XBL Deals - Jan 6 - Sep 4, 2014

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  • 9/2 - Deals with Gold, Spotlight Activision, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/28 - Sept GwG announced, Misc Markdown
  • 8/27 - NFS Rivals XB1 added to Deals with Gold, Ascend server shutdown
  • 8/26 - Deals with Gold, Summer Binge, Spotlight Shadow Complex, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/23 - Castlevania: LOS2 Misc Markdown
This thread will maintain a list of all current and upcoming sales and markdowns on the Xbox Live Marketplace / Xbox Games Store for the USA.  YMMV in other regions.  If non-US sales are listed, they will be marked with their applicable region(s).
 
Please note:

  • 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, but DLC cannot.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.  This requires being a paid subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary Gold trial" account.  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 other 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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Deals with Gold
Gold subscription required
 

9/2 - 9/8 - Misc


[*]Persona 4 Arena - $9.98 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Rock of Ages - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
8/26 - 9/1 - NFS Rivals DLC / KI Sabrewulf


[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb - base game part of Summer Binge Sale below

8/19 - 8/25 - Call of Duty / Trials Fusion

  • XB1 - Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off (free price on web site is a trial version)
  • XB1 Call of Duty: Ghosts (console only)
    Season Pass - $24.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - CPT Price - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - Makarov - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Snoop Dogg VO Pack - $1.49 - 50% off
  • Squad Pack - Extinction - $1.99 - 50% off

[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $19.99 - 60% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops II - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Ghosts

8/12 - 8/18 - Square Enix, Fight Night

8/5 - 8/11 - Misc


[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
7/29 - 8/4 - EA sale

  • XB1 - Battlefield 4 DLC - console only purchase
    Premium - 33% off
    China Rising - 33% off
  • Naval Strike - 33% off
  • Second Assault - 33% off

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - 33% off

[*]Battlefield 4 DLC

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - $33.49 - 33% off - xbldb

[*]2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $17.99 - 70% off - xbldb
[*]FIFA 14 - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Madden NFL 25 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]NHL 14 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/22 - 7/28 - Superhero sale


[*]Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mortal Kombat vs. DCU - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Young Justice: Legacy - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
7/15 - 7/21 - PvZ: Garden Warfare XB1, BioShock


7/8 - 7/14 - Titanfall XB1, Serious Sam and various DLCs


[*]The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]WWE 2K14 Season Pass -  $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/1 - 7/7 - Thief XB1, Ubisoft XBLA and others

6/24 - 6/30 - Ryse / Diablo / Fable / Payday

  • XB1 - Ryse: Son of Rome - $49.99 - 17% off
    Season Pass - $9.99 - 50% off - console only

[*]Diablo III - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Payday 2 - $12.94 - 63% off - xbldb
[*]Fable II - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable III - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Heroes - $3.39 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Anniversary DLC

6/17 - 6/23 - Rockstar Sale, part Umpteen, plus Deadfall & XB1


[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
6/10 - 6/16 - Hodgepodge, Part II, or "Oh shit, we forgot to schedule a sale"


[*]Forza Horizon - $10.19 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
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Games with Gold
Gold subscription required, Xbox One games are only playable while Gold is active, but can be added to your account with a Gold trial
 
Free Games


[*]Sep 1-15 - Monaco: What's Yours is Mine - xbldb
[*]Sep 16-30 - Halo: Reach - xbldb
[*]Sep XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console


[*]Jul 1-15 - Gotham City Impostors - xbldb
[*]Jul 16-31 - BattleBlock Theater - xbldb
[*]Jul XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console
Related sales ** END DATES UNKNOWN **

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Sales & Specials

[customspoiler=Note]If the start & end dates are not well-defined, ACT FAST! since these "sales" could end anytime. However, they may also be permanent markdowns.[/customspoiler]

