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Nelson’s confirmed that Army of Two, Midnight Club: LA and Sonic Unleashed have all been added to 360′s Games on Demand service.

Buy them. You may as well. Apparently, “THE BEST WAY TO SEE LOS ANGELES IS AT 245 MPH.” You can’t argue with that.

Grand Theft Auto IV is now available for download on 360, as you can see here.

The Games on Demand version of Rockstar’s opus will set you back a mere £20 and 7Gb. Bargain.

If you don’t own it already, now there’s no excuse. Get to it.

Microsoft said today that some both GTA IV and Dead Space are to be added to 360′s Games on Demand service this month, which is probably pretty awesome.

Dates and other titles:

• October 13: GTA IV
• October 20: Sonic Unleashed, Midnight Club LA, Army of Two
• October 27: Dead Space, DiRT

Call of Duty 3 and Tom Clancy’’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 have already been added this month.

Microsoft’s announced that it’s bringing Call of Duty 3 and Tom Clancy”s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 to Games on Demand for Live Marketplace as of tomorrow.

Both games will be £19.99 when they’re released.

Thanks, CVG.

Nelson brings word that Shaun White Snowboarding and Command & Conquer 3 have now been added to 360′s Games on Demand service.

There’s no pricing through there as it varies by region. Looks as though you can’t get C&C3 in the US, for some reason. Take that, Americans.

Microsoft has added BioShock and Civilization Revolution to its Games on Demand Service for Xbox 360.

Both will set you back $29.99/£19.99.

Just for reference, GameStop has BioShock new for $19.99, while Civ Revolution costs the same as it does on the marketplace.

More information can be found through Major Nelson.

Microsoft has added Burnout Revenge, NFS ProStreet and FIFA 09 to the Games on Demand service for Xbox 360.

Each will run you $19.99.

Head on over to Major Nelson to get pricing for your specific region.

Nelson’s confirmed that Saints Row and Rockstar Games Table Tennis are now available on GoD.

Saints Row is available now for 3000 MS points, while Rockstar Table Tennis is added to the Japanese marketplace for 2000 MS points.

If you want Saints Row queued on your 360, click here. If you’re Japanese and want Table Tennis, click here.

Thanks, Roybott.

Microsoft has added the ability to preview and purchase Avatar Marketplace items and add Games on Demand to your Xbox 360 download queue via your PC.

What this means is that if you want to purchase Avatar clothing online, or purchase a new game that will be ready and waiting for you in your queue when you get home – you can.

There’s more over on the Major.

Why has Microsoft Australia priced Mass Effect 6,000 MSP? Kotaku asked. Here’s the response:

No one retailer has the lowest pricing for every product, and our program is about giving people 24 x 7 convenience and selection when shopping for Xbox 360 games.

We’re incredibly excited about what Games on Demand means for digital distribution, and will continue to evaluate and evolve the service to meet market and consumer demands.

And there you have it. You can be thankful you’re paying $100 for an old RPG, Australians. At least you don’t have to leave the house.

Plucky Gowans007 over at NeoGAF‘s only gone and rounded up prices for every single Games on Demand title by region. It’s an enlightening read.

Apparently, buying Mass Effect by download in Australia costs 6,000 MSP. That AUS$99, or £51.

Hit the link for the full thing. It’s quite mental. By that, we mean “really expensive”.

Thanks, Kotaku.

Japan’s 360 Games on Demand list has been released, and compared to the western one it’s pretty pony.

• Idolmaster
• Idolmaster: Live For You
• Viva Pinata
• Need For Speed: Most Wanted
• Perfect Dark Zero
• BulletWitch
• Fight Night Round 3
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas

That’ll teach you to live in Japan, Japanese people. Games on Demand gets added on August 11.

Thanks, OXM.

According to this Joystiq piece, 360′s Games on Demand titles are going to cost between 1600-2400 MSP.

The full list of initial games for the service was revealed yesterday, and it includes Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed and plenty more.

It goes live with 360′s summer dashboard update on August 11.

Microsoft has announced the games coming to its on-demand service via Xbox Live starting August 11.

No need for points on these games, just use your credit or debit card and get to downloading. Pricing will likely be announced when the service goes live next week.

Here’s what is on offer so far:

• Assassin’s Creed
• Burnout Paradise
• Call of Duty 2
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Fight Night Round 3
• Kameo: Elements of Power
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Mass Effect
• Meet The Robinsons
• MX vs. ATV Untamed
• Need for Speed Carbon
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Prey
• Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
• SEGA Rally
• Test Drive: Unlimited
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Viva Piñata
• Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise

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Accidental listing over on Xbox 360′s Games on Demand points to Mass Effect coming in August when the service launches.

The listing was promptly pulled, but not before it was noticed that the long talked about new DLC might be included.

Here’s what the listing said:

“Download new systems and worlds to visit! Meet new characters and encounter never before seen alien species! Find new weapons, armor and items as you experience a whole new adventure!”

Kotaku notes that Bring Down the Sky had only one of each, so the “more” could certainly mean, well, the extra content.

Hopefully BioWare won’t keep what this new content is under wraps much longer.

Microsoft has rebranded its Xbox Originals service on Xbox.com.

All the Original titles currently on offer for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace are now featured as part of the new Games on Demand service.

Microsoft said at E3 that it will launch a games-on-demand service for older Xbox 360 titles, including BioShock, Assassin’s Creed, Crackdown, LEGO Star Wars and Sonic the Hedgehog.

More on GI.

Microsoft may have already announced the Games on Demand news, but Arstechnica got a hands-on with the new service and noted some of the other changes to expect.

First of all, if you don’t like buying points, you won’t have to anymore. You can just use a credit card to make purchases.

“We’re going to have 30 or more games launching in August, worldwide, in all markets,” said Microsoft’s Scott Austin. “We’ll also be adding new content in all of our markets weekly

“What you’ll see here for the first time on the buy screen is we’ll be showing the price in the local currency, and we’re going to allow people to purchase with a credit card.

Secondly, once you purchase the game, you can go over to a buddy’s house and play it there too because Microsoft will store the license information on the Live servers.

“We keep the license information on the Live servers, so the user who purchased it can roam to another console and play the game there,” said Austin.

This will also allow you to delete the game to free up hard drive space, and then download it again at a later date.

More through the link.