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Microsoft may extend free Xbox Gold games offer, "sorry about disappointment"

Microsoft isn't ruling out making its monthly free Xbox Live Gold games offer a permanent fixture, the firm's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has declared on Reddit.

Ashlen3951d ago

If you really twist our arm and it looks like Sony is selling more units because of PS+ we'll think about extending it.

Retroman3950d ago

MS offering free GOLD membership. it should have been free from the get-go instead of playing catch up with sony free service.

"sorry about disappointment"
yeah fking right.

rdgneoz33950d ago

Its talking about the free games they're giving away.... Not Free online gameplay. They announced Halo 3 and Assassin's Creed 2 at E3 as being part of the Free xbox Gold Games program and didn't mention any other games. The disappointment is from neither being offered in July and instead an old XBLA game being offered.

Hell, the update even says that xbox support listed AC2 and Halo 3 as the July games...

https://twitter.com/xboxkid...

Read the article first next time.

HammadTheBeast3950d ago

Either way, nothings happening until people really get mad, and come on, it's AC2 and Halo 3, most Xbox players hardly give a care.

Ben123950d ago

sonys service is no longer free. sorry to break your heart.

Mounce3950d ago

I'd think the smartest thing MS could do and that could hurt Sony(And I MAJORLY prefer Sony over Nintendo and Microsoft)

Is that Microsoft announces that GOLD is FREE and you can play online with Gold but to also reveal a Platinum membership for the Truly-devoted for $20 more than the Gold membership, but give you advantages that could be as boastful as all the savings and free games you get that Sony has offered for the past year.

If Microsoft went full-force into a concept like that? Microsoft would gain a lot of favor from the public and gamers, for sure. They'd be at a moderate loss in terms of the "What if" consumers who don't then move up from Gold to Platinum service, but, you REALLY gotta throw a fucking bone to your consumers, Microsoft. Not hide the bone and tell the dog to go lick at their genitals in the corner while you count their money.

The_Con-Sept3950d ago

@choden: you are stupid. The PS+ subscription will be required to play <b>PS4 games online.</b> ( note that big PS4 lettering. )

Users will have free cross game chat across all games without needing to purchase PS+. PS+ is required for taking control over other people's games, posting videos, and having access to the free games, betas, and better discounts.

back on topic: With Microsoft flip flopping this much I see people's faith in the Xbox brand quickly diminishing. We may not even see the Xbox One launch at this rate. This is by far the worst move Microsoft could ever try to pull.

This is worse than Sony denying rumors about reveals. This is something that their users can, and probably will sue for. It is called false advertising. They said this at their reveal and are now retracting their statements. This is a classic Bill Gates move.

This is something that everyone must revolt against. PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo gamers need to revolt against such lewd and crude practices. It only means another company will try this in the future.

If I had an Xbox Live Gold account I would cancel your subscription and demand a refund. At the same time cancelling your credit cards in case Microsoft has you under automatic payments.

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MizTv3950d ago

xbox just cant get anything right

B-radical3950d ago

There e3 games looked right lol.

karl3950d ago

they look ok at most..

they only ones u know will be AAA are forza and halo...

the rest we know very little about..

and the ones that look good and know something about are third party... and seriously m8

we all know they will be on ps4 eventually

so why bother?

MizTv3950d ago (Edited 3950d ago )

Really?
If there e3 was so great then why all this back Peddling?
I think it sucked ass

georgeenoob3950d ago (Edited 3950d ago )

You fanboys need to give it a rest. "Sorry for disappointment" referred to the confusion behind halo 3 and AC 2, but you fanboys are obviously going to take that and blow it out of proportion and act like they referred to something a lot more than that.

dantesparda3950d ago

What, you're not a fanboy? and especially when you are defending this? They did say that Halo 3 And AC2 were the games being given out in July, and now they are screwing people and a lot of Sony fanboys were also pointing out how they said "til the end of the year" and it seems that they were right. MS only intended for this to last til the end of the year.

