
* SEGA Rally Revo (Europe only)
* Sonic the Hedgehog (US only)
* Test Drive Unlimited
* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
* Tomb Raider Legend (Europe only)
* Viva Pinata
* Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise


Permalink to this article | Topic:

Get AfterDawn's news to your favourite feed reader! Share this story with your friends!
 

 
Related articles:

  • Microsoft likely to raise Xbox Live price, says Pachter (19 October 2009)
  • Acer surpasses Dell in global PC shipments (15 October 2009)
  • Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm betas on Xbox 360 this month (7 October 2009)
  • Free60 Project warns against 'dangerous', 'homebrew killing' Xbox 360 update (12 August 2009)
  • Microsoft to preview XBL autumn dash next week (20 July 2009)
  • Xbox 360 and PS3 price cuts coming this fall (27 June 2009)
  • Update: Microsoft announces on-demand games through XBL (2 June 2009)
  • Xbox 360 sales hit new milestone (28 May 2009)
  • Xbox 360 passes 1 million sales in Japan (21 April 2009)
  •  

    « Previous news article
    EliteTorrents admin no longer monitored by government
    Next news article »
    Kyrgyzstan's largest torrent tracker gets busted
     Post your comment
    Discuss this article! 
    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 6 August 2009 15:21 Send private message to this user   
    I thought they were not doing "new" games on it? 0-o

    And anything over 20$ is insane..........
    porosus (Junior Member) 6 August 2009 16:52 Send private message to this user   
    Yea, all those games in the used section of your local gamestop shouldn't be more than $15 ~ $20. I remember seeing Perfect Dark Zero for $9.00 last time i was there. i wonder how hard MS will try to rape the consumer with these. ( i still can't comprehend the price they charge for the 120gb Hd. Damn ludicrous)
    beanos66 (Junior Member) 6 August 2009 17:31 Send private message to this user   
    games on demand ? is that like movies on demand where you pay for 24 hour access then when that is over it's gone?

    seems silly to me, I'd rather pick up a used copy from any number of games shops then it's "mine"
    Mysttic (Junior Member) 6 August 2009 18:17 Send private message to this user   
    Nah the game is permanently owned once downloaded; once it's tied to your gamer-tag it doesn't go away, so even if it's deleted or you exchange out your drive, you can still re-download it at no extra costs cause your gamer-tag already reports it as paid.
    Gradical (Junior Member) 6 August 2009 18:34 Send private message to this user   
    Well, as always, i can si how this could work overseas, in places where it's really hard to buy things, I don't see this overtaking regular market, just because of the second hand market, but still, If they throw in a lot of Original Xbox games like $10 each, I'll be getting some
    kikzm33z (Senior Member) 6 August 2009 20:01 Send private message to this user   
    I'd like to know how much HDD space that these games will take.
    imsoohi (Newbie) 7 August 2009 2:29 Send private message to this user   
    These games are really old....(-_-) They need new releases on demand. Like Halo 3 ODST and COD MD 2.
    homesick (AfterDawn Addict) 7 August 2009 10:38 Send private message to this user   
    they take about 4&1/2 gigs, but for instance bioshock is going for 30$ when at gamestop you can get the goty edition of oblivion and bioshock bundle for 30$ so this is a total rip off. oh by the way if you think thats a rip off, google what japan got for a selection. :)


    inagasake (Member) 7 August 2009 20:32 Send private message to this user   
    I'm not interested in buying any of these off live. All of these games can be found in retail stores or ebay for reasonably low prices. Like I said, Games On Demand services are only useful for games that are out of print and rare enough to be expensive. Like Beautiful Katamari. But these titles on the Games On Demand service are all popular mainstream titles. No niche stuff like that. Even some of the original xbox downloads are a rip off. You can still find a brand new copy of Halo 1 or Fable 1 in stores (like Amazon) for like $10-12.

    And even if they discontinue the Pro and sell the 120 GB elite at $300, that's merely a bandaid to the problem. 120 GB isn't enough if you are going to download full 360 games. I have to regularly delete and sometimes re-install games to my 60 GB hard drive. Right now I have six games installed (one is 2 discs). I'll have to delete 1 to make room for another one when I get a new game. I had to delete Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon after I beat them because those games were huge and hogging up a massive chunk of that 60 gigs. If it's already an annoyance to manage space with disc installs, there's no way 120 gb will be enough if you like to download full retail games (Xbox games included). M$ needs to cut down the price of their hard drive accessories and offer a reasonably priced big HDD. This over-priced M$ accessory crap needs to stop. Cut down the wi-fi adapter price too (I've no need for it because ethernet is more reliable but there are many people who need to rely on wi-fi or they may prefer it for convenience sake.)

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7 August 2009 20:42

    Ketola (Admin) 12 August 2009 8:36 Send private message to this user   
    Games on Demand is a nice idea, but I'd prefer physically owning the game I've bought (Amazon Kindle and 1984 anyone?).
     Post your comment
     

    Subscribe to our newsfeed

    Get the latest headlines delivered directly to your favourite RSS reader or content aggregation service by using the links below.

    AfterDawn.com: News - RSS feed
    Add to Google
    Add to My Yahoo!
    Add to MyMSN

    Search for headlines

    Search through our news archive.

    Last week's most popular software downloads

    Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
    Music: MP3Lizard.com
    Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
    Software: Software downloads
    Blogs: User profile pages
    RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
    International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | download.fi
    Navigate: Search | Site map
    About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
    Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
     
      © 1999-2009 by AfterDawn Ltd.