E3 2011: Ubisoft Conference

What a... weird presentation, no James Cameron boring people to death, but... yeah.

Rayman Origins
- Live demo shown, has co-op
- Looks fun!

Driver: San Francisco
- Hyperactive man says dick jokes on stage
- New trailer shown

FarCry 3
- They didn't even say what this was for the first 5 minutes of this trailer/gameplay
- Doesn't seem that exciting…
- "THE surprise of the show" I beg to differ

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
- Looks a bit cartoony
- Oddly doesn't show swastikas despite calling the bad guys Nazis
- Probably has Left 4 Dead inspired gameplay

The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
- Spielberg and Jackson talk about the game based on their film (in a trailer of course)
- Trailer shown, 2D/3D gameplay

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
- Live demo shown, with a controller this time

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online
- Free to play web version of the franchise

ManiaPlanet
- Trackmania 2 for PC releases in September
- Shootmania and Questmania also coming

Rabbids: Alive & Kicking
- I can't believe this franchise is successful…
- Exclusive for Kinect
- Share photos from the game on Facebook
- Comes out November 8, 2011

Just Dance 3
- Another franchise I don't get why its popular
- Not only on Wii, now on Kinect and PS Move

Rocksmith
- Another use-a-real-guitar music game
- Coming Fall 2011

Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012
- I'm just bored now

Assassin's Creed Revelations
- New trailer shown
- Features Ezio and Altaïr
- Live demo shown
- Releases November, like every other big game...

E3 2011: Microsoft Conference

A summary of Microsoft's E3 Press Conference. Media will possibly be added later.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Live demo shown, with controller hiccups too!
- Graphics/animations look better
- Releases November 8th, 2011

Tomb Raider
- Origin story (if you didn't already know)
- Live demo, looks totally different, more cinematic
- Releasing Fall 2012

EA
- Tiger Woods PGA, Madden, FIFA, and another game will support Kinect
- Sims 3: Pets and other EA titles also using Kinect

Mass Effect 3
- Uses Kinect for voice commands
- Speak Shepard's speech choices as opposed to just pressing a button…
- Tell party members what to do in battle

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
- New trailer, clearly not in-game footage
- Uses Kinect for… everything. Seems, odd.
- All future Tom Clany games will use Kinect

A new Xbox user interface, streamlined for Kinect
- Very much like Sony's Xross Media Bar
- Will support YouTube (which Wii and PS3 have done with browsers for years)
- Bing to search Netflix, Hulu, XBL Marketplace
- Live TV support with voice controller
- Launching in Fall

UFC
- Brofest 360
- watch live events, check stats, play trivia, for an added fee of course

Gears of War 3
- Ice T live demos with Cliff B.
- Ice T's band Body Count will have a new song in the game...

Ryse
- Formerly Codename: Kingdoms
- Trailer shown
- Kinect based Roman first person combat

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Rerelease and remake of Halo 1
- Releases November 15, 2011

Forza Motorsport 4
- New trailer
- Releases October 14th, 2011

Fable: The Journey
- Trailer shown, pre-rendered footage
- In-game demo, uses Kinect
- Releases 2012

Minecraft
- Exclusive console debut in winter for 360 and Kinect

Kinect Disneyland Adventures
- No longer give your kids a vacation, tell them to stare at the TV
- Actually a mini-game collection
- Awful child actors not included

Kinect Star Wars
- Actually looks like a real product now
- Yet another mini-game collection basically

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
- From DoubleFine
- Uses Kinect
- Comes out this Fall

Kinect Fun Labs
- Being added to the dashboard
- Scan your body and make an Avatar
- Drawing in 3D space
- Scan in your real life items
- Goes live TODAY

Kinect Sports: Season Two
- More Wii Sports in HD
- Skiing, Tennis, Golf, Football, Baseball, something with a stage?

Dance Central 2
- Because no one wants plastic instruments, but shaking like a fool is fun.
- Import songs from the first game, like Rock Band did.

Halo 4
- Teaser trailer shown, still no personality
- "Start of a new trilogy"
- Not by Bungie
- Fall 2012

E3 10: Microsoft Conference

E3 2010 has begun! And Microsoft is here to kick of this years show yet again. Sadly, no one from VFH will be in attendance at E3 like Zach was last year, but as usual, here's a recap of this afternoon's press conference, in order of appearance.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
- New trailer shown, and then went right into live gameplay.
- And that was it, no talking, no details, just gameplay
- New deal: all Call of Duty add-ons will release on Xbox Live first for the next three years. So now you can not only pay for online gaming, but now you get to pay up the ass to play its add-ons earlier too.

