Xbox 360 Games On Demand Gets Price Tagged At $20-$30

A part of the new Dashboard update coming to Xbox Live on August 11th is going to be a new feature called “Games on Demand” which will act much like the Xbox Originals feature did in the NXE update. This new component to Xbox Live will contain a library of already released Xbox 360 titles available for digital download whenever you so desire.

There are currently 21 games on the launch roster thus far, and according to Joystiq, they will be priced from anywhere between 1600-2400 MS Points ($20-$30 US) and will have the option of a credit card purchase rather than the good ol’ “rape-you-in-the-butt-with-a-stick-and-break-it-off” method of buying far more MS points than you actually needed.

And that list is as follows:

• Assassin’s Creed
• Burnout Paradise
• Call of Duty 2
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Fight Night Round 3
• Kameo: Elements of Power
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Mass Effect
• Meet The Robinsons
• MX vs. ATV Untamed
• Need for Speed Carbon
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Prey
• Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
• SEGA Rally
• Test Drive: Unlimited
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Viva Pinata
• Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise

So now comes the bad part…

You can find most of these games for much cheaper in any used bin at your local Gamestop/EB Games, eBay, or Amazon. Not to mention that each game will be a 4-6 GB download; leaving those without a hard drive out completely. And for those of you with a hard drive? You may have room to purchase around 10-20 games assuming that you have a brand new 60GB or 120GB hard drive with nothing on it; but if you’re like me, just looking at another save file might just make it explode. So this whole thing just sounds a bit ridiculous, right?

Can you really see yourself taking advantage of this new feature? Leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

Fallout 3 DLC Available Now!

If you’re one of the many Fallout 3 fans out there who’s looking for even more to add to the experience (as if there isn’t enough already…) you can go download the Operation: Anchorage expansion (800 MS points aka $9.99), available now wherever your local DLC is sold!

This campaign is set in a virtual reality simulation of the battle that takes place in Anchorage, Alaska to liberate itself from Chinese Communist invaders during the years 2066-2067. The content itself

New Prince of Persia “Epilogue” DLC coming Feb. 26th

In an interview with IGN.com’s Hilary Goldstein, Ubisoft has announced an upcoming expansion for the stunningly visual masterpiece that is Prince of Persia.  Associate Producer for the new content, Jamal Rguigui, has said that “the DLC will develop the relationship between the Prince and Elika following the end of the game and will give additional narrative elements” as well as reveal a brand new location entitled the “Underground Palace” and a new level of difficulty to the game.

But this new addition does not stop there. The new expansion will also add a brand new “Energize” power to Elika’s repertoire as well as grant the beloved Prince an intense new “Sprinting Clash” attack to stun his foes and help defeat a brand new boss, The Shapeshifter.