Xbox Live Marketplace Black Friday sale

by James Ransom-Wiley { Nov 26th 2008 at 2:45PM }

It's not just your friendly neighborhood retailers looking to take advantage of your weekend weakened state of mind this Friday. No, online marketplaces are looking to snag your credit card digits, too, as you sit slumped before your computer screen after awakening from a paralyzing food coma with an insatiable appetite to ... BUY!

Microsoft's Major Nelson has posted the Black Friday discounts for Xbox Live Marketplace, available to Xbox Live Gold members "Friday morning" through "Sunday evening" (an originally stated start time of 6 am ET has been removed). The sale includes Xbox Live Arcade games, premium DLC and several NXE Themes. Full details are posted after the break.

XBLA
Rez HD - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)
Arkadian Warriors - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)
Assault Heroes - 250

(reg. 400

; 37.5% off)
Catan - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)
Brain Challenge - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)
Boogie Bunnies - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)
Golf: Tee It Up! - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)

DLC
GH3: Metallica "Death Magnetic" Album - 1000

(reg. 1440

; 30.6% off)
Forza: March Car Pack - 250

(reg. 400

; 37.5% off)
Crackdown: "Gettin' Busy" Pack - 500

(reg. 800

; 37.5% off)
Rock Band: "All That Remains" Pack - 290

(reg. 440

; 34.1% off)
Lips: "The Remedy" (Jason Mraz) - 100

(reg. 160

; 37.5% off)

NXE Themes
Gears of War 2: Last Day - 180

(reg. 250

; 28% off)
Sonic Unleashed - 180

(reg. 250

; 28% off)
Castle Crashers - 180

(reg. 250

; 28% off)

Tags: black-friday, black-friday-2008, breakingnews, holidaze-2008, xbla, xblm, xbox-live, xbox-live-gold

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

LeMuRfArT @ Nov 26th 2008 2:48PM

god damnit the only things i want on that list i already bought

Eric @ Nov 26th 2008 4:24PM

buy them again think about the savings!!!!

Hasney @ Nov 26th 2008 4:49PM

Same! I bought Rez HD today before coming here. My flat finally fixed my XBox Live connection (SINCE JULY IT'S BEEN DOWN) and I went on a XBLM binge.

Demaar @ Nov 26th 2008 11:00PM

Ditto. Kind of a crap selection with one or two gems that you'd be crazy not to already own.

Also screw those premium themes. Even 180 points is too damn much.

supervp1 @ Nov 26th 2008 2:50PM

i want all that remains

[.sm0ke.] @ Nov 26th 2008 4:28PM

But if you buy All That Remains there won't be any left for anyone else!

*instantrimshot.com*

benjor0x0r @ Nov 26th 2008 2:51PM

I'd say the only thing worth it on that list would be Rez HD. Though I already have Catan.

Also, do people really still play Crackdown?? I mean that DLC came out over a year ago and it's still at 800MP?

Jakka ( The Order of Haters of Balance) @ Nov 26th 2008 3:01PM

Crackdown...is...bitching.You did not just diss that game.

Although I admit that 800 Points at this point is just utterly retarded.

benjor0x0r @ Nov 26th 2008 3:17PM

I wasn't dissing it. It was a good game when it came out. But seriously? That was almost 2 years ago and they still want to charge 800 points for a DLC? There is something wrong with that.

Jakka ( The Order of Haters of Balance) @ Nov 26th 2008 2:51PM

Son of a bitch. Have I had 30 more points I could've at least bought some themes off the Online Marketplace...

NaeemTHM @ Nov 26th 2008 3:01PM

Is that Bowser raping a young female in your avatar or do I need better glasses?

Jakka ( The Order of Haters of Balance) @ Nov 26th 2008 3:07PM

Oh come on, since when does coping a feel = r4pe?

(Stupid censoring system is stupid. It will delete the entire message the moment you press reply.Once I wrote a half-a-page explanation as to why Anti-Racism stuff is racist in the very core and imagine my look when the comment disappeared because I decided to use the N-Word uncensored in order to stand by my opinion.)

Mr.ESC Original Flavor Now Low on Sodium (May contain Win) @ Nov 26th 2008 3:16PM

Rule 34 NaeemTHM,Rule 34.

Cal @ Nov 26th 2008 3:51PM

There better be to infringements of rules 1 and 2 following your reference to rule 34...

Cal @ Nov 26th 2008 3:53PM

*no

BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Nov 26th 2008 4:11PM

Rules #1&2 only apply to raids...

Anyways, it's a picture of a female, human-like Bowser groping a female Mario.

Female versions of male characters is Rule #63 of the Internet.

While the image is somewhat sexual, I wouldn't say it's pornographic. Therefore, I don't think it's covered by Rule #34. Now, if these two ladies were naked and touching each others' naughty bits... then we'd have some 34 here.

