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Here is a list of all the current and upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace Sales for the USA. This includes the Deal of the Week, KINECT Central sale item(s), and any other 3rd-party sales or promotions. We have also included the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade releases in the 2nd post. Most sales are for one week. Feel free to post if you see anything not listed here.

Please note:

  • All known sales and information on sales are in the OP. Major Nelson usually updates us with new sales information every other Tuesday. When offers are validated by Moderators, it will be added to the OP as time permits.
  • 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!
  • Some sales are intended for GOLD MEMBERS ONLY, as noted within each section.
  • Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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XBOX Live (Gold) Deal of the Week
GOLD MEMBERS ONLY ... neither a 48hr GOLD trial nor free GOLD weekends will give you the sale price. You must
either be a paying Individual/Family subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary GOLD trial" account.
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7/2 - 7/8 ... Borderlands DLC


7/9 - 7/15 ... Dishonored and Metal Gear Rising DLC and More

  • Dishonored Games on Demand - Price Unknown
    DLC - The Knife of Dunwall - 400 MSP (50% off)
  • DLC - Dunwall City Trials - 200 MSP (50% off)
  • DLC - Void Walkers Arsenal - 160 MSP (50% off)

[*]Metal Gear Rising Revengeance DLC
  • Jetstream - 400 MSP (50% off)
  • Raiden Custom Body - 80 MSP (50% off)
  • Bladewolf  - 320 MSP (43% off)

[*]XBLA - Battle: Los Angeles - 400 MSP (50% off)
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XBox "Games with Gold" Promotion 
GOLD MEMBERS ONLY ... neither a 48hr GOLD trial nor free GOLD weekends will give you the FREE price. You must
either be a paying Individual/Family subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary GOLD trial" account.
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  • Confirmed as future free games: Halo 3

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Sales & Specials: Open to Everyone!
NOTE ... if the start & end dates are not well-defined, ACT FAST! since these
"sales" could end anytime. However, they may also be permanent markdowns.
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Ultimate Game One Day Sales:

7/2 ... Day One:


7/3 ... Day Two:


7/4 ... Day Three:


7/5 ... Day Four: (will last through 7/7)


7/2 - 7/8 ... Ultimate Games Persistent Sales:

* =  Want to Buy Games On Demand Using Microsoft Points? [customspoiler="GonD with MSP"]
Often overlooked, GoD are by default displayed in dollars both on Xbox.com as well as on the console, but on the very-first confirmation screen of the download process is the option to use Microsoft Points in place of real-world currency.

Through the console, after first selecting to download a GoD you are greeted by a familiar gray confirmation screen that pops up displaying the size of the download as well as confirming the price. At the bottom of this gray pop-up is the instruction to press the "X button" in order to change the payment type to MSP. Pictured below with an arrow:
confirmation.jpg


On Xbox.com they've made it much more obvious, the confirmation "extra step" pop-up after clicking the download link displays a link that simply says "Use Microsoft Points" directly under the price in dollars at the top of the page.

The more you know....[/customspoiler]

 
Kinect Central sales

7/2 - ??? ... Unannounced Rocksmith DLC Markdowns


7/2 - ??? ... Other Unannounced Markdowns


7/2 - 7/8 ... Robocop and Fast and Furious Avatar Sale

  • Please check the avatar store on your Xbox 360 for more information

7/9 - 7/15 ... Just Dance 4

  • Price and content unknown
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Monthly Marketplace Markdowns
Announced ... as confirmed on the Xbox 360's own dashboard, or corroborated from other sources (PSN, dev/pub, etc).

Unannounced ... from Xbox.com scrapes. *These may or may not be permanent, so judge accordingly.

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Unannounced Price Drops for July:

* =  Want to Buy Games On Demand Using Microsoft Points? [customspoiler="GonD with MSP"]
Often overlooked, GoD are by default displayed in dollars both on Xbox.com as well as on the console, but on the very-first confirmation screen of the download process is the option to use Microsoft Points in place of real-world currency.

Through the console, after first selecting to download a GoD you are greeted by a familiar gray confirmation screen that pops up displaying the size of the download as well as confirming the price. At the bottom of this gray pop-up is the instruction to press the "X button" in order to change the payment type to MSP. Pictured below with an arrow:
confirmation.jpg


On Xbox.com they've made it much more obvious, the confirmation "extra step" pop-up after clicking the download link displays a link that simply says "Use Microsoft Points" directly under the price in dollars at the top of the page.

