Looks like the new Games with Gold are being announced today.    Welp, looks like there will be one new BC game in there (Brave: The Video Game) and it should be a fairly easy completion as well.  I’ll download both of the 360 games probably (Quantum Conundrum looks interesting but difficult) and possibly SuperHot depending on what it is.  Oh wait, just looked at a clip…wtf, okay probably just the 360 games.  Have a good one.

Xbox One

• Trials of the Blood Dragon (March 1st-31st)
• SuperHot (March 16th – April 15th)

Xbox 360

• Disney’s Pixar: Brave the Video Game (March 1st-15th)
• Quantum Conundrum (March 16th-31st)

So, still playing Letter Quest and Diablo III.  I’m 2/3rds through Letter Quest achievements (40/60) and 2/3rds through the 5th Act of Diablo with my Necromancer who is level 59 now.  It’s been a rough week though and this week probably won’t be much easier.  But let’s get into the sales. A good smattering of BC games for you even though I’m guessing most of us have these particular ones.  I do believe however some of them are at their lowest point so there is always that.  While I doubt it will happen, hopefully a BC announcement or two can compare to last week’s Mafia II announcement.  Unless we get a Gun announcement, then its parade time.  Enjoy.

Well, while I did expect a couple of releases today, I can safely say I was not expecting Mafia II one bit.  Mafia II was actually my third biggest want of the BC era.  (The other two being Skyrim which got a port and XCOM Enemy Unknown/Within which are already BC).  It’s a fantastic game, and I’m eager to see how well it plays on the Xbox One.  Prey is also interesting as it plays different from the Xbox One game and was a good game in its own right.  Also both are on sale right now with Prey being only $4 which unless you find it in a bargain bin is going to be as cheap as you are going to get.  Prey has in addition a lot of free multiplayer dlc if you go looking on Xbox.com.  Also, with Mafia II, try to seek out the Platinum version with all of the DLC.  It’s hard to find, but worth it.  Enjoy.

• Mafia II $7.49  (Currently on sale) (Disc (Original) still cheaper)
  • DLC w/Achievements: Jimmy’s Vendetta Pack $9.99
  • DLC w/Achievements: Joe’s Adventures $9.99
• Prey $3.99 (Currently on sale) (Also available on disc)

So, for the last week I’ve been playing Diablo 3 and Letter Quest.  Diablo 3, I busted through Act 3 and Act 4 with my Necromancer who is now sitting at level 55.  My prediction of finishing the game at level 60 looks to be about right.  Letter Quest, I have half the achievements now but they are coming a lot slower.  My enthusiasm is also waning a bit too.  It is good to be played in spots but long stretches really show up the cracks in the game.  We’ll see.

We do have sales this week.  If you missed those late sales of Spec Ops/PB Winterbottom and Darkness II, they are back.  So is a bunch of 2k sales.     I’ll keep wishing for XCOM: The Bureau, Final Exam, Divinity II and especially Mafia II to go BC.  Hey, those Tekken Tag Team 2 sales are becoming a lot more common, so it’s not unheard of anymore.  Enjoy.

Looks like I’m giving out another apology.  My wife was in surgery on Thursday, and her grandmother passed away on Sunday, so making sure the site was updated was the least of my worries.  Some days I’m not even sure I should be waking up but that’s another discussion.  Anyway, while I am not that interested in this title, it is having a Tekken Tag Team Tournament 2 special.  It is 50% off actually, and that is a very good thing.  Still, the disc is usually cheaper than that, but at least they are trying.  It’s a shame that the DLC isn’t on sale since that will run just as much as the game on sale.  Anyway, it’s all good, yes my wife is doing better but won’t be 100% for a few weeks.  Enjoy.

• Splinter Cell Conviction $9.99 (currently on sale) (cheaper on disc)
• DLC w/Achievements: Deniable Ops: Insurgency $9.99

I did this movie review right after Christmas but forgot to post it here for those who follow my work.

http://upcomingdiscs.com/2017/12/28/glory-2016/

This movie review I posted today for Upcomingdiscs.com:

http://upcomingdiscs.com/2018/02/07/napping-princess-blu-ray/

Welp, I did take a break from Diablo 3 this past week (though I did play it for a little bit) and started Letter Quest.  Actually, I’ve played it a lot, and already picked up 16 of the 60 achievements.  To me 100%ing it might be a bit of a stretch but getting in the neighborhood of say 50 out of 60 achievements is not.  We’ll see how it plays out.  Thankfully we got a lot of BC sales this week even if its ones we have seen before.  Even though they are not BC, Undergarden and Scourge are kinda interesting as I have not seen sales on them before.  Maybe a sign of what’s to come in BC land?  We can watch and see.  Enjoy your week kids.

UPDATE:  A little bit of a disclaimer.  These did not show up updated until after Thursday and therefore I completely forgot due to a number of reasons including the SuperBowl.  FlyEaglesFly.  Anyway, here are the sales for this past week.    As you can see, this is worth reporting for the simple fact that for the first time I can remember, all three of the BC games released this week are on sale, and at 80% off which is kinda crazy.  Add to that the Capcom Arcade Cabinet All in One Pack.  Remember you still have to buy the base pack as well  ($4.99) for everything to work out correctly.  In my opinion though, it’s a ton of gaming and quite worth it.  I’m thinking of picking up Darkness II for the simple fact that my copy currently sits in a steelbook (i found it about a year or so ago) and I would like to keep it there.  I’ll have to look at the other two as well though.   Enjoy, and again sorry about the late update, but I blame my excitement on the SuperBowl and how freaking late this was posted.

Oh heck ya.  Some wonderful games were added today to backwards compatibility.  I have had the fortune to actually review two of these games. (I’ll post links below if you don’t want to search)  Spec Ops: The Line is a great game for those who don’t feel like playing Call of Duty or Battlefield.  Darkness II is also a first person shooter as well, but completely nuts in a very good and satisfying way.  To be frankly honest, Darkness II is easily in my top 10 of 360 games.  PB Winterbottom doesn’t appear to be my type of game, but it does get high marks which makes for a great release day.  Enjoy.

• Darkness II $29.99 (much cheaper on disc) – My Review
• Misadventures of PB Winterbottom, The $9.99
• Spec Ops: The Line $29.99 (much cheaper on disc) – My Review