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Welcome to the Xbox Deals and Discussion thread.

General info
  • 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!

Latest Sales Posts​

Apr 14 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Apr 9 - Wednesday drops​

Apr 8 - Tuesday drops​

Apr 7 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Apr 3 - Thursday drops​

Apr 2 - Wednesday drops​

Apr 1 - Tuesday drop​

Mar 31 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Mar 27 - Thursday drops​

Mar 26 - Wednesday drops​

Mar 25 - Tuesday drops​

Mar 24 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Mar 19 - Wednesday drop​

Mar 18 - Tuesday drops​

Mar 17 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Mar 13 - Thursday drops​

Mar 12 - Wednesday drops​

Mar 11 - Tuesday drops​

Mar 10 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Mar 6 - Thursday drops​

Mar 5 - Wednesday drops​

Mar 4 - Tuesday drop​

Mar 3 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Feb 27 - Thursday drops​

Feb 26 - Wednesday drop​

Feb 25 - Tuesday drops​

Feb 24 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Feb 20 - Thursday drops​

Feb 19 - Wednesday drops​

Feb 17 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Feb 13 - Thursday drops (Anime Month)​

Feb 12 - Wednesday drops​

Feb 11 - Tuesday drops​

Feb 10 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Feb 7 - Thursday drops​

Feb 5 - Wednesday drops​

Feb 3 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 30 - Anime Month​

Jan 29 - Wednesday drops (Team17 sale)​

Jan 28 - Tuesday drops​

Jan 27 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 24 - Lunar New Year sale follow up​

Jan 23 - Lunar New Year sale​

Jan 22 - Wednesday drops​

Jan 20 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 14 - Tuesday drops​

Jan 13 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Jan 8 - Wednesday drops (Wired Productions sale)​

Jan 7 - Tuesday drops (Wired Productions sale)​

Jan 6 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 3 - Beyond Countdown follow up​

Jan 2 - Beyond Countdown Sale​

Jan 1 - Wednesday drop​

Dec 31 - Tuesday drops​

Dec 30 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Dec 25 - Wednesday drops​

Dec 24 - Tuesday drops​

Dec 23 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Dec 20 - Friday drops​

Dec 19 - Thursday drops​

Dec 18 - Wednesday drops​

Dec 17 - Tuesday drops​

Dec 16 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Dec 16 - Chunsoft Sale​

Dec 13 - Thursday evening drops​

Dec 12 - Countdown Sale​

Dec 11 - Wednesday drops​

Dec 9 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Dec 8 - Sunday drops​

Dec 4 - Wednesday drop​

Dec 2 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Nov 27 - Tuesday drops​

Nov 25 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Nov 24 - Black Friday follow up​

Nov 21 - Thursday drops​

Nov 20 - Wednesday drop​

Nov 18 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Nov 16 - Black Friday follow up​

Nov 14 - Black Friday sale - Evening drops​

Nov 13 - Wednesday drops​

Nov 12 - Tuesday drops​

Nov 11 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Nov 6 - Wednesday drops​

Nov 5 - Tuesday drops​

Nov 4 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Nov 3 - Saturday drops​

Oct 31 - Thursday drops​

Oct 30 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 28 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Oct 23 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 22 - Tuesday drops​

Oct 21 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Oct 18 - Shocktober Sale​

Oct 17 - Thursday drops​

Oct 16 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 15 - Tuesday drops​

Oct 14 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Oct 10 - Thursday drop​

Oct 9 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 7 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Oct 1 - Tuesday drops​

Latest Countdown Posts​

Apr 14 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 7 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 31 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 24 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 20 - Spring Sale​

Mar 17 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 10 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 3 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 24 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 17 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 10 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 3 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 27 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 23 - Lunar New Year sale countdown​

Jan 20 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 13 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 10 - Lunar New Year sale countdown​

Jan 6 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 30 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 23 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 16 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 12 - Countdown Sale​

Dec 9 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 3 - Year End Countdown follow up​

Dec 2 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 25 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 24 - Year End Countdown follow up​

Nov 18 - Year End Countdown Sale​

Nov 18 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 14 - Final Black Friday countdown​

Nov 11 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 4 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 1 - Black Friday list update after Shocktober sale​

Oct 28 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Oct 21 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Oct 18 - Black Friday countdown​

Oct 14 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Oct 7 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Game Pass potential departure dates​

Last updated - 2025-04-11
What is this?
Game prices in the Xbox store have a UTC end date associated with them. These dates generally fall into 5 categories :
  1. The item is currently on sale. These are usually the weekly sale items that end Tuesday mornings at 09:59:59 UTC.
  2. The item will go on sale, usually within 2-3 weeks. These are usually set to switch at 23:59:59 UTC, like the weekly sale on Monday evenings. Some of the major annual sales (Spring, Summer, Black Friday, Holiday) start on Thursday evening UTC, and some times appear to be random.
  3. The item is on Game Pass and is not currently or going to be on sale in the next few weeks. Third party games generally cluster around 09:59:59 UTC on the 1st and 16th of each month. Currently, at least one game is associated with every 1st and 16th through January 2026. The dates then spread out, ending with Human Fall Flat on July 1, 2028.
  4. First party and EA Play titles are farther out, starting in 2049, with many in 2799 and 9998.
  5. No date - some items do not have a price and so don't have a date. If the item is part of a bundle that has a price, the date from the bundle is used.
The list below uses the dates associated with games on Game Pass and EA Play. Time stamps in red are the regular Game Pass departure times and titles in red are confirmed to be leaving, either from Microsoft's regular news postings or by devs / publishers. Items available through Game Pass Core, currently on sale or not available for purchase are also color coded.

The date associated with a Game Pass game is not a guarantee it will leave on that date, but since March 2023 when the price data started getting analyzed, every game that's left Game Pass had been flagged as leaving on that date. It's given a number of people an extra heads up on the generally 2 week notice Microsoft provides.

If you have any questions about the list, please ask in the thread.

Most likely current and pending sales
2025-04-14 23:59:59
Donut County​
Jusant​
Tchia​
Thirsty Suitors​

