The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion got some new downloads on the Marketplace today in the form of Race Picture Packs #1 and #2. Each of the picture packs contain five pictures of the different races of creatures from the game and cost 100 Microsoft Points each. Race Picture Pack #1 contains a picture of a Redguard, Nord, High Elf, Imperial and a Argonian. Picture Pack #2 contains Dark Elf, Wood Elf, Khajiit, Orc and a Breton. So if you wanted to show off the the race of the character you made in Oblivion or just think the pictures are cool go ahead and check them out on the Marketplace.

Just like promised: as it is August 23rd, Texas Hold 'em has hit the Marketplace. If you haven't heard already, the full game will be available to download for free within the first 48 hours. If you wait to pick it up until after the promotion is over, the game will set you back 800 Microsoft Points. The game itself includes three different single player modes, as well as online play for you poker addicts. The download weights in at 26.39MB. So if you want a free Xbox Live Arcade title, don't gamble your chance away and download it within the next two days off of the Marketplace.

Rico Rodriguez of Just Cause must have a hard time moving around with all the artillery and equipments he constantly has. We just don't have any idea where he keeps his stash of 'goodies'! Another would be the always snazzy-looking hair - and that's while being pulled by the power no less than the Earth's gravity! Rico is an Action Hero if I ever saw one. So here's more of the "I-can't-believe-Rico-did-that-stunt-OMG" trailers from Xbox Live Marketplace.

The first trailer opens with Rico on a cool red motorbike. Hmmm...rarely do you see this guy not falling off something. So he rides off and....the bike he's on jumps off and out opens his black parachute. He then jumps onto a car's top and jumps on another (reminds me of 'ol Mario jumping off Goombas...weird). He then goes down the road, like a surfer dude. Gnarly. Then we see a car hitting another (nice physics, yeah). We see a mish mash of exploding-falling cars and motorcycles and our Rico jumping out just in time with his trusty parachute.

Next up is a boat ride opening for Rico and his parachute. He jumps, opens the parachutes and shoots at an airborne enemy. Then he does something that reminds me (no, not Mario) of Charlie's Angels 2 where the three girls jump and hang on a falling helicopter. If you thought that was a hoot, you should view this one. He hangs onto the tail of the helicopter, crawls to the front, and gets through the closed window.

He then jumps out of the helicopter, lands perfectly on a Faulkner and takes control of that. It then goes on a 360 degree forward spin and shows the beautiful landscape around it. Then we are shown a jet fighter which (we presume) he will also be able to control, going through cities on mach 1. He then (yep, you guessed it) jumps off, opens his chutes, and lands perfectly on top of a helipad.

Trailer 3. Ah, this one has a voice over. Verrrry nice. Ohm you see him falling through the sky. A culmination of the two earlier trailers, but better edited. Just Cause is a game that wants to mirror real life but at the same time, remind you that it's supposed to be a fun game. Where life and physics don't matter since you can do almost anything (as long as you have a parachute!). Let's wait for Game demo coming soon!

Download: [Just Cause Trailer 1]
Download: [Just Cause Trailer 2]
Download [Just Cause Trailer 3]

Showing just how effective the use of the Xbox Live Marketplace is in distributing pre-release demos of Xbox 360 games, THQ has revealed that the recently released Saints Row demo was downloaded 350,000 times during its first week online. With such impressive numbers, we can say that THQ's massive media marketing blitz was successful.

"We've put significant resources behind the Saints Row marketing campaign, generating tremendous buzz with creative grass roots efforts and the strategic timing of pre-release content," said THQ's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Bob Aniello.

"Our multi-million dollar advertising campaign will continue to fuel anticipation in the weeks leading up to launch and we believe extensive plans for post-launch downloadable content will further establish it as a must-have title this holiday season," he added.

So far, downloadable pre-release demos for Xbox 360 games has been very successful, with Fight Night Round 3 said to have enjoyed a 40 percent demo-to-purchase conversion rate following the release of its demo. Meanwhile, the Dead Rising demo is currently one of the ten most popular activities among 360 owners with Live connectivity - with strong US sales pushing the full game to second in the same list behind Call of Duty 2.

With all these big numbers showing up, maybe it's not too farfetched to imagine that full versions of new games will be released and made available on the Marketplace in the near future.

Just Cause doesn't hit stores until September 26th, but three new trailers showcasing the different kinds of stunts you can perform in the game have hit the Marketplace. The new trailers are Land Stunts, Sea Stunts and Air Stunts and all come in the usual 480p and 720p formats. The Land Stunts Trailer weights in at 9.68MB for the 480p version and 55.12MB for 720p. Sea Stunts is 8.06MB for 480p and 43.14MB for its 720p version. Finally we have the Air Stunts trailer which has a size of 11.20MB for 480p and 62.59MB for 720p.

The stunts in the game are one of the main selling points as you can parachute at will, but one of the other cool stunts you will also be able to perform is the ability to jump from car to car. So if you want to see more of Eidos action game Just Cause in action, go ahead and check out the new trailers on the Marketplace.

Those of you out there watching Tex's adventures in the Red vs Blue mini series Out of Mind should turn on their 360's as Red vs Blue: Out of Mind Part Four has hit the Marketplace. The video weights in at 101.93MB so it is around the size of the other three episodes that have been released so far. The fourth chapter in the six part miniseries continues right where part three left on in which Tex asked an old friend for help against Wyoming and shows the two breaking into Wyoming's fortress.

