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Download GTA 4 for $10 on Xbox Live
Grand Theft Auto 4 is on sale for $10 for Xbox Live Gold subscribers this week. The digital copy is a 6.51 GB download, so players taking advantage of the deal may have to clear a little room on their hard drives. The game's two big pieces of DLC, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, are also discounted to 400 MSP ($5) and 800 MSP ($10), respectively. In that case, forget what we said earlier; you'll probably need 10.16 GB of space on your Xbox 360's hard drive this week.
Games on Demand adds Dark Arisen, Star Trek, Dragonball Z HD
The ever-gluttonous Games on Demand stuffed more unsuspecting morsels into this gob this week, including the spicy pawn salad that is Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. The fresh-faced game'n'expansion version of the 2012 RPG is now on Xbox Live priced $40, joined by also-new arrivals Star Trek and the Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection at $30 and $35 respectively. Keeping the dining descriptions going, our Dark Arisen review said "if you didn't bite before, then Capcom's "souped-up re-release" is "easily the best introduction to the land of Gransys." Sounds yummy.
Xbox Live's Ultimate sale: infinite tombs of judgment
The last one-day offering in Xbox's Ultimate sale is full of fresh-faced Games on Demand. The oldest discounted download is just nine months young, and there are four of 2013's big babies to proudly take home. That quartet includes the brilliant BioShock Infinite, which skyhooks down to $40. Take a Hamilton out of that and you get today's tags of $30 for Gears of War: Judgment and Metal Gear Rising. Also representing the class of 2013 is Tomb Raider, an absolute steal at $20. Making up the rest of today's deals are Hitman: Absolution and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The former is just $10, while Joystiq's No.2 game of 2012 is certainly worth a gander at $20. As for the week-long deals, you've got until July 8 to get down and get with. Red Alert 3 is one of the inclusions at $5, surely enough excuse to link this video, if only for George Takei and that line. As for the other ten, report to Major Nelson for the full list of deals.
Today's Xbox Live Ultimate Sale: Games you can't Lego
Today's round of Ultimate Xbox Live deals definitely has a family feel. It even features a family-friendly Rockstar game, for Niko's sake! Yes, reminding us just how drawn out this generation's been, 2006's Rockstar Table Tennis spins in at just $3. If you're prepared to stump up $10, then you can have your pick of Lego Batman 2, Hasbro Family Game Night 3, Monopoly Streets, or Kinect Sports 2. Or you could always build (or construct) a fellowship with Lego: Lord of the Rings, which is halfling-price at $15. Don't forget, there's a crowd of cuts basking in the sun all week, including the tanned good looks of Mass Effect for a skimpy $5. Surf on over to Major Nelson's for a full list of the week-long deals.
Xbox Live's Ultimate Game Sale opens with Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2
Xbox Live is BBQ-ing prices with another Ultimate Game Sale. As per the last menu, this Ultimate platter features a meaty selection of discounted games throughout the week, along with a range of daily specials to chew on, available to all Xbox Live members. Today's one-day-onlys comprise four of 2012's big hitters: Borderlands 2 and Max Payne 3 see prices smashed to $10 each, Assassin's Creed 3 plunges to $15, and Far Cry 3 is at $20. As for the week-long range, there are 11 different flavors to explore, including Dragon Age: Origins, Crysis, Mass Effect, Red Alert 3, and the absolutely bonkers Bulletstorm. That Major man Nelson has the full list of deals and prices, along with a preview of other deals due later in the week - look out for discounts on BioShock Infinite, Gears of War: Judgment, Metal Gear Rising, Tomb Raider, and a whole bunch of others.
Sega sale on Xbox Live: $5 VF5, $2 Guardian Heroes, $10 Sonic Generations, more
There's a pretty massive Sega sale going down on Xbox Live right now. Many games and DLC packs are $5 or less. In the $5 camp are Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Sonic Adventure 2, Jet Set Radio, Nights into Dreams and Crazy Taxi. Other downloads, such as Guardian Heroes, the Sega Genesis Sonic games (including Sonic CD) and Space Channel 5 Part 2 are only two bucks each. You'll also find a number of $10 Games on Demand titles, including Sonic Generations, Condemned, Sega Superstars Tennis ... and Sonic Unleashed. Finally, if you haven't tried out Ron Gilbert's latest adventure, you can pick up The Cave for $7.50.
Metal Gear Rising, DMC plunge into Games on Demand
If you can spare the gigglebits on your Xbox 360, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and DMC: Devil May Cry are both available through Games on Demand on Xbox Live for $50 right now. Each will consume 7.34 GB and 6.57 GB, respectively. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is the slice-em-up starring series cyborg Raiden that Platinum Games took over full-time from Kojima Productions in 2011. DMC: Devil May Cry is Ninja Theory's reboot issued earlier this year, which re-imagines Capcom's world replete with a new Dante.