2025-04-15 09:59:59
Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

2025-04-16 19:59:59
A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​
Age of Empires Definitive Edition (PC)​
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Not available for purchase)​
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (PC)​
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​
Age of Mythology: Retold​
Aliens: Dark Descent​
Aliens: Dark Descent (Windows)​
Among Us - Game Pass Core​
Another Crab's Treasure​
Anthem - EA Play - 2019-10-09​
ARK: Survival Ascended​
As Dusk Falls​
Assassin's Creed Odyssey​
Assassin's Creed Valhalla​
ASTRONEER - Game Pass Core​
Atlas Fallen (Not available for purchase)​
Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand​
Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand (Windows)​
Avowed (Not available for purchase)​
Avowed Standard Edition​
Balatro​
Battlefield 1 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Battlefield 1 Revolution - EA Play -​
Battlefield 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​
Battlefield 2042 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2022-11-22​
Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Battlefield Hardline (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-07-08​
Battlefield V (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-06-20​
Bleeding Edge​
BLiNX: The Time Sweeper​
Bluey: The Videogame​
Borderlands 3​
Borderlands 3 Boost Mods Pack (Not available for purchase)​
Broken Age​
Broken Age (PC)​
Brütal Legend​
Burnout Paradise Remastered - EA Play - 2018-11-11​
Call of the Wild: The Angler​
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​
Chants of Sennaar​
Chants of Sennaar (Windows)​
Chivalry 2 - Game Pass Core​
Cities: Skylines - Remastered​
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​
Core Keeper​
Core Keeper (PC)​
Costume Quest​
Crackdown 3​
Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​
Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone (Not available for purchase)​
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - Game Pass Core​
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge​
Crusader Kings III​
Day of the Tentacle Remastered​
Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​
DEATHLOOP​
Deep Rock Galactic - Game Pass Core​
Diablo IV (Not available for purchase)​
Dishonored 2 - Game Pass Core​
Dishonored 2 (PC)​
Dishonored Definitive Edition​
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider​
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PC)​
Disney Dreamlight Valley​
Disneyland Adventures​
DOOM​
DOOM + DOOM II​
DOOM 64​
DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE) (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
DOOM Eternal Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​
DOOM Eternal Standard Edition (PC)​
Dordogne​
Dordogne (Windows)​
Dragon Age 2 - EA Play -​
Dragon Age: Origins - EA Play -​
EA SPORTS College Football 25 - EA Play -​
EA SPORTS PGA TOUR - EA Play -​
EA SPORTS WRC (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​
Eternal Strands​
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game​
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Windows)​
Fable Anniversary - Game Pass Core​
Fable II​
Fable III​
Fallout (PC)​
Fallout 2 (PC)​
Fallout 76 - Game Pass Core​
Fallout 76 (PC)​
Fallout: New Vegas (BC)​
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (PC)​
Far Cry 6​
FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​
Forza Motorsport (Not available for purchase)​
Forza Motorsport Standard Edition​
Frostpunk 2 (PC)​
Full Throttle Remastered​
Fuzion Frenzy​
Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​
Gears 5 - Game Pass Core​
Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition - Game Pass Core​
Gears of War 4​
Gears Tactics​
Generation Zero​
Ghostwire: Tokyo​
Gigantic: Rampage Edition​
Go Mecha Ball​
Goat Simulator 3​
Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​
GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​
Grim Fandango Remastered​
Grounded - Game Pass Core​
Halo 2: Anniversary (PC)​
Halo 3 (PC)​
Halo 3: ODST (PC)​
Halo 4 (PC)​
Halo 5: Guardians - Game Pass Core​
Halo Infinite (Campaign)​
Halo Wars 2 (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition​
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (PC)​
Halo: Reach (PC)​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo: Reach​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC)​
Have a Nice Death​
Hell Let Loose​
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​
House Flipper​
Immortals of Aveum - EA Play -​
INSIDE - Game Pass Core​
It Takes Two - Digital Version - EA Play - 2021-11-03​
Joy Ride Turbo​
Jurassic World Evolution 2​
Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass only SKU) (Not available for purchase)​
LIMBO - Game Pass Core​
Little Kitty, Big City​
Lords of the Fallen​
Lost in Random - EA Play - 2022-04-13​
Madden NFL 25 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Madden NFL 25 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Mass Effect - EA Play -​
Mass Effect Legendary Edition - EA Play -​
Mass Effect: Andromeda (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2017-03-15​
MASSIVE CHALICE​
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries​
Metal Slug Tactics​
Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​
Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​
Mirror's Edge Catalyst - EA Play - 2019-05-14​
Monster Train​
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord​
Moving Out 2​
Need for Speed - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Need for Speed Heat - EA Play - 2020-07-14​
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered - EA Play - 2021-06-25​
Need for Speed Payback - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Need for Speed Rivals - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Need for Speed Unbound - EA Play - 2023-06-22​
New Super Lucky's Tale​
NHL 25 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition​
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered​
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black​
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap​
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Game Pass Core​
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay​
Pentiment​
Persona 3 Reload​
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition​
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​
Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​
Planet of Lana​
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - EA Play - 2020-03-04​
Prey (Cloud Gaming enabled)​
Prey (PC)​
Psychonauts​
Psychonauts (Windows 10)​
Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​
Quake​
Quake 4 (PC)​
Quake II​
Quake III Arena (PC)​
Quantum Break​
ReCore​
Redfall​
Remnant II - Standard Edition​
RESIDENT EVIL 2​
RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows​
RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Xbox (Not available for purchase)​
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​
Roboquest​
Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​
Ryse: Legendary Edition​
Ryse: Son of Rome (Not available for purchase)​
ScreamRide​
Sea of Stars​
Sea of Thieves: 2025 Edition​
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II​
Shady Part of Me​
Sifu​
Skate 3 - EA Play -​
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer​
Sniper Elite 5​
Sniper Elite: Resistance​
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition - Game Pass Core​
Stacking​
STAR WARS Battlefront (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-11-11​
STAR WARS Battlefront II - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order - EA Play - 2020-11-10​
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor - EA Play -​
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Xbox One - EA Play -​
STAR WARS: Squadrons - EA Play -​
Starfield​
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition - Game Pass Core​
State of Decay: Year-One (Not available for purchase)​
SteamWorld Dig​
SteamWorld Dig 2​
Stellaris: Console Edition​
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town (Not available for purchase)​
Sunset Overdrive​
Super Mega Baseball 4 - EA Play -​
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE - Game Pass Core​
Techtonica (Game Preview)​
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Game Pass Core​
Tell Me Why: Chapter 2 (Not available for purchase)​
Tell Me Why: Chapter 3 (Not available for purchase)​
Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3​
Terraria​
The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​
The Bard's Tale Trilogy - EA Play -​
The Case of the Golden Idol​
The Elder Scrolls Online - Game Pass Core​
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition​
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (PC)​
The Evil Within​
The Evil Within 2 (PC)​
theHunter: Call of the Wild​
Titanfall 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands - Standard Edition (Game Pass only SKU)​
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Not available for purchase)​
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition​
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​
Torment: Tides of Numenera​
Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​
Train Sim World 5: Standard Edition​
UFC 5 - EA Play -​
Unravel - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​
Wasteland Remastered​
We Happy Few​
WILD HEARTS Standard Edition - EA Play -​
World War Z: Aftermath​
Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​

