XBL Deals - Jan 6 - Sep 4, 2014

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  • 9/2 - Deals with Gold, Spotlight Activision, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/28 - Sept GwG announced, Misc Markdown
  • 8/27 - NFS Rivals XB1 added to Deals with Gold, Ascend server shutdown
  • 8/26 - Deals with Gold, Summer Binge, Spotlight Shadow Complex, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/23 - Castlevania: LOS2 Misc Markdown
This thread will maintain a list of all current and upcoming sales and markdowns on the Xbox Live Marketplace / Xbox Games Store for the USA.  YMMV in other regions.  If non-US sales are listed, they will be marked with their applicable region(s).
 
Please note:

  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance, but DLC cannot.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.  This requires being a paid subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary Gold trial" account.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.
  • All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every other Tuesday.
  • ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
  • Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
  • Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Deals with Gold
Gold subscription required
 

9/2 - 9/8 - Misc


[*]Persona 4 Arena - $9.98 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Rock of Ages - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
8/26 - 9/1 - NFS Rivals DLC / KI Sabrewulf


[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb - base game part of Summer Binge Sale below

8/19 - 8/25 - Call of Duty / Trials Fusion

  • XB1 - Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off (free price on web site is a trial version)
  • XB1 Call of Duty: Ghosts (console only)
    Season Pass - $24.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - CPT Price - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - Makarov - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Snoop Dogg VO Pack - $1.49 - 50% off
  • Squad Pack - Extinction - $1.99 - 50% off

[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $19.99 - 60% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops II - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Ghosts

8/12 - 8/18 - Square Enix, Fight Night

8/5 - 8/11 - Misc


[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
7/29 - 8/4 - EA sale

  • XB1 - Battlefield 4 DLC - console only purchase
    Premium - 33% off
    China Rising - 33% off
  • Naval Strike - 33% off
  • Second Assault - 33% off

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - 33% off

[*]Battlefield 4 DLC

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - $33.49 - 33% off - xbldb

[*]2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $17.99 - 70% off - xbldb
[*]FIFA 14 - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Madden NFL 25 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]NHL 14 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/22 - 7/28 - Superhero sale


[*]Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mortal Kombat vs. DCU - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Young Justice: Legacy - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
7/15 - 7/21 - PvZ: Garden Warfare XB1, BioShock


7/8 - 7/14 - Titanfall XB1, Serious Sam and various DLCs


[*]The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]WWE 2K14 Season Pass -  $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/1 - 7/7 - Thief XB1, Ubisoft XBLA and others

6/24 - 6/30 - Ryse / Diablo / Fable / Payday

  • XB1 - Ryse: Son of Rome - $49.99 - 17% off
    Season Pass - $9.99 - 50% off - console only

[*]Diablo III - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Payday 2 - $12.94 - 63% off - xbldb
[*]Fable II - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable III - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Heroes - $3.39 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Anniversary DLC

6/17 - 6/23 - Rockstar Sale, part Umpteen, plus Deadfall & XB1


[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
6/10 - 6/16 - Hodgepodge, Part II, or "Oh shit, we forgot to schedule a sale"


[*]Forza Horizon - $10.19 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
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Games with Gold
Gold subscription required, Xbox One games are only playable while Gold is active, but can be added to your account with a Gold trial
 
Free Games


[*]Sep 1-15 - Monaco: What's Yours is Mine - xbldb
[*]Sep 16-30 - Halo: Reach - xbldb
[*]Sep XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console


[*]Jul 1-15 - Gotham City Impostors - xbldb
[*]Jul 16-31 - BattleBlock Theater - xbldb
[*]Jul XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console
Related sales ** END DATES UNKNOWN **

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Sales & Specials

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Spotlight Activision Sale - 9/2 - 9/8

