XBL Deals - 2014 - 3/2015

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It may not be clear which :xb1: markdowns are Gold only until Major Nelson posts or the Sales & Specials page updates

Recent Updates

  • 3/1 - March GwG Live, New XBL Rewards
  • 2/26 - Misc Markdown - Gears of War 2
  • 2/25 - March GwG announced, Forza Fast and Furious freebie announcement
  • 2/24 - Deals with Gold, Spotlight Crew Silver Pack
  • 2/23 - UGS - Metro 2033 price dropped
  • 2/20 - UGS Weekend deals live, Strider, Bound by Flame, DiRT 3 unannounced drops
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
 

2/24 - 3/2 - Ubisoft / Square Enix

2/17 - 2/23 - Misc


2/10 - 2/16 - Geometry Wars 3, NBA 2K15


[*]:360: Geometry Wars Dimensions - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]:360: NBA 2K15 - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

2/3 - 2/9 - Far Cry 4 and more


[*]:360: Assassin's Creed Rogue - $40.19 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Far Cry 4 - $35.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Payday 2 - $8.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct - $9.99 - 80% off - xbldb
1/27 - 2/2 - Misc

1/20 - 1/26 - Misc


[*]:360: Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Farming Simulator - $10.49 - 65% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Pool Nation - $2.99 - 70% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Skyrim - $8.99 - 70% 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


[*]:360: Jan 16-31 - The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - xbldb
[*]:xb1: Jan

[*]:360: Feb 1-15 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - xbldb
[*]:360: Feb 16-28 - Sniper Elite V2 - xbldb
[*]:xb1: Feb

[*]:360: Mar 1-15 - Tomb Raider - xbldb

[*]:360: Mar 16-31 - BioShock Infinite - xbldb
[*]:xb1: Mar

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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]

Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious - 3/27 - 4/10

  • :xb1: - FREE
  • :360: - FREE
Spotlight - The Crew Silver Pack - 2/24 - 3/2

Spotlight DOA5 Core Pack - 2/17 - ?

Spotlight Escapists - Gold launch discount until 3/13 (1 month)

Ultimate Game Sale - 2/17 - 2/23


[*]Weekend deals

[*]:xb1: Week-long deals

[*]:xb1: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Digital Pro Edition - $74.99 - 25% off - $79.99 - 20% off
  • Base game - $40.19 - 33% off - $40.19 - 33% off
  • Digital upgrade offer still active for buying 360 version

[*]:xb1: The Crew Gold Edition - $56.94 - 33% off - $63.74 - 25% off
  • Base game - $40.19 - 33% off - $44.99 - 25% off

[*]:xb1: Destiny Digital Guardian Edition - $67.49 - 25% off - $71.99 - 20% off
  • Base game - $40.19 - 33% off - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]:xb1: Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved - Digital Bundle - $20.00 - 50% off - $23.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 2 and Forza Motorsport 5 Bundle - $73.69 - 33% off - $82.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Forza Motorsport 5: Racing GOTY Edition - $29.99 - 40% off - $33.49 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris & Season Pass Pack - $11.60 - 60% off - $14.50 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor - $29.99 - 40% off - $33.49 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Monopoly Family Fun Pack - $20.09 - 33% off - $22.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 - $30.00 - 50% off - $35.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: The Telltale Games Collection - $55.00 - 50% off - $65.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Fusion - Deluxe Edition - $16.00 - 60% off - $20.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Watch Dogs - $24.00 - 60% off - $30.00 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Ultimate Value

[*]:360: Week-long deals

[*]:360: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - $29.99 - 50% off - $35.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - $40.19 - 33% off - $44.99 - 25% off - xbldb
  • Digital upgrade offer still active