2025-04-21 23:59:59
Cocoon​
Far Cry 5​
Humanity​
Immortals Fenyx Rising​

2025-04-05 16:59:59
One Lonely Outpost​
2025-04-08 10:00:00
Palworld (Game Preview)​
2025-04-08 15:59:59
South of Midnight​
2025-04-08 23:59:59
Moving Out 2​
2025-04-09 13:59:59
Commandos: Origins​
Commandos: Origins (Win) (PC)​
2025-04-09 23:59:59
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition​
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered​
2025-04-11 23:59:59
MULLET MADJACK​
2025-04-15 23:59:59
Neon White​
2025-04-16 09:59:59
A Plague Tale: Requiem​
A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows​
Botany Manor​
Botany Manor (PC)​
Coral Island (moved from 2024-12-01)​
Harold Halibut​
Homestead Arcana​
Kona​
Mafia: Definitive Edition​
Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC)​
Orcs Must Die! 3​
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Not available for purchase)​
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition​
This War of Mine: Final Cut​
Turbo Golf Racing​
2025-04-16 23:59:59
NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge (Not available for purchase)​
NINJA GAIDEN Σ (Not available for purchase)​
NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 (Not available for purchase)​
NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection​
2025-04-17 09:59:59
Dead Island 2​
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Not available for purchase)​
2025-04-17 14:59:59
33 Immortals (Game Preview)​
2025-04-20 17:59:59
Football Manager 2024 (PC)​
Football Manager 2024 Console​
2025-04-21 10:59:59
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders​
2025-04-22 23:59:59
Farming Simulator 22​
Farming Simulator 22 PC (PC)​
Monster Sanctuary - Game Pass Core​
Neon Abyss​
2025-04-24 06:59:59
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33​
2025-04-26 13:59:59
Atomfall​
2025-05-01 09:59:59
Have a Nice Death​
Kona II: Brume​
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass only SKU) (Not available for purchase)​
Sniper Elite 5​
The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition​
The Rewinder​
Thirsty Suitors​
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​
2025-05-01 15:59:59
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector​
2025-05-05 17:59:59
Revenge of the Savage Planet (Not available for purchase)​
2025-05-07 23:59:59
MechWarrior 5: Clans​
South of Midnight​
2025-05-08 23:59:59
Commandos: Origins​
Commandos: Origins (Win) (PC)​
2025-05-10 14:59:59
Blue Prince​
2025-05-14 23:59:59
DOOM: The Dark Ages (Not available for purchase)​
DOOM: The Dark Ages Standard Edition​
DOOM: The Dark Ages Void DOOM Slayer Skin (Not available for purchase)​
2025-05-16 09:59:59
Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons​
Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons (PC)​
Chants of Sennaar​
Chants of Sennaar (Windows)​
Farming Simulator 22​
Farming Simulator 22 PC (PC)​
Hauntii​
Jurassic World Evolution 2​
Little Kitty, Big City​
Planet of Lana​
2025-06-01 09:59:59
Against the Storm (PC)​
Cassette Beasts​
Dune: Spice Wars (moved from 2024-12-01)​
Firework (Windows)​
Generation Zero​
Goat Simulator 3​
Goat Simulator 3: Windows Edition​
Goat Simulator 3: Xbox One Edition​
Humanity​
Hypnospace Outlaw​
Moving Out 2​
PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
Remnant II - Standard Edition​
Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends​
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer​
The Big Con​
2025-06-04 16:59:59
One Lonely Outpost​
2025-06-16 09:59:59
Depersonalization (PC)​
Dordogne​
Dordogne (Windows)​
Far Cry 6​
Isonzo​
Isonzo (Windows)​
Keplerth (PC)​
My Time at Sandrock​
My Time at Sandrock (Not available for purchase)​
My Time at Sandrock Online (Not available for purchase)​
REMATCH (Not available for purchase)​
Shadowrun Returns​
Shadowrun Trilogy​
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut​
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition​
The Callisto Protocol for Xbox One​
The Callisto Protocol for Xbox Series X|S​
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Not available for purchase)​
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition​
2025-07-01 09:59:59
Arcade Paradise​
Journey To The Savage Planet: Employee Of The Month​
Journey To The Savage Planet: Employee Of The Month (PC)​
Persona 3 Reload (moved from 2025-02-01)​
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders​
SteamWorld Dig​
SteamWorld Dig 2​
2025-07-11 03:59:59
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Content Pack (Not available for purchase)​
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Cross-Gen Edition​
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Wireframe Tony Shader (Not available for purchase)​
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Not available for purchase)​
2025-07-15 09:59:59
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank​
2025-07-16 09:59:59
Assassin's Creed Valhalla​
Cricket 24​
Cricket 24: The Official Game Of The Ashes (PC)​
Flock​
Gigantic: Rampage Edition​
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess​
Magical Delicacy (moved from 2026-07-16)​
Moonlighter (moved from 2024-12-01)​
No Man's Sky​
Tchia​
The Case of the Golden Idol​
2025-08-01 09:59:59
Cooking Simulator​
Cooking Simulator Windows​
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (moved from 2025-02-01)​
NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge (Not available for purchase)​
NINJA GAIDEN Σ (Not available for purchase)​
NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 (Not available for purchase)​
NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection​
Starbound (PC)​
2025-08-16 09:59:59
Atlas Fallen (Not available for purchase)​
Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand​
Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand - Free Upgrade​
Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand (Windows)​
PlateUp!​
2025-09-01 09:59:59
Borderlands 3 Gearbox Cosmetic Pack​
Borderlands 3 Gold Weapon Skins Pack​
Borderlands 3 Neon Cosmetic Pack​
Borderlands 3 Retro Cosmetic Pack​
Borderlands 3 Season Pass​
Borderlands 3 Toy Box Weapons Pack​
Borderlands 3: Season Pass 2​
Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition​
Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition (PC)​
Call of the Wild: The Angler​
Core Keeper​
Core Keeper (PC)​
Sea of Stars​
2025-09-16 09:59:59
RESIDENT EVIL 2​
Train Sim World 5: Standard Edition​
Wargroove 2​
2025-10-01 09:59:59
All You Need is Help​
Cocoon​
Sifu​
Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC) (moved from 2025-04-01)​
We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie​
2025-10-16 09:59:59
Cities: Skylines II - PC Edition (PC)​
Donut County​
RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows​
2025-11-01 09:59:59
Dead Island 2​
Dead Island 2 (Windows)​
Jusant​
Metal Slug Tactics​
Return to Monkey Island​
Wartales​
2025-11-16 09:59:59
Football Manager 2024 (PC)​
Football Manager 2024 Console​
Frostpunk (PC)​
Frostpunk: Console Edition​
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Windows Edition​
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Xbox Edition​
Spirittea​
2025-12-01 09:59:59
Aliens: Dark Descent​
Aliens: Dark Descent (Windows)​
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (moved from 2024-12-01)​
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​
Genesis Noir (moved from 2025-03-01)​
Genesis Noir: Windows Edition (moved from 2025-03-01)​
Lords of the Fallen​
Lords of the Fallen (PC)​
OCTOPATH TRAVELER​
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II​
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay​
SteamWorld Build​
2025-12-16 09:59:59
Ben 10: Power Trip​
Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition​
Hunt: Showdown 1896​
Mortal Kombat 11​
Still Wakes the Deep​
Wildfrost​
2026-01-01 09:59:59
Carrion​
Carrion (PC)​
Hell Let Loose​
House Flipper​
Injustice 2​
Injustice 2 - Standard Edition (PC)​
Middle-earth: Shadow of War​
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2​
Road 96​
2026-01-16 09:59:59
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn​
Medieval Dynasty​
Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One)​
Neon White​
Palworld (Game Preview) (moved from 2025-02-01)​
Starbound​
2026-02-01 09:59:59
Brotato (moved from 2025-02-01)​
Shady Part of Me​
Shady Part of Me (Windows)​
2026-03-01 09:59:59
Bluey: The Videogame (moved from 2025-03-01)​
Disney Dreamlight Valley​
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game​
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Windows)​
Nine Sols​
2026-03-16 09:59:59
Enter The Gungeon​
Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island​
2026-04-01 09:59:59
Cities: Skylines - Remastered​
Cities: Skylines - Windows 10 Edition (PC)​
Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition - Game Pass Core​
Mad Streets​
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT​
SMITE 2 (Game Preview)​
THE FINALS​
2026-04-16 09:59:59
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Not available for purchase)​
Inscryption​
2026-05-01 09:59:59
Another Crab's Treasure​
Ashen​
Citizen Sleeper​
Creatures of Ava​
DayZ - Game Pass Core​
Descenders - Game Pass Core​
Goat Simulator - Game Pass Core​
Goat Simulator: Remastered​
Goat Simulator: Remastered (Windows Edition)​
Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC)​
2026-05-16 09:59:59
Galacticare​
Shadowrun Returns PC (PC)​
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut PC (PC)​
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition PC (PC)​
2026-06-01 09:59:59
ASTRONEER - Game Pass Core​
Dead by Daylight​
Dead by Daylight Windows​
Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - Game Pass Core​
theHunter: Call of the Wild​
theHunter: Call of the Wild - Windows 10​
World War Z: Aftermath​
World War Z: Aftermath (PC)​
2026-06-16 09:59:59
Among Us - Game Pass Core​
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Game Pass Core​
2026-07-01 09:59:59
Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​
Slay The Spire (PC)​
Unpacking - Game Pass Core​
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​
2026-07-16 09:59:59
Dungeons Of Hinterberg​
Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​
Golf With Your Friends (Windows Version)​
PowerWash Simulator - Game Pass Core​
Stellaris (PC)​
Stellaris: Console Edition​
Techtonica (Game Preview)​
2026-08-01 09:59:59
Celeste - Game Pass Core​
Crusader Kings III (moved from 2025-02-01)​
Crusader Kings III (PC) (moved from 2025-02-01)​
Go Mecha Ball​
INSIDE - Game Pass Core​
Roboquest​
2026-08-16 09:59:59
Firewatch - Game Pass Core​
LIMBO - Game Pass Core​
LIMBO (PC)​
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader​
2026-09-01 09:59:59
Neon Abyss​
Neon Abyss (PC)​
Star Trucker​
2026-09-16 09:59:59
Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​
Dead Cells (PC)​
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition - Game Pass Core​
Superliminal - Game Pass Core​
2026-10-01 09:59:59
Chivalry 2 - Game Pass Core​
2026-11-01 09:59:59
Deep Rock Galactic - Game Pass Core​
2026-11-16 09:59:59
Frostpunk 2 (PC)​
Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​
Wreckfest (PC)​
2026-12-01 09:59:59
Legend of Mana​
Monster Sanctuary - Game Pass Core​
Monster Sanctuary (Windows Version)​
Overthrown (Game Preview)​
Stardew Valley - Game Pass Core​
Stardew Valley (PC)​
Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Game Pass Core​
TRIALS of MANA​
Vampire Survivors - Game Pass Core​
2026-12-16 09:59:59
For The King II​
2027-01-01 09:59:59
VALORANT​
2027-02-01 09:59:59
Trailmakers​
2027-02-16 09:59:59
Kingdom Two Crowns​
2027-03-01 09:59:59
Balatro​
2027-03-16 09:59:59
Control - Game Pass Core​
Control Standard Edition - Control Expansion Pack 1 The Foundation (PC)​
Control Standard Edition - Control Expansion Pack 2 AWE (PC)​
Control Standard Edition (PC)​
Control Ultimate Edition - Game Pass Core​
Control Ultimate Edition - Xbox Series X|S - Game Pass Core​
Control Ultimate Edition (PC)​
TUNIC - Game Pass Core​
2027-04-01 09:59:59
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE - Game Pass Core​
Zombie Army 4: Dead War (moved from 2025-04-01)​
2027-05-01 09:59:59
SnowRunner - Game Pass Core​
SnowRunner (Windows 10)​
2027-06-01 09:59:59
Batman: Arkham Knight - Game Pass Core​
Terraria​
2027-06-16 09:59:59
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​
2027-07-01 09:59:59
Assassin's Creed Odyssey​
Assassin's Creed Origins​
Far Cry 5​
FOR HONOR​
Immortals Fenyx Rising​
My Friend Peppa Pig​
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands - Standard Edition (Game Pass only SKU)​
Watch Dogs2​
2027-09-16 09:59:59
Riders Republic​
Riders Republic (Not available for purchase)​
2027-10-16 09:59:59
South Park: The Fractured but Whole​
2027-12-16 09:59:59
Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​
Overcooked! 2 (PC)​
2028-02-01 09:59:59
Far Cry New Dawn​
2028-07-01 09:59:59
Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​
Watch Dogs: Legion​

