NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT GOLD VS. NOT-GOLD, SINCE THEY'RE ALL DEAD ANYWAYS.
KINECT Central:
9/18 - 9/24 ...
XBLA - Dragon's Lair - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Metacritic(41) -
Quick Look
9/11 - 9/17 ... PopCap Games Sale #1,382 ...
#1 Exists on disc in the
Xbox Live Arcade - Compilation Disc
#2 Exists on disc in
PopCap Arcade Vol. 1
#3 Exists on disc in
PopCap Arcade Vol. 2
#4 Exists on disc in
Plants Vs. Zombies
#5 Exists on disc in
Bejeweled 3
#6 Will be available in
Zuma's Revenge! on 9/18/2012
9/3 - ??? (maybe 9/28) ... Monthly Activision Music Games Sale
Misc. Avatar Items
9/4 - 9/10 ... Xbox LIVE Arcade Games ...
* Exists on disc in the
XBLA Triple Pack
9/4 - 9/10 ... Back to School Sale (with many repeated deals from this summer) ...
Arcade Games
* Exists on disc in the
Xbox 360 Arcade Play Wireless Controller Gaming Pack
Downloadable Content
Avatar Items
8/29 - 9/5 ... Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Ep. 3[/B]
Indie Game:
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Download - 240 ($3.00) Microsoft Points - 40% off
8/28 - 9/3 ... Assassin's Creed: Revelations
DLC
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Assassin's Creed Revelations: The Ancestors Character Pack (multi-player skins) - Gold Price: 160 ($2.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(n/a, but favorable for the MP skins)
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Assassin's Creed Revelations: Mediterranean Traveler (multi-player map pack) - Gold Price: 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(n/a, but "ok" from 1 critic)
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Assassin's Creed Revelations: The Lost Archive (single-player additional missions) - Gold Price: 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(n/a, but not stellar reviews)
8/28 - 9/3 ...
Scratch & Match
Winning Prize -
Plants vs. Zombies: Zombie Mask avatar head item -
FREE! - regularly 120 Microsoft Points
... otherwise you get offered these promo "loser" deals ...
Zombies!!!
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Plants vs. Zombies - 600 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(89) - No Quick Look, so here's "Zombies On Your Lawn"!
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Dead Rising 2: Case Zero - 200 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(79) - Quick Look
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Dead Rising 2: Case West - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(74) - Quick Look
8/28 - 9/3 ... The Gunstringer
DLC:
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El Diablo's 'Merican Adventure - 120 ($1.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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8/28 - 9/3 ... Rockstar Publisher Sale
Games on Demand:
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Bully Scholarship Ed. - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Midnight Club: LA - Complete Edition - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Note: this is the Complete Edition, which includes the South Central Premium Upgrade (in other words, ALL the available DLC). If you have any plans to someday get this game (either as GoD or as platinum hits disc), you can skip buying the DLC.
Red Dead Redemption - DLC:
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Undead Nightmare Collection - 800 ($10.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Undead Nightmare Pack - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Liars and Cheats Pack - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Legends and Killers Pack - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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# = You might also consider either the
Game-Of-The-Year edition for $29.99, or the
Undead Nightmare Collection for $19.99, both @ GameStop. When you purchase the "Undead Collection" on disc, it's entirely playable from disc, requires no installation, and both the Undead and multiplayer DLC above.
GTA IV - DLC:
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GTA IV: The Lost and Damned - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony - 800 ($10.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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# = You might also consider
Episodes from Liberty City for $24.99, which is entirely playable from disc, requires no installation, and has both episodes.