Spotlight Activision Sale - 9/2 - 9/8

Spotlight Shadow Complex- 8/26 - 9/1

Summer Binge Sale - 8/26 - 9/1 - Both Gold only and Silver discounts


[*]Far Cry 3 - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Forza Horizon - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Guardians of Middle-earth - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Left 4 Dead - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego The Lord of the Rings - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mafia II - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Murdered: Soul Suspect - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]NFL Blitz - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Plants vs. Zombies - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - $20.09 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]Rayman Legends - $13.19 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Ridge Racer Unbounded - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Sniper Elite 3 - $26.79 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]SoulCalibur V - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Spec Ops: The Line - $4.49 - 85% off - xbldb
[*]Star Trek - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]State of Decay

[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Twisted Pixel Games Bundle - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]The Wolf Among Us - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
Spotlight Rockstar - 8/19 - 8/25


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]L.A. Noire - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Max Payne 3 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Rockstar Table Tennis - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
Spotlight Just Dance - 8/12 - 8/18 - Gold only


N64 Banjo Bundle - 7/9 - 8/8


Spotlight XB1 Ghosts (aka, the new Risk Factions) - 8/5 - 8/11

Spotlight Capcom - 8/5 - 8/11


[*]Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Dustforce - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Final Fight: Double Impact - $3.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 2 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 3 - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 9 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 10 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Remember Me - $9.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Code: Veronica X - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 5 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Resident Evil 6

[*]Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City - $11.59 - 71% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter X Tekken

Spotlight Splatters - 7/29 - 8/4

Spotlight Deep Silver - 7/22 - 7/28

Spotlight Nordic - 7/22 - 7/28


[*]Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Frontlines: Fuel of War - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb - Unobtainable achievements (servers offline)
[*]Jeopardy! - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]MX vs. ATV Alive - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Painkiller Hell & Damnation - $5.99 - 80% off - xbldb

[*]The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief Episode 1 - $2.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Armageddon - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Zombie Driver HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Spotlight Bethesda QuakeCon Sale - 7/17 - 7/20

Ultimate Games Sale - 7/8 - 7/14
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


[*]July 9

[*]July 10

[*]July 11

[*]July 12

[*]July 13

[*]July 14

[*]All week

[*]The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Evolution - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off - xbldb

Spotlight Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag DLC - 7/1 - 7/7
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


Spotlight Pro Evolution Soccer - 7/1 - 7/7


FIFA World Cup Brazil - 6/26 - 6/30

Spotlight Sega - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight Lego - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight? - 6/17 - 6/23 - Saints Row passes & KI Sabrewulf

Pseudo Deals with Gold - 6/10 - 6/16 - GTA


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Xbox One Sales

  • XB1 Xbox Fitness - FREE until January 2015
  • Feb 27-? - Zoo Tycoon - $39.99 - 33% off (360 version also, see below)
Skullgirls characters

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Misc. Markdowns / Recently Reduced
[customspoiler=Notes]May be permanent mark downs, may be temporary pricing errors. Items marked with a * have been confirmed as permanent reductions either on the console dashboard, on Xbox.com's Recently Reduced page or corroborated from other sources (PSN, dev/pub, etc)[/customspoiler]
 
September 2014

August 2014


[*]8/5 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NHL 14 - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - Madden NFL 25 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NCAA Football 14 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NBA 2K14 - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - South Park: The Stick of Truth - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb
July 2014


June 2014

May 2014
April 2014

March 2014

February 2014
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[*]2/10 - Far Cry 3 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/6 - Ruby Soho by Rancid - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Death Blossoms by Rise Against - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Guitar Hero Track Pack 4 - $3.49 - 44% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero II
[*]2/4 - XB1 - Lococycle - $9.99 - 50% off * - Confirmed permanent by Major Nelson
[*]2/4 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Metro: Last Light - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Zumba Fitness Core - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb * Confirmed on Dashboard

January 2014

[*]1/21 - Borderlands 2 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb  *
[*]1/21 - BioShock Infinite - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb *
[*]1/21 - The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb *
[*]1/17 - Warlords - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Previously delisted, relisted at lower price, unknown if it will remain
[*]1/16 - Rayman Origins - $14.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]1/14 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]1/9 - Aqua - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/8 - Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/7 - Assassin’s Creed IV Illustrious Pirates Pack - $6.99 - 30% off - xbldb
[*]1/6 - Saints Row IV - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/1 - Hydrophobia - $2.99 - 40% off - xbldb *

December 2013
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Misc. Promotions

