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

Play Anywhere

[*]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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bob101910 said:
MvCI has great gameplay. The overall presentation feels cheap though. With fighting games I'm more personally concerned with gameplay. However visuals are what make the game fun for viewers and bring people in that otherwise would not try the game. Money lost from not attracting new players means less support from Capcom.

However SF5 is still being supported despite not reaching financial goals, so could last longer and I hope it does last a long time.
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I think Street Fighter is more important than MvC to Capcom overall, more was bet on it so they needed to keep it alive and try to right the ship. Japan isn't nearly as big on the MvC games as they are on Street Fighter too. While some of the core complaints were the same if not a bit worse, that somehow managed to work to it's advantage. Like the lack of story or arcade at launch was disappointing, but them being gone wasn't as bad as the totally phoned in story of MvC:I, especially when they said they'd be coming as free updates. And while I'm definitely not one to totally discriminate against a game for it's art style (unlike some nut that couldn't deal with Wind Waker's beautiful and expressive art style), I agree it's a major knock against the game drawing in casual players or viewers for stuff like Evo.

Capcom really needs to get it together, the competition is starting to make them really look like amateurs, or at least way out of touch. While I think it's fair to say that their gameplay stands up to or even surpasses games like Tekken 7 or Injustice 2, on pretty much all other fronts they look lazy. SFV does have a good art style so I won't knock it there, but both Injustice and Tekken look fantastic visually, have AAA quality (at least in effort) story modes, along with a lot of other modes and stuff to do. The rosters are just as big or bigger before DLC even though they aren't tag team (Injustice 29, Tekken 37), and NetherRealm actually had the balls to swap out about half of their roster for brand new people, rather than recycling 90% like Capcom did with MvC.

 
pittsnoggle said:
has anyone won anything in the forza raffle beside VIP,hoonigan, and avatar? I can't find a prize list anywhere and think that may be all the instant win prizes so theres no point in continuing to play
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I won a month of gold along with the hoonigan pack and avatar suit. No VIP.

 
Minecraft issues I had appear to have been addressed in the latest update. Being able to play with friends on other platforms is great. Last week played with a friend I haven't played much with in years because he switched to PC when X1 launched.
 
gamegirlpocket said:
Anyone who played Gone Home and enjoyed it at all, this is an interesting read. There's a lot more nuance and dark stuff in the story than the central narrative let's on:

http://indiehaven.com/the-darker-story-of-gone-home/
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I've got to disagree with this statement here:

"Despite veering towards fantasy in its final act, it’s an endearing tale where young love can conquer all, and it serves as an honest and relatable depiction of what it was like growing up queer in the nineties.

Because of that, the game drew an adverse reaction from those who saw it as a slight against traditional video games. Some felt they were mislead into playing Gone Home by the promise of a horror game, only to find a coming-of-age queer love story in its place."

I don't think anyone but a small selection of idiots disliked the game because of the lesbian focused story, the major negativity from those who viewed it as "a slight against traditional video games" was more the connection to the walking simulator genre, with a negligible gameplay during a two hour max completion time, with virtually no replay value. It's a lot closer to an interactive movie or audiobook, when compared even to stuff like Telltale's games, which at least have light gameplay and decision making. It just managed to do pretty well critically and gained some ground, if a different game like Dear Esther had blown up, I honestly think it would have gotten an even harsher reaction since there's even less gameplay in it than Gone Home.

Personally, I was never under the impression this was going to be a horror game even when it released years ago, and the story was written in pretty realistic and grounded way so I don't see normal people being bothered by that, probably just bored at worse. I enjoyed it more than I expected and will be keeping an eye on this team, but I don't see myself ever buying a game like this at the full $20 price.

I don't know how much of a future this genre has either. Fullbright's own Tacoma came out two months ago with virtually zero coverage or discussion, and I think the studio behind What Remains of Edith Finch said they were taking some time to reevaluate their future plans or something like that.

 
My summary of gone home.

Boring.

The most exciting thing was turning on faucets to get an achievement that referenced home alone. Don't waste your time on it. Just delete it.
 
