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Here is a list of all the current and upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace Sales for the US*. This includes the Deal of the Week, Family Plan Sale Item, and any other sales or promotions. I have also included the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade releases. Most sales are for one week.* Please feel free to PM or post if you see anything not listed here. Please note: ALL ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! and some sales are for GOLD MEMBERS ONLY*. Have fun and enjoy.
(*unless otherwise noted)



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Xbox Live Deal of the Week:



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GOLD MEMBERS ONLY
48 Hours Gold trials and free Gold weekends won't get you the sale price.




12/27 -Family Games

XBLA:
-Full House Poker - 480 Microsoft Points - 40% off

DLC:

Hasbro Family Game Night: (Not really DLC, but you need the HFGN hub to launch these games)
-Battleship - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Boggle - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Connect 4 - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Connect 4×4 - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Jenga - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Pictureka - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Scrabble - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Sorry! - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Sorry! Sliders - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Yahtzee - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Here is a list of discs that contain these games
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Hasbro Family Game Night:


-Battleship
-Boggle
-Connect 4
-Scrabble
-Sorry
-Sorry Sliders
-Yahtzee
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Hasbro Family Game Night 3:


-Clue
-Game of Life
-Mouse Trap
-Twister
-Yahtzee Hands Down
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Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show:


-Bop-It Boptagon
-Connect 4 Basketball
-Scrabble Flash
-Sorry! Sliders
-Yatzhee! Bowling
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Hasbro Family Game Night Fun Pack (FGN 2 & 3):


-Bop-It
-Clue
-Connect 4x4
-Jenga
-Mouse Trap
-Operation
-Pictureka
-The Game of Life
-Twister
-Yahtzee Hands Down

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1/3 -Dancin’ Dancin’ Dancin’

DLC:
Dance Central:
-Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling - 160 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 01 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 02 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 03 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 04 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 05 - 480 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 06 - 960 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 07 - 960 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Marathon Pack 01 - 1400 Microsoft Points - 58% off
-Marathon Pack 02 - 1500 Microsoft Points - 58% off






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Family Gold Pack Deal:
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GOLD MEMBERS ONLY
(lasts one week)






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Misc Sales:
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If a start and end date are not listed. Act fast as these "sales" could end anytime.


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12/20 - 1/2 - Countdown to 2012
This is a two part sale. One part lasts the until 1/2, the other is 1 Day only sales.


XBLA:
-After Burner Climax - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-BloodRayne: Betrayal - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Peggle - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Plants vs. Zombies - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Portal: Still Alive - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Renegade Ops - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look


DLC:
-L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass - 480 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Peggle Nights Content Pack - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic


Games on Demand:
-LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 1800 Microsoft Points ($22.49) - 25% off - Metacritic
-The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 1800 Microsoft Points ($22.49) - 25% off - Metacritic


Avatar Store:
-Cactus Dog (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Fastball Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Gears of War 3 Berserker Pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Gears of War 3 Ticker Pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Grappling Hook (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Halo Flood (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Home Run Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Inferno Skateboard (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Labrador Dog pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Moneky pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Ninja Kick Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Red Dragon pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Touchdown Dance Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Training Dummy (prop) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/20 - 12/31 - Countdown to 2012 1 Day Only Sales

[customspoiler="Past Sales"]
12/20 1 DAY ONLY
-Bastion - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/21 1 DAY ONLY
-Hole in the Wall - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Leedmees - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% of


12/22 1 DAY ONLY

Fallout 3
-Broken Steel - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Mothership Zeta - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Operation: Anchorage - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Fallout: New Vegas
-Dead Money - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Honest Hearts - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Lonesome Road - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Old World Blues - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/23 1 DAY ONLY
-Deadliest Warrior: Legends - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Deadliest Warrior: Legends Joan of Arc DLC - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Mortal Kombat Season Pass - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/24 1 DAY ONLY
-Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look EX w/ Seth & Derek of Capcom


12/25 1 DAY ONLY
-Fruit Ninja Kinect - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look


12/26 1 DAY ONLY
Forza Motorsport 4

DLC:
-November Speed Pack - 280 Microsoft Points - 50% off

-Season Pass - 1800 Microsoft Points - 25% off

Avatar Store:
-Drifter Race Suit (Male/Female) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-White Racing Suit (Male/Female) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/27 1 DAY ONLY
Halo: Reach