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Xbox Live Rewards
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Cross Buy Promotions
 
Between Xbox 360 and Xbox One :

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Microtransaction Deals [customspoiler=Note]Not tracked by xbldb, use playXBLA for blog updates for these deals.[/customspoiler]


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Delisting / Server Shutdown Watch


[*]Capcom Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31
  • Age of Booty - 2 achievements become unobtainable with loss of online play
  • Flock! - level editor sharing disabled, no achievements affected

[*]Rockstar games affected by Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31

[*]Ubisoft online server shutdown - expected 8/8
  • America's Army: True Soldiers
  • James Cameron's Avatar
  • Motionsports Adrenaline
  • PowerUp Heroes
  • Pure Football
  • Shaun White Snowboarding
  • Tom Clancy's EndWar
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

[*]Rock Band tracks - expected 8/26
  • Fleetwood Mac - "World Turning"
  • Fleetwood Mac - "Don’t Stop"
  • Spinal Tap Pack 01 - $1.00 - 71% off - xbldb
    Back From The Dead
  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare
  • Saucy Jack
  • Warmer Than Hell

[*]Spinal Tap’s Tap Ten - $1.00 - 89% off - xbldb
  • (Funky) Sex Farm
  • (Listen to The) Flower People (Reggae Style)
  • America
  • Big Bottom
  • Cups and Cakes
  • Gimme Some Money
  • Heavy Duty
  • Hell Hole
  • Rock N Roll Creation
  • Stonehenge
  • Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight

[*]Official forums announcement

[*]Doritos Crash Course 2

[*]Ascend: Hand of Kul


[*]Rock Band Track - Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" - expected Apr 30, gone Apr 28

[*]BurgerTime World Tour - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - expected Apr 30

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Thanks to reddjoey, tylerh1701, BobbyTastic and Necrozilla for maintaining prior versions of this thread, and to all those who have posted deals and made Wiki edits.  This thread is truly a collaborative effort built from the contributions of the community.
 

 
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Donken said:
One more week of bad sales before E3?
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Of course!! What else do you expect from Microsoft?

Bloomy said:
The June survey for XBL Rewards is up, and there's a new punchcard for using apps in June. Use a new app (not previously downloaded to your account) for 5 hours to get a punch, 5 punches is 2,000 credits.
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Thanks for the info. Jumped on and did my survey and I'm gonna fire up the 360 to download an app and start my progress towards 5 hours as I go do some chores in the backyard

 
Ok, this is a cry for help:

I currently live in Argentina. Years ago, when I purchased my 360, Argentina didn't have a local marketplace for the 360, so I had to create a US account to play online and buy stuff. Many months ago I found that I was unable to buy some items from the console and from the web (I think this was since Argentina local store for Xbox was created), but could circunvent this using a VPN to get US IP and buy from the web (never from the console itself). Now, I can't even do that. Also, never tried to use the VPN on the console itself since I knew you can get banned. Xbox.com site seems to know my 360 last IP and doesn't let me buy stuff.

I'm angry as hell as I want to "buy" Dark Souls (it's free for GOLD members). I don't want to migrate the account to Argentina for many reasons:

1. Have a lot of cash left on Microsoft account that I didnt spend since Xbox sales are crap.

2. I really dont know if digital codes (Xbox cash, gold suscriptions or DLC) will be valid as I don't know if they are the same in my country. I had terrible experience using EU codes on US accounts.

3. Prices are really overinflated here. All costs double. It's crazy. Microsoft robs us and the government loves it.

Can anyone help me or at least comment on the subject to make me feel I'm not alone or at least understood?

 
ochentay4 said:
Can anyone help me or at least comment on the subject to make me feel I'm not alone or at least understood?
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You're all alone. Horribly, horribly alone. Here in the US, we laugh at the Games with Gold as we drink Dom Perignon from crystal chalices. We even pour it out for our dead homies. Sorry, friend. You should move to the US.

