XBL Deals - 2018

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

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

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Deals with Gold
 

1/1 - 1/7


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

12/18 - 12/24


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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


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

[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 1/1 - 1/7

Spotlight - 12/18 - 12/24


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

The Game Awards - 12/6 - 12/9


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


[*]:xb1: The Council

Party Time Sale - 12/4 - 12/10


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


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Misc Drops


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

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

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

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

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

 
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bardockkun said:
I Have friends who have played all the Kingdom Hearts games and none of them know what's going on. If anything the more games that get added the more confusing they get.
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Yep. I had to read a few different things online and I'm still effing lost. Still going to play 3 until my fingers break
 
bardockkun said:
I Have friends who have played all the Kingdom Hearts games and none of them know what's going on. If anything the more games that get added the more confusing they get.
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awp said:
That’s my understanding as well. Kind of odd for a series with Mickey Mouse to be so confusing even adults don’t get it. Lol
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https://youtu.be/oV2DcmIK1rU

I played both main games and none of the side ones and watched this video and I’m still lost.
The story was never what hooked me, it was the combat and how creative each Disney themed world is. Each world had its own story and problem to deal with. Could care less about the main villain who’s time traveling ghost dopplerganger shadow reincarnation wants to rule the universe. Still going to pickup KH 3 and see how they end this tangled knot of a story.
 
gamegirlpocket said:
Yeah, the story in KH is needlessly complicated, it's worse than MGS. I played the original and loved it when it came out, then didn't play another until the 3DS game. The story never made sense, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Speaking of PS2 RPGs, those of you who missed out on Final Fantasy X previously are in for a treat when it comes to X1 later this year. I forgot how great the battle system is, lots of good strategy for what looks initially like a pretty standard turn-based JRPG. I loved it when it originally came out, and the remaster is really well done.
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How can anything have a story more convoluted than MGS?

And FFX is getting bundled with FFX-2, right?
 
darthfracas said:
How can anything have a story more convoluted than MGS?

And FFX is getting bundled with FFX-2, right?
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MGS in the very least is centered around two Snake's and you can at east follow their journey. Now imagine several universe's along with countless prequels, timelines, amnesia, and ever expanding characters and MGS has nothing on Kingdom Hearts. At least with MGS it is somewhat grounded in reality (nano machines? Sure, whatever), but Kingdom Hearts is so convoluted no matter how many times I try and get back into the games (planning to start them all again this year just because I hate myself and by the time I'm finished I'm sure Kingdom Hearts 3 Royal Edition will be $20).

 
gamegirlpocket said:
Yeah, the story in KH is needlessly complicated, it's worse than MGS. I played the original and loved it when it came out, then didn't play another until the 3DS game. The story never made sense, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Speaking of PS2 RPGs, those of you who missed out on Final Fantasy X previously are in for a treat when it comes to X1 later this year. I forgot how great the battle system is, lots of good strategy for what looks initially like a pretty standard turn-based JRPG. I loved it when it originally came out, and the remaster is really well done.
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I am losing it, waiting for the pre-order of FFX/X-2 to go up. I've rarely pre-ordered a digital game as soon as I can, but this will be one of them. All of the free promo credits that came out a few weeks ago will be put to excellent use!

 
If you like physical games I think Target is doing a clearance sweep. My Target almost always has bad clearance stuff but they were scanning and stocking a bunch of stuff today. I left while the guy was still working on it but I left with Dishonored Death of the Outsider ($5.98), XCOM2 ($5.98) and L.A. Noire ($8.98). 

My plan to not add to the backlog lasted 6 days but anything under $10 is hard to resist and I will buy most stuff at $6.

 
darthfracas said:
How can anything have a story more convoluted than MGS?

And FFX is getting bundled with FFX-2, right?
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Nomura and Kojima must have a running bet, because they are neck and neck in terms of being convoluted and nonsensical.

And yes, the FFX remaster is bundled with X-2 as a single package. I hated X-2 back when it came out, but I may take it for another spin since I own the remaster now.

chnandler_bong said:
I am losing it, waiting for the pre-order of FFX/X-2 to go up. I've rarely pre-ordered a digital game as soon as I can, but this will be one of them. All of the free promo credits that came out a few weeks ago will be put to excellent use!
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I won't buy it at MSRP but will probably double-dip on Xbox One. It's one of my favorite FF games.

