On its one-year anniversary, Xbox 360 will digitally deliver an initial lineup of TV shows and movies to gamers in the U.S. via Xbox Live, such as CSIs, Studio 60, NCIS, Star Trek, Chapelle Show, South Park, UFC fights, and movies such as Perfect Storm, Patriot Games and more ...

Pull off moves only the pros perform as you replicate the styles of your favorite NBA players. Elevate to the rim for an electrifying dunk and bring the crowd to its feet, or look to your superstars to shift momentum with the game on the line.

Gastronaut Studios's frantic multiplayer brawling game Small Arms” will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, November 22, after 0800 GMT (1:00 a.m. PST) for the usual 800 Microsoft points.

Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged provides a taste of the Xbox Live Arcade experience for gamers everywhere, with a great collection of new and original casual games that are fun, engaging, and easy to learn and pick up and play.

NCAA March Madness 07 debuts on the X360 with a strategic basketball gameplay experience and all-new interactive environments that capture the intensity and atmosphere that characterize college basketball. A few days earlier than announced, a free for all demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace, featuring No. 1 ranked Florida against the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks.

In Rainbow Six Vegas Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. Ubisoft has released a 985MB MP demo, featuring Attack and Defend and Terro Hunt modes. Available only for Gold members, until 24th November.

NCAA March Madness 07 debuts on the Xbox 360 with a strategic basketball gameplay experience and all-new interactive environments that capture the intensity and atmosphere that characterize college basketball. A demo will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace on November 20, featuring No. 1 ranked Florida against the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks.

In Superman Returns: The Videogame, you explore and protect the truly living city of Metropolis, one that is not only expansive (with 80 sq miles and over 9,000 buildings), but also changes dynamically with you as you affect gameplay. EA has released a 900mb demo (five missions contained in two chapters), now available on Xbox Live Marketplace, but only for Gold members, until Nov 22nd.

Midway's classic space shooter is back! Now for the first time you can play Defender on Xbox Live. Protect the humans on the planet surface by destroying the invading alien abductors. Two versions, the classic game in its untouched original form and a graphically enhanced version, available for 400 points.

After a long period of silence NovaDrome resurfaces as Buena Vista Games announced that Carmageddon developer Stainless Games' vehicle combat racing game will be making an appearance on Xbox Live Arcade, and no longer be a multiplatform title as initially announced.

The first Saints Row map pack is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Called the Industrial Map Pack, this fast-paced level takes place in an abandoned factory and can be played in Gangsta Brawl and Big A$$ Chains multiplayer modes. The cost is 80 Microsoft points.

Centipedes, Asteroids and Missiles will be among the many gaming icons to visit gamers’ homes next year, as Microsoft and Atari, Inc. announced the future arrival of some of the most beloved classic coin-op games on Xbox Live Arcade.

Relive the fight to stop the destruction of humanity in Konami’s classic side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, Contra, available on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 for download beginning Wednesday, November 8, after 0800 GMT (1:00 a.m. PST).

Eragon is an epic fantasy-adventure, based on the upcoming movie, which centers on a young farm boy named Eragon whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon. Vivendi has released a demo, now available on Xbox Live, but only for Gold members, giving you the chance to check out an early level Eragon has not yet mastered his dragon rider magic and must rely on his skills with the sword and bow to escape the forces of Durza and Galbatorix.

Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. After a brief print mag exclusivity, Ubisoft has now released the 477mb single-player demo on Xbox Live Marketplace, now also available in North America.

Saints Row provides an unprecedented amount of freedom to experience the game as the player sees fit. The game, based in the fictional urban surroundings of Stilwater, is action-adventure with its core as a third-person shooter. Volition is preparing to roll out a patch later tonight fixing a slew of multiplayer issues, but also adding 4XAA and a bunch of general crash & bug fixes.

Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. Ubisoft has released a 477mb singleplayer demo, now available on Xbox Live Marketplace, although North America seems to be excluded!

Tony Hawk’s Project 8 immerses players in the definitive skateboarding experience using ultra-realistic graphics, enhanced physics and extremely responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail. Unlike the Mortal Kombat demo, you can now download Activision's 340 mb THP8 demo off Xbox Live Marketplace.

Enter the world of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and discover 22 playable characters, classic fatalities, brutalities, friendships and babalities with tons of environments, and multiplayer Kombat Mode as you fight to defeat Shao Kahn! Xbox Live Members can now download ‘Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3’ demo from Xbox Live Arcade, while the full version can be purchased for 800 points.

UPDATE: It seems the game is not available afterall, downloading it as we speak...

THP8 immerses players in the definitive skateboarding experience using ultra-realistic graphics, enhanced physics and extremely responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail. Activision revealed that tomorrow, Oct. 20, a demo will be available on XBL Marketplace, allowing you to try out various modes and locations.

Xbox Live has now reached 4 million connected members, giving it a 4 year and a 4 million member head start in the next generation, right Microsoft prepares to launch the 6th version of the Xbox Live network this fall.

Lumines Live! for Xbox Live Arcade brings exciting new music, new video content, and 12 different skins, exclusive Xbox Live online multiplayer play, allowing you to play against your friends in head-to-head battles. For advanced players, gamers can change their music scene and purchase the Advance Pack from Xbox Live Marketplace for 22 new skins.

Splinter Cell Double Agent will completely revolutionize and reinvent the spy action genre by introducing an unprecedented double agent concept and an entirely new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience. Ubisoft has released a 700mb multiplayer demo, one map in versus mode, now available on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Microsoft announced that both the Xbox Live service and Xbox.com will be offline and unavailable starting at midnight Pacific Time on Tuesday October 17, 2006. The downtime is needed to add new features and other cool stuff to the Xbox Live service. Neither service will be reachable for 24 hours, so if you get errror messages, it's not you nor your internet connection. You can still earn achievements when you're offline, once the Xbox Live service returns your achievements will be uploaded automatically.

Bandai-Namco 1981 classic Dig Dug is launching on Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays, tomorrow, October 11. Eliminate the monsters deep beneath Earth's surface by dropping rocks on them or blowing them up until they pop!