Tag: Sales
News Microsoft Slashes The Price Of Xbox Series S For Lunar New Year
Grab it at a discount once again
If you're in the market for an Xbox Series S, then you'll be interested to know that Microsoft has discounted the console once again as part of the Xbox Lunar New Year celebrations, bringing it down to just $239.99 USD. The discounts vary in different regions, so in the UK it's only been reduced to £235.99, but...
News Xbox Series X|S 2022 Console Sales Grow In Europe, Other Platforms Down On 2021
It's been a good year for Team Xbox
2022 current-gen console sales data is now coming out of Europe as we head into the new year, and the numbers provide some pretty interesting reading. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Xbox Series X|S sales in 2022 were up 4.4% over 2021, making it the only platform to grow last year. It's worth noting that these...
News Xbox Boasts 'Strong' UK Sales Of Series X|S For Black Friday 2022
"The platform accounted for 40% of all consoles sold..."
We're finally starting to get some sales data from Black Friday 2022 for Xbox, and it looks like the platform did very well for itself over the past week - at least in the UK, where the Series X and Series S accounted for 40% of all consoles sold. That figure is slightly behind the Nintendo...
Guide When Will The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2022 Be Revealed?
It should be any day now!
The Xbox Black Friday 2022 sale is almost upon us, during which hundreds of Xbox digital titles are expected to be discounted for a couple of weeks, possibly even extending into December. The official date of the sale hasn't been announced at the time of writing, but it should be just a few days away at this point, so down...
Guide When Will The Xbox Christmas Holiday Sale 2021 Be Revealed?
Let's take an educated guess
The Xbox Christmas and New Year Holiday Sale 2021 (known typically as the 'Countdown Sale') is almost upon us, during which hundreds of Xbox digital titles are expected to be discounted for the holiday period. The official date of the sale hasn't been announced at the time of writing, but it should be just a few days...
News Xbox Series S Reportedly Dominated This Year's Black Friday Console Sales
Affordable and "readily available"
We've heard stories in recent times suggesting the Xbox Series S has outperformed the Xbox Series X in various key markets, and now there appears to be even more good news about the smaller and more affordable model. According to the Adobe Digital Economy Index - which recorded "over one trillion visits to U.S...
News Xbox Series S Reportedly Outsells Series X In Various Key Markets
"The Series S has come into its own"
It's been suggested that Xbox Series S has been outselling the Xbox Series X in various key markets during its first year, with Ampere Analytics highlighting that "the lesser-powered Series S has come into its own". The website says that "the strong adoption of Series S is having an outweighed impact on digital...
News CD Projekt Has Already Sold 13 Million Copies Of Cyberpunk 2077
Despite troubled launch period
Although CD Projekt is under fire at the moment for all sorts of bugs, glitches and crashes in Cyberpunk 2077, it seems Night City is doing just fine in terms of sales. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the Polish company's latest release has already shifted 13 million units, as of 20th December. This same...
News The Lucky's Tales Franchise Has Now Surpassed 3 Million Players
Playful celebrates with new physical release in the US
Playful Studios today announced the Lucky's Tale franchise has now surpassed more than 3 million players. This includes Super Lucky's Tale, New Super Lucky's Tale and the original Oculus Rift title, Lucky's Tale. To celebrate this special milestone, Playful has today released a physical copy of...
News Sea Of Thieves' Concurrent Player Peak On Steam Continues To Rise
Nearly 60,000 peak players!
When Rare's Sea of Thieves sailed onto Steam last week it was able to grab the attention of more than 10,000 players on the platform and made it into the top sellers list. Well now, just over a week later, it's managed to reach an all-time peak of 59,404 concurrent players. Once again, that makes it one of the top 100...
News Deals With Gold: Mammoth List of Discounts Now Live
There goes the money...
This week's Deals With Gold are now live, and there's something for everyone in the absolutely mammoth list of offers. On Xbox One, there's everything from soup to nuts and in something Microsoft is dubbing the "Xbox 360 Super Sale" there's even more to be found. You don't need any more of an introduction than that, really,...
News Deals With Gold: Over 60 Xbox Offers Thrown Into The Mix
Lara Croft, Call of Duty...they're lining up
There's a whole host of offers this week as part of Microsoft's Deals With Gold, with a publishers sale from Square Enix loading the list with bargains. Not to mention a somewhat eye-opening amount of Call of Duty titles suddenly getting trimmed, especially on Xbox 360. Wink. If Black Ops does appear via...
