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Cheap 12 Month Xbox LIVE Gold + Free Halo Reach Noble 6 Avatar Helmet Promotion Kicks Off

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"Microsoft is currently offering new and existing Xbox LIVE Gold customers the option to add 12 months of Xbox LIVE for $29.99. This is 50% off the rate of $59.99 per year, which is set to start in early November 2010!

In addition to the $29.99 deal, Microsoft is throwing in a free Halo Reach Noble 6 avatar helmet with this offer."

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Myst4987d ago

I saw it this morning and wanted to get it. Was going to use a gift card [don't like not being able to take off my credit card], but people say that does not seem to work.

I just don't want to go through a whole ordeal of being billed for another year when I don't want to be. Unless someone else can confirm or deny that you can/'t delete credit card information.

JOLLY14987d ago

I don't know about deleting it. I just know that you can take yourself back down to silver when it gets close. Microsoft sends you a few email reminders prior to them renewing your subscription.

Myst4987d ago (Edited 4987d ago )

Well I have been reading the forums about turning off automatic renewal, but that still does not give me assurance, as some said the automatic renewal switched back on [though I think they added a new card or something].

Either way some people have talked about charges building up as well when turning it off or something I just don't want to get those charges and have my account suspended. May just continue reading into the night or something to figure out what I'll have to do.

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Never mind found the answer:

"When/If you wish to remove the card from your account and you used it to purchase a subscription, you will need to turn off automatic renewal and wait until the subscription expires. Once your membership ends you can then remove your card."

N4GAddict4987d ago

I think you have to call in.

BiggCMan4987d ago

its a limited time promotion man. will last a few days, maybe a week. definitely not longer than 2 weeks. its because they want more people buying gold to play halo reach. come november, it will be up to 60

ASSASSYN 36o4987d ago (Edited 4987d ago )

You have been able to remove credit card info for about 2 years now. I just deleted an old card and my current card expires next month. I will be repating the 10 sec process again.

FACTUAL evidence4987d ago (Edited 4987d ago )

Hurry fast, or Bill will be making you pay that 50$ bill....plus a 10$ bill..

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Double Toasted4987d ago (Edited 4987d ago )

The thing is though, if you use your credit card to buy it at this price($29.99) MS will lock it in at that price. Meaning, you'll pay that price every year until that credit card expires.

Edit: I'm wrong, but they did it for my 3 month subscription.

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whitesoxfalife4987d ago

Double Toasted that is not true once that year is up it will charge u for the full price or ten dollars higher im lock for the 39.99 deal but when it over i will pay the 49.99 and not the 59.99 that will start in November

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein264d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED263d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183499d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion498d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad499d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90499d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183498d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90498d ago (Edited 498d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde498d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90498d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde498d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator498d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13498d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183498d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar584d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken583d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar583d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos583d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP583d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken583d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149583d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE583d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341583d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90583d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos583d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90582d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai583d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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