This week's Xbox Live Deal of the Week features a piece of DLC for Marvel Ultimate Alliance.  The Heroes and Villains pack adds four new heroes and four new villains to your game, usable in any game mode - including co-op.

The pack was originally 800 but is on sale for 400.  Please note though, if you own the Gold edition of the game, there's no need to download this pack as the content is already included in your game!

It takes two, bab-y

Going through stacks of games for something old to play with someone new can deliver up some awesome experiences. But, in order to mix things up in the replay department I tend to suggest a cranked-up difficulty, which was the case recently with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. With Marvel: UA, the hard difficulty mode has to be unlocked by completing the game, and is probably not explored by many people.

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For me, the best co-op games are the ones that make me feel like a total geek while playing them. Left 4 Dead did this for me, since I was constantly remarking how it was like 28 Days Later, in addition to other obscure zombie movie references. The only way the co-op game can be any more fun is if I am surrounded by other people basking in geekery. Fortunately I got the chance this week, as I played a game that is essentially a perfect storm for geeks: Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

I have played Marvel Ultimate Alliance by myself, and found it to be immensely fun. However, I simply could not find three more uber geeks in order to get the full experience. This week, I looked around, realized that I was at a liberal arts college, and found the geeks necessary (myself included) to have some good wholesome superhero fun. We had a great deal of fun, and developed a great deal of insight into the gaming and comic book worlds.

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