XBL Content Roundup: September 30th, 2015

By Rebecca Smith,
Not only are we bringing you the new content this week, we're also looking for opinions. Due to attending EGX, last week's roundups didn't happen. This week, to allow us to catch up easily, I've included pre-orders, new games and DLC with achievements that has been released since September 19th. However, I've left off the DLC that doesn't add new achievements. Is this something that you wish to see still, or do you want us to stick to the content that only involves new achievements? If the latter is the case, do you still want to see the demos and betas? As usual, all opinions are welcome in the thread below.

Xbox One

Pre-Orders

Back to the Future: The Game - 30th Anniversary Edition
Size: 1.95 GB
Price: US$19.99 / £19.99 / €24.99 / AU$33.45
Release date: October 14th worldwide
Six months after Back to the Future Part III, the DeLorean time machine mysteriously returns to Hill Valley – driverless! Marty McFly must once again go back in time, or else the space-time continuum will be forever unraveled! Featuring Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown, Tom Wilson as Biff Tannen, and Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker, with a special appearance by Michael J. Fox, and introducing A.J. LoCascio voicing Marty McFly. Created in cooperation with movie series Co-Writer and Producer, Bob Gale. Includes an exclusive retrospective behind the scenes video, featuring an interview with Bob Gale, and others involved in the creation of the game!
Rock Band 4
Size: 6.19 GB
Price: US$59.99 / £49.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
Release date: October 6th worldwide
Pre-order Rock Band 4 and receive 12 free bonus tracks: - All That Remains – “What If I Was Nothing” - BABYMETAL – “Gimme Chocolate!!” - Earth, Wind & Fire – “September” - Interpol – “All The Rage Back Home” - Jefferson Starship – “Jane” - Linkin Park ft. Daron Malakian – “Rebellion” - Marilyn Manson – “The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles” - Mastodon – “High Road” - My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday” - Pierce The Veil ft. Kellin Quinn – “King For A Day” - “Weird Al” Yankovic – “My Own Eyes” - The Wild Feathers – “Backwoods Company” Rock Band 4 requires the use of music gaming controllers or a USB microphone. This purchase does NOT include music controllers, it is for the game only. You CAN use most USB microphones to play Rock Band 4. If you have Xbox 360 wireless music gaming controllers then you MUST purchase the “Rock Band 4 – Legacy Game Controller Adapter for Xbox One” in order to use them with this download. This adapter is available at HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/RB4adapter. If you do NOT have Xbox 360 wireless music gaming controllers, you should purchase the rock Band 4 guitar bundle or the Rock Band 4 Band in a box. Most USB mic microphones are supported without the need for an adapter. Rock Band 4 brings full band gameplay to the Xbox One and allows you to add your personal touch to every performance with Freestyle Guitar Solos. With Rock Band 4, players get access to the incredibly deep music library, featuring over 1500 great songs. Additionally, Rock Band 4 supports most songs you have purchased for previous Rock Band titles. Don’t miss the special offer for players using Xbox 360 music game controllers!
Star Wars Battlefront Deluxe Edition
Size: TBA
Price: US$TBA / £64.99 / €79.99 / AU$109.95 / ¥9,504
Release date: November 19th worldwide
