NBA 2K13

Title: NBA 2K13
Publisher: 2K Sports
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/1/2012
Overview: Forget stepping into the shoes of your favorite players, NBA 2K13 lets you create a shoe of your own! Use an intuitive new Control Stick scheme in play boosted by executive producer Jay-Z, who’s lent some of his own music and rounded up some of his friends to provide pre-game highlight montages and other production enhancements. Hardcore hoopheads can settle one of the all-time debates: Dream Team 1992 vs Dream Team 2012. From there, the deepest basketball experience yet gets even better, with new features including a Shoe Creator and a blown out My Career Mode. Live the full life of a superstar, right down to demanding a trade to a superteam and calling for your coach to get fired.

Resident Evil 6

Title: Resident Evil 6
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/1/2012
Overview: The sixth Resident Evil begins in the Oval Office. Leon Kennedy is about to decide whether to shoot the leader of the free world, as the C-virus has just infected the President of the United States. That sets the tone for the franchise’s most ambitious saga yet. The story unites Kennedy, Chris Redfield, Jake Muller and their partners in an intertwined battle against the undead that spreads across three continents. Use new controls that give more options in battle, play the returning Mercenaries Mode, and more. Underlying the action is the eerie vibe of early Resident Evil games, with more moments that make you wonder what’s lurking in those shadows.

Angry Birds Trilogy

Title: Angry Birds Trilogy
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: Experience Angry Birds on the big screen as the worldwide hit mobile game comes to Xbox 360! The Angry Birds Trilogy combines Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, and the original that started it all, and gives them new cinematics, visuals, and bonus content made for HDTVs. Battle the pesky pigs with smooth Kinect motion controls that have you swiping through the air to launch your birds and smash the pigs who stole your eggs. Take the battle to the colorful surroundings of Rio, and celebrate festive occasions around the world in Seasons. In all, the games include more than 290 levels of pig-pummeling action.

Wipeout 3

Title: Wipeout 3
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: The hit TV obstacle course challenge returns for a third smash-and-splash romp that adds two key words: Instant Replay. Test your balance as you try your luck on 12 new winter and summer obstacle courses in solo or team modes for up to four contestants. Successfully survive courses to unlock new characters, episodes, and power-ups. A new over-the-shoulder point of view lets you see firsthand that squishy foam obstacle that’s about to derail your dreams of victory and send you splashing into defeat. Each splashdown can now be rewound and played over and over again with the new Instant Replay feature, so you can get maximum payout from every wacky wipeout!

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Title: The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: Solving one mystery plunges Sherlock Holmes into a plot that’s even darker in this sinister saga where the prime suspect is Holmes himself! The detective’s downward spiral begins when he returns a missing necklace, only to find out the necklace he returned is a fake, and all signs soon point to Holmes as the one who took the real jewels. Examine crime scenes, find clues, question witnesses, pursue suspects, and use your dizzying detective intellect and deduction skills to choose which leads to follow. Experience a story that brings out Holmes’ darker side, with the entire city of London turning against its once-beloved mystery-solving hero.

FIFA Soccer 13

Title: FIFA Soccer 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

There is no more thrilling outcome than the one that no one saw coming. FIFA 2013 takes the all-world football experience you expect and adds intrigue by amping up the unexpected, making each match play out with the anything-can-happen feel of real life football. Key refinements improve first-touch capabilities with more realistic physics and intensify battles for ball control with a new Player Impact Engine. The AI attack is now more relentless, and a tweaked dribbling mechanic with true 360-degree mobility lets you chart a path through the defense with more precision. You’ll also find more free-kick options, new Skill Games, expanded Kinect voice commands, and much more.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013

Title: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Dominate the pitch with total ball control in Pro Evolution Soccer 2013! The new FullControl system lets you choose the pace and direction of your ball and gives you more command over how your players trap passes. Put moves on the defense and add flair to your dribbling with the touch of a button. New Player ID gives individual players signature moves and personalities that make them stand out. Master the moves of your best striker or win the crowd with the play of an eccentric keeper. Action unfolds at a quicker pace, with refined balance between attacking players and defenders so your team moves with the skill of a championship side.

Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WW2

Title: Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WW2
Publisher: Mad Catz
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/20/2012
Overview: For the United States, World War II began at Pearl Harbor. This WW2 flyer begins on the day that lives in infamy and continues in the skies all across the Pacific Theatre. Experience 23 of history’s greatest missions packed with over 100 mission objectives in air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-ground scenarios. Take out your targets in the same combat situations that made heroes out of many, including dogfights, aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings, and torpedo-and-dive bombing runs. Complete the thrilling single-player campaign or play it with some wingmen in four-player co-op. Stare down additional challenges in a variety of multiplayer modes where you’ll fly alone or with a team.

Dead or Alive 5

Title: Dead or Alive 5
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title. A 2-day online trial is available via your Xbox LIVE gamertag or PSN ID while renting this title.

The warriors of Dead or Alive return for another round of hard-hitting, hand-to-hand combat in explosive stages that feel like scenes from a Hollywood movie. Weaken your opponent by hurling them into new cage Danger Zones then punish them with new moves including Critical Stuns, Combos, and Bursts. Check out the new Move List mid-fight to help decide how to finish off your opponent. Take a break and take in the action in Watch Mode, where you can view replays of your matches or watch fights featuring two computer controlled opponents. Use a fully-controllable camera to capture your favorite action shots and view them later in Album Mode.

Harley Pasternak’s Hollywood Workout

Title: Harley Pasternak’s Hollywood Workout
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/20/2012
Overview: There’s looking good, then there’s looking good enough to walk down the red carpet with the world’s eyes on you. Slim down and tone up with the same workout used by Hollywood stars in this fitness program designed by celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak. Use his proven 5-Factor Fitness program to create a customizable workout you’ll perform for 25 minutes a day, five days a week. Run, jump, squat, and more in a variety of A-list worthy environments, including a beachfront condo and a Hollywood Hills mansion. Harley helps track your workouts, provides tips on proper form, and offers nutritional advice so you get the maximum benefits from your workout.

Kinect Nat Geo TV

Title: Kinect Nat Geo TV
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan. Season Pass Token to access additional episodes is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Introducing a new kind of reality TV: augmented reality TV! Kinect Nat Geo TV takes Nat Geo’s acclaimed nature TV programming and uses the Kinect motion control experience to immerse you in living virtual environments you can explore and discover. But you won’t visit natural habitats as a person, you’ll morph into a variety of different animals and explore the environments as if you were in the wild. Follow simple commands that prompt movements in mini-games that entertain and teach. It’s an incredible new way to learn about nature, animals, and the planet on which we live.

Kinect Sesame Street TV

Title: Kinect Sesame Street TV
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan. Season Pass Token to access additional episodes is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Kinect Sesame Street TV uses Kinect motion controls to let you pay a visit to Sesame Street! You’ll literally go inside episodes of the beloved PBS program, interacting with favorite characters like Elmo, Oscar, Grover, Big Bird, and more. Follow simple commands that prompt movements in engaging mini-games that entertain and teach. Those same fun teaching segments you see on the show are now interactive experiences, where players can learn number and letter skills, reading comprehension, and more. Motion controls get kids moving and let them focus on the play, so they don’t have to worry about how to use a controller.

F1 2012

Title: F1 2012
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Immerse yourself in the adrenaline-charged world of F1 racing with the official game from the globe-trotting chase for the checked flag. Choose any driver and team from the 2012 season and compete on every one of the circuits on the F1 race calendar. In addition to presentation and technical fine-tuning, the 2012 edition adds a new Young Driver Test Mode that offers tutorials on driving F1 vehicles then challenges you to earn a spot on a team. The 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Austin, Texas makes its video game debut, and the famous German Hockenheim circuit makes a triumphant return to the competition to be 2012’s best.

Borderlands 2

Title: Borderlands 2
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: Borderlands 2 combines a love of firepower with a thirst for treasure in this sequel to the rowdy first-person looter. Return to Pandora and rampage through a chaotic wasteland, playing as four new Vault Hunters trying to stop the maniacal mastermind Handsome Jack. In co-op or split screen for up to four players, you’ll fight enemies that attack with more intelligence, precision, coordination, and determination than before. Whether they’re robots or creatures, they’ll keep coming until there’s nothing left for you to shoot. Blast them with your choice of thousands of weapon configurations, all lovingly rendered with remarkable detail, in relentless run-and-gun action that blows right past trigger happy and into trigger euphoria.

