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Get The Maw free with Bastion purchase at Microsoft Store

by Richard Mitchell on Jul 21st 2011 6:00PM

Maw? Maaaawwww? Where is that little purple guy? Oh, there he is -- as part of a free Summer of Arcade promotion on the Microsoft Store. Those who pick up a copy of Bastion via the Microsoft Store will also receive a free copy of Twisted Pixel's adorable adventure, The Maw. As we mentioned only a few words ago, The Maw is positively adorable and a decent game to boot, making this an attractive deal for those interested in Bastion.

Strangely, the site notes that the deal applies to "any" Summer of Arcade purchase, though a footnote claims that the deal is valid solely for Bastion. Considering Bastion is currently the only Summer of Arcade title available, it's possible that the deal will be applied to the rest of the Summer of Arcade lineup as each title is released.

Via: Cheap Ass Gamer
Source: Microsoft Store

Tags: bastion, microsoft, summer-of-arcade, supergiant-games, The-Maw, twisted-pixel, XBLA, xbox

Reader Comments (29)

Maw!

Wish there was one were i live then i'd go get Bastion and The Maw

What a great way to reward me for being a loyal fan and buying it on my Xbox as soon as it was released. I hope this applies to the other games in the line up as I will get at least one more, if this deal even applies to the UK.

Woah, the price is in actual dollars instead of MS points. That's odd...

@Aeshir
Not really. Microsoft Store is separate from Xbox. I assume it is like buying a code from Gamestop.

Seems to be US Only

I did this yesterday

quick note it takes a while to get the codes for both games

They sure like giving this game away. I got my copy on 1 vs 100. Plus I hear they offer it to lapsed gold members as an incentive to get them to go back to gold.

....crap I literally bought Bastion about 15 min before this was posted...

Oh well, still a great game.

The Maw really needs a sequel, or a full-disc game. Those characters are just adorable.

MAAAAWWWWW

Great, its US only, thanks for nothing Microsoft.

I'm still waiting on my free copy of the Maw from when I renewed my Gold subscription MONTHS ago.

@poopdedoop

MS usually sends those out via a marketplace code sent to your mailbox. Hope youve been keeping an eye on your XBL email account.

And what if we already own The Maw? Is the code transferable? I already plan on getting Bastion, would love to give the maw to someone.

@Courtney
yeah they give you two codes..one for bastion and one for the maw

@Courtney
If it's like they say and they give you codes you could probably give that code away. Should probably have more info on MS's site.

Wait so...I miss out because I bought the game from the marketplace this morning? That's...sucky. Time to e-mail them.

@Opuelas Well, it says it's good with the purchase of any summer of arcade title, so, if you're going to buy From Dust or something, just get it then?

Wow, talk about adding insult to injury. First you guys bump Ms. Splosion Man in favor of *Fruit Ninja Kinect*, and now you're giving away Twisted Pixel's old game as a promotional item for someone else's game?

Ouch. That's messed up.

@onan Lots of sensitive Fruit Ninja fans out there, I take it.

Well I already own The Maw and loved it to death, but this is great for anybody who hasn't picked it up yet.

Just did this. Good thing I forgot that Bastion was available.

Really hope this applies to future SoA games, because I'm definitely buying From Dust, and I don't own the Maw!

MAW MAW MAW MAW CAN'T READ MY CAN'T READ MY

Another reason to purchase Bastion? Sweet. I was planning to tonight anyways.

Wow just bought a $20 Xbox live card for Bastion, but hadn't bought it yet. So now had to spend another $16 to get it with THe Maw. Oh well, I'm sure that $20 xbox card will get spend on something else in the near future. I'm thinking ITSP

That voice over really killed Bastion for me.. might retry it, if I can turn that off

I love the maw wish they'd do another or perhaps a mobile version.

I can confirm that you get both download codes immediately from the checkout screen after you click to complete the transaction. I was scared that it didn't say xbla or Xbox anywhere on the page, that it might possibly be a Games For Windows pc download I was paying for but it wasn't. I just clicked on the link to go to the xbox website and copied and pasted the codes one at a time and it added them to my queue on my xbox. Typing in codes thru xbox=pain the ass . And YES I'm sure if you already own The Maw you can give that code to someone else because when you make the purchase it doesn't ask for gamertag info or have you log in to anything.

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