XBL Deals - Jan 6 - Sep 4, 2014

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  • 9/2 - Deals with Gold, Spotlight Activision, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/28 - Sept GwG announced, Misc Markdown
  • 8/27 - NFS Rivals XB1 added to Deals with Gold, Ascend server shutdown
  • 8/26 - Deals with Gold, Summer Binge, Spotlight Shadow Complex, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/23 - Castlevania: LOS2 Misc Markdown
This thread will maintain a list of all current and upcoming sales and markdowns on the Xbox Live Marketplace / Xbox Games Store for the USA.  YMMV in other regions.  If non-US sales are listed, they will be marked with their applicable region(s).
 
Please note:

  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance, but DLC cannot.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.  This requires being a paid subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary Gold trial" account.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.
  • All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every other Tuesday.
  • ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
  • Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
  • Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Deals with Gold
Gold subscription required
 

9/2 - 9/8 - Misc


[*]Persona 4 Arena - $9.98 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Rock of Ages - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
8/26 - 9/1 - NFS Rivals DLC / KI Sabrewulf


[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb - base game part of Summer Binge Sale below

8/19 - 8/25 - Call of Duty / Trials Fusion

  • XB1 - Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off (free price on web site is a trial version)
  • XB1 Call of Duty: Ghosts (console only)
    Season Pass - $24.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - CPT Price - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - Makarov - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Snoop Dogg VO Pack - $1.49 - 50% off
  • Squad Pack - Extinction - $1.99 - 50% off

[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $19.99 - 60% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops II - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Ghosts

8/12 - 8/18 - Square Enix, Fight Night

8/5 - 8/11 - Misc


[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
7/29 - 8/4 - EA sale

  • XB1 - Battlefield 4 DLC - console only purchase
    Premium - 33% off
    China Rising - 33% off
  • Naval Strike - 33% off
  • Second Assault - 33% off

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - 33% off

[*]Battlefield 4 DLC

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - $33.49 - 33% off - xbldb

[*]2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $17.99 - 70% off - xbldb
[*]FIFA 14 - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Madden NFL 25 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]NHL 14 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/22 - 7/28 - Superhero sale


[*]Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mortal Kombat vs. DCU - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Young Justice: Legacy - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
7/15 - 7/21 - PvZ: Garden Warfare XB1, BioShock


7/8 - 7/14 - Titanfall XB1, Serious Sam and various DLCs


[*]The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]WWE 2K14 Season Pass -  $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/1 - 7/7 - Thief XB1, Ubisoft XBLA and others

6/24 - 6/30 - Ryse / Diablo / Fable / Payday

  • XB1 - Ryse: Son of Rome - $49.99 - 17% off
    Season Pass - $9.99 - 50% off - console only

[*]Diablo III - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Payday 2 - $12.94 - 63% off - xbldb
[*]Fable II - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable III - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Heroes - $3.39 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Anniversary DLC

6/17 - 6/23 - Rockstar Sale, part Umpteen, plus Deadfall & XB1


[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
6/10 - 6/16 - Hodgepodge, Part II, or "Oh shit, we forgot to schedule a sale"


[*]Forza Horizon - $10.19 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
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Games with Gold
Gold subscription required, Xbox One games are only playable while Gold is active, but can be added to your account with a Gold trial
 
Free Games


[*]Sep 1-15 - Monaco: What's Yours is Mine - xbldb
[*]Sep 16-30 - Halo: Reach - xbldb
[*]Sep XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console


[*]Jul 1-15 - Gotham City Impostors - xbldb
[*]Jul 16-31 - BattleBlock Theater - xbldb
[*]Jul XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console
Related sales ** END DATES UNKNOWN **

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Sales & Specials

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Spotlight Activision Sale - 9/2 - 9/8

