Announced via Major Nelson's official website the following is the schedule for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.  Including game add ons and the upcoming deal of the week for those who are interested. Enjoy. Game Add-ons Release Date MS Points Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Map Pack Nov-16 1200 Saints Row: The Third Season Pass Nov-15 1600 Need for Speed: The Run Tim... more.

According Wedbush analyst Micheal Pachter believes Modern Warfare 3 will double Battlefield 3's sales. Pachter believes Modern Warfare 3 will hit sixteen million globally by the fourth quarter of the year while Battlefield 3 will sell eight million globally. He was quoted in saying: "I'd guess that around half of the console copies of Battlefield 3 will be bought by people who also buy Mode... more.

Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City has sailed into the all-format sales chart at number one this week, keeping FIFA 12 at bay in second place. Other notable new-entries include Football Manager 2012 (no. 3), The Sims 3: Pets (no. 6), Rockstar's Game of the Year edition of Red Dead Redemption (no. 36) and Dance Central 2  (no. 40) Here's the top ten: Batman: Arkham City FIFA 12 Foo... more.

It's a Bethesda blow-out from now until October 10th as many items, including DLC add-ons and Arcade games now have discounts. The full list discounted items are as follows: Arcade Games: Doom II: Hell On Earth - 400 Microsoft Points Quake Arena Arcade - 400 Microsoft Points DLC Add-ons The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Horse Armour Pack - 100 Microsoft Points Knights of... more.

I posted an article yesterday about the large drop in 3DS sales, the numbers indicated the 3DS was currently fourth in Japanese gaming sales (under the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 and the PSP respectively). This is true, however according to a report posted on Andriasang.com sales for used 3DS units have almost doubled recently. IGN commented on the news stating that it is probably due to the recent dro... more.

The Xbox 360 hasn't really been the greatest hit in the Japanese market, constantly losing out to the Japanese Nintendo Wii and Paystation 3. However, things seem to be taking a turn for the better with the release of the new "slim" Xbox 360. In the last week over 17,370 units have been sold, almost an 800% increase of the week before, and over 15,000 of those sales were the new model. The cons... more.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was always going to be a big seller. With the huge number of people who played, loved and got to maximum rank on the first, something would have been incredibly wrong if it did not sell by the shedload. After selling a reported $550 million worth in the first five days after release we were proved right. Two months on, the game has reportedly now sold over $1 billio... more.

It should come as no surprise - after months of building anticipation for the title, Modern Warfare 2 smashed every day-one video game sales. Selling over 4.7 million copies in the opening 24 hours, these figures are astonishing. In the region of just North America and UK, Activision estimate sales of around $310 million. Making Modern Warfare 2 the "biggest launch in history, across all forms ... more.

Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata released some good news for Wii customers this week with the announcement of WiiWare Demos. Before you get too excited, this is only a pilot program, and most likely exclusive to Japanese customers. This does , however, address one of the biggest problems facing DLC in general. If I were to tell you my game put you in a labyrinth and you had to fight ghosts, yo... more.