XBL Deals - 2017, Part II

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Countdown to 2018 - Dec 22 - Jan 4

Official site - Major Nelson

1 Month Gold for $1

1 Month Game Pass for $1

XB1 Daily Deals - Dec 22 - 31

Expired Dailies

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Countdown long deals (until Jan 4) - 360 deals in 3rd post

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[*]Forza Motorsport 7 Standard Edition - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]Deluxe Edition - $59.99 - 25% off
[*]Ultimate Edition - $79.99 - 20% off
[*]Gears of War 4 - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition - $20.00 - 50% off
[*]Middle-Earth: Shadow of War - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]Ruiner - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure - $19.49 - 35% off
[*]Songbringer - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]Super Lucky's Tale - $19.49 - 35% off
[*]Tacoma - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]Voodoo Vince: Remastered - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection - $19.49 - 35% off
XB1 - check marketplace for non-Gold prices, or just spend the $1

[*]Aerea - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]Agents of Mayhem - Total Mayhem Bundle - $25.00 - 50% off
[*]Arcade Game Series 3-In-1 Pack - $3.20 - 60% off
[*]Assassin's Creed Chronicles - Trilogy - $10.00 - 60% off
[*]Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag - $12.00 - 60% off
[*]Assassin's Creed Origins - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]Assassin's Creed Syndicate - $20.00 - 60% off

[*]Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection - $20.00 - 60% off
[*]Assassin's Creed Unity - $12.00 - 60% off
[*]Assetto Corsa - $17.99 - 40% off

[*]Astroneer - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]Aven Colony - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]Axiom Verge - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Baja: Edge of Control HD - $23.99 - 20% off
[*]Bastion - $7.50 - 50% off
[*]Batman: Arkham Knight - $10.00 - 50% off

[*]Batman: Return To Arkham - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Batman: The Enemy Within - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $14.99 - 40% off
[*]Batman: The Telltale Series - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $7.50 - 70% off
[*]Battle Ages City of Gems (1200) - $5.00 - 50% off
[*]Battle Islands Pile of Gold (1200) - $5.00 - 50% off
[*]Battle Islands Commanders Pile of Gold (1200) - $5.00 - 50% off
[*]Battleborn - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Battlefield 1 & Titanfall 2 Ultimate Bundle - $32.00 - 60% off
[*]Battlefield 1 Revolution - $24.00 - 60% off

[*]Battlefield Anniversary Bundle - $59.99 - 40% off
[*]Battlefield Bundle - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Bioshock: The Collection - $19.80 - 67% off
[*]Black & White Bushido - $6.50 - 50% off
[*]Black the Fall - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]Blood Bowl 2 - Legendary Edition - $30.14 - 33% off
[*]Borderlands: The Handsome Collection - $19.80 - 67% off
[*]Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition - $13.20 - 67% off

[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Zombies Chronicles Edition - $44.99 - 25% off

[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]Call of Duty: WWII + Destiny 2 Bundle - $89.99 - 25% off

[*]Call of Duty: WWII - $44.99 - 25% off

[*]Candleman - $10.04 - 33% off
[*]Child of Light - $4.50 - 70% off
[*]Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Ultimate Edition - $17.16 - 67% off
[*]Conan Exiles - $33.49 - 33% off
[*]Constructor - $20.00 - 50% off
[*]The Crew - $12.00 - 60% off

[*]Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin - $16.00 - 60% off
[*]Dark Souls III - $19.80 - 67% off

[*]DC Universe Online

[*]De Blob - $14.99 - 25% off
[*]Dead Alliance - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]Dead By Daylight: Special Edition - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]Dead Island Definitive Edition - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]Dead Island Retro Revenge - $2.00 - 60% off
[*]Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]Dead Rising - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Dead Rising 2 - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Dead Rising 4 - $13.20 - 67% off