Spotlight Shadow Complex- 8/26 - 9/1

Summer Binge Sale - 8/26 - 9/1 - Both Gold only and Silver discounts


[*]Far Cry 3 - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Forza Horizon - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Guardians of Middle-earth - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Left 4 Dead - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego The Lord of the Rings - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mafia II - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Murdered: Soul Suspect - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]NFL Blitz - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Plants vs. Zombies - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - $20.09 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]Rayman Legends - $13.19 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Ridge Racer Unbounded - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Sniper Elite 3 - $26.79 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]SoulCalibur V - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Spec Ops: The Line - $4.49 - 85% off - xbldb
[*]Star Trek - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]State of Decay

[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Twisted Pixel Games Bundle - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]The Wolf Among Us - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
Spotlight Rockstar - 8/19 - 8/25


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]L.A. Noire - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Max Payne 3 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Rockstar Table Tennis - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
Spotlight Just Dance - 8/12 - 8/18 - Gold only


N64 Banjo Bundle - 7/9 - 8/8


Spotlight XB1 Ghosts (aka, the new Risk Factions) - 8/5 - 8/11

Spotlight Capcom - 8/5 - 8/11


[*]Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Dustforce - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Final Fight: Double Impact - $3.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 2 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 3 - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 9 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 10 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Remember Me - $9.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Code: Veronica X - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 5 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Resident Evil 6

[*]Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City - $11.59 - 71% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter X Tekken

Spotlight Splatters - 7/29 - 8/4

Spotlight Deep Silver - 7/22 - 7/28

Spotlight Nordic - 7/22 - 7/28


[*]Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Frontlines: Fuel of War - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb - Unobtainable achievements (servers offline)
[*]Jeopardy! - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]MX vs. ATV Alive - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Painkiller Hell & Damnation - $5.99 - 80% off - xbldb

[*]The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief Episode 1 - $2.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Armageddon - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Zombie Driver HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Spotlight Bethesda QuakeCon Sale - 7/17 - 7/20

Ultimate Games Sale - 7/8 - 7/14
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


[*]July 9

[*]July 10

[*]July 11

[*]July 12

[*]July 13

[*]July 14

[*]All week

[*]The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Evolution - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off - xbldb

Spotlight Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag DLC - 7/1 - 7/7
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


Spotlight Pro Evolution Soccer - 7/1 - 7/7


FIFA World Cup Brazil - 6/26 - 6/30

Spotlight Sega - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight Lego - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight? - 6/17 - 6/23 - Saints Row passes & KI Sabrewulf

Pseudo Deals with Gold - 6/10 - 6/16 - GTA


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Xbox One Sales

  • XB1 Xbox Fitness - FREE until January 2015
  • Feb 27-? - Zoo Tycoon - $39.99 - 33% off (360 version also, see below)
Skullgirls characters

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Misc. Markdowns / Recently Reduced
[customspoiler=Notes]May be permanent mark downs, may be temporary pricing errors. Items marked with a * have been confirmed as permanent reductions either on the console dashboard, on Xbox.com's Recently Reduced page or corroborated from other sources (PSN, dev/pub, etc)[/customspoiler]
 
September 2014

August 2014


[*]8/5 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NHL 14 - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - Madden NFL 25 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NCAA Football 14 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NBA 2K14 - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - South Park: The Stick of Truth - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb
July 2014


June 2014

May 2014
April 2014

March 2014

February 2014
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[*]2/10 - Far Cry 3 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/6 - Ruby Soho by Rancid - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Death Blossoms by Rise Against - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Guitar Hero Track Pack 4 - $3.49 - 44% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero II
[*]2/4 - XB1 - Lococycle - $9.99 - 50% off * - Confirmed permanent by Major Nelson
[*]2/4 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Metro: Last Light - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Zumba Fitness Core - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb * Confirmed on Dashboard

January 2014

[*]1/21 - Borderlands 2 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb  *
[*]1/21 - BioShock Infinite - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb *
[*]1/21 - The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb *
[*]1/17 - Warlords - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Previously delisted, relisted at lower price, unknown if it will remain
[*]1/16 - Rayman Origins - $14.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]1/14 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]1/9 - Aqua - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/8 - Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/7 - Assassin’s Creed IV Illustrious Pirates Pack - $6.99 - 30% off - xbldb
[*]1/6 - Saints Row IV - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/1 - Hydrophobia - $2.99 - 40% off - xbldb *