Immerse yourself in your Star Wars™ battle fantasies. Pre-order Star Wars™ Battlefront™ and on December 1st, 2015, be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku. Purchase the Star Wars™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition and get the base game plus five exciting in-game items • DL-44 blaster – as made famous by Han Solo (instant access) • Ion Detonator (instant access) • Ion Torpedo (instant access) • Ion Shock (exclusive emote) • Victory (exclusive emote) Feeling the ominous thud of an AT-AT stomping down on the frozen tundra of Hoth. Rebel forces firing blasters as Imperial speeder bikes zip through the lush forests of Endor. Intense dogfights between squadrons of X-wings and TIE fighters filling the skies. Immerse yourself in the epic Star Wars battles you’ve always dreamed of and create new heroic moments of your own in Star Wars Battlefront.
Star Wars Battlefront Standard Edition
Size: TBA
Price: US$TBA / £54.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95 / ¥8,424
Release date: November 19th worldwide
Immerse yourself in your Star Wars™ battle fantasies. Feeling the ominous thud of an AT-AT stomping down on the frozen tundra of Hoth. Rebel forces firing blasters as Imperial speeder bikes zip through the lush forests of Endor. Intense dogfights between squadrons of X-wings and TIE fighters filling the skies. Immerse yourself in the epic Star Wars battles you’ve always dreamed of and create new heroic moments of your own in Star Wars™ Battlefront™. Pre-order Star Wars Battlefront and on December 1st, 2015, be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet in the Outer Rim.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Gold Edition Pre-Order
Size: TBA
Price: US$89.99 / £69.99 / €89.99 / AU$130.20
Release date: December 1st worldwide
Pre-order now and get your guaranteed Closed Beta access + a unique digital content : Tiger weapons skins. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is the upcoming installment of the acclaimed first-person shooter franchise developed by the renowned Ubisoft Montreal studio. Inspired by the reality of counter terrorist operatives across the world, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege invites players to master the art of destruction. Intense close quarters confrontations, high lethality, tactics, team play, and explosive action are at the center of the experience. The gameplay sets a new bar for intense firefights and expert strategy in the rich legacy of past Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six games. To see if the Closed Beta will be available in your country, please visit: www.rainbow6.com/beta-faq Pre-order now to receive the Tiger Weapon Skin and get a discount and codes for Rainbow Six: Vegas and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 on your Xbox 360. The codes for these two games will be delivered to your Xbox message center in 7-10 days. You can redeem the code on your Xbox 360 console or at xbox.com/redeemcode.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege PRE-ORDER
Size: TBA
Price: US$59.99 / £54.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
Release date: December 1st worldwide
Pre-order now to receive the Tiger Weapon Skin and codes for Rainbow Six: Vegas and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 on your Xbox 360. The codes for these two games will be delivered to your Xbox message center in 7-10 days. You can redeem the code on your Xbox 360 console or at xbox.com/redeemcode. Pre-order now and get your guaranteed Closed Beta access + a unique digital content : Tiger weapons skins. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is the upcoming installment of the acclaimed first-person shooter franchise developed by the renowned Ubisoft Montreal studio. Inspired by the reality of counter terrorist operatives across the world, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege invites players to master the art of destruction. Intense close quarters confrontations, high lethality, tactics, team play, and explosive action are at the center of the experience. The gameplay sets a new bar for intense firefights and expert strategy in the rich legacy of past Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six games. To see if the Closed Beta will be available in your country, please visit: www.rainbow6.com/beta-faq
New Games