[*]Dead Rising Triple Bundle Pack - $23.80 - 60% off
[*]Deadcore - $4.00 - 50% off
[*]Defense Grid 2 - $2.25 - 85% off
[*]Destiny 2 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $9.00 - 85% off

[*]Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition - $9.90 - 67% off
[*]Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition - $12.50 - 50% off
[*]Demon Hunter Bundle - $18.00 - 50% off
[*]Dirt 4 - $30.00 - 50% off
[*]Dishonored Definitive Edition - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Dishonored The Complete Collection - $40.00 - 50% off
[*]Dishonored: Death of the Outsider - $20.09 - 33% off

[*]Dishonored 2 - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]The Disney Afternoon Collection - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Don't Starve Together: Console Edition - $9.74 - 35% off
[*]Doom - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]Dovetail Games Euro Fishing - $9.25 - 50% off
[*]Dragon Age: Inquisition - GOTY Edition - $13.20 - 67% off

[*]Dragon Ball Xenoverse - $12.00 - 70% off

[*]Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - $30.00 - 50% off

[*]Dragon Ball Xenoverse Super Bundle - $50.99 - 40% off
[*]Dreamfall Chapters - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour - $6.60 - 67% off
[*]Dungeon Defenders II

[*]Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition - $30.00 - 50% off

[*]The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]The Escapists 2 - $16.99 - 15% off

[*]Euro Fishing: Urban Edition - $12.50 - 50% off
[*]The Evil Within - $6.60 - 67% off

[*]The Evil Within 2 - $35.99 - 40% off
[*]Evolve - $7.50 - 75% off

[*]F1 2017 - $32.99 - 45% off
[*]Fallout 4 - $20.09 - 33% off

[*]Far Cry 4 + Far Cry Primal Bundle - $23.10 - 67% off
[*]Far Cry 4 - $16.00 - 60% off

[*]Far Cry Primal - $20.00 - 60% off

[*]Farming Simulator 17 - $16.00 - 60% off

[*]FIFA 18 & NBA Live 18: The One Edition Bundle - $32.00 - 60% off
[*]FIFA 18 & NHL 18 Bundle - $40.00 - 60% off
[*]FIFA 18 And Need For Speed Payback Bundle - $50.00 - 50% off
[*]FIFA 18 - $24.00 - 60% off

[*]Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Final Fantasy XV - $20.00 - 60% off

[*]For Honor Standard Edition - $19.80 - 67% off

[*]Forced - $7.50 - 50% off
[*]Fortnite - Standard Founder's Pack - $20.00 - 50% off

[*]Forza Horizon 2 Complete Add-Ons Collection - $29.25 - 75% off
[*]Game of Thrones - The Complete First Season (Episodes 1-6) - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - Day One Version - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Gems of War Legendary Starter Pack - $25.00 - 50% off
[*]Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved - $4.95 - 67% off
[*]Get Even - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]Goat Simulator: The Goaty - $9.00 - 70% off

[*]The Golf Club 2 - $16.00 - 60% off
[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $30.00 - 50% off

[*]Halo 5: Guardians - $14.99 - 25% off

[*]Happy Dungeons Golden Start Bundle - $22.50 - 50% off
[*]Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $16.00 - 60% off

[*]Hawken - Triple Mech Pack - $20.00 - 60% off
[*]Homefront: The Revolution - $9.00 - 70% off

[*]How To Survive: Storm Warning Edition - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]How To Survive 2 - $8.24 - 45% off
[*]The Hunter: Call of the Wild - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]I Am Bread - $3.25 - 75% off
[*]Inside - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]The Jackbox Party Pack 4 - $16.74 - 33% off
[*]Jettomero: Hero of the Universe - $10.39 - 20% off
[*]Just Cause 3 - $12.00 - 80% off

[*]Just Dance 2018 - $40.19 - 33% off
[*]Killing Floor 2 - $23.99 - 40% off
[*]King's Quest : The Complete Collection - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]Kingdom: New Lands - $6.00 - 60% off
[*]Knight Squad - $3.75 - 75% off
[*]Kona - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]L.A. Noire - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]Lara Croft And the Temple of Osiris - $3.00 - 85% off

