Month: March 2016
Saints Row IV Added to Backwards Compatibility!
This one was expected as well, just perhaps came a little earlier than we expected (I personally though it would be the week of rather a couple of weeks early) but we are certainly not complaining. I actually was going to sell my National Treasure Edition with all of the DLC but held off when this announcement came around. I would imagine (though not confirmed) that Gat out of Hell will also be greenlit in the near future. Enjoy.
PSA: Wolfenstein 3d (Activision version) should be now available in Ready to Install.
Remember how when Microsoft gave its first list of over 100 titles that we were quite happy to see Wolfenstein 3d as part of the list? Of course for many of us, that turned to disappointment when we learned that the Bethesda version was cleared for backwards compatibility since that’s where the license lay and not the Activision version which many of us bought a while back. Microsoft did put out a statement shortly after many people complained and said they were working on both versions for backwards compatibility. They just had to get Activision to agree and last night I saw it in my ready to install list. I don’t know if it happened yesterday, but it happened no more than a week ago I’m certain. So good turnout there and again proof that if Microsoft says they are working on a game for BC, it’s not lip service. Enjoy.
04/01/2016 Edit – Just a note, even though you bought the license to the Activision version, players will actually download the Bethesda version which means a couple of things. 1)You can earn the achievements all over again for more gamer score. 2)If you had a save file in the cloud for the Activision version, it won’t translate over. It sounds like, and I could be wrong but basically Microsoft went to Bethesda and asked if they minded if all of the people who d/led the Activision version once upon a time could automatically get the Bethesda version on their X1. They agreed (perhaps money or favors changed hands) and the situation is fixed. I seriously doubt Activision had any part in it.
Dead Space added to Backwards Compatibility!
At this point, it wasn’t a surprise but those who own the disc (like me) or digital ahead of the Games with Gold offering in a couple of days will appreciate this announcement. Enjoy kids, it is really nice to see the steady string of releases. Hopefully they can keep it up.
Deals with Gold for Week of March 29th, 2016 and Left for Dead 2 is now BC!
Welp, forgive me for the shortness of this post but I’m quite under the weather. First things first, the Week’s Deals with Gold . Unfortunately, there are no BC Deals with Gold unless you want to play speculation and honestly I don’t put any of these at all that high probability. I’m somewhat interested in Mars: War Logs but without it being BC, that jumps it down my interest quite a bit. Also, per announcement on Twitter, Left 4 Dead 2 is now BC. I really like how the titles are coming out these days..now the sales just need to reciprocate. Enjoy your week.
Halo Wars, Soul Calibur II & King of Fighters 98 added to Backwards Compatible!!
Keep em coming babie! We got another set of three for today’s news fresh off the Easter Weekend. Halo Wars is no big surprise since its Microsoft and has been rumored for months now. I’ve never played it personally, but then again I’ve only played regular Halo in bits and pieces. The other two are a little unexpected (I think most people rather see Soul Calibur IV or V personally), but more games is always a good thing. It should be noted that Soul Calibur II is still on sale for $4.99 until midnight tonight if you want to pick it up on the cheap. Unfortunately, I grabbed Tekken Tag last week, I’ve kinda exceeded my fighting games quota for now :).
Ziggurat (Xbox One)
One of the best things about this generation of Xbox games is that we no longer have to worry about region restrictions with physical discs. It used to be, especially with the 360, if you had a Japanese or European only game, then here in the states you were out of luck to play these games. But with the Xbox One, that changed. As long as you could get your hands on a copy, you could play it (minus any language complications). I imported my first Xbox One game over the last month, Ziggurat. It had been released here in the states but only digitally. So this felt like the right opportunity to get a game with high marks in disc form. I’m so very glad I made that decision.
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Games with Gold for April 2016 Announced!
According to a recent tweet by good ole Larry Hryb, we have 4 new games with Gold coming in April. Wolf Among Us and Sunset Overdrive on the Xbox One front are quite welcome even if I already have Wolf Among Us in disc form ($5 special from the Microsoft Store). On the Xbox 360 side, we have Dead Space and Saint’s Row IV which means a couple of things. 1)These two will become backwards compatible very soon and 2)I need to pull my copy of the National Treasure Edition of SR4 off of Half.com since it has the DLC and is probably now worth keeping. Good stuff, this week just keeps on rolling.
Dark Souls and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 added to Backwards Compatibility for XB1!
Per Tweet just about an hour ago, Dark Souls and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 were added to BC for the Xbox One. This isn’t exactly a surprise since both were either leaked or previously announced as coming but welcome nevertheless. I would also be lying if I didn’t feel a little more tempted to buy Tekken Tag 2 during the ongoing sale for a measly $5. And it’s bought. I needed a good fighter for my Xbox One anyway. That’s what I keep telling myself.
BC Deals with Gold for the week of March 22nd, 2016
Well, last week we were promised a massive Spring Sale that would include among other things, lots of BC. Well there are BC sales, but silly me I thought it might be something different than the usual mess. I was hoping for Call of Juarez: Gunslinger or the Sam n Max titles or even some Sega games. Nope, same stuff, different week. I am slightly tempted to get Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (and there is a fair number of games on sale that are supposed to be coming very soon to BC) since we know its coming to BC and its only $4.99, but that’s about it. On the flip side, I am working through my review for Ziggurat (Xbox One) and should have that posted by the end of the week. Very fun game. Anyway, enjoy the week.
3/23/16 Edit: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 added to the list. See I was already tempted before it was announced on BC 🙂
3/28/16 Edit: Soul Calibur II HD added to the list. Solid game, but we’ll see it on sale again and Tekken Tag 2 is the same price.
Xbox One Backwards Compatible Games on Sale this Week
Assassin’s Creed, Dark Void and GRID 2 are now Backwards Compatible!
Welp, they certainly like to come in bunches. Major Nelson Tweeted three more games added to the BC roster today. Unfortunately I can’t test out Dark Void or Grid 2, but I do still have a copy of Assassin’s Creed I got a LONG TIME ago. Of course, not the games everybody is looking for (so there will be complaints) but this makes for three more BC games and that’s the important thing.