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gamegirlpocket said:
Anyone who played Gone Home and enjoyed it at all, this is an interesting read. There's a lot more nuance and dark stuff in the story than the central narrative let's on:

http://indiehaven.com/the-darker-story-of-gone-home/

TL/DR:

It seems pretty clear that Kaitlin and Sam's father, Terry, was sexually abused by his Uncle Oscar, from whom he inherited the house. The correlations between Terry's height measurements, the letter in the safe, Oscar selling his pharmacy to avoid "all temptation," the obsession with going back to 1963 to fix bad things in his novels, the depression and drinking Terry suffers from unresolved trauma which he starts writing about in his electronics reviews. Moving into the house, the site of his abuse, has brought it all to the surface, and it starts to ruin their marriage, as the mother starts seeking companionship with a coworker. It all adds up, and as someone who works in a trauma field, makes perfect sense. The article does a much better job explaining it, though.
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I gotta say Gone Home is a way better story than a video game.
 
Masters_93 said:
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But that's the perfect design. "Game Cube".

 
inkcil said:
Any opinions on a good replacement controller? I can't afford the elite though.
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IMO, Lunar white is the best non-elite controller out there.

edit: Speaking of controllers, X1>>>>>>>>>PS4. I don't think it's anywhere close either.

 
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SIX min WHISTLE said:
I've got to disagree with this statement here:

"Despite veering towards fantasy in its final act, it’s an endearing tale where young love can conquer all, and it serves as an honest and relatable depiction of what it was like growing up queer in the nineties.

Because of that, the game drew an adverse reaction from those who saw it as a slight against traditional video games. Some felt they were mislead into playing Gone Home by the promise of a horror game, only to find a coming-of-age queer love story in its place."

I don't think anyone but a small selection of idiots disliked the game because of the lesbian focused story, the major negativity from those who viewed it as "a slight against traditional video games" was more the connection to the walking simulator genre, with a negligible gameplay during a two hour max completion time, with virtually no replay value. It's a lot closer to an interactive movie or audiobook, when compared even to stuff like Telltale's games, which at least have light gameplay and decision making. It just managed to do pretty well critically and gained some ground, if a different game like Dear Esther had blown up, I honestly think it would have gotten an even harsher reaction since there's even less gameplay in it than Gone Home.
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The entirety of Gamergate just flashed before my eyes.... I am now reminded why CAG and TA are the only video game sites I still have bookmarked. Six’s response here is how I felt and I got sick of being preached to real quick.

I’m gonna go play Forza to get that burning out of my eyes.
 
even13flow said:
FYI to all Forza 7 players. I'm part of the group that's pissed about the in game economy and having to grind credits to buy crates cars driver gear etc.

I just happened to stumble upon this money glitch and I'm going to take full advantage while I can.

https://youtu.be/cEorM2SkPYs

No I don't feel bad about it either. I'm Tier 11 in Forza Rewards and have busted my ass in every Forza game I just feel that they have made payouts so low that you have to choose between buying a new car and a mod pack. The loyalty rewards were a complete joke as well with all the common crates they gifted me. Longtime Forza players will know that loyalty rewards have been pretty good leading up to this game. As for the VIP apology I pissed through that 1 mill VIP gift in a hot second because this game isn't setup for you to bank credits.

Anyhow, if you want to boost your in game credits or pick up a ton of cars I would utilize this before it's patched.
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Thanks for this. Turn 10 has screwed up the launch so badly (I can't load my car packs or VIP, or VIP bonuses) that I have no problem doing this to give a big middle finger to their microtransactions. Must be what Belichick feels like when he cheats.

 
Now I know why I like the music in Gone home. The lead singer /guitarist for Heavens to Betsy - Corin Tucker - is also does vocals & guitar in Sleater-Kinney.
 
ubiquetous said:
Now I know why I like the music in Gone home. The lead singer /guitarist for Heavens to Betsy - Corin Tucker - is also does vocals & guitar in Sleater-Kinney.
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I'm not familiar with either band, but their sound reminded me a lot of some of the local bands I used to do shows with back in high school 11 or 12 years ago. I'm not sure what that says about anything, but it did give me that authentic music scene feel even with a decade separating my era and when the game was set.

 
even13flow said:
FYI to all Forza 7 players. I'm part of the group that's pissed about the in game economy and having to grind credits to buy crates cars driver gear etc.