The more you know....[/customspoiler]

 
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[quote name='Glass_Ghost_0']sorry :cry:[/QUOTE]

This made me lol. That's exactly how I felt. To this day I regret buying MK Arcade Kollection more than any other XBLA purchase. For me it was an impulse buy when it came out so I got it at full price too. I used to love the MK games on consoles. Unfortunately these are the arcade versions, making them stupid hard. Plus I don't own a fight stick. I really have no idea what I was thinking at the time. :)
 
[quote name='wEEman33']Motocross Madness is a bad avatar racing game.

If you really want to race with avatars, Joy Ride Turbo is the better game.

If you just want to ride dirt bikes, Trials EVO is a much better dirt bike game.

There is no reason to get Motocross Madness.[/QUOTE]

And the alternative opinion...

It's a pretty decent game for what it is. Single player is more fun than online (might change once you max out the unlockables and can actually be competitive). There is either some glitching in the system, or there are active cheats, because there are people with incredibly (impossibly) high scores showing up on the leaderboards.

I love Trials Evolution, and wouldn't compare this to Trials at all. It's more classic racing rather than the platform racing of Trials.

I will say that I spent quite a lot of time cussing at "cheap" falls, but not to the point of actually rage quitting.

For 800 points, I think it's a decent value. I've already gotten my money's worth just playing it this past weekend.
 
[quote name='wEEman33']Motocross Madness is a bad avatar racing game.

If you really want to race with avatars, Joy Ride Turbo is the better game.

If you just want to ride dirt bikes, Trials EVO is a much better dirt bike game.

There is no reason to get Motocross Madness.[/QUOTE]
Why on earth would you compare Motocross Madness to Trials?
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']man, XBL is pretty quiet these days. I'm new to live, but I always heard that there was a lot of chatting, or at least some communication for gameplay's sake. Found one person with a mic, said hi...dead silence. Maybe my voice is turning people off, I don't know:whistle2:(

So question: do you use your mic online, outside of with friends obviously?[/QUOTE]

I'll set in parties if I am playing a game that is different from those in my party. If we are playing the same game I like to switch over to game chat and continue to talk to the party members there. I really wish games would have a filter to maybe chose if you want to use a mic or not.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']God Mode is a Friday XBLA release, so raise your red flags.[/QUOTE]

Umm, a lot of games are released on Friday. Mark of the Ninja was. Don't read too much into it.
 
[quote name='ooga']Umm, a lot of games are released on Friday. Mark of the Ninja was. Don't read too much into it.[/QUOTE]
And some of them were really bad like Double Dragon II. #FlagRaised #CalmDown
 
Feeling the same way
[quote name='Jimmienoman']So did I miss something?

My Xbox homepage had a "Tax Day Sale" but am finding no different sales then the week long ones...[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']So did I miss something?

My Xbox homepage had a "Tax Day Sale" but am finding no different sales then the week long ones...[/QUOTE]

Yep, just turned my xbox on and saw that as well
 
Sacred Citadel is coming out this Wednesday. I think it looks pretty cool, I'm sure it will be 1200 MSP as the PSN price has been confirmed at $14.99.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Sacred Citadel is coming out this Wednesday. I think it looks pretty cool, I'm sure it will be 1200 MSP as the PSN price has been confirmed at $14.99.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I also keep an eye on that game. Will get it eventually, but sure as hell not for 12000msp. :cool:
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Sacred Citadel is coming out this Wednesday. I think it looks pretty cool, I'm sure it will be 1200 MSP as the PSN price has been confirmed at $14.99.[/QUOTE]

I'm a huge fan of the Sacred series so it could be a day 1 for me as I still need more points spent to fulfill April rewards. Gonna see what it looks like first though.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It's a weird day to have a sale for Tax Day when all of those people won't get their checks for a few weeks.[/QUOTE]
I would think most people submitting their taxes today waited until the last minute because they owe, while people getting sizable refunds take care of that relatively early.

But people rarely make sense, so I may be wrong.
 
[quote name='Feeni']This made me lol. That's exactly how I felt. To this day I regret buying MK Arcade Kollection more than any other XBLA purchase. For me it was an impulse buy when it came out so I got it at full price too. I used to love the MK games on consoles. Unfortunately these are the arcade versions, making them stupid hard. Plus I don't own a fight stick. I really have no idea what I was thinking at the time. :)[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I got it for nostalgia last time it was on sale. I played it once and haven't went back at all. I knew something was up when I had a crazy difficult time winning the first match.