Zuma’s Revenge

Title: Zuma’s Revenge
Publisher: Pop Cap Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: Revenge has never been sweeter for fans of addictive puzzlers! Blast balls through 60 levels of puzzle action as you guide a frog through a world ruled by evil tiki bosses in Zuma’s Revenge. Fire off circular stones to make matches and put a stop to a stream of deadly balls. Conquer Story Mode, Boss Rush Mode, or Iron Frog Mode, which amps up the difficulty, then race against the clock in time-based bonus challenges. Use new power-ups, including a triple cannon shot and a laser blast. Every ten levels you’ll be rewarded with the chance to take down one of the tikis in a giant boss battle.

NBA Baller Beats

Title: NBA Baller Beats
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/12/2012
Overview: NOTE: Gameplay requires an orange basketball. This game does not include the Spalding NBA Game Ball Replica with rental or purchase.

Master the art of ball control with help from Kinect motion control in this game where it’s you, the ball, and 30 tracks of high-intensity beats. This innovative take on motion-sports adds a new twist – a game ball. Use an actual basketball and bounce it to the beat as you learn 20 incredible feats of game-breaking, jaw-dropping ball handling. Choose hits from Common, Cee-Lo Green, Wiz Khalifa, and other top artists. Practice with your favorite NBA franchise as you master moves like pump fakes, crossovers, flow dribble, and other ankle-breakers. Compete in multiplayer showdowns for up to eight, learn from TNT’s Kenny “The Jet” Smith, share action photos on Facebook, and more.

NHL 13

Title: NHL 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/10/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

NHL 13 shakes the game’s foundation with the biggest reboot to hit the ice in six years! New True Performance Skating matches the speed and explosiveness of the sport’s top stars. A rebuilt Hockey I.Q. system makes every player aware of every other player on the ice for more realistic reactions, and adds a customizable set of NHL-caliber hockey strategies. Compete in the incredible new GM Connected Mode, which allows you to play, manage, or coach in a league where you and 29 friends can each control one of the NHL’s 30 franchises. Experience the 2012-13 seasons’ top highlights with NHL Moments Live, which lets you replay some of the year’s greatest moments just after they happen.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Title: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 9/10/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 brings a new tag team combo of customization. This time, you’ll be able to customize not just your fighter’s look, but your fighter’s moves as well! Up to four players can join forces in tag-team two-on-two, one-on-one, or one-on-two battles. Choose from the largest Tekken roster of playable characters, including legendary Tekken warriors and some interesting new additions like a boxing raptor and a disco destroyer. Visit the all-new Fight Lab where you’ll be able to alter your character’s look and hand-pick his trademark moves. You’ll fight in new locations, experience new online features, and flash back to your first crackback kick as you relive classic Tekken Arcade Mode.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Title: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/20/2012
Overview: You might survive the war, but your home planet won’t in this explosive saga that chronicles the final days of Cybertron. Play as powerful Transformers like Optimus Prime, Megatron, Shockwave, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Starscream, and other favorites, and experience the Fall of Cybertron through missions geared to your robot’s unique abilities. With the end of the world in the balance, the game brings out the biggest firepower Cybertron has to offer, including the giant Dinobots, the combined-robot power of Bruticus, and the city-sized Autobot Metroplex. The franchise’s most powerful character creator lets you enter 12-robot multiplayer battles with the ultimate weapon: a totally customized Transformer of your own creation.

Madden NFL 13

Title: Madden NFL 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/27/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Madden is back, and it’s time to lead your team by barking out signals on both sides of the ball in Madden’s most immersive experience yet. Use Kinect to issue voice-controlled pre-snap adjustments, substitutions, and audibles. After the snap, experience ultra-realistic impact and player momentum with the all-new Infinity Engine. Jim Nance and Phil Simms call the action in a presentation that feels just like what you see on Sunday. Hear the quarterback’s cadence, on-field player chatter, and real gridiron sound effects with real game audio from the vaults of NFL Films. Experience the 24-7 spotlight as your every move is dissected from every angle in a Connected Careers Mode, play with expanded social integration, and much more.