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« Reply #30 on: March 16, 2014, 11:21:58 AM »

Dungeon Defenders is the free game for the second half of the month.

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« Reply #31 on: March 18, 2014, 10:37:56 PM »

Hey maybe things will start getting better:

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"When Microsoft first revealed Games with Gold, which would provide Xbox Live Gold subscribers 2 free titles each month, users cheered it as a long-awaited answer to Sony’s PlayStation Plus program.  However, as the free games were announced and released, many criticized Games with Gold’s offerings as being too old or not up to par with what Sony was giving users.  While PlayStation Plus members often receive new titles shortly after release, including some AAA releases, Xbox Live Gold subscribers are disappointed with what is perceived as bottom of the barrel offerings in comparison.  Since most Games with Gold selections tend to be older, many users have already purchased said titles or possessed no interest in the first place.  Up until this point, Microsoft has offered little to ease the disappointment.

However, during the Q&A portion after his SXSW Gaming panel, Microsoft Game Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer addressed many of these concerns.  He emphasized that while the two programs have obvious similarities, there is one key difference: Xbox Live Gold users get to keep their downloaded title, while PlayStation Plus subscribers lose their games if their subscription lapses.  Spencer claimed that the “business around Games with Gold, for us, is just fundamentally different from some of the other programs that are out there, which does put a different financial picture on,” and because the games are a permanent part of a user’s collection, there are different financial restrictions that dictate what can be offered.  Even with this reasoning, Spencer admitted that the program could improve and he has already taken steps, including monthly meetings with the team responsible for the program, to make it “something that feels, at least, more true to what [he] thinks Games with Gold should look like with the constraints that are there.”

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http://www.xblafans.com/p...h-gold-program-74420.html
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« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2014, 04:00:24 AM »

that's really interesting, i didn't realise GwG were permanent gifts
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« Reply #33 on: March 24, 2014, 10:14:53 AM »

Got to love people bitching about free stuff Smiley
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« Reply #34 on: March 24, 2014, 02:35:49 PM »

"Here have a free copy of Halo 3. The game sold a bazillion copies and the download version is hardly functional!"

Not the best way to promote a "reward" Wink
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« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2014, 03:07:43 PM »

BUT HALO IS THE BEST SERIES EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #36 on: March 31, 2014, 11:09:10 PM »

Hitman Absolution is showing as free.

I didn't confirm if it was Games with Gold but i am guessing it is.
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« Reply #37 on: March 31, 2014, 11:26:47 PM »

Hitman Absolution is showing as free.

I didn't confirm if it was Games with Gold but i am guessing it is.

It looks like that and Deadlight are this month's games: http://majornelson.com/20...-deadlight-free-in-april/
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« Reply #38 on: April 01, 2014, 08:40:47 AM »

Deadlight is yet another game i own and never played...

I don't think i have gotten a single XBLA game yet but i have ended up playing many of them because of games with gold.
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« Reply #39 on: April 19, 2014, 07:20:48 AM »

Noticed this morning that Deadlight is free now.
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« Reply #40 on: April 19, 2014, 10:16:45 AM »

Game is a decent time waster. Only a few hours long if memory serves.

Think it was originally 15$ totally not worth that much but for I would certainly suggest checking out out.
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« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2014, 09:36:55 AM »

DUST is now free and seems pretty cool so far.
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« Reply #42 on: May 10, 2014, 10:31:59 AM »

I can't keep up with all these free games that I'll never play
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« Reply #43 on: May 10, 2014, 10:38:51 AM »

I've only heard good things about Dust.

I bought it ages ago and have never played it myself though
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« Reply #44 on: May 27, 2014, 07:43:16 PM »

Long over due bump

Saints Row 3
http://marketplace.xbox.c...15-d8025451086d?cid=SLink

Freebie for the next few days. I finally got a chance to queue it up a few days ago myself.
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