News & Rumors: Xbox One (codename Durango)

[Scott_Arm]

Definitely do it! Set aside 15 hours and you can finish the game!!

What? Not doing the side quests. Main quests, I guess.

 

[Dave Baumann]

Apparently I'm getting 'Limbo' for free, for being a Year One'er. Also got a code for some extras in Sunset Overdrive yesterday.

 

[Scott_Arm]

15% off Sunset Overdrive for gold subscribers https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/536384160814751744

 

[-tkf-]

December free Live games:
XBOX One
Worms Battlegrounds (the whole month)

XBOX 360
The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief (1-15th)
SSX (from the 16th december)
http://majornelson.com/2014/11/26/xbox-live-games-gold-december-2014/

 

[shredenvain]

Apparently I'm getting 'Limbo' for free, for being a Year One'er. Also got a code for some extras in Sunset Overdrive yesterday.

Me too. I got Limbo, Free SSOD DLC, Free Dragon BallZ movie and TV episodes, Halo forward until dawn movie rental as well as a background and gamer pic. Free stuff is always great.

 

[Rangers]

I didn't get Limbo. I got like the background pics (which are dumb) and the dragon ball z and halo episodes which I have no interest in.
And a "personalized poster". That I also dont care about.

MS has been super generous lately due to their market position, it would have been nice to gift people something a little more substantial, though I dont want to be that guy complaining over free stuff.

For example if they gave me downloadable game "Strider" for free, I would have been mildly excited (a;although TBH I probably wouldn't have played it, Destiny takes all my play time).

 

[Dave Baumann]

Evidently those that got Limbo were people who played over the launch weekend.

 

[BRiT]

I didn't get Limbo. I got like the background pics (which are dumb) and the dragon ball z and halo episodes which I have no interest in.
And a "personalized poster". That I also dont care about.

MS has been super generous lately due to their market position, it would have been nice to gift people something a little more substantial, though I dont want to be that guy complaining over free stuff.

For example if they gave me downloadable game "Strider" for free, I would have been mildly excited (a;although TBH I probably wouldn't have played it, Destiny takes all my play time).

There's actually two different offers going on. One of them was via a promotional email. The email had you open up a web page that displayed 1 unique gift as part of a package with the more traditional items like year one background, year one avatar pic, a Halo Forward to Dawn rental, a Dragon Ball Z Battle of the Gods movie rental, sampler show rental from Dragon Ball Z.

The unique gift ranges from free year one poster to other small items. My small item was the Epic Table for Pinball FX2. Most of my friends got the poster.

That is Not the free Limbo promotion! The free Limbo promotion was via a message to your primary Xbox one account from Xbox systems or Xbox live. When you open the message on the console it talks about free Limbo code and gives you the option to download it now.

So check your Xbox console messages! You just might have limbo free. Also rumor has it that everyone will be getting it free, its just a matter of when, either now or when its officially released.

 

[NRP]

I got a code for Limbo. Not sure I'd ever play it though. Not even sure what it is, to be honest.

It says I've been an XBox Live member since 2004. I'm not sure that's right. I think the first game I played on Live was Ghost Recon on the XBoxOG. I thought that was before 2004?

 

[AzBat]

I got a code for Limbo. Not sure I'd ever play it though. Not even sure what it is, to be honest.

It says I've been an XBox Live member since 2004. I'm not sure that's right. I think the first game I played on Live was Ghost Recon on the XBoxOG. I thought that was before 2004?

Which version? Ghost Recon 2 came out in 2004. The original & Island Thunder came out in 2001 & 2002 respectively.

Tommy McClain

 

[Scott_Arm]

Some good digital sales on Xbox One.
http://majornelson.com/2014/11/27/black-friday-deals-gold/

Shadow of Mordor, Ryse, Wolfenstein, Evil Within are all 50% off.
FIFA, NHL, Madden 45% off.
Titanfall and season pass are 75% off (GET IT) Works out to $12.50 for the bundle

 

[NRP]

Which version? Ghost Recon 2 came out in 2004. The original & Island Thunder came out in 2001 & 2002 respectively.

Tommy McClain

The original. One of the best and most intense games I've ever played. All of the Ghost Recon games after Island Thunder were nothing but pale shadows of the original.

 

[DuckThor Evil]

It says I've been an XBox Live member since 2004. I'm not sure that's right. I think the first game I played on Live was Ghost Recon on the XBoxOG. I thought that was before 2004?

Could there perhaps been a brief period in 2004 where your subscription might have lapsed and it took you a while to renew it?

Yeah Ghost Recon was a great game.

 

[Cyan]

I got a code for Limbo. Not sure I'd ever play it though. Not even sure what it is, to be honest.

It says I've been an XBox Live member since 2004. I'm not sure that's right. I think the first game I played on Live was Ghost Recon on the XBoxOG. I thought that was before 2004?

Yes, what Dr Evil said. Years might be cumulative though, but if you didn't renew your subscription for a time, that could explain it.

 

[Cyan]

The eligibility for those gifted with a free game has been explained. It turns out to be that it's for those who played the Xbox One the first weekend of launch.

So NRP, that might explain it. I knew Limbo but never got it for the Xbox 360, so that's a really good gift for me.

http://www.videogamer.com/xboxone/l...larifies_free_xbox_one_limbo_eligibility.html

 

[Billy Idol]

Apparently, MS is not paying their indie devs...

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Th...tember-payment-before-christmas--284512.phtml


This is really weird...why is MS doing this? The money must be pocket money for MS?

 

[Cyan]

Apparently, MS is not paying their indie devs...

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Th...tember-payment-before-christmas--284512.phtml


This is really weird...why is MS doing this? The money must be pocket money for MS?

I hope they pay that money, it'd be very very disappointing if that was true.

Edit: This has been updated in the link you shared

Update :
I've been contacted by Kris Steele who has had contact with Microsoft recently. While no official statement has been issues yet by Microsoft. Microsoft are claiming there was an error with the sales data figures which they are now working out. They apparently now intend to pay developers within the next two weeks.

Read more at http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Th...e-christmas--284512.phtml#TKz7ItLV7QYL8oee.99

 

[MrFox]

Apparently, MS is not paying their indie devs...

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Th...tember-payment-before-christmas--284512.phtml


This is really weird...why is MS doing this? The money must be pocket money for MS?

It's probably just a small delay blown out of proportion...

 

[Deleted member 11852]

It's probably just a small delay blown out of proportion...

Yeah, this has got to be some unfortunate oversight or breakdown in communication. It's not great that it has happened but I' sure this wasn't intentional and that Microsoft are rectifying it as we type.

 

[Billy Idol]

It's probably just a small delay blown out of proportion...

64 days late! And apparently, indie devs had to agree that a delay of 45 days is ok.?!?

So it is even 19 days past this allowed delay.

Now add 2 weeks from Cyan's link...we are talking about an 80 days delay in total.

Is this really a small delay blown out of proportion for you?