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Xbox Countdown Sale to 2017: Our Picks

Joe

Dec 24, 2016 • 3 min read

Firewatch, Halo, GTA and more slashed

Digital games are way too expensive in Australia, so thank goodness for things like the Xbox Countdown Sale. When you can go to the shops and purchase a disk of a game for often half the price of the online price, the ease of access from owning a game digitally does not make up for the fact that you could purchase twice as many games physically (or far more if you are willing to wait a while). So when there is a digital sale that’s worthy of your time, we want to let you know.

Xbox are having their yearly end of the year sale, the Xbox Countdown Sale. Now while not as good as some of the more recent Black Friday deals (which we discuss in episode 3 of our Versus Player podcast), there are some games that jump out as particularly good value.

Personally, this sale meant I finally picked up one the games I wished I played this year, The Witness and Jase’s recommendation, Firewatch.

My top pick of the Xbox Countdown Sale would have to be Tales from the Borderlands. If you have listened to our podcasts, I’m sure you’ve heard me drum on about how hilarious this game is. And no, you don’t need to have played the other Borderlands games. Also, the Lego Avengers games are rarely on sale, although they are much, much cheaper on PC (I hear you say it… isn’t everything?).

Oh, and there are games on sale on the Xbox 360 side of things as part of the Xbox Countdown Sale, with the best of the most recent Fallout games, Fallout: New Vegas, on sale and backwards compatible on your One.

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.

Here are some of my picks:

Xbox Countdown Sale Picks

Game	Discount – Gold Member Discount
ARCADE GAME SERIES 3-in-1 Pack	50% – 60%
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag	50% – 60%
Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition	50% – 60%
Battlefield 1 – Titanfall 2 Deluxe Bundle	40% – 50%
Dark Souls III	40% – 50%
DARK SOULS III – Deluxe Edition	40% – 50%
Deadlight: Director’s Cut	40% – 50%
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	40% – 50%
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Digital Deluxe Edition	40% – 50%
Dishonored Definitive Edition	40% – 50%
Far Cry Primal	40% – 50%
Far Cry Primal – Apex Edition	40% – 50%
Firewatch	30% – 40%
Gears of War 4	45%
Grand Theft Auto V & Megalodon Shark Cash Card Bundle	50% – 60%
Grand Theft Auto V & Whale Shark Cash Card Bundle	50% – 60%
Grow Up	40% – 50%
Halo 5: Guardians	40% – 50%
Halo 5: Guardians – Digital Deluxe Edition	40% – 50%
HITMAN Intro Pack	40% – 50%
HITMAN Upgrade Pack	40% – 50%
HITMAN – The Complete First Season	40% – 50%
INSIDE & LIMBO Bundle	30% – 40%
Killer Instinct: Season 3 Ultra Edition	40% – 50%
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes	67% – 75%
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers	35% – 45%
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Deluxe Edition	35% – 45%
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN	40% – 50%
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition	40% – 50%
Oxenfree	40% – 50%
ReCore	50%
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell	67% – 75%
Tales from the Borderlands Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)	60% – 67%
The Telltale Undead Survival Bundle	60% – 67%
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries	60% – 67%
The Witness	25% – 33%
Trials Fusion: The Awesome Max Edition	50% – 60%
Wolfenstein: The New Order	40% – 50%
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood	40% – 50%

From all of us at Versus Player, we hope it’s been an awesome 2016. 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!

Firewatch, Halo, GTA and more slashed

Xbox Countdown Sale Picks

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