Spotlight Shadow Complex- 8/26 - 9/1

Summer Binge Sale - 8/26 - 9/1 - Both Gold only and Silver discounts


[*]Far Cry 3 - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Forza Horizon - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Guardians of Middle-earth - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Left 4 Dead - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego The Lord of the Rings - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mafia II - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Murdered: Soul Suspect - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]NFL Blitz - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Plants vs. Zombies - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - $20.09 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]Rayman Legends - $13.19 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Ridge Racer Unbounded - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Sniper Elite 3 - $26.79 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]SoulCalibur V - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Spec Ops: The Line - $4.49 - 85% off - xbldb
[*]Star Trek - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]State of Decay

[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Twisted Pixel Games Bundle - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]The Wolf Among Us - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
Spotlight Rockstar - 8/19 - 8/25


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]L.A. Noire - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Max Payne 3 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Rockstar Table Tennis - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
Spotlight Just Dance - 8/12 - 8/18 - Gold only


N64 Banjo Bundle - 7/9 - 8/8


Spotlight XB1 Ghosts (aka, the new Risk Factions) - 8/5 - 8/11

Spotlight Capcom - 8/5 - 8/11


[*]Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Dustforce - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Final Fight: Double Impact - $3.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 2 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 3 - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 9 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 10 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Remember Me - $9.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Code: Veronica X - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 5 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Resident Evil 6

[*]Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City - $11.59 - 71% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter X Tekken

Spotlight Splatters - 7/29 - 8/4

Spotlight Deep Silver - 7/22 - 7/28

Spotlight Nordic - 7/22 - 7/28


[*]Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Frontlines: Fuel of War - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb - Unobtainable achievements (servers offline)
[*]Jeopardy! - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]MX vs. ATV Alive - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Painkiller Hell & Damnation - $5.99 - 80% off - xbldb

[*]The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief Episode 1 - $2.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Armageddon - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Zombie Driver HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Spotlight Bethesda QuakeCon Sale - 7/17 - 7/20

Ultimate Games Sale - 7/8 - 7/14
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


[*]July 9

[*]July 10

[*]July 11

[*]July 12

[*]July 13

[*]July 14

[*]All week

[*]The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Evolution - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off - xbldb

Spotlight Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag DLC - 7/1 - 7/7
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


Spotlight Pro Evolution Soccer - 7/1 - 7/7


FIFA World Cup Brazil - 6/26 - 6/30

Spotlight Sega - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight Lego - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight? - 6/17 - 6/23 - Saints Row passes & KI Sabrewulf

Pseudo Deals with Gold - 6/10 - 6/16 - GTA


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Xbox One Sales

  • XB1 Xbox Fitness - FREE until January 2015
  • Feb 27-? - Zoo Tycoon - $39.99 - 33% off (360 version also, see below)
Skullgirls characters

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Misc. Markdowns / Recently Reduced
[customspoiler=Notes]May be permanent mark downs, may be temporary pricing errors. Items marked with a * have been confirmed as permanent reductions either on the console dashboard, on Xbox.com's Recently Reduced page or corroborated from other sources (PSN, dev/pub, etc)[/customspoiler]
 
September 2014

August 2014


[*]8/5 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NHL 14 - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - Madden NFL 25 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NCAA Football 14 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NBA 2K14 - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - South Park: The Stick of Truth - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb
July 2014


June 2014

May 2014
April 2014

March 2014

February 2014
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[*]2/10 - Far Cry 3 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/6 - Ruby Soho by Rancid - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Death Blossoms by Rise Against - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Guitar Hero Track Pack 4 - $3.49 - 44% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero II
[*]2/4 - XB1 - Lococycle - $9.99 - 50% off * - Confirmed permanent by Major Nelson
[*]2/4 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Metro: Last Light - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Zumba Fitness Core - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb * Confirmed on Dashboard

January 2014

[*]1/21 - Borderlands 2 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb  *
[*]1/21 - BioShock Infinite - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb *
[*]1/21 - The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb *
[*]1/17 - Warlords - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Previously delisted, relisted at lower price, unknown if it will remain
[*]1/16 - Rayman Origins - $14.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]1/14 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]1/9 - Aqua - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/8 - Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/7 - Assassin’s Creed IV Illustrious Pirates Pack - $6.99 - 30% off - xbldb
[*]1/6 - Saints Row IV - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/1 - Hydrophobia - $2.99 - 40% off - xbldb *

