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= Xbox 360: Xbox Live Arcade games =

Article ID: 908656

Article Last Modified on 4/25/2007

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 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SUMMARY
This article describes Xbox Live Arcade games.



MORE INFORMATION
Xbox Live Arcade games are available for download in the Xbox Live Marketplace.

To download Xbox Live Arcade games, select Game Downloads in the Xbox Live Marketplace, and then locate a game on the All Games tab. These games are organized in subcategories, such as “strategy,” “puzzle,” “classic,” and so on. Xbox 360 users do not need separate software to play Xbox Live Arcade games, unlike original Xbox users. All Xbox 360 users on Xbox Live can download Xbox Live Arcade games from the Xbox Live Marketplace, regardless of their membership type.

You can also play demo versions of Xbox Live Arcade games. You can automatically enable the full version after you try the demo version because the contents of the full version download together with the demo version. To enable the final version, purchase the game in the Xbox Live Marketplace. After the purchase is complete, the Marketplace redirects you to the Games section of the Xbox Guide, where you start the game.

You can use the fall Xbox Live update to set Xbox Live Arcade downloads to happen automatically for the trial versions of the games as soon as they become available. To do this, click Automatic Download on the Xbox Live Arcade tab in the Games area. By default, this setting is turned off. But you can turn this setting on when you want to use it.

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