Author Topic: XBL Turds with Gold |OT| - Best game ever Dark Souls now free (Read 12533 times)

demi · « **Reply #60 on:** January 20, 2014, 12:02:56 AM »

Except "Triad Wars" has been confirmed for a while now, even so much as an off-screen pic a month ago.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/07/sleeping-dogs-triad-wars-coming-from-united-front-games/

http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/09/sleeping-dogs-triad-wars-gets-first-off-screen-photo-from-united-front-games/

Positive Touch · « **Reply #61 on:** January 20, 2014, 12:14:11 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 19, 2014, 10:58:42 PM

The only shame is, with S-E so dead-set on throwing all their western developers under the bus, a sequel to Sleepeh Dawgs looks unlikely.

theres still hope for a console sequel - both tomb raider and hitman are getting proper sequels

chronovore · « **Reply #62 on:** January 20, 2014, 01:15:32 AM »

I hope you're right about Sleeping Dogs. IO and Crystal are internal S-E studios, but UFG isn't. That's not a trivial issue to most publishers.

Raban · « **Reply #63 on:** January 20, 2014, 10:52:12 AM »

UFG and Square have already announced that they're working on a follow-up to Sleeping Dogs.

chronovore · « **Reply #64 on:** January 20, 2014, 07:18:42 PM »

I'm not putting my faith in Triad Wars until someone confirms that it's an open-world game, and not some kind of Facebook-based resource management game.

Raban · « **Reply #65 on:** January 20, 2014, 08:57:21 PM »

Fair, but we're getting something.

chronovore · « **Reply #66 on:** January 20, 2014, 09:50:15 PM »

Sure! And I thank you for the reminder. I'd forgotten about it entirely.

But when a publisher squeezes out a cart-racing game as a sequel to a platformer, I don't count those, either.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #67 on:** January 27, 2014, 08:08:25 PM »

no word on what February's games are gonna be yet... that generally means M$ is gonna roll out some stinkers.

I've got my fingers crossed for Faery: Legends of Avalon

chronovore · « **Reply #68 on:** January 27, 2014, 08:35:18 PM »

I hope it's Motocross Madness, so I can finally find some active multiplayer matches.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #69 on:** January 27, 2014, 09:24:56 PM »

I hope it's Yaris and Dorito's Crash Course

The Sceneman · « **Reply #70 on:** January 27, 2014, 09:29:31 PM »

re-listed, for your gaming pleasure

chronovore · « **Reply #71 on:** January 28, 2014, 12:37:16 AM »

Oh, god no.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #72 on:** January 28, 2014, 01:39:08 AM »

Haven't played a Tomb Raider for like a decade but hell why not. I'm hoping Beautiful Katamari is on this eventually, I've always wanted to play it but never can bring myself to grab it

chronovore · « **Reply #73 on:** January 28, 2014, 01:47:19 AM »

Lara Croft and GoL is pretty different from any other Tomb Raider. If you have a co-op partner, it is apparently much more fun than solo.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #74 on:** January 28, 2014, 01:53:43 AM »

Is there local co-op or just online?

chronovore · « **Reply #75 on:** January 28, 2014, 02:21:01 AM »

Local was all there was available at launch, apparently.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #76 on:** January 28, 2014, 03:53:21 AM »

Quote from: Spencer on January 28, 2014, 01:39:08 AM

Haven't played a Tomb Raider for like a decade but hell why not. I'm hoping Beautiful Katamari is on this eventually, I've always wanted to play it but never can bring myself to grab it

I liked Beautiful Katamari. It's not as good as the original but it's no worse than any of the other sequels. I think I had a multiplayer game with Groo at one point too.

