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  • Twigg4075
    Kindergarten Cop
    • Feb 2009
    • 20056

    Hey, SF4 Arcade is that free game I received in that Best Buy shipping snafu. I guess I'll really never be able to even give that shit away now.

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    • Twigg4075
      Kindergarten Cop
      • Feb 2009
      • 20056

      I mentioned this on the podcast that was recorded last night, but what happened to the Summer of Arcade? Is that program done? MS definitely would've made an announcement by now. What a shame...

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      • SethMode
        Master of Mysticism
        • Feb 2009
        • 5754

        Originally posted by Twigg4075
        I mentioned this on the podcast that was recorded last night, but what happened to the Summer of Arcade? Is that program done? MS definitely would've made an announcement by now. What a shame...
        Was going to answer in the the other thread, but it makes more sense here: I have no idea. I still turn my 360 on pretty regularly (mostly for non gaming, but I still look around), and I'd just have to guess that with the transition from 360 to Juan maybe just not this year? I don't know. There is 1 Arcade game released a month on 360, at most, unlike before where it seemed to be weekly, so I'm assuming it's just a phase out of that to phase in Juan.

        Let's hope if it is still around, it gets a little better. I feel like they've been kind of gotten worse every year. The first was 4 of 5 pretty amazing games (Castle Crashers, Geo Wars 2, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Braid -- never played the updated Galaga), the second wasn't as good as the first, with really just 'Splosion Man, Shadow Complex and Trials, and the third stayed pretty strong but definitely arguably weaker than the first two with Limbo, Laura Croft and Monday Night Combat (and I personally really liked the Castlevania game). After that, I feel like it's hit or miss with one good/great game, and then some questionable ones. This most recent one was pretty bare bones and kind of ass in my opinion (Charlie Murder is fun, but nothing really special, and I thought that Brothers was extremely dull, clunky, and overrated, personally).

        As just an overall annoyance: if they did have an Arcade, Super Time Force would have been great there. You know, instead of just completely buried with no support whatsoever (at least, on 360).

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        • Twigg4075
          Kindergarten Cop
          • Feb 2009
          • 20056

          Some good sales this week. RE: Revelations is like $13 and Forza Horizon is about $10. There are a few other games but they seem to be the standouts.

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          • Twigg4075
            Kindergarten Cop
            • Feb 2009
            • 20056

            Oh shit, just saw on CAG that Peggle 2 (XB1) is half price. Only $6.

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            • Twigg4075
              Kindergarten Cop
              • Feb 2009
              • 20056

              Ok, I'm sure I'll get shit for this but I don't care. Where in the hell do you find the sales on XBOne? The only way I knew about Peggle was because of CAG. I don't see anything on the dash.

              Edit: Also thanks to CAG I see that the Dead Rising 3 Season Pass ( I didn't even know there was one?) is 33% off at $19.99. I read a pretty unflattering review on Destructoid on the four pieces of DLC but for what comes out to $5 each...worth it? It appears that they crazy new DLC that they revealed at E3 is not included. Lame.
              Last edited by Twigg4075; 06-16-2014, 07:33 PM.

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              • Twigg4075
                Kindergarten Cop
                • Feb 2009
                • 20056

                It looks like this week Tomb Raider Definitive is half off at $30 and Strider is half off for $7.50.

                I think I'm going to pick up Strider.

                Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk.

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                • SethMode
                  Master of Mysticism
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 5754

                  I need to go back and finish Strider, but I really enjoyed the two hours or so that I played of it.

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                  • Twigg4075
                    Kindergarten Cop
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 20056

                    I would also like to add that there was a 'Gold Deals' tile in the lower right corner of the main screen on XBOne for me last night. I did not remember seeing that the previous day. Is it something that needs to be pinned?

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                    Last edited by Twigg4075; 06-18-2014, 11:14 AM.

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                    • SethMode
                      Master of Mysticism
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 5754

                      Originally posted by Twigg4075
                      I would also like to add that there was a 'Gold Deals' tile in the lower right corner of the main screen on XBOne for me last night. I did not remember seeing that the previous day. Is it something that needs to be pinned?

                      Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk.
                      Obviously I can't speak for Bone, but I know for 360 it still moves. Some Tuesdays (the deals day) it will be right on the front page. Other days, it will be on the front "Games" page. Other times it will be in the "Browse games" tab. There honestly doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it, honestly. It also seems to move on a daily basis at times.

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                      • Twigg4075
                        Kindergarten Cop
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 20056

                        Originally posted by SethMode
                        Obviously I can't speak for Bone, but I know for 360 it still moves. Some Tuesdays (the deals day) it will be right on the front page. Other days, it will be on the front "Games" page. Other times it will be in the "Browse games" tab. There honestly doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it, honestly. It also seems to move on a daily basis at times.
                        That's probably why I saw it yesterday (Tuesday) but not on Monday. On XBone it is very different. Once you click on games that have different sub sections like 'Highlights', 'Most Popular', 'New', etc but no deals section. I have no idea how to find them unless that tile randomly pops up.

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                        • Twigg4075
                          Kindergarten Cop
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 20056

                          /besides Charlie Murder (and I believe SFIV now being free with GWG, there are some notable sales. There is a Rockstar sale including Max Payne Season Pass, Midnight Club and Bully SE. Bully is something like $3.74. There is also a sale on Deadfall Adventures for only $8. The physical version of this game is apparently pretty difficult to find as I'm sure they didn't print many copies. Swarley recommends it even if it is quite the budget game.

                          Keep in mind that I just found out about this sale and it ends today.

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                          • Handleit_44
                            Posts a lot
                            • Jun 2009
                            • 3330

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                            • Handleit_44
                              Posts a lot
                              • Jun 2009
                              • 3330

                              August Games w/ Gold: Dishonored & Motorcross (360), Crimson Dragon & Strike Suit (Xbox One)


                              For the month of August, Xbox Live Gold members can look forward to two new free games on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Crimson Dragon and Strike Suit Zero will become free downloads on August 1st, replacing current Xbox One Games with Gold titles Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. Now is a good time download those two if you haven’t already.

                              On Xbox 360, starting Friday, August 1st, Motocross Madness (normally US $9.99) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through August 15th.

                              Then on August 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Dishonored (normally US $19.99) for free through August 31st.

                              For the month of August, Xbox Live Gold members can look forward to two new free games on both Xbox One and Xbox 360.

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                              • MrBill
                                Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
                                • Feb 2009
                                • 0

                                Dishonored isn't a bad game to get for free if you haven't played it already.

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