And I used to beat it all the time when I was little. Only Arcade game I regret buying
 
[quote name='simmias']I would think most people submitting their taxes today waited until the last minute because they owe, while people getting sizable refunds take care of that relatively early.

But people rarely make sense, so I may be wrong.[/QUOTE]

Lots of people are willing to spend money they don't yet have just because they know it will be there soon.
 
[quote name='simmias']I would think most people submitting their taxes today waited until the last minute because they owe, while people getting sizable refunds take care of that relatively early.

But people rarely make sense, so I may be wrong.[/QUOTE]

Ha, I filed mine like 1-2 weeks ago online, just waited so long cuz I'm a huge procrastinator.

But I didn't have to pay, I'm getting back a decent amount, got my state Friday and I'm supposed to get my federal tomorrow.
 
[quote name='Glass_Ghost_0']Yeah, I got it for nostalgia last time it was on sale. I played it once and haven't went back at all. I knew something was up when I had a crazy difficult time winning the first match.

And I used to beat it all the time when I was little. Only Arcade game I regret buying[/QUOTE]
Exactly. Even a complete new player could walk into the arcade and beat the first guy by spamming the same moves. I pulled it back up to try again and got beat the first round. Damn Sonya was countering everything on very easy. The only way I'll waste HD space on that is if it's free....maybe.
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']At the very least you'll like both 'Splosion games

They're the best speed platformers since Sonic was in his prime.[/QUOTE]
Rayman Origins >
 
[quote name='simmias']I would think most people submitting their taxes today waited until the last minute because they owe, while people getting sizable refunds take care of that relatively early.

But people rarely make sense, so I may be wrong.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't able to make quarterly estimated tax payments so I just wrote a check for $4,100 to the gov'ment. Ouch! Already have ms points in account so at least I won't need to buy any.
 
It seems like a lot of people here have assumed in the past that Skyrim, like several Bethesda games before it, would have more DLC incoming. That is apparently not the case. Link

I like how Fallout 4 is expected "before 2018."
 
[quote name='dark_inchworm']It seems like a lot of people here have assumed in the past that Skyrim, like several Bethesda games before it, would have more DLC incoming. That is apparently not the case. Link

I like how Fallout 4 is expected "before 2018."[/QUOTE]

The reason why is because MS had a contract with Beth for the first THREE major expansions to be released on 360 first. I guess Beth has to cough up some of that money back to MS depending on how the contract was set up.
 
[quote name='dark_inchworm']It seems like a lot of people here have assumed in the past that Skyrim, like several Bethesda games before it, would have more DLC incoming. That is apparently not the case. Link

I like how Fallout 4 is expected "before 2018."[/QUOTE]

Wow that kinda sucks, I expected 1 more big expansion, thought I read about it somewhere. Shame.
 
[quote name='n64ra']why can't we ever get konami games on xbl deals?[/QUOTE]

Seriously, I have so many demos downloaded waiting to go on sale so I could instantly buy them!
 
[quote name='yamayama']Seriously, I have so many demos downloaded waiting to go on sale so I could instantly buy them![/QUOTE]

not sure if they include the games you want, but you may want to check out the disc versions. They go for about $10-15 on amazon for a three pack, so it may be cheaper.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']not sure if they include the games you want, but you may want to check out the disc versions. They go for about $10-15 on amazon for a three pack, so it may be cheaper.[/QUOTE]

I have both of them. They are totally worth it!

Pretty much waiting for a few other games to go on sale. :cool:
 
Okay so at first the Punchcards made an error in my favor but now it looks like the opposite.

I need one more game and apparently another 1,600msp (I think this is wrong and isn't changed)

What games do you guys recommend, I have too many to list already so just assume I have most of the big/popular ones.

I was thinking about the Bit Trip Runner game, but is it worth 1200? I know I'm gonna get Geo Wars 2 this week but these new games coming out, do any of them look good? I haven't looked at them any.
 
Looks like they don't even have a specific Tax Day sale, just highlighting that the stuff that's already on sale in that section of the dashboard can be bought today, which also happens to be Tax Day. It's the laziest promotion I've seen from them in a while, as the only work they did was creating that blurry banner image for the dashboard.
 