December 2013
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Misc. Promotions

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Xbox Live Rewards
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Cross Buy Promotions
 
Between Xbox 360 and Xbox One :

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Microtransaction Deals [customspoiler=Note]Not tracked by xbldb, use playXBLA for blog updates for these deals.[/customspoiler]


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Delisting / Server Shutdown Watch


[*]Capcom Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31
  • Age of Booty - 2 achievements become unobtainable with loss of online play
  • Flock! - level editor sharing disabled, no achievements affected

[*]Rockstar games affected by Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31

[*]Ubisoft online server shutdown - expected 8/8
  • America's Army: True Soldiers
  • James Cameron's Avatar
  • Motionsports Adrenaline
  • PowerUp Heroes
  • Pure Football
  • Shaun White Snowboarding
  • Tom Clancy's EndWar
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

[*]Rock Band tracks - expected 8/26
  • Fleetwood Mac - "World Turning"
  • Fleetwood Mac - "Don’t Stop"
  • Spinal Tap Pack 01 - $1.00 - 71% off - xbldb
    Back From The Dead
  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare
  • Saucy Jack
  • Warmer Than Hell

[*]Spinal Tap’s Tap Ten - $1.00 - 89% off - xbldb
  • (Funky) Sex Farm
  • (Listen to The) Flower People (Reggae Style)
  • America
  • Big Bottom
  • Cups and Cakes
  • Gimme Some Money
  • Heavy Duty
  • Hell Hole
  • Rock N Roll Creation
  • Stonehenge
  • Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight

[*]Official forums announcement

[*]Doritos Crash Course 2

[*]Ascend: Hand of Kul


[*]Rock Band Track - Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" - expected Apr 30, gone Apr 28

[*]BurgerTime World Tour - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - expected Apr 30

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Thanks to reddjoey, tylerh1701, BobbyTastic and Necrozilla for maintaining prior versions of this thread, and to all those who have posted deals and made Wiki edits.  This thread is truly a collaborative effort built from the contributions of the community.
 

 
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E.Nich said:
I don't think so. The thing is that he ONLY played videogames, I don't think he had her gf (if he really has one seen a photo with her blonde gf) attended in any way. 1 million GS is too much to have a normal life around it. But he did what he wanted, and achieved something noone else has (yet), so it's good, I guess.

Me? In about 2 years and a half with a 360, I've got 39.000 GS, and I consider that I've been playing way too much.

edit: though GS is not a real indicator of how many hours someone plays to videogames. I know people with about under 17.000 GS that have played thousands of hours, but only to a few games. They almost only play Gears or Halos in online multiplayer.
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In over 6 years, I have like 25k lol

 
Ryuukishi said:
If it was "inevitable" then a lot more than one person would have done it...
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I meant it's inevitable because he purposefully dedicated his time and money to reach that goal, not necessarily that any random person could get 1M. I'm sure there are lots of people who want to get there, but are hampered by time or money or other life commitments that have delayed them. Again, not dissing his 1M accomplishment, I'm just less impressed, is all.

 
That's cool he got one million, I'm sure he had to play a ton of crappy games and kinect crap to reach it so props for being able to suffer through that garbage. I don't care about gamerscore enough to play games that are no fun to me but I do like getting achievements in games I enjoy, it gives extra to the game for sure.
 
Yeah, I definitely don't admire a dude with a 1 million gamer score. I'm sure he passed on playing dozens of great games that don't have achievements because he was busy playing the European version of Hannah Montana or something to get another 1000GS.

 
mpaullin said:
Yeah, I definitely don't admire a dude with a 1 million gamer score. I'm sure he passed on playing dozens of great games that don't have achievements because he was busy playing the European version of Hannah Montana or something to get another 1000GS.
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Looks like he only played the US version of Hannah Montana, so I guess even he has a line that he won't cross....for now.

