XBL Deals - 2018

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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

1/1 - 1/7


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hyper Sentinel - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Industry Giant 2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Infinite Adventures - $18.74 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Neighborhorde - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Nidhogg 2 - $11.24 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Space Hulk: Tactics - $26.79 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - $8.75 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Steel Rain X - $6.69 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Worms Battlegrounds - $6.25 - 75% off

12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off
[*]:360: Dogfight 1942 - $2.49 - 75% off

[*]:360: Dungeon Defenders - $2.99 - 80% off

[*]:360: :xb1: Faery: Legends of Avalon - $1.49 - 80% off
12/11 - 12/17


[*]:xb1: Battlefield 4 - $5.00 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Battlefield Anniversary Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition - $9.00 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - $6.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Ahead Epic Military Pack - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Handball 17 - $12.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Deluxier Edition - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Long Reach - $6.00 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Moto Racer 4 - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: MotoGP17 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Mugsters - $4.95 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: MXGP3 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - American Wilds Edition - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - $3.29 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: The Technomancer - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Toy Odyssey - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: V-Rally 4 - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]:xb1: Valentino Rossi The Game - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yesterday Origins - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Alien Rage - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Enemy Front - $5.99 - 85% off

[*]:360: God Mode - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Persona 4 Arena - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Realms of Ancient War - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xbox: :360: :xb1: Panzer Dragoon Orta - $4.99 - 50% off
12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Council - Complete Season - $20.09 - 33% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Count Lucanor - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Flatout 4 : Total Insanity - $12.50 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 Platinum Plus Expansions Bundle - $47.09 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport 6 Bundle - $31.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Journey Down Trilogy - $31.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kinect Bundle: Kung-Fu & Air Guitar Warrior - $19.24 - 45% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $4.19 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Rivals - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Ultimate Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Peggle 2 - $2.40 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Seum: Speedrunners from Hell - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter - $13.75 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $20.00 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Bureau: Xcom Declassified - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Darkness - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Duke Nukem Forever - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Farming Simulator 15 - $4.99 - 75% off - Price History

[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off - Price History
11/27 - 12/3


[*]:360: Conan - $2.99 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: Elements of Destruction - Full - $1.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: L.A. Noire - $8.99 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:360: Legend of Kay Anniversary - $4.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Mars: War Logs - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior

[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 1/1 - 1/7

Spotlight - 12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker - $8.44 - 35% off
Spotlight - 12/11 - 12/17

The Game Awards - 12/6 - 12/9


[*]:xb1: Banner Saga 3 - $19.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Battlefield V - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - $47.99 - 20% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Dead Cells - $16.74 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Destiny 2: Forsaken - $29.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Doom - $14.99 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Far Cry 5 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: FIFA 19 - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - $38.99 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $19.49 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Life Is Strange 2 Episode 1 - $4.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Madden NFL 19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $23.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: No Man's Sky - $39.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked! 2 - $18.74 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition - $71.99 - 10% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Sea of Thieves - $29.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $41.99 - 30% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle For Atlas - $44.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Crew 2 Standard Edition - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Elder Scrolls Online - $10.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories - $22.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - $15.00 - 70% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Transference - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Valkyria Chronicles 4 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - $19.80 - 67% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off - Price History
Spotlight - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: The Council

Party Time Sale - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Caveman Warriors - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: ClusterTruck - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Crazy Strike Bowling Ex - $6.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Cyber Complex - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Deployment - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Disco Dodgeball - Remix - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Doughlings: Arcade - $5.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: DragoDino - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Fru - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Hyperdrive Massacre - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Inversus Deluxe - $4.94 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 2 - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 3 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 4 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Jump Stars - $2.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - $11.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kung-Fu for Kinect - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Lily's Epic Quest for Lost Gems - $2.79 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Mantis Burn Racing - $4.49 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Marooners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Numantia - $11.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: oOo: Ascension - $6.99 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked - $4.25 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pang Adventures - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pool Nation FX - $2.70 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses Ex - $8.03 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riftstar Raiders - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Rocket Wars - $3.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Snooker Nation Championship Game Preview - $1.80 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Speedrunners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Squid Hero for Kinect - $5.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Blackjack Battle II Turbo Edition - $4.79 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Toy Cars - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Treadnauts - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tricky Towers - $5.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Chicken Horse - $8.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Use Your Words - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wand Wars - $3.59 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wheelspin Frenzy - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
Spotlight - 11/27 - 12/3


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Misc Drops


[*]:360: :xb1: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[*]:360: :xb1: Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two - $6.59 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Crackdown - Free - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Shapeshifting Detective - $10.39 - 20% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Nov 6
[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:xb1: Call Of Cthulhu - $53.99 - 10% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Oct 29
[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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That's random

Just Cause 3 vanilla is $6
Kingdom: New Lands 9.74
Dandara 11.24
For Honor Season Pass $16
The publisher Raw Fury must be having a sale on its games across all platforms because the Android versions of Dandara and Kingdom: New Lands are on sale on Google Play.
 
