When Xbox 360 owners download the next Dashboard update on August 11, they’ll be given an brand new way to purchase and play their favourite games: Games on Demand. Launching nation-wide with a library of over twenty great titles, Games on Demand marks the introduction of digitally distributed full Xbox 360 games, and gives Canadian gamers even fewer reasons to leave the house. Additionally, to make things even more convenient for consumers, Microsoft has included the option to purchase these games directly via credit card in addition to Microsoft Points, meaning that you won’t get stuck with leftover points after a purchase. Microsoft has also added PayPal support on the Xbox.ca Web Marketplace to give consumers even more options when purchasing a game.
Including popular titles such as Mass Effect, BioShock, and Assassin’s Creed, the inaugural line-up should offer something for just about everyone. If not, Microsoft assures us that new titles will be added to the Games on Demand service every Tuesday. Like all content on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, your Games on Demand purchase history will always be saved, allowing gamers to delete games and download them again at a later date.
The Canadian launch line-up is:
Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft
BioShock – 2K Games
Burnout Paradise – EA
Call of Duty 2 – Activision
Fight Night Round 3 – EA
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts
MX vs. ATV Untamed – THQ
Mass Effect – Microsoft Game Studios
Meet The Robinsons – Disney
Need for Speed: Most Wanted – EA
Need for Speed: Carbon – EA
Prey – 2K Games
Rainbow Six Vegas – Ubisoft
Ridge Racer 6 – Namco
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis – Rockstar Games
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG – SEGA
TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED – Atari
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 2K Games/Bethesda Softworks
Viva Piñata – Microsoft Game Studios
Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise – Microsoft Game Studios
Stay tuned to GameNorth for a full hands-on Dashboard Update preview.
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all.