[*]Lego City Undercover - $20.00 - 50% off
[*]Lego Jurassic World - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]Lego Marvel's Avengers - $10.00 - 50% off

[*]The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game - $19.80 - 67% off
[*]Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $11.99 - 40% off

[*]Lego Worlds - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]Life Is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Deluxe Edition - $17.49 - 30% off
[*]Little Nightmares - $10.00 - 50% off

[*]Mad Max - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Madden NFL 18 - $24.00 - 60% off

[*]Mafia III - $16.00 - 60% off

[*]Maize - $13.39 - 33% off
[*]Mantis Burn Racing - $7.50 - 50% off
[*]Manual Samuel - $2.00 - 80% off
[*]Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite - $35.99 - 40% off

[*]Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Bundle - $30.00 - 50% off
[*]Mass Effect: Andromeda - Standard Recruit Edition - $12.00 - 60% off

[*]Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience - $19.49 - 35% off
[*]Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor - GOTY Edition - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]The Minecraft: Story Mode Bundle - $14.00 - 60% off
[*]Minecraft: Story Mode - The Complete Adventure (Episodes 1-8) - $9.00 - 70% off

[*]Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $12.50 - 50% off
[*]Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Monopoly Family Fun Pack - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]Monopoly Plus - $7.50 - 50% off
[*]Mount & Blade: Warband - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]Mr. Pumpkin Adventure - $2.00 - 50% off
[*]The Mummy Demastered - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]Murdered: Soul Suspect - $4.00 - 80% off
[*]MX Vs. ATV All In Edition (Limited) - $30.00 - 75% off
[*]N++ (Nplusplus) - $11.24 - 25% off
[*]Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - $15.00 - 50% off

[*]Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy - $48.99 - 30% off
[*]Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]NBA 2K18 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]NBA Live 18: The One Edition - $9.90 - 67% off
[*]NBA Playgrounds - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Necropolis - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Need For Speed Deluxe Upgrade - $4.49 - 10% off
[*]Need For Speed Payback - $30.00 - 50% off

[*]NHL 18 - $24.00 - 60% off

[*]One Piece: Burning Blood - $15.00 - 75% off

[*]Ori And the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Overcooked: Gourmet Edition - $7.09 - 67% off
[*]Overwatch GOTY Edition - $30.00 - 50% off
[*]Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 - $6.50 - 50% off
[*]Path of Exile First Blood Bundle - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - $8.00 - 60% off

[*]Phantom Dust Multiplayer Content Pack - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]Pixel Piracy - $4.95 - 67% off
[*]Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - Frosty Standard Edition - $10.00 - 50% off

[*]Portal Knights - $11.99 - 40% off

[*]Prey - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]Prison Architect: Xbox One Edition - $9.00 - 70% off
[*]Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 - $35.99 - 40% off

[*]Project Cars 2 - $35.99 - 40% off
[*]Prominence Poker

[*]Prototype Biohazard Bundle - $16.50 - 67% off
[*]Pure Farming 2018 Digital Deluxe Edition - $44.99 - 10% off
[*]Quantum Break - $20.00 - 50% off
[*]Raid: World War II - $23.99 - 40% off
[*]Rayman Legends - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]ReCore - $14.99 - 25% off
[*]Resident Evil - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Resident Evil 0 - $10.00 - 50% off

[*]Resident Evil 4 - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Resident Evil 5 - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Resident Evil 6 - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $24.89 - 17% off

[*]Resident Evil Revelations 1 & 2 Bundle - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition - $12.00 - 60% off

[*]Resident Evil Triple Pack - $23.80 - 60% off
[*]Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle - $13.20 - 67% off
[*]Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - $19.80 - 67% off

