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Xbox Live Gold Members get Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War Free in February

February’s set of free games for Xbox Live Gold Members in will be Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
Starting Saturday (February 1st) Dead Island (Normally US $19.99) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through February 15th .

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xHeavYx3745d ago (Edited 3745d ago )

A bit better, but Games with Gold still has a long way to go.
@Below I meant that Games with Gold is getting better, not that this month's games were better than last month

Concertoine3745d ago

I thought sleeping dogs last month was miles better. Sure its old but at least its a great game and a bit of a hidden gem.
I can get crappy dead island for 6.99 if i was some kind of masochist.

GarrusVakarian3745d ago (Edited 3745d ago )

Agreed, Sleeping Dogs is the best game to be included with GWG yet, in my opinion.

But GWG still doesn't compare to PS plus, not even slightly. I can get Metro: Last Light, Bioshock Infinite and Borderlands 2 (to name a few) right now on PS3.

MS need to step their game up, it should at least have been Dead Island: Riptide.

TheBrit3745d ago

Yeah you can get "crappy dead island for 6.99' or, you can get it for free.

FamilyGuy3745d ago (Edited 3745d ago )

At least their giving out a game that wasn't on PS+ this time. PS+ got Sleeping Dogs a year ago, seeing them release the same titles PS+ had just makes PS+ look better. This time it might not be as good a game but at least it's not a reminder of how far behind GwG is in comparison to the PS+ instant games collection.

@TheBrit above
I personally wouldn't even download Dead Island for free. I know that I'd never play it so why bother. Sometimes even a free game isn't worth it, it's just clutter.

Concertoine3745d ago

@TheBrit
The point is, if i had wanted this game i wouldve fetches it from the bargain bin its been in since launch. Gears of War, Halo 3, Sleeping Dogs, etc may have been cheap games, but at least they were positively received by critics.

kreate3745d ago

Man.. Between PS plus and games for gold.

I'm totally loving it...

Keep it coming...

BLAKHOODe3744d ago (Edited 3744d ago )

@ FamilyGuy

Dead Island hasn't been on PS+ yet as a freebie, but I got the Game Of The Year edition through PS+ for $5.

$5 for the game and extra content beats the standard version being free on Xbox.

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Bolts-N-Rays11093745d ago

Dead Island was a game I really enjoyed. I recommend it for those who haven't gotten the chance to play it yet. Plus it's free!

Irishguy953745d ago

Agree, Toy soldiers is also one of the best XBL indie games.

However, even at this XBL still has a ways to go before it catches up with PSN. I got Bioshock infinite and Metro Last light a few days ago, along with 2 Vita games and a Ps4 game soon

Bolts-N-Rays11093745d ago

I'll be benefiting from the great games offered by PS+ soon.

Lord_Sloth3745d ago

Didn't they cut the servers?

LogicStomper3745d ago

I myself haven't tried it. Never got into the dead rising that was free a while back so here's hoping this one's good.

Master-H3745d ago

Nothing free for the bone, M$?

OC_MurphysLaw3745d ago

rumors are April that program will kick off. For now though nada.

KonsoruMasuta3745d ago (Edited 3745d ago )

I was expecting better. This is disappointing.

This months' was probably the best one. I already own Sleeping Dogs (which was a terrific game) but I never played LC: GOL (Also a terrific game).

Ah well, at least I have PS+ to look forward to.

InMyOpinion3745d ago (Edited 3745d ago )

I bought Sleeping Dogs when it was on sale during December. They could have told me that they would give it away for free only days later...

Solid game though.

BattleTorn3745d ago

PS+ has been SPOILING me!! It's actually kept me from buying Tomb Raider DE new ;D

And February has even more to offer, woo hoo!

InMyOpinion3745d ago

At least give us Dead Island Riptide. Damn cheapskates. This crap is part of why I will be going from having been a very pleased Xbox & Xbox 360 owner to definitely swapping to a PS4.

UKRsoldier3745d ago

So because you don't like a FREE game that is being given out as a bonus with your subscription, you're calling them cheap? Lol.

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke19415d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing69414d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos826d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck826d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan826d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC826d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic826d ago (Edited 826d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX825d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland826d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin825d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek826d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69826d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow826d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games That Need to be Backward Compatible

Kevin F. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Many of the best Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Some even with some enhanced visuals and performance. Unfortunately, not every game from the Xbox 360 library has received this glorious feat of being able to be played on more modern Microsoft consoles."

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Orchard1040d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1040d ago

The Spider-man games will never happen. The xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have a better chance of happening than Spider-man titles but won't happen. The Xbox One Ultimate Alliance games delisted years ago

Vits1039d ago

Yeah... you can totally forget about those entries that got delisted because of licensing issues. Those are not happening.

MetalProxy1039d ago

Wait everything isn’t BC? You guys act like it is lol

porkChop1039d ago

Almost all of the games people want to play are BC, and that's a hell of a lot better than having none available.

ApocalypseShadow1039d ago (Edited 1039d ago )

Almost all the games people want to play? Not true. Majority picks screw over the minority who have games collecting dust. Metal is right. Fans make it seem that it's all. 39/997 games from OG Xbox is NOT all. 568/2154 from 360 is NOT all. But you guys play it up like it is.

And from my count, there are 4,000+ PS4 BC games on PS5 that I see. And almost every VR game. Series X has no Kinect games or Kinect 2. But you played that up too. No more dancing.

As for the article, some of the BC games make sense. The others with Spider-Man aren't happening.

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