Project Natal = Kinect

Metal Gear Solid: Rising
- New trailer
- Swordplay action game
- Looks as good if not better than MGS4
- Seems to use Kinect

Gears of War 3
- First gameplay shown, 4-player co-op
- Can now play as females
- Will be unveiling new mode called "Beast," but didn't say what that'd be exactly.

Fable III
- Releasing October 26
- New trailer shown

Codename: Kingdoms
- New game from Crytek
- Live action trailer
- Looks Greek/Roman themed

Halo: Reach
- New campaign trailer, in-game footage
- Space dog fights

Kinect + Xbox 360 Interface
- Browse menu in a Wii Channel like interface
- Speech controls/commands
- Use hand as a cursor, control movie playback, etc
- Works like Microsoft's Sync technology in cars

Video Kinect
- Use Kinect to video chat with people on Xbox Live and Windows Live Messanger (PC)
- Share Bing video features such as TV, movies, news, etc.
- Kinect can do face-tracking if you move around

ESPN on Xbox 360
- Yawn...
- Watch live/on-demand sports crap in HD
- Use Kinect for voice commands for replays, etc.
- If you don't care about sports, its completely useless
- Available to Gold members too

Kinect Launch Games
- Launches in North America on Nov. 4th with 15 launch titles
- No price given
- Games ship in purple cases
- Kinectimals: play with cats... looks like Nintendogs/EyePet
- Kinect Sports: exactly what you think it is
- Kinect Joy Ride: same game from last year, but now with motion control
- Kinect Adventure: on rails, coin collecting game. Upload photos to Facebook

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
- Kinect exclusive
- From Ubisoft, sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved
- Live body tracking, even clothing its tracked when removed
- If you've played Wii Fit, it's like that...

Dance Central
- Kinect exclusive
- From Harmonix
- Tracks your dance moves in-sync to music
- Will have DLC
- Coming Holiday 2010

Star Wars Kinect
- Trailer shown
- Microsoft Game Studios/Lucasarts collaboration
- Coming 2011

Forza Kinect
- Can't tell if it's a new game or a Forza 3 update
- Use hands to drive in first-person
- Head tracking to look around
- Play with and inspect cars with gestures
- Coming 2011

New smaller Xbox 360 model
- 250 GB Hard drive
- Glossy black finish, like Kinect
- Not exactly the prettiest thing...
- Built in wifi 802.11n (finally!)
- Ships today(!) for $299
- Everyone in the audience gets one, Oprah style!

Overall, I'm not as amazed as I was last year when Kinect (then Project Natal) was revealed. The reveal and potential of the device was truly shocking... but now, seeing all the Kinect branded titles showcased, it comes across as a glorified Eye Toy, and that's a PS2 accessory. Sure the voice and gesture commands for menus and movie playback look like something out of science fiction, but I'm sure that'll lose it's appeal soon after you've watch one film, and you'll grab your remote again. And no price on the device? Really? I don't think Microsoft did a bad job, but I definitely wasn't amazed like I was last year. Nintendo, you're next!

No More Weekly Store Updates

Hello readers, the Fall/Winter season comes upon us, things tend to get busy around here. And, as you may have seen, starting with last night's This Week in Fringe, we're going to have a bigger focus on weekly features and exclusive reviews instead of just reporting news/updates.

For me, one of the biggest pains every week was posting the Nintendo Download, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Live Marketplace weekly updates. Why? Because even though a bulk of it is just copy/paste from the shop update releases themselves, there's a lot of reformatting I need to do for something that most readers can easily just find elsewhere. The XBLM update specifically was most troublesome because it's a case where I have to check daily, and actually search to see what's new each day.

So, starting this week, we will no longer be posting the updates for digital stores. Sorry if this bothers you, but hopefully the increase in original content will be appreciated.

