Category: Xbox 360 to One BC

Per this post over at AttackOfTheFanBoy, it appears that we have a few new games that might be part of the Backwards compatible list either via preview or already officially out.  Those are:

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Age of Booty (listed in comments of the article)

Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad (listed in comments of the article)

I can’t say I’m really all that excited, I did almost buy Age of Booty a couple of times.  But new titles are always good.  I will add them to the list as “Preview” designation until Microsoft officially acknowledges them.

9:00am edit – WE HAD TEN TITLES RELEASE TODAY.  Also, right now Witcher 2 is FREE (In some regions like the US) AND BC!!!!!! 

I’ll update the list a little later, but here is the link if you want to get started (from Major Nelson himself)

Witcher 2, Sam & Max, Small Arms and more! – Full List & comments on the “more”.

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Well before you scroll or look to the bottom of this email, I want you to know up front that there are NO Xbox One backwards compatible sales this week.  Supposedly, via a tweet or two though, there is supposed to be a new slew of BC games announced this week per Mr. Xbox Boss Phil Spencer.  Also in the tweet world, Brutal Legend might be a future title as well per Tim Schafer over at Double Fine (developer). By the way, if you have forgotten, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a free title currently if you have Gold and is backwards compatible.

I have been spending my time between four games primarily on Xbox One, Tales from the Borderlands (Episode 5), Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Act III), Gems of War (Level 42) and just started The Golf Club (I really, really suck at Golf).  I did also get a “new” Xbox 360 since my previous one broke.  It’s a slim, and has worked really well so far.   In addition, I finally got the majority of my games out of storage and I will be going through those very soon.  Anyway, take care, I’ll be back hopefully later this week with the announcement of more BC games.

Pretty underwhelming sales this week. This week’s deals can be found here.  In fact, there is only one game BC available this week.  BTW, I did get Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds last week, and I’m having a good time with it.  I did manage to go ahead and secure all of the online achievements (if you still need them, feel free to message me) and now I’m just working on the single player ones.  Also, Dirt Showdown is still free for BC until the 15th.  (Then its Deus Ex after that)

• NBA Jam: On Fire Edition – $4.94

I actually had tried NBA Jam on my old 360 (that bit the dust about a week ago), but my 360 had so many issues that I couldn’t even get the trial to work.  Now, its backwards compatible, and I also got a “new” Xbox 360 from an old work friend (250gb slim), so I would be good on both fronts.  Interestingly also, there are only 3 Xbox 360 games on sale this week, Syndicate, Crysis and NBA Jam. Usually, BC games are announced at the middle of the month or most likely next week.  Maybe due to timeliness, Syndicate and Crysis get added?  That would be nice.  I already have Syndicate on disc (I actually had two copies at one point), and Crysis I have digitally. We shall see.  Probably nothing for me this week, but sometimes I get an itchy trigger finger.  Take care and have a good one.

I believe we are back to normal type sales weeks.  Honestly, yes I picked up Burnout Paradise and Lego Batman 3 Deluxe, but the deals were mostly underwhelming.  This week’s deals can be found here. (Had to link XboxAchievements.com since the Major appears to be a bit slow to awaken this morning)  This week it seems like we are getting one BC game and its DLC to enjoy.  I read a couple of reviews and they seem to reference Scott Pilgrim and River City Ransom which makes this a strong consideration.  I’m still not a fan of the way Scott Pilgrim went out, with high priced DLC and then delisting it without a word.  (Great game too)  Here is Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds.  Also, Dirt Showdown is free for BC until the 15th.  (Then its Deus Ex after that)

• Phantom Breaker: Battleground $4.99

• Phantom Breaker: Battleground DLC: Kurisu Pack $2.49

This will be a little more of an extended column today (after the more link), but first let’s get to the Tuesday sales.  Oh, before I do that, I do want to apologize for not reporting South Park: Stick of Truth (which is BC Compatible) was on sale one day last week for $8 I think.  I was not near my computer, and my phone nor tablet would not log into the site for whatever silly reason (something about cookies which should not have been an issue).  Anyway, we do have a few games this week (BC) that are on sale (with Gold prices listed).

