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Xbox Countdown Sale Week 2: Our Picks

Joe

Jan 1, 2017 • 3 min read

Overcooked, DOOM, Tomb Raider and more slashed

When there is a digital sale that’s worthy of your time, we want to let you know.

The first week of deals brought some really solid deals. The Xbox Countdown Sale week 2 is now on. It finishes on the 9th of January, so grab a bargain while the going is good.

For me, week 1 of the deals meant finally purchasing The Witness, which I am absolutely loving, and Jase’s recommendation, Firewatch.

This second week has some good deals, but more so on full retail type games.

Versus Player’s top pick of the Xbox Countdown Sale week 2 would have to be Overcooked. Jono and Jase had this game in their top 3 games of the year. You can listen to our GOTY Roundup, Ya Filthy Animal podcast to hear why we all love the game so much.

I’d also recommend DOOM, which I gave an honourable mention to for making you play so aggressively, rather than the standard hide until your health revives. Jono would tell you to pick up XCOM 2, which was one of his top 3 games of 2016.

Again, there are games on sale on the Xbox 360 side of things as part of the Xbox Countdown Sale Week 2 as well. Assassin’s Creed Rogue, Catherine, Ducktales: Remastered (in my top 3 of old games played in 2016), GTA: San Andreas, Hitman: Blood Money and Portal 2 are some of the standouts, with many being backwards compatible.

Thanks to Xbox’s very own Major Nelson for the list. Check out the Xbox dashboard for daily deals or Major Nelson’s blog for the complete list of the second week of deals.

Here are some of my picks:

Xbox Countdown Sale Picks

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection	60% – 67%
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Gold Edition	50% – 60%
Call of Duty: Ghosts	60% – 67%
Castle Crashers Remastered	60% – 67%
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin	60% – 67%
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition	60% – 67%
DOOM	40% – 50%
EA SPORTS FIFA 17	40% – 50%
EA SPORTS UFC 2	67% – 75%
Far Cry 4	40% – 50%
Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious Digital Edition	67% – 75%
Game of Thrones – The Complete First Season (Episodes 1-6)	60% – 67%
LEGO Jurassic World	40% – 50%
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deluxe Edition	35% – 45%
Mad Max	40% – 50%
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Game of the Year Edition	35% – 45%
Mirrors Edge Catalyst	50% – 60%
Overcooked Holiday Bundle	25% – 33%
Overwatch: Origins Edition	25% – 33%
Quantum Break	40% – 50%
Rare Replay	60% – 67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider	30% – 40%
Rise of the Tomb Raider Season Pass	50% – 60%
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration	40% – 50%
Rocket League	30% – 40%
Ryse: Legendary Edition	60% – 67%
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected & Gat out of Hell	67% – 75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40% – 50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition	30% – 40%
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege	40% – 50%
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Complete Edition	30% – 40%
Tom Clancy’s The Division	40% – 50%
Tom Clancy’s The Division Gold Edition	40% – 50%
Watch Dogs 2	30% – 40%
XCOM 2	20% – 30%

From all of us at Versus Player, we hope you have a brilliant 2017. What better way to start it than with some gaming!

Feel free to comment below or drop us a line at podcast@versusplayer.com to let us know your picks of the bunch. Listen to our latest podcast, GOTY Roundup, Ya Filthy Animal, to hear us talk about many of these games in discussion for game of the year 2016. You can find it on the link above or by searching for Versus Player on iTunes, Stitcher or Pocket Casts.

Happy gaming!

Overcooked, DOOM, Tomb Raider and more slashed

Xbox Countdown Sale Picks

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