DLC:
-Defiant Map Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Noble Map Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Games on Demand:
-Halo: Reach - 2400 Microsoft Points ($29.99) - 25% off

Avatar Store:
-Halo Energy Sword (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Kat SPARTAN 320 Armor (Male/Female) - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Themes/Etc:
-Halo: Reach Anchor 9 Theme - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Halo: Reach Noble Team Theme - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/28 1 DAY ONLY

XBLA:
-Sonic Adventure - 320 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look (after Game Room)
-Sonic The Hedgehog - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I - 320 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look

DLC:
-Sonic Adventure DX Upgrade - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off


12/29 1 DAY ONLY

DLC:
Red Dead Redemption:
-Legends and Killers Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Liars and Cheats Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Undead Nightmare Collection - 800 Microsoft Points - 50% off (Contains Liars & Cheats, Legends & Killers, and Undead Nightmare)
-Undead Nightmare Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look



12/30 1 DAY ONLY

DLC:
Gears of War 3:
-Season Pass - 1800 Microsoft Points - 25% off
Contains 4 pieces of DLC from November - February. You save 50% buying now vs buying it all separately.
1. Horde Command Pack - 800 MSP (Out Now)
2. RAAM's Shadow Campaign DLC - 1200 MSP (Out Now)
3. Fenix Rising DLC - 800 MSP (Out 1/17/2012)
4. February DLC - 800 MSP (TBD)
(Epic's DLC Blog Page)
-Weapon Skin Collection - 1800 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Avatar Store:
-Boomshield (prop) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Gold Lancer (prop) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off THIS ITEM WILL BE DELISTED 12/31/2011!
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The items below are still "unconfirmed" (pulled from an accurate leaked list)
12/31 1 DAY ONLY

DLC:
-Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Games on Demand:
-Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 1200 Microsoft Points ($14.99) - 25% off
-Modern Warfare 2 - 2400 Microsoft Points ($29.99) - 25% off






1/3 - 1/9 - Electronic Arts Publisher Sale
Up to 50% off EA content




?????? - Pets GOLD MEMBERS ONLY
-Cat (Pet) - 160 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Pug Dog (Pet) - 160 Microsoft Points - 33% off









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[quote name='tylerh1701']I don't like the new dash all that much either. I'm in the beta and we still have a tab called "pre-release", hopefully that gets updated and removed soon. I guess I don't have the most recent version, is the "Video" tab still in front of the "Games" tab? If so, I find that to be fucking ridiculous. Let's see, did I buy my Xbox to watch videos or play games? Also, the way arcade games that I own are listed now is really really bad.[/QUOTE]
Yes, what you saw in the last beta build is darn-close to what will be in the final firmware ... and yes, that means "video" comes before "games" (since the 360 is now a MEDIA device. Agreed on the order of XBLA games showing in alphabetical order with big/massive tiles ... it's fairly stupid & insulting to gamers, and we should remain vigilant on them for this design lacking forethought.

However, I think they pulled the update for awhile, since servers were hammered when the dash was initially deployed Tuesday night, and now they're scrambling to find sufficient resources to host the massive download.
 
[quote name='P a t r i c k']Does anyone know if Texas Hold'em is a permanent price drop? I have this on disc and would like to download it for convenience but if it's a permanent drop I'll wait.[/QUOTE]
"Full House Poker" is now the MS-blessed version (especially with WP7 integration), and I strongly doubt anyone in Xbox even remembers "Texas Hold 'Em". Your copy on disc is a great value already! :)
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']I don't like the new dash all that much either. I'm in the beta and we still have a tab called "pre-release", hopefully that gets updated and removed soon.

I guess I don't have the most recent version, is the "Video" tab still in front of the "Games" tab? If so, I find that to be fucking ridiculous. Let's see, did I buy my Xbox to watch videos or play games?

Also, the way arcade games that I own are listed now is really really bad.[/QUOTE]

I second all of this.

And speaking of video on the Xbox, is it just me or does the video quality for the new Netflix app seem grainier and the colors look more washed-out?
 
Damn. Figures Outland would go on sale after my Gamertag was just hacked and now I have to wait 2-6 weeks while MS suspends my account and investigates. I bet all the games I have been waiting for will go on sale in the next 2-6 weeks. Bloodrayne, Limbo (missed that one day sale), Rush 'N Attack Ex-Patriot (I liked the demo, but not for full price); watch them all go on sale.

