14 DAY TRIAL // The end of the month sales and discounts that will be made on Xbox Live have just been revealed, with Microsoft slashing the prices on a lot of quality content.
Xbox Live Community Manager Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb posted on his blog all of the deals and discounts that will be appearing on the Xbox Live Marketplace at the end of this month and the beginning of February.
This update is mighty special, as Microsoft is slashing prices on downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV, Borderlands, BioShock 2 or Red Dead Redemption.
Also, the weekend between January 28 and January 31 will offer Xbox Live Free members all of the benefits of a Gold subscription.
Check out all of the great deals below.
From January 25 through January 31, enjoy special one-time savings of up to 50 percent on more than 25 pieces of exciting content from Rockstar Games and 2K, including add-ons for GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, Bioshock 2 and more! For details, please check your Xbox LIVE Dashboard on January 25.
From January 28 (12:00 p.m. EST / 9:00 a.m. PST) through January 31 (12:00 p.m. EST / 9:00 a.m. PST), all Xbox LIVE members will be able to try Xbox LIVE Gold for FREE!
Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week** : Week of January 24 - Dance Central: Dance Central 4 song add-ons - 160 Microsoft Points for each song (33 percent off) Janet Jackson "Control" Sean Paul "Temperature" Ne-Yo "Because of You" Cameo "Word Up"
Week of January 31 - Get Wet!
Hydro Thunder Hurricane, 800 Microsoft Points (Save 33 percent ) Aqua, 400 Microsoft Points (Save 50 percent ) Hydrophobia, 400 Microsoft Points (Save 50 percent )
**Special pricing available for Xbox LIVE Gold Members
Xbox Games On Demand: January 18: Red Dead Redemption, Permanent price reduction in the US and Canada January 25: The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena February 1: Dark Void
Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace: January 20: Cool Moves collection (Kung Fu moves, flipping, jumping, and more!) January 20: Dead Space 2 January 27: Military collection February 1: Call of Duty: Black Ops February 3: World Sports
Xbox LIVE Game Add-ons: January 26: Castlevania Harmony of Despair Playable Character Simon Belmont, 160 Microsoft Points January 26: Castlevania Harmony of Despair Origins Stage Pack , 240 Microsoft Points January 26: Bomberman Live: Battlefest Bomb-Up Pack III , 240 Microsoft Points February 1: Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike , 1200 Microsoft Points February 2: Castlevania Harmony of Despair The Legend of Fuma Stage Pack 240 Microsoft Points February 2: Castlevania Harmony of Despair Playable Character Getsu Fuma, 160 Microsoft Points
Xbox LIVE Arcade: January 26: Breach, 1200 Microsoft Points February 2: Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, 1200 Microsoft Points
In case you missed it, on February 1, Call of Duty: Black Ops will finally receive its first piece of downloadable content, the First Strike map pack, which brings four new maps for the multiplayer mode and one for the zombie cooperative one.