December 2013
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Misc. Promotions

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Xbox Live Rewards
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Cross Buy Promotions
 
Between Xbox 360 and Xbox One :

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Microtransaction Deals [customspoiler=Note]Not tracked by xbldb, use playXBLA for blog updates for these deals.[/customspoiler]


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Delisting / Server Shutdown Watch


[*]Capcom Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31
  • Age of Booty - 2 achievements become unobtainable with loss of online play
  • Flock! - level editor sharing disabled, no achievements affected

[*]Rockstar games affected by Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31

[*]Ubisoft online server shutdown - expected 8/8
  • America's Army: True Soldiers
  • James Cameron's Avatar
  • Motionsports Adrenaline
  • PowerUp Heroes
  • Pure Football
  • Shaun White Snowboarding
  • Tom Clancy's EndWar
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

[*]Rock Band tracks - expected 8/26
  • Fleetwood Mac - "World Turning"
  • Fleetwood Mac - "Don’t Stop"
  • Spinal Tap Pack 01 - $1.00 - 71% off - xbldb
    Back From The Dead
  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare
  • Saucy Jack
  • Warmer Than Hell

[*]Spinal Tap’s Tap Ten - $1.00 - 89% off - xbldb
  • (Funky) Sex Farm
  • (Listen to The) Flower People (Reggae Style)
  • America
  • Big Bottom
  • Cups and Cakes
  • Gimme Some Money
  • Heavy Duty
  • Hell Hole
  • Rock N Roll Creation
  • Stonehenge
  • Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight

[*]Official forums announcement

[*]Doritos Crash Course 2

[*]Ascend: Hand of Kul


[*]Rock Band Track - Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" - expected Apr 30, gone Apr 28

[*]BurgerTime World Tour - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - expected Apr 30

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Thanks to reddjoey, tylerh1701, BobbyTastic and Necrozilla for maintaining prior versions of this thread, and to all those who have posted deals and made Wiki edits.  This thread is truly a collaborative effort built from the contributions of the community.
 

 
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Antarael Dulacre said:
So Metro 2033 instead of Dead Island here? Hum...good thing is I never bought it even when it was like 5 bucks...still Dead Island would have been more interesting...oh well I will take what I get at least cold war is finally free and I can use my DLC I bought before getting this game lol
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No fair. I'd much rather play Metro.
 
Since we're all complaining, I'd rather have My Horse and Me 2 than either Dead Island or Toy Soldiers.  Also, I have a fenced in area to keep a horse.

 
ragtop70 said:
I had no idea that it was even a real game!
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Oh it's real alright. One of the most sought after rare games on the 360.

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It's a region free game too so it works on all consoles.

 
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Gideon68 said:
If they're going that far back why not the original NFS: Most Wanted.

Does anyone have any idea on how GwG are chosen?
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Whatever game they can give away for free and it would have the least effect on sales. No one has played Dead Island in years, the trade in value is nothing, perfect! Preferably with a couple DLCs to make some money off your "free game".

 
I'm excited for both of these GwG games.

What many of you don't think about, which makes sense, as this is a community of mostly hard core gamers, is that everyone didn't go out and buy a 360 8 years ago.  Hell, many people have only started buying them when the price point reached $200!  GwG is amazing for them. 

I bought my 360 a year ago.  Every game, with the exception of Fable III, has been brand new to me.  I have XBL specifically for the GwG program.  Dead Rising 2, Metal Gear, Halo 3, Sleeping Dogs, Iron Brigade, Rainbow Six: Vegas, and Assassin's Creed 2, have all been brand new to me, and I've spent hours playing all of them.