L.A. Noire - DLC:
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Vice Case: "Reefer Madness" - 160 ($2.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Traffic Case: "A Slip Of The Tongue" - 160 ($2.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Vice Case: "The Naked City" - 160 ($2.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Arson Case: "Nicholson Electroplating" - 160 ($2.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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# = You might also consider
LA Noire - The Complete Edition for $27.99, which includes these episodes, plus the previously-PS3-exclusive Traffic Case (The Consul’s Car), plus all the available suit & weapon DLC already loaded in game. Otherwise the reasonably-priced
Rockstar Pass @ 960 Microsoft Points will get you all the DLC (cases, weapons, suits) except for the PS3 traffic case.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles - DLC:
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South Central Ultimate Content Pack - 480 ($6.00) Microsoft Points - 52% off -
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# = You might either consider
Midnight Club Los Angeles - Complete Edition for $17.99, or the GoD version above for only $14.99 ... both will include all available DLC already loaded in game. Otherwise if you already have the core game, then yes, this is the whole enchilada of DLC available.
Max Payne 3 - DLC:
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Local Justice Pack - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 38% off -
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# = If you're in no hurry to get Max Payne 3, you might wait until the
Rockstar Pass (currently 2400pts = $30) goes on sale shortly into 2013. The Rockstar Pass gets you all DLC released in 2012, and if you're not heavily into multiplayer, then the Local Justice Pack gives you little except 1 boost & 1 weapon in the story.
8/21 - 8/27 ... XBLA games from German/French devs/pubs (i.e. Digital Reality, Focus, and dtp AG)
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Full Game - TNT Racers - Gold Price: 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(64) - Trailer
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Full Game - Faery: Legends of Avalon - Gold Price: 600 ($7.50) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(57) - Trailer
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Full Game - Crazy Machines Elements - Gold Price: 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(55) - Trailer
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Full Game - Dead Block - Gold Price: 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(50) - Trailer
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More Dead to Block Map Pack - Gold Price: 120 ($1.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Full Game - SkyDrift - Gold Price: 600 ($7.50) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(77) - Developer Walkthrough
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Extreme Fighters Pack - Gold Price: 80 ($1.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Trailer
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Gladiator Pack - Gold Price: 200 ($2.50) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Trailer
8/21 - 8/27 ...
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - 800 ($10.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(61) - Quick Look
8/21 - 8/27 ... Forza
Forza Motorsport 4: May Top Gear Pack DLC - 280 ($3.50) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(N/A), 88 @ Impulsegamer - Trailer
8/14 - 8/27 ... Activision Music Games
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Warner/Reprise Track Pack - 250 ($3.13) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb
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Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock 1 Track Pack - 800 ($10.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb
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blink-182 Track Pack - 220 ($2.75) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb
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Classic Rock Track Pack - 220 ($2.75) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb
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Tiësto Pack pres by Coca-Cola - 320 ($4.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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DJ Hero Domination Pack - 320 ($4.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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8/7 - 8/13 ... Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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Teeth of Naros - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(79) - Trailer
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Legend of Dead Kel - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(81) - Trailer
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Weapons & Armor Bundle - 200 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb
8/7 - 8/13 ... PopCap
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Bejeweled 3 - 600 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(78) - Quick Look
8/7 - 8/13 ... Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 13
DLC
–
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 13: 11 Course Pack - 1920 Microsoft Points -
40% off - xbldb
7/31 - 8/6 ... Lara Croft / Tomb Raider DLC
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- All the Trappings Challenge Pack 1 - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb
- Raziel & Kain Character Pack - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb - Trailer
- A Hazardous Reunion Challenge Pack 3 - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb
Tomb Raider: Underworld
- Beneath the Ashes - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(60) - Trailer
- Lara’s Shadow - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(66) - Trailer
7/31 - 8/6 ... Kinect Sports: Season Two
DLC
-
Basketball Challenge Pack - 200 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(60'ish) - Trailer *
* = do not purchase if you're an "All Access Pass" holder, since you already "own" this DLC item, as well as the free Challenge Packs #1 and #2, Midnight Mountain skiing, and Maple Lakes golf. During this price reduction, though, the individual items will only set you back 1000 MSP, while the "All Access" pass is normally 800 MSP.