SoulCalibur 5 hits up PSN, Games on Demand on April 23
SoulCalibur 5 takes on PSN and Xbox Live Games on Demand on April 23, for $20 on each system, direct from Namco Bandai.SoulCalibur 5 launched in January of 2012, and we found it to be "simultaneously one of the best Soul Calibur games ever made, as well as the worst Soul Calibur game ever made." It makes sense in the context of the review, we promise – that's what all the text above those stars is for.%Gallery-185968%
Halo 3: ODST 'Campaign Edition' drops on Games on Demand
A stripped-down version of Bungie's Halo 3: ODST is now available on Games on Demand for $15.Halo 3: ODST "Campaign Edition" includes both the campaign and the co-op Firefight mode, the latter of which is a survival variant where four players take on waves of attacking Covenant enemies.When Halo 3: ODST first launched in 2009, it included the Halo 3 multiplayer component with additional maps exclusive to the ODST package. If you find yourself desperate for Halo 3 multiplayer, you can buy it through Xbox Live for $20 now.
Xbox Games on Demand manager explains why it lags on day-and-date launches
Xbox Games on Demand Senior Business Manager Erik Yeager noted concern with console sales as the reason the 360 doesn't sell games via Xbox Live on launch day. Microsoft's Games on Demand has been noticeably lagging behind Sony, Nintendo - and, yes, PCs in general - on digitally distributed titles launching day-and-date alongside retail releases."We have a lot of strong partnerships with retailers," said Yeager at yesterday's MIT Business in Games conference. "We really need them to do a lot for us. They're the ones out there selling the consoles, selling the peripherals and, in this time, we're trying to figure out how to fit that in to the whole digital landscape shift. We're just taking a bit of a measured pace with it."Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been the top selling console in the United States for the past 26 months. Asked if the company would have moved faster on day-and-date if that weren't the case, Yeager responded, "I probably can't comment on that one."He continued, "We really strongly believe it's important to have these retail partnerships and the ability to sell our console is the most critical thing for us. If you don't sell the console, you can't sell anything else."Yeager pointed out that Games on Demand titles have gradually decreased their lag time between retail and digital distribution on the service. Sony's PlayStation 4 has already outlined a heavy digital distribution strategy. Microsoft is expected to announce the plans for its upcoming console in the coming months.
Fighting games, Metal Gear come to Xbox Live's Ultimate Game Sale
Today's final round of Games on Demand deals is a double-whammy, as yesterday's sale has been given an additional 24 hours after some issues caused it to start late.So Day 6, the late-starter, brings discounts to an assortment of games, including... Metal Gear...?! Yup, Metal Gear, namely Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (MGS2 and MGS3) and MGS: Peace Walker HD, down to $9.99 each. Other Day 6-ers at $9.99 include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Left 4 Dead 2, The Orange Box, and Sid Meier's Civ Rev, while Max Payne 3 tumbles to $14.99 and the magnificent Fallout 3 is just $4.99.Day 7, meanwhile, offers up an affordable flurry of fighters. Street Fighter and Tekken fans can pick up discounts on Street Fighter 4, SSF4 Arcade, and Tekken 6 at $9.99 each, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at $19.99. If they want to get their crossover on they can pick up Street Fighter X Tekken, which gets a beatdown to $19.99. Talking of crossovers, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is slashed to $4.99, while 2011's Mortal Kombat is at $19.99. Lastly, The King of Fighters series also gets a look-in with KoF 13 priced at $9.99 today.Finally, today is the last scheduled day of Xbox Live's Ultimate Game Sale, meaning it's your last chance to pick up the Games on Demand that have been discounted across the week.
Borderlands takes over Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale
The lineup for day five of the Xbox Live Games on Demand sale is a star-studded one, as nine games are at least half-off for today only. Highlighting today's deals are Borderlands and Borderlands 2, available for $9.99 and $29.99, respectively.Other games in today's deal include Fable 3, Dead Island and Fallout: New Vegas for $9.99 each. Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2 and Red Dead Redemption can be downloaded for $14.99 each, while Dishonored rounds out the group at $29.99.The Ultimate Game Sale ends March 4, and while these games are on sale for today only, there's still a sizable list of games at low prices for the length of the promotion.
Call of Duty series blitzes Xbox Live's Ultimate Game Sale
The entire Call of Duty Xbox 360 line-up launches a charge of concessions in today's Games on Demand sale - well, almost. The very first CoD is MIA, mainly because it's on XBLA and not GoD, which seems like reason enough for draft evasion to us.Calls of Duties 2 and 3, Modern Warfares 1 and 2, and World at War are all down to $9.99, while Black Ops makes a 60 percent drop to $19.99. 2011's Modern Warfare 3 comes in at $29.99, and last of all is Black Ops 2 with $10 off at $49.99.And don't forget, a heap of other Games on Demand are staying discounted until March 4, each one priced at $4.99 or less.
