Originally Posted by MWB Did this for another forum, thought I'd paste it here. Not trying to repeat anything or step on anyone's toes, just thought this might save others some clicks.

How official is this? I see no Forza of any type? I cannot remember the last MS sale that didn't have some sort of Forza involved.

This sale is going to be crazy!! No Skullgirls, but even so, damn.
Probably gonna get: Fez, Dust, Deadlight, all 5 episodes of The Walking Dead, and Borderlands GoD. Would like to also buy Mark of the Ninja, Trials Evo and some other games, but not enough MSP.

For the big sale, for the link that lists the arcade games but does not have a date, are these games on sale for the whole sale?

Originally Posted by xbox_man For the big sale, for the link that lists the arcade games but does not have a date, are these games on sale for the whole sale?

Probably.

Originally Posted by INMATEofARKHAM How official is this? I see no Forza of any type? I cannot remember the last MS sale that didn't have some sort of Forza involved.

Pretty mothering official. Some dude on Twitter found the general XBLA sale, and sent it to @lifelower, who knows everything there is to know about Marketplace stuff, and he dug up the rest. There's still three sales we don't know about yet, so there's a chance Forza could be included in those.

Originally Posted by ooga CRAP! Out of that big list I may only pick up the 8-bit Fruit Ninja DLC. I have pretty much everything else. :(

LOL! And a kind user on these forums gave me the code for this. So now there is absolutely nothing for me to buy. This is good reminder that I need to PLAY games instead of just hoarding them. So much for the MSPs I stockpiled from the Target sale.

surprised no one has found a leak of the thq sale, but it is not much longer until that is on anyway.

just bought some msp i preparation for the sales, i hope the wwe 13 pass goes on sale.

Originally Posted by E.Nich This sale is going to be crazy!! No Skullgirls, but even so, damn. Probably gonna get: Fez, Dust, Deadlight, all 5 episodes of The Walking Dead, and Borderlands GoD. Would like to also buy Mark of the Ninja, Trials Evo and some other games, but not enough MSP.

This is going to be bias as I've not played them all but Mark of the Ninja (and maybe even trials if frustration doesn't bother you) should be ranked right after The Walking Dead.

I'll be picking up the rest of the Walking Dead, only have the first episode, with this sale but Mark of the Ninja is just as good as the Walking Dead. Honestly, one of the best XBLA titles ever. (And a contender for my GoTY to be honest.)

Originally Posted by INMATEofARKHAM This is going to be bias as I've not played them all but Mark of the Ninja (and maybe even trials if frustration doesn't bother you) should be ranked right after The Walking Dead. I'll be picking up the rest of the Walking Dead, only have the first episode, with this sale but Mark of the Ninja is just as good as the Walking Dead. Honestly, one of the best XBLA titles ever. (And a contender for my GoTY to be honest.)

This. I really hope people pick up Mark of the Ninja over games like Fez and Deadlight (if they can't afford to get all of them). I'd say Dust is the best game of this sale, but Mark of the Ninja is a close second.

still no castlevania sale!

Thanks Zizi, been waiting for this info like a fiend.
Def hope these games are at least 50%. was so excited to see $hadow Complex a few weeks back only to have it at 33%.
Also for them to hide two days means that it must be something good. /crosses fingers.
Maybe a Mass Effect dlc day

Getting Dust and Dark light 4sho. Also anybody played Hell yeah? Saw pictures of it and it looks insane, but the reviews weren't so hot.

If these deals hold true, looks like a good chunk of the 10 cards I picked up from Target on Black Friday will be used. Good stuff.

I know it's super-early to be doing a bunch of research on these game sales, but is there any reason to buy the Fruit Ninja DLC? There aren't many reviews online, but it looks like they don't add any new game content. Anyone have any experience with these?

Looking at Mark of the Ninja, Frogger, Trials Evolution DLC, Dust: An Elysian Tale, and Borderlands 2 Season Pass. Definitely depends on how much of a discount these are as I only have about 40GBs left on my 320GB.

Originally Posted by SirChadlyOC I know it's super-early to be doing a bunch of research on these game sales, but is there any reason to buy the Fruit Ninja DLC? There aren't many reviews online, but it looks like they don't add any new game content. Anyone have any experience with these?

They basically add a new background, sword, and "shadow" skin, plus a few of them (Storm Season, Space Capsule, & Art Box) have achievements. They really don't change anything gameplay wise, just the look of the game.

Originally Posted by Cornelius No problemo ... let the OP edits commence! All done in the OP! Again, big thanks to MWB for this introductory info dump! I know some folks here may get OCD & feel free to edit, rearrange, mangle ... but there's little sense in changing formatting unless you're going to add value, such as pricing, "xbldb" links, Metacritic links, or Giant Bomb's "first look" videos.

"Blowout-a-ganza"? Really?

Woohoo! Mark of the Ninja for me (only if sale is for 50% or more though). Just from the demo, the game looked really fun.

Originally Posted by the Gooseler Getting Dust and Dark light 4sho. Also anybody played Hell yeah? Saw pictures of it and it looks insane, but the reviews weren't so hot.

Yeah, Hell Yeah is a good game. It controls fine and looks really good. Despite what a lot of review said, I never ran into any problems confusing the crazy backgrounds from the action in the foreground. I think a few reviews complained about poor checkpoints as well, which I never had a single problem with either.

Even though there are big over-world maps, the game is still pretty linear overall, there's not a ton of exploration to do. There are a few funny bits as well. I'd give the game a solid 8/10 and it's well worth 600 MSP if that ends up being the price.

My biggest gripe about the game is that it has 1 achievement that is 100% luck based (basically you just have to hit the Jackpot on a slot machine). I absolutely hate achievements like that.

Damn those are some impressive sales !!

Now I have to decide between Dust and Mark of the Ninja (assuming they are 50% off).
Can anyone help ?

Or should I consider anything else ?

I already have The Walking Dead on Steam (if anyone's on the fence about this, get off the damn fence and buy this amazing, amazing game !!)

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I am thinking of getting Modern Warfare 3 soon, so I will pick up the DLCs on 18th, can anyone tell me which DLC have achievements and which doesn't.