Xbox Live Gold members can now download and play for free Just Cause 3, For Honor and XCOM 2 thanks to Xbox One Free Play Days (until may 6). During this trial different editions of the games will be in offer:

:xb1: For Honor (67% off)
:xb1: For Honor Deluxe Edition (67% off)
:xb1: For Honor Gold Edition (67% off)

:xb1: For Honor Season Pass (60% off)

:xb1: Just Cause 3 (80% off)
:xb1: Just Cause 3 XL Edition (80% off)

:xb1: XCOM 2 (67% off)
:xb1: XCOM 2 Deluxe Edition (67% off)
:xb1: XCOM 2 Collection (50% off)

:xb1: XCOM 2: War of the Chosen (25% off)

 
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Thanks to Pat for the giveaway. Going to have to play the lottery after work tonight to see if the luck streak continues. :)

Just noticed that Super Mega Baseball 2 is worth 1,000 gs, but TA rates it at 13,023. Either its insanely hard, or nobody likes/plays that game. It'll be statistically interesting to see if that drops by the end of the month.
There's some tricky achievements but nothing terribly difficult iirc outside of the ego achievements. Plus, the game just came out Tuesday. The first week especially, a game is always overinflated. I figure it'll end up settling in the 2k range somewhere when it's said and done. Maybe 3k tops with the expanded player base with the game being free.
 
I have two things on my to-do list for today:

Buy my tickets for NJPW Florida
Burnout Revenge BC

Don't let me down, Bloomy/Larry/Actual MS team.
 
Late to the party but my earliest was an IBM PC Jr, my sister and I used to play Zork and the original King's Quest all the time.

Never realized that they’d do free weekends with a 2.5 year old game that isn’t focused on multiplayer. Interesting.
Skyrim had one recently.
 
Thanks to Pat for the giveaway. Going to have to play the lottery after work tonight to see if the luck streak continues. :)


There's some tricky achievements but nothing terribly difficult iirc outside of the ego achievements. Plus, the game just came out Tuesday. The first week especially, a game is always overinflated. I figure it'll end up settling in the 2k range somewhere when it's said and done. Maybe 3k tops with the expanded player base with the game being free.
Didn't realize it just came out. That makes more sense.
 
Hey guys got a message from xbox live thanking me for purchasing the Call of Duty WWII season pass and in the message was a code for $10. I bought it shortly after the game launched so I dunno what the criteria is for receiving this but hopefully you guys get it too if you bought it.

 
They won't but EA will.
Here’s my take. EA may not have wanted Revenge to go BC fearing it could impact sales of the Paradise remaster. But based on how quickly it dropped, I suspect sales of Paradise have not been great. So maybe EA will allow Revenge to move forward as a BC title to see if it gives a little boost to Paradise sales after all.

That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it. 😉

Only issue could be music licensing.
 
Just noticed that Super Mega Baseball 2 is worth 1,000 gs, but TA rates it at 13,023. Either its insanely hard, or nobody likes/plays that game. It'll be statistically interesting to see if that drops by the end of the month.

There will be drop, the TA ratio is calculated by how many people start the game and get the achievements. GWG always get a pretty big bump because by nature a free thing is started by a lot more players. Rumor has it some of the achievements that are really hard in the first game like beating a team with a 99 ego (basically difficulty level with 99 being the highest) can be gamed right now by just playing the game at an easy difficulty level then turning up to 99 when you need the last out. That will probably be patched for sure and I'm away from my Xbox One this week to take advantage but worth looking into.
 
Here’s my take. EA may not have wanted Revenge to go BC fearing it could impact sales of the Paradise remaster. But based on how quickly it dropped, I suspect sales of Paradise have not been great. So maybe EA will allow Revenge to move forward as a BC title to see if it gives a little boost to Paradise sales after all.

That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.