If you haven't heard of the web series Red vs Blue it is a show that uses Halo 3 and Halo 2 as the medium in which to have it's comedic story unfold. So if you want to continue with the only mini series going on over Xbox Live right now go ahead and check out the video on the Marketplace.

If there was one none sports game that would win an award for having the most themes available on the Marketplace it would be Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. Before today the game already had ten themes available and now it looks like they are going to be adding another theme for every level in the single player campaign as Mission Themes have appeared for the first three "missions" of the game.

Each of the themes cost the usual amount of 150 Microsoft Points and look to include pictures of your "favorite memories" from the missions. Now don't get me wrong, G.R.A.W. is a great game, but the idea for having a theme for each individual level in the game seems pretty weird to me. I guess the real question is will any of you be wasting your Microsoft Points on these themes?

A whole new set of NCAA Football 07 picture packs has hit the Marketplace in the form of each of the conferences in NCAA football. The picture packs include the ACC Picture Pack, Big Ten Picture Pack, Big 12 Picture Pack, Big East Picture Pack, Conference USA Picture Pack, MAC Picture Pack, Mountain West Picture Pack, Pac-10 Picture Pack, SEC Picture Pack, Independents and Sunbelt Picture Pack and last but not least the WAC Picture Pack.

Each of the picture packs cost 200 Microsoft Points and contain at least 10 gamer pictures. So if your really into college football and your teams gamer picture was not included with the first batch of team picture packs maybe now you can finally download your teams picture over at the Marketplace.

We've always been a car-sim nut. Progressed through all of the Gran Turismos on our PS/PS2, and now been playing Forza on our Xbox 360. Truth be told, we've fallen in love with Forza; it simply freaking owns most racing-themed games out in the market hands down.

The few things which sucked us into Forza would have to be the awesome graphics, the career mode, and the sheer variety of everything. Oh, and don't forget Ferraris and Lambos! We've been counting down the days to the release of Forza Motorsport 2 mainly due to those beauties!

And what better way to 'ease' the wait than an interview with the game's chief? The guys at IGN though were lucky enough to have a chat with Dan Greenawalt, Forza Motorsport 2's game director. The interview, though a tiny bit short, answered just about all the questions about the game.

One of the primary reasons for loving Forza was the chance to play using Ferraris and Porsches. Gran Turismo had over 700 cars, but it did miss out on the real cream. Paganis and Saleens were fine for a time, but there's no icing on the cake like a Ferrari. So what new cars would there be in the latest installment of Forza Motorsport?

Dan Greenawalt was quick to point out that while Gran Turismo 4 was missing all three big names (Ferrari, Lamborghine, Porsche), Forza had roughly 40 Ferrari's and Porsche's in the game; the Lamborghini and the McLaren F1 street version were not included. In the words of Dan Greenawalt, "Forza Motorsport 2 features over 50 Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini models plus the McLaren F1 street version. We are adding other brands such as Scion. But honestly, there is no other single brand is as influential as Ferrari, Porsche, or even Lamborghini are individually."

Plus, there had been talk about a similar service to PGR's TV mode. Personally, I've loved it; I watch real pros go around circuits, just so that I can check out their racing lines and braking points. So how would it be with Forza Motorsport? Dan Greenawalt said that the newest installment will also feature Forza Motorsport TV, built on the same technology that drove Gotham TV. "We have few other big ticket features up our sleeve that aren't being announced until later. Suffice to say that the MGS racing family and Xbox Live will continue to raise the bar for the online experience."

When asked about the goodies which one could expect from the marketplace, and whether the game would be released as a "shell", with content having to be downloaded off Live, he was quick enough to remind us that "[The game] would still have 300+ cars, more than 400 single player races, 70+ ribbons, over 2000 scoreboards, thousands of cosmetic upgrades, nearly 100 performance upgrades per car."

Finally, when asked if they would be able to accomplish an average of about 60fps while rendering all the Italian hotties, Dan Greenawalt revealed that "[The game] is currently running at 60fps with 12 high-poly cars, far superior shaders and higher texture resolution. Truth be told, creating a beautiful game for the next-gen consoles is less and less about the poly counts. Getting the next-gen look is all about shaders, texture resolution and texture tricks such as normal mapping."

A lot of stuff from the interview was already known to us; no dash cams, downloadable marketplace goodies, drivatar, and 60 frames of goodness every second! We're still a bit sad that they couldn't get in dash cams into the game. Heck PGR3 could do it nicely, so we don't know why it can't be accomplished here.

Anyways, we don't think it will take away that much from the overall experience. To read more about Forza Motorsport 2, here's a link to all of our previous coverages.

With one of the most unique partnerships in game history, Star Wars and Lego will be releasing the LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy to all platforms; the game will cover Episode IV to VI. However, there was only one trailer available: the one located in the Xbox Live Marketplace. Last time, we pointed you to the Marketplace to view the trailer, but now we've made it all easier for you. We have the trailer all ready for download here at QJ (You know us--we want to make your gaming life easier).

The character builder seems to be a fun in-game feature. Of course, the tongue-in-cheek attitude will also be there. So while you're waiting for LucasArts to release the game on September 2006, let's watch the trailer.

What will you be seeing? Yoda in his most "revealing" outfit, how the Empire uses its brain power to build the Imperial Walkers, and Han doing a Solo number. Interested?

Download: [LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Trailer]