[*]:360: Destiny - $40.19 - 33% off - $44.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Far Cry 3 - $9.99 - 50% off - $11.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: FIFA 15 - $29.99 - 50% off - $35.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack - $9.99 - 50% off - $11.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Forza Motorsport 4 Season Pass - $7.49 - 75% off - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Gears of War 3 - $4.99 - 75% off - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]:360: Halo 4 - $11.99 - 60% off - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $23.99 - 40% off - $26.79 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - $6.59 - 67% off - $7.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - $7.49 - 75% off - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 - $19.99 - 50% off - $23.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Sniper Elite 3 - $7.99 - 80% off - $9.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: South Park: The Stick of Truth - $14.99 - 50% off - $17.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Watch Dogs - $23.99 - 40% off - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]:360: Value deals

[*]:360: Terraria - $2.99 - 80% off - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb

Spotlight Nordic - 2/3 - 2/9


[*]:360: Deadfall Adventures - $3.99 - 90% off - xbldb
[*]:360: de Blob 2 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Elements Of Destruction - $2.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Frontlines: Fuel of War - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]:360: Jeopardy! - $4.49 - 85% off - xbldb

[*]:360: JUJU - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]:360: MX vs ATV Reflex

[*]:360: MX VS ATV Supercross - $20.09 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]:360: The Outfit - $2.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: The Raven

[*]:360: Red Faction: Armageddon - $4.19 - 86% off - xbldb

[*]:360: Red Faction: Guerrilla

[*]:360: Rocket Riot - $2.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Wheel of Fortune - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb

Spotlight EA - 1/27 - 2/2


[*]:xb1: Dragon Age: Inquisition Deluxe Edition - $41.99 - 40% off / $46.89 - 33% off
  • Base Game - $35.99 - 40% off / $40.19 - 33% off

[*]:xb1: EA Sports UFC - $10.00 - 75% off / $13.20 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Madden NFL 15 Super Bowl Edition - $24.00 - 60% off / $30.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: NBA Live 15 - $19.80 - 67% off / $24.00 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition - $15.00 - 75% off / $19.80 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: NHL 15 - $24.00 - 60% off / $30.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Peggle 2 Magical Masters Edition - $4.95 - 67% off / $6.00 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - $10.00 - 75% off / $13.20 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Titanfall Deluxe Edition - $12.50 - 75% off / $16.50 - 67% off

[*]:360: Army of Two: TFD - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Bulletstorm - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Burnout Paradise - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Crysis - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Crysis 2 - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Crysis 3 - $7.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Dead Space - $2.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Dragon Age: Origins - $4.49 - 70% off - xbldb

[*]:360: Dragon Age 2 - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Fight Night Champion - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Fuse - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Madden NFL 15 - $23.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Mass Effect 2

[*]:360: Mass Effect 3

[*]:360: Mirror's Edge - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: NBA Jam: On Fire Edition - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: NCAA Football 14 - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: NFL Blitz - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: NHL 15 - $23.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Need for Speed Most Wanted - $7.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Need for Speed Rivals - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: skate. - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Skate 2 - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Skate 3 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Syndicate - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]:360: Titanfall Deluxe Edition - $12.49 - 75% 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]
 

February 2015

January 2015


[*]1/28 - :360: Metro: Last Light - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/22 - :xb1: Madden NFL 15 Super Bowl Edition - $24.00 - 60% off
[*]1/20 - :360: Fantasia: Music Evolved - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]1/19 - :xb1: Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year Edition - $29.99 - 40% off - price reverted 1/20
[*]1/6 - :360: The Lego Movie Videogame - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/6 - :360: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/6 - :360: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]1/5 - :360: Lego The Hobbit - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/5 - :360: MUD - FIM Motocross World Championship - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
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December 2014


November 2014


October 2014


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

March 2014

  • New survey is up
  • Anime addiciton - Mar 1-31
    4,000 credits ($4) - Buy $20 or more of anime movies, shows and passes

February 2014

  • New survey is up
  • So Much to Love
    2,000 credits ($2) - Buy or rent at least $20 worth of HD movies that have the word "love" in the title
  • 4,000 credits ($4) - Spend at least $40 on E-rated games and DLC
  • 2,000 credits ($2) - Play 20 hours of multiplayer on Xbox Live

