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« on: September 29, 2013, 12:41:32 PM »
I figured I'd put up a companion thread to my PS+ thread.

For those who don't know Microsoft has been making two games available for free each month to Gold subscribers. The games so far have been Fable III, Defense Grid: The Awakening, Assassin's Creed II, Crackdown, Dead Rising 2 (with Case Zero DLC), and Magic The Gathering 2013.

The current freebie is Rainbow Six: Vegas and on Oct 1 it will be Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes.

Microsoft has a very long way to go match the value of Playstation Plus. Dead Rising 2 was definitely a step in the right direction, but Rainbow Six: Vegas (originally released in 2006) was a huge step backward. Trust me, I may be a cheerleader for Sony sometimes but better free games is a good thing for everyone. I want to see Microsoft improve this program.

Anyway I'll post the new releases as they come just like I do in the PS+ thread, so check back on the first and fifteenth each month.
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2013, 04:44:41 PM »
I'll agree that the free games have been pretty lackluster so far, and honestly I haven't played any of them, even though I have downloaded them. The only ones that I liked I had already played.

For those that are newer to they system though, there have been a few worthwhile titles in there. Crackdown is still great even after all this time.
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2013, 12:59:03 PM »
I went and bought two used copies of Rainbow Six: Vegas. I refuse to download full copies of retail games.

Crackdown is still one of my favorite 360 games.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2013, 05:56:27 PM »
Halo 3 is Oct 16

BOY OH BOY HOW GENEROUS OF THEM!

Something i did see noted in comments was that the download version sufferes from horrendous load times and was never patched to fix it.
I wouldn't know since there are like 150 million copies of the game floating around i don't see the need to download it.
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2013, 08:17:47 PM »
Halo 4 would be a more impressive choice.
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2013, 09:58:22 PM »
Halo 5 and I'm sold.
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« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2013, 12:12:41 PM »
Darkness 3 and I am sold.
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« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2013, 10:43:11 AM »
As Izret mentioned, today's freebie is Halo 3. It's an okay game if you missed it when it was released in 2007.
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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2013, 03:07:48 PM »
To confirm, the game was never optimized for hard drive install, since that came about after its release. As a result, instead of paying fees to patch it (and hence modify a risky portion of the game), they told users not to install to HDD. Doesn't help when Microsoft releases it as a GoD title.
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« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2013, 03:27:47 PM »
Crackdown is kinda good. Haven't played the others.
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2013, 12:03:26 PM »
The two titles for November have been announced:

http://www.ign.com/articl...=52728c19db202d587000000a
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2013, 12:08:03 PM »
2 AWESOME titles.
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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2013, 12:27:05 PM »
I just can't get into any DoubleFine game I try. It's just a personal preference thing, they're not my style. I might try the Keflings game though.
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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2013, 01:17:56 PM »
Good maybe i will have someone to help me finish the goddamned DLC in Iron Brigade now.
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2013, 06:04:54 PM »
Games with Gold is supposed to be carrying over to the Xbox One.
Which is shocking since One is not supposed to be backwards compatible....


Anyways what i came here for...
Iron Brigade is now available for the next couple weeks:
http://marketplace.xbox.c...15-d80258410a95?cid=SLink
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