Previously available for pre-order, the following titles are now available:
Blood Bowl 2 - US$49.99 / £39.99 / €49.99 / AU$79.95

FIFA 16 - US$59.99 / £54.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
NBA 2K16 - US$59.99 / £54.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
NBA 2K16 Michael Jordan Special Edition - US$79.99 / £74.99 / €89.99 / AU$130.95

NBA LIVE 16 - US$59.99 / £54.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 - US$59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99 / AU$69.95 (North America and Australasia)


Chariot Bundle
Price: US$15.99 / £12.79 / €15.99 / AU$21.35 / ¥1,728
The Chariot Bundle includes Chariot and the Royal Gadget Pack DLC. Embark on a journey to take His Majesty on the ride of His afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging. Alone or with a friend, lead the brave Princess and her faithful Fiancé into the royal catacombs to find the perfect resting place for the King! And that’s not all! The Shopkeeper joins the action, bringing along 5 new gadgets! Play as the Shopkeeper in solo or co-op and try out new technology delivered straight from the royal engineers' workshop! Walk on ice, light up the darkness, swim in lava, freeze the world, teleport the Chariot through time and space, and much more! Also includes new achievements and blueprints hidden throughout existing levels. Help His Downloadable Majesty to rest in peace already!
Extreme Exorcism
Price: US$12.99 / £9.99 / €12.99 / AU$17.25
Extreme Exorcism is a paranormal platformer where every move you make comes back to haunt you. Take on the role of Mae Barrons; an Extreme Exorcist with extreme measures. Her supernatural skills are called upon when everything and everyone else has failed to rid a haunted house of its ghostly presence. Conventional methods won’t cut it with these ghosts. Instead, Mae comes armed with a deadly arsenal of ghost-busting weapons, from rocket launchers to razor sharp boomerangs. But these aren’t your average poltergeists. At the end of each round, a ghost appears and mimics your every move from the round before. The longer you survive the more extreme the game becomes. Engage in non-stop ghost annihilation in 10 eerie areas of the haunted house – each room presenting its own hellish hazard. Brave the winds on the balcony and the fire in the kitchen, surviving for as long as you can.
Fat City
Price: US$18.49
Chris Knox is the leader of a crew of former special ops personnel and highly skilled hustlers. Help Chris and his team plan and pull off audacious heists from high-value targets to fill the coffers of a surreptitious crime syndicate in exchange for the life of a loved one. Players will use their cunning and brain power to plan raids and execute getaways to pull in the big bucks in the city that never sleeps. With 60+ targets spread throughout the five boroughs of New York City,Mission events are driven by how players plan and execute each heist, which inherently creates replay-ability and ample opportunities for completionists.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Price: US$9.99 / £7.99 / €9.99 / AU$13.45
Welcome to Thugtown circa 1920, the height of Prohibition. Prepare yourself for a non-stop, action-packed, completely over-the-top, fast-pased, platform game. Set against the gangster heyday of the roaring twenties. Lose yourself in an exciting, elaborate tale of the underground and underworld. Experience friendship, betrayal, vengeance, and witness first hand the rise and fall of a criminal mastermind. This is survival horror, wiseguy style... Capiche? “Leave the gun, take the cannoli... actually, on second thought, take the gun and eat the cannoli, you’re gonna need it.” The game tells the story of Vinnie Cannoli and his mob family, set in the fictional Thugtown circa 1925, the height of prohibition. Beneath the city overrun by zombies, there's a dark story of conspiracy and betrayal. Unravel the sneaky mafia ways and government conspiracy while you try to look for your lost pal and for answers about the zombie-outbreak.
Instant Indie Collection: Vol. 1
Price: US$21.99 / £17.59 / €21.99 / AU$29.95
Sneak through the shadows of the mysterious PTi facility in Stealth Inc 2, explore the depths of abandoned space station in the award wiinning 'The Swapper' and make new friends in puzzle platformer Thomas Was Alone. This Instant Indie pack is the perfect starter pack for exploring indie on Xbox, representing over 20 hours of some of the most well-known and well loved indie games available on console. This Pack includes: Stealth Inc 2 Thomas Was ALone The Swapper
ORBIT
Price: US$6.99 / £5.59 / €6.99
Warning: ORBIT is a local multiplayer only game. No single player or online is available. Anyway it's a totally nuts game, grab some friends and try it on! Maneuver your ship between planets at breakneck speeds and take gravity into account as you crush your competitors with an epic spaceship arsenal. Use special abilities like shields and teleportation to defeat your enemies, and level up between fights as the madness intensifies in this twin-stick multiplayer space brawler! Duke it out in a big selection of game modes, and discover a tech-tree with countless options and different paths. Engage in fierce and swift-flowing combat, or design your own battles with the custom game mode, in which you can choose and set up the victory conditions, orbitals on your map and the length of the matches. Want more? Try the random map generator! Features: -Crazy local multiplayer for 2-4 players couch-powered madness -9 game modes: Capture, Kill, Survive, Mayhem and MORE! -Randomly generated maps for a fresh experience every game -Design and create your own modes and battles with Forge -Level-up system with spaceship upgrades and paths for total customization -Super hot particle infused graphics -Thrilling soundtrack by Wierzs -Bare-knuckled orbital amusement


Penarium
Price: US$8.99 / £7.19 / €8.99 / AU$13.45
Penarium is set in a sinister circus arena, where contestants, much like Gladiators of old, are forced to entertain a sadistic crowd. In this frantic 2D arena arcade game, you take on the role of our quirky antihero; Willy who, to survive, is forced to run, jump and avoid an array of killer death-traps. Succeed and Willy will become the Champion of Penarium. Fail and he will die in a most horrendous way, much to the delight of the baying crowd. Guide poor Willy through this evil madness in single player and 2 player local COOP and Competitive modes.


Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner's Pack
Price: US$49.99 / £39.99 / €49.99 / AU$69.95
XBOX ONE PORTAL OF POWER™ REQUIRED TO PLAY* Kick your adventure into overdrive! The Skylanders® SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack includes the full video game, works with any Portal of Power from the Skylanders® series and includes Instant Spitfire and Instant Hot Streak. Expand your gameplay experience with over 40 Skylanders and vehicles to collect. Skylands is in peril! Kaos has unleashed his most evil weapon yet – the Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction. With all of Skylands on the verge of collapse, a special team called the SuperChargers has been assembled to pilot an unstoppable fleet of incredible vehicles. Now you and the SuperChargers must embark on epic adventures over land, under sea, and through the sky to stop Kaos and save Skylands! Purchasing and using the software constitutes acceptance of the Software License Agreement available at support.activision.com/license. *Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure portal does not support PvP or Co-op play with SWAP ForceTM Skylanders.
Standpoint
Price: US$9.99 / £7.99 / €9.99
A labyrinth fades into view; a space you control but that holds you. Completely lost with nowhere else you could be. Standpoint is a first-person puzzle platformer where the player possesses the ability to change the orientation of the world. Explore the labyrinth-like environment, solving puzzles and collecting secrets, in order to overcome the stages of Grief. And ask yourself, do the narrator's cryptic clues to the world hide some deeper sentiment? With every wall potentially the floor, take advantage of the variety of ways to approach obstacles. Turn a perilous corridor of lasers into a simple pit. Break through barriers as you drift through the tunnels. Even use death to your advantage. When up can become down at any moment, will you fly or fall?
The Escapists: The Walking Dead
Price: US$19.99 / £14.99 / €17.99 / AU$26.95
Merging the award-winning, smash-hit, indie game The Escapists with the worldwide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, comes The Escapists: The Walking Dead. In this unique game, recreated entirely in the charming 8-bit pixel art style of The Escapists, you play as Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of zombies let loose upon the world. Rick is in charge of a band of survivors featuring many of the original comic book cast, including Maggie, Hershel, Glenn and Michonne. Rick must secure the safety of the group by seeking out a safe escape route from each area, and manage several dangerous tasks to keep as many of the group alive as possible. The game faithfully matches the timeline of the comics, meaning Rick must first fight his way out of the Harrison Memorial Hospital, visit the Greene family farm before visiting destinations such as the Meirwether Correctional Facility and Woodbury. Protect the living and escape the dead as you play through the award-winning comic's epic story.
Toto Temple Deluxe
Price: US$9.99 / £7.99 / €9.99
Toto Temple Deluxe is a fast-paced, local-multiplayer king-of-the-hill style game in which players must steal an egg-laying goat from their friends and try to keep it on their own head for as long as possible. You know, normal stuff. Infinitely dash in any direction to swiftly move around and powerfully headbutt the goat carrier to steal its four-legged booty. Escape your jealous opponents and protect the goat by blocking their attacks with a well-timed shield pop! You’ll "get their goat", guaranteed. And don’t worry if you’re friendless. Bots will play with you whenever you want and for as long as you want. They never complain. They also never open up your fridge and ask if they can eat that pizza slice you got left from last night. Bots are awesome. Oh, and you can change their difficulty level too, because they will probably kick your ass-tonishing little bottom.


DLC with Achievements

Batman: Arkham Knight
• "2008 Tumbler Batmobile Pack"
Achievements: 1 for a total of 40G
Price: US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$2.65
Inspired by the 2008 movie 'The Dark Knight", intimidate your foes with the Tumbler Batmobile and race through two themed tracks.
• "GCPD Lockdown"
Achievements: 1 for a total of 30G
Price: US$1.99 / £1.59 / €1.99 / AU$2.65
Set after the events of Arkham Knight, play as Nightwing to stop the Penguin from breaking out of the Gotham City Police Department in this thrilling story pack.


Battlefield Hardline
• "Battlefield Hardline Robbery"
Achievements: 4 for a total of 250G
Price: US$14.99 / £11.99 / €14.99 / AU$24.95 / ¥1,404
Battlefield™ Hardline Robbery is the 2nd of four expansion packs included in Battlefield ™ Hardline Premium. Take down the opposition head-on with 4 new maps – Precinct 7, The Docks, Museum, and Break Pointe. Pull off that big job with your crew in the new competitive Squad Heist game mode, hit Legendary rank status, and sport new gear: 4 new weapons, 2 new gadgets, 2 new rides, and new camo.
Chariot
• "Chariot Royal Gadget Pack"
Achievements: 10 for a total of 200G
Price: US$2.49 / £1.99 / €2.49 / AU$3.35 / ¥270
The Shopkeeper joins the action, bringing along 5 new gadgets to Chariot! Play as the Shopkeeper in solo or co-op and try out new technology delivered straight from the royal engineers' workshop! Walk on ice, light up the darkness, go swimming in lava, freeze the world in place, teleport the Chariot through time and space, and much more! Also includes new achievements and blueprints hidden throughout existing levels. Help His Downloadable Majesty rest in peace already!