[*]Refer-a-friend through their messages to get an XB1 - Feb 1 - Mar 8
  • 25,000 credits ($25) for first friend to buy an XB1 based on your referral
  • 10,000 credits ($10) for each subsequent referred friend
  • All friends receive 25,000 credits ($25)

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Cross Buy / Upgrade Promotions
 
Between Xbox 360 and Xbox One :


[*]Battlefield 4 - Premium * Scheduled expiration July 31, 2014 *
[*]Call of Duty: Ghosts - Season Pass * Scheduled expiration May 31, 2014 *
  • Confirmed still active on Aug 26

[*]Destiny * Scheduled expiration Jan 15, 2015 *

[*]Minecraft $4.99 upgrade

[*]Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Digital game offer expires Mar 31, 2015
  • No deadline for DLC, including Season Pass
  • Details

[*]State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition
  • Releases April 28, 2015
  • 33% discount for owning 360 version, expires June 30, 2015
  • Exclusive character for owning 360 version
  • Details

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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


[*]After Burner Climax - Expected Dec 24, pulled Dec 17

[*]Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins - Expected Dec 31


[*]Rock Band Track and Pack - expected May 30

[*]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

[*]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 Tracks - Expected Dec 23 - Gone

[*]Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Fake Friends - $1.00 - xbldb
[*]Just Kait's U Suck - $1.00 - xbldb
[*]Lights Resolve's Dreaming of Love - FREE - xbldb
[*]Morningwood's Best Of Me - $1.00 - xbldb
[*]Morningwood's Sugarbaby - $1.00 - xbldb
[*]Official forums announcement

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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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EldritchOnRye said:
Because we already have BK on 360 and there's not much else Rare that Nintendo doesn't own the rights to that I would want to see.
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new IP? I know its not Microsoft's way of doing things but who knows, eh?

Edit: Ok, it wouldnt be new IP if its BK, but it can still be an brand new BK game, with new game mechanics.

 
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KurishiaMarurade said:
new IP? I know its not Microsoft's way of doing things but who knows, eh?

Edit: Ok, it wouldnt be new IP if its BK, but it can still be an brand new BK game, with new game mechanics.
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Well the thing said Rare classics mentioning BK and Perfect Dark which makes it sound like they just intend to put old games on Le 'Bone so we can buy them yet again.

 
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How was the Mordor DLC for anyone that got the SP? I know I'm waiting for SO SP (even though it's killing me) because it's not very long and the MP is so dead. Just wondering if SoM SP may be a full price purchase...
 
Given this week's sale, I have lost hope of Capcom discounting Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.  So I went ahead and snagged a pretty cheap copy off of Amazon.  This likely means that it will be cheap during the next big sale that they do.

I'm a little iffy on getting the REmake when it comes out.  I own for Gamecube still.  But I've played pretty much every RE game except for RE6 and that means I'll likely get it....when it goes on sale of course.

 
crazedracerguy said:
How was the Mordor DLC for anyone that got the SP? I know I'm waiting for SO SP (even though it's killing me) because it's not very long and the MP is so dead. Just wondering if SoM SP may be a full price purchase...
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I don't think it's worth the full price purchase. The first big dlc, lord of the hunt, is COMPLETELY standalone. Nothing you do has any consequence whatsoever in the main game. I would have liked to see maybe earned runes carry over, or something. Anything, really. When I played the dlc my main game character was pretty low level and the character they give you for the dlc has all max stats with all skills. So it was pretty cool to experiment with some of the higher level skills to see which ones I wanted to focus on for my main character, but other than that, I didn't get much out of it.

I don't know anything about additional future dlc, but as it stands now, I don't think it's worth it just for lord of the hunt.

just my opinion. I bought it for $16 and don't regret it yet, mainly because I'm still hoping for new stuff in the future. But I played an hour of the dlc before going right back to work on my main character.
 
synnarc said:
There's been a few early reviewers live streaming the Resident Evil remake and it looks amazing. I'm sold for sure.
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Definitely. Game informer and press play both gave it a 9.5. Haven't seen any live stream reviews but I'll check some out.
 