Xbox Live Marketplace - 9/18/09

Arcade Games
Bubble Bobble Neo (800 MSP)
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge (800 MSP)

Games On Demand
FIFA Street 3 ($19.99)

Game Demos (Free)
Darkest of Days Demo
FIFA Soccer 10 Demo
PES 2010 Game Demo

Game Add-ons
Batman: Arkham Asylum Insane Night Map Pack (Free)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Juggernaut Playable Character Teaser (Free)
Red Faction: Guerrilla Multiplayer Pack (560 MSP)

Guitar Hero
** AFI Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “Beautiful Thieves” by AFI (160 MSP)
* “Girls Not Grey” by AFI (160 MSP)
* “The Missing Frame” by AFI (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Anvil Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “666″— Anvil (160 MSP)
* “This Is Thirteen”— Anvil (160 MSP)
* “Metal on Metal”— Anvil (160 MSP)

* “Hand Me Down World”— The Guess Who (160 MSP)
* “No Time”— The Guess Who (160 MSP)
* “Rock Your Socks”— Tenacious D (160 MSP)
* “Tribute”— Tenacious D (160 MSP)
* “Pick Me Up”— Dinosaur Jr (160 MSP)
* “The Wagon”— Dinosaur Jr (160 MSP)

Lips
* Sometime Around Midnight" by The Airborne Toxic Event (160 MSP)
* Nine In The Afternoon" by Panic! at the Disco (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Xbox Live Marketplace - 9/11/09

Arcade Games
Sonic & Knuckles (400 MSP)

Games On Demand
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution ($29.99)

Game Demos (free)
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 Demo
NBA LIVE 10 Demo

Game Add-ons
Buku Sudoku Puzzle Pack 7 (160 MSP)
Buku Sudoku Puzzle Pack 8 (160 MSP)
Buku Sudoku Puzzle Pack 9 (160 MSP)
Buku Sudoku Puzzle Pack 10 (160 MSP)
Raiden IV Additional ship #1: Raiden MK-II (80 MSP)
Raiden IV Additional ship #2: Fairy (80 MSP)
Texas Hold 'em Environment: Casino (160 MSP)
Texas Hold 'em Environment: Hip Hop (160 MSP)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Gary Player CC at Sun City (600 MSP)
UFC 2009 Undisputed Downloadable Fighters (320 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Duel Track Pack (Free)
Guitar Hero 5
** Street Sweeper Social Club Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “100 Little Curses” (160 MSP)
* “Fight! Smash! Win!” (160 MSP)
* “Somewhere In The World It’s Midnight” (160 MSP)

The Beatles: Rock Band "All You Need Is Love" (160 MSP)
Rock Band
* Freezepop Pack 01 (240 MSP)
* “Science Genius Girl” (80 MSP)
* “Less Talk More Rokk” (80 MSP)
* “Get Ready 2 Rokk” (80 MSP)

* The PAX 2009 Collection (240 MSP)
* “Re: Your Brains”— Jonathan Coulton (80 MSP)
* “Origin of Species”— MC Frontalot (80 MSP)
* “Opening Band”— Paul and Storm (80 MSP)

* “Miss Murder”— AFI (160 MSP)
* “Gasoline”— Audioslave (160 MSP)
* “Kryptonite”— 3 Doors Down (160 MSP)
* “ABC”— The Jackson 5 (160 MSP)

Lips
* "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service (160 MSP)
* "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Xbox Live Marketplace - 9/4/09

Arcade Games
Defense Grid: The Awakening (800 MSP)
Yo-Ho-Kablammo (800 MSP)

Games On Demand
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter ($29.99)

Game Demos (Free)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Demo

Game Add-ons
F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn Map Pack(800 MSP)

Guitar Hero
** The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack (720 MSP)
* “I’m Free (Live)” by The Rolling Stones (160 MSP)
* “Prodigal Son (Live)” by The Rolling Stones (160 MSP)
* “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Live)” by The Rolling Stones (160 MSP)
* “Under My Thumb (Live)” by The Rolling Stones (160 MSP)
* “You Gotta Move (Live)” by The Rolling Stones (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Talking Heads Pack 01 (680 MSP)
* “And She Was”— Talking Heads (160 MSP)
* “Crosseyed and Painless”— Talking Heads (160 MSP)
* “Girlfriend Is Better”— Talking Heads (160 MSP)
* “Once in a Lifetime”— Talking Heads (160 MSP)
* “Take Me to the River”— Talking Heads (160 MSP)

* “Bat Country”— Avenged Sevenfold (160 MSP)
* “Supersonic (Live)”— Oasis (160 MSP)
* “Guerrilla Radio”— Rage Against the Machine (160 MSP)
* “Going Underground”— The Jam (160 MSP)
* “Town Called Malice”— The Jam (160 MSP)

Lips
* "Shut Up And Drive" by Rihanna (160 MSP)
* "We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Postal Service (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Xbox Live Marketplace - 8/28/09

See, this is at least on time...

