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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Child of Light looks gorgeous. Can't wait to play it.

I'm really looking forward to Trials Fusion too but that $40 XB1 version with the season pass is crazy. Hopefully it follows Ubisoft's traditional of rapid price drops.

Tonight I hit level 50 in Titanfall. It's funny because I thought it'd take forever and I wouldn't be able to complete the challenge of reaching it by the end of March. Took 1 week lol. I decided to hit generation 2. I may do all 10 gens then do every challenge once I'm 10. The game is so fun.
 
Cleaner7 said:
Tonight I hit level 50 in Titanfall. It's funny because I thought it'd take forever and I wouldn't be able to complete the challenge of reaching it by the end of March. Took 1 week lol. I decided to hit generation 2. I may do all 10 gens then do every challenge once I'm 10. The game is so fun.
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Nice, i'm at 49 now so i'll probably hit gen2 next time I play. Good luck with getting to gen 10 though. To get to the next gens you have to complete certain challenges and i've heard some are crazy. I think from gen5 to gen6 you have to kill 50 ejecting pilots, and I still haven't even killed 1 lol

here's the list:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=103796879&postcount=4497

 
benjamouth said:
Wow, blue Cammy ?? Eh ?

Awesome to see Ryan Hart win though.
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It is a little disappointing, but still interesting. Being a charge character is weird. I wonder if she likes cats like Cammy.

Cleaner7 said:
Child of Light looks gorgeous. Can't wait to play it.

I'm really looking forward to Trials Fusion too but that $40 XB1 version with the season pass is crazy. Hopefully it follows Ubisoft's traditional of rapid price drops.

Tonight I hit level 50 in Titanfall. It's funny because I thought it'd take forever and I wouldn't be able to complete the challenge of reaching it by the end of March. Took 1 week lol. I decided to hit generation 2. I may do all 10 gens then do every challenge once I'm 10. The game is so fun.
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Started Titanfall on Friday and played for a little under 10 hours over the weekend. Got to level 48. I love it so far, but I've mostly played campaign. Won every campaign level and played a little bit of outside campaign. I've only seen 11 out of 15 maps so far. Feels weird almost getting gen 2 and not playing all maps yet. I played horribly outside of campaign game types though. I cannot wait for spring break next week.

 
Decapre, as stated before is the 5th character. Had to be Ono, Clone character from a shallow point of view, but just being a charge character gives it a 360 degree spin. Interesting it seems as how it will evolve in the competitive scene.

Now back on topic, in less than 24 hour we'll be getting our weekly deals. Gotta give credit to Dark Souls 2 for saving me the pain of waiting a whole week to be refreshing on the prie decreases. Any wish lists or predictions of what we might get ?

 
At least she looks pretty cool. I was hoping for one of the side characters from the Udon comics. I thought one of Ibuki's friends was the rumor.

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At least she looks pretty cool. I was hoping for one of the side characters from the Udon comics. I thought one of Ibuki's friends was the rumor.

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She looks great but it just shows how lazy Capcom got on the game. The model is a copy/paste, so far normals too and that stomp attack seems to have been taken from Oni. Teleports from Dictator and Dhalsim's Yoga Catastrophe. Capcom not adding any true new characters, anyways as dissapointing as it is i'm looking forward to learn the game.

 
When I became gen 2 in Titanfall I had around 21 hours in playtime I think before, I hit 50 a fair amount of time before that but I got all the attachments and stuff for the achievement, which I won't do again unless I hit gen 10, now I'll only really focus on the guns I like (and the gen challenges), it is a great game though so far.

 
FrankUrb88 said:
She looks great but it just shows how lazy Capcom got on the game. The model is a copy/paste, so far normals too and that stomp attack seems to have been taken from Oni. Teleports from Dictator and Dhalsim's Yoga Catastrophe. Capcom not adding any true new characters, anyways as dissapointing as it is i'm looking forward to learn the game.
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This. The entire DLC is copypaste from SFxT and now this. It just screams lazy. What a disappointment for a 5th character.

Should have been Asura instead of wasting the slot on a reskin, definitely would have been something to get hyped about. Would have boosted sales of both USFIV and Asura's Wrath. I don't know what they were thinking. Are they trying to sell the UDON comics or something?

