A ton of (good) XBLA games are going on sale next week

In my time spent here covering interesting and sometimes not-so-interesting gaming news, one topic keeps coming back to haunt me: Xbox LIVE Arcade. I post about the service quite frequently, and many times that includes weekly deals not entirely worthy of your attention.

Next week is going to be insane in terms of sales, though; like nothing we’ve really seen before. 24 XBLA titles — many of which come highly recommended — will be between 33 and 53 percent off. Since I own the vast majority of them already (I need medical help), I would know.

Shadow Complex (560 Microsoft Points), Trials HD (560 MSP), Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (560 MSP), TMNT: Turtles in Time HD (400 MSP), and ‘Splosion Man (400 MSP) will be on sale under the “Deal of the Week” banner. The rest, viewable after the break, are just an added bonus.

Coming Soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace [Major Nelson]

	Normal Price	Blow out Price	Savings
A Kingdom for Keflings	800	400	50%
Alien Hominid HD	800	400	50%
Banjo Tooie	1200	800	33%
Bionic Commando Rearmed	800	400	50%
Bomberman LIVE	800	400	50%
Braid	1200	800	33%
Castle Crashers	1200	800	33%
Castlevania Symphony of the Night	800	400	50%
Contra	400	240	40%
Crystal Defenders	800	400	50%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2	800	400	50%
Magic the Gathering	800	400	50%
N+	800	400	50%
Panzer General	800	400	50%
Portal	1200	800	33%
TMNT: 1989 Arcade	400	240	40%
Uno Rush	800	400	50%
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment	1200	800	33%
Zombie Apocalypse	800	400	50%