Video Game Deals

[yourbeliefs]

Friendly reminder folks: The $350 Xbox One deal ends on January 3. After that it goes back to $400 (or $500 with Kinect).

http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/29/7463067/xbox-one-price-drop-expires

 

[yourbeliefs]

You can get a collection of TellTale games for $16 from GMG if you use Promo Code WINTER-SALE20-GROGRE.

You can also get The Wolf Among Us for $6.80 using the same code. It was my GOTY so it's definitely worth a look. A whole bunch of sales are available here.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/new...agon-Age-Inquisition-as-Winter-Sales-Near-End

 

[yourbeliefs]

If you STILL haven't picked up a One, you can get the AC Unity Bundle with an extra controller and a year of Live Gold for $350 from Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16868105119

 

[king3pj]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/30/playstation-plus-january-2015-games-revealed

Here are January's PS Plus games. I think we already knew about inFamous: First Light but I don't remember seeing the rest of the list. I already bought First Light but if I hadn't I think this would be one of the best months in a long time. I actually thought about firing up First Light a couple days ago but plans got in the way and I've been looking forward to playing The Swapper for a long time.

PS4
inFamous: First Light and The Swapper

PS3
Prototype 2 and Duck Tales Remastered

Vita
Duke Nukem 3D and Woah Dave!

 

[yourbeliefs]

Prototype 2 is an AWESOME game. Duck Tales Remastered is okay. It's worth a playthrough, but not much else. It's one of the biggest labors of love I've seen in a video game.

 

[Zookster]

The rumors from EU were true -- in that NA gets the same again. Will definitely put Prototype 2 high on my PS3 backlog list. Thank god for PS4 remote play, so my Vita still is worth the electricity I'm using to keep it charged.

 

[king3pj]

January's Games With Gold have been announced too.

Xbox One
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

360
The Witcher 2 and MX vs ATV

D4 is a game I never would have bought but now that it's free I'll probably give it a shot at some point.

 

[yourbeliefs]

D4 got really mixed reviews. Apparently it's one of the few games that is enhanced by Kinect according to some. I'll pick it up as well in the hopes that I eventually also get a Kinect.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Just a FYI that Steam is now doing their "Best of" sale so all the stuff is at their biggest discounts.Sale ends Jan 2.

 

[yourbeliefs]

The Last of Us Remastered is $30 on Amazon.

Amazon product ASIN B00JK00S0S

 

[Derwin0]

Here are January's PS Plus games. I think we already knew about inFamous: First Light but I don't remember seeing the rest of the list.

Several of these are crossbuys as well. I've added them below as such:

PS4
inFamous: First Light
The Swapper
Woah Dave! - to be released at a later date

PS3
Prototype 2
Duck Tales Remastered
Duke Nukem 3D
The Swapper

Vita
Duke Nukem 3D
Woah Dave!
The Swapper

 

[yourbeliefs]

Good month for PS3 members.

 

[yourbeliefs]

The Last of Us Remastered is available for $20 on Groupon.

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-the...ource=rvs&utm_medium=afl&utm_campaign=1312731

 

[yourbeliefs]

Big Saints Row sale at the Humble Store. You can get Saints Row 3: Complete for $5, or The Complete Saints Row 4 for $7.50. Admittedly you COULD get them along with Saints Row 2 for $13.74 but honestly the PC port of Saints Row 2 is so piss poor that it's really not worth it. SR3 and 4 are the stars here and you're not going to find them cheaper.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/saintsrow

 

[yourbeliefs]

Papers, Please is available for $2.99 on Humble Store, down from $9.99.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/papersplease_storefront

 

[Zookster]

The big annual PS January sale is now a 20th Anniversary Sale. Very disappointing PS4 deals.

 

[king3pj]

The big annual PS January sale is now a 20th Anniversary Sale. Very disappointing PS4 deals.

Yep, after looking through that list of PS4 and Vita games there isn't a single deal that's even tempting to me.

 

[Zookster]

I'm only slightly tempted by LBP Vita, which I can't believe hasn't been free yet like every other LBP game released more than a year ago.

 

[yourbeliefs]

PS3 has some decent deals, but yeah the PS4 stuff is pretty weak.

 

[yourbeliefs]

So Nintendo is now releasing Wii games on the eStore for Wii U, and their first 3 titles are Super Mario Galaxy 2, Punch Out!, and Metroid Trilogy. What's noteworthy is that for the first week of each game release, the games are half price, so you can get games like SMG2 and M:T for $9.99. Those are pretty damn good prices, especially for Metroid as that was a limited release title. You DO need a Wii Remote and Nunchuck to play these as they are Wii games, but really these are 3 great games for that console. I'll probably pick up SMG2 and M:T.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/14/7545205/wii-games-download-backward-compatibility-nintendo