 
Well I tried Dark Souls and I already gave up.The game is just not meant for me.It was going smooth until I took a turn somewhere and this Black Knight looking guy was just standing still so I thought he was a NPC or something but NOPE I get close and he starts swinging his giant Sword/Polearm and kills me in 2 hits.After that I ignored him and just kept running and what do you know he was chasing me the entire time and kills me again.Third time I also ignore and he is chasing me again so I go through a door covered in fog and this giant boss called the Taurus Demon appears and murders me in one hit.After that I got killed like 10 more times by the boss and I just quit.

I'll stick to my easy games that I can enjoy and not a game that will make me throw the controller out the window.

 
MetalMegaGio said:
Well I tried Dark Souls and I already gave up.The game is just not meant for me.It was going smooth until I took a turn somewhere and this Black Knight looking guy was just standing still so I thought he was a NPC or something but NOPE I get close and he starts swinging his giant Sword/Polearm and kills me in 2 hits.After that I ignored him and just kept running and what do you know he was chasing me the entire time and kills me again.Third time I also ignore and he is chasing me again so I go through a door covered in fog and this giant boss called the Taurus Demon appears and murders me in one hit.After that I got killed like 10 more times by the boss and I just quit.

I'll stick to my easy games that I can enjoy and not a game that will make me throw the controller out the window.
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Stop trying to run around no scoping everything bro.

 
MetalMegaGio said:
I was playing pretty fine until I fought that guy and my sword did no damage so I did what sounded like the best idea at the moment and that was to run. :whistle2:?
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do you fight the frost giant as young thor without mjolinir and only weidling jarnjborn or you do come back with the power of all the father and arm of the destroyer and weilding your deepest friend in battle and fight him again?

common sense dude

 
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Surprised Dark Souls is less than 4 GB for so long of a game.   

I just Googled "How long to beat" and Dark Souls popped up without me even typing it in. :) Must be a lot of folks checking today. 

50 hours is the average BTW. 

 
gunnm said:
do you fight the frost giant as young thor without mjolinir and only weidling jarnjborn or you do come back with the power of all the father and arm of the destroyer and weilding your deepest friend in battle and fight him again?

common sense dude
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"the power of all the father" lol
 
Spybreak9 said:
Max and Spartan Assault will kick in on the June 9th update.
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System update?

That pretty much suggests that you will have to activate the free games through the console.

Why else would they require a system update?

That would suck, I was hoping we'd be able to activate them through the website like PS+.

 
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gunnm said:
do you fight the frost giant as young thor without mjolinir and only weidling jarnjborn or you do come back with the power of all the father and arm of the destroyer and weilding your deepest friend in battle and fight him again?

common sense dude
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This. Don't know shit about Norse mythology, but i got the point and anyone playing Dark Souls should do too.

mrclutch said:
Surprised Dark Souls is less than 4 GB for so long of a game.

I just Googled "How long to beat" and Dark Souls popped up without me even typing it in. :) Must be a lot of folks checking today.

50 hours is the average BTW.
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And it has so much replay value.

PlowK1NG said:
Git gud.
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Or get rekt, constantly.

 
lochdoun said:
System update?
That pretty much suggests that you will have to activate the free games through the console.
Why else would they require a system update?

That would suck, I was hoping we'd be able to activate them through the website like PS+.
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I think you're jumping to conclusions here. It may or may not be tied to when their update goes out. Could be as easy as flipping the switch for the site. Wait and see I suppose.
 
gunnm said:
do you fight the frost giant as young thor without mjolinir and only weidling jarnjborn or you do come back with the power of all the father and arm of the destroyer and weilding your deepest friend in battle and fight him again?

common sense dude
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Well I don't have the patience to play a game as tedious as Dark Souls is too me.I get that a lot of people love this game but It is just not for me.

 
Yeah, I got wrecked entirely too often in Demon's Souls. I must have spent at least forty hours with that game, and that experience made it pretty clear that the series wasn't for me. If you love the games, go nuts, but just understand that they won't appeal to everyone.

 
MetalMegaGio said:
Well I don't have the patience to play a game as tedious as Dark Souls is too me.I get that a lot of people love this game but It is just not for me.
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yeah thats pretty much this game its just any standard RPG but imagine you're fighting ultima at the beginning of the game instead at the end

 
mrclutch said:
Surprised Dark Souls is less than 4 GB for so long of a game.

I just Googled "How long to beat" and Dark Souls popped up without me even typing it in. :) Must be a lot of folks checking today.

