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

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

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Deals with Gold
 

1/1 - 1/7


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

12/18 - 12/24


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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


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

[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 1/1 - 1/7

Spotlight - 12/18 - 12/24


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

The Game Awards - 12/6 - 12/9


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


[*]:xb1: The Council

Party Time Sale - 12/4 - 12/10


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


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Misc Drops


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

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

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

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

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

 
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PUBG achievement list

Last Survivor Win a game 10 times. 50

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Solo. 55

Dynamic Duo Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Duos. 50

Fantastic Four Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Squads. 50

Long and Winding Road Kill 1000 players by any means. 50

Collateral Damage Kill 100 players by any means. 25

Devil Inside Me Kill 10 players by any means. 10

Blood on My Hands Kill a player by any means. 10

Airborne Jump out from an airplane 101 times. 25

Top 10 Reach the top 10 10 times. 50

Pacifist Reach the top 10 without killing anyone. 50

CQB Master Kill 200 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol. 50

CQB Expert Kill 50 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol. 25

CQB Novice Kill 10 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol. 10

Marksman Master Kill 100 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away. 50

Marksman Expert Kill 30 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away. 25

Marksman Novice Kill 10 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away. 10

Nade King Master Kill 50 players with grenades. 50

Nade King Expert Kill 30 players with grenades. 25

Nade King Novice Kill 10 players with grenades. 10

The First Rule Is… Kill 20 players with bare hands. 25

Killing Spree Kill at least 4 players in a single match. 25

Trigonometry Novice Headshot and kill 10 enemy players with a sniper rifle. 25

Okay, Now I'm Ready Equip a Lv.3 Helmet, Military Vest, and Backpack in 10 matches. 25

First Blood Get the first kill of a match. 25

Shoot the Knee Kill 10 players with the crossbow. 25

First Come, First Served Loot 50 items from the carepackage. 25

Agent 48 Kill 50 players with suppressed weapons.25

Now You See Me, Now You Don't Equip a ghillie suit for the first time. 25

Fury Road Kill 10 players with a gun while in a vehicle.25

Guardian Angel Revive a knocked-downed teammate. 10

Ghost Equip a suppressed weapon in every weapon slot. 10

Don't Pan Me Bro! Kill another player with the frying pan. 10

Fast and Furious Kill 10 players by hitting them with a vehicle. 10

You Complete Me Wear the outfit of a dead player. 10

Cruising with the Enemy Get into a vehicle with an enemy player. 10

Health Junkie Charge your boost gauge to the max with energy drink and painkiller overdose. 10

 
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I'm Rick James!!!!!

So the games counting down to 58 days in the spoiler will be on sale on 10/31.  At first I thought games with gold, but there are 3 xbox one games.

 
Which version of Dark Souls would make the most sense for a new player: Dark Souls Remastered or Dark Souls 3?

There's something to be said for starting at the beginning.  But perhaps picking the series up with its latest innovations (?) would make sense, too.

Also considering Little Nightmares Complete and Get Even.  :)

 
Bizzquik said:
Which version of Dark Souls would make the most sense for a new player: Dark Souls Remastered or Dark Souls 3?

There's something to be said for starting at the beginning. But perhaps picking the series up with its latest innovations (?) would make sense, too.

Also considering Little Nightmares Complete and Get Even. :)
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Start at 1. 3 has callbacks to it that you'll enjoy more in order. Remastered had a few small quality of life tweaks inspired by the later games.

"proved the haters wrong" is pretty funny. What did they prove exactly, that they can arbitrarily throw up a version 1.0? At least it coincided with a bunch of new stuff on Xbox I guess. I've had fun with PUBG but the devs have proven they don't really know what they're doing, or are simply too greedy to give a shit.

 
Bizzquik said:
Which version of Dark Souls would make the most sense for a new player: Dark Souls Remastered or Dark Souls 3?
There's something to be said for starting at the beginning. But perhaps picking the series up with its latest innovations (?) would make sense, too.

Also considering Little Nightmares Complete and Get Even. :)
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This series I would suggest starting at 1. They alter combat based on how people played in earlier part of series.

Plus 1 has amazing level design :)

Don’t be afraid about asking a friend of guide for help. The game gives so little guidance. If the decision is between stop playing or look it up, just look up. That way you don’t miss out on the rest of game

If nothing else a guide can help direct you inbolay order. The game doesn’t really tell you which way to go very often
 
Bizzquik said:
Which version of Dark Souls would make the most sense for a new player: Dark Souls Remastered or Dark Souls 3?