 
The way they've done Hitman is so confusing to me. Is there any reason whatsoever that I should play the Hitman 1 missions within Hitman 1 or am I correct in assuming it would be better to play them within Hitman 2? I've apparently done whatever was needed to make that possible and I care absolutely nothing about achievements if that matters.

It's just so hard to tell if everything from Hitman 1 is is fact accessible through the Hitman 2 client even though that's how it looks at first glance.
 
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Echotech83 said:
https://youtu.be/oV2DcmIK1rU

I played both main games and none of the side ones and watched this video and I’m still lost.
The story was never what hooked me, it was the combat and how creative each Disney themed world is. Each world had its own story and problem to deal with. Could care less about the main villain who’s time traveling ghost dopplerganger shadow reincarnation wants to rule the universe. Still going to pickup KH 3 and see how they end this tangled knot of a story.
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Might just use that video to prep for KH3 or it may be 2025 before I get through the other games. Lol
 
I don't think MGS's story is that convoluted as long as you play all the mainline games and use the Codec/Radio a good amount. It gets pretty insane during MGS2 but that all gets explained in the same game. Admittedly you get a kind of rough start in MGS1 since Metal Gear 1 and 2 didn't come out here until like 8 or so years later, but it didn't really get that confusing until late in the series when people kept wanting explanations for the supernatural elements so we got nanomachines and parasites in 4 and V. V is the overall worst offender but at least part of that is due the the development issues the game had leading to it being unfinished as intended.

Kingdom Hearts is a mess for a lot of reasons, but I think the fact that multiple teams and leads have been in charge of the series is a big issue, especially since ALL spin-offs tend to be canon and this has been going for 17 years.

 
chriscolbert said:
The way they've done Hitman is so confusing to me. Is there any reason whatsoever that I should play the Hitman 1 missions within Hitman 1 or am I correct in assuming it would be better to play them within Hitman 2? I've apparently done whatever was needed to make that possible and I care absolutely nothing about achievements if that matters.

It's just so hard to tell if everything from Hitman 1 is is fact accessible through the Hitman 2 client even though that's how it looks at first glance.
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Yeah besides achievements I think your good to go just inside Hitman 2 they imported everything story wise over. There maybe one very minor detail now that I think about it with mirrors. Basically in Hitman 2 mirrors actually function so you can be seen in them, they pretty much teach you that lesson in the Hitman 2 prologue. I don't know if that fact ports over to the Hitman 1 missions now or not, I did a lot of bad business in those Hitman 1 bathrooms.

 
There's a point in playing Shadow of Mordor where you can send death threats to orc chief's in the game and all I can think when I accomplish this is I'm just sending them mean DM's on Twitter.

 
The Brief Chef said:
So- my company just laid off myself and the rest of the department (ecommerce), effective immediately.
Pros: no longer commuting 5+ hours, time for playing through my backlog
Cons: I have to find a job so I can support my family. And I started to cut alcohol to drop weight

2019 comes out swinging.

#sidebar: 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' is pretty fantastic. Highly recommend it
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Hope you find something quickly and that you got some kind of severance to lessen the immediate blow.

 
PatFortenbaugh said:
Whats the playing order for life is strange?

LIS

LISBTS

captain something

than the new one?

Just downloaded them last night haven't jumped in yet
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I'd go LiS -> BtS -> Captain Spirit (optional)-> LiS 2

There are supposed to be somethings that you do in CS that can or will affect the LiS2 world but I skipped it entirely myself. That said, only one ep of LiS 2 is out with the second ep out later this month so you might be able to squeeze in CS if you chose to.

 
Echotech83 said:
https://youtu.be/oV2DcmIK1rU

I played both main games and none of the side ones and watched this video and I’m still lost.
The story was never what hooked me, it was the combat and how creative each Disney themed world is. Each world had its own story and problem to deal with. Could care less about the main villain who’s time traveling ghost dopplerganger shadow reincarnation wants to rule the universe. Still going to pickup KH 3 and see how they end this tangled knot of a story.
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5 Minutes into that video... and I'm completely lost. Glad I have not played the previous games, cause my brain is already hurting with the cliff notes version.

So i'll probably just skip everything and get KH3, on sale.

 
After the latest update, all my gamepass games vanished.

They still seem to be installed because:
a) The count of installed games hasn't changed.
2) When I hit install on the games, it just goes from 0-100 in 2 seconds.

At least gave my game pass window a clean look now; I can now add the ones I intend to play. Not that it matters...
 
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