XBL Deals - 2019

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  • 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.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  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 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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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

12/31 - 1/6

12/17 - 12/23


[*]:xb1: Dead or Alive 6

[*]:xb1: Doodle God: Ultimate Edition - $5.24 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Doughlings Bundle - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Escapists: The Walking Dead - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Golem Gates - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Illusion of L'Phalcia - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: NeuroVoider - $5.59 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: PixARK - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Runbow - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Sun and Moon - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Surf World Series - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: UnExplored - Unlocked Edition - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: War Tech Fighters - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Worms W.M.D - $7.49 - 75% off - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: Aliens: Colonial Marines - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Guardian Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Gunstar Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Jet Set Radio $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Phantasy Star II $2.49 - 50% off
12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: It's Quiz Time - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: King's Guard TD - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle - $40.19 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: OlliOlli2: XL Edition - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Outcast - Second Contact - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Overruled! - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Project Highrise: Architect's Edition - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk of Rain 2 - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Royal Roads - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Stories : The Path of Destinies - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trailmakers - $22.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Uncanny Valley - $3.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Vertical Drop Heroes HD - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Capcom Arcade Cabinet - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Daytona USA - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Fighting Vipers - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 9 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 10 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 14 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 15 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Rise of Nightmares - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:360: Sonic Free Riders - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II - $7.49 - 50% off

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 12/31 - 1/6


[*]:xb1: Metagal - $3.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Solo: Islands of the Heart - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tanky Tanks - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - $14.99 - 50% off
Last Chance Sale - 1/3 - 1/9


[*]:xb1: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Ark: Survival Evolved - $14.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Atlas (Game Preview) - $25.49 - 15% off
[*]:xb1: Black The Fall - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Borderlands 3 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]:xb1: Civilization VI Expansion Bundle - $37.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Code Vein - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]:xb1: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Dark Souls III - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dark Souls: Remastered - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 4 - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Deadbeat Heroes - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $4.49 - 85% off

[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry HD Collection - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 4 SE Demon Hunter Bundle - $8.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 5 (with Red Orbs) - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - $11.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: EA Sports FIFA 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: eFootball PES 2020 Standard Edition - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Fear Effect Sedna - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Forgotton Anne - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: GreedFall - $29.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Indivisible - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Jump Force - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 3 - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 4: Reloaded - $13.99 - 65% off

[*]:xb1: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season - $3.39 - 80% off

[*]:xb1: Life is Strange 2 - Complete Season - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite - $9.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 - $23.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 PE + Injustice 2 LE - Premier Fighter - $59.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Murdered: Soul Suspect - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: NHL 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Octahedron - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh My Godheads - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Okami HD - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Onimusha: Warlords - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: The Outer Worlds - $44.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Remnant: From the Ashes - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 2 - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 5 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 6 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $14.99 - 25% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - $8.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition - $23.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition - $23.99 - 40% off

[*]:xb1: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf - $5.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - $24.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tekken 7 - $14.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Terraria - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $11.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Thief - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - $9.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: World War Z - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: WWE 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

Spotlight - 12/17 - 12/23

Spotlight - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Tango Fiesta - $1.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Woodle Tree Adventures - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Xenon Valkyrie+ - $1.99 - 80% off
Family Time Sale - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Agent A: A puzzle in disguise - $9.74 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: America's Greatest Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series 3-in-1 Pack - $3.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series: Ms. Pac-Man - $0.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Harpy's Feather - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Twin Masks - $12.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Battle Worlds: Kronos - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Battleship - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beach Buggy Racing - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beast Quest - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Ben 10 and Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Bundle - $30.09 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Big Crown: Showdown - $2.59 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Bridge Constructor Portal - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Cars 3: Driven to Win - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Child of Light - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob 2 - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Deadcore - $1.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: DiRT Rally - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Double Cross - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Earthlock - $8.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Far: Lone Sails - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Fearful Symmetry & the Cursed Prince - $0.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Feudal Alloy - $6.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden 3: The Thief of Castles - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden: New Home - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns - $4.68 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $15.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard and Crayola Scoot - $33.59 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Hungry Shark World - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Jeopardy! - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Just Dance 2020 - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The King's Bird - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Lego City Undercover - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego DC Super-Villains - $17.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego The Incredibles - $14.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Jurassic World - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel's Avengers - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie Videogame - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie 2 Videogame - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game - $12.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Worlds - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lock's Quest - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Lumines Remastered - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Monopoly Plus - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: The Mooseman - $4.19 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: My Little Riding Champion - $10.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Ninjin: Clash of Carrots - $0.99 - 90% off
[*]:xb1: Oceanhorn - Monster of Uncharted Seas - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Eyed Kutkh - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Hundred Ways - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man 256 - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Path of Motus - $6.74 - 55% off
[*]:xb1: Project Cars - GOTY Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Pure Farming 2018 - $11.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Purple Chicken Spaceman - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Rayman Legends - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Ride - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Riptide GP: Renegade - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riverbond - $19.99 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rogue Stormers & Giana Sisters Bundle - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Scribblenauts Showdown - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Snake Pass - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: SolSeraph - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Spectrum - $3.59 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: SteamWorld Dig - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Super Dodgeball Beats - $10.39 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Tembo the Badass Elephant - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tennis World Tour - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: The Tower of Beatrice - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Trackmania Turbo - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Fusion - $6.99 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon + Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition - $14.84 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Rising - $12.49 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Trivial Pursuit Live! - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Tyler: Model 005 - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Uno - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Wheel Of Fortune - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Wizard of Legend - $11.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle - $38.24 - 15% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - $2.49 - 75% off

