Microsoft is celebrating both Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Nov 24, 2011 10:27 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft

is running its own special sale this Thanksgiving, slashing prices on plenty of high quality downloadable games and even quite a few Games on Demand titles.

Lots of companies are currently running special discounts, in order to attract customers before the official start of the winter holiday season, and Microsoft is no exception, as the maker of the Xbox 360 has kicked off the special Xbox Live Fan Appreciation sale.

This round of discounts affects lots of titles from the Xbox Live Arcade, the Games on Demand service, not to mention gear for your Avatar and themes for your Xbox 360.

Check out all the content that saw its price slashed below.

Games on Demand Civilization Revolution – 25% discount Battlefield: Bad Company - 25% discount Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 25% discount

Xbox Live Arcade Games

Magic: The Gathering - DotP 2012 - 400 MSP Bejeweled Blitz LIVE - 200 MSP Bejeweled 2 - 200 MSP Stacking - 600 MSP The Fancy Pants Adventures - 400 MSP The Baconing - 600 MSP Super Meat Boy - 400 MSP OutRun Online Arcade - 400 MSP Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm - 400 MSP Phantasy Star II - 200 MSP

Game Add-Ons

Pinball FX 2 Marvel Collection in Pinball FX 2 - 400 MSP Classic Collection in Pinball FX 2 - 400 MSP Core Collection in Pinball FX 2 - 400 MSP Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood The Da Vinci Disappearance in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 400 MSP

Homefront "The Rock Map Pack" - 200 MSP "The Fire Sale Map Pack" - 120 MSP

Left 4 Dead 2 The Passing in Left 4 Dead 2 - 280 MSP

Indie Games

Weapon of Choice - 200 MSP Flotilla - 200 MSP

Xbox Originals

Sega Soccer Slam - 600 MSP

Avatar Gear

Breakdancing - 190 MSP Harlequin Jack-in-the-Box prop - 160 MSP Icarus Wings - 140 MSP Grappling Hook - 140 MSP Hoverbot - 140 MSP Penguin Pet - 140 MSP Smoke Bomb - 190 MSP Homefront - RC Goliath Drone - 160 MSP

Premium Themes

Tron: Evolution Premium Theme - 160 MSP Fallout 3 Premium Theme - 160 MSP Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Theme - 160 MSP Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Premium Theme - 160 MSP Duke Nukem Forever Official Duke Nukem Forever Theme - 160 MSP Some of these deals might not be available to Xbox Live users from all around the world, so check them out on your console before deciding to buy anything.

Special one-day sales on Xbox Live will also run on Black Friday, November 25, and Cyber Monday, November 28.