I suppose I could set up a secondary account but all my points are on the suspended account. ahh well, c'est la vie.
 
[quote name='Daemonocracy']Damn. Figures Outland would go on sale after my Gamertag was just hacked and now I have to wait 2-6 weeks while MS suspends my account and investigates. I bet all the games I have been waiting for will go on sale in the next 2-6 weeks. Bloodrayne, Limbo (missed that one day sale), Rush 'N Attack Ex-Patriot (I liked the demo, but not for full price); watch them all go on sale. I suppose I could set up a secondary account but all my points are on the suspended account. ahh well, c'est la vie.[/QUOTE]
Nah, just wait it out ... this is the 2nd time Outland has come up, and you'll probably see it again in early 2012, just like "Risk:Factions" again. :)
 
[quote name='vamn']I second all of this.

And speaking of video on the Xbox, is it just me or does the video quality for the new Netflix app seem grainier and the colors look more washed-out?[/QUOTE]

it seems to be looking fine, now with subtitles which previous version of netflix did not have. That is great thing!!

And custom wallpaper looks great in it as good as any premium theme.

back to topic...looks like next arcade game will be sonic cd..
 
[quote name='Bercelak']it seems to be looking fine, now with subtitles which previous version of netflix did not have. That is great thing!!

And custom wallpaper looks great in it as good as any premium theme.

back to topic...looks like next arcade game will be sonic cd..[/QUOTE]

SUBTITLES?!?!?!? Oh man, I need to get Netflix back ASAP. Are they universal subtitles or does it depend on what you're watching? And I mean English subtitles for English programming, not the mandatory subtitles they have for foreign films.
 
[quote name='Bercelak']they are there. In english subtitle or english subtitle with CC.

First show I had to try quick was power rangers LOL!![/QUOTE]

CC support? They should be advertising that. I don't think the Hulu Plus app has that yet. The update made me lose my Netflix credentials which is bad because my friend was letting me have my Xbox be one of the machines on her account, and I'd hate to ask her for it again.
 
Damn I still can't update. 6 am on the west coast and it won't download. Keep getting attempt 2 of 3 then 3 of 3, then an update failure notice and a notice to check my connection.

Screw you microsoft and your damn unneccessary updates!
 
[quote name='Althax']Damn I still can't update. 6 am on the west coast and it won't download. Keep getting attempt 2 of 3 then 3 of 3, then an update failure notice and a notice to check my connection.

Screw you microsoft and your damn unneccessary updates![/QUOTE]

Damn unnecessary? This is a major update to the dashboard and is hardly trivial.
 
[quote name='Althax']Damn I still can't update. 6 am on the west coast and it won't download. Keep getting attempt 2 of 3 then 3 of 3, then an update failure notice and a notice to check my connection.

Screw you microsoft and your damn unneccessary updates![/QUOTE]

I live in San Diego and got it to work last night maybe 10-11 PM though since I am using a new console, I can only download through the Xbox. For some reason, the queue I do through Xbox.com shows up on my Xbox as assigned to another console even when I can download games I just bought yesterday.
 
[quote name='nadohawk']I live in San Diego and got it to work last night maybe 10-11 PM though since I am using a new console, I can only download through the Xbox. For some reason, the queue I do through Xbox.com shows up on my Xbox as assigned to another console even when I can download games I just bought yesterday.[/QUOTE]

Select a reassigned item and reassign all to that xbox. It will work from then on.
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']Damn unnecessary? This is a major update to the dashboard and is hardly trivial.[/QUOTE]

"Non-trivial" and "necessary" do not mean the same thing.
 
I picked up the new Defense Grid DLC this morning. Have I played it? No, because when the game tries to update, it can't and sends me right back to the dashboard.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']If I can only get one right now due to limited MSP, should I get Outland or Geometry Wars?[/QUOTE]
Both are great, but I simply can't recommend 'Geometry Wars' enough. Many, many, many hours have been put into that game.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']If I can only get one right now due to limited MSP, should I get Outland or Geometry Wars?[/QUOTE]

Geometry Wars 1 or 2? I wouldn't bother with 1 and just go straight to 2, so I'd pick Outland over GW1.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']If I can only get one right now due to limited MSP, should I get Outland or Geometry Wars?[/QUOTE]

I feel like Outland has more of an "experience" and would lean towards that myself, but I own both. GW2 might be better if you know you have a lot of people on your friends list to compare/beat scores of.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']If I can only get one right now due to limited MSP, should I get Outland or Geometry Wars?[/QUOTE]

Outland. If you're SUPER into twin stick shooters, you can get a lot of fun out of GW2. But I definitely got more time and enjoyment out of Outland.
 