I just happened to stumble upon this money glitch and I'm going to take full advantage while I can.

https://youtu.be/cEorM2SkPYs

No I don't feel bad about it either. I'm Tier 11 in Forza Rewards and have busted my ass in every Forza game I just feel that they have made payouts so low that you have to choose between buying a new car and a mod pack. The loyalty rewards were a complete joke as well with all the common crates they gifted me. Longtime Forza players will know that loyalty rewards have been pretty good leading up to this game. As for the VIP apology I pissed through that 1 mill VIP gift in a hot second because this game isn't setup for you to bank credits.

Anyhow, if you want to boost your in game credits or pick up a ton of cars I would utilize this before it's patched.
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I've been grinding this on and off today. Does anyone know if the cars you get offered at discount will be available again later at discount if you opt for the credits? I was going all in on cars but have now run out of money so I was going to go for the credits if the cars weren't one-time offers.
 
Echotech83 said:
So the digital version of Fable Anniversary is $40?!!?? Yea.....ok. The wait for $10 it is!
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Masters_93 said:
IIRC, it has never hit $10
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Navigator2001Plus said:
Store Parser shows it was on sale that cheap a couple years back. Been on sale a few times since, but not quite as cheap.
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sbaker44 said:
I've been checking local pawn shops. No luck so far...
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The Trilogy has been $15 several times. It felt weird buying it because I already owned Fable 3 from GwG and had both 2 and 3 physically, but this was the cheapest option to get 1 digitally.

 
Ugh, I saw the Pacific Rim Uprising trailer, and it looks like dumb generic garbage compared to the first one. I wasn't surprised to learn del Toro did not direct the sequel. It looks like Power Rangers + Transformers + monsters now. :(

 
Navigator2001Plus said:
Ugh, I saw the Pacific Rim Uprising trailer, and it looks like dumb generic garbage compared to the first one. I wasn't surprised to learn del Toro did not direct the sequel. It looks like Power Rangers + Transformers + monsters now. :(
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The new director is trying to stay faithful to Del Toro's vision. I'm excited!
 
Navigator2001Plus said:
Ugh, I saw the Pacific Rim Uprising trailer, and it looks like dumb generic garbage compared to the first one. I wasn't surprised to learn del Toro did not direct the sequel. It looks like Power Rangers + Transformers + monsters now. :(
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The new director is the guy who made the Spartacus tv show, and I think he was fairly heavily involved in the first season of Daredevil.

 
Looks like opening weekend for Blade Runner wasn't that great, which is a bummer because I enjoyed it a hell of a great deal more than the original.

 
chnandler_bong said:
The new director is trying to stay faithful to Del Toro's vision.
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He needs to try harder then. Maybe it's a bad trailer, but I have lost all excitement I had about a new Pacific Rim. Everything is lit too brightly, the CGI has that "too clean" look, for some reason John Boyega playing Idris Elba's character's son means he has to have the exact same speaking tone and mannerisms as his father, the Jaegers don't look like they have real weight to them anymore, etc. This trailer does not at all convey to me the vision or tone of the first movie.

And it looks like they sat down and asked ,"Hey, what did people like in the first movie? Let's just do that, but more," because now there are a TON of robot ninja swords, and they all glow with some weird energy. At least we still have the great first movie which neatly wrapped itself up without leaving a sequel-necessitating cliffhanger at the end.

 
^That's what Hollywood does though.

Movie industry, what worked... Ok let's do that again as that made money.

Games industry, what do we need to improve on... Ok let's address that and put in some cool ideas.
 
bardockkun said:
Looks like opening weekend for Blade Runner wasn't that great, which is a bummer because I enjoyed it a hell of a great deal more than the original.
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That sucks. I personally would put it right about on par with the original, maybe liked 2049 a little more, but loved them both. Looks like it’s going to make about $30 million which would be respectable for many movies and blows the original out of the water. But I didn’t realize it cost $155 million so that is a massive flop.

