Huge XBLA sale starting next week

Gunmonkey

So theres gonna be a huge load of games on sale from next week, with daily deals on.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-13-enormous-xbox-marketplace-sale-starts-next-week

18th - 31st December sale items

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
Zuma's Revenge!
The Simpsons Arcade Game
Wreckateer
Plants vs. Zombies
Peggle
PeggleNights Content Pack
Fire Pro Wrestling
SONIC 4 Episode II
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
RAW
A World of Keflings
A World of Keflings - Sugar, Spice and Not So Nice
A World of Keflings - It Came From Outer Space
Kinect Party
Jet Set Radio

A number of Games on Demand titles will also be on sale - these are still to be announced.

18th December - Modern Warfare 3 deals

Modern Warfare 3
Collection 1 DLC
Collection 2 DLC
Collection 3 DLC
Collection 4 DLC

19th: LEGO Games

Lego Batman
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Lego Star Wars III
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
Lego Indiana Jones 2
Lego Harry Potter

20th: Platformer Games

Fez
HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Sonic Adventure 2
Rayman Origins
Rayman 3 HD
Mark of the Ninja
Trine 2

21st: Rockstar Games

L.A. Noire
Red Dead Redemption
Max Payne 3
Midnight Club: LA

22nd: TBA

23rd: Summer of Arcade 2012 Games

Dust: An Elysian Tail
Deadlight
Hybrid

24th: Trials HD and Trials Evolution

Trials HD
Trials HD - Big Thrills
Trials HD - Big Pack
Trials Evolution
Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain

25th: Kinect Family

Hydro Thunder
Rock of Ages
Mini Ninjas Adventures
Leedmees
Fruit Ninja Kinect
Fruit Ninja Kinect - 8-bit Cartridge
Fruit Ninja Kinect - Art Box
Fruit Ninja Kinect - Space Capsule
Fruit Ninja Kinect - Storm Season

26th: TBA

27th: Borderlands

Borderlands
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 Season Pass

28th: The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Episode 1
The Walking Dead Episode 2
The Walking Dead Episode 3
The Walking Dead Episode 4
The Walking Dead Episode 5

29th: Family Games

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Cars 2: The Video Game
Crash Of The Titans
Toy Story 3
Crazy Taxi
The Splatters

30th: Fighting Games

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Street Fighter III: Online Edition
Dungeon Fighter LIVE: Fall Of Hendon Myre

31st: Skyrim and Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine

There are still games on Demand games to be added for the 18th-31st timeframe, also sadly no idea on how much will be off various games as of yet. Defenitley picking up Dust: An Elysian Tale, Fez, Mark of the Ninja and JSR. Have to get some MSP soon so

Mr E

Mark of the Ninja, Walking Dead and Deadlight for me.... cracking sale.

calex71

Every year these serve to remind me how much I've spent on games during the year

I recommend Dust: An Elysian Tail from that list well worth the points. Probably my favourite arcade game this year after walking dead, and up there on my overall game of the year list too.

Have to say that list as it stands is very impressive given the rubbish they have thrown up in previous sales , the 10 year anniversary sale recently for example.

readyletsgo

Finally, I may buy Borderlands on the 26th!

Rushden

What kind of a discount is there usually on a sale like this?

Mr E

25% to 50% off (usually!)

corcaigh07

are the Rayman games on offer any good? Ive heard a lot of good things about Rayman Origins. of course Mark of the Ninja is on sale the same day so prob will get that on the day at least.

Gunmonkey

Origins is great, dunno about 3.

mcgovern

Might get The Walking Dead 2-5. Not sure about anything else.

grimm2005

Gonna grab Jet Set Radio and Joe Danger 2 for 400MSP each i reckon. Rock Band 3 is an absolute steal at 840MSP if you don't already have it.

Full price list here: http://majornelson.com/2012/12/18/countdown-to-2013-deals/ and here http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/promotions/countdown-2013

Kylo Ren

Anyone know how much The Walking Dead chapters will be?

grimm2005

Keno 92 wrote: »

Anyone know how much The Walking Dead chapters will be?

