Track & Field - Xbox Live Arcade

OXCGN: Microsoft has taken a leaf out of Valve's Steam with Major Nelson announcing Xbox Live's first ever Inventory Blowout Sale. Ten Xbox Live Arcade titles at 50% off (give or take) for a week! But beware: As any hardened Steamer will tell you, you're likely to buy a lot more than you'll ever play. So for the more economically sensitive gamers amongst us, OXCGN has bought them all so you don't have to! From 10/10 to 1/10, here is our rundown of what we hope is the first of many Inventory Blowout Sales to come.

Following Sony's announcements of the April Foolishness Sale and PSP Favourites promotion earlier this week, Microsoft has today revealed a cost-cutting activity of their own. From today, eight top titles held on the Xbox 360's Xbox LIVE Arcade are available for half-price, and two further titles are set to be greatly reduced. These sale prices are limited however, available for only seven days.

Kotaku: Sega is getting ready to launch Beijing 2008 later this month, and they've just dropped new information and screens on the various track and field events available for play in the Olympic title. Six track events and eight field events make up the T&F portion of the game, with the races benefiting from a new analogue starting block mechanic involving the controller's trigger buttons. Players will be able to either button mash or stick-waggle to work up speed, intermittently leaping hurdles where applicable.

An old school NES classic is coming to Xbox Live Arcade. According to reader Dr. Yosh, who set us these images, Track & Field, the NES button-masher, is set for release on the Xbox Live Arcade within the next month or two.