Only issue could be music licensing.
Seems like most of the music in Paradise is present, so they might be renewing licenses. GTA4 wasn't stopped by it, although Rockstar is maybe the only developer willing to update a 10 year old game to ensure availability vs delisting. EA is definitely taking a bit of a Game Pass approach, though, in terms of content / value. Being able to add Revenge to Access would only benefit them, so here's hoping.

Meanwhile, I'm having a lot of fun w/ Revenge still. Achievement gluttons beware, most of them are tied to end-game, high-score content for perfecting basically everything. Most of the races are easy to get 5 stars on, but some of the solo time attacks are absolute murder.

 
Late to the party but my earliest was an IBM PC Jr, my sister and I used to play Zork and the original King's Quest all the time.
Ah yes, the memories of playing the original KQ on a Tandy from a copied floppy, "omg, you can write stuff and the character does it!". That game felt so interractive at the time.

And the plethora of awesome DOS games, like Tapper!

 
Late to the party but my earliest was an IBM PC Jr, my sister and I used to play Zork and the original King's Quest all the time.
Missed all this talk, but I too had an IBM PC Jr. It was a "Family" Christmas present I believe in 1983 (in the middle of the Cabbage patch craze) but I think I ended up using it the most. My two favorite games were Adventures in Math (NEERRRRDDD!) and Crossfire.

Here’s my take. EA may not have wanted Revenge to go BC fearing it could impact sales of the Paradise remaster. But based on how quickly it dropped, I suspect sales of Paradise have not been great. So maybe EA will allow Revenge to move forward as a BC title to see if it gives a little boost to Paradise sales after all.

That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.

Only issue could be music licensing.
Well seeing as though Revenge is the better game, I'd say that fear has merit. (Yup, I said it!)

 
Wow, Dragon Age 2 !!  Probably my #1 remaining most-wanted BC title.

And Saints Row 2 was probably in my Top 5.

And Monster Hunter: World was probably my most-requested game I wanted on sale.

I guess I have no right to complain to Microsoft about stuff for the remainder of the week.  ...See you Monday at 12:01am !

 
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Wow, Dragon Age 2 !! Probably my #1 remaining most-wanted BC title.
And Saints Row 2 was probably in my Top 5.
And Monster Hunter: World was probably my most-requested game I wanted on sale.

I guess I have no right to complain to Microsoft about stuff for the remainder of the week. ...See you Monday at 12:01am !
fuck you. I want my Revenge. 😉
 
Is xcom 2 complete worth the $50? I keep seeing it go on sale, but it never dips below $50. Trying to be a good CAG, but the temptation is strong with this one.
 
Revenge is great and all, but 3 is still the best Burnout of them all. 2 ties with Rallisport Challenge for my favorite pure racer ever.

Front row tickets aquired, now I'm just looking for more announcements. Tranquilo.

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Not sure why y'all so excited for DA2.  That was the game that made you backtrack through the same areas over and over again.  Instead of missions leading to new areas to explore, you just kept getting sent back to the same places over and over.  So boring.  Worst DA game, imo.

Anyone play the free Korgan game that was recently released?  It totally reminded me of DA2 in this respect.  You complete the first objective which requires exploring the whole map, then it makes you go through the same areas again to complete the second objective.  Then it gives you a third set of objectives where you -- wait for it -- have to go through the same areas again.  And then a fourth set of objectives where you -- stop me, if you've heard this already -- have to go through the same f*%$ing areas again.  No wonder that prologue was free.  Don't get me wrong -- I liked the concept of Korgan, and the gameplay was something I could see myself enjoying (especially being able to switch characters at any time), but forcing people to go through the same map multiple times is agonizing, lazy, and lame.

 
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Not sure why y'all so excited for DA2. That was the game that made you backtrack through the same areas over and over again. Instead of missions leading to new areas to explore, you just kept getting sent back to the same places over and over. So boring. Worst DA game, imo.
It's definitely the worst, since Origins and Inquisition were great games, but I think 2 gets a bit of a bad rap. More varied environments and better companions would have done it a world of good.

 
It’s nice and all but the thing is I don’t have time for lengthy RPGs.
That's good, because DA2 can be finished in around 15 hours!

Not sure why y'all so excited for DA2. That was the game that made you backtrack through the same areas over and over again. Instead of missions leading to new areas to explore, you just kept getting sent back to the same places over and over. So boring. Worst DA game, imo.
Isabela's the hottest and best pirate in video games.

