This past week, I’ve been playing strictly Burnout Paradise. I’m up to a B license and knocking out achievements when I can. It’s a slow climb, but I’m enjoying the game. However, yesterday I went out and bought Diablo III for Xbox One ($19.99 at Gamestop). Now if you are following this regularly, you are saying to yourself…wait you played Diablo III for Xbox 360 to death. Are you crazy? Well kinda, I suppose…but it was so darn enticing. I installed it last night and the characters imported right over. All 6 of my level 70’s staring at me, even Sexy Rexxie…my metro looking Barbarian. I guess I also did it because I know DLC is coming..in the form of the Necromancer class. Even if the DLC is $10, it’s completely worth it. I apologize to my wonderful wife in advance, at least its not Gems of War.
Anyway, enough about that…we have a sale kids! There is a ton to be happy about here. It’s just a matter of what you are looking for. We have Xbox One, we have 360, we have Backwards compatible (what we care about), we have DLC, it’s a lot. From the Xbox One side, I might go with the Artifrex Mundi Essential Bundle, I’ve been wanting to try those. And $10 for 3 games…well that’s pretty worthwhile. I also am thinking about Necropolis, it’s from a develop I respect very much, Harebrained Schemes. But it’s described as a rogue like Dark Souls. Rogue like? Awesome! Dark Souls? Not so much. I dread those words. There are a lot of great Lego sales too which would be fine if I didn’t have Lego Hobbit, Pirates of Caribbean, or Lego Batman 3 to play. So I’ll pass on that. On the 360 side, the Borderlands 2 season pass is darn tempting (since most of us have it digitally now thanks to GWG) and Blue Dragon at $7.99 is quite worth leaving my 360 disc copy alone and not have to deal with multiple discs. So hit the -More- for all of the sales, and take some time to figure out what you are going to get. Enjoy.
10:00am Edit: I will note that the Borderlands 2 Season Pass does not include the Mechromancer or Psycho playable classes…those are still $9.99 each. LIKE THAT MAKES SENSE. I guess I will stick with the Handsome collection on X1 for those two classes. Anyway, just FYI.
12:00pm Edit: Call of Duty Black Ops 2 added to Backwards Compatibility. It’s a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 special, but with the pricing ($19.99 and $29.99) feels a bit hollow.
| Alan Wake* | Games On Demand | 75% | $4.99 |
| Alan Wake’s American Nightmare | Arcade | 65% – 75% | $2.49 |
| Assassin’s Creed Rogue | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $11.99 |
| BioShock | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| BioShock 2 | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| BioShock Infinite | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $14.99 |
| Blue Dragon | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $7.99 |
| Borderlands | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Borderlands 2 Season Pass | Add-On | 67% – 75% | $7.49 |
| Bully Scholarship Edition | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $7.49 |
| Call of Duty 2 | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Call of Duty 3 | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $14.99 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Games On Demand | 50% – 60% | $19.99 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II Season Pass | Add-On | 30% – 40% | $29.99 |
| Call of Duty: World at War | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Catherine | Back Compat | 75% – 85% | $2.99 |
| Dead Rising 2: Case West | Back Compat | 20% – 30% | $6.99 |
| Dead Rising 2: Case Zero | Back Compat | 20% – 30% | $3.49 |
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Back Compat | 67% – 75% | $3.74 |
| Dungeon Siege III | Back Compat | 67% – 75% | $3.74 |
| Escape Dead Island | Back Compat | 75% – 85% | $2.99 |
| Fable II | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $7.99 |
| Fable III | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $7.99 |
| Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $7.49 |
| Gears of War | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $7.49 |
| Gears of War 2 | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection | Add-On | 40% – 50% | $4.99 |
| Gears of War 3 | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Gears of War 3 Season Pass | Add-On | 40% – 50% | $14.99 |
| Gears of War: Judgment | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $9.99 |
| Hitman: Absolution | Back Compat | 67% – 75% | $4.99 |
| JUJU* | Games On Demand | 75% | $3.74 |
| Just Cause 2 | Back Compat | 67% – 75% | $3.74 |
| Kane & Lynch 2 | Back Compat | 67% – 75% | $3.74 |
| KILLER IS DEAD | Back Compat | 70% – 80% | $3.99 |
| Lost Odyssey | Back Compat | 66% – 76% | $5.99 |
| Mass Effect | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $7.99 |
| MX vs ATV Reflex* | Games On Demand | 90% | $2.99 |
| Rayman Legends | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $7.99 |
| Rayman Origins | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $5.99 |
| Red Dead Redemption | Back Compat | 40% – 50% | $14.99 |
| Sacred 3 | Back Compat | 65% – 75% | $4.99 |
| Sacred Citadel | Back Compat | 70% – 80% | $1.99 |
| South Park: The Stick of Truth | Back Compat | 50% – 60% | $7.99 |
| The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition | Back Compat | 75% – 85% | $2.99 |
| XCOM: Enemy Within | Back Compat | 60% – 67% | $13.19 |