 
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E.Nich said:
1.39gb. Hmmm, about local co-op (it does have online co-op up to 4 players), I wonder if it's split-screen or in the same screen (my tv isn't big enough to play split-screen).

edit: fuck, it's split-screen.
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Oh so it does have online? OK then I will download it. Thanks.

 
kcobra22 said:
Nice, i'm at 49 now so i'll probably hit gen2 next time I play. Good luck with getting to gen 10 though. To get to the next gens you have to complete certain challenges and i've heard some are crazy. I think from gen5 to gen6 you have to kill 50 ejecting pilots, and I still haven't even killed 1 lol

here's the list:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=103796879&postcount=4497
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Ahh I quickly skimmed after moving up a generation and now I see what you're saying. Looks like I may not hit generation 10 but thankfully that's a 0 point achievement. I'll probably try to get as high a gen as I can then unlock everything for whenever I get stuck.
 
Do higher gens contribute anything to the gameplay or your character, or is it simply a status symbol/cheevo thingy. If its the later I wouldn't even care to go past 1 when I pick the game up.

 
Warface isn't terrible. Just bad servers and REALLY should've just been made for next gen. I dont see myself ever playing the full F2P version as it'll just seem pointless since I own an X1. Crytek missed a good opportunity here.
 
Everything that Warface does, a multitude of other games have done 5x if not 10x better and no amount of nex tgen treatment would help. Unless they somehow rework the left 4 dead esque garbage hit detection, dated visuals and shit framerate. What kind of game let of alone a fps in 2014 doesn't have some sort of spawn protection.

 
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Rip44 said:
Warface isn't terrible. Just bad servers and REALLY should've just been made for next gen. I dont see myself ever playing the full F2P version as it'll just seem pointless since I own an X1. Crytek missed a good opportunity here.
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Maybe Crytek has missed an opportunity but i certainly have not. Lookin forward this game, if it's half the addictive of world of tanks i'll be happy.

 
Strider Turbulence said:
More proof that Street Fighter IV is loooooooooooooong past it's expiration date. The community's reaction to the reveal last night was amazing though.
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The game will at least last for another 1 or 2 years if not more if they do a good work with the rebalance which is almost impossible with so many characters, with the Capcom Pro Tour they are ensuring that. On the crowds reaction, well... once they saw a clone everyone just started to get up a leave the venue, really pissed off.

 
I finally started up Runner 2 and Guardians of Middle-earth.

Runner 2 is fantastic. I am loving the music and wish there was DLC to change it up. I would pay, no qualms about it. I only played enough to triple perfect+ the levels in the first world, and double perfect+ the first level of the 2nd world, so I don't know if it changes by world, but I started to yearn for a new musical spin on things when doing the perfect+ runs on easy to finish off World 1.

Guardians is well worth the dollar I spent. I'm not interested in squaring off against other gamers, but the few times I did were mostly lag-free for me. Only one game out of 8 had any issues and they eventually fixed themselves in that game. Fun stuff, but not revolutionary. Spawn times are punishing as the match progresses.

 
shulamm said:
Maybe Crytek has missed an opportunity but i certainly have not. Lookin forward this game, if it's half the addictive of world of tanks i'll be happy.
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Like I said. I feel mostly that way cause I'm already on next gen. I rarely go back to 360. Whenever I get around to Dark Souls 2 and finishing my last achievements in South Park.
 
I can't make up my mind whether to pick up Giana sisters or not. The demo was pretty bland, but interesting enough to possibly justify $5. I guess I will just wait for tonight's line up. If I don't see anything better I will pick it up.

 
I'm excited that EA/PC is supporting PVZGW with free DLC just like BW did with ME3. I was considering trading it in since I hit level 50 and got all the achievements already plus Titanfall but I think I'll hold onto it. It's ridiculously fun and that video looks even crazier. I just hope the new abilities don't make any classes overpowered. Balance is the key.
 