 
It's definitely the worst, since Origins and Inquisition were great games, but I think 2 gets a bit of a bad rap. More varied environments and better companions would have done it a world of good.
Yeah, agreed, the story and gameplay was fine, imo. I enjoyed that part. But having to go to the same areas over and over and over. Like OMG.

 
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It's definitely the worst, since Origins and Inquisition were great games, but I think 2 gets a bit of a bad rap. More varied environments and better companions would have done it a world of good.
How long does Inquisition take to get started? I played around 5 hours and just couldn't get into it. I've always meant to go back to it, but it's been two years now since I tried and I don't really think about it much.

I finished DAO and DA2 with all the DLC and DAI just never catches the same way, but since it's the only one I haven't finished and I have the complete edition I really do want to finish it.

 
Would any regulars who have a 360 be willing to help me out? I have a 8gb usb memory card. I have a ton of my old gamesaves on it. If you would be so kind as to pm me your address. I'll send you the memory card. Its yours to keep for after the deal. Can you log into my account and up load the game saves for me to the cloud. I dont want to buy a 360 just to upload gamesaves.


Edit: ive lined up a user. Thanks guys.
 
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Would any regulars who have a 360 be willing to help me out? I have a 8gb usb memory card. I have a ton of my old gamesaves on it. If you would be so kind as to pm me your address. I'll send you the memory card. Its yours to keep for after the deal. Can you log into my account and up load the game saves for me to the cloud. I dont want to buy a 360 just to upload gamesaves.
If no one's answered you yet, I'd be happy to help out.

 
Seems like most of the music in Paradise is present, so they might be renewing licenses. GTA4 wasn't stopped by it, although Rockstar is maybe the only developer willing to update a 10 year old game to ensure availability vs delisting. EA is definitely taking a bit of a Game Pass approach, though, in terms of content / value. Being able to add Revenge to Access would only benefit them, so here's hoping.

Meanwhile, I'm having a lot of fun w/ Revenge still. Achievement gluttons beware, most of them are tied to end-game, high-score content for perfecting basically everything. Most of the races are easy to get 5 stars on, but some of the solo time attacks are absolute murder.
Yeah, the upper tiers of Burnout games give me fits. Glad it's not just me.

 
50 new challenges were released for Forza Horizon 3 today. Unlike in the past, where you complete 3-4 during the period of a week, all 50 (!) are to be completed by May 11th. Interesting approach. Time to get some free cars.

 
Phantom Retro Lancer is live in the Gears stream.

Edit : There's a problem with it, they're attempting to fix it.

Edit 2 : They weren't able to fix the quest. They'll grant it to people that are in the stream in a couple days.
Was wondering why I got it because couldn't stay up that late...

on the other hand I also got the pink phantom gnasher a week ago didn't claim that either?

 
50 new challenges were released for Forza Horizon 3 today. Unlike in the past, where you complete 3-4 during the period of a week, all 50 (!) are to be completed by May 11th. Interesting approach. Time to get some free cars.
Thanks for the heads up. I better get to it. That's like 7 challenges per day.
 
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I'm pretty sure those FORZA HORIZON 3 challenges all up at once is a mistake. I would think they will try fixing the dates and ultimately screw everything up. Forza Motorsport 7 had a fiasco where they changed dates and it made the challenges discontinued, then they did replacement challenges which ended up duplicating challenges for some but not others. Probably a good idea to get these done right away before it gets messed up or taken down.
 
Not sure why y'all so excited for DA2. That was the game that made you backtrack through the same areas over and over again. Instead of missions leading to new areas to explore, you just kept getting sent back to the same places over and over. So boring. Worst DA game, imo.

Anyone play the free Korgan game that was recently released? It totally reminded me of DA2 in this respect. You complete the first objective which requires exploring the whole map, then it makes you go through the same areas again to complete the second objective. Then it gives you a third set of objectives where you -- wait for it -- have to go through the same areas again. And then a fourth set of objectives where you -- stop me, if you've heard this already -- have to go through the same f*%$ing areas again. No wonder that prologue was free. Don't get me wrong -- I liked the concept of Korgan, and the gameplay was something I could see myself enjoying (especially being able to switch characters at any time), but forcing people to go through the same map multiple times is agonizing, lazy, and lame.
It's definitely the worst, since Origins and Inquisition were great games, but I think 2 gets a bit of a bad rap. More varied environments and better companions would have done it a world of good.
It's not THAT bad. It's EASILY in the top three DA games.

