Jesters This Week on Xbox Live

[Spectral Jester]

Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade Next promotion kicks off this week, with perhaps one of the year's biggest XBLA releases: Trials Evolution. Boasting a remarkably powerful track creator, multiplayer modes and more new features than you can shake a dirt bike at, the latest Trials really does look like the dog's wotsits. A snip at just 1200 Microsoft Points.

 

There's a whole bunch of add-ons to check out as usual too, with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning's Teeth of Naros DLC bringing a whole new island to explore with new enemies, weapons and more. Then there's a glut of more Ninja Gaiden 3 gubbins, the next batch of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Spec Ops missions (the ones that'll cost you), some UFC 3 packs and some other stuff to leaf through.

 

Then next week brings with it the UEFA Euro 2012 expansion pack for FIFA 12 and a demo of Dragon's Dogma. The less said about the next two Deal of the Week promotions however, the better. Suffice to say, they ain't all that great. Take a look at what's on offer this week and the next.

 

Xbox Live Arcade

•Trials Evolution - 18-Apr - 1200 MSP

•Bloodforge - 25-Apr - 1200 MSP

•Deep Black: Episode 1 - 25-Apr - 800 MSP

 

Game Add-Ons

•Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Teeth of Naros - 17-Apr - 800 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Acolyte Pack 2 - 17-Apr - 160 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Mentor Pack 2 - 17-Apr - 160 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Master Pack 2 - 17-Apr - 160 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Leader Pack 2 - 17-Apr - 160 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Ninja Pack 2 - 17-Apr - 800 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Great Scythe - 17-Apr - 240 MSP

•Ninja Gaiden 3 Costume Pack 2 - 17-Apr - 160 MSP

•Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Spec Ops DLC Missions 2-4 - 17-Apr -800 MSP

•UFC Undisputed 3 Ultimate Compilation Pack - 17-Apr - 400 MSP

•UFC Undisputed 3 Fighter Pack: International Pack - 17-Apr - 400 MSP

•Dynasty Warriors 7 New Weapon Pack 6 - 17-Apr - 160 MSP

•Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Stage Pack 4 - 17-Apr - 240 MSP

•Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Stage Pack 5 - 17-Apr - 240 MSP

•Dynasty Warriors 7 Legend Stage Pack 3 - 17-Apr - 320 MSP

•Disney Universe Neverland Level Pack - 17-Apr - 400 MSP

•FIFA 12 UEFA Euro 2012 Expansion - 24-Apr - 1800 MSP

 

Deal of the Week

 

LEGO April 17–23

•LEGO Batman - 25% off

•LEGO Indiana Jones - 25% off

•LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 25% off

•LEGO Harry Potter Wand Avatar Prop - 300 MSP (25% off)

 

NBA Playoffs April 24-30

•NBA Jam: On Fire Edition - 800 MSP (33% off)

•NBA Avatar Collection: 'Buzzer Beater' - 80 MSP (50% off)

 

Demos

•Dragon's Dogma - 24-Apr

 

 

Games on Demand

•Kinect Joy Ride - 17-Apr

•Cabela's Big Game Hunter - 17-Apr

•NHL 12 - 17-Apr

•X-Blades - 17-Apr

•Dead Rising 2: Off the Record - 24-Apr

 

Avatar Marketplace

•Halo Universe collection updated - 17-Apr

•Bloodforge - 17-Apr

•Max Payne 3 collection updated - 17-Apr

•The Witcher 2 - 17-Apr - North America only

•The Witcher 2 - 17-Apr - APAC/EMEA/Brazil

•Ninjas collection update - 24-Apr

•Fable Heroes - 24-Apr

•Prototype 2 - 24-Apr

•Darksiders II - 24-Apr

•Atticus Collection - 24-Apr

 

[AgentLoFi]

Been psyched on Trials Evolution for quite a while, the first one was one of the most fun and frustrating games. Hopefully it delivers the goods.

[Quantum]

So many Lego Editions. Crazy. Do you happen to know what the Halo Universe Updates are?