[quote name='Surreal_Sunshine']"Non-trivial" and "necessary" do not mean the same thing.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, just because it's a major overhaul, doesn't mean it's something that needed to be done. If it isn't broke, why fix it?
 
[quote name='megma42']They didn't "fix" anything, they changed it. I think the main reason they did this is so you can navigate with kinect.[/QUOTE]

Uh...

metrodevices.jpg
 
[quote name='Blaster man']What in the hell is Bloody Good Time and is it good? The screenshots of it look weird as shit.[/QUOTE]

It's kind of a weird 1st person shooter, if I remember the demo correctly. There are traps and stuff too that you can use to kill people as well. There's no campaign or anything, just games versus bots or online games, which I'm sure are few and far between.

I'd say check out the demo. I think I'm gonna get it tonight, I rarely pass up 200 point games that aren't Sega Collection re-hashes.
 
[quote name='VIDEOGAME IGODI']I picked up the new Defense Grid DLC this morning. Have I played it? No, because when the game tries to update, it can't and sends me right back to the dashboard.[/QUOTE]

Wow, didn't even know about that DLC. Will definitely be picking it up, though! I loved Defense Grid and the addition of GLaDOS sounds like a delightful mix of "WTF" and "Awesome".
 
[quote name='chubbyninja1319']Any word on a release date for Sonic CD?[/QUOTE]

As soon as a date is announced, I'll post it in the Sonic CD thread and write a story about it for WPCentral. If I haven't done that yet, there's no date yet.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']Uh...[/QUOTE]

Uh what?

You don't think that navigation on a touchscreen phone and on the kinect (pictured in the photo by the way) is similar? What do you mean uh? You don't think that they put the words for the categories on top of the dash so you could say a word that is on the screen for the kinect to recognize? Please tell me what your uh means.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']Uh...

metrodevices.jpg
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It amazes me that MS's new approach to UI design is simply just "lots of big buttons."
 
[quote name='seanr1221']U mad, brah?

The "main reason" for the change is because MS is giving all their devices the Metro UI.[/QUOTE]

Care to answer the other questions in my post?
 
Yeah, the new dashboard is not more useful or easy to navigate, in fact, my wife hates it. It's really designed to be used with kinect, hence the front facing panels like on a touch screen.
 
Doesnt the new dashboard make your avatar pretty much useless?
The first tab is the games tab, I pretty much 90% of the time never leave that tab, So Ill never see the avatar / prop animation unless I specifically move over to that tab just to see it.
 
[quote name='VIDEOGAME IGODI']I picked up the new Defense Grid DLC this morning. Have I played it? No, because when the game tries to update, it can't and sends me right back to the dashboard.[/QUOTE]

The update might not be available yet. You Monster is supposed to have new achievements, and the Defense Grid achievement list (at least on xbox.com) hasn't been updated. Unless You Monster is supposed to be listed as a separate game, though other sites (Xbox360Achievements, TrueAchievements) haven't picked up on a separate title.

Microsoft's probably giving priority to getting the new dashboard out, and all the issues that have come with it. Funny to imagine the griping if they tried the dashboard rollout next week when the next Gears 3 DLC drops, and had the same kind of problems.

I may just pick up You Monster at full price, once it's confirmed to be working, as well as the other maps. Keep going back and forth on the older DLC, they're just $1 each vs. as soon as you buy them, they'll get marked down (despite the rarity of XBLA DLC sales). May as well just take the plunge. Definitely enjoyed the main game enough.
 
I find the new UI easier to navigate. Also I really like the ability to have my profile on more than one Xbox at the same time, as well as cloud saves, but that's not something everyone will take advantage of. We have 2 Xboxes, so for me it's a big plus.

I do wish that cloud storage of saves were backed up locally, though. I can do it manually, but it really ought to do it automatically. Rather, play off of the drive, but sync to the cloud. Or something like that.