News Deals With Gold: Call of Duty Slashed on Xbox One and Xbox 360
Sure to be a popular move...
This week's Deals With Gold have been announced and the list is sure to set the cat amongst the pigeons. In a week where Activision are under fire for any number of reasons over the announcement of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, they've decided to have a bit of a sale, chopping prices on a fair percentage of the Call...
News Deals With Gold: Over 80 Discounts Take the Stage
An even spread
This week's Deals With Gold have been announced and there surely has to be something for everyone as Microsoft have pulled out over 80 discounts across Xbox One and Xbox 360, with a good selection of the Xbox 360 titles being playable on Xbox One. There's also two freebies in store for Battlefield fans, with the Dragon's Teeth DLC...
News Deals With Gold: Batman, Forza, Rory McIlroy Golf Cut
Back to Gotham
This week's Xbox Deals With Gold are now live, and there are savings to be had on a number of high profile titles, as well as a couple of cuts for some interesting diversions. Batman: Arkham Knight gets trimmed in the standalone and Premium editions, and the Season Pass is discounted too. Forza Horizon 2's Car Pass is cut, as is the...
News Xbox Live Spring Sale: Xbox One Opening Day Deals List
Spring forward
It's Spring Sale time, and Microsoft has cut the prices of a big old load of games across both Xbox One and Xbox 360. The sale was due to start on the 20th, but it looks like Sunday's Halo World Championship got in the way and held things up. Still, offers are offers, and you'll find the full list of Xbox One deals below. The 360 list...
News Xbox Spring Sale to Return on March 20th
Get your wallet ready
Microsoft has confirmed that they'll be running a Spring Sale event which will kick off on March 20th. Details are thin on the ground of course, but it has been confirmed that the event will contain savings of up to 60% on Xbox Store games for Xbox One and Xbox 360, with Gold subscribers getting up to 10% more off. This year,...
News Xbox Countdown Sale Kicks Off With 134 Discounts on Xbox One and Xbox 360 Titles
Tons of savings to be had
The Xbox Countdown sale has kicked off, and there are absolutely STACKS of titles discounted. As usual, Xbox Live Gold members get a larger discount than those who don't have a subscription, and discounts range up to 85% off! Indeed, there are some highlights to be found if you check though the list, with 75% off the...
News Microsoft Is Holding Another Huge Xbox Live Game Sale Later This Month
Will have over 200 deals
It just wouldn't be Christmas without massive discounts across the Xbox One and Xbox 360 digital stores. Microsoft has begun promoting such a thing on its official Xbox website that will kick off on December 22nd and run through until January 7th, 2016. It's called the "Countdown" sale and — according to Microsoft —...
News Here Are Your Xbox One and Xbox 360 Digital Black Friday Deals
Masses of moolah to be saved!
Microsoft's 2015 Black Friday digital sale has kicked off for Xbox Live Gold members, and a plethora of titles have seen their prices slashed on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. No preamble from us. The list of deals is below, complete with US pricing. If you're an Xbox Live Gold user, you can get these deals NOW. If you...
News Yes, Microsoft Will Be Running Digital Black Friday Deals
No surprise
It should come as no surprise to anyone (but some folks asked, so we thought we'd clarify) that Microsoft have confirmed that they'll be running a range of Black Friday digital deals this year. Over on Xbox.com, a page has appeared that promises "Blockbuster games. Exclusive deals. No lines." although nothing else is specified beyond...
Updated Xbox Ultimate Game Sale Starts Early
Jumping the gun!
Microsoft's Ultimate Game Sale is due to start on July 7th. However, it would appear someone hit the big red button early! Here is the list of Xbox One games confirmed as being discounted and available now. Note: The following discounts are for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Non-Gold subscribers still get a discount, but the discount...
News There's Another Huge Xbox Ultimate Game Sale Happening Next Week
More than 70 games will see their prices dropped
Just some friendly advice here, but you may want to hold off on purchasing any digital games right now. Beginning next Tuesday -- July 7th -- Xbox is holding another massive Ultimate Game Sale. That means huge discounts across Xbox One and Xbox 360 on major titles. Xbox is promising up to 40-50% off,...