There's something to be said for starting at the beginning. But perhaps picking the series up with its latest innovations (?) would make sense, too.

Also considering Little Nightmares Complete and Get Even. :)
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Little Nightmares is great, Get Even is definitely good at that price i think it's a hidden gem

when a game is counting down 27 days which would be October 1st, does that mean future GWG?

 
Bizzquik said:
Which version of Dark Souls would make the most sense for a new player: Dark Souls Remastered or Dark Souls 3?
There's something to be said for starting at the beginning. But perhaps picking the series up with its latest innovations (?) would make sense, too.

Also considering Little Nightmares Complete and Get Even. :)
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I think it depends on how you intend to play. If you want the challenge of tackling every area and boss solo, I'd recommend DSR. There are more options available to you and figuring out where to go and what to do can be as big of a challenge as the enemies and environments themselves. The PvP is garbage and will probably turn you off DSPvP for years.

If you have friends to co-op with, or suspect you might want to summon help for bosses (or offer yourself as a summon to practice), then you will have to open yourself to pvp in either game. DSR you can only open yourself to summon help at the bonfire, and will consume resources if you die on the way to the boss. In DS3, you can do this right at the boss door if you want maximum avoidance. You should also keep in mind that both games were designed around the internet, so they expect you to look for player messages or read guides if you get stuck. That's also why summoning co-op help prioritizes invaders.

DS3 pvp is dominated by the two-hit auto stagger combo that encourages quick weapons with decent reach - ie straight and curved swords. This limits weapon/playstyle variety at the top level of 1v1 duels, but there is more to the pvp than just that. Invaders are always going to be experienced players, sometimes they will just run in, one shot you, and then point down, but you have a far better chance of learning your own way up in DS3 PvP than in the non-stop backstabs and magic spam in DSR. Not that DS3 doesn't have that, but it's less punishing and easier to escape follow up attacks. DS3 the much more popular game, with a larger community of helpers and gankers to color your experience.

DS3 is a more linear experience with fewer branching paths than DSR, but there are a lot of improvements to the gameplay and weapon variety that overall rank it as the better game to me. DS3 repeats characters and locations from DSR, but I always saw the games as Zelda like so I didn't care that they rehash the same lava level and dragon boss every time. It's a uniquely rewarding experience to open shortcuts connecting the various areas of DSR to each other, but the gameplay really shows its age and the less said about Lost Izalith the better.



TL/DR: DS3.
 
gamegirlpocket said:
Funny, I feel the complete opposite. EA Access seems like 50% sports games, which don't interest me but is certainly subjective. Game Pass has a lot of indie games that interest me but I would not usually pay money for. between that and all first party titles going to Game Pass now, the only advantage to me with EA access is that it is significantly cheaper.

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I don't play sports games much, but a big perk of EA Access for me is I always have fairly new versions of them if friends want to play or I want to mess around with them for a bit. And $30/year ($25 when I find a deal)is a perfect price point for me.

 
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Speaking of Game Pass, Skyforce Reloaded also got added this weekend. I got hooked on SF Anniversary last winter between semesters, and just spent way longer than I care to admit glued to Reloaded. 

If you like perfectionist arcade style games, you've been warned.

 
RedPandaKids said:
Why would something get delisted, and then brought back?

Oh wait, we are talking about Disney here. Would they treat video games like “the vault”?

Could that mean they would do that to marvel games?
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I’d say it’s always a possibility. Remember what just happened with Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
 
Barry Burton said:
when a game is counting down 27 days which would be October 1st, does that mean future GWG?
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Probably not, but one can hope. I suggested the same when I noticed State of Decay was counting down to October 1 last week. There were a number of Game Pass titles counting down to Sep 1, and nothing happened with them. It might be related to that, with some quirk having them get recycled in the system or something. State of Decay, NBA Playgrounds and Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell are in Game Pass. F1 2018 is not, F1 2015 is. The 58 day countdowns (Halo Wars : Definitive, Sky Force Anniversary, Escapists) are also Game Pass and are targeting November 1. October 1 also happens to be a Monday, so it could be a sale.

 
Browsing through my achievements and noticed FFXV is listed as the Windows Edition. Anybody else play the Xbox version and it shows Windows now?

 
Got the Don't Starve Mega Bundle and the Path to War Red Faction DLC so far...unsure about Impact Winter, ABC Murders, Sheltered and Beholder...also Battle Chaser looks nice..

