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
Older

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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yourmomsnewboyfriend said:
My rant - NBA Live 15 is alot of fun and worth the $9. While 2k may be the better version, you get tired of year to year updates with no real updates or innovation. So now is the time to switch over for under 10 and enjoy Live. I've put in a lot of time into 15 and you won't be disappointed.
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How is the franchise (or whatever they call it) mode?

 
yourmomsnewboyfriend said:
My rant - NBA Live 15 is alot of fun and worth the $9. While 2k may be the better version, you get tired of year to year updates with no real updates or innovation. So now is the time to switch over for under 10 and enjoy Live. I've put in a lot of time into 15 and you won't be disappointed.
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Does it have to be online all the time and if it goes offline for even a second do you lose all progress and access to most features and game modes? Also is there a broken universal currency system designed to drive microtransactions?

 
yourmomsnewboyfriend said:
My rant - NBA Live 15 is alot of fun and worth the $9. While 2k may be the better version, you get tired of year to year updates with no real updates or innovation. So now is the time to switch over for under 10 and enjoy Live. I've put in a lot of time into 15 and you won't be disappointed.
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So get the latest version of 2k and don't buy the next couple of years versions. Doesn't make sense to buy the worse version just because it isn't much better than last years game.

 
el swordo said:
So get the latest version of 2k and don't buy the next couple of years versions. Doesn't make sense to buy the worse version just because it isn't much better than last years game.
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Then there's, you know, the fact that one is $60 and one is $10. I mean, if that matters to you. It does to me.
 
Watched a little bit of NBA Live 15 on Twitch and it actually looks really good, now how it plays its really hard to tell from a stream. Probably still won't buy it but hope it joins ea access
 
NBA Live 15 is coming to EA Access isn't it? Last time I checked it still wasn't there but I thought it had been confirmed.

With Access, I'm not planning on buying any EA sports games. And will think twice on others if I'm not dying to have it.
 
FriskyTanuki said:
Except the NBA 2K games are getting worse each year.
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I don't really care either way about basketball games I have my hands full with fifa and nhl. Was just pointing out that it's pretty unanimous that the 2k series is better that even an older one might be better than a new one from a series that has been on hiatus for awhile due to it being so inferior.

 
FriskyTanuki said:
Except the NBA 2K games are getting worse each year.
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I don't really care either way about basketball games I have my hands full with fifa and nhl. Was just pointing out that it's pretty unanimous that the 2k series is better. In fact it was so good that it drove EA out of the basketball game business until just recently. But, for $10 even I might consider grabbing live.

 
el swordo said:
I don't really care either way about basketball games I have my hands full with fifa and nhl. Was just pointing out that it's pretty unanimous that the 2k series is better that even an older one might be better than a new one from a series that has been on hiatus for awhile due to it being so inferior.
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el swordo said:
I don't really care either way about basketball games I have my hands full with fifa and nhl. Was just pointing out that it's pretty unanimous that the 2k series is better. In fact it was so good that it drove EA out of the basketball game business until just recently. But, for $10 even I might consider grabbing live.
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The NBA Live games weren't that bad then, as they had a Metacritic of about 80. They just tried a rebranding with a new creative lead and it failed big time. The sports gaming scene is in such a weird place that it's really hard to put out a #2 product that's worth the cost to produce because the audience typically abandons them in droves when one starts separating itself, which creates exclusivity without the need for an exclusive deal. Of course the new games are inferior, as they didn't have the luxury of just building upon the same engine and assets that they've used for years.

 
How is the Killer Instinct Complete Collection?

In Australia, they are charging $65.97 as the sale price. Still worth it at this price?

Also Killer Elite good for $20?

 
I go back and forth with Live and 2K and always enjoy Live a little more. Sure it's missing some bells and whistles that 2K has, but I just have more fun with it. They absolutely NAILED the arenas and presentation too.
 
If you missed out on getting Chariot as a Games with Gold title last October, you're in luck! We're about to stream the game for 90 minutes tonight and giving out codes for Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Steam codes. Please check it out.

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xbox_man said:
How is the Killer Instinct Complete Collection?

In Australia, they are charging $65.97 as the sale price. Still worth it at this price?

Also Killer Elite good for $20?
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If you like fighting games, don't miss the sale price. Killer Instinct is great and they keep updating it and adding new characters, etc. Plus you get the two classic games, and Killer Instinct 2 Classic is still quite good.

 
For those interested in Live, if you subscribe to EA Access, their facebook account has mentioned more than once that it's coming "soon" on the service.

 
MaXx said:
For those interested in Live, if you subscribe to EA Access, their facebook account has mentioned more than once that it's coming "soon" on the service.
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Nice to know, still haven't tried EA Access yet.

Off-topic: Boo FIU! Go FAU! (lol jk :p)

 
el swordo said:
I don't really care either way about basketball games I have my hands full with fifa and nhl. Was just pointing out that it's pretty unanimous that the 2k series is better. In fact it was so good that it drove EA out of the basketball game business until just recently. But, for $10 even I might consider grabbing live.
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2K has definitely verged into where Madden was when 2K lost football. Poor jump to the next gen, stagnating and increasingly broken game, experimenting with a user unfriendly micro transaction model, and alienating most of it's fan base that's still buying the game because it's the only option. Now though you also have to contend with them shutting down the servers quicker than they used to and in the case of 2K that basically even breaks the "offline" experience as most of the content requires you to be online at all times this generation.

Sports games aren't in a great place right now or handling the transition gracefully.
 
Assuming NBA Live 15 demo is representative of the full game I like this more than 2K.

