Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week + Other Sales

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The Serious Sam stuff has some of my attention, otherwise points are safe.

[GamerMan316]

Deal of the Week

Sleeping Dogs    4-Jun to 10-Jun    
Sleeping Dogs GonD - varies
Avatar: Motorcycle with toy Handgun - 160 (50% off)
Tactical Soldier - 80 (50% off)
Street Racer Pack - 160 (50% off)
The Swat Pack - 160 (50% off)
The Movie Masters Pack - 80 (50% off)
Nightmare in North Point - 280 (50% off)
Police Protection Pack - 120 (50% off)
Martial Arts Pack - 120 (50% off)
GSP Pack - 120 (50% off)
Deep Undercover Pack - 120 (50% off)
Triad Enforcer Pack - 120 (50% off)
The Dragon Master Pack - 320 (50% off)
Square Enix Pack - 80 (50% off)
Top Dog Silver Pack    - 80 (50% off)
Top Dog Gold Pack - 120 (50% off)
Red Envelope Pack - 120 (50% off)
High Roller Pack - 120 (50% off)
Retro Triad Pack - 80 (50% off)
Year of the Snake - 280 (50% off)
The Wheels of Fury - 160 (50% off)
The Law Enforcer Pack - 80 (50% off)
The Monkey King Pack - 80 (50% off)
The Zodiak Tournament Pack - 200 (50% off)
The Drunken Fist Pack - 80 (50% off)
The Gangland Style Pack - 80 (50% off)
The Screen Legends Pack - 80 (50% off)
          
Worms    11-Jun to 17-Jun    
Worms Revolution - 600 (50% off)
Worms 2 Armageddon - 200 (50% off)
Worms Ultimate Mayhem - 400 (50% off)
Worms - 200 (50% off)
          
Sales & Specials
Kinect Central: Burnout Crash - 4-Jun to 10-Jun - 320 (60% off)
Kinect Central: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 14 Course Pack - 11-Jun to 17-Jun - 1600 (50% off)
Battlefield 3: Premium - 11-Jun to 17-Jun - 2000 (50% off)
Sunny Day Sale - 11-Jun to 17-Jun - varies

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Deal of the Week:

PopCap (18-Jun to 24-Jun)   
Zuma’s Revenge - 400 (50% off)
Zuma - 200 (50% off)
Feeding Frenzy - 200 (50% off)
Feeding Frenzy 2 - 400 (50% off)
Bejeweled 3 - 600 (50% off)
Bejeweled 2 - 200 (50% off)
Bejeweled Blitz Live - 200 (50% off)
Heavy Weapon - 400 (50% off)
AstroPop - 400 (50% 

Microsoft Studios (25-Jun to 1-Jul)
Limbo - 600 (50% off)
Fire Pro Wrestling  - 400 (50% off)
Sine Mora - 600 (50% off)
Toy Soldiers: Cold War - 600 (50% off)
Toy Soldiers - 400 (50% off)
Fruit Ninja  - 400 (50% off)
Perfect Dark - 400 (50% off)
Bloodforge - 600 (50% off)
Spelunky  - 600 (50% off)


Sales & Specials:
Kinect Central: Sonic Free Riders 18-Jun to 24-Jun - (varies)
Sega Publisher Sale 18-Jun to 24-Jun up to 75% off
Black Ops Sale 18-Jun to 24-Jun up to 50% off
Adventure Time and Mega Man Avatar Sale 18-Jun to 24-Jun 50% off
Black Ops II Sale 25-Jun to 1-Jul up to 50% off

[GamerMan316]

XBL “Ultimate Game Sale” Coming Next Week

Microsoft is holding an “Ultimate Game Sale” on Xbox Live from next week, and Major Nelson has listed some of the titles set to receive a price cut.

According to the Xbox Live Director of Programming, “There will be different titles on-sale at different times during the week,” and although he doesn’t “know exactly what will be on sale when or for how much,” updates are promised.

Here’s a list of the full games set to go on sale.

    Assassin’s Creed 3
    BioShock Infinite
    Borderlands 2
    Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
    Bulletstorm
    Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
    Crysis
    Crysis 3
    Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga
    Dragon Age Origins
    Far Cry 3
    Far Cry Instincts Predator
    Forza Horizon
    Gears of War: Judgment
    Hasbro Family Game Night 3
    Hitman: Absolution
    Kinect Sports 2
    Left 4 Dead 2
    Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes
    Lego Lord of the Rings
    Mass Effect
    Max Payne 3
    Metal Gear Rising: Revengence
    Monopoly Streets
    Perfect Dark Zero
    Prey
    Rockstar Table Tennis
    The Orange Box
    Tomb Raider
    The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings
    WWE 13
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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Some good games there might be worth getting. Looking at you bio shock!

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Nice line up for sure, but I definitely see MS using these type sales to continue to make its case for downloadable retail games in the future, (especially, since that's the method they seem to be presenting this sale in).

[GamerMan316]

Probably guarantee that all the games in the upcoming sale will be far cheaper on disc too!

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Probably guarantee that all the games in the upcoming sale will be far cheaper on disc too!

True. Add to that the fact that I wonder which of these games on the list will end up as part of that "2 free games a month for the rest of the year" promotion, which Microsoft has yet to fully reveal. Microsoft continues to have a communication problem.