[*]Rocket League - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]Rogue Stormers - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Rogue Trooper Redux - $16.74 - 33% off
[*]Rugby 18 - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]RWBY: Grimm Eclipse - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Ryse: Legendary Edition - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Saints Row IV: Re-Elected - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell - $6.00 - 60% off
[*]Screamride - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Shadow Warrior 2 - $16.00 - 60% off
[*]The Shadow Warrior Collection - $21.00 - 70% off
[*]Shiny - $6.99 - 30% off
[*]The Sims 4 - $34.99 - 30% off

[*]Skylar & Plux: Adventure On Clover Island - $4.50 - 70% off
[*]Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - $4.50 - 85% off
[*]Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]Sniper Elite 4 - $35.99 - 40% off
[*]South Park: The Fractured But Whole - $30.00 - 50% off - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]Spheroids - $3.99 - 50% off
[*]Star Wars Battlefront II - $35.99 - 40% off

[*]State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Steamworld Dig - $2.50 - 75% off
[*]Subnautica - $13.39 - 33% off
[*]Subterrain - $6.80 - 60% off
[*]Sunset Overdrive - $7.50 - 75% off

[*]Super Cloudbuilt - $10.00 - 50% off
[*]Super Time Force - $4.50 - 70% off
[*]Surf World Series - $11.24 - 25% off
[*]Tales From the Borderlands Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $3.75 - 75% off

[*]Tekken 7 - $30.00 - 50% off

[*]The Telltale Batman Bundle - $16.00 - 60% off
[*]The Telltale Games Collection - $44.00 - 60% off
[*]Thief - $4.00 - 80% off
[*]This War of Mine: The Little Ones - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition - $16.00 - 60% off
[*]Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands - Standard Edition - $24.00 - 60% off

[*]Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege + The Division Bundle - $35.00 - 50% off
[*]Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - $20.00 - 60% off

[*]Tom Clancy's The Division - $15.00 - 70% off

[*]Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 - $19.80 - 67% off
[*]Trackmania Turbo - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]Trials Fusion - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]Trials of the Blood Dragon - $7.50 - 50% off
[*]Trove Fast Fortune - $14.99 - 25% off
[*]Trulon: The Shadow Engine - $8.00 - 60% off
[*]UFC 2 - $16.00 - 60% off

[*]Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 - $12.50 - 50% off
[*]Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]Valkyria Revolution - $23.99 - 40% off
[*]Verdun - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]Vermintide - Digital Value Pack - $39.99 - 20% off
[*]Virginia - $4.00 - 60% off
[*]The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season - $6.25 - 75% off
[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - $6.25 - 75% off
[*]The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $10.00 - 60% off
[*]The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries - $4.50 - 70% off
[*]Warframe

[*]Watch Dogs2 - $18.00 - 70% off

[*]What Remains of Edith Finch - $12.99 - 35% off
[*]The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $20.00 - 50% off

[*]The Wolf Among Us - $6.25 - 75% off
[*]Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - $35.99 - 40% off

[*]Wolfenstein: The New Order - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]Wolfenstein: The Two-Pack - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]WRC Collection Fia World Rally Championship - $71.99 - 40% off Price History
[*]Wuppo - $14.99 - 25% off
[*]WWE 2K18 - $35.99 - 40% off

[*]X-MORPH: Defense - $13.39 - 33% off
[*]XCOM 2 - $19.80 - 67% off

[*]Yooka-Laylee - $20.00 - 50% off


​​Some notes
  • 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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Jesus what are these books printed on gold? I know when I was in collage most exp book I got was $90. Some of the professors would buy the book, make photo copies, and charge the total cost of making a copy of said book. Which turned out to be $15 or so. 

 
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Shojsauce said:
so has anybody gotten the gamescom mixpot yet?
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I did. The "Thanks for watching" messages popped up while I was playing...a couple of days ago? I already had the HW2 skin, but the others popped up and downloaded. As was mentioned, you should be able to see them in your history. They didn't come through as an inbox message this time (though I can't remember if they did last time either).

 
pittsnoggle said:
I'm dropping 500 on access codes this semester, hopefully GwG is gold because I can't afford anything else
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I had to buy a textbook last semester which only came in unbound loose-leaf wrapped in plastic. No cover, no binding, only available through the publisher due to online access codes, for $200. Professor said the online stuff was essential to the course, and I literally never went to the website. She also said the textbook is one we'd want to reference for years due to its relevance to clinical practice. Good thing it's loose paper which is going to rip and age horribly.