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Darby27 said:
iirc, game informer gave the Master Queef Collection a 9.5 at release...
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it did deserve a 9.5. Its a fantastic collection that unfortunately had a horrible start, but GI gave it the benefit of the doubt because they knew what it would be once all the MP issues were fixed, and they were right.

 
Groo The Wanderer said:
it did deserve a 9.5. Its a fantastic collection that unfortunately had a horrible start, but GI gave it the benefit of the doubt because they knew what it would be once all the MP issues were fixed, and they were right.
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Now that right there is the definition of quality reviewing.

 
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yeah lets give the game a 3 due to temporary issues, and then a month later when everything is working properly, lets amend the score and give it the 9.5 we were gonna give it in the first place. Brilliant.

 
Groo The Wanderer said:
yeah lets give the game a 3 due to temporary issues, and then a month later when everything is working properly, lets amend the score and give it the 9.5 we were gonna give it in the first place. Brilliant.
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Only took three months for it to be mostly functional, no one will buy the game off that review in the mean time only to be disappointed!

 
three months? It came out in mid November, and before Christmas it was working properly for mostly everybody.

I'm not excusing 343 for the shitty initial mess, but you could clearly see the game was pretty much going to be a diamond once all the issues were worked out. This is a game that people are gonna be playing for the duration of the X1's lifespan. You had to know no way was MS or 343 gonna let those problems go unchecked for very long.

 
Groo The Wanderer said:
three months? It came out in mid November, and before Christmas it was working properly for mostly everybody.

I'm not excusing 343 for the shitty initial mess, but you could clearly see the game was pretty much going to be a diamond once all the issues were worked out. This is a game that people are gonna be playing for the duration of the X1's lifespan. You had to know no way was MS or 343 gonna let those problems go unchecked for very long.
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OK a a month and a half. For some reason I was thinking November.

Whether a game's a 9.5 now or not reviewing a flat out broken game for what it could be is the definition of shitty reviewing and a complete lack of integrity. Reviewing it without testing it's main component that the majority of the people are buying it for under actual release conditions is irresponsible at best. Sure they have harder deadlines than a pure website but then you ought to push it to the next month, they do that all the time. Instead they pushed out the review which makes no sense since they can't even use the excuse of selling issues since you can't buy the magazine on it's own. Nor do they have a website on which they can update the review and score.

Kotaku is the epitome of shoddy click bait internet writing but at least they either delay their reviews until they can properly test the core elements of the game or put up an in progress review that gets updated and rewritten as the game gets patched.

I suppose that's all asking too much though when there is only a loose smattering of integrity in games "journalism". At least movie critics don't call themselves journalists and they still don't give disjointed movies glowing reviews because they feel confident the director's cut on DVD will be amazing.

 
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Were the MCC's problems due to actual problems with the multiplayer code or was it stress on the servers that wouldn't show up for reviewers given the small number of people using it at that time?

 
Bloomy said:
Were the MCC's problems due to actual problems with the multiplayer code or was it stress on the servers that wouldn't show up for reviewers given the small number of people using it at that time?
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afaik it was mostly problems with the MP code. There were some server issues, but a lot of shit was patched client-side.

Also, Feb. preview dashboard is out.

 
Friends and I are still having MCC problems. You don't give a broken game a high rating because it would be great if it was fixed. Give it a low score then update the review when the game updates.
 
bob101910 said:
Friends and I are still having MCC problems. You don't give a broken game a high rating because it would be great if it was fixed. Give it a low score then update the review when the game updates.
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Unfortunately they cant with Metacritic not allowing revisions, and a lot of companies go off of that for things like bonuses since they know a lot of people use that site. Also, I still play MCC near daily and it's far better than it was at launch now.

 
MoCiWe said:
Unfortunately they cant with Metacritic not allowing revisions, and a lot of companies go off of that for things like bonuses since they know a lot of people use that site. Also, I still play MCC near daily and it's far better than it was at launch now.
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That's a crappy excuse and a crappy system. May as well just bend over and get paid if you're going to score things because that's what you want on Metacritic. Taking Dorito and Mountain Dew money wasn't classy but at least it was obvious he was being paid off.