Resident Evil series shambles into Xbox Live's Ultimate Game Sale
Look out, it's a hungry horde of Resident Evil games infecting Day 3 of Xbox Live's Games on Demand sale, with five of the nibblers dangerously discounted. Shuffling along at half-price are Residents Evils 4-6 and Operation Raccoon City, taking 4 and 5 to to $9.99 and the other two to $19.99. Savings-wise, the pick of the bunch is Code Veronica, with today's discount digesting 75 percent of its insides and only leaving behind a stump of $4.99.As ever - well, until March 4 - there's a groaning mass of other Games on Demand at sale-severed prices, and one of those groaners is Grid. With the second Grid game nearing the finish line, $4.99 is a decent price at which to dive into Codemasters' racer series.
Assassin's Creed games make half-price dive in today's Xbox Live sale
The Assassin's Creed series is next up for some savin' in Xbox Live's week-long Ultimate Game Sale. Leaping into the half-price haystack for today only are the first four Creeds on Xbox 360, with Revelations at $14.99, and the others - AC1, AC2, and Brotherhood - $9.99.A plethora of Games on Demand content is staying discounted until March 4, with some serious bargains up for acquirement. El Shaddai, for example, which JC gave four and a half stars to back in 2011, can be yours for just $2.99, a measly amount for a game that's "heavenly in both inspiration and execution."
Halo games tumble in opening day of Xbox Live's Ultimate sale [update: and more]
Microsoft's week-long Ultimate Game Sale for Games on Demand content makes its opening pitch today, and first up to the plate is Master Chief of the Halo Space Marines. We'll let you be the judge of whether or not the green giant knocks it out of the park with today's offers.Three games slide down from $29.99 to $9.99 in the form of Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and real-time strategy black sheep Halo Wars. It's not quite as big a discount for the Chief's most recent adventure; Halo 4 shifts its price to $39.99 for a 33 percent discount.Update: A number of other games are also on sale, including Grid, Call of Juarez, BioShock, and Tomb Raider: Legend. It's not wholly clear, but the wording suggests these particular games are staying discounted through to the end of the Ultimate Game Sale on March 5. Dirt 2 - $4.99 Grid - $4.99 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements - $2.99 Rayman Raving Rabbids - $2.99 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X - $4.99 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas - $4.99 Kane and Lynch: Dead Men - $4.99 Call of Juarez - $4.99 Tomb Raider: Legend - $4.99 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - $4.99 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - $4.99 Virtua Fighter 5 - $4.99 BioShock - $4.99 El Shaddai - $2.99 The Darkness - $4.99
Huge Xbox Games on Demand sale next week
Xbox Live's Games on Demand has the value of convenience, but the games are frequently priced well above their prices at retail. That issue will temporarily be resolved from February 26 through March 4, with the "Ultimate Game Sale."Specific prices aren't offered, but games are being marked down up to 75% for the sale, and the list includes, like, everything. All the Calls of Duties, the Halos, the Batmen, Borderlandses, Metal Gear Solid HD, Dead Island, The Orange Box, etc. Even El Shaddai. Check the list after the break for many more.Yes, these could all be discounted 1% and one game nobody cares about discounted 75%, but XBLM will be worth a look next week just in case.
Zombie stuff on sale this week on XBLM
This week, you'll save on undead content on Xbox Live. Well, the content is inanimate, but it's about undead things. That includes Zombie Apocalypse, Zombie Driver HD, All Zombies Must Die, avatar and Gamerpic sets from Black Ops Zombies, and, for some reason, the Dead Rising 2 Ninja Skills Pack. They're all half off until the 18th. NBA 2K13 and its extras are also half off, unrelated to the zombie thing.There's also a bunch of stuff on Games on Demand today, including everything from the high profile Kinect Disneyland Adventures to the all but forgotten Quantum Theory.
Dishonored sneaks onto Games on Demand next week
Well, we say "sneaks" in the headline, but Dishonored could just as easily stab and/or blunderbuss its way onto Xbox Live Games on Demand – it's all a matter of personal preference, really. At any rate, Arkane Studios' whale-punk powerhouse will be available through Microsoft's digital distribution platform on Tuesday, January 29, for an indeterminate price.Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 will also be available on Games on Demand next Tuesday, accompanied by Catherine's European, Middle Eastern and Asian releases on the service. Meanwhile, Just Dance 4's "Dance Pack 4" DLC boogies onto XBLA for 240 MS Points, while various Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption DLC packs are marked down by 50 percent until January 28.So! If you've been dishonored by a dangerous hunt, or are feeling max-payne over Catherine, or were told to "just dance for redemption" at gunpoint during a bank heist, Tuesday might be an emotional trigger day for you. Otherwise, enjoy your digitally distributed whatever.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown now on Xbox Games on Demand
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is available now from the the Xbox Marketplace's Games on Demand section. All it will cost you is a sectoid arm and a muton foot, which converts roughly to $59.99 (in the United States).For those not stuck in underground bunkers while the planet is under attack, more cost-effective hard copy options can be delivered to your door for $10 less (or more). But how you want to go spending your hard-earned alien limbs for one of the best games of last year is your choice, Commander.