7/24 - 7/30 - Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
DLC
-
Da Vinci Disappearance - 400 Microsoft Points
- 50% off - xbldb - Metacritic (75) - Quick Look
7/24 - 7/30 ... Kinectimals
DLC
-
Now with BEARS! - 600 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(78) - Quick Look
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Daily Season Pass Deals 9/4 - 9/10:
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9/4 -
L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points - 58% off -
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# = You might also consider
LA Noire: The Complete Edition. The Complete Edition contains everything the Rockstar Pass provides plus an extra-PS3 exclusive case, The Consul's Car which has not been made available as DLC. And no, the game doesn't not install the DLC to the hard drive, so buying and returning for the vanilla version is not an option.
9/5 -
Mortal Kombat Season Pass - 600 ($7.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb #
# = You might also consider
Mortal Kombat Komplete Editionn. The Season Pass only provides the 4 DLC characters, but the Komplete Edition comes with the characters, all the DLC skins, and download codes for the album, Mortal Kombat Songs Inspired by the Warriors, and for the 1995 film, Mortal Kombat.
9/6 -
UFC 3 Season Pass - 600 ($7.50) Microsoft Points - 56% off -
xbldb
9/7 -
Forza 4 - Season Pass - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb #
# The Season Pass
ONLY includes Forza 4 DLC released from launch date 'till the April DLC. Click "Show Spoiler" to view the full list DLCs included and not included in the Forza 4 Season Pass ...
Included:
Microsoft Point Cost For Cars Included:
3920 MSP/$49
Not Included (Excluding VIP Pass Which Provides These At A Discount):
Microsoft Point Cost For Cars Not Included (Excluding VIP Pass):
4960 MSP/$62 (4160 MSP/$52 this week)
Forza 4 VIP Membership - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points
9/8 -
Gears of War 3 - Season Pass - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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9/9 -
Saints Row The Third - Season Pass - 800 ($10.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb
9/10 -
WWE '12 Fan Axxess - 480 ($6.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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9/11 - 9/17 ... Batman: Arkham Asylum (non-GOTY) @ 25% off ... so says the Sales tab on Xbox dashboard, and "xbox.com", but the price is not currently reflected. Current price is 2400 MSP/$30, but even 1600 MSP/$20 is too much to pay, when you can get the GOTY version (featuring all DLC included in-game, plus 3D vision-enabled) at GameStop for
$19.99 new or
$18.99 used.
PRICE DROPS, AS CONFIRMED ON XBOX.COM'S "RECENTLY REDUCED" PAGE
(these aren't sale prices, but permanent mark-downs ... only listed here temporarily to indicate they're no longer "limited time sales")
XBLA
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The Adventures of Shuggy - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(77) - Trailer
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Xotic - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(52) - Trailer
Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion DLC:
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Shivering Isles - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(86) - Trailer $
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Knights of the Nine - 400 ($5.00) Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb- Metacritic(86) $
$ = You're far better off buying a used copy of "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition" from
GameStop for $17.99+tax. Not only do you get the entire Oblivion game, but the DLC is included on the 2nd disc, and installs without any DRM protection, so it can be reinstalled over & over on multiple 360's, and used even when they're offline.
Games on Demand:
Electronic Arts ... before purchasing, check each title for
"online multiplayer support"!
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Army of Two™ - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Discontinued!
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Battlefield: Bad Co. - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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Battlefield 2: MC - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Discontinued!
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Burnout Paradise - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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Burnout Revenge - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer REINSTATED on 8/21/12 - unknown if this is a permanent change
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Command and Conquer 3 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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C&C Red Alert 3 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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- Crysis - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off - xbldb ... this is
ONLY available through Games on Demand (no retail disc exists).
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Dante's Inferno™ - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Dead Space™ - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Dragon Age: Origins - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Dragon Age™ 2 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Fight Night Round 4 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ - Part 1 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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LOTR: Conquest - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Discontinued!
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MOH Airborne - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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Mirror's Edge™ - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Need for Speed™ Carbon - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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Need For Speed™ ProStreet - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Discontinued!
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Need for Speed™ SHIFT - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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NFS Undercover - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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skate. - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Discontinued!
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Skate 2 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
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Trivial Pursuit - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Online Multiplayer Supported!