The Questyen said:
Who are you?
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There's always ~40 people reading the thread if you look at the bottom of the page, with hundreds on Monday nights. Lurkers don't discuss the games but then chime in with really valuable contributions like this one.

 
bear489 said:
Jesus what are these books printed on gold? I know when I was in collage most exp book I got was $90. Some of the professors would buy the book, make photo copies, and charge the total cost of making a copy of said book. Which turned out to be $15 or so.
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As Bob said above, a lot of textbooks (like my example) have online codes that include access to extra materials that basically require you buy the book new.
 
In college, I learned that most professors teach what they know, rarely referencing the book, and test on the material taught in class. So I made sure to always be in class and took profuse notes, because I had nowhere near the amount of $$ for books.  Would hang out in the college library if I needed to look up material.  Worked out for everything but math/accounting classes (Marketing major here).  I can't imagine paying the arm and leg that text books have become (graduated 2010).

Currently doing my daily two hour commute to the office, so reading this thread keeps me up to date on everything.

 
The Brief Chef said:
In college, I learned that most professors teach what they know, rarely referencing the book, and test on the material taught in class. So I made sure to always be in class and took profuse notes, because I had nowhere near the amount of $$ for books. Would hang out in the college library if I needed to look up material. Worked out for everything but math/accounting classes (Marketing major here). I can't imagine paying the arm and leg that text books have become (graduated 2010).

Currently doing my daily two hour commute to the office, so reading this thread keeps me up to date on everything.
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I'm in a writing intensive clinical program, which requires a lot of reference to the course material and texts to demonstrate understanding and application of various theories. My professors who are really good at their jobs definitely teach what they know from experience, but the textbooks are unfortunately not optional since we aren't taking standardized tests.

 
The Brief Chef said:
In college, I learned that most professors teach what they know, rarely referencing the book, and test on the material taught in class. So I made sure to always be in class and took profuse notes, because I had nowhere near the amount of $$ for books. Would hang out in the college library if I needed to look up material. Worked out for everything but math/accounting classes (Marketing major here). I can't imagine paying the arm and leg that text books have become (graduated 2010).

Currently doing my daily two hour commute to the office, so reading this thread keeps me up to date on everything.
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Same. Luckily, I had a lot of professors that would tell you up front whether or not they planned to use the textbook. I specifically remember a couple of professors that handed out full chapter scans. Not sure that's legal, but it saved me a lot of money.

Now grad school - that's where books get crazy. I only had to buy 2-4 throughout, but those were some expensive books. It's always finance, accounting, and stats.

 
Masters_93 said:
As Bob said above, a lot of textbooks (like my example) have online codes that include access to extra materials that basically require you buy the book new.
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This way off xbox topics but ...

That's how they void the used/rental market.

One argument as to the rising cost of post secondary education in the US (and it's associated costs such as text books) is the availability of government backed loans. While these do provide accessibility to education, they are comparatively easy to obtain compared to loans for other large purchases such as cars and homes. When the market is flooded with funds to pay for an item suppliers will raise prices to obtain as much of those funds as possible, and in so doing may neglect to raise the quality of a good/setvice proportionate to the increase in price.
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gamegirlpocket said:
I'm in a writing intensive clinical program, which requires a lot of reference to the course material and texts to demonstrate understanding and application of various theories. My professors who are really good at their jobs definitely teach what they know from experience, but the textbooks are unfortunately not optional since we aren't taking standardized tests.
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I believe you mentioned you are/were in clinical psych, correct? My wife did the same thing, and the textbook situation is way different over there. I feel like that program had a larger number of more expensive (and required) textbooks. She still has many of them, alongside some of the largest binders you can imagine. I know - i've had to lug them around through two moves now. I think she had 6-7 of them just for her thesis material.

