Activision and Infinity Ward's first-person shooter is taking the top billing in this week's retail releases with a simultaneous worldwide release. This is notable because it is also the first time that I have ever seen a game release simultaneously on Games on Demand and at retailers. Accompanying it is DLC releases for four Xbox 360 retail games. None of the games adds extra achievements to their list but two games do have region exclusive DLC.
Retail DLC without Achievements
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
• "Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Costume Catalog #05" – FREE
This free download is required in order to use the Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Sports Gear costumes. The costumes cannot be used with this download alone.
• "Complete Sports Gear Costume Set" – US$16.99 / £12.99 / €16.99 / AU$16.95 / ¥1700
Get your game face ready... The fighters of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate gear up and take the competition to the field and court in 16 sports-themed uniforms! This set includes costumes for Hitomi, Kokoro, Tina, Helena, Christie, Lisa, Leifang, Mila, Momiji, Rachel, Rig, Eliot, Zack, Bass, Bayman, and Leon.
• "Bass Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Bayman Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Christie Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Eliot Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Helena Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Hitomi Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Kokoro Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Leifang Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Leon Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Lisa Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Mila Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Momiji Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Rachel Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Rig Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Tina Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
• "Zack Sports Gear" – US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$1.99 / ¥200
Dynasty Warriors 8 and Dynasty Warriors 8 (HK/TW)
• "BASE THEME 3" – US$1.99 / £1.29 / €1.89 / AU$1.99
A new Camp Theme, "Sci Fi," will be available to select under SET CAMP THEME in Ambition Mode. Additionally, new music tracks will become available to further enhance the theme.
• "OLD COSTUME PACK 2" – US$2.99 / £1.99 / €2.85 / AU$2.95 (Not currently listed correctly)
The "DYNASTY WARRIORS 4" costumes for all 46 playable characters who appeared in that title will become available for selection under CHANGE OUTFIT.
• "NEW WEAPON PACK SET 2" – US$4.99 / £3.39 / €4.79 / AU$4.95
Additional stages will be added to Free Mode in which new versions of each weapon type will be available to acquire. New versions of all 77 weapon types from the original game are available for acquisition in this set.
• "NEW WEAPON PACK 4" – US$1.99 / £1.29 / €1.89 / AU$1.99
• "NEW WEAPON PACK 5" – US$1.99 / £1.29 / €1.89 / AU$1.99
• "NEW WEAPON PACK 6" – US$1.99 / £1.29 / €1.89 / AU$1.99
Dynasty Warriors 8 (HK/TW) only
• "BASE THEME 4" – HK$14.40
A new Camp Theme, "Tropical," will be available to select under SET CAMP THEME in Ambition Mode. Additionally, new music tracks will become available to further enhance the theme.
• "NEW STAGE & BGM PACK 5" – HK$21.00
The new battlefield "Nanzhong (DLC 5)" will be added to Free Mode. Furthermore, you can obtain a new animal, Blue Bird, in "Nanzhong Animal Battle". New music tracks will be added that can be selected before battle or in the Sound Test. Eight tracks from "DW7" will be added.
• "OLD COSTUME PACK 3" – HK$21.00
The "DYNASTY WARRIORS 4" costumes for all 46 playable characters who appeared in that title will become available for selection under CHANGE OUTFIT.
• "WEAPON SYSTEM PACK 3" – HK$28.50
The new weapon type "Bladebow" and "Paired Fans" will be added.
Rocksmith 2014 Edition (Xbox 360)
• "Hotei Song Pack" – US$7.99 / £6.39 / €7.99 / AU$10.65 / ¥960
Play "Battle Without Honor or Humanity", "Bambina" and "Thrill" by Hotei on any electric guitar. Each song includes a new Authentic Tone accessed in AMP mode. NOTE: Rocksmith™ game disc is required for play. Music credits available at www.rocksmith.com.
• "Hotei - Bambina" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Hotei - Battle Without Honor or Humanity" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Hotei - Thrill" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Iron Maiden Song Pack" – US$11.99 / £9.59 / €11.99 / AU$15.95 / ¥1440
Play "Fear of the Dark", "Run to the Hills", "Aces High", "The Number of the Beast" and "2 Minutes to Midnight" by Iron Maiden on any electric guitar. Each song includes a new Authentic Tone accessed in AMP mode. NOTE: Rocksmith™ game disc is required for play. Music credits available at www.rocksmith.com.
• "Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes to Midnight" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Iron Maiden - Aces High" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
• "Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast" – US$2.99 / £2.39 / €2.99 / AU$3.95 / ¥360
Saints Row IV (Currently exclusive to North America - is likely to be released in other regions later this week)
• "Pirate's Booty Pack" – US$2.99
Take to the asphalt seas of virtual Steelport in the Scallywagon, complete with crow's nest, while adorning yourself in a full complement of hook hands, peg legs, eye patches, flintlock weapons, and one dandy-looking outfit befitting swabbers and seasoned captains alike!
Games on Demand
Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360)
Size: 7.51 GB
Price: US$59.99 / £49.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
Buy now and get a discounted price on Xbox One, scroll down for important Games on Demand details. Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched. Welcome to Call of Duty®: Ghosts, an extraordinary step forward for one of the largest entertainment franchises of all-time. This new chapter in the Call of Duty® franchise features a fresh dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to survive. The Games on Demand version supports English. This game requires approximately 10GB of free storage space. You can download the game to your Xbox 360 Hard Drive or USB 2.0 Flash Drive with a minimum of 15mb/s read speed. After the initial download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, please launch the game to automatically download the remaining game data. The total download size is 10GB and download times will vary depending on internet connection speeds.
FOR A LIMITED TIME, BUY AND GET THE XBOX ONE VERSION FOR $9.99 FROM THE XBOX GAMES STORE. Limit one per Microsoft account. To redeem, buy the Xbox One version using the same Microsoft account on or before March 31, 2014. Discount automatically applied at check-out. Xbox One offer available only in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, French, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Discount is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and cannot be combined with any other offer.
Fueling this all new Call of Duty universe, the franchise's ambitious new next-gen engine delivers stunning levels of immersion and performance all while maintaining the speed and fluidity of 60 frames-per-second across all platforms. Single Player Campaign Ten years after a devastating mass event, the nation's borders and the balance of global power have been redrawn forever. As what's left of the nation's Special Operations forces, a mysterious group known only as "Ghosts" leads the fight back against a newly emerged, technologically-superior global power. Multiplayer In Call of Duty®: Ghosts you don't just create a class, you create a soldier. In the new Create-A-Soldier system, choose the head, body type, head-gear and equipment, and for the first time in a Call of Duty® game choose your gender. New dynamic maps include interactive elements and player triggered events that make the environment evolve as each match goes on. The entire landscape can shift and force you to change tactics and strategies. Call Of Duty: Ghosts redefines how the player moves through the world. The new contextual lean system now allows you to lean around obstacles without adding button combinations or fully leaving cover. The new mantling system allows you to move fluidly over objects, while maintaining momentum. The knee slide allows you to naturally transition from sprinting to crouch to prone. Squads Build your team and take up to 6 of them into battle in the all new Squads mode. This mode takes the best parts of the multiplayer experience and allows you to play either solo or cooperatively with the custom soldiers you've created and leveled up in multiplayer.