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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.


2011 Holiday Premium Theme - FREE


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='HumpsMcLovin']It's Taiwanese, not Japanese, man.

Also, has anyone ever been banned for using fake information in accounts, playing a game from a foreign account, etc.?[/QUOTE]

the language is? or the account i should've made should've been taiwanese? cus all i did was followed the link last page that said how to set up a japanese account. lmao...
 
[quote name='iNFiNiTE HORiZON']the language is? or the account i should've made should've been taiwanese? cus all i did was followed the link last page that said how to set up a japanese account. lmao...[/QUOTE]



Yes change it from Japan I had the same problem
 
[quote name='iNFiNiTE HORiZON']how do i change it? or do i have to make a new one?[/QUOTE]



I made a new account but it wouldn't let me select tawian I had to select Singapore but I found it and dl'd it for free 1.69gig wow hope it's not as crap as made out to be
 
[quote name='Bradisback']I made a new account but it wouldn't let me select tawian I had to select Singapore but I found it and dl'd it for free 1.69gig wow hope it's not as crap as made out to be[/QUOTE]

thanks did just what you did and was able to download it
 
Just made a Singapore account to get this. At first, it showed as 1200 points but when I refreshed the page it changed to free.
 
[quote name='HumpsMcLovin']Also, has anyone ever been banned for using fake information in accounts, playing a game from a foreign account, etc.?[/QUOTE]

I'd like to know this as well.
 
Happened with Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime earlier this year too. Why is it that only the crappy games are free? Speaking of Slime, I'm having problems redownloading Slime on my asian account. Is it because I switched hard drives?
 
Used my Taiwan account that I used for Sanctum of Slime and it worked.

Not that I'll ever get to either this game or SoS.

Can't pass on free, though.
 
[quote name='doodofdoods']You won't get banned. lot's of CAG's got Plants vs Zombies for free last year and none of us got banned.[/QUOTE]

Honestly I thought about it and if there's even a .01% chance of getting scolded for it. It's not worth it for Daggerdale LoL
 
Awesome, thanks for the heads up on D&D. I had a friend who bought this so we could play it local and it was such a steaming pile of shit, but as longtime D&D fans we were willing to try it out.

Hopefully this eases the pain somewhat grabbing a free copy. I dunno if the patch fixed anything or not, but made a account and DL'd for free, if only to spite the publisher.
 
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Shake N' Bake;9175080]Happened with Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime earlier this year too. Why is it that only the crappy games are free? Speaking of Slime said:
i need to re-download it also but I can't even find the link for it.


thx basis for the daggerdale info.
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[quote name='Papa Neorev']i need to re-download it also but I can't even find the link for it.


thx basis for the daggerdale info.[/QUOTE]

Go to the download history. You can redownload there. You have to do that for games removed from the marketplace like the old yards game.
 
[quote name='Blaster man']Go to the download history. You can redownload there. You have to do that for games removed from the marketplace like the old yards game.[/QUOTE]

yeah did that and when you try to add it to queue it says.

"Sorry, this item no longer available"
 
[quote name='Papa Neorev']yeah did that and when you try to add it to queue it says.

"Sorry, this item no longer available"[/QUOTE]

You'll need to contact XBL support because according to them you always have access to anything you've purchased. They only remove it from their Store after a certain amount of time but that's only for new purchases.
 
[quote name='Papa Neorev']yeah did that and when you try to add it to queue it says.

"Sorry, this item no longer available"[/QUOTE]

Did you add it from the website or console? It generally works from the site but not the console.
 
Yowza, is daggerdale that bad? You've all convinced me that I shouldn't even bother looking up my Taiwanese account info for a free game. Quite a feat.
 
Hmm, "free Daggerdale" is about as appetizing as Daggerdale gets, but my obsession with ownership rights and achievements being tied to the account I already have is pushing the brakes for me.
 
[quote name='dark_inchworm']Hmm, "free Daggerdale" is about as appetizing as Daggerdale gets, but my obsession with ownership rights and achievements being tied to the account I already have is pushing the brakes for me.[/QUOTE]

Ownership is actually tied to the console it's downloaded to. Any account can play the full version and earn achievements. It'd only be a problem if your console dies.
 