So sad...

Maybe most people can’t handle intelligent sci-fi and prefer more popcorn action flicks. Another factor with the low number may be its running time. It’s like 2 hr 44 min. That cuts showings down by about 1/3 compared to most movies. So if this were an average length movie, it may have made $50 million opening weekend.

Opening in October probably doesn’t help either.

Anyway, regardless, it’s depressing because the film is amazing and deserves more success.
 
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I've been grinding this on and off today. Does anyone know if the cars you get offered at discount will be available again later at discount if you opt for the credits? I was going all in on cars but have now run out of money so I was going to go for the credits if the cars weren't one-time offers.
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If you do this enough times the cars will cycle through. I've literally gotten every driver suit and there's only a few legendary cars that haven't reappeared yet. PS here's two new videos. One is a super easy way to get XP and the other is a way quicker method of the video I originally posted.

https://youtu.be/uXb5GbwLhJ8

https://youtu.be/CpLK0WDyrM4

I can now focus on racing any car I want and working through the career mode. This takes the grinding feel out of it. I feel like this is going to be psyched so I'm going to continue farming money for now.
 
All movies are down. Many fa tors go into this but here are few reasons

1. People are scarred to go theaters beacuse of shootings

2. The price of tickets are too much

3. At home eguipment is on par with theaters. Who wants to go to the movies when you can watch it at home.

4. Pirates. Its too easy to pirate movies illegally.

5. Actors. Americans ( mostly Trump supporters) are boycotting movies because actors generally have opposite views.
 
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$20 with GCU. Having played the first two in the remasters, they're really well done. $6.60 for each game ain't bad,  I like having digital games for things I'll come back to repeatedly (Destiny, Borderlands) but for games like this, discs are just fine.

 
Mr_hockey66 said:
All movies are down. Many fa tors go into this but here are few reasons

1. People are scarred to go theaters beacuse of shootings

2. The price of tickets are too much

3. At home eguipment is on par with theaters. Who wants to go to the movies when you can watch it at home.

4. Pirates. Its too easy to pirate movies illegally.

5. Actors. Americans ( mostly Trump supporters) are boycotting movies because actors generally have opposite views.
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I'd also add the quick turn around. For my wife and I to go to see a movie, it costs us $20 to see a matinee once and that is IF we don't want concessions. If we wait 3 to 4 months, that same movie can be bought on Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital combo for $20 at release, allowing us to watch it anytime we want. And that is if we don't want to buy the digital codes second hand for $5-$10 and just watch on our Apple TV/Xbox One.

 
Yeah, the quick turn-around I think is the biggest thing. There's a discount theater in town which gets movies as they finish their theater run, and Netflix, Prime, Redbox etc. means you can see a movie for cheap or within a service you already pay for if you wait long enough. To drop $8-12 on a movie, it's gotta be something I'm dying to see. Episode VIII, for example, will get my money.

 
I’ve got Moviepass and have seen almost everything in the theaters except for Blade Runner, which is the only movie I really want to see. I usually head to the movies around 10 or so, once the kids are in bed and a 3 hour movie is way too long at 10pm. Definitely looks great, but need a little extra planning to make it happen.

I did take my older daughter to watch My Little Pony yesterday, provably actuall better than Ninjago as far as kids movies go
 
gamegirlpocket said:
https://twitter.com/videogamedeals/status/916892428325486592

$20 with GCU. Having played the first two in the remasters, they're really well done. $6.60 for each game ain't bad, I like having digital games for things I'll come back to repeatedly (Destiny, Borderlands) but for games like this, discs are just fine.
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I got stuck early on the first one. Played Infinite for free on PS3/PSN. Might have to grab this for the back log.

