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Just like your local cable company has brought you video on demand, Microsoft is bringing you Games on Demand. But these games will run slightly higher than a rented movie, actually, players will get to download full retail versions of games, right on their hard drive. While the games are said to cost full retail price, players won’t get a CD, case or book (really Microsoft? The same price!?).

Maybe Microsoft should take a hint from Apple and drop the price of download content (even if only slightly) so there’s more incentive to buy. But until then, here is the latest list of games that will be available for download beginning August 11th.

U.S. “Games on Demand” Launch Titles:

1. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
2. BioShock (2K Games)
3. Burnout Paradise (EA)
4. Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
5. Dance Dance Revolution Universe (Konami)
6. Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
7. Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
8. Karaoke Revolution American Idol Encore (Konami)
9. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
10. Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
11. Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
12. MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
13. Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
14. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
15. Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
16. Prey (2K Games)
17. Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft)
18. ridge racer 6 (Namco)
19. Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
20. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (SEGA)
21. TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED (Atari)
22. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
23. Viva Pinata (Microsoft Game Studios)
24. Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)