Arcade Games
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao (1200 MSP)
NBA 2K10 Draft Combine (400 MSP)

Games On Demand
Burnout Revenge ($19.99)
Need For Speed ProStreet ($19.99)

Game Demos (Free)
WET Demo
Fight Night Round 4 Ali vs. Tyson & Buttons Demo
F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn Demo
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Demo

Game Add-ons
Castle Crashers Necromantic Pack (160 MSP)
Fight Night Round 4 Champions Pack (400 MSP)
Fight Night Round 4 Boxing Gear Pack (Free)
Mass Effect Pinnacle Station (400 MSP)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Tatooine Mission Pack (800 MSP)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wolf Creek GC (600 MSP)
Transformers: ROTF Character and Map Pack Plus (800 MSP)

Lips
* "Angel" by Shaggy (160 MSP)
* "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (160 MSP)

Rock Band
* “Mony Mony” by Billy Idol (160 MSP)
* “Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol (160 MSP)
* “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac (160 MSP)
* “World Turning” by Fleetwood Mac (160 MSP)
* “She’s a Genius” by Jet (160 MSP)
* “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty (160 MSP)
* “Runnin’ Down a Dream” by Tom Petty (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Xbox Live Marketplace - 8/21/09

It's my birthday, and I don't have a 360 so none of this is relevant to me! Awesome!

Arcade Games
Shadow Complex (1200 MSP)

Games On Demand
Saints Row ($29.99)

Game Demos (Free)
Lost Planet 2 Co-op Demo
Mini Ninjas Demo
DiRT 2 Demo
NHL 10 Demo
Section 8 Demo

Game Add-ons
Madballs Babo: Invasion Obsidian Magmor (Free)
Fight Night Round 4 Boxing Gear Pack (Free)

Guitar Hero World Tour
* “Dueling Banjos” by Steve Ouimette (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Foo Fighters Pack 02 (440 MSP)
* “I’ll Stick Around” by Foo Fighters (160 MSP)
* “Lonely As You” by Foo Fighters (160 MSP)
* “All My Life” by Foo Fighters (160 MSP)

* “There’s No Other Way” by Blur (160 MSP)
* “No Rain” by Blind Melon (160 MSP)
* “Inside Out” by Eve 6 (160 MSP)
* “I’m Shipping up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys (160 MSP)
* “I Predict a Riot” by Kaiser Chiefs (160 MSP)

Lips
* "Talk" by Coldplay (160 MSP)
* "The Road To Mandalay" by Robbie Williams (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Not too much in terms on of DLC this week, but there's a lot of demos this week which is nice for a change ... so, enjoy that I suppose.

Xbox Live Marketplace - 8/14/09

This week brought the launch of Games On Demand, full Xbox 360 for download (at unfair prices).

Arcade Games
Trials HD (1200 MSP)

Games On Demand
Assassin's Creed ($29.99)
Battlefield: Bad Company ($19.99)
BioShock ($29.99)
Burnout Paradise ($19.99)
Call of Duty 2 ($29.99)
Dance Dance Revolution Universe ($29.99)
Fight Night Round 3 ($19.99)
Kameo ($19.99)
Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore ($29.99)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga ($29.99)
Mass Effect ($19.99)
Meet the Robinsons ($29.99)
MX vs. ATV: Untamed ($29.99)
Need for Speed Carbon ($19.99)
Need For Speed Most Wanted ($19.99)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ($29.99)
Perfect Dark Zero ($19.99)
Prey ($19.99)
Rainbow Six Vegas ($29.99)
Ridge Racer 6 ($19.99)
Rockstar Table Tennis ($29.99)
Sonic The Hedgehog ($19.99)
Viva Piñata ($19.99)
Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise ($29.99)

Game Demos (Free)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Demo

Game Add-ons
Madden NFL 10 Extras x27 (40 - 800 MSP)
Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers Backgrounds (160 MSP)
Red Faction: Guerrilla - Demons of the Badlands (800 MSP)

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
* Arabian Armor Set (women) (free)
* Wa Armor Set (women) (free)
* Mystic Armor Set (men) (free)
* Shinobi Armor Set (men) (free)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Activision Music Track Pack (free)
* “Nothing All The Time” by H is Orange
* “The Silence is Deafening” by Awaken
* “I’ll Never Know” by Hundred Reasons