Far future dates, mostly first party and EA Play
2048-12-30 23:59:59
Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​
EA SPORTS FC 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
EA SPORTS FC 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
EA SPORTS PGA TOUR - EA Play -​
F1 23 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
F1 24 - EA Play -​
GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​
Madden NFL 24 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Madden NFL 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Madden NFL 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor - EA Play -​
Super Mega Baseball 4 - EA Play -​
UFC 5 - EA Play -​
WILD HEARTS Standard Edition - EA Play -​
2049-12-30 23:59:59
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (4K HDR bundle) (PC)​
NHL 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​
NHL 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​
2098-12-31 23:59:59
Battlefield 1 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
NBA LIVE 19 - EA Play - 2019-05-10​
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
2099-02-01 19:59:59
Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​
2099-04-04 09:59:59
Halo Wars 2 (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
2099-04-18 09:59:59
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2​
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 3​
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 4​
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 5​
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Season Pass (Episodes 2-5)​
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)​
2099-12-29 23:59:59
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition - Game Pass Core​
2100-06-12 23:59:59
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​
2220-10-06 03:59:59
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered - EA Play - 2021-06-25​
2220-10-13 23:59:59
Mass Effect Legendary Edition - EA Play -​
2220-10-22 23:59:59
Battlefield V (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-06-20​
2220-12-11 23:59:59
It Takes Two - Digital Version - EA Play - 2021-11-03​
2779-12-30 23:59:59
DIRT 5 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​
DiRT Rally 2.0 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​
2798-12-30 21:59:59
Wasteland Remastered​
2798-12-31 23:59:59
Fuzion Frenzy​
The Elder Scrolls Online - Game Pass Core​
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​
2799-01-14 23:59:59
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (PC)​
2799-02-08 09:59:59
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season​
2799-02-08 23:59:59
Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition​
2799-02-17 23:59:59
Wolfenstein: Youngblood​
Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PC)​
2799-02-28 09:59:59
The Walking Dead: Season Two​
2799-03-02 23:59:59
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (PC)​
2799-03-07 23:59:59
Halo Infinite (Campaign)​
2799-03-11 23:59:59
Dishonored Definitive Edition​
Dishonored Definitive Edition (PC)​
DOOM 3​
DOOM 64​
Fallout 4 - Game Pass Core​
Fallout 4 (PC)​
Prey (Cloud Gaming enabled)​
Prey (PC)​
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (PC)​
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion​
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC)​
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (PC)​
The Evil Within​
The Evil Within (PC)​
Wolfenstein: The New Order​
Wolfenstein: The New Order (PC)​
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood​
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC)​
2799-03-16 23:59:59
DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE - PC) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Fallout 76 - Game Pass Core​
Fallout 76 (PC)​
2799-03-24 07:59:59
Bleeding Edge​
2799-03-26 23:59:59
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​
2799-03-28 09:59:59
The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep​
The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep - The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 2, Give No Shelter​
The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep - The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 3, What We Deserve​
The Walking Dead: Michonne - The Complete Season​
2799-03-28 23:59:59
Lost in Random - EA Play - 2022-04-13​
2799-04-10 23:59:59
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Game Pass Core​
2799-04-29 23:59:59
Joy Ride Turbo​
2799-04-30 08:59:59
Sea of Thieves: 2025 Edition​
2799-05-12 23:59:59
Psychonauts​
Psychonauts (Windows 10)​
2799-05-17 23:59:59
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries​
2799-05-18 23:59:59
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​
2799-05-31 23:59:59
Banjo Kazooie: N n B​
Banjo-Kazooie​
Banjo-Tooie​
Disneyland Adventures​
Fable III​
Gears of War​
Gears of War 2​
Gears of War: Judgment​
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Not available for purchase)​
Halo 5: Guardians - Game Pass Core​
Halo: Spartan Assault​
Jetpac Refuelled​
Kameo​
Perfect Dark Zero​
Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​
Sunset Overdrive​
Viva Piñata​
Viva Piñata: TIP​
2799-06-09 05:59:59
Crackdown 3​
Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​
Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone (Not available for purchase)​
Gears of War 4​
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10​
Halo: Spartan Assault (Mobile / PC)​
Halo: Spartan Strike​
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PC)​
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (PC)​
ReCore​
2799-06-09 06:58:59
Halo Wars 2 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition (PC) - Game Pass Core​
Sunset Overdrive (PC)​
2799-06-09 23:59:59
Gears 5 - Game Pass Core​
The Outer Worlds​
The Outer Worlds (PC)​
2799-06-13 18:59:59
Arx Fatalis (PC)​
BATTLETECH (PC)​
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider​
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PC)​
DOOM​
Fallout (PC)​
Fallout 2 (PC)​
Fallout 3​
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (PC)​
Fallout Tactics (PC)​
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (PC)​
Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​
RAGE​
The Evil Within 2​
The Evil Within 2 (PC)​
Wolfenstein II: Standard Edition (PC)​
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus​
2799-06-14 23:59:59
ScreamRide​
2799-06-17 23:59:59
The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​
2799-06-26 23:59:59
Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​
2799-06-30 23:59:59
Banjo Kazooie: N n B (Not available for purchase)​
Banjo-Kazooie (Not available for purchase)​
Banjo-Tooie (Not available for purchase)​
Fable II​
GoldenEye 007 (Not available for purchase)​
Jetpac Refuelled (Not available for purchase)​
Kameo (Not available for purchase)​
Perfect Dark​
Perfect Dark (Not available for purchase)​
Perfect Dark Zero (Not available for purchase)​
Rare Replay​
Ryse: Legendary Edition​
Ryse: Son of Rome (Not available for purchase)​
State of Decay: Year-One (Not available for purchase)​
Viva Piñata (Not available for purchase)​
Viva Piñata: TIP (Not available for purchase)​
2799-07-13 23:59:59
Halo 3 (PC)​
2799-07-18 23:59:59
BLiNX: The Time Sweeper​
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge​
2799-07-21 23:59:59
Grounded - Game Pass Core​
2799-07-27 23:59:59
Minecraft Dungeons for Windows (Not available for purchase)​
2799-08-13 14:59:59
The Bard's Tale Trilogy - EA Play -​
2799-08-16 23:59:59
Microsoft Solitaire Collection​
2799-08-17 23:59:59
New Super Lucky's Tale​
2799-08-19 14:59:59
Age of Empires Definitive Edition (PC)​
2799-08-19 19:59:59
Quake​
Quake III Arena (PC)​
2799-08-19 23:59:59
Battletoads​
2799-08-24 23:59:59
Halo Infinite​
2799-08-27 14:59:59
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​
2799-08-31 23:59:59
Fable Anniversary - Game Pass Core​
Gears of War 3​
Mass Effect - EA Play -​
2799-09-19 23:59:59
Tell Me Why​
Tell Me Why: Chapter 2 (Not available for purchase)​
Tell Me Why: Chapter 3 (Not available for purchase)​
Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3​
Wasteland 3​
Wasteland 3 (PC)​
2799-09-22 02:59:59
Halo 3: ODST (PC)​
2799-09-30 23:59:59
Dishonored 2 - Game Pass Core​
Dishonored 2 (PC)​
DOOM Eternal Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​
Phoenix Point​
2799-10-07 23:59:59
Brütal Legend​
2799-10-14 23:59:59
Fallout: New Vegas (BC)​
2799-10-27 23:59:59
Day of the Tentacle Remastered​
Full Throttle Remastered​
Grim Fandango Remastered​
2799-10-28 14:59:59
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​
2799-11-03 23:59:59
Minecraft Launcher (PC)​
2799-11-08 23:59:59
Battlefield 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​
2799-11-09 15:59:59
Gears Tactics​
2799-11-14 23:59:59
Halo 4 (PC)​
Halo: Reach (PC)​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo: Reach​
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC)​
RAGE 2​
RAGE 2 (PC)​
2799-11-16 23:59:59
ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition (Not available for purchase)​
2799-11-23 00:59:59
Forza Horizon 5 (Not available for purchase)​
Forza Motorsport (Not available for purchase)​
2799-11-23 23:59:59
Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition - Game Pass Core​
2799-12-03 15:59:59
DOOM Eternal Standard Edition (PC)​
2799-12-07 23:59:59
Need for Speed Unbound - EA Play - 2023-06-22​
2799-12-11 23:59:59
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition (PC)​
2799-12-13 23:59:59
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition​
2799-12-17 23:59:59
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​
2799-12-30 23:59:59
Battlefield 2042 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2022-11-22​
Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Burnout Paradise Remastered - EA Play - 2018-11-11​
EA SPORTS WRC (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Fe - EA Play - 2018-09-03​
Immortals of Aveum - EA Play -​
Mirror's Edge Catalyst - EA Play - 2019-05-14​