 
ubiquetous said:
One argument as to the rising cost of post secondary education in the US (and it's associated costs such as text books) is the availability of government backed loans. While these do provide accessibility to education, they are comparatively easy to obtain compared to loans for other large purchases such as cars and homes. When the market is flooded with funds to pay for an item suppliers will raise prices to obtain as much of those funds as possible, and in so doing may neglect to raise the quality of a good/setvice proportionate to the increase in price.
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I was about to post this exact thing. Thank you.

 
Instead of online codes, maybe publishers could fight the used market the way games do with micro-transactions. Full used text is readable, but if you want the answers to the study questions at the end of each chapter, it'll cost you $1.99.

MOStateSuperman said:
Same. Luckily, I had a lot of professors that would tell you up front whether or not they planned to use the textbook. I specifically remember a couple of professors that handed out full chapter scans. Not sure that's legal, but it saved me a lot of money.

Now grad school - that's where books get crazy. I only had to buy 2-4 throughout, but those were some expensive books. It's always finance, accounting, and stats.
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It's definitely not legal, but it should also be illegal to charge so much for education and textbooks, so in my mind it evens out :whistle2:

p0rn0saur said:
Um this week's 360 sales are actually pretty good, tempted to move to digital on some Fallout 3/NV
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Rage for $3.75 or so is also pretty tempting, especially if you're playing on a 360 and don't want to mess with 3 separate discs.

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I believe you mentioned you are/were in clinical psych, correct? My wife did the same thing, and the textbook situation is way different over there. I feel like that program had a larger number of more expensive (and required) textbooks. She still has many of them, alongside some of the largest binders you can imagine. I know - i've had to lug them around through two moves now. I think she had 6-7 of them just for her thesis material.
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Yeah, that's basically it. My program doesn't require a thesis but by the time I'm done I'll have practically written one anyway.

 
Oh hell yes. I asked my wife to run to gamestop for me real quick to pick something up while I'm at work. While she was there, I had her ask about the X1X preorders and they had one left. She did the unthinkable and actually put money down on that shit. She was texting me asking if she should but I was busy. God bless her she did it anyways.

So I'm getting a new Xbox and I owe my wife a kick ass anniversary present.
 
Tandjame said:
Oh hell yes. I asked my wife to run to gamestop for me real quick to pick something up while I'm at work. While she was there, I had her ask about the X1X preorders and they had one left. She did the unthinkable and actually put money down on that shit. She was texting me asking if she should but I was busy. God bless her she did it anyways.

So I'm getting a new Xbox and I owe my wife a kick ass anniversary present.
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It sounds like she'll get one on 11/7!
 
Tandjame said:
Oh hell yes. I asked my wife to run to gamestop for me real quick to pick something up while I'm at work. While she was there, I had her ask about the X1X preorders and they had one left. She did the unthinkable and actually put money down on that shit. She was texting me asking if she should but I was busy. God bless her she did it anyways.

So I'm getting a new Xbox and I owe my wife a kick ass anniversary present.
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My wife saw me and my kid getting excited about the new xbox promo and gave me a stare before finishing off with, "I hope you didnt pre-order one of those...". Guess what my wife's going to get for our (marriage) anniversary...

 
CodeTrader said:
More FREE Funko Pop Figures!!! :whee:
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Oh, snap. Thanks for the heads up! Last time, I went in and got Ryu as the GS I went to was pretty low on stock. Of course, you can't get Ryu without Ken, so I bought Ken out of pocket and fell right for their trap.