 
EldritchOnRye said:
That's a crappy excuse and a crappy system. May as well just bend over and get paid if you're going to score things because that's what you want on Metacritic. Taking Dorito and Mountain Dew money wasn't classy but at least it was obvious he was being paid off.
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I meant as in that's how the system works, never said it was good. Personally, if they were able to change their scores, I'd far prefer that system myself as well. It just sucks that with how it is now, that's not really gonna happen. Sadly it can go both ways, games can get a 9.5 even if they are broken since they are expected to get fixed, but then they can also get like a 5 because it's broken and then once it is fixed they still don't increase it

 
MoCiWe said:
I meant as in that's how the system works, never said it was good. Personally, if they were able to change their scores, I'd far prefer that system myself as well. It just sucks that with how it is now, that's not really gonna happen. Sadly it can go both ways, games can get a 9.5 even if they are broken since they are expected to get fixed, but then they can also get like a 5 because it's broken and then once it is fixed they still don't increase it
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Yep, whole system needs to die in a fire. Don't think there's a single source I actually trust their opions on that still uses scores.

 
EldritchOnRye said:
Yep, whole system needs to die in a fire. Don't think there's a single source I actually trust their opions on that still uses scores.
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I like that Kotaku goes with "Should you buy this game?" instead of a scoring system. They just post way too much fluff to keep me visiting regularly.
 
EldritchOnRye said:
That's a crappy excuse and a crappy system. May as well just bend over and get paid if you're going to score things because that's what you want on Metacritic. Taking Dorito and Mountain Dew money wasn't classy but at least it was obvious he was being paid off.
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It doesn't matter it's a halo game and it deserves a 9.5.

End of discussion.

 
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Megamania said:
It doesn't matter it's a halo game and it deserves a 9.5.

End of discussion.
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Edit- You edited your entire post before I clicked quote. :whistle2:O

To be fair most of them probably only ever played MP with each other or the devs in near perfect server conditions. Not that it's an excuse but that's what happens most of the time with these reviews and MP.

 
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EldritchOnRye said:
Edit- You edited your entire post before I clicked quote. :whistle2:o

To be fair most of them probably only ever played MP with each other or the devs in near perfect server conditions. Not that it's an excuse but that's what happens most of the time with these reviews and MP.
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I don't and won't bring the quality of this thread down lol

you guys don't deserve it :p


I probably had the best halo match on blood gulch CTF

We literally played for 2 hours straight and I finally capped the last flag towards the end, was cracking up so hard lol every attempt we would fail to capture that damn flag.

It was freezing up before literally almost everytime while we waited to get more people to join

 
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Trying to figure out what to start next... Finished SO, finished SoM... Deciding between Metro, Halo MCC or GTAV. I think I'm going to play Metro. Not sure I want to play the Halos again. That's such a time suck. I only got H:MCC and GTAV because of the M$ KSR glitch, anyway.

 
Tandjame said:
So, to sum up, RE Remastered should be awesome.
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the screen shots on the xbox one maketrplace look like crap, real grainy. Kinda reminded me of the RECVX remake........

I'm guessing it's just a port with 1080p resolution with no real work on the graphics being done. I'm gonna wait on some reviews first before pulling the trigger.

 
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the screen shots on the xbox one maketrplace look like crap, real grainy. Kinda reminded me of the RECVX remake........

I'm guessing it's just a port with 1080p resolution with no real work on the graphics being done. I'm gonna wait on some reviews first before pulling the trigger.
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That's what I said too. Then I read the game informer review as well as the press play review and they both gave it a 9.5. That was enough to convince me to preorder.
 
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Tandjame said:
That's what I said too. Then I read the game informer review as well as the press play review and they both have it a 9.5. That was enough to convince me to preorder.
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oh I hope it is good, That was one of my fav RE games. I can also see an RE0 remake coming out by end of the year.

And hopefully they will completely remake RE2 and RE3 some time in the future.