The More You Know
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Mr.ESC Original Flavor Now Low on Sodium (May contain Win) @ Nov 26th 2008 7:13PM

Sometimes I'm amazed by the amount of /b/tards in Joystiq.

Hey guis by the way.

THE GAME.

13alder @ Nov 26th 2008 7:48PM

stupid /b/tards on mah internet...

ROW ROW FIGHT THA POWAH

Mr.ESC Original Flavor Now Low on Sodium (May contain Win) @ Nov 26th 2008 8:22PM

BTW Omega I never finished to read all da rules but I'm sure there was one that said that if you knew all the rules something something TL;DR An hero,aIrite?

Titanium_Orchid @ Nov 26th 2008 8:28PM

o.O ?

BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Nov 26th 2008 10:41PM

Call me BPM, not Omega, please.

And I hate /b/. I stay the hell away from that place. I just know an unhealthy amount of info on memes and the junk.

Shmil @ Nov 27th 2008 1:19AM

damnit mr. esc
you made me lose the game

Cal @ Nov 27th 2008 1:01PM

@ Mr.ESC

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

baby sea tuna @ Nov 26th 2008 2:58PM

Pass.

I'd have considered the Viva Pinata theme if it were on sale.

Dirty @ Nov 26th 2008 3:02PM

Sweet, REZ and maybe I will sell out my principles and get that castle crashers theme, I just love the art.

AnthonyGalindoX @ Nov 26th 2008 3:02PM

Awww... I already have Rez, Assault Heroes, and the Crackdown DLC. Nothing else interests me.

mirage @ Nov 26th 2008 3:12PM

I might have to pick up Rez. 500 points is pretty cheap. Just like me. ;)

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 3:13PM

Gears of War 2: Last Day theme is sweet, got that one. :D

The fact that it will be on sale is not sweet. :(

Mr.ESC Original Flavor Now Low on Sodium (May contain Win) @ Nov 26th 2008 3:19PM

I don't why people bother on buying themes,all the good ones are free anyway.

Also there should be a way to get a preview of the theme.Otherwise they are asking me to make ablind buy.

I bought a Naruto theme once (What I was thinking at the time? No Idea.) anyway I still regret it.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 26th 2008 3:26PM

But the premium themes have those little backgrounds that the avatars stand in front of. I've got whichever one Gamestop gave me for buying Gears. Unfortunately, it just looks like everyone is standing in front of big brown blobs of mud, with the occasional dirty truck in there. The Halo ones are still pretty cool though, with Pumas (I mean, Warthogs) and Banshees and whatnot.

343 Guilty Fart @ Nov 26th 2008 3:28PM

Wait, I got the Last Day theme for free. You're supposed to pay for it?

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 26th 2008 4:27PM

I missed out on the limited time freeness :(

Markez @ Nov 26th 2008 7:58PM

ESC, care to offer up the names of these free themes? I've been sitting on a pile of points for awhile, so I caved and bought my first theme, the Fable II one. Pretty cool.

Cellien @ Nov 26th 2008 3:14PM

Meh, they need more GAMES on sale...

Nick @ Nov 26th 2008 3:18PM

no thanks, already own all of the good ones on that list.

Mr.ESC Original Flavor Now Low on Sodium (May contain Win) @ Nov 26th 2008 3:21PM

I would buy REZ but I'm already saturated with games.I bought Fallout a few weeks ago and I haven't play it.I'm to hooked onFable 2 and Banjo 3.

Why the hell Banjo got so many bad reviews that game is awesome.

False @ Nov 26th 2008 3:25PM

The "Death Magnetic" album was too much at 1600, but it's nice to see they're lowering it to 1000, which is about how much it's worth anyway. That's about the only good I see here.

born2kill @ Nov 26th 2008 3:32PM

I would buy Rez but i'm not a gold member. oh well

lee williamson @ Nov 26th 2008 3:35PM

think i may pick up REZ :)

Biff_McFresh @ Nov 26th 2008 3:42PM

Good deal on Rez. Of course I already thought it was a good deal for even 800 points when I bought it awhile back. Wonderful game.

Curtis @ Nov 26th 2008 3:47PM

Agreed. To all those that are saying they might pick up Rez... why the hell haven't you already???

Curtis @ Nov 26th 2008 3:45PM

Wheres the Canadian love?

:(

It would finally give me a reason to pick up Settlers (I always found it weird that they call it Catan here. Ever since I've been young playing, we always shortened Settlers of Catan to Settlers, not Catan... but I digress).

madshafter @ Nov 26th 2008 4:02PM

That's a pretty weak sale. Oh well.

zero2dash @ Nov 26th 2008 4:02PM

PSN BF sales > XBL BF sales

Several good games 1/2 price there on the PSN. I was expecting a little more out of Microsoft this time since it's been ages (it seems) since they've added a bunch of 1/2 priced "XBLA Hits" titles.

And yeah, I agree - the Crackdown DLC should be free by now; c'mon already. =S