Since they're already 400MSP each, I'm going to assume they'll be 50% at 200MSP. Can't see them being cheaper then that tbh.

Kylo Ren

grimm2005 wrote: »

Since they're already 400MSP each, I'm going to assume they'll be 50% at 200MSP. Can't see them being cheaper then that tbh.

1000msp would be a great price for all 5.

corcaigh07

very tempting price for Bully as well.

Gonna get Sonic 4 Episode 2, didnt get great reviews but its generally accepted to be better than Episode 1 and I enjoyed Ep.1.

Gunmonkey

Picked up JSR, now to wait till Thursday for Fez, probably 400msp too.

delta214

I only see the link to the sale from the american xbox homepage. Is the sale available here too?

grimm2005

delta214 wrote: »

I only see the link to the sale from the american xbox homepage. Is the sale available here too?

Yep, just log into your account and it'll allow you to buy them.

Fingleberries

delta214 wrote: »

I only see the link to the sale from the american xbox homepage. Is the sale available here too?

Yep, the link is only really visible with the US (en-us) page, but the reduced prices are available in Ireland. The exchange rate is a bit off, though.

Rock Band 3 was reduced to $9.99 (Games on Demand) and in Ireland it's €9.99 ... it would be about €7.60 at the current exchange rate. Still, for the benefit of not getting of the chair to change discs. Hmm?

calex71

Fingleberries wrote: »

Yep, the link is only really visible with the US (en-us) page, but the reduced prices are available in Ireland. The exchange rate is a bit off, though.

Rock Band 3 was reduced to $9.99 (Games on Demand) and in Ireland it's €9.99 ... it would be about €7.60 at the current exchange rate. Still, for the benefit of not getting of the chair to change discs. Hmm?

When on the xbox before hitting confirm to buy, press X to see the price in ms points, if buying points online (2100 for €20 thereabouts) it will work out cheaper, 840 points is what it costs I think.

grimm2005

calex71 wrote: »

When on the xbox before hitting confirm to buy, press X to see the price in ms points, if buying points online (2100 for €20 thereabouts) it will work out cheaper, 840 points is what it costs I think.

True that, if I ever buy games on demand, I always buy in points as it comes out cheaper. You can change to MSP when your buying off xbox.com as well. Plus it means not having to give MS your credit card details!

grimm2005

Most of the Lego games are on sale today at 840MSP with the exception of Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga @ 1280MSP

calex71

grimm2005 wrote: »

Most of the Lego games are on sale today at 840MSP with the exception of Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga @ 1280MSP

Both great prices tbh when you see what they go for even second hand in the shops

Wolverine359

Anyone try Lego Star Wars III or Harry Potter, recommended? Gonna get the 2 Indys anyway, love the Lego games.

calex71

Wolverine359 wrote: »

Anyone try Lego Star Wars III or Harry Potter, recommended? Gonna get the 2 Indys anyway, love the Lego games.

I'd go with Harry Potter over Star Wars 3 and I am not a fan of the HP movies at all, just a much better game, Star Wars had these horrible RTS based parts.

The Lord of the Rings one is the best one to date, playing it at the moment.

Wolverine359

Cheers man, gonna go with Harry Potter and Star Wars Complete Saga so. Disappointed that Indy 1 is still €19.99. I got Lord of the Rings the other day, with the free minifigure, gonna save opening it til Christmas, really looking forward to it now.

grimm2005

Wolverine359 wrote: »

Cheers man, gonna go with Harry Potter and Star Wars Complete Saga so. Disappointed that Indy 1 is still €19.99. I got Lord of the Rings the other day, with the free minifigure, gonna save opening it til Christmas, really looking forward to it now.

Both Lego Indy's are €10, although won't be when the daily deal changes tomorrow (well, later today )

sweetie

got meself fez and mark of the ninja this morning - is trine 2 any good?