 
Yeah, you guys that are saying that the MCC is fixed are like totally right. When I search with a team of 4 now it only takes us about 25 or 30 minutes to find a match. And we only get split up like 75% of the time now. And while searching with a team of 3 only takes like 15 minutes to find a match. Oh and sometimes we all only have to exit to the dashboard and quit the game 3-5 times before it lets up join up in the same party together. And I'm still not able to beat the Halo 2 campaign because one of the levels are glitched out, but I think that's just one of the cool new special features they added to the H2 Anniversary campaign. And the other day my sister betrayed one of our teammates, fell over dead and respawned on the other team. But again, that's probably just a new feature. 

But anyways, I'm glad to hear it's working great for everyone else too. I was starting to think that I was the only lucky one.

#KAPPA

 
Does anyone know if the GOD version of XCOM Enemy Within has enemy unknown as well or are they separate releases?  I can't figure out if it is an expansion or a whole new game?

 
Transparent tiles kind of suck in the preview so far. They aren't fully transparent. One of the survey questions suggests that they are considering making them fully transparent. Hope that happens by public release.

The achievement app changed and it isn't listed as a new feature for preview members, so maybe the app updated for everybody. Shows many more achievements at a time now.
 
DRKnight said:
Does anyone know if the GOD version of XCOM Enemy Within has enemy unknown as well or are they separate releases? I can't figure out if it is an expansion or a whole new game?
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From what I can tell is that it's a stand alone expansion so you get more or less the same basic campaign with the new content. If you want just the straight up EU campaign then you have to buy that on it's own. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 
Enemy Unknown is the first retail game.  It had several pieces of post-release DLC, such as Slingshot.  Later, Enemy Within was released with the DLC from Unknown and 'new stuff' (characters/abilities/missions) integrated seamlessly into the game's campaign.  Think of Enemy Within as a remixed version of Enemy Unknown.  There is no way to play the basic Enemy Unknown game or DLC separately in Enemy Within.  I own, have played, and finished, both. 

 
ZombiesWorld said:
Yeah, you guys that are saying that the MCC is fixed are like totally right. When I search with a team of 4 now it only takes us about 25 or 30 minutes to find a match. And we only get split up like 75% of the time now. And while searching with a team of 3 only takes like 15 minutes to find a match. Oh and sometimes we all only have to exit to the dashboard and quit the game 3-5 times before it lets up join up in the same party together. And I'm still not able to beat the Halo 2 campaign because one of the levels are glitched out, but I think that's just one of the cool new special features they added to the H2 Anniversary campaign. And the other day my sister betrayed one of our teammates, fell over dead and respawned on the other team. But again, that's probably just a new feature.

But anyways, I'm glad to hear it's working great for everyone else too. I was starting to think that I was the only lucky one.

#KAPPA
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15m isn't anything to be happy about though. A game like halo should never take that long
 
Preloading Evolve Open Beta now!

aka getting the progression grind to unlock new characters for the full game done now.

 
knight19 said:
Enemy Unknown is the first retail game. It had several pieces of post-release DLC, such as Slingshot. Later, Enemy Within was released with the DLC from Unknown and 'new stuff' (characters/abilities/missions) integrated seamlessly into the game's campaign. Think of Enemy Within as a remixed version of Enemy Unknown. There is no way to play the basic Enemy Unknown game or DLC separately in Enemy Within. I own, have played, and finished, both.
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Thanks

 
I predict Evolve to do as well as Titanfall. So I will wait to get it for 12.50 around next Christmas. It lacks a single-player still, right?
 
Donken said:
I predict Evolve to do as well as Titanfall. So I will wait to get it for 12.50 around next Christmas. It lacks a single-player still, right?
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If you mean playing by yourself alone, then I believe the Monster is your only option for true single-player gaming, unless you want to go with 3 AI hunters.

If you are talking about a story-mode, then they did say there is a story-mode in it, but haven't really explained it in detail.

It'll be like Destiny, where people with friends will enjoy it a lot more than those without, or those unwilling to make new friends.

 
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