50 hours is the average BTW.
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After your first playthrough you'll be beating it in 5-10 hours if you don't do the side stuff.

 
MetalMegaGio said:
Well I tried Dark Souls and I already gave up.The game is just not meant for me.It was going smooth until I took a turn somewhere and this Black Knight looking guy was just standing still so I thought he was a NPC or something but NOPE I get close and he starts swinging his giant Sword/Polearm and kills me in 2 hits.After that I ignored him and just kept running and what do you know he was chasing me the entire time and kills me again.Third time I also ignore and he is chasing me again so I go through a door covered in fog and this giant boss called the Taurus Demon appears and murders me in one hit.After that I got killed like 10 more times by the boss and I just quit.

I'll stick to my easy games that I can enjoy and not a game that will make me throw the controller out the window.
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:rofl: I read this and couldn't stop laughing. So what people say is true huh? I don't know if I'm even going to try it now.

 
We have some hardcore gamers in this thread. I wont even touch Dark Souls until I don't have the physical strength to not break my controller by slamming it or worse. Of all the games Ive played in my life( and its nothing compared to the users on CAG) I don't think there hasn't been one where I completely enjoyed from start to finish and didn't get upset/pissed off for one moment.

 
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ochentay4 said:
Ok, this is a cry for help:

I currently live in Argentina. Years ago, when I purchased my 360, Argentina didn't have a local marketplace for the 360, so I had to create a US account to play online and buy stuff. Many months ago I found that I was unable to buy some items from the console and from the web (I think this was since Argentina local store for Xbox was created), but could circunvent this using a VPN to get US IP and buy from the web (never from the console itself). Now, I can't even do that. Also, never tried to use the VPN on the console itself since I knew you can get banned. Xbox.com site seems to know my 360 last IP and doesn't let me buy stuff.

I'm angry as hell as I want to "buy" Dark Souls (it's free for GOLD members). I don't want to migrate the account to Argentina for many reasons:

1. Have a lot of cash left on Microsoft account that I didnt spend since Xbox sales are crap.

2. I really dont know if digital codes (Xbox cash, gold suscriptions or DLC) will be valid as I don't know if they are the same in my country. I had terrible experience using EU codes on US accounts.

3. Prices are really overinflated here. All costs double. It's crazy. Microsoft robs us and the government loves it.

Can anyone help me or at least comment on the subject to make me feel I'm not alone or at least understood?
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I live in Australia but moved here from Canada with my NTSC Xbox 360 about 3 years ago. With the exception of a few mistakes on the marketplace in Australia (one time COD: Black Ops was for sale for $2.95 on the Aussie marketplace and another time the same thing with Max Payne 3) the prices are ridiculous. They'll be a 70% of sale on something like Bioshock Infinite which will make it $9.95 on the US marketplace but still $35 on the Aussie one. It annoys me. And for the longest time I kept my Canadian account until they started offering GWG and I found that I had issues downloading things to my xbox due to VPN. But then my system was also a NTSC system so I ran into trouble as I couldn't download certain things I purchased (looking at you Resident Evil 4) or some sweet deals I was finding on disc games here locally (Catherine for instance which is a game I so wanted to play). And so I recently bought a cheap PAL system for $50 and have now started to enjoy some of the games I've been missing out on due to region locking (Rage is another such game as is of Orcs and Men). Although for some reason Resident Evil 4 just doesn't work at all (need to call Microsoft about that one).

But yes, in the days of MS points being available on Amazon and some of them being region free (I think the 800 MSP was) I had a few other accounts for various regions, Hungary and the USA mostly and would download stuff through them. Before the Oman Wars there was a good website for telling you what was or wasn't region free that Wallace Suka ran, but I think he got his console banned during the Oman Wars and has stopped updating the thread. Now with the loss of MSP it's harder for international gamers seeking a fair go. Digital pricing makes no sense when there's no import fees - it should be flat across the world as Gog.com and other sites have tried to offer means of doing. I know that certain places like Brazil get just raped when it comes to buying hardware and software physically - not sure if it's the same on their digital marketplace. It was great to see that the Xbone is region free - hopefully the Xbox 360 will be the last generation of region locked consoles. While prices have come down a lot in Australia since I've moved here on physical copies of games, owing to an Aussie dollar that's often been on par with the US, the Xbox marketplace just doesn't appreciate that and still offers plenty of games that are 5 years old for an $80 price tag when they are surely at least down to $30 on the US marketplace. When these games go on sale for 75-80% off that means Americans get them for $5 but I'm still paying $20.