It is sad however, when you see some of the games on his list. Three versions of Conan (US, GER, JP)? Seriously?

 
Wonder what would happen if someone did all their gaming offline, topped that score and logged in for the first time.  No obvious suspicious activity (no bugged achievements, none that require online play) aside from everything having been unlocked offline.

 
Bloomy said:
Wonder what would happen if someone did all their gaming offline, topped that score and logged in for the first time. No obvious suspicious activity (no bugged achievements, none that require online play) aside from everything having been unlocked offline.
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Probably would be branded a cheater/gamerscore editor regardless. Which would very much suck.

 
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Bloomy said:
Wonder what would happen if someone did all their gaming offline, topped that score and logged in for the first time. No obvious suspicious activity (no bugged achievements, none that require online play) aside from everything having been unlocked offline.
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The unofficial rules seem to be if an achievement doesn't have a timestamp then it's not counted, I believe achievements unlocked offline don't have timestamps.

There are people on x360a who are all over this stuff, checking people's scores for shenanigans.

I neither condone nor condemn them.

 
benjamouth said:
The unofficial rules seem to be if an achievement doesn't have a timestamp then it's not counted, I believe achievements unlocked offline don't have timestamps.
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Yeah. I like to have mine timestamped as well , but even so I have many chievos without timestamps, because I won't stop playing if I'm disconnected from live or if my internet server suddenly falls.

 
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E.Nich said:
Yeah. I like to have mine timestamped as well , but even so I have many chievos without timestamps, because I won't stop playing if I'm disconnected from live or if my internet server suddenly falls.
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Been then man. I remember I had no net for over a month. Gave me the kick in the ass I needed to start Castlevania LoS. 1000'd. Then, 1270'd it. Shame its all offline :/

Oh well. Was still a great game.

Anyway. I honestly don't care about him hitting 1mill. Most if not all of his games are easy ones. I'm proud of my about to be 170k.
 
My parents are divorced and my father doesn't have internet. When I was young and went to visit him for a few days, I always had to play offline. Unless the person goes offline for few weeks and comes back with 100,000 more Gamerscore, I don't mind when people have offline achievements. Some people do get really angry about achievements without timestamps though.

 
I play video games way to much and always go for achievements, I can't even fathom how much you have to play and how many absolutely horrible games with easy achievements you have to slog through to get a million gamerscore.  I've always assumed Stallion has to be more than one person playing on the same account.

 
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thenutman69321 said:
I play video games ways to much and always go for achievements, I can't even fathom how much you have to play and how many absolutely horrible games with easy achievements you have to slog through to get a million gamerscore. I've always assumed Stallion has to be more than one person playing on the same account.
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I wondered about this myself, some days his score jumps 2-3 thousand and not all on easy games, but I guess it's doable if you play 15-20 hours a day. Plus whenever I've seen him playing something on Twitch he doesn't appear to be particularly amazing skills wise.

 
There are some dead giveaways for cheated gamerscore. Primarily being online-only achievements that are unlocked without a timestamp, unlocked achievements that are known to be unobtainable, and unlocking achievements in a timeframe that isn't practically possible (e.g. unlocking both the Level 1 and Level 50 achievements for an online shooter in the same day when it should take 100 hours of playing to achieve that). There's nothing suspicious about offline achievements in general.

Microsoft is fairly aggressive about flagging achievement cheaters and there is amateur detective work that goes on at sites like TrueAchievements.com. Everyday, no-name users get banned and/or marked as cheaters on a daily basis; you can see that on the Microsoft forums. If a well-known tag like Stallion had evidence of cheated gamerscore on it, it wouldn't be a secret.

 
Rip44 said:
Been then man. I remember I had no net for over a month. Gave me the kick in the ass I needed to start Castlevania LoS. 1000'd. Then, 1270'd it. Shame its all offline :/
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Wow, to complete LoS achievement-wise is a lot of work, and worth of praise. The game must be kind of difficult in insane difficulty, specially the DLC demon.

