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Tom Clancy sale assaults Xbox Live

Plus, Pac-Man going cheap.

Next week sees a host of Tom Clancy-related titles attempt to sneak up on Xbox Live users and pry open their wallets, armed only with a set of price discounts.

From 21st to 27th February you'll be able to take advantage of the following offers, as detailed on Major Nelson's blog:

  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection, 200 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection 200 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Deniable Ops: Insurgency 400 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Chapter 2, 300 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Air Supremacy, 400 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 All-in-one Pack, 400 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's EndWar Escalation, 200 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, 600 points (50 per cent off)
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Outfit, 200 points (50 per cent off)

Should you survive that onslaught, Pac-Man wades in the following week with an army of demented, blood-thirsty ghouls in tow. From 28th February you'll be able to grab the thoroughly awesome PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX for 400 Points, down from 800.