Dust and Mark of the Ninja headline XBLA sale

Lots of good stuff on sale

A number of Xbox Live Arcade titles are set to go on sale today according to Major Nelson, and CVG has evidently gotten the jump on him, providing a list of titles ahead of time. The Deal of the Week has a few gems, specifically Retro City Rampage and the overlooked The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom for 50% off for Gold members.

You also really can’t go wrong with anything in the Microsoft Studios sale, outside of the lackluster Deadlight. Particularly, you really need to check out Dust: An Elysian Tail. It’s my number one recommendation, and a brilliant, challenging Metrodvania.

Xbox Live sale [Major Nelson via CVG]

Deal of the Week

• Quarrel – 200 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• Mercury – 200 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• Swarm – 200 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• Pool Nation – 400 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• Axel & Pixel – 400 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• Retro City Rampage – 600 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• Puzzle Arcade – 400 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)
• The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom – 400 MP (50% off, Gold exclusive)

Microsoft Studios Sale

• Trials HD – 400 MP (50% off)
• Mark of the Ninja – 600 MP (50% off)
• Dust: An Elysian Tail – 600 MP (50% off)
• Deadlight – 600 MP (50% off)
• A World of Keflings – 400 MP (50% off)