• Castle Crashers – $4.94
• Gears of War 2 – $9.99
• Gears of War 3 – $9.99
• Gears of War: Judgment – $9.99
• Supreme Commander 2 – $9.89

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Most of these deals found here are already live on Xbox, so feel free to go ahead and purchase.  I am eyeing the Lego Batman 3 Deluxe Bundle for Xbox One which is a darn good price for the game and 6 DLC packs (all with achievements) at $11 and some change.  Here are the Xbox 360 (Backwards Compatible with the One) titles if you don’t want to go through the whole list:

• Blood Of The Werewolf – $2.30
• Bloodrayne: Betrayal – $3.29
• Fable III –  $4.99
• Fable II –  $4.99
• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga –  $4.99
• Portal: Still Alive – $4.94

Edit: The sale is now live and official.  You can find the Xbox post here.  There were also a couple more BC sales that it looks like were missed in the original findings.

• A World of Kelfings $4.99 

• Joyride Turbo $4.99 

Nothing else really interests me except for Dragon Age Inquisition (Xbox One) GOTY package at a mere $24.00.  I have the physical GOTY (but remember the DLC is codes, not on a disc) but its unopened, so I could return that I guess.  I don’t know, we’ll see what the daily sales bring.

Xbox Live Games with Gold for January 2016 was announced today and unfortunately it’s not all that good with the 360 in mind.  We get Dirt Showdown (another Dirt game I’m not interested in) and Deus Ex (at least I get to replace my physical copy that I never played).  Xbox One side is more interesting as Killer Instinct Season 1 which also includes the original Killer Instinct in addition to all of the characters they released for that season.  Then there is also Zheros could at least be a fun humor diversion type game.  We shall see.

* Killer Instinct Season 1: Ultra Edition ($39.99 ERP): Available from January 1-31 on Xbox One

* Zheros ($19.99 ERP): Available from January 16-February 15 on Xbox One

* Dirt Showdown ($14.99 ERP): Available from January 1-15 on Xbox 360

* Deus Ex: Human Revolution ($14.99 ERP): Available from January 16-31 on Xbox 360

Some great news on the Xbox BC front provided today, this list was posted today of 16 new titles from Xbox 360 that are now backwards compatible on the Xbox One.  We’ll update the tables and everything else shortly.  🙂

Braid
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Doritos Crash Course
Fable III
Halo: Reach
Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Iron Brigade
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Motocross Madness
Ms. Pac-Man
Peggle
Portal: Still Alive
Spelunky
Splosion Man
Ticket to Ride
Zuma’s Revenge!

Now, I just need to get out my disc for Plants vs Zombies and see if Peggle will work (and Zuma too).  We can only hope.

The sales for this week can be found at this address here. Unfortunately, much like a couple of weeks ago, there is nothing for those who want to spread the 360 BC Love to their Xbox One console.  It’s probably for the best honestly since I’ve only set up my Xbox One to this point in my new home (moved over the weekend) and have not set up my Xbox 360.  But it’s also a little sad since the Xbox 360 sales are really flat unless you want to play some Mega Man.  I would also hate to break it to you folks, but everything after Mega Man 3 (not including X or Legends) was mostly rubbish anyway.  I am not saying that 9 or 10 are not good games, I’m just saying its the same thing they were doing with 4,5,6, etc.  Anyway, rant off…I’m skipping this week buying anything and just focusing on moving in my family.  Have a great week.

The sales for this week can be found at this address here.  A little bit better this week as far as # of games available for cross platform play, but still pretty weak in my opinion.  Not to mention, we still have not had a Sega sale which would cover so much.  I do however expect a new list of games to show up next week since Sacred 3 goes up for free next week as well for those with Gold.  Enjoy!

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