New games join the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits line-up

Microsoft has revealed the newest additions to its "Platinum Hits" game line-up. These five games will join other successful titles like EA’s Fight Night Round 3, Criterion’s Burnout Paradise and Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport 2 . Gears of War Named “Game of the Year” by over 30 media outlets, Gears of War is the definitive third-person shooter and one of the most popular Xbox 360® games in history. Gears of War: Platinum Hits comes complete with every map pack, game mode and Achievement ever released on Xbox LIVE. Mass Effect Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG heralded by the New York Times as “a landmark of interactive storytelling.” “Mass Effect: Platinum Hits” includes a second disc packed with extras including the “Bring Down the Sky” bonus mission. Viva Piñata Welcome to Piñata Island, the vibrant setting of Viva Piñata, where wild-roaming, living piñata animals inhabit a growing, changing garden world. Take control of this environment and the piñatas within it, influencing its contents to create your very own paradise. ARMY OF TWO ARMY OF TWO gameplay focuses on two-man missions, two-man strategies, two-man tactics and a two-man advantage to bring a new and groundbreaking gaming experience to players worldwide, online and offline. Co-op is no longer a mode, it’s the game. Battlefield Bad Company Battlefield: Bad Company delivers a deep single-player campaign loaded with dark humor, intense combat, and deafening destruction. Players will tackle harsh terrain and fierce enemies with their squad of renegade soldiers as they search for an elusive treasure using dozens of vehicles, weapons and deadly toys all at their disposal for explosive experimentation. Gamers can also jump online for some intense multiplayer action in the Gold Rush or Conquest multiplayer mode. These games will be sold for "as low as" $19.99.