To the casual gamer, and to the new gamer, this program is the absolute tits.  MS doesn't need to cater to the hard core gamers, because they purchased XBL long ago for the online capabilities and discounts.  GwG is for people like me.  People who are still blown away by games made 6 years ago, and who aren't going out spending $50 on new games.  Why not get the $8 a month from us, rather than have us spend $8 at GS for the same thing?

My only gripe is that I am running out of hard drive space! 

 
Stupid Tapatalk isn't letting me quote people...

Whoever suggested a racing game for GWG I would like that. With my luck they'd give away NFS HP since I just got it with my 320 GB HDD or Blur which are the racers I own. Hopefully it'd be Forza Horizon since I suck at normal sim racers.

For this month's GWG there's 2 more games I already own(ed) but I recently traded in DI so that's fine. My buddy and I actually played through it and got 100% achievements last January. We spent the month with it and even though it frustrated me sometimes we still had fun. Finding a masked Jason from Friday the 13th in the middle of the jungle was a fun surprise. I've been waiting for Riptide to be $10 so I could try that.

Someone mentioned running over zombies as being fun and I highly recommend Deal Rising 3 to everyone. It fixes everything I hated about the previous games and is extremely fun. I love driving the Roller Hawg around and running over, shooting and slicing zombies with the chainsaws strapped to the sides of the vehicles. There are some other fun vehicle and weapon combos too.
 
mossfan563 said:
Oh it's real alright. One of the most sought after rare games on the 360.
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So what you're saying is that we should get it now at 60 bucks and hope our children can sell it for a thousand?

For the record, also had no clue it was a real game lol I even went to YouTube and watched a 5 min gameplay video!

 
Jumblez said:
I'm excited for both of these GwG games.

What many of you don't think about, which makes sense, as this is a community of mostly hard core gamers, is that everyone didn't go out and buy a 360 8 years ago. Hell, many people have only started buying them when the price point reached $200! GwG is amazing for them.

I bought my 360 a year ago. Every game, with the exception of Fable III, has been brand new to me. I have XBL specifically for the GwG program. Dead Rising 2, Metal Gear, Halo 3, Sleeping Dogs, Iron Brigade, Rainbow Six: Vegas, and Assassin's Creed 2, have all been brand new to me, and I've spent hours playing all of them.

To the casual gamer, and to the new gamer, this program is the absolute tits. MS doesn't need to cater to the hard core gamers, because they purchased XBL long ago for the online capabilities and discounts. GwG is for people like me. People who are still blown away by games made 6 years ago, and who aren't going out spending $50 on new games. Why not get the $8 a month from us, rather than have us spend $8 at GS for the same thing?

My only gripe is that I am running out of hard drive space!
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I'm not "new" and I'm not casual. I'm just poor. I have a family and 4329439432 responsibilities that demand my money before gaming. I'm a stay-at-home dad with 5 kids. I have some free time to play games, but without being able to have new games every now and again I have little incentive. I can spend $10 here and there and... that's about it... if I'm fortunate.

GWG has been killer for me. It keeps my 360 from being just an Amazon Prime player and the handful of disc games I actually own nut rarely play. If I ever can nab a new HD for my 360, I now have a "backlog" (simply because I don't have the space) of games to play. And honestly, I've struggled for the past couple of years to justify my annual Gold subscription. With the free games, I don't struggle now.

GWG is not and has never been for the hardcore gamers who have been plating all along. It was to get people playing games on their consoles again instead of watching just videos, and to inject a new userbase into some online games.

And oh man, I'm still playing the crap out of the NCAA 14 I got over the holidays with my $15 in credit on my account.

 
I just played through the first Toy Soldiers game within the past 6 months.  It was surprisingly a really fun game so I'm actually looking forward to Cold War more so than Dead Island another game I've yet to play but I've never really had any interest in it either.

 
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Antarael Dulacre said:
So Metro 2033 instead of Dead Island here? Hum...good thing is I never bought it even when it was like 5 bucks...still Dead Island would have been more interesting...oh well I will take what I get at least cold war is finally free and I can use my DLC I bought before getting this game lol
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You are unaware of how lucky you are. Metro 2033 is a great game.

