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New Games on Demand added, questionably priced
Now, we know that Xbox 360 Games on Demand costing $19.99 and $29.99 is nothing new, but we have to call into question the choice of that higher price point for two of the three newest games available via the service. Far Cry 2, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men and Shrek the Third are now on the Marketplace, as promised, all priced at $30. Three Hamiltons for Far Cry 2? That we can get behind. But the other two are definitely $20 fare, in our humble (professional) opinion. Especially since you can buy all three games new for near that price from online retailers such as Amazon.
Shrek the Third, Far Cry 2 and Kane & Lynch coming to Games on Demand
Here's a brain-teaser for you: What do Shrek the Third, Far Cry 2 and Kane & Lynch all have in common? If you said "they all feature cartoon donkeys voiced by the stars of the Beverly Hills Cop series," you'd be correct. It's a little known fact that all three games contain flippant burros voiced by Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold and Bronson Pinchot, respectively. Oh, also? They're all coming to the Xbox Live Games on Demand storefront on April 27. The price of each game hasn't been announced -- we've contacted Microsoft to see if we can figure out how much each game will cost. Also, we'll double-check about the donkeys, although we're pretty certain we're right about that one.
Shrek the Third's HD DVD special features revealed
Now that Shrek the Third is an HD DVD exclusive, it appears Dreamworks Animation is taking the opportunity to throw in all new HDi features. High Def Digest has the updated specs, which include advanced PiP features above and beyond those of previous HD DVD titles, as well as exclusive downloadable content such as a subtitle trivia and movie guide. It would be nice not to have this format war at all, but increased support for each format's unique -- at least until the Blu-ray players are upgraded -- features is a benefit.
Win 1600 MSP (and Shrek) from the Xcast (nabbed)
TheMan661 and the Xcast send us word that they are giving away 1600 MS Points to the one person talented enough to create their new logo. Oh, and the winner also gets a copy of Shrek the Third, but it's probably better if we don't mention that. Wait a minute! You could easily slap that puppy on eBay, right? So, in essence, the Xcast is giving the winner 1600 MS Points and free money. Yeah, that sounds much better. Head over to TheMan661 for more details.
Shipping this week: big green ogre edition
It looks like the spring game doldrums have arisen once again. Having been blessed with the arrival of Command & Conquer 3 last week, we are now faced with the onslaught of a large ogre, his boot-wearing cat, and his talking ass. Not to be pessimistic, but we've sampled the demo of Shrek the Third and we think we'll pass. However, if you've yet to sample the goodness of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, you can now pick up the special Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Gold Edition. Basically, the gold edition gives you access to all the super heroes and villains recently made available through downloadable content. You'll also get 250 more available achievement points, and all of it for the standard price of $59.99. Not too shabby if you haven't played it yet.Now, we'd love to get excited by these fabulous new games, but we've got a certain beta to play.
SHReK the Third demo now widely available
A month ago we posted about a SHReK the Third demo that hit Marketplace, at least for Canada, the U.K., U.S., Sweden, and Australia. Even so, we never got around to our Xbox 360 Fanblogger duty of actually downloading and playing said demo. But perhaps Xbox Live members from the regions of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain can see the fault in our ways and enjoy the demo themselves. Wherever you are, have you played this demo yet?
Shrek the Third demo stinks up Marketplace
It's not as earth shattering as, say, the Halo 3 beta announcement, but a new demo is a new demo. Today's new demo is for Shrek the Third, the game based on the film coming out next month. We haven't played the demo yet, but the dash details confirm that players can play as either Shrek or the delightfully absurd Puss In Boots (cats don't wear boots!). Given the franchise's history, we expect some mild platforming shenanigans. Oh, and it has pirates in it, so it can't be all bad. It couldn't be worse than Shrek on the original Xbox, could it?[Thanks, Adam]
