XBL Deals - 2019

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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
 

12/31 - 1/6

12/17 - 12/23


[*]:xb1: Dead or Alive 6

[*]:xb1: Doodle God: Ultimate Edition - $5.24 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Doughlings Bundle - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Escapists: The Walking Dead - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Golem Gates - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Illusion of L'Phalcia - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: NeuroVoider - $5.59 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: PixARK - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Runbow - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Sun and Moon - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Surf World Series - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: UnExplored - Unlocked Edition - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: War Tech Fighters - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Worms W.M.D - $7.49 - 75% off - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: Aliens: Colonial Marines - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Guardian Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Gunstar Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Jet Set Radio $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Phantasy Star II $2.49 - 50% off
12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: It's Quiz Time - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: King's Guard TD - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle - $40.19 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: OlliOlli2: XL Edition - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Outcast - Second Contact - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Overruled! - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Project Highrise: Architect's Edition - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk of Rain 2 - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Royal Roads - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Stories : The Path of Destinies - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trailmakers - $22.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Uncanny Valley - $3.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Vertical Drop Heroes HD - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Capcom Arcade Cabinet - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Daytona USA - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Fighting Vipers - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 9 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 10 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 14 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 15 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Rise of Nightmares - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:360: Sonic Free Riders - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II - $7.49 - 50% off

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 12/31 - 1/6


[*]:xb1: Metagal - $3.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Solo: Islands of the Heart - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tanky Tanks - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - $14.99 - 50% off
Last Chance Sale - 1/3 - 1/9


[*]:xb1: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Ark: Survival Evolved - $14.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Atlas (Game Preview) - $25.49 - 15% off
[*]:xb1: Black The Fall - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Borderlands 3 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]:xb1: Civilization VI Expansion Bundle - $37.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Code Vein - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]:xb1: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Dark Souls III - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dark Souls: Remastered - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 4 - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Deadbeat Heroes - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $4.49 - 85% off

[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry HD Collection - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 4 SE Demon Hunter Bundle - $8.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 5 (with Red Orbs) - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - $11.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: EA Sports FIFA 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: eFootball PES 2020 Standard Edition - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Fear Effect Sedna - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Forgotton Anne - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: GreedFall - $29.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Indivisible - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Jump Force - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 3 - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 4: Reloaded - $13.99 - 65% off

[*]:xb1: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season - $3.39 - 80% off

[*]:xb1: Life is Strange 2 - Complete Season - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite - $9.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 - $23.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 PE + Injustice 2 LE - Premier Fighter - $59.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Murdered: Soul Suspect - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: NHL 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Octahedron - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh My Godheads - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Okami HD - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Onimusha: Warlords - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: The Outer Worlds - $44.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Remnant: From the Ashes - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 2 - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 5 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 6 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $14.99 - 25% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - $8.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition - $23.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition - $23.99 - 40% off

[*]:xb1: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf - $5.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - $24.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tekken 7 - $14.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Terraria - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $11.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Thief - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - $9.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: World War Z - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: WWE 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