Overall I like the update quite a bit.
 
[quote name='Chrono Gear']At least put it on sale before delisting! I would have bought for 400msp (maybe).[/QUOTE]

Ditto. I don't understand why the publishers don't advertise the delistings. "Get this in the next 7 days, before it disappears" is sure to get a few extra sales. Putting it on discount would get even more.

From reviews, this game probably wasn't even worth $5, so it's no major loss. But still, I would have heavily considered it at $5, knowing it was going away.
 
[quote name='yantelope']Yeah, the new dashboard is not more useful or easy to navigate, in fact, my wife hates it. It's really designed to be used with kinect, hence the front facing panels like on a touch screen.[/QUOTE]

you really do have to let go of old habits to embrace how it's done now. it's just the anxiety of totally changing everything. the only familiar thing is the guide menu and that even has some changes. People talk about how the old blades dashboard was intuitive to them. But that's because they were used to it. I didn't get a 360 until 2009 when the blades dashboard was gone. Before that, I had played at my friends' places and at the store and the blade design confused me. I'd just tell my friend to just load the damn game. It's not intuitive at all but people got used to its design.

like my friend was griping about how slow it was to move around the new dashboard via the thumbstick but I told him to use the bumpers and he felt sheepish afterward.

and then he'd rattle off one gripe after another and then I told him how it's supposed to be done in the new dash. and then he was starting to feel comfortable after he knew how to do things. a lot of people are so used to familiarity even if familiarity is less efficient.

I was lucky as I've had over a month to play with the dashboard (I was in the beta dashboard program).
 
[quote name='Murderstorm']Where is the deal of the week section of the dash I cant find it on the new ass dashboard[/QUOTE]

On the top right corner of the games tab. I missed it at first because it says Modern Heroes in the place that text is on every other box. You have to actually look at the picture to see Sales & Specials... I feel like somebody didn't think that through.

EDIT: Also, while I dislike the giant boxes representing my arcade, installed, and indie games (also, you can bumper through that to move faster). I do like the fact that it loads the list of games instantly compared to the 5 - 10 seconds it took on the old dashboard. If anything this Dashboard does run faster.
 
[quote name='Kaltic']On the top right corner of the games tab. I missed it at first because it says Modern Heroes in the place that text is on every other box. You have to actually look at the picture to see Sales & Specials... I feel like somebody didn't think that through.

EDIT: Also, while I dislike the giant boxes representing my arcade, installed, and indie games (also, you can bumper through that to move faster). I do like the fact that it loads the list of games instantly compared to the 5 - 10 seconds it took on the old dashboard. If anything this Dashboard does run faster.[/QUOTE]

I didn't think it loaded my games list faster at all (I'm still on the beta one, so maybe the new one does). How many Arcade games do you have? I'm at about 110
 
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[quote name='dirtyvu']you really do have to let go of old habits to embrace how it's done now. it's just the anxiety of totally changing everything. the only familiar thing is the guide menu and that even has some changes. People talk about how the old blades dashboard was intuitive to them. But that's because they were used to it. I didn't get a 360 until 2009 when the blades dashboard was gone. Before that, I had played at my friends' places and at the store and the blade design confused me. I'd just tell my friend to just load the damn game. It's not intuitive at all but people got used to its design.

like my friend was griping about how slow it was to move around the new dashboard via the thumbstick but I told him to use the bumpers and he felt sheepish afterward.

and then he'd rattle off one gripe after another and then I told him how it's supposed to be done in the new dash. and then he was starting to feel comfortable after he knew how to do things. a lot of people are so used to familiarity even if familiarity is less efficient.

I was lucky as I've had over a month to play with the dashboard (I was in the beta dashboard program).[/QUOTE]

Had a month to play with the dashboard, and I've grown to dislike it more rather than less. Basically the novelty of voice activation for most everything wore off but everything else just got more annoying.

Then they broke Netflix.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']I didn't think it loaded my games list faster at all (I'm still on the beta one, so maybe the new one does). How many Arcade games do you have? I'm at about 110[/QUOTE]

I have 44 right now. While the very first time (on system start up) it takes a little while, after that it is instant. With the old dashboard it always look as long as the first time after system start... even if I quit out and entered the page again.

So the first time it loads the games list is about the same, but from then on it is considerably faster.
 
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