[quote name='Glass_Ghost_0']Okay so at first the Punchcards made an error in my favor but now it looks like the opposite.

I need one more game and apparently another 1,600msp (I think this is wrong and isn't changed)

What games do you guys recommend, I have too many to list already so just assume I have most of the big/popular ones.

I was thinking about the Bit Trip Runner game, but is it worth 1200? I know I'm gonna get Geo Wars 2 this week but these new games coming out, do any of them look good? I haven't looked at them any.[/QUOTE]

A couple lesser know games I'd recommend (note, some I've only played the demos of, but they still look promising):

Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ilomilo
Alien Hominid
Stacking
Bastion
Joe Danger (either one)
The Dishwasher VS (haven't actually played at all, but the art style is really cool)

More mainstream, but incase you don't have them:

Super Meat Boy
Dust
Mark of the Ninja
Fez
Plants vs Zombies:applause::applause::applause:
Rock Band Blitz
 
So is there no update on if there is or isn't a sale on today? I know people said it just showed this weeks sale and nothing else, but that was a few hours ago. Couldn't find mention on twitter either.

I was gonna grab a 1600msp card w/ extra money on my way home from work if there was something.

Hate to say it, but also wonder if there was a delay/stoppage with everything going on in Boston (I know Microsoft isn't there, but still)
 
Plants vs Zombies is on disc though. Playing it on my phone first kinda ruined it too.

Bastion seems excellent, but I wonder how it will be in the long run. Demo was pretty convincing.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']A couple lesser know games I'd recommend (note, some I've only played the demos of, but they still look promising):

Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ilomilo
Alien Hominid
Stacking
Bastion
Joe Danger (either one)
The Dishwasher VS (haven't actually played at all, but the art style is really cool)

More mainstream, but incase you don't have them:

Super Meat Boy
Dust
Mark of the Ninja
Fez
Plants vs Zombies:applause::applause::applause:
Rock Band Blitz[/QUOTE]\

Nice 1st list, I'll check out Shadow Planet, Alien Hominid, and The Dishwasher. I tried Winterbottom when it was 200msp but it wasn't for me, even at that price. I have Stacking though, great game, loved it, just need the dlc to go on sale again, no way I'm paying more for that when I got the full game when it was on sale for 300.

And the only one I don't have on the second list is P vs. Z. I've never played it at all, I'll give it a try. Thank you very much for the suggestions.
 
[quote name='freshzen']Plants vs Zombies is on disc though. Playing it on my phone first kinda ruined it too.

Bastion seems excellent, but I wonder how it will be in the long run. Demo was pretty convincing.[/QUOTE]

I know, but he needed more points, so I just threw it out there. I got Bastion from the Humble Bundle, and everything I've played has been awesome. I'm not very far in, but I don't imagine it isn't going to continue this trend;)
 
[quote name='Glass_Ghost_0']\

Nice 1st list, I'll check out Shadow Planet, Alien Hominid, and The Dishwasher. I tried Winterbottom when it was 200msp but it wasn't for me, even at that price. I have Stacking though, great game, loved it, just need the dlc to go on sale again, no way I'm paying more for that when I got the full game when it was on sale for 300.

And the only one I don't have on the second list is P vs. Z. I've never played it at all, I'll give it a try. Thank you very much for the suggestions.[/QUOTE]

Plants vs Zombies is a must for anyone! I've rebought and played through it more times than I care to admit, but it never gets old. It is on disc with Peggle and Heavy Weapon included though, so if you can find something else to spend 1600 on then that would be the better buy. Forgot about Braid and Limbo, but I figured you had them as they are rather well know now.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']Plants vs Zombies is a must for anyone! I've rebought and played through it more times than I care to admit, but it never gets old. It is on disc with Peggle and Heavy Weapon included though, so if you can find something else to spend 1600 on then that would be the better buy. Forgot about Braid and Limbo, but I figured you had them as they are rather well know now.[/QUOTE]

Actually, I don't have Braid but it never interested me, I guess I'll have to check it out though. What game/games would you compare it to?
 
Personally, I'd select something that may never go on sale...Radiant Silvergun is the first thing that comes to mind.

PS: Heavy Weapon is on the Feeding Frenzy POP cap disc. Plants vs Zombies has Peggle and Zuma.
 