News More Titles Discounted for the Weekend in the Xbox Spring Sale
Hit for six
In addition to the list of Spring Sale and Deals With Gold offers that were announced earlier in the week, Microsoft has added an extra batch of deals that will be available this weekend at a discount. Some cracking puzzling action, some dancing, a couple board games, and a Mexican-themed platformer are the order of the day on Xbox One,...
News Microsoft Announces Ultimate Game Sale Weekend Bonus Offers
Even more deals
In addition to the wave of existing Ultimate Game Sale offers that were announced earlier in the week (and that you can see here), Microsoft have unveiled a new batch of titles that will get their prices chopped this weekend. The likes of the Killer Instinct Complete Collection and Halo: Master Chief Collection are trimmed, and there...
News Lords of the Fallen Removed From Ultimate Game Sale Amidst Confusion
Wait, what, who?
The ongoing Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale is indeed careening on, providing some great savings across a number of Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles. However, one title - Lords of the Fallen - appears to have been included by mistake. The title was available for £7.50 yesterday (we pretty much all bought it!) down from the full price of...
News Ultimate Game Sale Goes Live: All The Deals Here
Extra, extra....savings!
The Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale appears to be rolling out across the world, and there are some great savings to be had. We'll keep this list updated as we find more. Please be aware that prices may not be available worldwide, although most will translate well. Lords of The Fallen for example, is live now for £7.50 in the...
News Deals With Gold Plus EA Sale Equals Mammoth List of Savings
Save, save, save!
EA are having a bit of a digital sale, alongside the regular Deals With Gold for the week. As a result, there is a veritable smörgåsbord of savings to pick and choose from this week across both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Highlights include Titanfall on Xbox One for just $10, and Dragon Age: Inquisition being shaved to sub-$36. On...
News Xbox Live Countdown to 2015 Day 13 Cuts Four Xbox One Titles By More Than Half
Christmas trimmings
Microsoft are still running their Countdown to 2015 deals via Xbox Live, and the Boxing Day offer is a bit special. On top of the weekly Xbox One deals and weekly Xbox 360 deals which are still valid, you can now get the following titles at a discount during December 28th. Xbox One Deals: Valid 28th December on
News Xbox Live Countdown to 2015 Boxing Day Offer Is A Doozie
You snooze, you lose
Microsoft are still running their Countdown to 2015 deals via Xbox Live, and the Boxing Day offer is a bit special. On top of the weekly Xbox One deals and weekly Xbox 360 deals which are still valid, you can now get a real Game of The Year candidate for half price. Check out the details below. Xbox One Deals:
News Xbox Live Countdown to 2015 Second Batch of Weekly Xbox One Deals Go Live
Out come the big guns
Microsoft's second batch of Countdown to 2015 weekly deals has gone live, and there are some nice savings to be had on 24 items across the store. Some big names are in the mix this time around, with the likes of Forza Horizon 2 and Destiny having their prices slashed. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition gets 50% off, as well...
News Xbox Live Countdown to 2015 Discounts 55 Titles, More To Come
Savings, savings, savings!
As we expected, Microsoft has kicked off a Countdown to 2015 daily deals offer, which will provide new discounts every day until 2015 is upon us. There's a whole batch to run through, so without further ado, let's go to work. Xbox One Weekly Deals: Available from now until December 22nd inclusive Assassins Creed Unity...
News Xbox One Weekend Digital Deals Confirmed
Ahead of time
Yesterday, Microsoft confirmed their Black Friday week opening deals, but there's more good news ahead. Over the weekend, from November 28th through to December 1st inclusive, there's going to be a whole bunch of other deals going on on the Xbox Game Store. Half price on The Evil Within and Ryse: Son of Rome Legendary Edition for $25...
News Xbox One Black Friday Digital Deals Go Live
Savings ahead
Black Friday is coming up and as promised, Microsoft are chopping the prices on some digital Xbox One titles. 11 games get the chop today, but Phil Spencer has mentioned that new deals will go live regularly and even maybe into next week. So, we'll keep you informed. (We listed the Xbox 360 deals already.) The list of Xbox One deals...
News Xbox Digital Store Will Have Black Friday Deals
Discounts ahoy!
Microsoft has put up a new page over at Xbox.com, which shows a countdown to what will likely be a page of Xbox Game Store digital offers, commencing on Black Friday. Suffixed with the promotion title of "The Season of Xbox Continues", it looks as if this could be something that will run for a few days, rather than being limited to...
