Microsoft has said that Xbox Live Arcade generated record monthly revenue during its Summer of Arcade promotion.

The second Summer of Arcade promotion saw the digital releases of Shadow Complex, Trials HD, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, ‘Splosion Man and Turtles In Time: Reshelled, as well as the launch of the pilot season of interactive quiz show 1 vs 100.

The line-up “smashed nearly every record for the service”, according to Microsoft, and helped set a new monthly revenue record with 200 per cent growth over the previous year’s promotion.

“It’s clear that we’ve had an incredibly successful summer, and the Xbox Live community loves the innovative gaming experiences we deliver” said Scott Austin, director of digitally distributed games on Xbox Live. “We are the leader in digitally distributed games, have the best partners in the industry and work closely with them to offer the best in downloadable content and entertainment.”