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Misc Drops


[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360:  :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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I did a bunch of Minecraft acheivements yesterday for the first 500 points of the 10000 quest, its in the list... Still appearing as 0, fuck

 
Just a heads up on the 10,000 point quest Its only on certain games. Most you probably already have played. I don't see most people getting this one. Most of the games where you can get points are longer grindy games.

If you haven't played Halo mcc is where you could get most of your points. This quest really should have been 10000 gamer points in any game
 
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Still one of my favorite shows. I was heartbroken with Optimus dying. I saw that in the theater. I rented the vhs about every week when it was released. I even had a movie stand from our rental place. I think I’ve about every edition of the vhs tapes, dvds and the Blu-ray of the movie.since they cam out. Oh, I know the music from the movie was cheeses but there were some great tracks.
While not really fitting the Transformers "aesthetic" I kind of wish I still had my Sharkticon. Just don't change it into robot form and it looks pretty cool.

 
Leaving Gamepass on September 30th

LEGO Indiana Jones
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Split/Second
Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox Original)
theHunter: Call of the Wild

 
Finished Act II last night in Gears 5 and dang is that boss a jerk. So prone to cheap deaths until you figure out a good rhythm. 

Also, just impulse-ordered a Switch Lite. I figure they won't go down in price or have any significant sales for the foreseeable future, and a dedicated portable is what I've been waiting on. 

Just don't tell the GF. 

 
Finished Act II last night in Gears 5 and dang is that boss a jerk. So prone to cheap deaths until you figure out a good rhythm.

Also, just impulse-ordered a Switch Lite. I figure they won't go down in price or have any significant sales for the foreseeable future, and a dedicated portable is what I've been waiting on.

Just don't tell the GF.
Interesting like the 3rd person I heard saying the Act 2 boss was a tough one, I hope it's not as tough as the clean up bosses in Control, then again can't co-op those.

Yeah that $199 price is quite tempting, all though I'd still just only do Tetris 99 on it 99% of the time where I could get a signal

 
Finished Act II last night in Gears 5 and dang is that boss a jerk. So prone to cheap deaths until you figure out a good rhythm.
Frustrated until I figured this out:
for first half of battle, punch holes in ice and bait her. This won't work in the second half because she'll just jump over and kill you.

In the second half, break line of sight, and then walk around leisurely. She wanders around looking for you. When she is on ice, punch a hole, unload and repeat.
 
Finished Act II last night in Gears 5 and dang is that boss a jerk. So prone to cheap deaths until you figure out a good rhythm.
I hate boss fights and I found this one infuriating and basically impossible to do alone (i'm low skill level and low patience for instant death stuff). Your AI is worthless and so is the drone. I actually ended up finding an extremely innovative method for killing the boss in a Youtube video that no other site mentioned whenever I tried to look up help the first several times. This made it quick and easy. I highly recommend looking for alternatives after trying it the conventional way a few times.

 
Frustrated until I figured this out:
for first half of battle, punch holes in ice and bait her. This won't work in the second half because she'll just jump over and kill you.

In the second half, break line of sight, and then walk around leisurely. She wanders around looking for you. When she is on ice, punch a hole, unload and repeat.
Good advice. Additional thoughts:

I used ice breaks the whole time, supplemented with freezes from Jack whenever possible with the Longshot. Once she starts throwing spikes, frag grenades are your best friend for breaking large holes in the ice even when you're incapacitated. I'd also throw one right when the trippy mind sequences began so she'd fall in the ice when trying to ambush me while I was acid tripping. Jack works great then too.