 
My Xbox keeps giving me an 0x80070490 error when I try to play a game on disc, I am able to install games and it can read them....just not run them, I was just gonna grab the Skyrim Survival thing while it's free and this is what happens, thanks Todd :(

 
MoCiWe said:
My Xbox keeps giving me an 0x80070490 error when I try to play a game on disc, I am able to install games and it can read them....just not run them, I was just gonna grab the Skyrim Survival thing while it's free and this is what happens, thanks Todd :(
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Maybe try a hard reset and clearing the system cache? I had to blow compressed air into my phat xb1 a couple times because dust was preventing it from reading my discs well 100% of the time.

 
gamegirlpocket said:
Yeah, the quick turn-around I think is the biggest thing. There's a discount theater in town which gets movies as they finish their theater run, and Netflix, Prime, Redbox etc. means you can see a movie for cheap or within a service you already pay for if you wait long enough. To drop $8-12 on a movie, it's gotta be something I'm dying to see. Episode VIII, for example, will get my money.
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Yeah, if it weren’t for Movie Pass, there’d be few movies I’d fork out for (though Blade Runner 2049 absolutely would have been one of them). I’m sure more people would use it if they knew about it. I’m sure those that know about it also may be skeptical of whether it really works too.

That said concessions are still outrageous. I’ve been trying not to partake in those so I get the most value out of Movie Pass.
 
awp said:
Yeah, if it weren’t for Movie Pass, there’d be few movies I’d fork out for (though Blade Runner 2049 absolutely would have been one of them). I’m sure more people would use it if they knew about it. I’m sure those that know about it also may be skeptical of whether it really works too.

That said concessions are still outrageous. I’ve been trying not to partake in those so I get the most value out of Movie Pass.
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I used to audit a theater, concessions is the only place they make money. The movie tickets barely cover the expense of them showing the movies. The margins are really slim on theaters so I wouldn't be shocked to see more close down as ppl see less movies in them.

Me personally, I like going but I have kids so I have to buy tickets plus pay a babysitter so it makes it way cheaper just to buy a movie or wait for it to be on Netflix or another streaming service. I don't watch awards shows or regular tv so I rarely hear about new movies anyways until they hit a streaming service.
 
Ejectedbunny said:
Maybe try a hard reset and clearing the system cache? I had to blow compressed air into my phat xb1 a couple times because dust was preventing it from reading my discs well 100% of the time.
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Hmm, yeah so far I've tried hard reset, cleared the cache, did a full system restore, removed and readded my profile, tried starting the games while offline or with no profile, it's not even a year old S which kinda sucks if the drive is going bad, but it's really weird it let me install the game and could read it, but then can't play it.

 
MoCiWe said:
Hmm, yeah so far I've tried hard reset, cleared the cache, did a full system restore, removed and readded my profile, tried starting the games while offline or with no profile, it's not even a year old S which kinda sucks if the drive is going bad, but it's really weird it let me install the game and could read it, but then can't play it.
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I had to end up replacing my external hard drive. Everything would work while I had my external hard drive unplugged but as soon as I would plug it back up and install any games to it, it would not allow me to play any game.
 
^ I'd like to know this as well. Do you have an external HD? you may have to reformat it again and see if that fixes the problem..... if you can play games with it unplugged that is. Or you could always try the hand dandy dumpster trick!

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All digital games work, tried moving Skyrim to the internal and running it with just that on, but still got the same error, no luck so far with disc games :( I think I'll go the warranty route before I do the dumpster one though lmao, thanks for the suggestion though! 

 
Apparently Blade Runner 2049 opened better overseas with $50+ million and still yet to open in many markets. So with the $31.5 million in the US maybe it’ll still earn enough over time to recoup its $155 million budget. Honestly that budget was an insane crapshoot to spend. Blade Runner is a cult hit but why anyone would think it would do Star Wars level business with a $155 million budget was just stupid. I bet it could have been made with half that and still looked damn good under Villeneuve‘s direction. It looked gorgeous but many of the more effect driven scenes were shrouded in a haze.
 
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The look of mine is slightly different but I use the 6th WD my book with my X1 and it has worked perfectly for the year or so I’ve had it
 
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