I keep thinking of switching my account back to a Canadian or American. I need to do it at some point to download some DLC for You Don't Know Jack that I didn't think would be unavailable in my region to redownload. But then I worry that during those 3 months where my account can't be migrated some amazing game will come out on GwG and I'll be shit out of luck unable to get it. Basically it sucks balls. As you said MS used to not be so on the ball with various VPNs but now it's impossible to get that to work so I can even buy things through the website and as such I haven't bothered with VPNs for ages. Anyways, no suggestions, just wanted to let you know that I totally feel your pain. Aussie gamers have the added bonus that we often have versions of games where content is cut and due to that there is sometimes compatibility issues. For instance do I import a copy of Saint's Row IV from overseas so I can get the added content and be able to play it online with a bigger community or do I grab a local copy so I can play it with my nephews in Australia? I hate having to make these decisions and it's unfair to charge me more for a game that has less value in that I can only play it with a smaller community of players and it has less content (yes not much less but still less).

So I'm sending you a big cuddle from across the pond here. Sorry I can't do more (though that cuddle is probably scary enough)

 
From what I've played of Demon's Souls and watched on Twitch of Dark Souls II I would think running from enemies is not a great approach. If something isn't working the first 5 or 10 times I think it might be a good time to switch strategies or come back later when you're stronger if it's possible. It's all about learning from your mistakes and not rushing. I look forward to trying out Dark Souls eventually.
 
lochdoun said:
System update?

That pretty much suggests that you will have to activate the free games through the console.

Why else would they require a system update?

That would suck, I was hoping we'd be able to activate them through the website like PS+.
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I was hoping it'd be like PS+ too so that if I buy X1 someday, I'll have the Gold free rental games previously added to my account to play with. Guess this will make me even less interested in X1. MS this gen is all f'ed up. They were truly the best back in the original Xbox and Xbox 360 days. Bought both of their systems at launch. Now, they are bleh.

 
MetalMegaGio said:
Well I don't have the patience to play a game as tedious as Dark Souls is too me.I get that a lot of people love this game but It is just not for me.
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As you get older, your mental agility will diminish and your physical abilities will atrophy, but there's no reason why you can't still play harder games. Don't let a video game beat you. When I started on Demon's Souls I got my ass handed to me constantly and it only got me more pumped to murder those cretins. A computer beating me? I am a man! Computers were made by man. Be John Connor, not the guy who only got half a second of screen time because he exploded into gibs while trying to throw a grenade.
 
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MPoWeRM3 said:
I was hoping it'd be like PS+ too so that if I buy X1 someday, I'll have the Gold free rental games previously added to my account to play with. Guess this will make me even less interested in X1. MS this gen is all f'ed up. They were truly the best back in the original Xbox and Xbox 360 days. Bought both of their systems at launch. Now, they are bleh.
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You do know that back in the original Xbox days and early Xbox 360 days, Microsoft didn't give away free/rental games every month either, right? Even though it would be cool to give the Games with Gold titles to people who don't own the Xbox One yet, they are under no obligation to do so.

 
Any way to tell which apps are included in the rewards punchcard? I didn't see anything on the site specifying which ones are counted. And what counts as using an app, just leaving it open for five hours?

Also, since I have a rewards acct, but never actually used ir even looked at it before, what do you get for the 2000 points?
 
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Cleaner7 said:
If something isn't working the first 5 or 10 times I think it might be a good time to switch strategies or come back later when you're stronger if it's possible. It's all about learning from your mistakes and not rushing. I look forward to trying out Dark Souls eventually.
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Yep.
Don't try to brute force it if you don't understand how things work yet. Try to figure out what magics/enchantments or weapon types are effective against enemies you're having difficulty dealing with. Hell, a bunch of people here are playing this game for the first time. This is a great opportunity for some jolly cooperation.
If all else fails, summon a sunbro.

gunnm said:
yeah thats pretty much this game its just any standard RPG but imagine you're fighting ultima at the beginning of the game instead at the end
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It really is hardest at the beginning. Unless you're doing a level 1 or Belmont run or something.
 
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Any way to tell which apps are included in the rewards punchcard? I didn't see anything on the site specifying which ones are counted. And what counts as using an app, just leaving it open for five hours?

Also, since I have a rewards acct, but never actually used ir even looked at it before, what do you get for the 2000 points?
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2000 points is $2 of Microsoft Currency. I'm going to be using the Gamespot, Twitch and Amazon Apps for the first time, and will post if those earn me any punchcards. If others could do the same we would at least be aware of which ones do and don't work until they let us know officially.

 
Yeah I'm close to 5,000 points. Couldn't sleep so I filled out my Survey. Man that sucks for the punchcard, have already downloaded a bunch of apps. I wonder if the apps you had downloaded onto your Xbox 360 already counts against your Xbox One choices.
 
I Like how people were all happy that there's three GwG games this month, but it might as well be the usual two since I know a good majority of people are just going to play Dark Souls for 15 minutes to an hour and just say "fuck this game!" and delete it off their HDD.

 
skonson said:
I live in Australia but moved here from Canada with my NTSC Xbox 360 about 3 years ago. With the exception of a few mistakes on the marketplace in Australia (one time COD: Black Ops was for sale for $2.95 on the Aussie marketplace and another time the same thing with Max Payne 3) the prices are ridiculous. They'll be a 70% of sale on something like Bioshock Infinite which will make it $9.95 on the US marketplace but still $35 on the Aussie one. It annoys me. And for the longest time I kept my Canadian account until they started offering GWG and I found that I had issues downloading things to my xbox due to VPN. But then my system was also a NTSC system so I ran into trouble as I couldn't download certain things I purchased (looking at you Resident Evil 4) or some sweet deals I was finding on disc games here locally (Catherine for instance which is a game I so wanted to play). And so I recently bought a cheap PAL system for $50 and have now started to enjoy some of the games I've been missing out on due to region locking (Rage is another such game as is of Orcs and Men). Although for some reason Resident Evil 4 just doesn't work at all (need to call Microsoft about that one).

But yes, in the days of MS points being available on Amazon and some of them being region free (I think the 800 MSP was) I had a few other accounts for various regions, Hungary and the USA mostly and would download stuff through them. Before the Oman Wars there was a good website for telling you what was or wasn't region free that Wallace Suka ran, but I think he got his console banned during the Oman Wars and has stopped updating the thread. Now with the loss of MSP it's harder for international gamers seeking a fair go. Digital pricing makes no sense when there's no import fees - it should be flat across the world as Gog.com and other sites have tried to offer means of doing. I know that certain places like Brazil get just raped when it comes to buying hardware and software physically - not sure if it's the same on their digital marketplace. It was great to see that the Xbone is region free - hopefully the Xbox 360 will be the last generation of region locked consoles. While prices have come down a lot in Australia since I've moved here on physical copies of games, owing to an Aussie dollar that's often been on par with the US, the Xbox marketplace just doesn't appreciate that and still offers plenty of games that are 5 years old for an $80 price tag when they are surely at least down to $30 on the US marketplace. When these games go on sale for 75-80% off that means Americans get them for $5 but I'm still paying $20.

I keep thinking of switching my account back to a Canadian or American. I need to do it at some point to download some DLC for You Don't Know Jack that I didn't think would be unavailable in my region to redownload. But then I worry that during those 3 months where my account can't be migrated some amazing game will come out on GwG and I'll be shit out of luck unable to get it. Basically it sucks balls. As you said MS used to not be so on the ball with various VPNs but now it's impossible to get that to work so I can even buy things through the website and as such I haven't bothered with VPNs for ages. Anyways, no suggestions, just wanted to let you know that I totally feel your pain. Aussie gamers have the added bonus that we often have versions of games where content is cut and due to that there is sometimes compatibility issues. For instance do I import a copy of Saint's Row IV from overseas so I can get the added content and be able to play it online with a bigger community or do I grab a local copy so I can play it with my nephews in Australia? I hate having to make these decisions and it's unfair to charge me more for a game that has less value in that I can only play it with a smaller community of players and it has less content (yes not much less but still less).