Other Publishers:
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50 Cent: BotS - 1600 ($20.00) Microsoft Points - 67% off -
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Fallout 3 - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Meet the Robinsons - 1600 ($20.00) Microsoft Points - 33% off -
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Oblivion - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Operation Darkness(NA) - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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Rock of the Dead - 1200 ($15.00) Microsoft Points - 25% off -
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SALES & SPECIALS+
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SCRATCH & WIN:
7/31 - 8/6 ...
Offer #1 -
Orcs Must Die! - 800 Microsoft Points -
33% off - Metacritic(79) - Quick Look $
Offer #2 -
Ninja Gaiden(r) 3: Ninja Pack 1 DLC - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - Trailer $
Offer #3 -
Deadliest Warrior: The Game - 600 Microsoft Points -
25% off - Metacritic(56) - Quick Look $
8/7 - 8/13 ...
Offer #1 -
Sine Mora - 800 Microsoft Points -
33% off - Metacritic(83) - Quick Look $
Offer #2 -
Radiant Silvergun - 960 Microsoft Points -
20% off - Metacritic(86) - Trailer $
Offer #3 -
Ikaruga - 600 Microsoft Points -
25% off - Metacritic(87) - Quick Look $
8/14 - 8/20
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Bomberman Live - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(84) - Trailer
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Bomberman Live: Battlefest - 400 Microsoft Points -
50% off - xbldb - Metacritic(70) - Quick Look
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Bomberman Live - Bomb-up Pack 2 DLC - 120 Microsoft Points -
40% off - xbldb
9/4 - 9/10
Hot Cars!
Offer 1:
NFS: Hot Pursuit - Super Sports Pack - 280 ($3.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Offer 2:
NFS: Hot Pursuit - Lamborghini Untamed Pack - 280 ($3.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
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Offer 3:
NFS: Hot Pursuit - Porsche Unleashed Pack - 280 ($3.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off -
xbldb
9/11 - 9/17 ... Forza Motorsport 4 DLC
According to the
Official Rules, your odds are approximately 1:20 for DLC/avatar/gamerpic items, or 1:1000 for XBLA games, that you'll "win" the
Winning Prize of:
Otherwise you get offered these other "loser" deals:
- Offer 1: Forza 4 - July Car Pack DLC - 280 ($3.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb $
- Offer 2: Forza 4 - Meguiar's Car Pack - 280 ($3.50) Microsoft Points - 50% off - xbldb $
- Offer 3: Forza 4 - Porsche Expansion Pack - 800 ($10.00) Microsoft Points - 50% off (Same price as last week's sale; still cheaper than the VIP's offer of 1200pts; comes with 250GS) - xbldb $
CHAIN REACTION:
Chain Reaction Deals - Purchase Offer 1 to Unlock Offer 2, and So On...
7/31 - 8/6 ...
Offer 1 - 80 MSP off the Gears 3 Kryll Shield Avatar prop
Offer 2 - 160 MSP off Gears 3 Horde Command Pack $
Offer 3 - 240 MSP off Gears 3 Raam's Shadow $
Offer 4 - 600 MSP off Gears 3 Skins Launch Collection
$ = If you own the GOW3 Season Pass, these 2 will light up as pre-purchased, since you already own them, so be sure you don't buy them a 2nd time!
7/24 - 7/30 ...
Offer 1 - Uno - 320 Microsoft Points - 20% off *
Offer 2 - RISK Factions - 560 Microsoft Points - 30% off *
Offer 3 - Carcassonne - 480 Microsoft Points - 40% off *
Offer 4 - Full House Poker - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off *
* = My gawd, this app sucks! I'm already the proud owner of all 4 items, and it's currently showing Uno available to purchase (but won't let me purchase), RISK Factions is locked (and not purchased), Carcassonne is locked (and not purchased), and Full House Poker is available to purchase, shows as purchased, but then will still allow it to be purchased for 400 MSP! Until this PoS is finally fixed by Xbox Live Arcade Marketing, stay out of the Chain Reaction section, as if you're not scared away already by games that won't show as purchased after downloading! (