For those of you who have been waiting in anticipation for the Gears of War 3 Beta, the wait is almost over. If you purchased the Bulletstorm Epic edition, you will have access to the Gears 3 Beta as of Monday the 18th, while those amongst you who are Epic edition-less will have to wait until Monday the 25th before indulging in the “fun, fun, fun, funâ€-Rebecca Black.The Beta is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, May the 15th giving the standard Beta availability a good 20 day run, with Bulletstrom Epic edition owners having an additional week of “locust crushing gloryâ€.
April could also be one for the record books, with the Xbox live community attempting to break the current Guinness World record for the largest online 100m sprint, Â which is due to take place on Saturday the 23rd of April at 10:00 am(PDT). In order to get the participation numbers up for the record, Xbox 360 owners who do not have gold accounts will have access to the complete experience from Thursday the 21st to Monday the 25th. Furthermore, individuals participating in the Kinect sports Guinness sprint will receive a Guinness World Record Avatar T-shirt.
Now, with the rather large events out of the way, let’s take a look at some of the other Marketplace happenings for April:
Sales and Specials:
Discount Date |
Price (in MS points) |
Savings |
|
Limbo | April 15 | 600 | 50% |
Castle Crashers | April 15 | 600 | 50% |
Shadow Complex | April 15 | 600 | 50% |
Trials HD | April 15 | 600 | 50% |
Monday Night Combat | April 15 | 600 | 50% |
Xbox Live Arcade:
Release date |
Price (in MS points) |
|
Might and Magic clash of Heroes | April 13 | 1200 |
Section 8 Prejudice | April 20 | 1200 |
Fancy Pants | April 20 | 800 |
Deal of the Week:
Capcom theme |
Discount Date |
Price (in MS points) |
Savings |
Marvel vs Capcom 2 | April 12-18 | 600 | 50% |
Mega Man 10 | April 12-18 | 400 | 50% |
Final Fight: Double impact | April 12-18 | 400 | 50% |
Bionic Commando: Rearmed | April 12-18 | 400 | 50% |
Super Street Fighter Turbo HD remix | April 12-18 | 600 | 50% |
Spring Fling Theme: |
Discount Date |
Price (in MS points) |
Savings |
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Toned Body | April 19-25 | 160 | 50% |
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Dance Workout: Bollywood | April 19-25 | 200 | 50% |
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures 2 | April 19-25 | 400 | 50% |
Peggle | April 19-25 | 400 | 50% |
Peggle Nights | April 19-25 | 200 | 50% |
Plants vs Zombies | April 19-25 | 800 | 50% |
Ilomilo | April 19-25 | 400 | 50% |
Avatar Egg Hunt | April 19-25 | 80 | 50% |
Avatar Bunny Outfit | April 19-25 | 120 | 50% |
Monkey Prop | April 19-25 | 120 | 50% |
Games on demand:
Release Date |
|
Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing | April 12 |
Toy Story 3: The Video Game | April 12 |
Fallout: New Vegas | April 19 |
Mafia 2 | April 19 |
Lost Planet 2 | April 19 |
Avatar Marketplace
Release Date |
|
South Park | April 19 |
Mortal Kombat | April 19 |
Additionally, between the 19th and the 25th of April selected Sega titles including, Sonic 4, Crazy Taxi and Outrun Online Arcade will be available at up to a 50% discount. Also, for those of you who are looking to get more from your games, selected Halo, Gears of War and Forza map packs/ add-ons will have a 50% cut between the 12th and 18th.
Source: Major Nelson
Last Updated: April 13, 2011