Rock Band
** Gorillaz Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Clint Eastwood”— Gorillaz (160 MSP)
* “Feel Good Inc.”— Gorillaz (160 MSP)
* “Re-Hash”— Gorillaz (160 MSP)

* “Piece of My Heart”— Janis Joplin (160 MSP)
* “Chest Fever (Live)”— The Band (160 MSP)
* “Magic Bus (Live at Leeds)”— The Who (160 MSP)
* “White Rabbit”— Jefferson Airplane (160 MSP)

Lips
* "Love Is Gone" by David Guetta (160 MSP)
* "With Every Heartbeat" by Robyn (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Not much in terms of new content, when you consider the Games On Demand titles have already been released. I'm just curious as to why they're listed with standard, by the dollar pricing, instead of the probably more scary looking 6000 Microsoft Points... Also, for those that care, you can now buy Avatar items via Xbox.com's Live Marketplace

Xbox Live Marketplace - 8/7/09

Arcade Games
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled (800 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo

Game Add-ons
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 (800 MSP)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Old West Map Pack (800 MSP)
Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta (800 MSP)
Fight Night Round 4 Downloadable Content 1 (Free)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Course - Cog Hill Golf & CC (400 MSP)

Lips
* "Song For Whoever" by The Beautiful South (160 MSP)
* "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk3 (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
* “Camel’s Night Out” by Eric Johnson (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Spinal Tap’s TAP TEN (1440 MSP)
* “America” (160 MSP)
* “Big Bottom” (160 MSP)
* “Cups and Cakes” (160 MSP)
* “(Funky) Sex Farm” (160 MSP)
* “Gimme Some Money” (160 MSP)
* “Heavy Duty” (160 MSP)
* “Hell Hole” (160 MSP)
* “(Listen to the) Flower People (Reggae Stylee)” (160 MSP)
* “Rock ‘n’ Roll Creation” (160 MSP)
* “Stonehenge” (160 MSP)
* “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight” (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Not too much other than that huge Spinal Tap track pack; and the Batman demo, which I tried out and can at least say the graphics are awesome, the gamplay... needs some help.

Xbox Live Marketplace - 7/31/09

Last round up for July...

Arcade Games
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (1200 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
IL2 Sturmovik - Birds of Prey Demo

Games Add-ons
Gears of War 2 All Fronts Collection (1600 MSP)
Gears of War 2 Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack (1200 MSP)
Overlord II - Battle Rock Nemesis (400 MSP)
Race Pro Pack 2 (560 MSP)
Race Pro Pack 3 (800 MSP)

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
* Eclectic Armor Set (men) (free)
* Norse Armor Set (men) (free)
* Priestess Armor Set (women) (free)
* Valkyrie Armor Set (women) (free)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack (440 MSP)
* ”Bloodmeat” by Protest the Hero (160 MSP)
* ”I’m Shipping up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys (160 MSP)
* ”New Wave” by Against Me! (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** KISS Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “100,000 Years (Live)”— KISS (160 MSP)
* “Deuce (Live)”— KISS (160 MSP)
* “Parasite (Live)”— KISS (160 MSP)

** Blink 182 Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Down”— Blink 182 (160 MSP)
* “Feeling This”— Blink 182 (160 MSP)
* “The Rock Show”— Blink 182 (160 MSP)

** Weezer Pack 02 – (440 MSP)
* “My Name Is Jonas”— Weezer (160 MSP)
* “Pork and Beans”— Weezer (160 MSP)
* “Undone – The Sweater Song”— Weezer (160 MSP)

* “Out Here All Night”— Damone (160 MSP)

Lips
* "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross (160 MSP)
* "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" by Chris Brown (160 MSP)
* "It's Not The Fall That Hurts" by Caesars (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Xbox Live Marketplace - 7/24/09

Arcade Games
'Splosion Man (800 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
Ashes Cricket 2009 Demo
Madden NFL 10 Demo

Game Add-ons
Battlestations: Pacific Carrier Battles Map Pack (800 MSP)
Halo Wars Historical Battle Map Pack Add-on (800 MSP)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Banff Springs (600 MSP)

Lips
* "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green (160 MSP)
* "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx (160 MSP)
* "Upside Down" by Diana Ross (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Vagrant Records Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “All the World is Mad” – Thrice (160 MSP)
* "The Martyr" – Senses Fail (160 MSP)
* "Young Cardinal" – Alexisonfire (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Kings of Leon Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Crawl” – Kings of Leon (160 MSP)
* “Molly’s Chambers” – Kings of Leon (160 MSP)
* “Sex on Fire” – Kings of Leon (160 MSP)

