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If you like The Guild, then you’ll be happy to know that the first two seasons are now available on the US Marketplace (some in HD)…for free. Head on over to Marketplace and queue them up.

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Great news for fans of Fable II..Free and Premiums DLC is coming in December. Lionhead.com has some of the details.

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Looking for a way to tell those in your life that you want an Xbox 360 for the Holilday? Xbox.com has posted their Holiday Value Finder Guide. Scroll down and hit the Start Convincing button to answer some questions (Mad Libs style) and the website will kick out a personalized PDF (click mine on the left to see a sample) that you can sent to that special someone in your life to let them know what is on your list this season.

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Price: Free
Availability: Japan
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This week’s show:
Co-host : e
NXE Ships
Interview: Kathleen Sanders, Xbox LIVE Community Games (9:28–24:16)
Interview: Marc Whitten, The NXE Boss (24:17–37:00)
Name the Game
Much more…

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Link dump (some of the things mentioned in this episode:
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=cookiecups
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/catalog.aspx?d=7
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Notwen
http://flickr.com/photos/majornelson/3051185582/

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A few weeks ago I posted a Developer Diary about the new Premium Themes coming to Xbox LIVE with the New Xbox Experience. Well, now that NXE is here, I wanted to share some of the Premium Themes available for download. There are a ton of great ones up, from the Fable II Albion Theme to Castle Crashers and more. Check out the list below for many of the Premium Themes that you can download today, and go browse Xbox LIVE Marketplace to see all of the great content we are offering and quickly add them to your download queue.

Gears of War 2 – Bare Your Teeth (went live 11/7)
Gears of War 2 – Hope Runs Deep (went live 11/7)
Gears of War 2 – Last Day (went live 11/7)
Halo 3
Halo Wars
Fable II Albion
Castle Crashers
The Last Remnant
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Forza 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Sonic Unleashed
Guitar Hero World Tour
Rock Band 2
Tomb Raider: Underworld

Also, NXE Ships with a couple of new (free) themes. You can get details from the Top 10 list I posted earlier this week. Don't forget, all of the Themes you've already downloaded will work in the New Xbox Experience, so you don't need to worry that your Kameo Themes from 2005 disappearing.

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Content: Crash Time 2 – Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Australia, Asia, North America or New Zealand
Dash Text: [PEGI: 7+] Play the demo and experience pure action with Detective Chief Inspectors Semir and Ben. Wheels are burning up the Autobahn!

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As you can imagine, it's been an incredible day so far for the New Xbox Experience. It's great to see so much enthusiasm…it sounds like you are having fun exploring NXE. With an update of this magnitude, reaching more than 14 million people around the globe, we are aware some of you may be experiencing a few hiccups along the way. The LIVE team is closely monitoring the LIVE service and Xbox.com and are aware of a few issues including what's happening with Marketplace. The team is actively working on the issues, so thanks for bearing with us.

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We hope your’re enjoying the New Xbox Experience. As expected, Netflix on Xbox 360 is a huge success, with the LIVE community flocking to this portion of the New Xbox Experience. Some of you may have had a few challenges earlier today but I wanted to let you know they've been resolved.

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