Shojsauce said:
Oh, no wonder I didn't notice it, it's all useless crap. I was hoping for a Forza car or something.
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A Forza car would have been nice. I'm kinda surprised it didn't happen since it's MS and all. Even without a new car, how about a few wheelspins for watching? Something?!?

 
akathatoneguy said:
Oh, snap. Thanks for the heads up! Last time, I went in and got Ryu as the GS I went to was pretty low on stock. Of course, you can't get Ryu without Ken, so I bought Ken out of pocket and fell right for their trap.

A Forza car would have been nice. I'm kinda surprised it didn't happen since it's MS and all. Even without a new car, how about a few wheelspins for watching? Something?!?
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And now I'll be getting a Ryu...
 
Armstrong x360a said:
Here's hoping for a GWG/BC announcement tomorrow!
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All the ME 2 and ME 3 talk about it not being able to be digitally bought from the Xbox 360 store got me looking at what is actually in there. looked at the 360 store of full digital games, not arcade. I took out all the Kinect stuff since there is zero chance of that and came up with 383 full games left. A lot of it is stuff that has about zero chance to make BC, Sports games, Movie games, games where the developers are long gone. Another huge portion is stuff that has 360 and Xbox One editions, granted those have come BC in the past so included them. Yeah I was bored.

 
All this college talk... I just registered for my first classes to start the process of getting a CPA license. First time back in school in 7 years, I shudder to think what text books are going for these days.

#gobruins
 
I paid for my books out of pocket last year because I'd been working full time for what feels like forever and could afford it. Now I'm living on loans and it's simultaneously nice to not have to worry about cost and stressful to think about paying it all back.

p0rn0saur said:
All the ME 2 and ME 3 talk about it not being able to be digitally bought from the Xbox 360 store got me looking at what is actually in there. looked at the 360 store of full digital games, not arcade. I took out all the Kinect stuff since there is zero chance of that and came up with 383 full games left. A lot of it is stuff that has about zero chance to make BC, Sports games, Movie games, games where the developers are long gone. Another huge portion is stuff that has 360 and Xbox One editions, granted those have come BC in the past so included them. Yeah I was bored.
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After the Ghostbusters game came out on BC, I'm more optimistic about old licensing issues. Granted, that game is still available digitally, so they still have distribution rights, but GB isn't the cash-cow that a Marvel license can be so it probably wasn't held back by the same business fights. At least GWG will ensure there are guaranteed additions twice a month, assuming those games aren't already BC.

 
When my wife went back to school for her BCBA a few years ago, she had to buy and train a Madagascar hissing cockroach for one of her behavior classes. It was (by far) the least expensive and most amusing thing either of us ever had to buy for school. I distinctly remember one person in that class had one escape and still hadn't found it by the end of the semester. I named the cockroach Cornelius Shaw.

My wife hated that project. 

 
I need Mortal Kombat (the reboot), Remember Me, Ghost Recon Future Soldier and......maybe Fuse (the game robbed me of a lot campaign achievements) to go BC.

I'm not even going to get my hopes up for the Crackdowns since those might not hit until next year. The same with Fable Anniversary. Hell, we're even getting Halo Anniversary that has no digital version before CD1, CD2 and FA.

 
Max Payne 3 and LA Noire top my BC wishlist.  

Completed Watch_Dogs last weekend and jumped into Metal Gear Solid V last night.  Looking forward to the ridiculousness that is Snake.

Might bite on Fallout: New Vegas and TES: Oblivion just for the connivence of having it digital.  I believe I started New Vegas and then immediately went to do the 'Old World Blues' DLC, because of the magic space gun and house for storage.  Don't really remember what happened last in my save file.  Oblivion I've never played but have heard rave reviews.

 
Doctor Zod said:
I need Mortal Kombat (the reboot), Remember Me, Ghost Recon Future Soldier and......maybe Fuse (the game robbed me of a lot campaign achievements) to go BC.

I'm not even going to get my hopes up for the Crackdowns since those might not hit until next year. The same with Fable Anniversary. Hell, we're even getting Halo Anniversary that has no digital version before CD1, CD2 and FA.
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Ha oddly enough, there is a little window with the crackdown games on demand page that says something like "Get Ready! - Crackdown on Sale" guess that will be sitting there awhile.