Need for Speed - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Need for Speed Heat - EA Play - 2020-07-14​
Need for Speed Payback - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Need for Speed Rivals - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
NHL 94 REWIND - EA Play - 2021-03-01​
Peggle 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-14​
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - EA Play - 2020-03-04​
STAR WARS Battlefront II - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order - EA Play - 2020-11-10​
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Xbox One - EA Play -​
STAR WARS: Squadrons - EA Play -​
Super Mega Baseball 3 - EA Play - 2022-03-03​
The Sims 4 - EA Play -​
The Sims 4 EA Play Edition (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-22​
Titanfall 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
UFC 4 - EA Play -​
Unravel - EA Play - 2019-05-08​
Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​
2799-12-31 22:59:59
ARK: Survival Ascended​
ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition​
As Dusk Falls​
Broken Age​
Call of Duty (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Content Pack 1 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Content Pack 1 (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Cross-Gen Bundle​
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Standard Edition (Windows)​
Contrast​
Costume Quest​
Costume Quest 2​
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy​
DEATHLOOP​
DOOM + DOOM II​
Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​
Ghostwire: Tokyo​
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition​
Hi-Fi RUSH​
Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​
MASSIVE CHALICE​
Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​
Minecraft​
Minecraft Dungeons​
Minecraft Legends​
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition​
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered​
Pentiment​
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition​
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​
Quake II​
Quantum Break​
Redfall​
skate. (2007) - EA Play - 2021-08-05​
Stacking​
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1​
Torment: Tides of Numenera​
We Happy Few​
9998-12-30 00:00:00
A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Not available for purchase)​
Age of Mythology: Retold​
Alice: Madness Returns - EA Play - 2019-10-25​
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (PC)​
Anthem - EA Play - 2019-10-09​
Ara: History Untold (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Ara: History Untold Standard Edition (PC)​
Ara: History Untold, Alexander the Great (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (PC)​
Army of Two - EA Play - 2018-11-11​
Battlefield 1 Revolution - EA Play -​
Battlefield 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2011-10-08​
Battlefield Hardline (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-07-08​
Bejeweled 2 - EA Play - 2008-03-08​
Bejeweled 3 - EA Play - 2011-10-14​
BLACK - EA Play -​
Blizzard Arcade Collection​
Broken Age (PC)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 1 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 1 (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 2 (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 3 (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 4 (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 5 (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Cross-Gen Bundle​
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Standard Edition (PC)​
Call of Duty: Warzone​
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (PC)​
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - Game Pass Core​
Crysis - EA Play - 2020-07-09​
Crysis 2 - EA Play - 2020-07-09​
Dante's Inferno - EA Play - 2018-08-02​
Dead Space (2008) - EA Play - 2008-10-08​
Dead Space 2 - EA Play -​
Dead Space 3 - EA Play -​
Dead Space Ignition - EA Play - 2010-10-13​
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition (Not available for purchase)​
Diablo IV (Not available for purchase)​
DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE) (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
Dragon Age 2 - EA Play -​
Dragon Age: Inquisition (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2014-10-28​
Dragon Age: Origins - EA Play -​
Feeding Frenzy - EA Play - 2008-03-15​
Feeding Frenzy 2 - EA Play - 2008-09-17​
FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​
Forza Motorsport Standard Edition​
Genshin Impact​
Halo 2: Anniversary (PC)​
Heavy Weapon - EA Play - 2008-03-15​
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle​
Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​
Mass Effect 2 - EA Play -​
Mass Effect 3 - EA Play -​
Mass Effect: Andromeda (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2017-03-15​
MechWarrior 5: Clans​
Medal of Honor Airborne - EA Play - 2008-03-15​
Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - Standard Edition​
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Not available for purchase)​
Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​
Minecraft for Windows (Not available for purchase)​
Minecraft Legends - Windows (Not available for purchase)​
Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​
Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC (PC)​
Minecraft: Java Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Mirror's Edge - EA Play - 2008-11-05​
Overwatch 2​
Peggle - EA Play - 2018-11-11​
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition (PC)​
Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​
Plants vs. Zombies - EA Play - 2010-09-24​
Quake 4 (PC)​
Quantum Break (PC)​
RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Xbox (Not available for purchase)​
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)​
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​
Sea of Solitude - EA Play - 2020-01-21​
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II​
Skate 3 - EA Play -​
Spyro Reignited Trilogy​
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PC)​
SSX - EA Play - 2012-02-21​
STAR WARS Battlefront (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-11-11​
Starfield​
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Windows Edition (Not available for purchase)​
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town (Not available for purchase)​
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC)​
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
The Gunk​
The Walking Dead: The Final Season - The Complete Season​
Train Sim World 4 (Not available for purchase)​
We Happy Few (PC)​
Wolfenstein 3D (PC)​
Zuma - EA Play - 2008-03-15​
Zuma's Revenge! - EA Play - 2012-07-07​
No set date
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Assassin's Creed Origins (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Battlefield 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2011-10-08​
Blizzard Arcade Collection PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Cross-Gen Bundle (Not available for purchase)​
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Standard Edition (Windows) (Not available for purchase)​
Crysis 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-07-09​
Diablo (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Diablo IV PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
F1 23 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
Far Cry 5 (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Far Cry 6 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Far Cry New Dawn (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION (Not available for purchase)​
Heroes of the Storm (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Hunt: Showdown 1896 (Windows) (Not available for purchase)​
Immortals Fenyx Rising (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Last Crusade Pack - Lion Tamer Whip (Not available for purchase)​
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Last Crusade Pack - Traveling Suit Outfit (Not available for purchase)​
Iron Brigade - Rise of the Martian Bear (Not available for purchase)​
Iron Brigade (Not available for purchase)​
Killer Instinct 2 Classic (Not available for purchase)​
Killer Instinct Classic (Not available for purchase)​
League of Legends (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Legends of Runeterra (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Madden NFL 24 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​
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Minecraft Preview (Not available for purchase)​
Minecraft Preview for Windows (Not available for purchase)​
NHL 21 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-04-12​
NHL 23 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-04-13​
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Overwatch 2 PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​
Riders Republic (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
South Park: The Fractured but Whole (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
StarCraft II Campaign Collection (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
StarCraft Remastered (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
Starfield: Old Mars Skin Pack (Not available for purchase)​
Super Lucky's Tale (Not available for purchase)​
Teamfight Tactics (PC) (Not available for purchase)​
The Cave (Not available for purchase)​
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Towerborne (Game Preview) (Not available for purchase)​
Train Sim World 4 (Not available for purchase)​
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starmartyr said:
Speaking of Alienware Arena...
I had no idea there was a birthday (in December) survey that you can fill out. Three quick questions for $10 in Dell Rewards isn't too bad. Got 500 Dell Rewards points for the Spore Hunter game today as well.
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Is this if you have a birthday in December ?
 