Also, the ice area to the right of the starting point is long and narrow like a corridor. Much easier to trap her in the ice there because as long as its broken, she won't miss it and will fall in. Once I figured it out, it was a pretty easy time,

Biggest complaint is its a long fight with insta-kills if you aren't really careful.

 
Yeah that fight was quite the difficulty spike. It wouldn't have been so bad without the insta-kill jump on top of you bit in the second phase.
 
I hate boss fights and I found this one infuriating and basically impossible to do alone (i'm low skill level and low patience for instant death stuff). Your AI is worthless and so is the drone. I actually ended up finding an extremely innovative method for killing the boss in a Youtube video that no other site mentioned whenever I tried to look up help the first several times. This made it quick and easy. I highly recommend looking for alternatives after trying it the conventional way a few times.
Remnant from the Ashes is not for you then. Man I love Boss fights, love when they have great interesting mechanics like World of Warcraft raids or Dark souls.

 
Yeah that fight was quite the difficulty spike. It wouldn't have been so bad without the insta-kill jump on top of you bit in the second phase.
Yeah. The third time that happened, I considered that Gears 5 might go unfinished because of that fight. Took me about 45 minutes and I probably died/restarted 6 times.

 
Interesting like the 3rd person I heard saying the Act 2 boss was a tough one, I hope it's not as tough as the clean up bosses in Control, then again can't co-op those.
Yeah, the Act II boss is definitely the hardest boss in the whole game. I died more times than during the Act III and Act IV boss fights added together. If you screw up and get too close to it while it's walking around, it can just pick you up and rip you in half.

However, I'm not amazing at the Gears games, and I still was able to finish the game solo on normal difficulty.

 
Walmart Exclusive Gear Pack 

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Gears Pack 1

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I Have over 84,000 reward points. Dammit Microsoft, put your fun money on sale so I can panic in three months in realizing I didn't need that much fun money and now gotta figure how to spend it.

 
Good advice. Additional thoughts:

I used ice breaks the whole time, supplemented with freezes from Jack whenever possible with the Longshot. Once she starts throwing spikes, frag grenades are your best friend for breaking large holes in the ice even when you're incapacitated. I'd also throw one right when the trippy mind sequences began so she'd fall in the ice when trying to ambush me while I was acid tripping. Jack works great then too.

Also, the ice area to the right of the starting point is long and narrow like a corridor. Much easier to trap her in the ice there because as long as its broken, she won't miss it and will fall in. Once I figured it out, it was a pretty easy time,

Biggest complaint is its a long fight with insta-kills if you aren't really careful.
Guys, this solution is going to blow your mind if you've beaten it the correct way. Spoilers for those who aren't at Gears 5 Act 2:

https://binged.it/2IgdUep

 
Frustrated until I figured this out:
for first half of battle, punch holes in ice and bait her. This won't work in the second half because she'll just jump over and kill you.

In the second half, break line of sight, and then walk around leisurely. She wanders around looking for you. When she is on ice, punch a hole, unload and repeat.
For the beginning part of the fight, you can bait her into the same hole. Once she starts throwing spikes, the holes close up before she charges again.

Yeah. The third time that happened, I considered that Gears 5 might go unfinished because of that fight. Took me about 45 minutes and I probably died/restarted 6 times.
I died a lot more times than that on Hardcore. Wasn't going to completely thwart me, but arm fatigue was close to setting in for that session.

I Have over 84,000 reward points. Dammit Microsoft, put your fun money on sale so I can panic in three months in realizing I didn't need that much fun money and now gotta figure how to spend it.
It will probably happen like the last time. Go live in Australia / Europe, run out before they become available for the US. Karmic retribution for all the times they've missed out on things.

Guys, this solution is going to blow your mind if you've beaten it the correct way. Spoilers for those who aren't at Gears 5 Act 2:

https://binged.it/2IgdUep
I saw that room, and saw the ammo pickup, but didn't notice that specific weapon. Hope they don't patch it out before I try an Insane run.

 
While not really fitting the Transformers "aesthetic" I kind of wish I still had my Sharkticon. Just don't change it into robot form and it looks pretty cool.
It's robot mode looked bad but so did Ratchet and Ironhide. The aesthetic of the toys changed a lot when the movie came out. They got better but it was such a shock at the time.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYvxcQb4I8

Coming to all major platforms besides PC and Xbox (and probably eventually to PC).  What's with these Squenix games shunning this platform?