 
^Ive seen plenty of people get flagged or banned from TA caused of some achievements. I've had a few friends get banned off TA for the Skate achievements glitch. (There was a glitch when you beat Rob Dyrdek, you unlocked several online achievements as well) Nothing happened to their personal GT, but TAs "amateur" hall monitors are so antsy on these things. Even if they're developer flaws.
 
E.Nich said:
Wow, to complete LoS achievement-wise is a lot of work, and worth of praise. The game must be kind of difficult in insane difficulty, specially the DLC demon.
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The core 1000 isn't to TO bad. I've only wanted to bash my controller 4 times.

But that demon dlc -_- ... I almost broke a controller over my head and threw my Xbox out the window.
 
Kinda disappointed that Microsoft isn't having some Xbox One sales this week on Live, considering many people will just now be getting the system in the Titanfall bundle.

Would love to buy a digital version of Battlefield 4, Dead Rising 3, etc....  And right now, the system has my full attention.

 
Bizzquik said:
Kinda disappointed that Microsoft isn't having some Xbox One sales this week on Live, considering many people will just now be getting the system in the Titanfall bundle.

Would love to buy a digital version of Battlefield 4, Dead Rising 3, etc.... And right now, the system has my full attention.
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Didn't Phil Spencer say they were gonna have GwG next month or soon? So maybe we'll get some news.
 
Rip44 said:
^Ive seen plenty of people get flagged or banned from TA caused of some achievements. I've had a few friends get banned off TA for the Skate achievements glitch. (There was a glitch when you beat Rob Dyrdek, you unlocked several online achievements as well) Nothing happened to their personal GT, but TAs "amateur" hall monitors are so antsy on these things. Even if they're developer flaws.
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That sounds a bit anal since it's the programmers fault. I have BF4 campaign achievements even though I haven't even touched the campaign yet because there's a glitch in BF4 that causes random cheeves to pop. Good thing I'm not signed up on TA then. Lol.

 
CaseX said:
That sounds a bit anal since it's the programmers fault. I have BF4 campaign achievements even though I haven't even touched the campaign yet because there's a glitch in BF4 that causes random cheeves to pop. Good thing I'm not signed up on TA then. Lol.
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Haha. Yup. Honestly, TA isn't even that great. It has some uses, but those uses I can get on 360a.
 
Rip44 said:
Haha. Yup. Honestly, TA isn't even that great. It has some uses, but those uses I can get on 360a.
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I completely agree. x360a is my primary go-to site. I think the forums and interactions in there create a better sense of community, too. When I'm really stuck on something and can't find a good solution on 360a, then I'll go on TA.

 
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Masters_93 said:
Today, my Xbox froze, turned it on again and worked for about an hour. Then, I think there was a slight power surge in the house (turned off the amp but TV was fine), and the 360 flashed the dreaded 3 rings. An hour later, when I let everything cool off, it worked fine again for an hour before I turned it off. I really hope it's not dead :pray:
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Had the same issue years ago and the system worked for a good year + before I had to send it in for repairs.

 
I always saw gamerscore as just another high score. It's just to get this score you need to play multiple games. In RPG's you might grind against weaker enemies to raise your level. In fighting games you might want to discover hit boxes and frame data. These are things to maximize your skill.

Finding a way to make a living off chasing gamerscore was a way to maximize his efficiency. Achievement hunting is it's own game. Him getting sponsors for playing isn't that different than a game where wearing a certain item increases enemy loot drops. At high level play it's part of the game.

He might have played some crappy games or the same game from different regions, but again that's similar to grinding techniques in many games. There might be a beast you regularly kill because it's worth a good amount of XP or money. A game that is worth a quick 1000 gs is like that.

 
deadofnight said:
He might have played some crappy games or the same game from different regions, but again that's similar to grinding techniques in many games.
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Grinding on Hanna Montana would land you in jail....or at least it used to. Now if you do it, I think it gets you on MTV.