adam31 said:
Is this if you have a birthday in December ?
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It appears so. My birthday was earlier in the month, so I wasn't expecting anything beyond the usual emails that companies send to folks on mailing lists and hadn't gotten one from Alienware. It was in my junk folder.
 
I don't think I've seen this mentioned, but there is a special deal when you buy certain Ubisoft games:


2023 Ubisoft Holiday Buy/Get Terms & Conditions

*Offer valid from 12:00 am EST on December 15, 2023 to 11:59 PM PST on January 1, 2024, while supplies last. Available only in Microsoft Store online in the United States (including Puerto Rico).

Customers that purchase Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Deluxe Edition, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Operator Edition or Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Ultimate Edition will receive promotional $5 Xbox gift card and TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE: 600 R6 CREDITS.

Customers that purchase FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION or FOR HONOR - Complete Edition WW will receive promotional $5 Xbox gift card and FOR HONOR™ 5 000 STEEL Credits Pack.

Customers that purchase Immortals Fenyx Rising™ Gold Edition will receive promotional $5 Xbox gift card and Immortals Fenyx Rising Credits Pack (500 Credits).

Customers that purchase Assassin's Creed® Odyssey - DELUXE EDITION, Assassin's Creed® Odyssey - GOLD EDITION or Assassin's Creed® Odyssey - ULTIMATE EDITION will receive promotional $5 Xbox gift card and Assassin's Creed® Odyssey - Helix Credits base Pack.

Customers that purchase Assassin's Creed® Origins - DELUXE EDITION or Assassin's Creed® Origins - GOLD EDITION will receive promotional $5 Xbox gift card and Assassin's Creed® Origins - Helix Credits base Pack.

Customers that purchase Far Cry® 6, Far Cry® 6 Deluxe Edition, Far Cry® 6 Gold Edition or Far Cry® 6 Game of the Year Edition will receive promotional $5 Xbox gift card and FAR CRY 6 - BASE PACK (500 CREDITS).

Customers will receive promotional Xbox gift cards via Direct Deposit into the Microsoft Account from which the game was purchased and a follow-up message via Xbox Live Chat Message within 35 days of purchase containing confirmation for receipt of funds as well as any other related promotional items the customer is entitled to. Limit 1 gift card total per customer. Not valid on prior orders or purchases; cannot be transferred or otherwise redeemed for cash. Applicable return policy applies to each purchase. Promotional items given or discounted products bought with a qualifying product are not valid or must be returned if the qualifying product is returned. May not be combinable with other offers. Microsoft reserves the right to modify or discontinue offers at any time.

Valid in United States (including Puerto Rico) only. Promotional gift card must be redeemed by March 1, 2024 and spent within 90 days of redemption. Works at Microsoft Store on Xbox consoles (Xbox Live required), Windows 10 PCs, and online. Once the Xbox gift card is Direct Deposited into your U.S. Microsoft account, the full code value will be applied and may be used for eligible purchases (exclusions apply) made directly at select Microsoft digital stores. Eligible purchases and prices vary by region, device, and overtime. Geographic limitations, country and balance restrictions, taxes, and internet connection fees may apply. Paid subscriptions required for some content. Age restrictions apply. Except as required by law, credit cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash and is not refundable. To read full terms and conditions (which may change without notice), go to microsoft.com/cardterms. Cards and codes issued by and ©/™/® Microsoft Corp, a Washington Corporation, and/or its affiliates

It doesn't hurt that most of these are at a fat juicy discount. I've been toying with getting Immortals Fenyx Rising for a while and I don't think it can be any better of a time to do so.
 
I think I’m done with my Xbox holiday spending. Pretty good haul and even grabbed a few things not on sale but had the points to spare.
TMNT Collection
EA FC 24(I regret this one. I’m already back playing 23)
Sid Mier’s Pirates
One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Love Choice
Mr. Massagy: Mayo Edition
Roll the Cat
Inbento
Spec Ops the Line
Star Wars Jedi Outcast
Doki Doki Literature Club
Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia/ Brawl Chess
Immortals of Aveum
Dishonored 2
Gigapocalype
Sega Genesis Classics
Back to Childhood Collection
Capcom Beat’em Up Bundle
Streets of Rage 4
 
Aren't a lot of the Ubisoft games on GPU? I suppose this is a good sale if you don't have GPU. Then again, I don't know how long Ubisoft games will be on GPU so there's that. They also all don't have the DLC so it might be worth it for the DLC alone. That gift card sure does sweeten the deal.
 
Freeze Time said:
Aren't a lot of the Ubisoft games on GPU? I suppose this is a good sale if you don't have GPU. Then again, I don't know how long Ubisoft games will be on GPU so there's that. They also all don't have the DLC so it might be worth it for the DLC alone. That gift card sure does sweeten the deal.
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All of the titles in that Ubisoft promo are on GP, yes.

Still waiting on Valhalla, WD:L, and Division 2 🥲
 
starmartyr said:
Speaking of Alienware Arena...
I had no idea there was a birthday (in December) survey that you can fill out. Three quick questions for $10 in Dell Rewards isn't too bad. Got 500 Dell Rewards points for the Spore Hunter game today as well.
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Thank you for posting this, I had missed it in my email. Little weird to get $10 instead of DRP, hopefully it shows up in my account and doesn't just vanish into the ether. Turns out it did give 1000 DRP, it just shows in the rewards page as $10 for some reason. And my birthday was last week but apparently the emails just went out today.
 
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I‘m finally ready to declare my game of the year. It was tough considering how many great games came out in 2023. My GOTY wasn't a remake or a sequel. No massive open world or thousands of lines of dialogue. The graphics and sound aren't cutting edge but complement the gameplay. The soundtrack only has one song and it's a banger. The addictive gameplay keeps you coming back week after week. No $70 price tag or overpriced DLC. Perhaps the most discussed game in this thread ever. Congratulations to Spore Hunter, my 2023 GOTY. Disclaimer: The $10 reward today may have influenced my decision.
 
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awp said:
Maybe I should have phrased it differently but the WB-Discovery merger didn’t exactly go all too well. WB’s stock is down more than half of its value since the merger. Paramount is down 40% in the last year.

But sure, merging the two is clearly a great idea and definitely comparable to Microsoft-ATV.
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Just to add to this, unlike Sony and Embracer Group which are imploding, laying off people, closing down studios, with top level executives jumping ship to come work for team green, meanwhile Microsoft is the only one that is thriving and hiring. Clearly MS are doing something right. Also they were voted best company to work for in 2023

I've retired from the console war business. Now I just enjoy sitting back with my bag of popcorn seeing my prediction come true that Xbox would become the dominant platform by the end of this generation. 💪
 
jsivley said:
After getting a disc copy for $10, I’d been sitting on it till just a few days ago. Got the Phantom Liberty dlc on sale and making it my new “main” non-VR game. I’m only maybe 4 hours in, but so far zero issues. No crashes, bugs, or anything else
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How much was the DLC on sale? I have been waiting for it to go on sale but I guess I missed it.
 
SIX min WHISTLE said:
Alright, I haven't verified if this one is true, but this is nuts if so.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737960110738022855
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Well time to get the assets and make my own Wolverine game and put it on XBox, but instead of claws it'll be...