Xbox Fitness
• "Extreme Combat for Xbox Fitness"
Achievements: 0 achievements, 2 challenges
Price: US$29.99 / £23.99 / €29.99 / AU$39.95 / ¥3,240
Are you ready to take it to the extreme? Extreme Combat created exclusively for Xbox Fitness is a total-body MMA (mixed martial arts) program with 5 workouts that challenge your core, increase your calorie burn, and build your strength. Start in fight position and end in fit position as you throw punches, deliver knockout kicks, and torch calories.

Xbox 360

Games on Demand

FIFA 16 (Xbox 360)
Size: 6.59 GB
Price: US$59.99 / £54.99 / €69.99 / AU$99.95
The Games on Demand version supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Japanese. Download the manual for this game by going to https://help.ea.com/en/tag/manuals and selecting your title from the Product drop down menu. FIFA 16 innovates across the entire pitch to deliver a balanced, authentic, and exciting football experience that lets you play your way, and compete at a higher level. And with all new ways to play! With innovative gameplay features, FIFA 16 brings Confidence in Defending, Control in Midfield, and gives you the tools to create more Moments of Magic than ever before. Fans new to the franchise, or skilled players looking to improve their game will have a chance to Compete at a Higher Level using the all new FIFA Trainer. Innovation Across the Entire Pitch. New Ways to Play. Compete at a Higher Level. Play Beautiful in FIFA 16.
NBA 2K16 (Xbox 360)
Size: 7.27 GB
Price: US$59.99 / £39.99 / €49.99 / AU$69.95 / ¥5,832
The Games on Demand version supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese. The NBA 2K franchise is back with the most true-to-life NBA experience to date with NBA 2K16. Guide your MyPLAYER through the complete NBA journey, take control of an entire NBA franchise, or hone your skills online competing against gamers from around the world. With animations that provide smoother movement and more realistic articulation, it's certain to be the most authentic NBA gaming experience yet.
Skylanders SuperChargers (Xbox 360) Portal Owner's Pack
Size: 7.16 GB
Price: US$49.99 / £34.99 / €44.99 / AU$69.95
The Games on Demand version supports English, French. XBOX 360 PORTAL OF POWER™ REQUIRED TO PLAY* Kick your adventure into overdrive! The Skylanders® SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack includes the full video game, works with any Portal of Power from the Skylanders® series and includes Instant Spitfire and Instant Hot Streak. Expand your gameplay experience with over 40 Skylanders and vehicles to collect. Skylands is in peril! Kaos has unleashed his most evil weapon yet – the Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction. With all of Skylands on the verge of collapse, a special team called the SuperChargers has been assembled to pilot an unstoppable fleet of incredible vehicles. Now you and the SuperChargers must embark on epic adventures over land, under sea, and through the sky to stop Kaos and save Skylands! Purchasing and using the software constitutes acceptance of the Software License Agreement available at support.activision.com/license. *Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure portal does not support PvP or Co-op play with SWAP Force Skylanders.
DLC with Achievements

Battlefield Hardline (Xbox 360)
• "Battlefield Hardline Robbery"
Achievements: 4 for a total of 250G
Price: US$14.99 / £11.99 / €14.99 / AU$24.95 / ¥1,404
Battlefield™ Hardline Robbery is the 2nd of four expansion packs included in Battlefield ™ Hardline Premium. Take down the opposition head-on with 4 new maps – Precinct 7, The Docks, Museum, and Break Pointe. Pull off that big job with your crew in the new competitive Squad Heist game mode, hit Legendary rank status, and sport new gear: 4 new weapons, 2 new gadgets, 2 new rides, and new camo.
Rebecca Smith
Written by Rebecca Smith
Rebecca is the Newshound Manager at TrueGaming Network. She has been contributing articles since 2010, especially those that involve intimidatingly long lists. When not writing news, she works in an independent game shop so that she can spend all day talking about games too. She'll occasionally go outside.
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