Btw, dead island and Toy soldiers CW were on sale on october and september, that's 3 and 4 months back. Smart move Microsoft, already own both. But this proves that being on sale doesn't disqualify for GWG program, quite the contrary.

 
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shulamm said:
You are unaware of how lucky you are. Metro 2033 is a great game.

Btw, dead island and Toy soldiers CW were on sale on october and september, that's 3 and 4 months back. Smart move Microsoft, already own both. But this proves that being on sale doesn't disqualify for GWG program, quite the contrary.
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I'd say that if a game keeps getting crazy sales, the publisher is willing to "devalue" it to make sure more people play it. Dead Island was discounted for 5-10$ multiple times I'm pretty sure, for example. Sleeping Dogs was on sale one month or so before it became a GwG. I'd say it depends on the publisher, and if it's something frequently on sale, I'd say they would more easily license their game as a GwG game. Likewise, things that never get any sales, or they do they're quite minor, will likely not get into GwG: either because the publisher doesn't give two shits (or bankrupted, lost license, etc.), or because it's something that keeps on selling like crazy anyway, so no need to lower its price.

 
shulamm said:
You are unaware of how lucky you are. Metro 2033 is a great game.

Btw, dead island and Toy soldiers CW were on sale on october and september, that's 3 and 4 months back. Smart move Microsoft, already own both. But this proves that being on sale doesn't disqualify for GWG program, quite the contrary.
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Oh I didn't want to make it sound bad, I know it IS a good game, just didn't get around to buy it even for 5 bucks when it was on sale...I mean I have it on Steam...but I don't play Retail Games on PC when I have the chance to play it on xbox...same for Bioshock, BNatman and ohter Games..all on Steam but well...won't play them lol

Antarael Dulacre said:
Since Cold War will be free in February...are there still people out there who don't own the first Toy Soldiers?
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Also I asked this because I may have a few copies left as well of The Maw...so if anyone is still in need and DOESN'T have it yet...yeah..

 
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Their free games are really....lacking. I mean, I'm not a fanboy one way or the other, and own an Xbox One, but the February lineup for PS+ is so much better than this. Oh well, they've been having good deals lately at least. One step at a time.

 
I will download Dead Island and Toy Soldiers for sure, but not high on the priority list.

I find it funny though how many are complaining about a free service.  I had no issues with my Gold sub before GWG started, and I wont start having issues with it because some of the offerings are less than stellar...

 
I hope the AC3 season pass is on XBL for next week like it's on PSN this week. They had the 3 segments on sale before the holidays but the sp includes a couple of other things so I didn't buy those. Can't believe it still retails for $30

 
GamerDude316 said:
I will download Dead Island and Toy Soldiers for sure, but not high on the priority list.

I find it funny though how many are complaining about a free service. I had no issues with my Gold sub before GWG started, and I wont start having issues with it because some of the offerings are less than stellar...
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It's a matter of competition and how things progress. When Xbox's competitor is beginning to offer better deals and free games then Xbox Live Gold seems like less of a value.

 
My Gold expires on the 17th which is perfect. I can grab both games this month still and then decide if next month is worth using one of my 3 month cards. I can use some 2 week codes in between to play online if needed.

 
Be here next month and the month after and so forth when we will have this same discussion and comments over GwG here on the XBL Deals forum.

 
Razzel said:
Dead Island showing up as free, but is still 20 bucks when I go to download.
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Usually takes a while for XBL to sync everything up. I saw it free on the web site when looking at the Games page for Dead Island, but the full list of everything still said $19.99. XBLDB picked up the free price (as well as an Ultra Mix Pack for DJ Hero 2), but then the free price went away from the Games page, then it came back. The full listing now seems to be going back and forth, don't know if it's the site or browser cache. When it becomes free on the console is another question.

 
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