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Digging around a bit, I think that post is just a troll. There IS a playable PC build, but I'd imagine it would take more time for someone to port the app to UWP.

Comcast is sending DMCAs notices to people who download the Wolverine exe, presumably through torrents without VPN. I kind of doubt they do anything to Downloader alone, only those who are distributing.

Apparently there is also a build of Spider-Man 3, but its basically just SM2 files since the game is so far away.
 
So I was checking to see if dell got back any Xbox funny money, I happened to see they have Xbox 1, 3 and 6 month codes for people looking to cash out.

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com
 
MykelxKnight said:
So I was checking to see if dell got back any Xbox funny money, I happened to see they have Xbox 1, 3 and 6 month codes for people looking to cash out.

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com
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Does XBox Gold convert to PC Game Pass at 1 to 1? Or can you only convert to Ultimate?
 
Wow great deal on that 11 movie collection. The movies do show up as 4k on Vudu/movies anywhere in case anyone was wondering. For some reason they are marked as HD on the MS store pages.
 
I realized something about video games this year. I’m sick and tired of games with timed events that try to force you play everyday.

It really hit me with Forza Motorsport this year. It came out while I was deep into Sea of Stars, so I didn’t put a lot of time into it at launch. Unfortunately for me, the first timed showcase series reward was the Acura DPi I’ve watched race up close for the last six years at IMSA races with my boys. But I missed it, and I still haven’t bothered to put time into Forza.

Maybe I’m old, maybe I’m nostalgic, maybe I’m sick of marketing taking precedence over game design. But Sea of Stars and Wrestlequest are the most memorable games I’ve played this year by a mile.
 
I'm curious what y'all think about this tweet. Is it in bad taste or genuinely funny?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737773097233588322

I laughed. Lots of snowflakes out there.

darthfracas said:
I realized something about video games this year. I’m sick and tired of games with timed events that try to force you play everyday.

It really hit me with Forza Motorsport this year. It came out while I was deep into Sea of Stars, so I didn’t put a lot of time into it at launch. Unfortunately for me, the first timed showcase series reward was the Acura DPi I’ve watched race up close for the last six years at IMSA races with my boys. But I missed it, and I still haven’t bothered to put time into Forza.

Maybe I’m old, maybe I’m nostalgic, maybe I’m sick of marketing taking precedence over game design. But Sea of Stars and Wrestlequest are the most memorable games I’ve played this year by a mile.
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The power of FOMO :')
 
MykelxKnight said:
So I was checking to see if dell got back any Xbox funny money, I happened to see they have Xbox 1, 3 and 6 month codes for people looking to cash out.

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com

www.dell.com

Computer Accessories and Peripherals

Shop Dell’s high-quality computer accessories like keyboards, mice, webcams, batteries and more. Enjoy great deals and build your ideal PC setup for home or business.
www.dell.com
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I think I figured out the trick to reliably getting Dell to push through orders for Xbox Digital items (so far, I've gotten two games in the last 3 months). It's wild that EVERYTHING is full price, though (Ex. Far Cry 6 Game of the year edition? That'll be $119.99, please). I have $50 in Dell Rewards credit, and everything I'm interested in is either full price (Outer Worlds - Spacer's Choice, Atlas Fallen, Dead Island 2, etc), or not available on the site.

After my initial debacle with multiple paypal authorizations (I bought Assassin's Creed Mirage with $50 in rewards, but used paypal for the $3.16 in tax..and they kept putting $53.16 holds on my account every 10 days), I only trust Dell with orders that are fully paid for via Rewards.
 
Man, there's no way I'd try to play the leaked Wolverine. Pirated games already have a malware risk just due to what you have to do to allow them to play on your system... a pre-release version where nobody knows what the files are actually supposed to look like? No way, no thanks.
 
Touch3 said:
Man, there's no way I'd try to play the leaked Wolverine. Pirated games already have a malware risk just due to what you have to do to allow them to play on your system... a pre-release version where nobody knows what the files are actually supposed to look like? No way, no thanks.
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I Feel a game that is about two years out is more work than it is anything close to being a playable preview demo or whatever. Like it's at the point where this is a full on job for game testers or people at Westwood College who gotta polish up the graphics on level three. Also I want the chicken fully cooked, not just rubbed in some spices and put in the microwave for one minute after having it in the freezer.
 
darthfracas said:
I realized something about video games this year. I’m sick and tired of games with timed events that try to force you play everyday.

It really hit me with Forza Motorsport this year. It came out while I was deep into Sea of Stars, so I didn’t put a lot of time into it at launch. Unfortunately for me, the first timed showcase series reward was the Acura DPi I’ve watched race up close for the last six years at IMSA races with my boys. But I missed it, and I still haven’t bothered to put time into Forza.

Maybe I’m old, maybe I’m nostalgic, maybe I’m sick of marketing taking precedence over game design. But Sea of Stars and Wrestlequest are the most memorable games I’ve played this year by a mile.
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This is why I will not be buying Forza Horizon 6. I still plan to play through the core game on GamePass but I will not spend much time each week unlocking new cars. When a large portion of the content I paid for is only available for a week at a time I feel like I have to stop everything some weeks just to get some more cars. I do not know how FM is but FH seems to throw more cars that require more time on weeks when there is a big release. I think they even released an entire new story the week Starfield came out.
 
Paradoxik said:
I think I figured out the trick to reliably getting Dell to push through orders for Xbox Digital items (so far, I've gotten two games in the last 3 months). It's wild that EVERYTHING is full price, though (Ex. Far Cry 6 Game of the year edition? That'll be $119.99, please). I have $50 in Dell Rewards credit, and everything I'm interested in is either full price (Outer Worlds - Spacer's Choice, Atlas Fallen, Dead Island 2, etc), or not available on the site.

After my initial debacle with multiple paypal authorizations (I bought Assassin's Creed Mirage with $50 in rewards, but used paypal for the $3.16 in tax..and they kept putting $53.16 holds on my account every 10 days), I only trust Dell with orders that are fully paid for via Rewards.
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Soooo....whats the trick? also having multiple paypal authorizations due to using it for the tax. Can never get a reward order to go through only using rewards without first having them invoice it.
 
Monty 4.0 said:
This is why I will not be buying Forza Horizon 6. I still plan to play through the core game on GamePass but I will not spend much time each week unlocking new cars. When a large portion of the content I paid for is only available for a week at a time I feel like I have to stop everything some weeks just to get some more cars. I do not know how FM is but FH seems to throw more cars that require more time on weeks when there is a big release. I think they even released an entire new story the week Starfield came out.
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Horizon is definitely worse than Motorsport when it comes to timed content with the seasons added in FH4 and FH5. Don’t know why it hit me harder with the new FM.

I just want to play games and not feel like I’m doing chores logging in every day y o progress to unlock something.
 
bardockkun said:
I Sure as hell don't want that WB and Paramount to have a merger, but if WB does swallow the squirming writhing cheaper body of Paramount I wonder what that means for Movies Anywhere.
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I hope they don't for a personal reason: they still haven't canceled my Paramount+ free trial from March this year. Imagine running a business so poorly that you literally give away lifetime free accounts due to some sort of issue with trial codes.
 
darthfracas said:
I realized something about video games this year. I’m sick and tired of games with timed events that try to force you play everyday.

It really hit me with Forza Motorsport this year. It came out while I was deep into Sea of Stars, so I didn’t put a lot of time into it at launch. Unfortunately for me, the first timed showcase series reward was the Acura DPi I’ve watched race up close for the last six years at IMSA races with my boys. But I missed it, and I still haven’t bothered to put time into Forza.

Maybe I’m old, maybe I’m nostalgic, maybe I’m sick of marketing taking precedence over game design. But Sea of Stars and Wrestlequest are the most memorable games I’ve played this year by a mile.
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I agree . It’s terrible design. It makes me sick I play ow2 and they have this in spades with limited cosmetics.
 
soccerplaya1345 said:
Soooo....whats the trick? also having multiple paypal authorizations due to using it for the tax. Can never get a reward order to go through only using rewards without first having them invoice it.
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It might not be much of a trick, but here's how I've done it.