** Rancid Track Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Last One to Die” – Rancid (160 MSP)
* “Time Bomb” – Rancid (160 MSP)
* “Ruby SoHo” – Rancid (160 MSP)

** Rise Against Track Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Prayer of the Refugee” – Rise Against (160 MSP)
* “Re-Education (Through Labor)” – Rise Against (160 MSP)
* “Savior” – Rise Against (160 MSP)

* “Sweetness and Light” – Lush (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Seriously, the only thing interesting in this spare week is a Cricket demo, and that's only interesting because I'm surprised it even exists in North America...

Xbox Live Marketplace - 7/17/09

Arcade Games
le Tour de France 2009 - The Official Game (800 MSP)
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (800 MSP)
MadBalls - Babo: Invasion (800 MSP)

Game Demos
G-Force: The Video Game - Demo

Game Add-ons
Magic: The Gathering - Game Tables (160 MSP)
Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers Player Personas (160 MSP)
NCAA Football 2010 Add-Ons (x17) (100 - 1,000 MSP)

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
* Desert Armor Set (men) (Free)
* Paladin Armor Set (women) (Free)
* Lion Armor Set (men) (Free)
* Shaman Armor Set (women) (Free)

Lips
* "Can I Get Get Get" by Junior Senior (160 MSP)
* "Hey Mama" by Black Eyed Peas (160 MSP)
* "Just So You Know" by Jesse McCartney (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Eagles of Death Metal Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “Anything ‘Cept The Truth” (160 MSP)
* “Cherry Cola” (160 MSP)
* “I Only Want You” (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Judas Priest Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Dissident Aggressor (Live)” (160 MSP)
* “Eat Me Alive (Live)” (160 MSP)
* “Prophecy (Live)” (160 MSP)

** Third Man Records - The Dead Weather Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Hang You from the Heavens”- The Dead Weather (160 MSP)
* “No Hassle Night”- The Dead Weather (160 MSP)
* “Treat Me Like Your Mother”- The Dead Weather (160 MSP)

** Big Dipper Pack 01 (240 MSP)
* “All Going Out Together”— Big Dipper (80 MSP)
* “She’s Fetching”— Big Dipper (80 MSP)
* “Younger Bums”— Big Dipper (80 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Looks like a lot of content, but when you realize it's just divided amongst 5 games ... it's pretty disappointing to say the least.

UPDATE: What the hell? Since when where there content updates on Saturday?

Xbox Marketplace - 7/10/09

Arcade Games
Battlefield 1943 (1200 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
NCAA Football 10 Demo
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Demo
FUEL Demo

Game Add-ons
Band of Bugs - Tales of Kaloki (240 MSP)
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires: Additional Music Set 1 (Free)
Midnight Club Los Angeles South Central Ultimate Content Pack (1000 MSP)
Skate 2: Maloof Money Cup Pack (240 MSP)

Lips
** P!nk Song Pack (440 MSP)
* "So What" (160 MSP)
* "Don't Let Me Get Me" (160 MSP)
* "Get The Party Started" (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Victory Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “I Am The Arsonist” by Silverstein (160 MSP)
* “Bomb The World” by The Sleeping (160 MSP)
* “NJ Legion Iced Tea” by A Day To Remember (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Green Day Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “21 Guns” (160 MSP)
* “East Jesus Nowhere” (160 MSP)
* “Know Your Enemy” (160 MSP)

** Mayhem Tour 2009 Pack 01 (1080 MSP)
* “Black Magic” by Slayer (160 MSP)
* “Conquer All” by Behemoth (160 MSP)
* “Disposable Teens” by Marilyn Manson (160 MSP)
* “Embedded” by Job for a Cowboy (160 MSP)
* “Empire of the Gun” by God Forbid (160 MSP)
* “Hammer Smashed Face” by Cannibal Corpse (160 MSP)
* “This Is Exile” by Whitechapel (160 MSP)
* “What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse” by Black Dahlia Murder (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Not too much content this week... But, when Battlefield 1943 first went online this week it was listed as 90,000(?!) MSP ... how absurd is that? Thankfully the price changed soon after...

Xbox Live Marketplace - 7/3/09

First round-up of July, here it goes...