Strider Turbulence said:
More proof that Street Fighter IV is loooooooooooooong past it's expiration date. The community's reaction to the reveal last night was amazing though.
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Well to be fair, the only reason SFIV is being "supported" is because SFxT was a disaster. And rightfully so. Look at this shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJUelWRWBs

The Ultra DLC is pretty much just taking stuff exclusive to SFxT and adding it to SFIV so they can make an extra buck off it (because they didn't make enough off SFxT), basically saving the characters/their work from being only stuck in a dead game. The stages included are from SFxT as well. The fifth character was supposed to be the only "new" thing (and it was hyped to the moon and back) and well... yeah. They picked the clone of one of the least favourite characters, and the "doll" (it's from the canon) that took the least amount of effort to reskin. That's why everyone's flipping their shit.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about. Just imagine a world where L4D2 was a disaster, and Valve took all the maps/survivors from L4D2 and put them in L4D1 as DLC and charged $15 for it. Oh, and the DLC came with a "new" character that turned out to be Rochelle in a mask. That's pretty comparable.

I really like the Edition Select thing and the 2 Ultras system, but that's it. The ported characters are okay, I probably won't use them. Absolutely not worth $15, it's a desperate last minute cash-grab while the 360/PS3 gen is still relevant. Nobody's going to buy a version past this one, it'll be time for a new SF by that point.

 
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Nothing like Monday night to help me foget about the snow outside... F5, F5, F5. :)

Of course, I have a carp ton of driving and OT this week, so the Xbox and my guitars will likely see very little of me for the week...

 
Soo any hope of anything being on sale this week on the one?

Is the Dead Rising 3 season pass worth it? yay or nay

 
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BobbyTastic said:
Well to be fair, the only reason SFIV is being "supported" is because SFxT was a disaster. And rightfully so. Look at this shit.
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SFxT isn't bad at all. It was just unbalanced at launch and Capcom didn't do much to fix it. They gave up on it right away instead of sticking with it. Luckily for fans, it is starting to make a comeback at fighting game tournaments thanks to the strong online community (not including PC version. That one is dead). I was actually surprised not to see it at Evo this year when SRK has a new video about it at least once a week. More surprising is that they kept Injustice.

Up until Killer Instinct, SFxT was the only fighter I played for about a year. Being able to team up with a friend makes it really fun. Thinking about what could have been if Capcom didn't give up on it, makes me cry on the inside.

 
SFxT was a great idea but they half assed on it for whatever reason

it should have been great seeing that its two of the top fighting game brands together on a 2D Fighting engine

but for some reason its like they saw it wasnt perfect then just let it go

smh it is a real shame cause it honestly should have been as huge as SF4

 
bob101910 said:
SFxT isn't bad at all. It was just unbalanced at launch and Capcom didn't do much to fix it. They gave up on it right away instead of sticking with it. Luckily for fans, it is starting to make a comeback at fighting game tournaments thanks to the strong online community (not including PC version. That one is dead). I was actually surprised not to see it at Evo this year when SRK has a new video about it at least once a week. More surprising is that they kept Injustice.

Up until Killer Instinct, SFxT was the only fighter I played for about a year. Being able to team up with a friend makes it really fun. Thinking about what could have been if Capcom didn't give up on it, makes me cry on the inside.
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By "disaster" I mean mostly what Metal just said, and sales-wise/community-wise. It was half-assed, full of pay2win DLC, locked characters on-disc (including of all things, BLANKA). Wasn't a bad game necessarily.. aside from all the things that needed to be patched.

Capcom gave up on it precisely because it bombed in sales in comparison to SFIV, and honestly, the way it shipped, it deserved to bomb. They did eventually make a substantial patch (v2013), but it was too little too late. Should have done more, should have done it sooner.

The reason it was dropped is the same reason Injustice is still there. Money. What determines what's at EVO is either the size of the prize pool, or straight paying off of the staff. WB is known for hosting huge prize pools (MK9 and Injustice). Not to say that either title didn't deserve a year of play for being "new blood", but it's obvious the money had a lot to do with it and is what edged out the game as opposed to more niche titles that deserve the slot (Tekken Tag 2, for instance). Capcom would rather pay for a big prize pool for USFIV than pay for two pools for a game that doesn't give them sales any more (I mean they just gave it away on PS+). You can bet the big USFIV tourney at Evo will skyrocket USFIV sales for them.