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYvxcQb4I8

Coming to all major platforms besides PC and Xbox (and probably eventually to PC). What's with these Squenix games shunning this platform?
Give it time, there always seems to be like a year or so delay with Square Enix releasing their Japanese stuff on the XBox.

 
I've been trying to post on the PSN codes thread but doesn't let me. I contacted the people of this site via email and they say I'm good to go. But I still can't post on the thread and now they won't reply back to me. What am I supposed to do. I'm trying to sell dlc code for MK11
 
Guys, this solution is going to blow your mind if you've beaten it the correct way. Spoilers for those who aren't at Gears 5 Act 2:

https://binged.it/2IgdUep
I'm doing my Insane solo run (coupled with find every collectible, fully upgrade Jack, and relic weapon kill) now (in Act 3-3), and I happened upon this video before I got to the fight. What a life saver. Took me a couple of tries to not eff it up, but when I did, it was smooth sailing. I've been stuck in other parts way longer so far.

 
Update on my fried Xbox One X. Our tech tested literally every component and everything checks out except the motherboard, which is not good news. There aren't as many resources available for repairing X's as there are regular or S models, so it sounds like the only "repair" option is to replace the motherboard, which is $200 and out of stock. On the positive side, since everything else works he can take it in as parts for a decent amount, and we have a few used X's in stock. Hopefully I'll have it replaced for about $100, and could likely make a good chunk of that up with some trade fodder. It's kind of a bummer but it'd be hard to justify a more expensive solution with only a year left until Scarlett.

 
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The collection if anyone is interested

 
Has anyone stayed in the Call of Duty games? In all the games I play I’ve sort of been missing whatever the multiplayer of modern warfare used to be, kill cams, streaks, and small maps big action. I was watching the trailer and looking around but any upcoming game impressions yet from announcements etc. of how it’ll be? I guess I can get into the beta tonight so I’ll look for myself but I’m curious.
 
Pretty cool Fortnite event coming. Premier with info in the morning tomorrow, which they haven't really done in the past. 

Now, the files were actually in the update a few days ago so it's been datamined. 

-Gotham City will be on the map, replacing Tilted Town, including the Bat Signal

-Batarang weapon. Homes in when thrown. If it doesn't hit anyone it sticks to walls and becomes a proximity bomb

-Batman Grapple Gun, sounds like it basically adds a Redeploy to the existing grapple gun, except with Batman cosmetics

-Joker Gadget. These seems to be map hazards or something. They need to be disarmed for a challenge. Emit green smoke and cause hallucinations.

-There seem to be three encrypted skins and backblings, 2 Male and 1 Female.

-Free challenges for themed Banner, Spray, and Glider.

Then PlayStation France screwed up and listed a pack early on PSN. This would mean it can't be purchased with V-bucks.

  • $20
  • Dark Knight outfit
  • Batcape Backbling
  • Batarang pickaxe
  • Batarang Glider
Speculation (based on nothing) that that other skins are Joker and either Harley Quinn or Batgirl. I suppose Robin would be logical too.

You get something for watching their stream on Youtube tomorrow. There was some datamined Lobby Music, it could be that. The couple other times they had stream drops they gave Sprays and a Wrap.

My only complaint would be the obvious one, Batman doesn't use guns. It's pretty cool we're seeing this after the Marvel events. There will be characters from both companies in the game now.

https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1175016864495394816

In other news, Overwatch has a pretty cool Lego Bastion skin available at the moment. Win 9 games by September 30th. There are also some free sprays as Twitch Drops. This does seem kind of late if they're promoting the OW Lego just now as they came out in January, and I've already seen them clearanced out at one store.

 
Has anyone stayed in the Call of Duty games? In all the games I play I’ve sort of been missing whatever the multiplayer of modern warfare used to be, kill cams, streaks, and small maps big action. I was watching the trailer and looking around but any upcoming game impressions yet from announcements etc. of how it’ll be? I guess I can get into the beta tonight so I’ll look for myself but I’m curious.
Supposedly it's aiming to be more inline with the games you're talking about. They've actually rehired some of the old devs that had left for Respawn and Titanfall, so take that as you will.

I don't really like CoD much myself, old or new. It will be filled with bullshit microtransactions if you care about that at all. Lootboxes were confirmed by a glitch or something during the beta.

