Microsoft has given silver members a brief taste of what us gold members get on some XBLA games through the month of Dec. You can now play...A kingdom for Keflings, Bomberman Live, Hardwood spades/Hearts, Uno, Small Arms, Aegis Wing and ( breath in ) Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ... phew.. as online games over christmas for free.
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Dec 6, 2008

Microsoft Canada Unveils Different December Deals for Canadian Xbox 360 Gamers

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360 - Hardwood Hearts - Xbox Live Arcade - Microsoft Canada Unveils Different December Deals for Canadian Xbox 360 Gamers

Microsoft Canada sends word about two cool deals during the month of December. Free Multiplayer gaming for the month of December for select games on the Xbox 360 and starting this coming Monday December 8th, Canadian gamers will be able to buy select Xbox LIVE Arcade games, Xbox Original or even Maps for a discount.

Sorry no cheap movie rentals or anything of the like, but the discounts for the games will be posted on the Xbox Canada website starting on Monday.
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Dec 4, 2008

Free Multiplayer Gaming for Silver Memberships on Xbox Live

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360 - Hardwood Hearts - Xbox Live Arcade - Free Multiplayer Gaming for Silver Memberships on Xbox Live

Players with Xbox Live Silver Memberships will have the opportunity to taste some of the multiplayer experience before they upgrade to gold memberships. Microsoft is calling this "Friendship is Free" and for a month these players that have yet to upgrade will see the multiplayer functionality functions for eight games be unlocked for them to try out.
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Nov 19, 2008

NXE how-to: Avatars in XBLA games

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360 - Hardwood Hearts - Xbox Live Arcade - NXE how-to: Avatars in XBLA games

If you are eagerly awaiting the chance to download the free Xbox LIVE Arcade Avatar updates launching soon, there are a few things you should be aware of to ensure you can download them successfully. This information only pertains to Hardwood Hearts, Hardwood Spades, and Bomberman; UNO and Kingdom for Keflings will also support avatars now, but don't have a special upgrade process.

If you have never downloaded one of these titles, simply find them in Marketplace, and the version you download will come preloaded with Avatar support. Otherwise, if you are already an owner of one of these titles, follow these easy steps to get Avatars working in your game.
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Nov 4, 2008

Certain Xbox Live Arcade titles gain Avatar support

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One of the biggest features of the upcoming "New Xbox Experience" is Avatars. These Mii-like figures will become users' Xbox personalities, in a sense, and will slowly be integrated in various ways across all kinds of different games. With the NXE set to go live on November 19, Microsoft has confirmed that a few marquee Xbox Live Arcade titles will have instant support for the new characters.
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Nov 1, 2008

Five XBLA Games To Get Retroactively Avatarded

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360 - Hardwood Hearts - Xbox Live Arcade - Five XBLA Games To Get Retroactively Avatarded

Five Xbox Live games and one game are to get avatars. The games to get avatars are Hardwood Hearts, Hardwood Spades, Small Arms, UNO, and Bomberman Live are to get avatars. Scene It? Box Office Smash is also included. Also, a new Xbox Live arcade game will have playable avatars.
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Jun 21, 2006

Xbox Live Arcade Retail Surprise

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360 - Hardwood Hearts - Xbox Live Arcade - Xbox Live Arcade Retail Surprise

Encouraged by the success of Live Arcade, Microsoft is planning to bring some of its downloadable games to retail.

Xbox chief Peter Moore is pushing to extend the Live Arcade brands to retail, arguing internally that original games like Geometry Wars, retro hits like Smash TV and casual games like Hardwood Hearts will extend Xbox 360's appeal to non-hardcore audiences.
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