Marketplace Update, March 10, 2006

For sheer volume, it has been a bit of a slow week, but the weight of each addition to Xbox Live® Marketplace this week is substantial. With two new demos and two new trailers, there's plenty of hot marketplace content to delve into.

The Outfit Demo
The Outfit™ has sleeper hit written all over it. Somewhat obscured by the more-hyped releases of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter™ and Burnout Revenge™, The Outfit has seemingly slipped into the upcoming release schedule without heavy fanfare. The newly released demo, though, is changing all that.

Have tank, will blow stuff up. Good policy.

The demo is multiplayer-only and offers a weighty look at this tactical shooter that specializes in destruction. You get hands-on experience with ordering air strikes, tapping into enemy communications, destroying bridges, building antiaircraft guns to shoot down enemy planes, and much more.

Though limited to multiplayer with one available map, a quick tour of the demo's menu system reveals far more about the game. You can look up the names and descriptions for each map; note the inclusion of Downloadable Content right in the menu (always a good sign); check the Game Settings and Game Modes options for multiplayer matches as well as the Game Controls, Audio/Video, and Gameplay menus; and finally browse the Credits, which are fully playable.

The Outfit Trailer
If you don't have time to download the whole demo just this moment, or are like me and just need to see everything about this game, a single-player-centric trailer for The Outfit is available. Showcasing some slick graphics (heavy on the chaos), an irreverent sense of humor, and a heavy dose of in-game footage, this trailer has got the goods for fans of the game, and, better yet, plenty of eyes-on info for those looking to learn a bit more.

Battlefield 2 Trailer
Hard-hitting and heavy on the combat, the trailer for the Xbox 360™ version of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat™ makes quite a statement. What's more, you get an upfront look at some new vehicles and maps that were made available in the Warsome downloadable content pack for the original Xbox® version and folded into the version for Xbox 360. Better yet, you can feast your greedy eyes on the vastly upgraded visuals.

Texture upgrades are plentiful in Battlefield 2 .

Ridge Racer 6 Demo
A launch title for Xbox 360, Ridge Racer™ 6 has given arcade race fans something to cheer about, especially those that love constant out-of-this-world powersliding. If you haven't seen it, now's your chance with the free demo on Xbox Live Marketplace. If you dig Project Gotham Racing® 3, played the old Crazy Taxi games back in the day, are a veteran of the Ridge Racer series, or are an arcade-racing fan in general, you owe this game the time needed to download the demo.

That's all for this week. Now hurry up and get downloading.

Article by Ryan Treit