It's time to stock up on Microsoft Points. A huge Countdown to 2013 sale is approaching.

Dozens of Xbox 360 games are set to go on sale from next Tuesday, 18th December, with additional daily discounts through until New Year's Eve.

Must... log on... Christmas day.

Each day is themed around a certain game series, genre or publisher, with deals set to go live on Trials titles, Call of Duty content, Rockstar games and Lego adventures.

For anyone yet to dip their toes into Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series (spoiler: it's really good), the whole series is on sale on 28th December, while first the episode is completely free for a week starting Christmas Day.

Sale prices are yet to be announced, but its worth making a note of anything you fancy from the list below (spotted by NeoGAF.

18th - 31st December sale items

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition

Joe Danger 2: The Movie

Zuma's Revenge!

The Simpsons Arcade Game

Wreckateer

Plants vs. Zombies

Peggle

PeggleNights Content Pack

Fire Pro Wrestling

SONIC 4 Episode II

Sonic The Hedgehog 2

RAW

A World of Keflings

A World of Keflings - Sugar, Spice and Not So Nice

A World of Keflings - It Came From Outer Space

Kinect Party

Jet Set Radio

A number of Games on Demand titles will also be on sale - these are still to be announced.

18th December - Modern Warfare 3 deals

Modern Warfare 3

Collection 1 DLC

Collection 2 DLC

Collection 3 DLC

Collection 4 DLC

19th: LEGO Games

Lego Batman

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Lego Star Wars III

Lego Indiana Jones

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean

Lego Indiana Jones 2

Lego Harry Potter

20th: Platformer Games

Fez

HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Sonic Adventure 2

Rayman Origins

Rayman 3 HD

Mark of the Ninja

Trine 2

21st: Rockstar Games

L.A. Noire

Red Dead Redemption

Max Payne 3

Midnight Club: LA

22nd: TBA

23rd: Summer of Arcade 2012 Games

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Deadlight

Hybrid

24th: Trials HD and Trials Evolution

Trials HD

Trials HD - Big Thrills

Trials HD - Big Pack

Trials Evolution

Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain

25th: Kinect Family

Hydro Thunder

Rock of Ages

Mini Ninjas Adventures

Leedmees

Fruit Ninja Kinect

Fruit Ninja Kinect - 8-bit Cartridge

Fruit Ninja Kinect - Art Box

Fruit Ninja Kinect - Space Capsule

Fruit Ninja Kinect - Storm Season

26th: TBA

27th: Borderlands

Borderlands

Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 Season Pass

28th: The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Episode 1

The Walking Dead Episode 2

The Walking Dead Episode 3

The Walking Dead Episode 4

The Walking Dead Episode 5

29th: Family Games

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Cars 2: The Video Game

Crash Of The Titans

Toy Story 3

Crazy Taxi

The Splatters

30th: Fighting Games

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

Street Fighter III: Online Edition

Dungeon Fighter LIVE: Fall Of Hendon Myre

31st: Skyrim and Oblivion