All I know is that it would royally suck to buy The Orange Box through this sale, just to find out it'll be given out for free later this year.

[GamerMan316]

Defense Grid: The Awakening Will be Free From July 1 - July 15

The second game in the "Games for Gold" program that kicked off during E3 with Fable III (which will expire after today) has been announced by Major Nelson to be the XBLA tower defense game Defense Grid: The Awakening, despite himself having said previously that Halo 3 and Assassin's Creed 2 would be the next two games. It will be available free to Gold members from July 1-15, after which it will revert to 800MSP and a new game will take its place. The "Games for Gold" program will offer one free game every two weeks to Xbox Live Gold membership holders, through the release of the Xbox One. It has not been announced if the program will continue into the next generation.

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Defense Grid: The Awakening Will be Free From July 1 - July 15

The second game in the "Games for Gold" program that kicked off during E3 with Fable III (which will expire after today) has been announced by Major Nelson to be the XBLA tower defense game Defense Grid: The Awakening, despite himself having said previously that Halo 3 and Assassin's Creed 2 would be the next two games. It will be available free to Gold members from July 1-15, after which it will revert to 800MSP and a new game will take its place. The "Games for Gold" program will offer one free game every two weeks to Xbox Live Gold membership holders, through the release of the Xbox One. It has not been announced if the program will continue into the next generation.

Here's a review of Defense Grid: The Awakening -

I haven't tried it or played many Tower Defense games, but it looks like it could be fun...and hey, it's free, so no complaints here.

Official Page for ["Games With Gold"]

[GamerMan316]

Xbox Live sale: Max Payne 3, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed 3 up to 75% off - today only
Get Prey, Divinity 2, Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins, Bulletstorm on the cheap all week

Take a seat, a deep breath and a stiff drink. Microsoft has announced the first reductions in this week's Ultimate Xbox Live Games Sale, and they're actually quite... good. Like, "Prey for under £3" good.

Certain discounts apply today only, so snap them up sharpish if you're remotely tempted. The rest are valid for the rest of the week. Anything of interest here, ladies and gentlemen?

2nd July sales

Assassin's Creed 3 - £8.99

Max Payne 3 - £8.99

Borderlands 2 - £8.99

Far Cry 3 - £8.99


On sale all week

Mass Effect - £4.49

Divinity 2 - £14.99

Dragon Age: Origins - £4.49

Bulletstorm - £4.49

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - £4.49

Perfect Dark Zero - £11.99

Prey - £2.69

WWE 13 - £11.99

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - £4.49

Far Cry Instincts: Predator - £4.49

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For the non-UK folks in the crowd -

Available Today Only:
Assassin’s Creed 3 - $14.99
Borderlands 2 - $9.99
Far Cry 3 - $19.99
Max Payne 3 - $9.99 


Available Until July 8th, 2013:
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway - $4.99
Far Cry Instincts Predator - $4.99
Crysis - $4.99
Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 - $4.99
WWE ’13 - $14.99
Mass Effect - $4.99
Prey - $2.99
Bulletstorm - $4.99
Perfect Dark Zero - $2.99
Dragon Age Origins - $4.99
Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga - $4.99

Source: [Major Nelson]

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Deal of the Week Stuff:

[July 2 - July 8]
Borderlands 2 DLC 
-Psycho Bandit  - 400 (50% off)
-Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt - 400 (50% off)
-Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage - 400 (50% off)
-Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack - 200 (50% off)
-Creature Slaughterdome - 200 (50% off)
-Captain Scarlett and her Pirate’s Booty - 400 (50% off)
-Mechromancer Pack - 400 (50% off)
     
[July 9 - July 15]
Dishonored 
-Dishonored [Games on Demand] - Varies
-The Knife of Dunwall   400 (50% off)
-Dunwall City Trials   200 (50% off)
-Void Walker’s Arsenal   160 (50% off)

Battle: Los Angeles   400 (50% off)

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: Jetstream   400 (50% off)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: Raiden Custom Body   80 (50% off)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: Bladewolf    320 (43% off)


Sales & Specials

[July 1 - July 14]
Games with Gold: Defense Grid - Free to Gold

[July 2 - July 8]
Ultimate Game Sale 2 - Titles Vary Daily
Kinect Central: Mass Effect 3 Omega  - 600 (50% off)
Robocop and Fast & Furious Avatar Sale - 50% off

[July 9 - July 15]
Kinect Central: Power Ranger Super Samurai - Varies
Just Dance 4 - Up to 50% off

[GamerMan316]

Today's Daily Deals

Lego Lord of the Rings: was $29.99, now $14.99
Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes: was $19.99, now $9.99
Hasbro Family Game Night 3: was $29.99, now $9.99
Monopoly Streets: was $29.99, now $9.99
Kinect Sports 2: was $29.99, now $9.99
Rockstar Table Tennis: was $14.99, now $2.99

£8.99 for the top five games and £2.69 for Table Tennis.

Also

Assassin's Creed II will be the next free game.

[GamerMan316]

Sales for 4th July

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Was $39.99 | Now $9.99/£8.99
Forza Horizon - Was $39.99 | Now $14.99/£11.99
Left 4 Dead 2 - Was $29.99 | Now $9.99/£8.99
The Orange Box - Was $19.99 | Now $4.99/£4.49
Crysis 3 - Was $59.99 | Now $19.99/£14.99