As for WB, Injustice shouldn't have gotten a second year (even with the big patch they did) in the spotlight, but money talks. Microsoft is pulling a similar move with Killer Instinct, despite the complaints by the FGC (though most are whining because they hate the Xbone, that and the FGC whine about everything).

 
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I actually really enjoyed Street Fighter X Tekken, but having to pay twenty dollars for the extra characters never sat well with me. I paid that much for the friggin' game! How do you justify charging the same price for a few more characters? If they had dropped the price to five dollars or even ten dollars, I could live with it, but TWENTY?! No way.

 
ArugulaZ said:
I actually really enjoyed Street Fighter X Tekken, but having to pay twenty dollars for the extra characters never sat well with me. I paid that much for the friggin' game! How do you justify charging the same price for a few more characters? If they had dropped the price to five dollars or even ten dollars, I could live with it, but TWENTY?! No way.
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Well, they're 12 characters. But yeah, twenty is too much. Though I have them, and for that I was sure that they were on sale at some point, but xbldb didn't pick it up.... so I'm not so sure now T_T

 
BobbyTastic said:
Well to be fair, the only reason SFIV is being "supported" is because SFxT was a disaster. And rightfully so. Look at this shit.

The Ultra DLC is pretty much just taking stuff exclusive to SFxT and adding it to SFIV so they can make an extra buck off it (because they didn't make enough off SFxT), basically saving the characters/their work from being only stuck in a dead game. The stages included are from SFxT as well. The fifth character was supposed to be the only "new" thing (and it was hyped to the moon and back) and well... yeah. They picked the clone of one of the least favourite characters, and the "doll" (it's from the canon) that took the least amount of effort to reskin. That's why everyone's flipping their shit.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about. Just imagine a world where L4D2 was a disaster, and Valve took all the maps/survivors from L4D2 and put them in L4D1 as DLC and charged $15 for it. Oh, and the DLC came with a "new" character that turned out to be Rochelle in a mask. That's pretty comparable.

I really like the Edition Select thing and the 2 Ultras system, but that's it. The ported characters are okay, I probably won't use them. Absolutely not worth $15, it's a desperate last minute cash-grab while the 360/PS3 gen is still relevant. Nobody's going to buy a version past this one, it'll be time for a new SF by that point.
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After 5 years (?!!!) I just want to move on from Street Fighter 4 already. It's slow, has sluggish movements, floaty jumps, lenient inputs, stupidly easy and effective mashing reversals, crouch teching and waaaaaaaay too many invincible moves (back dash on wake up ugh). Don't get me wrong, SF4 is a decent game and Super SF4 and AE were much needed and appreciated updates, but those things I mentioned are fundamental flaws that have been around since day 1 and they aren't ever getting fixed.

And Ultra is adding in delayed wake ups, because defense isn't already too good in this game.

xTekken is just....ugh. I loved that game in it's early days and then ended up quitting it in a fit of rage. It wasn't the terrible throws, which were slow,. easily tech'd AND did pathetic damage. It wasn't the damage scaling or immense amount of health people get back for tagging out. When players started figuring the game out, doing damaging combos, which usually ended with a cinematic super move, took so long that matches were unwinnable when there was 30 seconds left in the round. It wasn't even that dumb autoguard/tech gem that people abused that blocks every attack and stops every throw for free. No, it was this.

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I can't fight this. I don't even know what I'm looking at, nevermind see what attack is coming at me most of the time. I can't believe this was even put in the game.

Waiting for the new sales to kick in, hopefully Toe Jam and Earl is one of them.

 
Yes, while we observe Daylight Savings by changing our clocks, Universal Time Coordinate does no such thing (which is the clock the deals seem to operate on), so expect deals to drop an hour "later" than usual.

 
Customization was one of my favorite parts of SFxT, but some people made their characters look like the sun. They shouldn't have allowed bright blinding colors in ranked matches. That was something they could have fixed if they didn't give up on the game. The update they did put out at least made the game playable. Most of the problems listed in the post above me were fixed (much shorter animations, less heath regen from tagging, throws are great, and few other things), but there is still a balancing issue.

 
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