 
The view I have on offline achievements is that if there's no evidence that you earned your achievement offline in an illegal way, it's fine. 90% of the people who earn achievements offline make is obvious that they hacked because they unlock achievements out of order when it's not possible. I know there are some games where you can do that like Halo 4 but there are games where you definitely cannot do that and if it shows up on your gamercard like that, you're deemed a hacker/gamesaver and most likely will get reset because of it. And of course there's the online achievements unlocked offline dead giveaway.

It is possible that you could unlock enough achievements offline to reach 1M but a decent percentage of games are really hard to unlock certain achievements. Plus there's also the fact that Stallion83 has at least 3 types of Xbox's (1 NTSC, 1 PAL and 1 NTSC-J).

 
I've had a 360 since 2008. 22000something GS. Lots of offline achievements (didn't have consistent internet connection to my 360 till 2011). I'm an odd one lol
 
Rip44 said:
Haha. Yup. Honestly, TA isn't even that great. It has some uses, but those uses I can get on 360a.
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Agreed, except TA has a much better tracking system.

I use 360a (or PS3trophies if it's multiplat and the 360a guide is lacking) as default, combined with their community (their forums are usually much more active, and definitely friendlier).

I use TA for delisting-watch (they have a lot more achievement-related news than 360a), the tracker, and for the scheduled boosting sessions.

Both sites have their use. That said, yes, TA people are very anal-retentive about achievements, even ones accidentally obtainable through glitches. They had a whole "debate" recently about "cheaters", which at the time included people who boost achievements.. which is ridiculous.

What bothers me about TA, is they have their own scoring system designed to reward difficulty of achievements and give 0 TA score for unobtainables (removing the point of hacking your gs for unobtainables), yet they still bitch when people get unobtainables, even 0G ones.

Who cares? The system is DESIGNED to give 0 points for unobtainables. At most it would just increase your base GS/completion percentage. I don't edit my GS, but if I ever did, it would probably be for unobtainable shit just because it's broken anyways and half-finished games would eventually antagonize my OCD.

 
^Thats just another reason why I say fuck TA.

Also, fuck em even more for the "boosters are cheaters" debate.

Microsoft has already openly stated that, as long as you do not alter your internet connection to XBL, boosting is completely okay with them. Plus, boosting is sometimes the only route to go. Like in Batman AO, the community was DEAD before launch and the MP achievements were stupid as hell. I guess I'm a cheater cause I got a group of 8 to finish the game -_-
 
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Microsoft has already openly stated that, as long as you do not alter your internet connection to XBL, boosting is completely okay with them. Plus, boosting is sometimes the only route to go. Like in Batman AO, the community was DEAD before launch and the MP achievements were stupid as hell. I guess I'm a cheater cause I got a group of 8 to finish the game -_-
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Oops. 8-[ :whistle2:$

 
Maybe people that try to get a win streak achievement in a game where disconnecting (not quitting) counts as the match never happening. I hate when games do this.

 
Rip44 said:
Elaborate?

And that is mostly directed towards people like those who credit glitched in Halo Reach. (Unplug internet as you earned credits, to re-earn them.)
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I saturated my Internet connection to get into bot only matches for the Foreshadowing achievement in Gears 3 (execute Kim with RAAM 10 times in public Vs.). Though with as bad the netcode is in the Gears games, MS and/or Epic probably couldn't tell the difference.

 
bob101910 said:
Maybe people that try to get a win streak achievement in a game where disconnecting (not quitting) counts as the match never happening. I hate when games do this.
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Yup. The main reason I can't stand current fighters.
Bloomy said:
I saturated my Internet connection to get into bot only matches for the Foreshadowing achievement in Gears 3 (execute Kim with RAAM 10 times in public Vs.). Though with as bad the netcode is in the Gears games, MS and/or Epic probably couldn't tell the difference.
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I think you'll be alright. Theoretically you're not doing anything wrong. I've known plenty of people who've uploaded a video to YouTube to downgrade their internet to get private lobbies.
 