Raban · « **Reply #77 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:36:11 AM »

I'm too lazy to dig up the online deals thread so I'mma put this week's XBL deals here since you need Gold for these. Catherine GoD is on sale for <$10 (want so bad but no monies :'() as well as the Citadel DLC for Mass Effect 3, Skate 2 and other shit

links to the online store @majornelson

chronovore · « **Reply #78 on:** January 28, 2014, 02:01:26 PM »

I'd bite on the Skate 2 deal, but didn't EA turn off their online servers for it a dog's age ago?

demi · « **Reply #79 on:** January 28, 2014, 02:27:17 PM »

Yup, game is still amazing though. You just won't get 1000. There is single player DLC I believe as well.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #80 on:** January 28, 2014, 02:49:22 PM »

This is great, as I've been waiting on a sale for Mass Effect Citadel for a long time. A shame Leviathan and Omega aren't discounted too. I'll probably just cop the other DLCs at full price and do a big run through of them all. Need that 1550/1550 to wrap up my Mass Effect completions

I'll grab Phantom Breaker too.

Its great that Xbox sales have improved over the past couple of months, I'm buying up great games every week it seems

Positive Touch · « **Reply #81 on:** January 28, 2014, 04:14:07 PM »

phantom breaker is a very good 2d sidescroller

The Sceneman · « **Reply #82 on:** January 29, 2014, 03:26:06 AM »

Just got Phantom Breaker, so far its nothin but

demi · « **Reply #83 on:** January 31, 2014, 11:13:03 AM »

Dead Island & Toy Soldiers: Cold War in February

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #84 on:** January 31, 2014, 11:34:05 AM »

Dead Island is decent at least, isn't it? What about the other one

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #85 on:** January 31, 2014, 11:51:11 AM »

Don't buy the Ryder White DLC for Dead Island. It's pure shit.

MCD · « **Reply #86 on:** January 31, 2014, 12:52:49 PM »

http://majornelson.com/2014/01/31/xbox-live-gold-members-get-dead-island-and-toy-soldiers-cold-war-free-in-february/

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #87 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:00:06 PM »

Played GoL for about 30 seconds before I realized it wasn't what I thought it was and deleted it

chronovore · « **Reply #88 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:52:52 PM »

Quote from: Spencer on January 31, 2014, 01:00:06 PM

Played GoL for about 30 seconds before I realized it wasn't what I thought it was and deleted it

Weren't you previously looking for co-op games for you and your wife? Or am I thinking of someone else?

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #89 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:05:36 PM »

Think that was the Biz

The Sceneman · « **Reply #90 on:** January 31, 2014, 07:26:22 PM »

awesome games this month, I've been meaning to check out Dead Island!

Hopefully since the game is free getting the co-op cheevs will be a breeze!

The Sceneman · « **Reply #91 on:** February 02, 2014, 02:50:23 AM »

Dead Island is pretty cool. Hitting zombies over the head with sticks is a fairly safe formula.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #92 on:** February 02, 2014, 04:11:49 AM »

Gotta dl this later, what's the file size?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #93 on:** February 02, 2014, 05:35:49 AM »

3.5 gig or so

Third · « **Reply #94 on:** February 02, 2014, 07:21:25 AM »

People still subscribe to Gold? lol
Currently the biggest scam in the game industry.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #95 on:** February 02, 2014, 12:52:42 PM »

I dunno what your angle is here, paying to play online is a scam, period, and that scam now includes PSN with the PS4. With Gold you now get two free games a month, and they're yours to keep whether you cancel or not. In that respect, it's a better deal than PS+.

MCD · « **Reply #96 on:** February 02, 2014, 01:10:53 PM »

The only scam part is locking apps behind Gold. Shit sux.

chronovore · « **Reply #97 on:** February 02, 2014, 06:36:36 PM »

Quote from: MCD on February 02, 2014, 01:10:53 PM

The only scam part is locking apps behind Gold. Shit sux.

You mean the non-game apps, like Netflix?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #98 on:** February 02, 2014, 07:55:41 PM »

Quote from: Third on February 02, 2014, 07:21:25 AM

People still subscribe to Gold? lol
Currently the biggest scam in the game industry.

Gold is cheap as hell and discounts are always available. I recently re-upped 12 months at the cost of $3 a month. That's less than the price of a latte.

