Today marks the tenth anniversary of Xbox LIVE, the online infrastructure that changed the face of gaming in the modern era. Setting the benchmark for all other networks to attempt to outdo, Xbox LIVE’s tenth year is being celebrated with special discounts on the Xbox LIVEArcadechannel and also an entirely free videogame.
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... but it's a Kinect-only game (The Wreckateer), so completely useless to a large portion of the Xbox 360 gamers.
Weird choice by MS. Why not offer a game that everyone could enjoy!?
I'll definitely check it out for free though!
Either way paying for peer to peer xbox live is stupid, they dont even let you use netflix without paying M$ for live.
lol!!!
Even Steam is free to play online, and it's better than XBL and PSN.
Either way, it's nice of them to give a free game, no matter what game it is.
People still use internet Explorer ?
I'll never ever ever ever get Kinect. I believe the best game for that device is still Dance Central, and I'm not really into that.
I'm not interested in motion-gaming at all. Not in Wii-Mote, not in Move, and not in Kinect.
If other people love it, then that's fine, but it's just not for me.
:O
*Clicks article*
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So it's more like...a free invitation to buy a Kinect for a game that was probably selling iffy anyway.
I'm a gamer. I'd don't have MS stock. I don't really care how much people buy a Kinect. I only care about the quality of games. Regardless of platform or input-device or whatever.
How many of these Kinect games are so great that we'll remember them with love and admiration 10 years from now!?
I know in 10 years time I'll think back to Super Meat Boy, and Trials Evolution, and Mark of the Ninja, and ilomilo with great great love. All brilliant games which have given me countless of fantastic gaming hours.
I don't believe Kinect has such a game yet.
A different arcade game sure but a free game is still a free game.
I got a free Avatar prop :-P
Don't be a butthurt kid over this. MS are always pulling these stunts.
Just be a happy gamer. I know that is just so hard to ask these days. Frankly I don't have an xbox but have nothing against it. I just choose PS3 this gen. Nothing more nothing less. Just have some fun.
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Sony have given away free games like LBP and Ratchet and Clank which you could keep even after your subscription expired.
On top of that all game expansions are free to keep as well, along with avatars, dynamic themes, etc All exceed the life of the subscription.
*facepalm
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that is M$ for you
LOL, You are forced to pay MS money if you want to do 90% of anything online and they give a free game that no one really wanted. That is what is hilarious. It's cheaper to pay for PS+ and still have all those online bonuses you pay for LIVE but completely free. BTW, PS+ treats their Vita fans with free Uncharted, Gravity Rush, WipeOut, and FF Tactics.
For some hardcore gamers on 360 who probably don't own Kinect but have played online with Live for 10 years now, over $500 for some gone into a forced service and this is the best MS can do? Should of given away Halo ODST or maybe Gears 3 online mode or something like that. Something actually cool.
Thanks Microsoft! :P
MS gives with one hand and slaps you in the face with the other. Nice.
I didn't think I'd ever see the day when people would actually complain about free things. This generation has been one of the best in a lot of ways, but as far as gamers feeling like they are owed something, its the worst, never have I seen so many people complain over every little thing.
People are complaining because they are giving away a couple of Kinect shovel ware that no one wants while the competition is giving away AAA games that are rated 92 on Metacritic. MS are feeling the pressure to give games away because of PS+ but obviously people aren't happy with these games. Who are you to tell people how they should feel?
You are the troll that sends messages, haunts every Nintendo and Microsoft article and tries to tell us all how we should feel about how the Wii U isn't hardcore, or how Microsoft shouldn't charge for XBL.
I'd suggest you get over the hate, stop trolling and go do something productive, and I'd also say that maybe you should care a little less about what a game scores or sells, and just worry about whether or not you personally have fun with it. I've played plenty of critically praised games that I hated, played plenty of great selling games that I hated as well.
A lot of people hate on Playstation, but look what Sony did after the hack-job to show appreciation for it's gamers... LittleBigPlanet, Infamous and several others.. AAA titles. That's what you call a GOLD WATCH.
Wreckateer is a broken, Sesame Street toy watch.
Get what I'm saying?
I seriously doubt many people here have been with Xbox Live since 2002, especially since the immature attitude from most of the members of this site is fairly young, or maybe they are older and just act immature?
At any rate, if I'm given something for free, I'm not going to bad mouth it, because its better than nothing.
What you are talking about was Sony trying to appease people after they dropped the ball when it came to letting their consumers know that their personal information was leaked. I think that is something totally different than Microsoft giving away free Xbox 360's, games and discounts for the 10 year anniversary of Xbox Live.
So far, the people on my friends list are very happy, there are some really good game deals right now, and I actually have a friend who has been with Xbox Live since day one, he might end up with a console and I think that would be great. At the time that Xbox Live came out, I was a staunch PlayStation owner and supporter, so I wasn't into the whole Xbox thing at that time.
Get what I'm saying G?
No, only a tiny handful of people because you have to enter a draw for it (so it's random, basically no chance).
Free game is better than nothing, but I would have rather received MS points.
I know I'm off by a few weeks, but something better than a pat on the back and some shovelware would have been nice...
I would've been ecstatic about an 800 MSP gift balance. >_<
Then I was like, what the hell Microsoft! What the hell.
MS, I am disappoint.
I know I'm off by a few weeks, but something better than a pat on the back and some shovelware would have been nice. I also got an e-mail today with a code for a special avatar item; some "special" Xbox Live anniversary helmet that apparently was given to members of the XBL Rewards program that hardly "rewards" you with anything. Pretty lame for being a founding member and sinking over $500+ and thousands of hours into a once experimental online gaming service...
I've been a strong supporter of Xbox Live for 10 years without any interruption in membership, and frequently advocate that their service is second to none. It's a little disappointing to see some members receive a shiny new toy (that LE Xbox Live console), and me, as well as others like myself, receive the leftovers. Us founding members don't even receive a discount in the slightest as a reward for being loyal customers. Hell, an 800 MSP gift balance would've surprised me at this point. >_<
Wreckateer was like a 3d angry birds from what I played of the demo. Should be fun. Ofcourse you will have your hate kinect because god told me so brigade out but no one really cares about them except them.
And by the time of Warcraft 3's release it had Online Matchmaking, Clan Support, Chat rooms and so on....
damn thats a lot of money you coulda spent on games lol
oh well free online FTW
It's kinda strange thing. Sony is giving away tons of free GOOD games with PS Plus, giant deals, tons of free stuff, online is free, the browser is free, apps are free to use (you don't need a Plus account), still many people hate Sony.
It's like, the companies who care about their customers get's hate, the companies who don't get's love. We live in a very strange world.