 
SIX min WHISTLE said:
"proved the haters wrong" is pretty funny. What did they prove exactly, that they can arbitrarily throw up a version 1.0? At least it coincided with a bunch of new stuff on Xbox I guess. I've had fun with PUBG but the devs have proven they don't really know what they're doing, or are simply too greedy to give a shit.
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ahh the old lazy devs cynical thing. Actually 1.0 on the Xbox has a ton to offer so far. I've pretty much moved from Xbox to PC more for squads with friends than anything, but don't believe this kid's hype. Making games isn't easy and he doesn't know any more than the devs.

 
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RedPandaKids said:
Why would something get delisted, and then brought back?

Oh wait, we are talking about Disney here. Would they treat video games like “the vault”?

Could that mean they would do that to marvel games?
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Nah, it's likely license renewal for publishing and distribution, depending on how contracts are written. Same with GTA4 patching out music 10 years after the fact, since if they didn't, they would either have to pay more money in licensing fees, or more likely, cease digital distribution.

Sega and Disney must have worked something out. Activision had more or less a blanket license for Marvel properties which ended in 2014 and is why games like Deadpool got delisted. They seem to still have a business relationship since Activision is publishing the PS4 Spider-Man game, but it seems to be on a title by title basis now.

 
gamegirlpocket said:
Nah, it's likely license renewal for publishing and distribution, depending on how contracts are written. Same with GTA4 patching out music 10 years after the fact, since if they didn't, they would either have to pay more money in licensing fees, or more likely, cease digital distribution.

Sega and Disney must have worked something out. Activision had more or less a blanket license for Marvel properties which ended in 2014 and is why games like Deadpool got delisted. They seem to still have a business relationship since Activision is publishing the PS4 Spider-Man game, but it seems to be on a title by title basis now.
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Plus doesn't Sony have the spider man movie rights?
 
gamegirlpocket said:
Nah, it's likely license renewal for publishing and distribution, depending on how contracts are written. Same with GTA4 patching out music 10 years after the fact, since if they didn't, they would either have to pay more money in licensing fees, or more likely, cease digital distribution.

Sega and Disney must have worked something out. Activision had more or less a blanket license for Marvel properties which ended in 2014 and is why games like Deadpool got delisted. They seem to still have a business relationship since Activision is publishing the PS4 Spider-Man game, but it seems to be on a title by title basis now.
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Sony is publishing it and Insomniac is the developer.
 
Donken said:
Plus doesn't Sony have the spider man movie rights?
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Sony has a long-term claim on movie rights, which is why the MCU Spider-Man is in collaboration with Sony. Their movie contract has nothing to do with videogames, although they are definitely benefiting from the brand/license association.

Marvel contacted Sony and said "We want you to publish a Marvel game and treat it with the budget and care you would any other first party title." Sony chose Insomniac games, and Insomniac asked to make a Spider-Man game.

 
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Been so long since I touched Destiny 2 that I didn’t even realize that Forsaken isn’t in the SP. Oh well, not getting more money from me at this point.
 
awp said:
Been so long since I touched Destiny 2 that I didn’t even realize that Forsaken isn’t in the SP. Oh well, not getting more money from me at this point.
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I knew I wasn't going to get the expansion so I had casually played through the other DLCs just once since it was already (stupidly) paid for. Never bothered to get fully leveled up or anything.

I think it'll be interesting to see what business model they take with D3. Every game is launching with free DLCs now. The Division 2 will have free story DLCs. Anthem announced they'll have free story DLCs. Battlefield is doing away with their season pass. Halo has been giving away free updates already.

 
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gamegirlpocket said:
Sony has a long-term claim on movie rights, which is why the MCU Spider-Man is in collaboration with Sony. Their movie contract has nothing to do with videogames, although they are definitely benefiting from the brand/license association.

Marvel contacted Sony and said "We want you to publish a Marvel game and treat it with the budget and care you would any other first party title." Sony chose Insomniac games, and Insomniac asked to make a Spider-Man game.
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I read somewhere else that it was the quid-pro-quo part of the deal between Sony and Disney/Marvel and maybe a one-off. Disney gets to use Spider-Man in the MCU, Sony gets to make an exclusive Spider-Man game. Could be wrong though but it would make sense.

 
Doctor Zod said:
I read somewhere else that it was the quid-pro-quo part of the deal between Sony and Disney/Marvel and maybe a one-off. Disney gets to use Spider-Man in the MCU, Sony gets to make an exclusive Spider-Man game. Could be wrong though but it would make sense.
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That may have been part of the final arrangement when they were figuring it out, but it was Insomniac that asked to make a Spidey game.

All I know is, I want to play it and currently can't.

 
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