RobertFoster

If you've played the original Trine I think it's more of the same. I couldn't get into Trine 2 as I'd just finished Trine and I got bored.

I bought Fez too. I want to get Mark of the Ninja as well, but not sure if I should keep the points for later in the sale and get Mark of the Ninja on PC instead.

Gunmonkey

Got Fez and MoN too.

Trine 2, hrm.....played a level or two on PC, basicaly the same again but far prettier Is there a demo for it?

delta214

21st: Rockstar Games
L.A. Noire [GoD] (2400/30$ > 1600MSP/20$)
Red Dead Redemption [GoD] (2400/30$ > 1600MSP/20$)
Max Payne 3 [GoD] (4800/60$ > 3200MSP/40$)
Midnight Club: LA [GoD] (1200/15$ > 800MSP/10$)

22nd: Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (1200 > TBA)

26th: Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

According to this

Meesared

Kinda pissed Rayman isn't discounted for us like its supposed to be

derm0j073

Picked up Mark of the Ninja today , its well worth the 600 MS point sale price . If you're sitting on the fence , do yourself a favour and take the punt on this one , I'm really enjoying it .

grimm2005

Meesared wrote: »

Kinda pissed Rayman isn't discounted for us like its supposed to be

That's fairly crummy alright, was going to buy it myself.

Wolverine359

Bully Scholarship Edition is currently only 840 MS points.

DARK-KNIGHT

Wolverine359 wrote: »

Bully Scholarship Edition is currently only 840 MS points.

really?? jesus think i might buy at that price

calex71

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

really?? jesus think i might buy at that price

Do !!!!! Well worth it, it's like hens teeth for a physical copy these days, especially tough finding it for less than the 840 points they want for it at the moment.

silvine

I picked up Max Payne 3 and will probably get the Walking Dead a whirl. I haven't played much this year apart from Mass Effect 3 and a bit of Skyrim.

calex71

Just Tony Hawk PS HD on sale today from the looks of it, not even worth 600 points guys, avoid.

SK1979

Is Dust Eylsium not up today? Any other arcade games? Picked up mark of the ninja, fez and trine 2 the other day. Any other decent arcade games coming up?

calex71

SK1979 wrote: »

Is Dust Eylsium not up today? Any other arcade games? Picked up mark of the ninja, fez and trine 2 the other day. Any other decent arcade games coming up?

That one is up tomorrow.

Edit: definitely my xbla game of the year after the walking dead.

Gunmonkey

Have to say todays "deal" is a bit meh. Tony Hawks HD and nothing else...they run out of games on sale or something? Suprised it wasnt thrown in tomorrow with the other SoA games.

Roll on tomorrow and Dust, anything with some Metroid-Vania aspects is good in my book.

GAAman

I got The Simpsons Arcade there and within 10 seconds of starting it up I was back to being a kid in england on holiday bashing the buttons haha!

Wolverine359

So I'm thinking that Dust is a must-have today, but does anyone have any recommendations for the other two, deadlight or hybrid?

Gunmonkey

Got Dust, weird that I have bought more in this sale then the last three Steam sales.....guess i already have all the games on it

Mr E

I got Deadlight. Pretty short game, so it wasn't worth 1200 last Summer. At 600, it's definitely worth a go (Prince of Persia/Flashback-type platformer in post apocalyptic setting).

pm1977x

How much is Dust?

Wolverine359

pm1977x wrote: »

How much is Dust?

600 MS points (was 1200).

pm1977x

Wolverine359 wrote: »

600 MS points (was 1200).

Cheers, looks pretty good if a bit repetitive

super_furry

Can't recommend Hybrid enough. It's one of my top five games of the year and a brilliant alternative to the string of boring military online shooters.

derm0j073

A little off topic but could anyone recomend me some games along the lines of the superb Mark of the Ninja ? It took me back to playing Saboteur on that old 48K back in the day . Christ I'm getting old .

Wolverine359

Is Trials Evolution worth getting for owners of Trials HD?