 
Oh in regards to the Fallout New Vegas DLC, if I own the digital version, will I be able to access the DLC that came with the Ultimate Edition second disc? I've read conflicting answers and I remember that for Borderlands 1, the digital version wouldn't work with the on-disc DLC included in the GOTY edition.

 
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I've read that Oblivion's GOTY requires disc 2 to be in the drive to load up any of the DLC content - the second disc will initiate a download of everything but if you have the first disc in, only the base game will be available. This may be a problem unique to Oblivion, though, and it's super obnoxious if you have a digital copy for convenience.

Not the first place I've read it, but one source.

 
Oddly enough Project Cars and Evolve just popped up in my Ready to Install. I believe I hid them a while ago but after I had to reset my Xbox everything I hid came back up. I went through and hid everything so it's odd these two just showed up again or maybe for the first time I don't remember. I decided to start the download for Project Cars and give it a shot today.

I'm gonna say I feel that the bonuses with the Mixpot for Gamescom this time around, opposed to E3, are in relation to their Europe demographic/market. Eh free Warpaint for Halo War 2 is appreciated though.

LOL, also thanks for the laughs about textbook purchases. I used to sell the books back to the college campus bookstore but then they started doing the crap of oh there's a new version out so we're only going to give you a fraction of what we'd normally give you. Luckily I was able to go to an independent bookstore near campus and got "discounted" books that way. Also had friends and classmates that went to the copy place to save on books that way. There was a big network at UB and sometimes you would be lucky someone scanned in the entire book and put it up on the local network lol. My most expensive books were Science & Math related.

 
^ Both Project Cars and EVOLVE were GWG a little while back.

On a side note, I picked up my Corsair headset and am waiting for it to charge at the moment. But I noticed that the money originally set aside for the purchase returned to my bank account..... so i got it for free?

 
p0rn0saur said:
All the ME 2 and ME 3 talk about it not being able to be digitally bought from the Xbox 360 store got me looking at what is actually in there. looked at the 360 store of full digital games, not arcade. I took out all the Kinect stuff since there is zero chance of that and came up with 383 full games left. A lot of it is stuff that has about zero chance to make BC, Sports games, Movie games, games where the developers are long gone. Another huge portion is stuff that has 360 and Xbox One editions, granted those have come BC in the past so included them. Yeah I was bored.
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Haha, thanks for doing that legwork. Now if I can have a final report of the games that aren't a stretch on my desk by the end of the day that would be great. ;)

Unfortunately I am holding out for a few of those long shots, namely DMC 4, Arkham City and GTA V. I can keep hoping, right?
 
Spybreak9 said:
Oddly enough Project Cars and Evolve just popped up in my Ready to Install. I believe I hid them a while ago but after I had to reset my Xbox everything I hid came back up. I went through and hid everything so it's odd these two just showed up again or maybe for the first time I don't remember. I decided to start the download for Project Cars and give it a shot today.

I'm gonna say I feel that the bonuses with the Mixpot for Gamescom this time around, opposed to E3, are in relation to their Europe demographic/market. Eh free Warpaint for Halo War 2 is appreciated though.

LOL, also thanks for the laughs about textbook purchases. I used to sell the books back to the college campus bookstore but then they started doing the crap of oh there's a new version out so we're only going to give you a fraction of what we'd normally give you. Luckily I was able to go to an independent bookstore near campus and got "discounted" books that way. Also had friends and classmates that went to the copy place to save on books that way. There was a big network at UB and sometimes you would be lucky someone scanned in the entire book and put it up on the local network lol. My most expensive books were Science & Math related.
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These were GWG, but they had some "glitch" where they would not show in the Ready to Install list and you had to actually go to the store to download them. I think you could "spoof" the list by downloading some of the files and then deleting them. Perhaps Microsoft fixed that glitch now.

 
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