If you prefer your fun in quick gaming bursts then you’ll love the simplicity of Xbox® Liveâ„¢ Arcade available across Europe from today. What’s more, you’ll love the free launcher disk with 12 demo versions from the 19 – and growing -available games on the service.*

Xbox Live Arcade is the new social experience that brings popular retro classics and broad appeal games directly to your Xbox® console over Xbox Live – the number one online gaming service from Xbox. Now you can have your very own, personal arcade connected to Xbox Live, offering quick and easy access to many casual games genres; from classic card and board games like “Hardwood Solitaire”; puzzle and trivia games like “Bejeweled” and “Fuzzee Fever”; action arcade games like “Alien Sky” and “Marble Blast” plus a range of social sports games from bowling and billiards to golf.

All you need, to sample Xbox Live Arcade games absolutely free, is a launcher disk – inside Xbox Live Starter Kits from today. If you’re already a member of the rapidly growing Xbox Live community, you can order your free launcher disk just by calling the following number 0800 587 1102 from today. You don’t need Xbox Live to play the demo games on the launcher disk but you will need to be connected to Xbox Live to download the full versions of the games that you like.

Downloading games will give you access to many more features like multiplayer gameplay on a single Xbox as well as online via Xbox Live. You can use the launcher disk again and again to download new playable demos and new full games as they become available.

Don’t let the Arcade name fool you, the service will feature much more than simple retro games. Gamers will enjoy full titles—new content and original games—many of which will include level upgrades and premium content downloads. For instance, “Hardwood Solitaire” includes more than 140 versions of solitaire complete with custom soundtracks, high score upload and much more. The games are available at an introductory price of £7.49 for basic games to £11.50 for more fully featured titles.

Xbox Live Arcade will feature games the whole family can enjoy – genres include:

  • Card & board. This genre includes games such as poker, hearts, spades, backgammon and chess such as “Hardwood Solitaire”.

  • Puzzle & trivia. This genre includes games such as “Bejeweled,” “Zuma,” and “Fuzzee Fever”.
  • Action & Arcade. This genre includes new takes on classic action games, as well as side-scrolling shoot-’em-ups and old-school 2-D platformers. Titles include “Alien Sky,” “Hamsterball,” “Feeding Frenzy” and “Marble Blast.”
  • Social Sports. This genre includes the types of games that you would play with a group of friends on a Friday night while hanging out, such as bowling, billiards and golf.

And there’s more: Xbox Live Arcade will introduce additional games every month. From the comfort of your living room you and your family will now have instant access to new content and original games on an ongoing basis. The arcade is back – so what are you waiting for?

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