Microsoft has launched a new promotion in an attempt to entice users to subscribe to Xbox LIVE’s Gold service, in addition to a current discount on the price. Gamers who upgrade their Xbox LIVE membership to a gold account will receive not only a 50% discount on a three month subscription, but also a free item for their Avatar.
Online multiplayer is back for 11 more games thanks to Insignia's XBL 1.0 replacement service running on Original Xbox consoles and the Xemu emulator on PC. Multiplayer, voice chat, leaderboards, etc. have been a monthly addition for many games from Xbox's past library thank to the team at Insignia.live! The 11 new games are now playable online once again after 13+ years.
Booo!! I was hoping that was Rainbow Six: Black Arrow...Boo!! again. I thought this coming to Xbox. I don't even read it I was so excited.
Darren writes: "“XBOX NEEDS EXCLUSIVES!”. Sound familiar? It’s something that has been ringing in my ears since becoming an Xbox gamer nearly 20 years ago. It’s possibly the longest standing and harshest criticism levelled against Microsoft’s console family, and I can’t say I wholly disagree. However, there are some out there which can slip through the net every now and then. But bucking the trend was the original Crackdown, which was not one of them. It shifted a very healthy amount of units as well as drawing in universal praise from critics. A sequel then, would be a no-brainer."
It was basically crackdown 1 with zombies, was fun but corners were cut, solid game though.
Crackdown 1 was one of the underrated gems of last gen. I loved that game. Crackdown 2 was crackdown 1 with added zombies and gave the map a paint job. Disappointing, but still enjoyed it for what it was with the added wingsuit, toybox mode and 4 player co-op. Crackdown 3 was basically what Crackdown 2 should have been.
While it is unclear at this time whether its a glitch or intentional. Crackdown, and Crackdown 2 are now free for download on the Xbox store.
OMG! I so can't wait until my bro gets a 360 so i can dress up my advatar in FREE clothing :)
The 50% discount on a three month subscription sounds more tempting.
good ...
And the best part? No sucky Second Life clone to show it off with.
Microsoft is desperately asking for more gold subscribers. How strange.
10$ off for one year sub, then first month for 1$, then 3 month for 10$.... And now that crap for avatar.
Maybe there is not so many gold subscribers after all.