[quote name='Surreal_Sunshine']Ownership is actually tied to the console it's downloaded to. Any account can play the full version and earn achievements. It'd only be a problem if your console dies.[/QUOTE]

You can still transfer your content license to a new console once per year. It'd only be a problem if your console dies often.
 
Hmm... fair enough, I'll investigate this process. That info and any other tidbits you may share are appreciated; obviously, I know little-to-nothing about this.
 
[quote name='Surreal_Sunshine']Ownership is actually tied to the console it's downloaded to. Any account can play the full version and earn achievements. It'd only be a problem if your console dies.[/QUOTE]

that's not a complete or fully correct answer.

the account that makes a purchase (whether it's paid for or "free" purchase) owns it. the first console that downloads it with that account does not have to be connected to Xbox Live to use that content. so person A buys something on console A. anybody can play that content on console A offline or online with no restrictions.

any time person A downloads that content to other consoles, on those other consoles, the person that owns the content has to be logged into Xbox Live to use it. so if person A logs onto console B and downloads it to console B, only when person A is logged into Xbox Live can the content be played on console B. no other person can use that software unless person A is logged in.

if person A wanted the content to be freely playable on console B, he has to transfer the license from console A to console B. you're allowed 1 transfer per year. this is to prevent someone from freely playing the content everywhere. and it also protects you in case your console dies (redownload the stuff to your new xbox and then do the license transfer). but if the person has done this, if he wants to play it on console A, he has to be logged into console A for it to work.
 
Forgive me, but I'm totally new to this...I create a Japanese account, download Daggerdale from there, then I can play it on my Xbox in English and the achievements etc all still work? If anyone has a step-by-step, or a link it'd be a great help. Thanks guys.
 
[quote name='Rodster']You'll need to contact XBL support because according to them you always have access to anything you've purchased. They only remove it from their Store after a certain amount of time but that's only for new purchases.[/QUOTE]

if you own something, you'll always own it. no matter if the item was removed from the marketplace. just go to your download history to redownload it.

so if you bought something like Joust. well, Midway went bye-bye and Joust was removed from the marketplace. I can erase Joust from my system and redownload anytime I want at my leisure. It doesn't matter how many times I erase it, I can always redownload it.

same thing happened to me for Doom. It was removed from XBLA and my second 360 didn't have a downloaded copy so I redownloaded it.
 
[quote name='louiedog']You can still transfer your content license to a new console once per year. It'd only be a problem if your console dies often.[/QUOTE]

I consider having to do the license transfer "a problem." I guess I could have explained that, but it didn't directly relate to answering his question.
 
[quote name='dirtyvu']that's not a complete or fully correct answer.

the account that makes a purchase (whether it's paid for or "free" purchase) owns it. the first console that downloads it with that account does not have to be connected to Xbox Live to use that content. so person A buys something on console A. anybody can play that content on console A offline or online with no restrictions.

any time person A downloads that content to other consoles, on those other consoles, the person that owns the content has to be logged into Xbox Live to use it. so if person A logs onto console B and downloads it to console B, only when person A is logged into Xbox Live can the content be played on console B. no other person can use that software unless person A is logged in.

if person A wanted the content to be freely playable on console B, he has to transfer the license from console A to console B. you're allowed 1 transfer per year. this is to prevent someone from freely playing the content everywhere. and it also protects you in case your console dies (redownload the stuff to your new xbox and then do the license transfer). but if the person has done this, if he wants to play it on console A, he has to be logged into console A for it to work.[/QUOTE]

I used the singular "console." I don't think it's necessary to explain that a single console is different than multiple consoles.
 
[quote name='Fear No Darkness']Forgive me, but I'm totally new to this...I create a Japanese account, download Daggerdale from there, then I can play it on my Xbox in English and the achievements etc all still work? If anyone has a step-by-step, or a link it'd be a great help. Thanks guys.[/QUOTE]

Step 1: Download Daggerdale
Step 2: Log out of the Japanese account
Step 3: Log in to your main account and play Daggerdale
Step 4: Get bored of Daggerdale and don't think about it again

Seriously, there's nothing you need to do. Just play it on your account once it's downloaded. I like to create accounts in other regions using Chrome because it has a built in translator.
 
[quote name='louiedog']You can still transfer your content license to a new console once per year. It'd only be a problem if your console dies often.[/QUOTE]

You can now do a license transfer every 4 months. Got Daggerdale free, glad I waited and saved me 600 msp which can go towards a different game now.
 
