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Frank wrote:Anyone else got WWE 2K17 in their Ready to Install section? Free for Wrestlemania or something?

This Week’s Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals on the Xbox Games Store. Discounts are valid now through 03 April 2017.

Xbox One Deals

CONTENT TITLE CONTENT TYPE DISCOUNT NOTES

101 Ways To Die Xbox One Game 50% DWG
Albedo: Eyes From Outer Space Xbox One Game 70% DWG
Bedlam – The Game By Christopher Brookmyre Xbox One Game 50% DWG
Cast of the Seven Godsends – Redux Xbox One Game 70% DWG
Castles Xbox One Game 50% DWG
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters 30 Character Set* Add-On 30% Spotlight
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Flower Set* Add-On 20% Spotlight
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Gust Mashup Costume Set* Add-On 30% Spotlight
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Naotora Ii* Add-On 20% Spotlight
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Newcomer Set* Add-On 20% Spotlight
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Summer Festival Costume Set* Add-On 20% Spotlight
Forza Horizon 3 Blizzard Mountain Add-On 50% DWG
Forza Horizon 3 VIP Add-On 50% DWG
Her Majesty’s SPIFFING Xbox One Game 33% DWG
Mafia III Xbox One Game 50% DWG
Mafia III Deluxe Edition Xbox One Game 50% DWG
WWE 2K17 Xbox One Game 50% DWG
WWE 2K17 Digital Deluxe Xbox One Game 50% DWG
WWE 2K17 Goldberg Pack Add-On 50% DWG
WWE 2K17 MyPlayer Kick Start Add-On 50% DWG
WWE 2K17 NXT Enhancement Pack Add-On 50% DWG
WWE 2K17 Season Pass Add-On 30% DWG
Zombie Army Trilogy Xbox One Game 80% DWG

These offers are valid for all Xbox Live members.
Please note: prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by region.

Xbox 360 Deals

(Note: xbox 360 deals are not live yet, but following games are confirmed for this week)

Game Price
Akai Katana USD 2.50
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Bundle USD 19.99
Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition USD 4.99
WWE 2K17 USD 23.99
WWE 2K17 Season Pass USD 14.99
WWE 2K17 Goldberg Pack USD 2.50
WWE 2K17 Nxt Legacy Pack USD 2.50

Spotlight Sales (Gold Not Required)

Game Price
DOA5LR: Core Fighters 30 Character Set USD 35.69
DOA5LR Summer Festival Costume Set USD 15.59
DOA5LR Character: Naotora II USD 4.79
DOA5LR Flower Set USD 15.59
DOA5LR Newcomer Set USD 15.19
DOA5LR Gust Mashup Costume Set USD 22.39

Source: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/deals-with-gold

BID0 wrote:Is there a season pass for the horizon 3 dlc?

Trelliz wrote:

BID0 wrote:Is there a season pass for the horizon 3 dlc?

There is a car pass (which covers the first 6 car packs, all of which have been released) and the expansion pass (which covers blizzard mountain and what will probably be a porsche expansion). Its pretty confusing in terms of value especially when certain bits are on sale.

Beam Streaming, Intuitive Guide and More Come to Xbox One Starting Today

We’re excited to announce that we are shipping new features to the broader Xbox One community today. This is a big release, and includes Beam streaming, an updated Xbox experience with the new Guide, home improvements, and much more. One major goal for this release is to make streaming your Xbox gameplay even easier. And by updating the navigation of the Xbox console through the new Guide, we’re aiming to put the features and experiences you love the most right at your fingertips. For our PC gamers, or anybody who loves to create and play, check out this post on the Windows Blog to learn about the gaming updates coming with the Windows 10 Creators Update on April 11.

Here’s a detailed look at some of the top new Xbox Live features rolling out to Xbox One today, which we announced and released to Xbox Insider earlier this year:

An updated look at Home: One of the first things you’ll notice with this update is a new look for Home on Xbox One. We made these changes to simplify the UI and increase overall system performance. To do that, we’ve optimized for speed and are prioritizing the most valuable content for your games. Now, you’ll see a smaller icon for the game with options to dive deeper into the community surrounding the game, as well as the ability to interact with your Club or find Looking for Group posts, view your Achievements and more. If you do not have a custom background set, you’ll see that the updated Home also spotlights the game you’re currently playing by featuring hero art as your Xbox background.

Faster and more intuitive Guide: The next thing you’re likely to notice is that the Guide has been updated. With one press of the Xbox button on your controller, you can now pull up the newly enhanced Guide as an overlay on the left side of your screen. No matter what you’re doing, the new Guide experience puts the features and functionality that you use the most right at your fingertips. The first page of the Guide is designed to get you to the content you care about most, including your Games and Apps, Home, Store, your recently launched applications, the latest Games and Deals with Gold for Xbox Live Gold members, and your top Pins. If you have music playing in the background from any number of apps, you can access the controls directly from the Guide, enabling you to control play, pause, rewind, fast forward, and manage volume controls. Finally, you’ll be able to capture screenshots and record video with a simple press of a button. And in the GameDVR menu, you now have easier access to capture gameplay and to modify your options – when recording, you’ll see in the menu overlay that it lasts up to 5 minutes and within the Guide, you can also ‘Record this’ for up to 10 minutes.