1. Place order for digital item with Dell (too bad that we don't live in a State without Sales Tax)
2. Order invariably gets stuck in their system (something about "pending validation"). This will NEVER process on it's own.
3. Call Dell Order Support (866-350-3355), and give them the Dell Purchase ID (since you won't have an order number yet).
The Order Support representative will tell you that there's something wrong with the order and offer to cancel it. DO NOT DO THIS!!!!
Instead, ask them to refer the Dell Purchase ID to the "Order Modification Team" (this is akin to a 'tier 2' support on their end). They might push back on this, but stand your ground and have the rep escalate the transaction to order modification.

4. Within 12(ish) hours, I've gotten an email from "[email protected]", quickly followed by an email from digital fulfillment that "your product is available in your dell digital locker".
5. Snag the code, and redeem it as usual.

Not sure why it's such a hassle, but any order for Xbox digital items seem to default to 'pending validation'. They require manual intervention to flow through the system. Cancelling and reordering will not work...at least in my experience.

It sucks that they push through a temporarily hold for the full amount with tax. It took several phone calls to Dell Finance (not their credit card division) to have them cancel the ORIGINAL Paypal transaction that is generating the temporary holds every 10 days.

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Strider Turbulence EX said:
I agree . It’s terrible design. It makes me sick I play ow2 and they have this in spades with limited cosmetics.
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It makes sense for F2P GaaS games to do this because they gotta make money. Something like FH is a bit iffier but at least you can still buy the cars you missed out on if you wait long enough for them to show back up in the Festival store. I put FH5 down earlier in like June but I came back later just so I can unlock the Rivian vehicles and then put it back down again.

The greatest grievance is something like Sea of Thieves doing those two week long narrative events (Adventures). I'm a story guy myself so it would be really cool to be able to replay some of these events in the future with some friends but as of now, I can't. I haven't touched Sea of Thieves since late 2019 so I missed out on a lot. If I'm not mistaken though, I think these narrative events are influenced by the community? Like how the community resolves an event influences the next event and so on and so forth? If that's the case then I understand why they can't be replayed.
 
Paradoxik said:
It might not be much of a trick, but here's how I've done it.

1. Place order for digital item with Dell (too bad that we don't live in a State without Sales Tax)
2. Order invariably gets stuck in their system (something about "pending validation"). This will NEVER process on it's own.
3. Call Dell Order Support (866-350-3355), and give them the Dell Purchase ID (since you won't have an order number yet).
The Order Support representative will tell you that there's something wrong with the order and offer to cancel it. DO NOT DO THIS!!!!
Instead, ask them to refer the Dell Purchase ID to the "Order Modification Team" (this is akin to a 'tier 2' support on their end). They might push back on this, but stand your ground and have the rep escalate the transaction to order modification.

4. Within 12(ish) hours, I've gotten an email from "[email protected]", quickly followed by an email from digital fulfillment that "your product is available in your dell digital locker".
5. Snag the code, and redeem it as usual.

Not sure why it's such a hassle, but any order for Xbox digital items seem to default to 'pending validation'. They require manual intervention to flow through the system. Cancelling and reordering will not work...at least in my experience.

It sucks that they push through a temporarily hold for the full amount with tax. It took several phone calls to Dell Finance (not their credit card division) to have them cancel the ORIGINAL Paypal transaction that is generating the temporary holds every 10 days.

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Thanks I'll try this
 
Paradoxik said:
I think I figured out the trick to reliably getting Dell to push through orders for Xbox Digital items (so far, I've gotten two games in the last 3 months). It's wild that EVERYTHING is full price, though (Ex. Far Cry 6 Game of the year edition? That'll be $119.99, please). I have $50 in Dell Rewards credit, and everything I'm interested in is either full price (Outer Worlds - Spacer's Choice, Atlas Fallen, Dead Island 2, etc), or not available on the site.

After my initial debacle with multiple paypal authorizations (I bought Assassin's Creed Mirage with $50 in rewards, but used paypal for the $3.16 in tax..and they kept putting $53.16 holds on my account every 10 days), I only trust Dell with orders that are fully paid for via Rewards.
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I had that same nightmare. They kept authorizing the full amount when most of it was paid with Dell rewards. Paypal was useless in stopping it, Dell kept saying that it's not on their end. I had it stop by logging into my Capital One app and locking my credit card. Then they tried authorization again but it failed because the card was locked. I don't want to go through that again so I'm with you on rewards covering the cost in full.
 
Bloomy said:
According to TA, the Xbox One version of Journey to the Savage Planet that's on sale also grants access to the Employee of the Month Edition that has a separate achievement stack and is Series enhanced but isn't on sale. The XB1 version has a DLC with achievements that isn't currently on sale, but has been on sale a few times in the past 6 months. The Series version has all the achievements, but its GS has been rebalanced to 1K. I didn't play it while it was on Game Pass, but think I'll bite for the $8.99 / 70% off price in this sale for both versions.

Will also bite on Hades at 50% off, since I barely scratched the surface with it while it was on Game Pass. Was also looking at Defunct and River City Ransom, but I apparently already own them. Shredder's Revenge is on GP Core, so can wait for a better discount there. Interestingly, that had a date of mid-June 2024 (masked by the current sale), but the Dimension Shellshock DLC has a date of mid-June 2026. Wonder if the base game will move out to 2026 once the countdown sale ends.

Another GP departure I didn't finish is Infernax. Not in the countdown sale but the currently weekly at 30% off. Might wait, but it's all Dewritos and Rewards credit, so might not.
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Does this also work with the physical version?
 
So I picked up the Series X from Best Buy when it was $340. How backwards compatible is it, from experience? I was curious, like if I wanted to buy the FF13 series from Xbox 360 would they play? Or is there some list criteria? I see a lot of conflicting and varying answers when Googling (because of course it's not that simple). It being a 4k blu-ray player is a nice bonus, but if I'm not going to get as much gaming use out of it unless I buy digital (which I can do, but prefer physicals if I have consoles).

If it is backwards compatible, would y'all have suggestions on good RPGs and adventure games? Fable, Dragon Age, Final Fantasy are all on the list already, but off the wall ones would be great. Thanks in advance!
 
moonknight1980 said:
So I picked up the Series X from Best Buy when it was $340. How backwards compatible is it, from experience? I was curious, like if I wanted to buy the FF13 series from Xbox 360 would they play? Or is there some list criteria? I see a lot of conflicting and varying answers when Googling (because of course it's not that simple). It being a 4k blu-ray player is a nice bonus, but if I'm not going to get as much gaming use out of it unless I buy digital (which I can do, but prefer physicals if I have consoles).

If it is backwards compatible, would y'all have suggestions on good RPGs and adventure games? Fable, Dragon Age, Final Fantasy are all on the list already, but off the wall ones would be great. Thanks in advance!
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There's a list you can check. Also anything older titles you see on the Microsoft Store are backwards compatible so you can never make the mistake of purchasing a non-BC title.

www.xbox.com

Xbox Backward Compatible Games | Xbox

Discover the library of Xbox backward compatible games.
www.xbox.com
 
Just found out that Amazon won't let you purchase digital gift or membership cards using your Amazon account balance. This must have taken effect this year. I wanted to give my sister a x-mas gift. So frustrating.
 
nypickle said:
I had that same nightmare. They kept authorizing the full amount when most of it was paid with Dell rewards. Paypal was useless in stopping it, Dell kept saying that it's not on their end. I had it stop by logging into my Capital One app and locking my credit card. Then they tried authorization again but it failed because the card was locked. I don't want to go through that again so I'm with you on rewards covering the cost in full.
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Sorry that it happened to you as well, but I'm glad that I wasn't the only one. It took WEEKS to get it sorted out.

Came close to just plugging in a fake address in Alaska and paying for a $49.99 game with $50 in rewards.

Can't imagine buying ANYTHING sizable from them.

I have $50 right now, and I wish it was possible to buy a $10-15 Dell gift card in order to cash out. I don't trust them with any other payment method...and it's taking freaking forever to build up more rewards dollars.

Spore Hunter has doled out a measly 20ARP two weeks in a row. That's WITH scores over 5K :(
 
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