In honor of the biggest shopping spree of the year, Xbox is offering sweet deals that will make this year even brighter and merrier for video game fans.

Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares. In the game, those nightmares come true.

If you though that the Xbox Live Indie Games service was just filled with massage apps, clones and garbage, think again! A dozen indie developers are fighting back against the mediocrity and lameness in the best way they know how ... by releasing amazing games.

Microsoft has revealed what Xbox Live members can expect to see on the Marketplace in November 2011, such as Alien Breed 3, Crazy Taxi, and Alan Wake as On Demand title.

Apache: Air Assault is a helicopter combat game, where players control a variety of lethal Apache attack helicopters outfitted with cutting-edge military weaponry. The goal in Apache: Air Assault is to prevent terrorist attacks by raining down destruction from above in the world’s most volatile warzones.

Living rooms transform into nightclubs to let budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends party together by firing up two turntable controllers and a microphone to experience their favorite music as they've never heard it before in DJ Hero 2.

Microsoft announced that it will launch a special Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle in the coming weeks. Priced at $299.99, the package deal includes an Xbox 360, a copy of Forza , and a token for Alan Wake full game download from Xbox Live. This new deal is in addition to the previously announced 250GB Kinect Bundle ($399)and the 4GB Kinect Bundle ($299), both come with Kinectimals.

Front Mission Evolved brings the classic Front Mission franchise into an action-packed third-person shooter that gives players full control of a massive humanoid war machine — the wanzer. Players battle through intense combat situations as they explore an immersive world in both the single-layer campaign and online multiplayer.

In Fable III, you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss.

According to new research, 21% of American consumers use game consoles to view TV and movie content. Xbox 360 has been digitally delivering movies and TV shows to tens of millions of owners since 2006 through Xbox Live.

In Greg Hastings Paintball 2, players take to the field in 12 global paintball locations, each containing three to six different fields. Seven single-player game modes challenge the most experienced "ballers" to hone their skills and then test them against up to 19 others in seven different multiplayer game types.

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 is the sequel to last year’s high-flying, fast-hitting, and intense versus battles series. Dragon Ball Z fans can rest assured that the destructible environment, and character trademark attacks and transformations will be true to the series.

In Crysis 2, New York is under the attack of a unique and frightening alien species that combines deadly weaponry, exceptional sensory abilities and intelligent collaboration to present players with the most challenging opponents ever seen in a first-person shooter.

Microsoft has revealed what Xbox Live members can expect to see on the Marketplace in October.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a new action-adventure IP, a story of one man's journey to discover the true meaning of sacrifice amidst murder and betrayal. Set in Southern Europe during the middle ages, Lords of Shadow has beautifully realized locales that play host to an epic battle between good and evil.

A tactical action-adventure game, Enslaved centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal.

Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring, developed by Immersion Games using the Unreal Engine 3, features the most popular wrestlers from the quintessential and world-famous Mexican sports event.

During the month of October, spend 2400 Microsoft Points on Arcade games and/or game add-ons and you’ll get 800 Microsoft Points added to your membership as a thank-you gift, which in return you can spend on game add-ons, avatar accessories, or even another Arcade game! 

The Xbox Live 2010 Fall Update will give X360 owners a revamped experience, Zune Pass integration, and additional ESPN content — and puts more entertainment at their fingertips than any other device connected to the TV.

Microsoft is further expanding its digital entertainment service this fall, as Zune will extend its music and video footprint and bring the free Zune software, Zune Marketplace online store, Zune Pass music subscription service and enhanced features on Zune.net to new markets on PCs, Windows Phone 7 and through Xbox Live.

Deca Sports Freedom takes sports gaming to the next level with 10 new sporting events designed especially for Kinect, allowing gamers to compete controller-free against friends and family.

A tactical action-adventure game, Enslaved centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal.

Radiant Silvergun is a shoot 'em up that follows a team of fighter pilots in the far future who are battling waves of enemies summoned by a mysterious crystal dug up from the Earth.

Step into the boots of a Spartan III, as Halo: Reach charts the story of Noble Team in their heroic stand to defend the planet Reach, its people and secrets against a ruthless assault by an alien collective known as the Covenant.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock redefines music gaming with an all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, a completely redesigned rock-inspired guitar controller, the biggest on-disc selection of rock music in a Guitar Hero game and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills.