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

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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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Groo The Wanderer said:
DS 2 definitely has scary moments. Its just that DS 1 felt like one man on his own trapped in space with hideous monsters. DS 2 gave Isaac a voice and introduced Ellie, who was with you most of the way, plus the gameplay took on a more action-y style as opposed to the mechanical, weighty movements of part 1.

Both are 100% classic though, just for different reasons.

Hard To The Core is BY FAR my most prized achievement too, BTW. I felt like the greatest gamer on Earth when it popped.
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Ditto. Especially when I completely forgot that there was a flying instadeath section at the end and had to pick up my controller off the floor from my early celebration. Dead Space 3 has too many of those.
 
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Let's keep the discussion somewhat on topic.  I don't see the point of discussing Nintendo franchises in the XBL deals thread.

 
I once traded in some Wii games into Gamestop and bought XBL credit with it. So my gut is telling me that this is all on topic. I really wish Gamefreak would make a full blown Pokemon game for consoles.
 
I will be avoiding gaming internet this week after we find out the deals tomorrow. Will have to wait until the weekend to play Titanfall and don't want to be reminded all throughout the week.

I'm hoping for Final Fantasy III to go on sale for under $10. Played it on DS, but never finished it. Not motivated without achievements.

 
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What are you guys even doing here? All of season 6 of the Clone Wars is up on netflix. It should be obvious what you should do. Come back when you're done. Thank me later.

/PSA
 
DatPanda said:
What are you guys even doing here? All of season 6 of the Clone Wars is up on netflix. It should be obvious what you should do. Come back when you're done. Thank me later.

/PSA
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I'm more pumped that the original Pokémon is on there. What did I do today? I went back to 4th grade for a few hours.

XBL sales day tomorrow!

 
If I could choose which games would be on the next sales, I'd choose games I already own, because I don't want to spend more in games this month LOL

Would buy Deadfall Adventures or Of orcs and men for the right price though. Or talking about arcade titles, would like Braid, Half-minute hero, Torchlight, NEO GEO battle coliseum, Garou MOW, Crystal Defenders or Ikaruga.

 
Oh gosh, I am actually just now getting into zombies in black ops for the first time, and I'm really kicking myself for missing the sale last week! I want those DLC maps!!
 
Rollobobo said:
Ya know....I saw this and I got really excited and then realized that it was "a wishlist" of yours. Damn you! :wall:

That would be stellar if that happens!
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Me too so I looked and there is no GoD version, so that will never happen.
 
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This Project Spark game, how does it work? Is everything out there just a labor of love, or will there be a way to monetize your creations down the road? I don't have a XOne, but it looks pretty cool.
 
FriskyTanuki said:
The original version launched on Xbox 360 in the west, but they made new version for PS3 and PC only.
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Ah. Much sadness.

kdiddy1989 said:
I'm more pumped that the original Pokémon is on there. What did I do today? I went back to 4th grade for a few hours.

XBL sales day tomorrow!
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That's what I felt at first too. Then, I watched a couple of episodes and realized how stupid I was back in the 4th grade. Man, Ash is retarded.
 
Crazyglitcher said:
Ah. Much sadness.
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I don't understand why you're so sad that you can't get the Director's Cut of Deadly Premonition on the Xbox 360 when you have the superior original version to play instead. The re-release on the PS3 was widely criticized as slightly inferior than the original (Jim Sterling gave the 360 version an enthusiastic 10 out of 10 and awarded an 8 out of 10 to the PS3 version). It basically made the game look worse by removing the green filter and some water effects, had major stuttering problems with frame rate and even audio. Yes combat and movement were made more fluid, getting rid of some of the tankiness of the original controls in line with a more by-the-books 3rd person shooter feel, but part of the fun of the original was how tanky it was to move and fight.

And ultimately if you don't want semi-difficult combat, not that combat in the original game was hard, just turn the difficulty setting down as the game was never loved for it's combat, it was loved for its quirkiness. There are a few extra cut scenes that were added but no playable scenarios. So if you want to see that "suprising new scenario" that Swery65 added to the cut you can likely just youtube the end and after credits to see the changes to the ending. The PS3 version also added PS Move and 3D support, but really who is going to use either of those. The PS3 and PC do have the advantage of some DLC, but from what I recall it was mostly just clothing and car skins and some houses you could buy for extra save places (I think it was all quite costly for the DLC on the PS3 but the PC version comes with it all free so if you do want to buy one of the two go for the latter).

Anyways, begone your sad panda face. The original is pretty much as good if not better than the director's cut. So just buy the original and enjoy it.

 
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Personally, the controls of the 360 version sapped my enjoyment of the game when I tried it. I just picked up the PS3 version but haven't dug into it yet.

 
skonson said:
I don't understand why you're so sad that you can't get the Director's Cut of Deadly Premonition on the Xbox 360 when you have the superior original version to play instead. The re-release on the PS3 was widely criticized as slightly inferior than the original (Jim Sterling gave the 360 version an enthusiastic 10 out of 10 and awarded an 8 out of 10 to the PS3 version). It basically made the game look worse by removing the green filter and some water effects, had major stuttering problems with frame rate and even audio. Yes combat and movement were made more fluid, getting rid of some of the tankiness of the original controls in line with a more by-the-books 3rd person shooter feel, but part of the fun of the original was how tanky it was to move and fight.

And ultimately if you don't want semi-difficult combat, not that combat in the original game was hard, just turn the difficulty setting down as the game was never loved for it's combat, it was loved for its quirkiness. There are a few extra cut scenes that were added but no playable scenarios. So if you want to see that "suprising new scenario" that Swery65 added to the cut you can likely just youtube the end and after credits to see the changes to the ending. The PS3 version also added PS Move and 3D support, but really who is going to use either of those. The PS3 and PC do have the advantage of some DLC, but from what I recall it was mostly just clothing and car skins and some houses you could buy for extra save places (I think it was all quite costly for the DLC on the PS3 but the PC version comes with it all free so if you do want to buy one of the two go for the latter).

Anyways, begone your sad panda face. The original is pretty much as good if not better than the director's cut. So just buy the original and enjoy it.
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Oh. Did not realize any of this. Much happiness! Then I remember Titanfall is coming out and there's still nothing about the 360 version. Back to sadness =[
 
I have enough credit on my 360 to buy, South Park: Stick Of Truth. I'm so tempted... Someone please talk me out of it and remind me it will be on sale in a few months!
 
sickman said:
This Project Spark game, how does it work? Is everything out there just a labor of love, or will there be a way to monetize your creations down the road? I don't have a XOne, but it looks pretty cool.
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I was wondering this myself because some of the games can potentially be massive and take years to make. I'm thinking that the ones that are huge (remake of Ocarina of Time, Pokemon, Final Fantasy 7, etc.), will have websites with a donate option.

They kind of get paid already, but not with real money. To get more content in Spark, you either have to buy credit or earn it from challenges. There are challenges for having a certain amount of downloads/positive votes.
 
TheLerm said:
I have enough credit on my 360 to buy, South Park: Stick Of Truth. I'm so tempted... Someone please talk me out of it and remind me it will be on sale in a few months!
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No just do it the game is great. I like to think of it as me contributing $60 to Matt and Trey, as I've never payed dollars for their years of entertainment before. (I am aware that ubi and other companies get most of it).
 
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TheLerm said:
I have enough credit on my 360 to buy, South Park: Stick Of Truth. I'm so tempted... Someone please talk me out of it and remind me it will be on sale in a few months!
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A true CAG should wait. From what I hear it's short, the gameplay looked far from amazing to me, and the humor... well, it's South Park. I'd bet a large sum of money that it'll get a price drop very fast.

 
Stories8106 said:
2 people have told me they 100% the game in about 6-8 hours. Sounds like a $30 buy to me.
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Even if you want to ruin your experience by using a guide from start to finish I still think it's closer to 10 hours for 100%. No guide and your first playthrough should be about 10-12 hours.

 
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I love that they need an entire "team" just to pick two free games a month. That sounds like the start of a "how many people does it take to screw in a light bulb" joke.

 
[quote name="Metalepic" post="11597290" timestamp="1394467847"]

Has anybody read this article yet?
GWG to become more true to gamers
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/10/games-with-gold-to-become-more-true-to-gamers-expectations[/quote

Honestly, I wish they would just change it to the way PS+ works. I don't care if I really "own" the games. I consistently subscribe to Xbox Live anyway. And I'm sure that gives Sony lower licensing costs thus the ability to offer newer games.

But I doubt MS will ever do that to not look like their just copying Sony.
 
awp said:
[quote name="Metalepic" post="11597290" timestamp="1394467847"]

Has anybody read this article yet?
GWG to become more true to gamers
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/10/games-with-gold-to-become-more-true-to-gamers-expectations[/quote

Honestly, I wish they would just change it to the way PS+ works. I don't care if I really "own" the games. I consistently subscribe to Xbox Live anyway. And I'm sure that gives Sony lower licensing costs thus the ability to offer newer games.

But I doubt MS will ever do that to not look like their just copying Sony.
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Honestly though, as much as people like to compare the two programs(GWG and PS+), it's an illogical comparison because the proper comp to PS+ isn't GWG, it's XBox Live Gold itself. PS3 has the big advantage of offering free online play, no secondary subscription to use Netflix/Hulu, where on XBL you need a Gold account to do any of those things.
It's been said, if you are paying for XBL Gold to get the free games, you are getting ripped off. Most of us have a subscription for the abilities it gives us. GWG really is just icing on the cake.
PS+'s big selling point is the free games you get, along with potential hefty discounts(although, MS's recent sales have had some killer deals as well). If MS were going to offer similiar content, I do think they would have grounds to categorize it under a different umbrella and charge for it. Not that I would subscribe or anything.

 
What time do xb1 games go up for sale on the marketplace? I'm going up buy the digital version of titanfall and am wondering what time I can start downloading it. Do they go live at the same time 360 games go up?
 
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