So I'm sending you a big cuddle from across the pond here. Sorry I can't do more (though that cuddle is probably scary enough)
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Well thanks, now I know I'm not alone. Microsoft sucks. I hate them so much.

 
MetalMegaGio said:
I was looking forward to this one and I was super disappointed when it ended up getting canceled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf13859S5Q8
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you and me both, buddy. MM2 remake and custom user content... that Ryu announcement... I don't think I've ever been so disappointed in a cancellation in my life. :(

 
Spybreak9 said:
Yeah I'm close to 5,000 points. Couldn't sleep so I filled out my Survey. Man that sucks for the punchcard, have already downloaded a bunch of apps. I wonder if the apps you had downloaded onto your Xbox 360 already counts against your Xbox One choices.
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Im pretty sure its console specific. The last time this reward was running, I remember using Netflix for the first time on the Xbox One and got the punch for it, after already downloading and using it for the Xbox 360 in the past.

 
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The Ebbtide said:
2000 points is $2 of Microsoft Currency. I'm going to be using the Gamespot, Twitch and Amazon Apps for the first time, and will post if those earn me any punchcards. If others could do the same we would at least be aware of which ones do and don't work until they let us know officially.
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Basically, go to your purchase history, filter to app and all that appears there won't count. The rest will do. (Not aware of the console specific thing).

Still i'm reluctant to keep my xbox idle 25 hours for 2$ (not an app guy at all)

 
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shulamm said:
Still i'm reluctant to keep my xbox idle 25 hours for 2$ (not an app guy at all)
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When you put it that way it doesn't sound quite so good if you're not using those apps anyway. Then again I think I have 25 hours of downloading in my queue from recent purchases. :oldman:

 
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Just a FYI if you had a disc based dark souls save it's not compatible with the new GWG version. I'm sure MS is aware of the situation, but I had to put in my disc to play off my old save. Kept getting errors.

Obviously if you never played the game before It's not a big deal but just giving the heads up. Don't freak out, It's a known issue.
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It's still somewhat of a big deal since the problem is related to the game not being updated and there being no way to download the patch. So if you're playing right now, you're playing without any of the several patches that came out post-release that made some fairly significant changes. I guess that's good if you want/know how to use pre-patch exploits to trivialize the game, but bad if you don't.

If I'm not mistaken, you get like half the souls off enemies in the unpatched version of the game just as one example of how people playing this version would be losing out right now.

 
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If you don't at least try Dark Souls you are doing yourself a disservice! This is a game that ended up being one of my favorites last gen. It is hard, you will die, but stick with it. After beating the game you just want to jump back in and beat it again. I've only completed 2 playthroughs so far, but love sticking around Anor Londo helping people with O&S. Good times!!! I will be starting a new character to help others for this tho!!

 
The Ebbtide said:
2000 points is $2 of Microsoft Currency. I'm going to be using the Gamespot, Twitch and Amazon Apps for the first time, and will post if those earn me any punchcards. If others could do the same we would at least be aware of which ones do and don't work until they let us know officially.
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I downloaded the NHL Center app and it ran for 5+ hrs yesterday. Will check the reward site in a bit to see if it's registered yet to give ya'll an update. Also, don't download the W Network app(wrestling) unless you have a paid WWE account($9.99 per month). Asks you to sign in once you open the app and if you're not a member, its a waste of an app since you'll have to exit if you can't do so.
 
MikeRD said:
It's still somewhat of a big deal since the problem is related to the game not being updated and there being no way to download the patch. So if you're playing right now, you're playing without any of the several patches that came out post-release that made some fairly significant changes. I guess that's good if you want/know how to use pre-patch exploits to trivialize the game, but bad if you don't.

If I'm not mistaken, you get like half the souls off enemies in the unpatched version of the game just as one example of how people playing this version would be losing out right now.
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Does this apply to the on demand version in general? Would explain the amount of glitches I encountered when I played the digital version last year.

 
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