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New games join Xbox 360 “Platinum Hits” collection

xbox-360_logoSometimes the very best gaming deals for consoles are the “Greatest hits” series; when a great game gets long in the tooth and doesn’t command retailer shelf space and the hearts and minds of the gaming populace any longer, publishers will often reinvigorate it by making it a “greatest hits” title.

Microsoft calls them “Platinum Hits”, and today added five titles to the “Greatness is Earned” banner: “Grand Theft Auto IV” (Rockstar Games); “Street Fighter IV” (Capcom); “Left 4 Dead” (Valve); “Saint’s Row 2” (THQ); and “Star Wars–The Force Unleashed” (LucasArts).

That means a couple of things for you. Most important, of course, is that these games are now $19.99.  However, many retailers are offering “Buy 2, get the third free” right now on the Platinum Hits series, meaning you can pick up three great games for about $40. That deal is going on through October 31st.

This is a good chance to pick up on any of these titles that you may have missed the first time around. Good things come to those who wait.

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13 Comments:

  1. kryyst
    CTRL+ALT+DEL

    Fable 2 is also is becoming a Platinum Hit. It's Platinums Hit status apparently doesn't go into effect until January, in it's new packaging. However it's massively discounted price is in effect now, at least at EB Games.

  2. djshowdown
    Icrontic Posting Maniac

    Street Fighter 4 definitely worthy of platinum status, if I got more than a few days without it I get withdrawals!

  3. chrisWhite
    Polygons

    Awesome, I want to pick up all of those, well except for L4D, have that on my PC.

  4. Thrax
    Cad

    PS3 is better.

  5. Koreish
    Agent of Chaos

    Oh Thrax is there no flame war you won't start?

  6. ardichoke
    King Banana Spanner

    Thrax is in a super trolly kinda mood today. Apparently he didn't get the memo that Icrontic is srius buziness

  7. Thrax
    Cad
    Oh Thrax is there no flame war you won't start?

    Maybe, like... Two of them. And even then, maybe.

  8. Snarkasm
    The Photographer.

    This will make me buy The Force Unleashed and Fable II, methinks.

    But Trine for PSN first.

  9. kryyst
    CTRL+ALT+DEL

    Stay away from Force Unleashed it's a horribly flawed game.

  10. Snarkasm
    The Photographer.

    :/

    I heard that, but I didn't want to believe it.

  11. Koreish
    Agent of Chaos

    If you would kindly start believing it.

  12. Colgere
    This is me on a good day...

    Fable II however, is worth picking up.

  13. ardichoke
    King Banana Spanner

    Not if you listen to Yahtzee! :-D

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