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From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Telltale Games’ Wallace & Gromit Episodes 2, 3 and 4 on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Wallace & Gromit Episodes 2, 3 and 4 will be available worldwide (except in Japan) for 800 Microsoft Points per episode (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

Wallace & Gromit Episode 2: The Last Resort
Join Wallace & Gromit in The Last Resort, the second tale in their newest adventure series. When unrelenting rain ruins their holiday plans, Wallace & Gromit transform their cellar into a makeshift resort. After a customer is clocked on the head by an unknown assailant, it’s up to Gromit to find out whodunnit… with a little help from Wallace’s latest invention, the Deduct-o-matic!

Wallace and Gromit Episode 3: Muzzled!
Join Wallace & Gromit once again in Muzzled!, the third tale in their newest adventure series by Telltale! When the storm from “The Last Resort” destroys the local dog shelter, the swindling Monty Muzzle comes to town. Muzzle preys on the townspeople by offering to hold a grand fundraising fair to rebuild a shelter, with the main draw being his mechanized “Muzzler” carousel ride. But when Gromit realizes that Muzzle’s intentions aren’t exactly charitable, he must foil the huckster’s plot in order to save both the town’s investment and rescue his canine friends. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive for storage. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Wallace and Gromit Episode 4: The Bogey Man
Join Wallace & Gromit in The Bogey Man, the final tale in their newest adventure series by Telltale! When the Morning Lamppost announces the upcoming wedding of Wallace and his neighbor, Felicity Flitt, the inventor is as shocked as anyone. It’s up to Gromit to extricate his master from this tangled situation, but his plan plunges Wallace into a new thicket—“Prickly Thicket”, a country club rich in history, mystery and malice. Wallace and Gromit will have to solve an ancient mystery, compete in Great Britain’s craziest golf tournament, and face off against a diabolical machine!

Watch Monty Muzzle’s Sales Pitch* for these Wallace & Gromit episodes:

*Badgery Not Included.

Deal of the Week is: Call of Duty 4 Variety Pack (50% off)
“The Xbox LIVE Gold Members deal of the week is the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack for 400 points. Normally 800 points, Gold Members can grab it now and save 50%.”

The new Xbox 360 Games on Demand are: Battlefield 2: MC and Far Cry 2.

Content: Battlefield 2: MC
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: North America and Asia
Dash Text: Battlefield 2: Modern Combat explodes onto Xbox 360, bringing the field of battle to life like never before. Bullets whiz by and score the environments around you, spent minigun shells rain down from hovering helicopters, and explosions shatter your field of vision. Delivering the over-the-top action of the award-winning Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat lets you wage modern war your way. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat delivers the Battlefield franchise’s trademark multiplayer action on Xbox Live, delivering ferocious 24 player online battles. Fighting for one of 4 sides – the US, the European Union, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition – and armed with the latest modern weaponry, you are given full control over the 30+ vehicles in the game.

Content: Far Cry 2
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in North America
Dash Text: Far Cry 2 is a true open-world FPS where every decision you make affects the outcome of the game. The first sequel to the award-winning franchise takes you to one of the most beautiful and hostile environments in the world – AFRICA. You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords. Your mission is to hunt down and kill The Jackal. This evil arms dealer has been perpetuating this conflict for years, wreaking havoc on the land an all of its innocent people. Run, swim, drive, fly, shoot, fight and smash your way through over 50km² of open world. Beware though, sometimes the hunter can become the hunted.

The most recent demo released on Xbox Live was for Left 4 Dead 2.

Content: Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions
Dash Text: The sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed co-operative multiplayer smash from Valve, Left 4 Dead 2 promises to become one of 2009’s top-selling games and set a new benchmark for co-operative action games. Left 4 Dead 2 takes place at roughly the same time as the original, and leads four new “Survivors” through the southeastern United States — from Savannah, Georgia to New Orleans’ French Quarter. The title adds melee combat, new monsters and weapons, the AI Director 2.0, and more to create a larger game than the original.

Xbox Live Activity for week of October 26:

Top LIVE Titles
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 GTA IV
5 Halo 3: ODST
6 Gears of War 2
7 FIFA 10
8 Borderlands
9 Madden NFL 10
10 Forza Motorsport 3

Top Arcade Titles
1 Trials HD
2 SOUTH PARK LET’S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3 Zombie Apocalypse
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Tower Bloxx Deluxe
6 Castle Crashers
7 Magic: The Gathering
8 Fable II Pub Games
9 Panzer General Allied Assault
10 Shadow Complex

Original Xbox Top Live Titles
1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Counter-Strike
4 Fable
5 Conker: Live Reloaded
6 Splinter Cell Chaos
7 Doom 3
8 Star Wars: Battlefront
9 SW: Republic Commando
10 Call of Duty 3

Top Indie Games
1 Avatar Drop
2 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
3 Pumpkin Chop
4 Miner Dig Deep
5 Headshot
6 Run Away
7 Avatar Golf
8 Halloween HD
9 Beat Hazard
10 Night Of Doom

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.