Xbox Live in September: Halo goodies, free Live Gold, cheap puzzle games
by Richard Mitchell 
on Sep 2nd 2010 8:30PM
A
feast of XBLA games may be headed to Xbox Live Marketplace soon, but that's not
all there is. First up, there are a lot of festivities planned for the launch of
Halo: Reach. Microsoft is dubbing September 14-20 "Invasion Week," and plenty of
Halo goodies will be available "including new gear, exciting content, spectacular prizes and a chance to play with the creators of the game." Microsoft will also be offering opening up Xbox Live Gold features to Silver members from September 17-20. Finally, "all fans that jump online" can download a free "Invasion" theme. It's a bit unclear exactly what's meant by "jump online," whether it be players that play
Halo: Reach or simply anyone that signs into Live. We've contacted Microsoft for clarification.
Update: The theme will be available to anyone that signs onto Xbox Live.
New Deals of the Week are headed down the pipeline as well, with
Resident Evil 5 "avatar outfits and game add-ons" receiving as yet unspecified discounts next week. The week of September 13, several puzzle games will get the DoTW treatment.
Bust-a-Move Live,
Puzzle Chronicles and
Tower Bloxx Deluxe are all being knocked from 800 MSP ($10) to 400 MSP ($5), while
Gyromancer will drop from 1200 MSP ($15) to 800 MSP ($10).
If you still have money to spend after all that, some new
Rock Band 3 Avatar items are now on Marketplace, as are two new Games on Demand,
Bully: Scholarship Edition and
Cabela's African Safari.
