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Wario64 · Jan 23, 2012

http://majornelson.com/2012/01/23/xbox-live-arcade-house-party-dates-and-prices/

PLUS To make the most of your blockbuster game bash, all party goers will receive 800 Microsoft Points when you buy all four participating House Party games from February 15 – March 13.**

Code:

Warp 	February 15, 2012 	800 Points
Alan Wake's American Nightmare 	February 22, 2012 	1200 Points
Nexuiz 	February 29, 2012 	800 Points
I Am Alive 	March 7, 2012 	1200 Points

Dabanton · Jan 23, 2012

Nice.

I'll be getting at least three of these games.

Warp
AW
IAA

Phonomezer · Jan 23, 2012

Shame it's 800MSP instead of a free game like they did with Summer of Arcade 2011.

Edit: I just realised what a stupid post this was. lol.

def sim · Jan 23, 2012

I'm interested in Warp, Alan, and I Am Alive but I'm not so sure about Nexuiz. Looks like a Quake 3 clone, I guess? I mean, if I buy all, either Warp or Nexuiz could be considered free but still. I don't know what I'm complaining about.

Dead Man Typing · Jan 23, 2012

Expected prices, but nice to see the two 800 point games. Normally they try and force that 1200 point price on these promotional event games.

If you buy all four then you effectively only pay 800 for Alan Wake and I am Alive, too.

I'll think about it Microsoft... I'll think about it.

The_Darkest_Red · Jan 23, 2012

I don't know anything about Warp or Nexuiz but I'll be keeping an eye on them. Alan Wake and I Am Alive both seem somewhat interesting.

Struct09 · Jan 23, 2012

Dabanton said:
Nice.

I'll be getting at least three of these games.

Warp
AW
IAA

You might as well get Nexuiz because it would be free

bubnbob · Jan 23, 2012

Only Alan Wake and IAA for me

Xater · Jan 23, 2012

Cool I guess but there is no way I am getting all 4. Alan Wake is a given and Warp looks interesting. An arcade MP shooter like Nexuiz doesn't interest me on consoles and I Am Alive I am very sceptical about because of it's development.

Kusagari · Jan 23, 2012

Only Alan Wake for me, but I don't know what Warp or Nexulz are.

Forsaken82 · Jan 23, 2012

The_Darkest_Red said:
I don't know anything about Warp or Nexuiz but I'll be keeping an eye on them. Alan Wake and I Am Alive both seem somewhat interesting.

Well If you are interested in Quake/UT style Multiplayer FPS games, You may want to check out Nexuiz.

Keyser Soze · Jan 23, 2012

In other words, "spend $50... get $10"

...sounds kinda silly that way.

The_Monk · Jan 23, 2012

Alan Wake for me, but maybe not just now. Going to keep cleaning my backlog first.

I'm very curious about I am alive however I'll have to wait for some impressions... I had high hopes for Amy and meh... =/

The_Darkest_Red · Jan 23, 2012

Forsaken82 said:
Well If you are interested in Quake/UT style Multiplayer FPS games, You may want to check out Nexuiz.

Oh yeah... that game. Honestly it seems like an odd fit for a dual-joystick shooter. I'll pass.

dark10x · Jan 23, 2012

Forsaken82 said:
Well If you are interested in Quake/UT style Multiplayer FPS games, You may want to check out Nexuiz.

It has an incredibly fascinating development history as well.

I mean, going from the original Quake engine to CryEngine3?!? Crazy.

derFeef · Jan 23, 2012

The_Darkest_Red said:
Oh yeah... that game. Honestly it seems like an odd fit for a dual-joystick shooter. I'll pass.

An odd fit? Like all the other MP shooters for consoles?

Neuromancer · Jan 23, 2012

This might be the first deal like this I go for as I'm tentatively excited about 3 of the games (Wake, Nexuiz and I Am Alive), may as well (kind of) get the 4th for free.

def sim · Jan 23, 2012

Keyser Soze said:
In other words, "spend $50... get $10"

...sounds kinda silly that way.

Well if you strip off any information on what you're getting, then yeah, sure.

Stumpokapow · Jan 23, 2012

I'm theoretically going to buy maybe 3 of these, but I'm not locked in on any of them. With respect to Nexuiz, I probably wouldn't even buy it for free, so the deal doesn't really apply to me.

The_Darkest_Red · Jan 23, 2012

derFeef said:
An odd fit? Like all the other MP shooters for consoles?

I draw a distinction between pure twitch shooters like Quake/Unreal Tournament and slower, more deliberate shooters like Halo and Battlefield. I think the latter work fine on consoles.

bryehn · Jan 23, 2012

Not sold on any of these games at all.

Miles X · Jan 23, 2012

As with most SoA/Promotions, I never like the full line up unfortunately. Just AW:AN for me!

Baconsammy · Jan 23, 2012

The only one I know I'm buying is Alan Wake, but I'll be downloading the demos of everything else to give them a shot.

