Xbox Live Summer Of Arcade Details

Beer gardens, boobies and barbecues. Yes, that’s right, it’s that time of year again and Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade is almost upon us. Major Nelson recently announced the launch dates and prices for this year’s excuse to stay indoors while it’s sunny; he also informed us that, should you purchase the full set, you’ll receive a free copy of Crimson Alliance when it’s released in September, saving you a whopping 1200 Microsoft points.

Release dates and prices are as follows:

• 20th July – Bastion – 1200 MS points
• 27th July – From Dust – 1200 MS points
• 3rd August – Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – 1200 MS points
• 10th August – Fruit Ninja Kinect – 800 MS Points
• 17th August – Toy Soldiers: Cold War – 1200 MS Points

If you’d like to know more about some of the games featured, Ben recently previewed Bastion and Lee went hands on with From Dust.

Better stock up on the MS points!

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