Summer is officially here, and Xbox LIVE is bringing the heat with sizzling deals, summery duds and hot new hits!

If you didn’t have the chance to sing along to your favorite bands at summer festivals, Xbox LIVE has you covered with LIVEapalooza. From July 6 through July 12, start a dance party on Xbox LIVE where you, your Avatar and your friends from around the globe can rally for a limited time sale on top music game add-ons. We’re discounting albums, track packs and songs for “Rock Band” (MTV Games), “Guitar Hero®" 5” and “Band Hero®” (Activision Publishing Inc.) and “Lips” (Microsoft Game Studios). From Green Day to The Rolling Stones, the stage is yours.


What’s summer without a little fun in the sun? Grab your toy soldiers and watch out for monkeys as you dive into three great new downloadable games and game add-ons, coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade.


Xbox LIVE Arcade

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge (LucasArts)

This all-new “Monkey Island” adventure is bringing you more pirates, more adventure and more monkeys! Relive the second hilarious swashbuckling misadventure of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood as he searches for the lost treasure of Big Whoop, attempts to win back the beautiful Elaine Marley and takes on the now evil zombie pirate, LeChuck. Rating pending by the ESRB.

Release: July 7
Price: 800 Microsoft Points


Game Add-ons

Toy Soldiers “The Kaiser’s Battle” Game Add-On (Microsoft Game Studios)

“Toy Soldiers” Add-on content is here! “The Kaiser’s Battle” allows players to enter the fray as the French Army, take on a new experimental boss, earn 3 new achievements and battle into the midnight hours in new multiplayer and Survival Mode maps.

“Toy Soldiers” is a strategy-based game in whichplayers are cast into a fantastic, miniature world where antique toy soldiers fight for survival using exciting arsenal such as tanks, fighter planes and flame throwers in vintage WWI dioramas.

Release: June 30
Price: 400 Microsoft Points

Worms 2 Armageddon Battle Pack Game Add-on (Microsoft Game Studios)

Incoming! Say hello to the “Worms 2 Armageddon Battle Pack.” This Game Add-on package adds to “Worms 2 Armageddon” with the addition of six new weapons, thirty new single-player missions, an all-new game mode called “Survivor,” ten new Forts, new speechbanks, additional Achievements, Player Titles, leaderboards and much, much more! It's a package high on content and explosive goodness, a must for all “Worms” fans out there.

Release: July 7
Price: 400 Microsoft Points


Deal of The Week for June 28, 2010
Save your summer cash for sunscreen and shades thanks to awesome discounts through Deal of the Week. During the week of June 28, enjoy six Critics’ Choice titles, all with a Metacritic rating of 80 and above, at discounted prices on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. From defending your grid to rioting your rocket, you’ll have your pick of blockbuster hits at great value to you, your tan, and your wallet.

For the full list of titles featured in the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week during the week of June 28, please visit our previous coverage here.

Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week: 6 XBLA Games feature in Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week
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