It’s that time of the month like clockwork, where Microsoft announces their Games With Gold title for the upcoming month. As always, the lineup consists of two Xbox One games and two Xbox 360 games. We will see Trials of the Blood Dragon, SUPERHOT, Brave: The Video Game, and Quantum Conundrum as March’s Games With Gold titles. Here is the list of when you can download these free games: Trials of the Blood Dragon Achievements ($14.99 ERP): Available March 1...
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Your February Xbox Games With Gold Titles Are Revealed
With February fast approaching, Microsoft has just revealed its Games With Gold lineup. Offering over $69 in value this month and 3200 Gamerscore for you achievement hunters out there. The month will start off with Shadow Warrior, followed by the second side scrolling Assassin’s Creed game, India. Also are two Xbox 360 games that are backwards compatible. One being a long time classic!
Continue reading...Microsoft Announces October’s Games With Gold
October’s Games with Gold have been announced today by Microsoft. As with last month, we are getting two Xbox one games and two Xbox 360 games that are backwards compatible. Which really means four Xbox One games! Score! Here’s how Microsoft describes these games on Xbox Wire: And here’s how Microsoft describes these games over on Xbox Wire: On October 1, step up to the plate with Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings. This is a deep, detailed baseball...
Continue reading...September’s Games With Gold Titles Announced
Microsoft has announced the September line-up for their games with gold program. Before we get to next month’s line-up, be sure to pick up this month’s offerings before they are gone. Those being Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate and Beyond Good & Evil HD. For those of you with a Xbox One, you will be treated to Earthlock: Festival of Magic – which you can grab from September 1st – 30th. The other Xbox One offering is Assassin’s Creed Chronicles:...
Continue reading...Xbox One Games With Gold For August Really Missed The Mark
I can’t help but get excited towards the end of the month because we get to find out what free treats both Microsoft and Sony have for subscribers. Next month’s line-up of free software for the Xbox One & Xbox 360 is not only underwhelming but also proves the thousands of players who cry out for “AAA titles” that they should be careful what they wish for. Just because a title is from a AAA developer or costs...
Continue reading...A Chat With Ty Taylor About Tumblestone & Working With Microsoft
Ty Taylor‘s unique take on the match 3 puzzle formula, Tumblestone, is now available for free to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers on Xbox One and we got a chance to ask him a few questions. In our brief discussion we talked about what it was like to work with Microsoft on Games With Gold, the local Seattle indie games scene and what Ty’s plans are for the game post launch. Broken Joysticks: How does it feel to...
Continue reading...June 2016 Games With Gold: Super Meat Boy, The Crew & More
Major Nelson has revealed the latest titles that will be given to subscribers free of charge next month on Xbox Live. With E3 coming in just a few weeks fan’s expectations are of course pretty high and MS has secured two AAA titles for next month’s freebies. Xbox One owners will get be able to collapse clumsily into all of the things with Goat Simulator, the indie hit from June 1st thru the 30th. Ubisoft’s cross country racer The Crew will...
Continue reading...Sunset Overdrive Is Now Available On Xbox One For Free (For Gold Members)
Just a reminder to all of our readers who also might be Xbox One owners that Insomniac’s 2014 sleeper hit Sunset Overdrive is currently available on Xbox One’s Games With Gold service for free until May 15th. If you missed out on action packed third person shooter with a lot of attitude then now would be the perfect time to snag a copy for free from Microsoft. It’s too bad that Sunset Overdrive was a bit of a sleeper hit,...
Continue reading...Microsoft Brings Its AAA Games With April’s Games With Gold
Microsoft is bringing it’s AAA games, literally, with April 2016’s Games With Gold line-up. Heavy hitters from the likes of Insomniac, Deep Silver, Telltale Games and Vicarious Visions make next month possibly one of these best months to be a subscriber to Microsoft’s online platform on either Xbox One or Xbox 360. Xbox One owners can enjoy last year’s critically acclaimed, colorful & punk inspired third person shooter Sunset Overdrive from Insomniac from April 15 – May 15th. If...
Continue reading...Rumor: Games With Gold For March 2016 Leaked
It looks like the Games With Gold for next month might have leaked out before the official announcement according to a post on gaming forum Neo Gaf. If the rumor is true then Xbox players can look forward to complementary copies of Sherlock Holmes: Crime & Punishment and Lords of the Fallen as long as they have an active Xbox Live subscription. Xbox 360 owners may receive Gearbox Software’s classic FPS Borderlands as well as the RTS title Supreme...
Continue reading...This year was great, but when can I play all of these games?
Let’s be real, 2015 was a fantastic year for gaming. Of course, there were some misses like the monetization for Battlefront and EVOLVE, and… whatever the hell happened to the PC release of Arkham Knight. But, stepping away from those, it’s after Christmas, so let’s look at our definite hits that we have, and enjoy 2015’s gifts to us. We were rewarded with not-one-but-two solid MMO expansions, through Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, and Guild Wars 2: Heart...
Continue reading...Here Are The Free Xbox Live Gold Games For January 2016
It might not even be 2016 yet but Xbox’s Major Nelson has taken the wraps off of the free games that Xbox Live subscribers will gain access to at the beginning of next year. On the Xbox One front – Owners of Mircrosoft’s Xbox One can go for broke in an all out brawl with Killer Instinct: Season 1 Ultra Edition. This season pass is normally $40 and gives Killer Instinct players access to all 9 fighters...
Continue reading...December 2015 Games With Gold Unveiled – Extra Games For The Holidays
Microsoft has taken the wraps off of the games that Xbox Live gold subscribers will be receiving for free over the holidays (heh heh .. it’s a pun!). Sneaking into the shadows is Thief for Xbox One, exploring ancient dungeons are The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing for Xbox One and Sacred 3 for Xbox 360. Bringing up the rear is Flashpoint: Dragon Rising for Xbox 360. Here’s the full line-up with dates and MSRPs December 1...
Continue reading...Xbox Games With Gold For November 2015 Announced
Microsoft has revealed the Games With Gold line-up for the month of November and it looks like Xbox One owners will be receiving access to four games instead of two thanks to backwards compatibility. This isn’t a one month promotion either – from now on all Xbox One Gold Subscribers will get access to four games, two for Xbox One and two for 360. For Xbox One games MS will be offering both Pneuma: Breath of Life...
Continue reading...Games For Gold Announced For August 2015
If you are a fan of action games than this month’s crop of free titles for Xbox Live’s Games With Gold might interest you. First up for Xbox One – just before the launch of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is MGS V: Ground Zeroes for free from August 1st – 15th. Top down zombie apocalypse survival title How To Survive: Storm Warning Edition will be free from Aug 16th – August 31st. Xbox...
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