 
I completely adore the Switch Lite, for anyone who is on the fence.

#halo

I died a lot more times than that on Hardcore. Wasn't going to completely thwart me, but arm fatigue was close to setting in for that session.
THATS WHAT SHE SAID

I'm playing on Hardocre, too. I definitely died more than 3 times.

 
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I completely adore the Switch Lite, for anyone who is on the fence.
What are you playing on it? I want a dedicated handheld system, but Switch games are never discounted that much. Vita memory cards were expensive, but were a one-time expense, and then the games were dirt cheap from all the great sales and PS+.
 
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Laughing at and commiserating with all the people finding out about the trick for that part of Gears. I can’t really speak much, though, since I went through as Jack, and one of our crew has already played the game, so he went right for it. Of course, it also took me a few to realize that using Jack’s flash ability would freeze the boss (didn’t think it’d work on an enemy that big).

Also, re: the 10K Game Pass quest, I’m kinda happy and kinda sad that I’ve figured out a way to get a bunch of GS... by playing through Halo 4 in the MCC. I’ve been avoiding it because, well, it’s Halo 4, but if I do it on at least Normal, I’ll get a bunch of mission, full game, playlist, etc achievements as I’m going. Ugh. The things we do for Bing points, right?
 
I completely adore the Switch Lite, for anyone who is on the fence.

#halo
Glad to hear it. Definitely looking forward to getting one at some point, but my fiancé is super pumped for Animal Crossing and we’re waiting to see if there’s a special edition that comes out in March. Nintendo owns part of my soul.
 
Is bloodstained the buggy game people were complaining about? Just downloaded it, opened a chest, equipped dagger, switched to boots and I lost my head and the game froze.[attachment=32780:2A850EC9-1C17-4277-A420-90EBDE125819.png]
 
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Still no 10k quest tile for me, thought I might ask something.
So, I have heard you have to get 500 achievements first, then after the 1 point per achievement to 10k achievements kicks in right?
Looks like Microsoft rewards has no intention of fixing this for people who still don't have it, so I might try see how many achievements I can get and take photos and see if they will give me points, they did when I had problem with weekly quest not working.
 
What are you playing on it? I want a dedicated handheld system, but Switch games are never discounted that much. Vita memory cards were expensive, but were a one-time expense, and then the games were dirt cheap from all the great sales and PS+.
Spoilers for OT talk.

I got Mario Odyssey with it, since that game has been praised as one of the best Mario games ever made, and I know first party titles won't go down in price much (it was $50 at Target). I'm going to do my best not to go too crazy but I'm getting my girlfriend a Switch too so we'll share the games and that makes me more inclined to buy them and not mind if they cost a tad more. Mario will keep me busy for awhile. I also got the Mana collection because it was said it would be a limited physical release (joke is on me, it seems widely available).

I want Link's Awakening, but I have that game memorized front to back, and reviews suggest that the dungeons are all basically identical, it's more visuals and QOL. I'll get it eventually but the original is one of my most played games and I can wait for a sale.

I loved my Vita, but Sony never supported it adequately. PS+ definitely gave it a lot of value.

For me it's less cost and more quantity. For those that aren't keeping track, September has:

-Gears 5

-Borderlands 3

-Link's Awakening remake

-Dragon Quest 11 Switch DE

And a whole bunch of good stuff on Game Pass too. I need a week off of work just to play everything coming out.

 
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Is bloodstained the buggy game people were complaining about? Just downloaded it, opened a chest, equipped dagger, switched to boots and I lost my head and the game froze. 2A850EC9-1C17-4277-A420-90EBDE125819.png
Yes, that's a widely known bug that is supposed to be addressed in the patch due this month. Overlord achievement is also permanently locked until the patch hits. I had the headless glitch 4 times in a 36 hour playthrough on the Xbox. It's annoying, yes but the game is so good. Keep at it and save often.
 
Also Dollar General has gamestop gift cards for 15% off used that to buy some cheap xbox credit to get Children of Morta
Not seeing that deal in the Dollar General weekly ad, and when I went in there on Wednesday, it was a 10% off deal on Burger King, Taco Bell, and Wendy's cards. Does this start on Sunday?

 
Not seeing that deal in the Dollar General weekly ad, and when I went in there on Wednesday, it was a 10% off deal on Burger King, Taco Bell, and Wendy's cards. Does this start on Sunday?
Just left there using my weekly $5 off $25 Saturday coupon, didnt see any xbox currency deals

 
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