New way to multitask: In addition to adding a new start page to Guide, we’re also evolving the way gamers multitask on Xbox One. To simplify discoverability and to make it easier to get to the things you care about most, our multitasking features were designed with the new Guide in mind. We’ve added a new achievement tracker that is active based on the game you’re playing, and allows you to select and follow multiple achievements in an overlay, all while you’re playing. Cortana will also appear as an overlay on your screen, allowing you to set reminders and alarms, access Party controls, and play music with simple voice controls.

Watch, chat and interact with Beam on Xbox One: We’re committed to making great gaming experiences that unify players across the Xbox One console and PC. Beam is a key example of this unification, and is available for console gamers starting today, releasing more broadly to PC gamers on April 11. With Beam, we’re inviting Creators on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One to stream gameplay and interact with the community in near real-time using Beam’s ultra low-latency – no extra hardware or software required. Starting today, you can stream your Xbox gameplay directly from the Guide on your Xbox One, with the ability to manage your Beam broadcasts and interact with fellow gamers on chat overlays that appear on your screen. If you’ve never tried to broadcast your gameplay before, this is the easiest way to get started as you don’t have to download any extra software – Beam broadcasting is built right into your Xbox One. Once you start streaming, Beam makes it easy to connect and engage with your viewers no matter where they are. You’ll also find the new Beam viewing app in My Games and Apps, which lets you watch, chat, and interact with your favorite game streamers in near real-time. To learn more, check out our Beam article.

Enabling Xbox One to be more accessible for everyone: We felt it was important to enable Xbox One to make gaming experiences more accessible. Take for instance our new Copilot feature, which allows two controllers to act as if they were one. This will help make Xbox One more inviting to gamers who can benefit from playing along with another person, more fun for families by adding cooperative controls for any game, and easier for players who need unique configurations to play. We are also adding new enhancements to Magnifier and Narrator, as well as giving more options over audio output and custom rumble settings on a controller, which was previously reserved for the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. You can find these accessibility options, and more, in Settings > Ease of Access.

Screen time limits (Xbox One): As we strive to offer the most comprehensive and customizable family features possible, we want gamers of all ages to feel safe and secure when using our platforms. That’s why we’re bringing the family timer feature to Xbox One as screen time limits, updated for today’s digital family. Parents familiar with screen time limits for Windows 10 will find a similar set of controls for Xbox One. Set daily time allowance and limits for each child—your Xbox One will pick those limits up and enforce them whenever the child is signed in. To set up screen time limits, head over to microsoft.com/family, sign in with your parent account, and select “Screen time” for your child’s account. You’ll be able to turn on and set Xbox One and PC screen time limits separately for each child.

Blu-ray player bitstream passthrough: The Blu-ray disc player on Xbox One now supports bitstream passthrough, which allows your receiver to decode audio natively. All bitstream formats are supported, including newer ones like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. This feature will light up later next week.
Over the past few months, we have been targeting hundreds of improvements across the board. Many thanks to the feedback from the members of our Xbox Insider Program. Be sure to keep letting us know what you think at Xbox feedback. As we’ve said, this is just the beginning – be on the lookout for more great features. The team has worked hard and we hope you enjoy the updates to your Xbox One experience! And don’t forget that there are also great PC gaming updates coming as part of the Windows 10 Creators Update on April 11.

Mike Ybarra
Gamertag: Qwik
Twitter: @XboxQwik

If you do not have a custom background set, you’ll see that the updated Home also spotlights the game you’re currently playing by featuring hero art as your Xbox background.

rinks wrote:

If you do not have a custom background set, you’ll see that the updated Home also spotlights the game you’re currently playing by featuring hero art as your Xbox background.

If I don't have a custom background set, it's probably because I prefer the background to be uncluttered. Thanks for forcing this on us.

Photek wrote:

rinks wrote:

If you do not have a custom background set, you’ll see that the updated Home also spotlights the game you’re currently playing by featuring hero art as your Xbox background.

If I don't have a custom background set, it's probably because I prefer the background to be uncluttered. Thanks for forcing this on us.

Take a screenshot of the sky or water in a game, set as background, problem sorted.

more heat than light wrote:

Photek wrote:

rinks wrote:

If you do not have a custom background set, you’ll see that the updated Home also spotlights the game you’re currently playing by featuring hero art as your Xbox background.

If I don't have a custom background set, it's probably because I prefer the background to be uncluttered. Thanks for forcing this on us.

Take a screenshot of the sky or water in a game, set as background, problem sorted.

You shouldn't have to do that though, it's odd that they haven't put in the option to leave it blank somewhere in settings. It is very strange to all of a sudden have a giant purple bar at the top of your screen just because you last used Demand 5.

Frank wrote:...it's a bit awkward going back to the dashboard now. It was just pressing Y when the blade was up on the 360, why couldn't they do that again? Press a button rather than having to click on a particular option. It's easier but still not as easy as it should be. What's the point of the Insider previews if things don't get spotted like that?