Arcade Games
The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (800 MSP)
Worms 2: Armageddon (800 MSP)

Game Add-ons
Battlestations: Pacific - Mustang Unit Pack (160 MSP)
Quantum of Solace The Camille Map Pack (400 MSP)
TigerWoods PGA TOUR 10 Course - The Predator (600 MSP)

BlazBlue
** Additional character colors (All Types) (400 MSP)
* Additional character colors (Type A) (160 MSP)
* Additional character colors (Type B) (160 MSP)
* Additional character colors (Type C) (160 MSP)

Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
* Kempo Armor Set (men) (Free)
* Artemis Armor Set (women) (Free)
* Royal Armor Set (men) (Free)
* Queen Armor Set (women) (Free)

FIFA 09
* Live Season - Barclays Premier League (Free)
* Live Season - Liga BBVA (Free)
* Live Season - Ligue 1 (Free)
* Live Season - Bundesliga (Free)
* Live Season - Serie A (Free)
* Live Season - Primera División de México (Free)
* Live Season - All Leagues Pack (Free)

Lips
* "The Next Movement" by The Roots (160 MSP)
* "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot (160 MSP)
* "Shut Up" by The Black Eyed Peas (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “21st Century (Digital Boy)” by Bad Religion (160 MSP)
* “Linoleum” by NOFX (160 MSP)
* “Ruby Soho” by Rancid (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Foreigner Pack 01 (440 MSP)
* “Blue Morning, Blue Day” - Foreigner (160 MSP)
* “Feels Like the First Time” - Foreigner (160 MSP)
* “Headknocker” - Foreigner (160 MSP)

** Warped Tour 2009 Pack 02 (440 MSP)
* “Hey John, What’s Your Name Again?” - The Devil Wears Prada (160 MSP)
* “Image of the Invisible” - Thrice (160 MSP)
* “Sweet Talk” - Dear and the Headlights (160 MSP)

* Weapon of Choice” - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Well now, looks like the XBLM blew the PS Store out of the water this week in terms of content.

Xbox Live Marketplace - 6/26/09

Arcade Games
GAROU: Mark of the Wolves (800 MSP)
Droplitz (800 MSP)
Family Game Night: Sorry! Sliders (800 MSP)

Game Add-ons
Fallout 3 Point Lookout (800 MSP)
Magic: The Gathering - Game Tables (160 MSP)
Yosumin! LIVE Yosumin Adventure (80 MSP)

BlazBlue
* Unlimited Hakumen Unlocked (80 MSP)
* Unlimited Nu Unlocked (80 MSP)
* Unlimited Rachel Unlocked (80 MSP)
* Unlimited Ragna Unlocked (80 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Phish Live Track Pack ($5.49)
* “Chalk Dust Torture (Live)” by Phish ($1.99)
* “Down With Disease (Live)” by Phish ($1.99)
* “Sample In A Jar (Live)” by Phish ($1.99)

Rock Band
** “Maroon 5 Pack 1 (440 MSP)
* “Little of Your Time” - Maroon 5 (160 MSP)
* “Makes Me Wonder” - Maroon 5 (160 MSP)
* “Wake Up Call” - Maroon 5 (160 MSP)

** Pearl Jam “Ten” Bonus Pack (440 MSP)
* “Alive” - Pearl Jam (160 MSP)
* “Brother” - Pearl Jam (160 MSP)
* “State of Love and Trust” - Pearl Jam (160 MSP)

** Warped Tour 2009 Pack 1 (680 MSP)
* “21st Century (Digital Boy)” - Bad Religion (160 MSP)
* “The Downfall of Us All” - A Day to Remember (160 MSP)
* “The Flood” - Escape the Fate (160 MSP)
* “I Didn’t Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard” - Chiodos (160 MSP)
* “Reinventing Your Exit” - Underoath (160 MSP)

Lips
* "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick (160 MSP)
* "Love Like This" by Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston (160 MSP)
* "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

I'm pretty sure BlazBlue didn't even release yet.. but it was on the online XBLM so don't blame me for misleading you.