Spotlight - 12/17 - 12/23

Spotlight - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Tango Fiesta - $1.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Woodle Tree Adventures - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Xenon Valkyrie+ - $1.99 - 80% off
Family Time Sale - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Agent A: A puzzle in disguise - $9.74 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: America's Greatest Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series 3-in-1 Pack - $3.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series: Ms. Pac-Man - $0.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Harpy's Feather - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Twin Masks - $12.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Battle Worlds: Kronos - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Battleship - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beach Buggy Racing - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beast Quest - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Ben 10 and Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Bundle - $30.09 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Big Crown: Showdown - $2.59 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Bridge Constructor Portal - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Cars 3: Driven to Win - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Child of Light - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob 2 - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Deadcore - $1.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: DiRT Rally - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Double Cross - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Earthlock - $8.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Far: Lone Sails - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Fearful Symmetry & the Cursed Prince - $0.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Feudal Alloy - $6.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden 3: The Thief of Castles - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden: New Home - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns - $4.68 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $15.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard and Crayola Scoot - $33.59 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Hungry Shark World - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Jeopardy! - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Just Dance 2020 - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The King's Bird - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Lego City Undercover - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego DC Super-Villains - $17.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego The Incredibles - $14.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Jurassic World - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel's Avengers - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie Videogame - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie 2 Videogame - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game - $12.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Worlds - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lock's Quest - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Lumines Remastered - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Monopoly Plus - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: The Mooseman - $4.19 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: My Little Riding Champion - $10.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Ninjin: Clash of Carrots - $0.99 - 90% off
[*]:xb1: Oceanhorn - Monster of Uncharted Seas - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Eyed Kutkh - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Hundred Ways - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man 256 - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Path of Motus - $6.74 - 55% off
[*]:xb1: Project Cars - GOTY Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Pure Farming 2018 - $11.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Purple Chicken Spaceman - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Rayman Legends - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Ride - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Riptide GP: Renegade - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riverbond - $19.99 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rogue Stormers & Giana Sisters Bundle - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Scribblenauts Showdown - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Snake Pass - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: SolSeraph - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Spectrum - $3.59 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: SteamWorld Dig - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Super Dodgeball Beats - $10.39 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Tembo the Badass Elephant - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tennis World Tour - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: The Tower of Beatrice - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Trackmania Turbo - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Fusion - $6.99 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon + Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition - $14.84 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Rising - $12.49 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Trivial Pursuit Live! - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Tyler: Model 005 - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Uno - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Wheel Of Fortune - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Wizard of Legend - $11.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle - $38.24 - 15% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - $2.49 - 75% off

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Misc Drops


[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360:  :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]: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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Devil's advocate here - does the game have any MP component? If not, unless you HAVE to play it immediately, you can just wait til the price drops and won't be missing out on anything really.
Valid point. I don't do MP and this game has none so that's actually a good thing for me despite my lack of patience.

Anyone else using the noir filter? Pretty badass.
 
More Best Buy fuck ups with preorders. Seems everyone who ordered the Xbox One version of Resident Evil 2 got PSN codes for the preorder bonuses. 🤦‍♂️
 
More Best Buy fuck ups with preorders. Seems everyone who ordered the Xbox One version of Resident Evil 2 got PSN codes for the preorder bonuses. ‍♂
My copy of the standard edition is coming today, but I don't remember seeing anything about pre-order bonuses. Was this just for deluxe?

 
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The Train to Busan director's next movie Psychokinesis was pretty good too. It's a Netflix Original outside of Korea.

 
so we still can't log into the Anthem demo?

I read they've been scaling servers up for over an hour...

When I try to log in and play it just sits at the hub looking screen w people working on the Javelins and the logo above them.

Can't click on any buttons, it just sits there.
 
so we still can't log into the Anthem demo?I read they've been scaling servers up for over an hour...When I try to log in and play it just sits at the hub looking screen w people working on the Javelins and the logo above them.Can't click on any buttons, it just sits there.
same here
 
Year of the Pig is live in Overwatch. Some cool skins but I'm only hoping for zenyatta and bridgette. Busan has been added to capture the flag this year. Two new easy achievements were added as well for those interested.
 
Year of the Pig is live in Overwatch. Some cool skins but I'm only hoping for zenyatta and bridgette. Busan has been added to capture the flag this year. Two new easy achievements were added as well for those interested.
I played last night, none of the new skins got me excited. I like the Lucio drum intro but nothing else really stuck out to me. I like some of the previous year ones so maybe I’ll get those.
 