Overall it doesn't look as good as a whole as 2K but the player models look great and slightly less weird than 2K's.  They seem to have stopped trying to reinvent the basketball game and just settled for a basic 2K clone which is fine and it's slightly simpler but more fun to play so far.  The ESPN presentation isn't quite as refined but at least it doesn't have disjointed product placement and sideline reports and stuff constantly.  The menus can't be any worse than 2K's so that's a point in it's favor without even seeing them.  A couple weird things happened during the demo game but it was still a fraction of the WTF that happens during an average game of 2K.  All in all from the demo I'm pretty sold and will almost certainly be picking it up much to my surprise.

 
wtf.. i got a mail from microsoft telling me that al the money i have i my MS account will just disappear at the start of June. What the hells that about? How can they just delete your money/MS points? I think i have aout $70 in there, not sure what i want to waste it on

 
Kenshindono said:
wtf.. i got a mail from microsoft telling me that al the money i have i my MS account will just disappear at the start of June. What the hells that about? How can they just delete your money/MS points? I think i have aout $70 in there, not sure what i want to waste it on
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Is it all credit from a promotion? That has expiration dates, money from prepaid cards doesn't.

There's a way to check it in your account but I'm on my phone in bed and don't remember the steps of the top of my head. If no one else points you to it I'll try to remember to look in the morning.
 
Kenshindono said:
wtf.. i got a mail from microsoft telling me that al the money i have i my MS account will just disappear at the start of June. What the hells that about? How can they just delete your money/MS points? I think i have aout $70 in there, not sure what i want to waste it on
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I hate that policy, but at least you have more than two months worth of sales to decide what to get.

That works out to roughly 5 Rockstar weekly sales.

 
Kenshindono said:
wtf.. i got a mail from microsoft telling me that al the money i have i my MS account will just disappear at the start of June. What the hells that about? How can they just delete your money/MS points? I think i have aout $70 in there, not sure what i want to waste it on
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Chances are that the money in your account was from the transition from MS Points to real currency. MS points converted this way are considered "promotional" and have an expiration date so yep! I hope you saw this at some point during the transition. http://support.xbox.com/en-US/billing/microsoft-points/microsoft-points-retire-faq

 
EldritchOnRye said:
2K has definitely verged into where Madden was when 2K lost football. Poor jump to the next gen, stagnating and increasingly broken game, experimenting with a user unfriendly micro transaction model, and alienating most of it's fan base that's still buying the game because it's the only option. Now though you also have to contend with them shutting down the servers quicker than they used to and in the case of 2K that basically even breaks the "offline" experience as most of the content requires you to be online at all times this generation.

Sports games aren't in a great place right now or handling the transition gracefully.
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For me, the career mode in the 2K games has gotten considerably worse with each new iteration since 2K13. Before, they let you play a game to determine your player's skill level to determine team interest and where you will get drafted, which is at least open enough to offer a variety of situations to start your career. The beauty of career modes for me is that they're basically an open book so that you can come up with your own storylines and such to make it something of an open-ended RPG where the user has all of the agency in where it goes.

With 2K14, they've started to take that away as they added much more of a focus on telling you what your story is and forcing these weird cutscenes on you. You play your game to set your skill level and determine where you're drafted, but they insert a specific 2K-created player to get drafted after you that starts a rivalry with you that is such an odd thing to do with taking away some of the realism with that fake player.

With 2K15, you cannot even get drafted if you want that because they force this dumb cinematic story from the beginning where you go undrafted with no ability to change that and have to work your way up from the bottom. You tryout for teams that are interested in you and play a game to see if you meet their required grade to get a 10-day contract. If you don't play well enough to get a contract for the rest of the season, you just keep getting 10-day contracts or maybe get cut to try that over again. The thing that stinks with that is on my 10-day contract, I was considered the team's 7th man and worthy of some significant minutes off the bench, but not worthy of a deal for the rest of the season until after the second 10-day contract with a crappy team that only had one player on the roster at my position.

I'm a Cavaliers fan and still have not been able to get auto-drafted by them in any NBA 2K game, which is a possibility in NHL, Madden, and MLB The Show. People around here have taken offense to my desire to have the option just put my player on the team I'd prefer, but that's also been a big issue for me over the years. The actual game of basketball is pretty good with 2K, but everything else around it is deteriorating from what I want and expect out of the game.

 
I'm surprised more people haven't complained on here about the currency that was converted from ms points expiring in June. I understand them wanting to go with simple $ amount cards as opposed to us having to crunch numbers to determine how much a purchase would be . Why have the converted currency expire though ? I had 90$ set to expire in June . Had it not been for a few games from the sale and state of decay X1 there wouldn't be much for me to spend it on . I prefer physical and with gcu at bestbuy I have had the money sitting for a while in my account for dlc or good sales that pop up . I would hate to be forced to spend it before June to avoid having it expire .
 
crazedracerguy said:
I played Live for 3 hours last night and had a blast. It's not near as easy as Madden. You actually have to play smart to win.
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Yeah, I gave the demo a shot and can see that it's going in the right direction, plus it has Ultimate Team mode which Madden and NHL have me hooked on that. I like that the controls are very similar to the old NBA Live games years ago...I grew up playing Bulls vs Lakers, NBA Live '95-99...so I'm hoping they can keep going in the right direction and wake 2K up a bit. I also played NBA 2k15, sank a bunch of money into leveling up my player so I could get into My Park games, but the whole game just got boring. Both games just feel so scripted--like oh you took a bad shot, now the computer will go on a 10-0 run filled with all sorts of unguardable nonsense.

 
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