Coming soon to Xbox LIVE Marketplace (Jan. 24 - Feb. 6)

Microsoft has posted up an update covering the next two weeks or so of Xbox LIVE Marketplace activity – what's hip, what's hot, what's happening.

First up, from 25–31 January, there's a heap of Rockstar and 2K Games content going cheap, with discounts of up to 50 percent off. That includes add–ons for GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, BioShock 2, "and more". We'll let you know exactly what the "and more" entails as soon as it's revealed.

Then, from 28–31 January, all Silver subscribers are going Gold in an Xbox LIVE Free weekend. All the benefits, and 100 percent off.

Finally, check out the full schedule below:

Deal of the Week (January 24 – Dance Central)

Dance Central 4 song add–ons (MTV Games) – 160 Microsoft Points for each song (33 percent off) and available worldwide (except Japan and Slovakia):

Janet Jackson “Control”
Sean Paul “Temperature”
Ne–Yo “Because of You”
Cameo “Word Up”

Deal of the Week (January 31 – Get Wet!)

Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Microsoft Game Studios) – 800 Microsoft Points (33 percent off) and available worldwide (except Brazil, Slovakia and South Africa)
Aqua (Microsoft Game Studios) – 400 Microsoft Points (50 percent off) and available worldwide (except Brazil, Slovakia and South Africa)
Hydrophobia (Microsoft Game Studios) – 400 Microsoft Points (50 percent off) and available worldwide (except Brazil, Slovakia and South Africa)

Xbox LIVE Arcade

January 26: Breach (Atomic) – 1200 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Japan and Korea)
February 2: Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (Capcom) – 1200 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Japan)

Game Add–ons

January 26: Castlevania Harmony of Despair – Playable Character 'Simon Belmont' (KONAMI) – 160 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia and South Africa)
January 26: Castlevania Harmony of Despair – Origins Stage Pack (KONAMI) – 240 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia and South Africa)
January 26: Bomberman Live: Battlefest – Bomb–Up Pack III (Hudson Entertainment) – 240 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Korea)
February 1: Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike (Activision) – 1200 Microsoft Points and available worldwide
February 2: Castlevania Harmony of Despair – The Legend of Fuma Stage Pack (KONAMI) – 240 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia and South Africa)
February 2: Castlevania Harmony of Despair Playable Character ‘Getsu Fuma’ (KONAMI) – 160 Microsoft Points and available worldwide (except Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia and South Africa)

Games on Demand

January 18: Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games) – Permanent price reduction in the US and Canada
January 25: The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena (Atari) – Available worldwide (except Japan, Korea, Brazil and South Africa)
February 1: Dark Void (Capcom) – Available worldwide (except Japan, Korea, Brazil and South Africa)

Avatar Marketplace

January 20: Cool Moves collection (Kung Fu moves, flipping, jumping, and more!)
January 20: Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)
January 27: Military collection
February 1: Call of Duty: Black Ops update (Activision)
February 3: World Sports