New road map for Gears 4 outlined for the next few months. Gotta say, looks underwhelming. I understand Gears 5 is coming out this Fall, but no new skins for weapons or characters? Looks like the same ol same ol I guess. Repeat events and skins. I mean, Foundation boxes 2vs2 gnashers is new and okaaaay I guess...../end rant[attachment=31712:C__Data_Users_DefApps_Windows Phone_AppData_INTERNETEXPLORER_Temp_Saved Images_gearsearly2019_roadmap-5fecd043d54f46f49576a8c18ae00bff.jpg]

Finished TWD S1 and 400 days. Now to finally delve into S2!!! Only got past the first episode of chapter one back in the day, so this has been years in the making. Finally tackling that pesky backlog
 
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FM7 Forzathon has the 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Super Sport FE car as a prize. This usually goes on the Auction for $7 million. Glad I didn't buy it last week.

 
$7 million for a 88 monte carlo good lord
Don't know if it actually sold but that seems to be the going rate since the car is rarely available any other way.

I still need 4 cars to complete my collection which I don't think I've even seen at auction.

Pontiac T/A FE

Chevelle '70 FE

Ford Fiesta FE

Ford F-100 FE

 
It's not on sale and I'm not sure if anyone has posted it yet, but it looks like Castlevania LOS is available digitally now on the Xbox market place. If it was on sale for about 7 bucks I'd buy it in a heartbeat but I'm tempted to pay the $19.99 for it.
 
I played last night, none of the new skins got me excited. I like the Lucio drum intro but nothing else really stuck out to me. I like some of the previous year ones so maybe I’ll get those.
Lucio's intro is cool. I like soldier's goofy hand drum thing emote too.
 
Overwatch just got a permanent price drop on PC. If it comes the console the MSRP should go down to $39.99. Maybe it'll get lower sale prices now.

 
So Anthem is cool. IDK, feels a bit boring? It's definitely Mass Effect with Jetpacks.
I saw some video covering the combo system for the powers like it was some hot new thing, even though it was in both Mass Effect 3 and Andromeda, and sort of prototyped in ME2. I guess it is a new concept if you've only played Destiny or The Division though.

I'll try it out when the free demo is out in a week, but it still just doesn't look all that unique to me.

 
has anyone been able to get on Anthem on xbox yet?
I got connection errors earlier today but this afternoon I got in was able to accept the privacy junk, then set my settings then got stuck on a screen with the title, some javelins and people working on them but couldn’t get pass it. I uninstalled it and right now waiting for it to reinstall. I’m not waiting around all night on that screen. If I get to play, great. If I don’t, oh well.
 
has anyone been able to get on Anthem on xbox yet?
They put out a patch for PC and PS4 about half an hour ago, still working on xbox.

Some people have got in by resetting over and over, some by waiting at title screen, some by getting invited from people in game... Nothing's worked for me yet. I'm currently in a party with a couple guys playing and it crashed after a mission and now one of them is stuck too.

I would advise waiting for an update from EA Help or Anthemgame on twitter, unless you're like me and don't have anything better to do than watch a loading screen.


My favorite thing about this is all the forum criers saying that EA knew how many VIP codes they gave out and so they should know how much server space they need. Riiiggghhhtt, cause there definitely hasn't been a surge in EA Access subs for demo access. :rolleyes:
 
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I got connection errors earlier today but this afternoon I got in was able to accept the privacy junk, then set my settings then got stuck on a screen with the title, some javelins and people working on them but couldn’t get pass it. I uninstalled it and right now waiting for it to reinstall. I’m not waiting around all night on that screen. If I get to play, great. If I don’t, oh well.
Why did you uninstall? I tried on and off every hour or two. Finally got in and played to the 2nd mission where lag or something made it unplayable.
 
Watching Seagull on Twitch, game seems kind of buggy for being out in a few weeks. Janky animations, seemingly lots of loading screens, and the streamer just glitched out of the map entirely or something. No enemies and missing geometry kind of stuff.

 
Watching Seagull on Twitch, game seems kind of buggy for being out in a few weeks. Janky animations, seemingly lots of loading screens, and the streamer just glitched out of the map entirely or something. No enemies and missing geometry kind of stuff.
Demo is an old build. They're using it for hype more than stress/beta testing. Which is really bad when, idk, you have massive server issues and barely anyone can log in.
 
