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Xbox Live Marketplace is also well stocked this week with new map packs, demos and community games. Even bigger news is that the next dashboard update is due Aug. 11 and will include the delayed shared Netflix feature and avatar items for sale. Social media features (Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm) along with promised Zune functionality have been delayed to fall. Here's what you can find now on Marketplace:

• Arcade: 'Splosion Man ($10) plus Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers game tables ($2 for three) and player personas ($2 for 10)
• Halo Wars Historical Battle Map Pack ($10) with four maps Barrens, Blood River, Glacial Ravine and Memorial Basin
• Battlestations: Pacific Carrier Battles Map Pack ($10) with four maps set at Midway, the Philippines, Leyte Gulf and the Aleutians
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10 Banff Springs ($7.50)
• Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Additional Music Set 2 (free)
• Guitar Hero World Tour Vagrant Records Track Pack ($5.50 or $2 each) with "All The World Is Mad" by Thrice, "Young Cardinals" by Alexisonfire and "The Martyr" by Senses Fail
• Rock Band/Rock Band 2 Kings of Leon Pack 01 ($5.50 or $2 each) with "Crawl," "Molly's Chambers" and "Sex on Fire," Rancid Track Pack 01 ($5.50 or $2 each) with "Last One to Die," "Time Bomb" and "Ruby SoHo," Rise Against Track Pack 01 ($5.50 or $2 each) with "Prayer of the Refugee," "Re-Education (Through Labor)" and "Savior" and ($2) "Sweetness and Light" by Lush
• Lips tracks ($2 each) "Hey Mama" by Black Eyed Peas, "Can I Get Get Get" by Junior Senior and "Just So You Know" by Jesse McCartney
• Demos: G-Force and Madden NFL '10
• Community Games (usually $2.50-$10 each): 3D Magic Images, TheAmazingRumblingHypnoDisc, Choc-a-riffic, Cyborg Mice Arena, Ice 9, LED Display, Math Gardener, Rock Paper Scissors Xtreme!, Super Xblox 360!, TabeBALL and Vega Magnitude
• Game Videos: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Saints Row 2, Section 8 and Splinter Cell Conviction
• Themes: BioShock 2 ($3), The King of Fighters XII ($2-3 each), Raiden IV ($2) and Splinter Cell Conviction ($3)
• Pictures: BioShock 2 ($1), Raiden IV ($1.25) and Ford Mustang (free)