Kinyou · Jan 23, 2012

Never heard of Warp before looks interesting. Nexuiz looks rather boring.

Ravensmash · Jan 23, 2012

Baconsammy said:
The only one I know I'm buying is Alan Wake, but I'll be downloading the demos of everything else to give them a shot.

Same here!

Very excited for American Nightmare, think Remedy have said it's around 4-5 hours in length, and the horde-esque mode adds something different too.

Possibly I am Alive, but I have a small feeling that it won't match expectations (but I hope it does).

JustAnotherOtaku · Jan 23, 2012

Alan Wake and I Am Alive will be mine. Didn't think they'd both be 1200 either, was expecting at least one to be 1600.

legbone · Jan 23, 2012

yay! the only game i know i am buying day one is the first one to be released and is only 800 points. warp will be mine on 2/15. i will have something fun to play while waiting for ups to deliver my vita.

KevinCow · Jan 23, 2012

I Am Alive? Isn't that the Ubisoft game that disappeared forever? It's coming out?

Vinterbird · Jan 23, 2012

KevinCow said:
I Am Alive? Isn't that the Ubisoft game that disappeared forever? It's coming out?

It resurfaced some time ago, new direction and all that. Seems fairly interesting in concept (threatening people instead of killing them outright), question is if execution is well done.

GarthVaderUK · Jan 23, 2012

KevinCow said:
I Am Alive? Isn't that the Ubisoft game that disappeared forever? It's coming out?

Yes yes yes!

CyReN · Jan 23, 2012

Guess I'm getting the new Alan Wake and I Am Alive.

NinjaBoiX · Jan 23, 2012

Keyser Soze said:
In other words, "spend $50... get $10"

...sounds kinda silly that way.

What, completely out of context? Yeah, it does.

Will def get Alan Wake, probably get I Am Alive, unsure on the other two.

MightyHedgehog · Jan 23, 2012

MS is making it more difficult for me to go for the discount. I would think that you'd want more interested but still impulse purchases made instead of people swallowing down games they won't bother playing past the first try. This is the sort of thing that, I think, helps to lead to that quickly evaporating community for multiplayer games in the DD space. You want more people to play this and get others involved. The multi-tiered system of points credited back that they used a couple of years ago during one of the earlier XBLA promotions was the best discount bonus and one that I think MS should follow in the future. You could choose something like up to three or all five of the titles and get a certain amount back with the most given for the five game pickup. In that way, at least, you're more likely to choose the titles you really want to play and still get a bonus for the big purchase.

Alan Wake for sure, everything else is a demo run first.

Keavy_Rain · Jan 23, 2012

New Alan Wake Day one, I'll demo the rest.

Franklinator · Jan 23, 2012

If I buy anything it'll be Alan Wake. But I'll probably end up just waiting for the 50% off sale on all of these

JWong · Jan 23, 2012

Why not just a straight up discount?

The Culture Vulture · Jan 23, 2012

Don't have room on my hard drive/time to play anymore XBLA games but I'm planning on getting I Am Alive and Alan Wake at some point. Don't know enough about the other two titles.

Lothars · Jan 23, 2012

I definitely am not interested in all 4 but I wanna try the trial of Alan Wake.

Auto_aim1 · Jan 23, 2012

I think I've about 2000 points right now, so yeah, Alan Wake it is!

NinjaBoiX · Jan 23, 2012

JWong said:
Why not just a straight up discount?

Because it kind of is anyway?

Neuromancer · Jan 23, 2012

JWong said:
Why not just a straight up discount?

They want people to buy all the games, not just cherry pick what they want.

derFeef · Jan 23, 2012

JWong said:
Why not just a straight up discount?

Because it would not make any difference.
ninja edit: if the discout would apply to the "buy all 4..." rule.

legacyzero · Jan 23, 2012

Gonna pick up Alan Wake and I am Alive in that bunch, methinks.

Chairhome · Jan 23, 2012

Honestly not sure if I'm getting any of these right away, but the games look good.

One cool thing I read was that R&B artist Raphael Saadiq is co-founder of IllFonic who made Nexuiz.

acm2000 · Jan 23, 2012

only want AW:AN but ive got 1050 points! god damn, anyone got 150 point code? lol >_< no way am i putting my card into xbox live, grr

Atomski · Jan 23, 2012

JWong said:
Why not just a straight up discount?

Because giving you points is much better from sales point of view. Having the points will make you check out other games and in the process you may have to buy more points to actually afford the game you want.

Pretty obvious really..

Elginer · Jan 23, 2012

Alan Wake for me and... nothing else. Thanks MS.

Grisby · Jan 23, 2012

AW here. I'll demo IAA.

Imperial Hot · Jan 23, 2012

Warp was VERY good when I played it last year at PAXEast.

Rad- · Jan 23, 2012

I'm getting AW definitely, then maybe Nexuiz and I Am Alive (if they end up good). If I buy those, might as well get Warp. Otherwise nope.

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