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Why did you uninstall? I tried on and off every hour or two. Finally got in and played to the 2nd mission where lag or something made it unplayable.
I uninstalled just because that can sometimes help if a game keeps crashing. It could’ve hurt. After it was finished, I opened it back up and it connected after I pushed the A button but it won’t do anything else. Apparently EA is getting hammered online about the connection and playability all day long. They should have been prepared for this, especially after giving away codes. I get the demo because I have EA Access. I feel bad for people that preordered and are having to deal with this.
 
They should have been prepared for this, especially after giving away codes.
http://www.twitter.com/CaseyDHudson/status/1088894079838998528


I'm too old for this shit... EA GM says it's not a problem of server space, which explains why PC and PS4 needed a patch to fix it.

Some guy on resetera is claiming to have intercepted the packet transmissions and that EA is basically DDoSing themselves trying to reconnect people. On top of all the people, like myself, who are trying to login every 2 min.
 
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Still having connection issues here for Anthem. Instead I leveled my monk for Diablo S16, got my butterfly wings.

I've got 3 friend passes, let me know and I'll send the link.  Edit: 1 gone, 2 to go.

I'm also saying fuck this for now and grabbing it on PC. Was getting 23 MB down earlier.

 
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Anthem looks cool and the end product will probably be fun, but it's another one of those lazy ass, "YOU are the star of the show" games. I'm sick of devs being tight asses and not spending money to get top notch writers to create memorable protagonists. Imagine if Gears never had Marcus Fenix, and he was called "Gear" or something generic like that. Or if Tomb Raider never had Lara, and she was just called "the Raider". etc. It's hard to feel a connection to a character when they don't have a name or a personality besides the one you personally create in your head. Sours me on the whole experience. 

 
Anthem looks cool and the end product will probably be fun, but it's another one of those lazy ass, "YOU are the star of the show" games. I'm sick of devs being tight asses and not spending money to get top notch writers to create memorable protagonists. Imagine if Gears never had Marcus Fenix, and he was called "Gear" or something generic like that. Or if Tomb Raider never had Lara, and she was just called "the Raider". etc. It's hard to feel a connection to a character when they don't have a name or a personality besides the one you personally create in your head. Sours me on the whole experience.
I don't know, there are times and places for both. Bioware has kind of straddled the line since adding voiced protagonists, but generally with WRPGs blank slate characters are common so you can really role-play however you want, think Dragon Age Origins or Fallout New Vegas. The voiced characters that Mass Effect popularized kind of forces you to imprint more personality on characters since you can only record so much dialogue, so you get characters like Shepard or Ryder, or to a lesser degree Geralt (since he's already really fleshed out in the source material).

With games like Anthem or Destiny, the entire premise is supposed to be self-expression, though I think in the end Bungie was pretty bad at that and seemingly gutted this concept pretty before D1 released. Bioware is better at it so we'll just have to see once the game is out. We do sometimes seem blank slate (or close to it) characters that work, like Master Chief or Doom Slayer.

In the end the two styles work for very different goals. While you don't hear people saying how much the love Mai Guardian as a character from Destiny, you do hear that for more player-shaped characters like Revan or Shepard. The fact that our medium of choice is interactive means an interactively created character can carry weight, just like the more traditionally written full characters like Fenix or Croft, though it's generally not as effective as really following a character's story for a long time, like Snake/Big Boss or Kratos, and fondness for blank slates can be more companion driven in some cases (RPG parties, Cortana/Johnson/Arbiter).

 
Anthem looks cool and the end product will probably be fun, but it's another one of those lazy ass, "YOU are the star of the show" games. I'm sick of devs being tight asses and not spending money to get top notch writers to create memorable protagonists. Imagine if Gears never had Marcus Fenix, and he was called "Gear" or something generic like that. Or if Tomb Raider never had Lara, and she was just called "the Raider". etc. It's hard to feel a connection to a character when they don't have a name or a personality besides the one you personally create in your head. Sours me on the whole experience.
Yeah! Imagine where Doom would be if he was just called Doom Guy. Oh wait....
 
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