You dumb fanboys keep taking your beloved companies sh!t and you's will get exactly what you's deserve. Speak up and hold these companies to their word and speak up when they are doing something you wrong. Don't defend them. Fanboys can be so pathetic!

HammadTheBeast3950d ago

It's pathetic that you fanboys are disappointed over not getting 6 year old games that you'd get for $5 combined new.

Enjoy something Tower Defense while I play Uncharted 3, Xcom, and next week, Battlefield 3.

12345idk3950d ago (Edited 3950d ago )

^^^^ @georgeenoob You are the only fanboy I see calling other people fanboys...typical fanboy right there ^^^^

georgeenoob3950d ago

How am I the fanboy? Was I defending MS with their selection? No, I was just telling you Sony sheep what MS clearly meant with the statement "sorry for the disappointment", cause with a statement like that you fanboys will obviously turn it into something it refers nothing to.

BX813950d ago

Give what a rest? MS clearly has no clue on how to give gamers quality for free! They are so far off in the nickel and dime forrest they got lost. You're offering old games that you can pick up for $8 and $15, these are your highlighted titles? Piss off MS!

YNWA963950d ago

This is primarily a fanboy site. I come here for the laugh now and to provoke some funny responses... Best comments here too.... Watching jack tretton video with one hand in pants.... Priceless but true it seems.... I know MS screwed up, but really, if Sony was a horse, you people would walk behind scooping up the shlt....

karl3950d ago

after all that happened since e3

the biggest of fanboys are the ones favoring MS in any way

how could u? being a gamer there is just no reason to stick to this brand..

ud have to try way to much to see anything possitive about the xbox one lately

YNWA963950d ago

So I believe in what I want = fanboy.
Following the flock = greatness?

romancer3950d ago

Looking over these forums, i am struck by the sheer number of posts made by Sony fans; why do they care, so obsessively, with anything that XBox does?

If you don't like something, walk away --- so the XBox is not for you. You don't have to keep saying the same thing 100 times.

I rarely see the reverse-obsession however. As for me, since I am enjoying "The Last of Us" very much on my PS3, and greatly enjoy my multiplayer companions on XBox Live, I don't see why anyone continues to argue that one must choose between the consoles and can only see the merits of one system.

The_Con-Sept3950d ago

I can just see it now. It's December 1st 2013: Halo 3, Assassins Creed 2 finally come out for free. Jan 1st 2014. "Game no longer free to play."

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MariaHelFutura3951d ago

This seems to be getting said quite frequently.

KillrateOmega3951d ago

Sorry, about the disappointment.

Prcko3951d ago

and:
see ya next year

adorie3950d ago

What? I thought "Infinite Power of The Cloud" was the new slogan?

Skips3950d ago

Better than "All In One. Input One".

lol

KillrateOmega3950d ago

Don't even get me started on 'All In One. Input One.'

Double_O_Revan3950d ago

I think the only slogan they don't have, but need, is Square's from last E3.

"Please be excited"

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GenericNameHere3950d ago

Lol here's a video showing Microsoft's execs
http://m.youtube.com/watch?...

Replace oil spill with Xbox mess up

Sigh3950d ago

lmao temporary "free". I mean PS Plus is temporarily free too but that's only if you don't subscribe again. MS still have a lot to learn.

Stryfeno23950d ago (Edited 3950d ago )

With XBL when you decide to unsubscribe you still keep them.

HammadTheBeast3950d ago

Or you could spend $5 and get to keep them anyways.

Sharius3950d ago

oh.... then have fun with defense grid, i think i should be happy to keep them than spent 5$ and get BF3, oddworld, dokuro, metal slug.... and the list will go on and on....

mxrider21993950d ago

cool so i guess your keepng your 360 to play those free games youalready have the disc version for

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing695h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker5h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing695h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos11h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto10h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8810h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies14m ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis1d 3h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast1d 2h ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake19h ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better