 
Is xcom 2 complete worth the $50? I keep seeing it go on sale, but it never dips below $50. Trying to be a good CAG, but the temptation is strong with this one.
Since the Digital Deluxe Edition is $25 you can say that you are paying $25 for the War of the Chosen expansion, and I don't think it's been that cheap before.

However, before you spend that kind of cheddah, try it our for free this weekend.

 
Brothers to the End (2v2 TDM) event in Gears 4 from today until the 14th with double XP. With the event comes 2 new challenges, each of which grant 2 Flaming weapon skins.

Complete 10 matches of BTTE or Social TDM - Flaming Overkill and Boltok

Win 10 matches of BTTE or Social TDM - Flaming Lancer and EMBAR

First time for Boltok, EMBAR and Overkill. 5 Flaming skins are needed for the I Like Em Crispy achievement.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/whatsup-may3-2018

Was wondering why I got it because couldn't stay up that late...

on the other hand I also got the pink phantom gnasher a week ago didn't claim that either?
I didn't get one. I don't really need it, the Phantom Hammerburst from last week was the last skin I needed to complete all 3 Phantom sets. But I wonder if they just haven't gotten to me yet, or if the manual granting they needed to do for it would've skipped those that already had one. Would've been nice to have another if they ever worked out a way to allow us to scrap duplicate event skins.

 
I'm pretty sure those FORZA HORIZON 3 challenges all up at once is a mistake. I would think they will try fixing the dates and ultimately screw everything up. Forza Motorsport 7 had a fiasco where they changed dates and it made the challenges discontinued, then they did replacement challenges which ended up duplicating challenges for some but not others. Probably a good idea to get these done right away before it gets messed up or taken down.
It does seem weird that they're all up now. Especially when the past week's #Forzathon is still going for another 10 hours. But they're unlocking. I just did a race and unlocked 7 of the easy ones on one race. This is going to be fun.

 
I'm down to 32 games which I want to be backwards compatible which aren't and also don't have an Xbox One version. (there's a few exceptions but most of them will never come being realistic)

Akai Katana, Alpha Protocol, Anarchy Reigns, Battle Fantasia, Bionic Commando, Culdcept Saga, Dead or Alive 4, Deathsmiles, Eternal Sonata, Final Fantasy 13, Final Fantasy 13-2, Magna Carta 2, Max Payne 3, Operation Darkness, Raiden Fighters Aces, The Saboteur, Soul Calibur 4, Soul Calibur 5, Spectral Force 3, Tales of Vespiria, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Enslaved Odyssey to the West, Syndicate, The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena, Prince of Persia (2008), Lightning Returns, El Shaddai, Zone of the Enders HD COllection, Resonance of Fate, Beautiful Katamari, Lollipop Chainsaw, Nier
 
I'd say about half of those have some chance to come (with probably 5 I fully expect to come at some point) while the others likely never will be considered a big enough deal to be worth the time. You never know though.
 
One of those FH3 challenges is named Jumping July, so they were probably not meant to all be avaiilable now.

Some misspellings in the list, too.  King Be They Name, Inconveivable.

A lot of the ones that don't require a specific car can be paired with something else.  Doing a custom, games only Online Adventure in a Nissan GTR HE will cover 3, since you'll also do 3 Playground games, once of which will be a King game.  10 Air, 10 Kangaroo, 10 Ultimate Air and 5 Ultimate Skill Chains should be easy to do together in the small hills south of the construction area in the west of the map.

Potential tough ones would be 3 stars on the Timber Mill Danger sign (had trouble getting a good run up to the ramp), top 3 in a Playground game in a Ferrari and 10 Ebisu skills.  Completing a co-op event may seem tough, though entering a co-op session and just completing a stunt (Danger Sign, Speed Trap, Speed Zone, Drift Zone) has worked for similar "any co-op event" challenges in the past.

 
I was thinking about giving State of Decay a try because I wanted to see if I would like the series. Decided after 5 minutes to just buy State of Decay 2 when it launches because it's $30.

I mean the game is probably fine gameplay wise, but I noticed a little bit too much graphical skipping for my liking.

 
I was thinking about giving State of Decay a try because I wanted to see if I would like the series. Decided after 5 minutes to just buy State of Decay 2 when it launches because it's $30.
I mean the game is probably fine gameplay wise, but I noticed a little bit too much graphical skipping for my liking.
Or, you could just do GamePass and finish it within a month....

Should be able to get a month for $5 or less
 
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