Not a bad deal for 2 free games a month, seamless party and chat system, and mega quick downloads.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #99 on:** February 02, 2014, 08:00:30 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 02, 2014, 06:36:36 PM

Quote from: MCD on February 02, 2014, 01:10:53 PM
The only scam part is locking apps behind Gold. Shit sux.
You mean the non-game apps, like Netflix?

I know that you need gold to use the Youtube app. Which is an awesome app btw.

chronovore · « **Reply #100 on:** February 02, 2014, 08:10:13 PM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on February 02, 2014, 07:55:41 PM

Quote from: Third on February 02, 2014, 07:21:25 AM
People still subscribe to Gold? lol
Currently the biggest scam in the game industry.

Gold is cheap as hell and discounts are always available. I recently re-upped 12 months at the cost of $3 a month. That's less than the price of a latte.

Not a bad deal for 2 free games a month, seamless party and chat system, and mega quick downloads.

That's just bait! Don't bite! Third is the biggest PS3 stan on the board. He revivified his account just to come back and troll the Xbone launch (which is, admittedly, pretty troll-worthy).

Under his fascination with the PS3, Third has never been able to experience cross-game chat, Party invites, seamless game-to-game transition, consistent access to your local or shared audio library for customized game soundtracks, opting out of game updates for offline play, or controllers with replaceable rechargeable batteries. Be kind to him!

chronovore · « **Reply #101 on:** February 19, 2014, 01:39:23 AM »

http://www.trueachievements.com/n16161/games-with-gold-plays-with-cold-war-toy-soldiers.htm

Please update thread title: Toy Soldiers Cold War is the current offering.

chronovore · « **Reply #102 on:** February 19, 2014, 08:11:13 AM »

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #103 on:** February 19, 2014, 10:03:44 AM »

Is it any good?

demi · « **Reply #104 on:** February 19, 2014, 11:02:07 AM »

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #105 on:** February 19, 2014, 01:24:07 PM »

Read the article up to "tower defense"

chronovore · « **Reply #106 on:** February 19, 2014, 07:43:06 PM »

I don't like tower defense games, but Toy Soldiers 1 was a action game with defense elements. You can take over each emplacement and fire; in fact it's critical to success in many cases. I liked it, so I'm happy to get Cold War for free.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #107 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:02:34 PM »

Word is the first one up next month is CivRev

The Sceneman · « **Reply #108 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:15:13 PM »

I'll be honest, I've never played a Civilization game!

That one has good reviews so I'll probably give it a try (that is if it is in fact the free game for March)

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #109 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:58:59 PM »

That's a good game.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #110 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:22:25 PM »

Yeah we'll see, this is insider info guys, worship me now k?

chronovore · « **Reply #111 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:43:01 PM »

Another case of buying something on disc, and never playing it. Crap!

demi · « **Reply #112 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:09:37 PM »

Civilization Revolution (Retail) & Dungeon Defenders (XBLA)

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #113 on:** February 28, 2014, 03:50:03 PM »

Dungeon Defenders seems like something the kid might enjoy co-oping

The Sceneman · « **Reply #114 on:** February 28, 2014, 06:03:24 PM »

another tower defense XBLA game

Looking forward to getting into Civilization though! I hear its a watered down version of the PC games, which is fine by me, as an entry level product is less daunting.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #115 on:** February 28, 2014, 06:48:17 PM »

I would say it isn't that watered down if the last one you played was Civ3. I was impressed at how much it retained back when I played it and Civ3 was my context.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #116 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:35:19 PM »

downloading now

The Sceneman · « **Reply #117 on:** March 01, 2014, 07:20:20 PM »

So I played and won my first ever game of Civilization (on babby difficulty). Wow! So addicting, like 4 hours went by and I barely noticed. Gonna play again and step up the difficulty. I went a peaceful cultural victory, this time I'm going to try and steamroll the opposition

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #118 on:** March 01, 2014, 08:51:32 PM »

Kinda found it boring, kid's really into it tho

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #119 on:** March 19, 2014, 11:10:39 PM »

Dungeon Defenders is hella fun co-op

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Author Topic: XBL Turds with Gold |OT| - Best game ever Dark Souls now free (Read 12533 times)