Rip44 said:
I think you'll be alright. Theoretically you're not doing anything wrong. I've known plenty of people who've uploaded a video to YouTube to downgrade their internet to get private lobbies.
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Yeah, I know. I violated the letter of the law, but not the spirit of fair play the law intends to provide. Like doing 70 in a 65. I'm sure if MS wanted to be super strict about things like that, even that Stallion guy would be in trouble.

 
Bloomy said:
Yeah, I know. I violated the letter of the law, but not the spirit of fair play the law intends to provide. Like doing 70 in a 65. I'm sure if MS wanted to be super strict about things like that, even that Stallion guy would be in trouble.
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Nah. Stallion's sponsored by MS at this point. He's above the law.

I bet he even had MS make all those games in Oman free so he could have the competition banned. How dare he use Rayman for evil like that.

 
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BobbyTastic said:
Nah. Stallion's sponsored by MS at this point. He's above the law.
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Now, but before he got his score high enough to get that sponsorship? Or maybe if smrnov passes him. Unless Stallion has enough influence to change the exchange rate and makes the Canadian achievements worth less.

 
I reached a 100k milestone a few days ago and was pumped. This dude hit a million?! I'd buy him a drink.

I'm going to tell my wife (who told me told stop playing games now that I hit my goal) that he's my hero and I'm going to follow his lead. I'm also going to point out that he has a very supportive significant other who encourages him. This probably won't end well. Don't be surprised if this is the last post from me.

 
kdiddy1989 said:
I reached a 100k milestone a few days ago and was pumped. This dude hit a million?! I'd buy him a drink.

I'm going to tell my wife (who told me told stop playing games now that I hit my goal) that he's my hero and I'm going to follow his lead. I'm also going to point out that he has a very supportive significant other who encourages him. This probably won't end well. Don't be surprised if this is the last post from me.
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LOL :rofl:

Be careful dude, and good luck.

 
kdiddy1989 said:
I reached a 100k milestone a few days ago and was pumped. This dude hit a million?! I'd buy him a drink.

I'm going to tell my wife (who told me told stop playing games now that I hit my goal) that he's my hero and I'm going to follow his lead. I'm also going to point out that he has a very supportive significant other who encourages him. This probably won't end well. Don't be surprised if this is the last post from me.
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Don't worry, if you end up amongst the fallen, at the very least we will honour you with "Post of the Day".

But seriously, hardest I've laughed all day. Dead man walking.

 
mossfan563 said:
The view I have on offline achievements is that if there's no evidence that you earned your achievement offline in an illegal way, it's fine. 90% of the people who earn achievements offline make is obvious that they hacked because they unlock achievements out of order when it's not possible. I know there are some games where you can do that like Halo 4 but there are games where you definitely cannot do that and if it shows up on your gamercard like that, you're deemed a hacker/gamesaver and most likely will get reset because of it. And of course there's the online achievements unlocked offline dead giveaway.

It is possible that you could unlock enough achievements offline to reach 1M but a decent percentage of games are really hard to unlock certain achievements. Plus there's also the fact that Stallion83 has at least 3 types of Xbox's (1 NTSC, 1 PAL and 1 NTSC-J).
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The problem is that if you screw up which console you have your profile linked to and play offline on a console that isn't connected to the internet and that doesn't have your profile linked you can lose achievements. When I first moved to Australia I didn't have internet for 6 months so I gave my profile to my nephews so they could use my Xbox Live Gold account and play all the games I bought. During that time I played on my own system at home offline and amassed like 10,000 achievement points. When I finally did get internet all those achievements disappeared. So now I have save files for later in the game which means when I play a game I get achievements for stuff way out of order. This happens a fair bit when you don't handle offline play correctly and transfer your profile. It isn't cheating and explains why some people are missing earlier achievements. Hence, don't be so quick to judge and call someone a cheater. I wouldn't even know how to hack achievements and don't care enough to do so.

 
Anyone can get a million GS if they have enough time and money. Thing is, most people have jobs/lives.
 
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