[quote name='louiedog']Step 1: Download Daggerdale
Step 2: Log out of the Japanese account
Step 3: Log in to your main account and play Daggerdale
Step 4: Get bored of Daggerdale and don't think about it again

Seriously, there's nothing you need to do. Just play it on your account once it's downloaded. I like to create accounts in other regions using Chrome because it has a built in translator.[/QUOTE]

Wow, that was stupid easy. Sorry, I thought it'd be more involved for some odd reason. Thanks for the help and the free game! :applause:
 
I just created a Japanese account and a Taiwanese account on xbox.com. Is it normal for the site to auto-create a username for you? It did both times for me, and they're kind of... borderline insulting.
 
[quote name='illennium']I just created a Japanese account and a Taiwanese account on xbox.com. Is it normal for the site to auto-create a username for you? It did both times for me, and they're kind of... borderline insulting.[/QUOTE]

Yep, it gave me AlertedWalnut1 for my gamertag. But that raises the question of who chose AlertedWalnut...
 
Heard too many negative things about Daggerdale to bother making the account or wasting the bandwidth to download it. Pretty nice for those who were actually interested in the game though. I wonder if anyone here actually bought it when it was on sale a week ago...
 
Now I did create a japanese account, but it still won't let me download it. The website gives me some region crap and it just isn't there on the console.
 
[quote name='Kaltic']Now I did create a japanese account, but it still won't let me download it. The website gives me some region crap and it just isn't there on the console.[/QUOTE]

You need to make a Taiwan account. I did the same thing. Finally have it downloading now, but for how bad this game is supposed to be, I'm not sure it was even worth all the trouble.
 
[quote name='KtMack23']You need to make a Taiwan account. I did the same thing. Finally have it downloading now, but for how bad this game is supposed to be, I'm not sure it was even worth all the trouble.[/QUOTE]

Japan is close enough, it should just count.... And I think if you know it is going to be bad then it makes it better. GI Joe is a decent movie, but I went into thinking it was going to be crap. I expect nothing from this game so I bet my enjoyment of it will be more than if I was expecting something from it.
 
[quote name='Kaltic']Japan is close enough, it should just count.... And I think if you know it is going to be bad then it makes it better. GI Joe is a decent movie, but I went into thinking it was going to be crap. I expect nothing from this game so I bet my enjoyment of it will be more than if I was expecting something from it.[/QUOTE]

I got a message that translates to "not available in your region" when I used my Japan account. It worked with Taiwan, so I'd do that if you're getting an error message
 
[quote name='KtMack23']I got a message that translates to "not available in your region" when I used my Japan account. It worked with Taiwan, so I'd do that if you're getting an error message[/QUOTE]

I did, but someone needs to talk to Microsoft about their generated names. My gamertag is DimmerSauce637
 
[quote name='Kaltic']I did, but someone needs to talk to Microsoft about their generated names. My gamertag is DimmerSauce637[/QUOTE]

Lol I got gurglingoyster07
 
[quote name='Kaltic']I did, but someone needs to talk to Microsoft about their generated names. My gamertag is DimmerSauce637[/QUOTE]

haha! When I made mine a while back, They gave me FlyawayPumpkin3
 
Shake N' Bake;9175080]Happened with Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime earlier this year too. Why is it that only the crappy games are free? Speaking of Slime said:
If you are using the same console that shouldn't be the case but a new hard drive that shouldn't be the case. Try downloading the trial on either account and then "purchasing it" through the demo on the taiwan account maybe?
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[quote name='Surreal_Sunshine']I used the singular "console." I don't think it's necessary to explain that a single console is different than multiple consoles.[/QUOTE]

your explanation is still wrong. if you understand how DRM works on a 360, then no matter what situation you are placed in, you know what is happening. the multiple console example clearly shows you how the process works.

sure, you can make up any explanation for a given situation but you need an explanation that is correct so that you can apply it to any situation. like when people used to think that planets had circular orbits and came up with the stupid epicycles to explain that behavior.

anyway, I'm not going to comment more on this. I already get mad when people go too far off topic in a sales thread. this thread should be about stuff on sale and whether or not it's worth buying.
 
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