Shagger Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Welcome This is the GwG (Games with Gold) Update Thread, a place to keep up to date on the latest offerings from Microsoft 's subscription service. This opening post will be updated regularly to show what is currently available for GwG customers along with details of what dates these games are available. So, here are the currently available on on GwG; Of course this thread is also available to discuss rumours, games you want to see added and how you feel about the current line up as well as a place to discuss how you feel about the service in general. What is Games with Gold? Full details from Microsoft here. XBox Live Gold is a kind of subscription that grants access to online play, exclusive discounts and access to four games per month for both XBox Consoles and Windows PC's selected by the powers that be at Microsoft as part of the package for around $70 (Based on two 6 month subscriptions) per year (it can be cheaper at some outlets through renewal cards). They can also be purchased as shorter terms subscriptions, but these will be a little more expensive per month than the annual cost. Full Price details found here. I'm using US dollars as the example as that's something we call all understand to some extent. Basically, it's way for these companies to subsidize the running costs of their online services and earn additional revenue at the same time. The "free" games and discounts are basically there to sweeten the deal and make it worth buying. GwG gold is also included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and, unlike other equivalent services on consoles, is also available on Windows PC's. The service also includes a licence to play online multiplayer, although some games are exempt from this (For example, Free-to-Play Multiplayer games were exempt from XBLG back in March 2021), but most games you have to be subscribed to these services to play games online. The choice is not yours in what games in included in the package. Sometimes they're superb, sometimes not so much or you may already own them. You only retain the right to keep playing games you acquired through Xbox Live Gold so long you're still subscribed. The benefits of the service? The overall cost of the games offered if you were to buy them is significantly higher than the cost of the subscription. Frequently, one month's offering would cost more to buy from said digital store front than the annual subscription, so there is a lot of value to be found in these services. The discounts also can be very significant and can be applied to not just games, but to DLC's, in-game items, but other digital purchases like movies and digital TV Box sets. Any questions or if this thread needs updating and hasn't been then let me know, but please don't do so until these games are available, not when they're announced as the thread will only be updated when the games actually change. Also please check out the other threads we have for PlayStation Plus and Epic Games Store to stay up to date with those as well. Feel free to keeps using the Video Game Deals to tell the VGR community about other offers you have come across. Updated: March 18nth 2023 Edited March 18 by Shagger Update to Games with Gold March 18nth 2023 DC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 So I was looking up the latest video game news, and found a article about how the free december games for Xbox Live Gold have leaked. The list is, The Escapists 2, Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition, Orcs Must Die, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Here is the link to the article: https://gamerant.com/xbox-free-games-gold-december-2021-rumor-leak-orcs/ Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Techno said: So I was looking up the latest video game news, and found a article about how the free december games for Xbox Live Gold have leaked. The list is, The Escapists 2, Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition, Orcs Must Die, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Here is the link to the article: https://gamerant.com/xbox-free-games-gold-december-2021-rumor-leak-orcs/ Thoughts? I've merged the thread you started with this sticky thread within the Video Game Deals Sub-Forum that is specifically for discussion around Xbox's Game with Gold, as well as keeping the community up to date with the service to see what games are currently available. Such threads also exist for PlayStation Plus and Free Games with Epic. Feel free to read the OP's of these threads for more information. I speak for the community when we say that we apricate you posting this and bringing it to our attention, but these threads are here to help keep chat about these services in one, convenient thread. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 25 minutes ago, Shagger said: I've merged the thread you started with this sticky thread within the Video Game Deals Sub-Forum that is specifically for discussion around Xbox's Game with Gold, as well as keeping the community up to date with the service to see what games are currently available. Such threads also exist for PlayStation Plus and Free Games with Epic. Feel free to read the OP's of these threads for more information. I speak for the community when we say that we apricate you posting this and bringing it to our attention, but these threads are here to help keep chat about these services in one, convenient thread. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. Okay sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Whilst I was updating this, I decided to post a little "bump" now just in case some more recent member are unaware of the threads for PS+, Free Games With Epic and of course this one for XBox Live Games with Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 I just got this in my email. From the 1st of October GWG will no longer include Xbox 360 titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, Shagger said: I just got this in my email. From the 1st of October GWG will no longer include Xbox 360 titles. Figured that was coming. Still surprised they haven't gotten rid of the games for gold. I thought they were going to bring an end to xbox live gold and just stick with gamepass, because honestly that's what's working out so well for them right now. And to be fair, they don't release a lot of great games on games for gold, because I feel like gamepass is already giving us enough for the monthly fee. I'm not knocking free stuff, but I feel those games could just be added right to gamepass each month and no one would really care. Hell, make just a few games free for life, while the rest of gamepass could be limited to a period of time like it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clasher Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Shagger said: I just got this in my email. From the 1st of October GWG will no longer include Xbox 360 titles. Woah, it seems like Microsoft doesn't want to have anything to do with Xbox 360 anymore , they started by stopping further updates and making more recent games less compatible on the console and now games with gold is bringing up this update. Its quite a really sad news to me because it feels like I am slowly witnessing the death of the Xbox 360 which is one of my most favorite video gaming consoles as a child and Even till date. Edited July 5, 2022 by Clasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Here's this month's list. As you can see, it sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
