Author: Trafficblast

A new week means another round of game deals on Xbox Live, and for the next six days, some pretty major titles are discounted on Xbox One. There’s an EA publisher sale that just kicked off with huge discounts on some of its best titles, including Dragon Age: Inquisition, Battlefield V, and A Way Out.

Dragon Age: Inquisition won over 130 Game of the Year awards in 2014, and in our review, GameSpot’s Kevin VanOrd gave the game a 9 for its relatable cast of characters, compelling story, emphasis on player choice, and huge, diverse map to explore. You can pick up Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Game of the Year Edition, which includes all DLC and add-ons, for only $10 (75% off!) this week.

If you’ve been looking for a story-driven co-op game to play with a partner or friend, A Way Out is an intense, emotional adventure you won’t soon forget. Through local or online co-op, you’ll play as two prisoners who work together to break out of prison, and as you follow their unpredictable journey, you’ll have to make difficult decisions that ultimately determine each of their fates. If you’re playing with a friend online, they can play along for free by using the game’s Friend Pass. A Way Out is just $18 (40% off) this week on Xbox One.

Battlefield V doesn’t stray far from the series’ winning formula, and with the deluxe edition discounted at $40 (50%), the well-received shooter is worth picking up this week. Hit the court and become a basketball champion in NBA Live 19: All-Star Edition, which is just $6 (85% off). Cute, physics-based platformers Unravel and Unravel Two are on sale as a bundle for $9 (70%) as another great couch co-op option. And while we’re talking about local multiplayer games: The Jackbox Party Quadpack, which features 20 hilarious party games from their first four party packs, is available for $75 (25% off).

Check out more of our picks from Xbox Live’s weekly sale below, and see the full list in the Microsoft store. These deals will expire March 12 at 3 AM PT / 6 AM ET / 12 PM BST.

The best Xbox One weekly game deals (March 5 – 12)

Rockstar has released another update for Red Dead Redemption 2‘s multiplayer mode, Red Dead Online. This week’s update brings back a well-known weapon from the first Red Dead Redemption and kicks off a new Free Roam event, Fool’s Gold.

In Fool’s Gold, players vie over control of a ridiculous-looking suit of Golden Armor. The one wearing the armor will receive a defense boost and earn points for gunning down other players, while everyone else will compete to bring them down and take the armor for themselves.

In addition to the Fool’s Gold event, Rockstar has added a new gun to Red Dead Online: the Evans Repeater, one of the rifles John Marston wielded in the first Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar describes the gun as “a powerful long-range rifle” that is “deadly at medium and long distances.” It can be purchased from Rawson, Wheeler & Co. or other gunsmiths.

Finally, everyone who logs into Red Dead Online this week will receive a special “care package.” This can be redeemed either at your camp’s lockbox or one of the post offices dotting the game, and it contains an assortment of ammo and other helpful items. The full contents are as follows:

• 60x High Velocity Pistol Ammo
• 60x High Velocity Repeater Ammo
• 2x Fire Bottles
• 8x Fire Arrows
• 2x Jolly Jack’s
• 2x Potent Horse Medicine
• 1x Lake Lure

Rockstar still has many more updates planned for Red Dead Online. The developer will also introduce Target Races, which have players racing on horseback and shooting at targets. On top of that, the game will receive new fishing challenges as well as a trio of Showdown Modes–Up In Smoke, Spoils of War, and Plunder–in the near future.

Destiny 2‘s pattern of repeating Ascendant Challenges continues with the latest weekly reset, which brings the second Annual Pass content expansion, Joker’s Wild. With the raise on the Power level cap with the start of the new season, Ascendant Challenges become a great way to earn Powerful gear to quickly advance on the gear grind. As always, you’ll want to first buy the corresponding bounty from Petra and ensure you have the necessary item, the Tincture of Queensfoil, which gives you a temporary buff (Ascendance) that will allow you to see and travel through a Taken rift located in the Dreaming City.

This particular Ascendant Challenge involves climbing a tower and killing a boss at the top. This is more challenging than it may sound, as you’ll have to contend with enemies and hazards that try to kill you or send you flying off the tower. You can watch the video above.

For this week, you’ll have to climb a tower full of hazards and then defeat a boss. It’s no easy task, especially since explosives can push you off the tower and make you start over, but doing so allows you to receive a piece of Powerful gear from the corresponding bounty. The video above will show you what you’re in for.

Niantic has kicked off a new in-game event in Pokemon Go. The Battle Showdown is now live until March 12, and it gives players a chance to catch two new Shiny Pokemon.

Throughout the Battle Showdown event, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mankey, Machop, Makuhita, and Meditite will spawn more frequently in the wild than they normally do. Additionally, players will be able to find Shiny versions of Mankey and Machop for the first time.

On top of increased Fighting Pokemon spawns, Niantic is offering a handful of different bonuses during the event. First, players will receive twice the normal amount of Stardust for catching Pokemon, as well as for battling, and participating in Raids. You’ll also get twice the normal amount of XP for Gym Badges.

Finally, you’ll be able to take home up to five rewards each day for battling other players, and up to three for challenging team leaders, including Rare Candy. You can read more details about the Battle Showdown event on the official Pokemon Go website.

In addition to the Battle Showdown event, Niantic has permanently added Power-Up Punch to the game. Poliwrath, Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Medicham, Lucario, and certain other Pokemon will now be able to learn the Fighting-type move.

In other Pokemon Go news, a new Legendary Pokemon, Dialga, is now available in Raid Battles until March 28. Meanwhile, the game’s next Community Day event is schedule for March 23 and will feature the Gen 3 starter Treecko.

The PlayStation Classic released December 3, 2018, and was met with disappointment from many fans who felt the console didn’t run as smoothly as it should–especially given the $100 launch price. Compared to Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classics, which cost $60 and $80 respectively and practically flew off the shelves, the PlayStation Classic struggled with sales and has steadily been dropping in price ever since. Just a few months after its release, the mini console has dropped $60 and is now selling for only $40 at Walmart and Best Buy.

The PlayStation Classic is a miniature recreation of the original PlayStation console and comes pre-loaded with 20 classic PS1 games. The system also comes with an HDMI cable to connect to your TV, two wired controllers, and a virtual memory card.

As always, people on Twitter had the best reaction to the retro console dropping in price again.

We’ll let you decide for yourself how you feel about it. If you have a soft spot for the original PlayStation and its games and have been waiting for this console to become cheaper, this may be a great time to pick it up, as there’s no knowing how long this price will last and whether it will drop again. However, you may want to check out our full review of the PlayStation Classic before purchasing, as GameSpot’s Peter Brown was less than impressed with the console. “The PS Classic doesn’t feel like a celebration of PlayStation’s formative years the way Nintendo’s systems do,” he wrote. “Nor is it a smart adaptation of a capable emulator working behind the scenes.”

Buy the PlayStation Classic

PlayStation Classic Full Game List

• Battle Arena Toshinden
• Cool Boarders 2
• Destruction Derby
• Final Fantasy VII
• Grand Theft Auto
• Intelligent Qube
• Jumping Flash
• Metal Gear Solid
• Mr Driller
• Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
• Rayman
• Resident Evil Director’s Cut
• Revelations: Persona
• Ridge Racer Type 4
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
• Syphon Filter
• Tekken 3
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
• Twisted Metal
• Wild Arms