I also just realized that we were talking about Braid, I was confusing it for Bastion. I don't have either but I remember playing the trial for Braid and it didn't hook me either. I also think I know the ending/twist
 
[quote name='freshzen']Personally, I'd select something that may never go on sale...Radiant Silvergun is the first thing that comes to mind.

PS: Heavy Weapon is on the Feeding Frenzy POP cap disc. Plants vs Zombies has Peggle and Zuma.[/QUOTE]

Radiant Silvergun has been on sale twice.
 
[quote name='Glass_Ghost_0']I also just realized that we were talking about Braid, I was confusing it for Bastion. I don't have either but I remember playing the trial for Braid and it didn't hook me either. I also think I know the ending/twist[/QUOTE]

yeah, Braid is a lot like Winterbottom (or the other way around I guess), so I wouldn't expect you to enjoy one if you didn't like the other, at least not to much. Bastion, it's really it's own game. The cool thing about it is that everything is narrated, but in a really awesome overly dramatic way, and the art is very well done. The gameplay so far has been somewhat like a top down brawler, but I expect it will end up being somewhat like a Metroivania sort of game once I'm farther in, at least it just feels like it's headed that way. I can't really think of anything I dislike about it, but then again I've only gotten about an hour in tops.
 
[quote name='freshzen']Personally, I'd select something that may never go on sale...Radiant Silvergun is the first thing that comes to mind.

PS: Heavy Weapon is on the Feeding Frenzy POP cap disc. Plants vs Zombies has Peggle and Zuma.[/QUOTE]

oh, my bad. I have the PS3 version, and that is what's on it, but I guess they switched it around for the 360 version.
 
[quote name='bajingo']Wow that kinda sucks, I expected 1 more big expansion, thought I read about it somewhere. Shame.[/QUOTE]

There was a rumor of a registered "Redguard" trademark but that ended up being false apparently.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']yeah, Braid is a lot like Winterbottom (or the other way around I guess), so I wouldn't expect you to enjoy one if you didn't like the other, at least not to much. Bastion, it's really it's own game. The cool thing about it is that everything is narrated, but in a really awesome overly dramatic way, and the art is very well done. The gameplay so far has been somewhat like a top down brawler, but I expect it will end up being somewhat like a Metroivania sort of game once I'm farther in, at least it just feels like it's headed that way. I can't really think of anything I dislike about it, but then again I've only gotten about an hour in tops.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't say bastion is a metroivania at all, it's very much a brawler, but the art style and music/voice over work is what carries it. I also loved the weapon design, it added a new dimension to the game and in my eyes it was very balanced as far as difficulty.
 
[quote name='tuffguycore']I wouldn't say bastion is a metroivania at all, it's very much a brawler, but the art style and music/voice over work is what carries it. I also loved the weapon design, it added a new dimension to the game and in my eyes it was very balanced as far as difficulty.[/QUOTE]

well I guess my first impression was correct then, good to know. I'd still recommend it, at least from what I've played:)
 
So it sounds like Skyrim DLC is done. I would expect a GOTY version soon I hope.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/...-Bethesda-Moves-On-To-Its-Next-Adventure.html

"Skyrim has been a labor of love for us since we started designing it in 2006. We never imagined it would become the phenomenon it has. And that is because of you, the fans. It was all of you who made it a success. We can’t thank you enough for embracing the game, spreading the word, and making it your own.

For the last year and a half we’ve been working on new content for Skyrim; from the game updates, Creation Kit, Steam Workshop, Kinect support, to DLCs. Parts of our team have also been in pre-production on our next major project, and that game is at the point where it requires the studio’s full attention to make it our biggest and best work yet.

Even though we’re moving on, we’ll still have minor updates to Skyrim as needed. We’ve invested so much of ourselves into Skyrim and will never truly say goodbye to it.

We loved hearing your stories, your in-game triumphs, and your suggestions. One thing stuck out to us through those emails, letters, and postings. And that is – video games matter. They’re as important to you as they are to us. It’s not just about entertainment, it’s about your time. And you chose to spend it with our game.

Thank you again for all your support. We hope you stay engaged in the gaming community here and elsewhere. Keep spreading the word. Games are the world’s best entertainment because they can do what other forms cannot – fill you with the wonder of exploration and the pride of accomplishment. We look forward to sharing our next adventure with you.

Until next time,

Bethesda Game Studios"
 
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