Xbox Live Marketplace - 6/19/09

Arcade Games
Sam & Max: Save the World (1600 MSP)
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers (800 MSP)
Rocket Riot (800 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
NCAA Football 10 Demo
The BIGS 2 Demo

Game Add-ons
ARKANOID Live! Episode Add-on Pack 1 (240 MSP)
ARKANOID Live! Episode Add-on Pack 2 (240 MSP)
Space Invaders Extreme Expansion Pack (240 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** Ben Harper and Relentless7 Track Pack (440 MSP)
* “Fly One Time” by Ben Harper and Relentless7 (160 MSP)
* “Number With No Name” by Ben Harper and Relentless7 (160 MSP)
* “Shimmer & Shine” by Ben Harper and Relentless7 (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Spinal Tap Pack 1 (560 MSP)
* “Back From the Dead” (160 MSP)
* “Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare” (160 MSP)
* “Saucy Jack” (160 MSP)
* “Warmer Than Hell” (160 MSP)

** Evanescence Pack 1 (440 MSP)
* “Bring Me to Life” (160 MSP)
* “Call Me When You’re Sober” (160 MSP)
* “Weight of the World” (160 MSP)

Lips
* "Take Back The City" by Snow Patrol (160 MSP)
* "Spiralling" by Keane (160 MSP)
* "Radar Love" by Golden Earing (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

Note to readers, as of this week the "Xbox Originals" section of the XBLM has been renamed "Games On Demand" presumably because full Xbox 360 games will be offered on the Marketplace now too, and that Microsoft has stated they've released all they wanted to from the original Xbox's library. All I can say is... where's MGS2: Substance? Wouldn't that have been the simplest route of getting Metal Gear to 360 gamers?

Xbox Live Marketplace - 6/12/09

Whoa there Microsoft, don't re-sell the entire Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection..

Arcade Games
Gunstar Heroes (400 MSP)
Phantasy Star II (400 MSP)
Shinobi (400 MSP)
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (400 MSP)
Altered Beast (400 MSP)
Comix Zone (400 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Demo

Game Add-ons
Battlestations: Pacific - Volcano Map Pack (560 MSP)
Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island (1000 MSP)
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 (800 MSP)
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Mission 07 (Free)
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Mission 08 (Free)
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Mission 09 (Free)
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Mission 10 (Mree)
Saints Row 2: The Unkut Pack (Free)
Sonic Unleashed: Empire City & Adabat Adventure Pack (250 MSP)
TigerWoods PGA Tour 10: Course – Spyglass Hill (600 MSP)

Lips
* "Love You Anyway" (160 MSP)
* "Free Like Me" (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Iron Maiden Pack 01 (1600 MSP)
* “Aces High (Live)” (160 MSP)
* “2 Minutes to Midnight” (160 MSP)
* “Run to the Hills (Original Version)” (160 MSP)
* “Number of the Beast (Original Version)” (160 MSP)
* “The Trooper” (160 MSP)
* “Can I Play with Madness” (160 MSP)
* “The Clairvoyant” (160 MSP)
* “Wasted Years” (160 MSP)
* “Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live)” (160 MSP)
* “Powerslave” (160 MSP)
* “Fear of the Dark (Live)” (160 MSP)
* “Iron Maiden (Live)” (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
** European Track Pack 06 (440 MSP)
* “Adrenalina” by Finley (160 MSP)
* “Cadillac Solitario (Live)” by Loquillo y Trogloditas (160 MSP)
* “The Bitter End” by Placebo (160 MSP)

Full update at Xbox.com

As I said yesterday with the PS Store update, if you've yet to buy or play Gunstar Heroes, get it now! Although, considering all those Genesis games besides Gunstar are available in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, I wonder how Sega and Microsoft justify selling them digitally like that. I'm also curious how Nintendo gets away charging 800 for each of those games on the Virtual Console when they're available for $5 now on the XBLM...

Xbox Live Marketplace - 6/5/09

Arcade Games
Wolfenstein 3D (400 MSP)
CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars (800 MSP)

Game Demos (Free)
Guitar Hero Smash Hits Demo
Overlord II Demo

Add-on Content
Race Pro Pack 1 (800 MSP)
X-Men Origins Wolverine: Weapon X Arena (800 MSP)

Lips
* "Somewhere Only We Know" (160 MSP)
* "I Alone" (160 MSP)
* "Joey" (160 MSP)

Rock Band
** Bonnaroo Pack 01 (800 MSP)
* Shimmer & Shine - Ben Harper (160 MSP)
* The Running Free - Coheed & Cambria (160 MSP)
* Wilson (Live) - Phish (160 MSP)
* Steady at the Wheel - Shooter Jennings (160 MSP)
* Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio (160 MSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour
* "Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Theme" by S.U.P.R.A.H.U.M.A.N. - ProtoShredanoid (Free)

Full update at Xbox.com

Despite it being E3 week, there's a surprising lack of content...