Heads Up — 10/9

Welcome back to our weekly online column, Heads Up. If you’ve ever searched around the internet looking for a current report on everything the Xbox 360 has to offer, you’ve no doubt hit numerous dead-ends. Heads Up attempts to alleviate your frustrations by offering a quick and complete guide to what you may have missed over the past week, online and in stores.

Another presidential debate down, one more to go. What oh what will you do until another thrilling round of the political spin machine? You could possibly jam to nine new Rock Band songs, download another insane amount of movies, watch a few enticing trailers, or perhaps grab one of this week’s new Arcade releases. Or you could drastically reshape the world with Fracture, LucasArt’s earth-shattering FPS and our Jewel of the Week.

 

JEWEL OF THE WEEK:

Fracture

Shake, rattle, and roll the earth to your advantage in the futuristic shooter, Fracture. With the United States torn in two, it’s up to demolitions expert Jet Brody to show the genetically engineered westerners who’s boss with his handy-dandy Entrencher, a weapon that alters the ground with a simple touch of the index finger. Take it solo or smash opponents on Live with vortex grenades, boulder-shooting cannons, and other exciting terrain deforming weapons.

 

 

NEW RETAIL GAMES:

Fracture
OXM Review Score: 7.0

NBA 2K9
OXM Review Score: 8.5

NBA Live 09
OXM Review Score: 8.0

 

NEW XBOX LIVE ARCADE GAMES:

MLB Stickball
OXM Review Score: 6.0

Shadow Assault/Tenchu
OXM Review Score: Not yet finalized

Beat’n Groovy
OXM Review Score: Not yet finalized

 

NEW GAME VIDEOS:

Mercenaries 2 “More Bayback” trailer (FREE)

Mirror’s Edge “Faith and the City” trailer (FREE)

Legendary Behind the Scenes Part 5 (FREE)

STORMRISE trailer (FREE)

 

NEW DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT:

NBA Live 09

365 Subscription Price: 800 MS Points
Oklahoma City Pack Price: FREE

Tales of Vesperia

Battle Support Item Pack Price: 200 MS Points
Customize Pack: Repede Price: 200 MS Points
300,000 Gald Price: 300 Ms Points

Rock Band

The Offspring Pack 01
Price: 440 MS Points/160 MS Points each

“Self Esteem”
“Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)”
“Gone Away”

The following tracks are 160 MS Points each:

“Stop!” by Against Me!

“Push It” by Static-X

“Nearly Lost You” by Screaming Trees

“Cream and Bastards Rise” by Harvey Danger

“Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood and the Destroyers

“All Right Now” by Free

 

NEW MOVIES:

The Shaggy Dog
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG

The Birdcage
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

Speed Racer
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG

The Rundown
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Horror of Dracula
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: Unrated

Kickboxer 2
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: R

Satanic
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: R

The Rookie
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: G

Shanghai Knights
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG-13

Snow Dogs
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG

Of Mice and Men
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

House of 1,000 Corpses
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

Bicentennial Man
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG

Ultimate Avengers II
Price: 240 Ms Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Chicago
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG-13

Aladdin
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: G

Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
Price: 240 MS Points
Rated: PG

Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Revenge of the Pink Panther
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG

Sorority Boys
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: R

Fargo
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

Sweet Home Alabama
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG-13

Mr. 3000
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG-13

The LadyKillers (2004)
Price: 240 MS Points
Rated: R

The Prestige
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

Kickboxer
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

Flubber
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG

An American Haunting
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

The Recruit
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG-13

Saw
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

Reprise
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: R

Saw 2
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: R

Cyxork 7
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: Unrated

Pot Zombies
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: Unrated

Special Needs
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: Unrated

Million Dollar Baby
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)/360 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Invincible
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)
Rated: PG

Sex and the City: The Movie
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: R

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of the Warrior
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: Unrated

Yeto: A Love Story
Price: 240 MS Points (SD)
Rated: Unrated

Wicked Lake
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: Unrated

Baby Mama
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Forbidden Kingdom
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13

Son of Rambow
Price: 320 MS Points (SD)/480 MS Points (HD)
Rated: PG-13