Here is a bunch of free games all through Xbox Marketplace: Happy Wars for Xbox 360 Mars Rover Landing for Xbox 360 Crimson Alliance for Xbox 360 Totem Ball for Xbox 360 Hexic HD for Xbox 360 Game Room for Xbox 360 - and game Packs Pinball FX 2 for Xbox 360 Harms Way for Xbox 360 Doritos Crash Course for Xbox 360 Aegis Wing for Xbox 360
AchillesPDX said: I'm only seeing a single add-on "Star Gazer" available, are there supposed to be more? There's also the add-on confusingly called "Kinect Party". This appears to be the unlock code for the full game (otherwise it starts in trial mode).
the only drawback is that you need a Xbox Live subscription.
Jes1
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 12:09a
4Rugal said: the only drawback is that you need a Xbox Live subscription.
But it doesn't have to be a XB Gold subscription. I have one console with gold and another without. I installed all the games on the one without and they work fine.
Green for OP!
MoonWave
New Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 1:29a
Thanks!
4Rugal
Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 8:40a
Jes1 said: 4Rugal said: the only drawback is that you need a Xbox Live subscription.
But it doesn't have to be a XB Gold subscription. I have one console with gold and another without. I installed all the games on the one without and they work fine.
Green for OP!
Oh, so I don't have to pay for a subscription? I stopped at the sign up/sign in screen. Never did this before on the xbox.
marsilies
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 8:48a
4Rugal said: Oh, so I don't have to pay for a subscription? I stopped at the sign up/sign in screen. Never did this before on the xbox. Nope, a standard Xbox Live account is free. Just create the account and "buy" the free game and unlock code.
They've updated the descriptions for the game and add-on. The game is now called "Full Game - Kinect Party - Base Game" and includes only a few of the mini-games. The add-on is now called "Kinect Party - Full Unlock" and will unlock all 36 mini-games. The "Star Gazer" unlock add-on has been removed, but the Full Unlock add-on includes the Star Gazer mini game. http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Kinect-Party/66acd000-...
therugsucker
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 9:05a
These games are downloads but my Xbox doesn't have an internet connection. Is there a free way to connect my Xbox to Xbox Live so I can get these game?
marsilies
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 9:49a
therugsucker said: These games are downloads but my Xbox doesn't have an internet connection. Is there a free way to connect my Xbox to Xbox Live so I can get these game? Do you have internet at home? The newer Xbox 360s have built-in wifi. Can you connect it to your wifi? You could also try searching for a neighbor's open wifi connection. You could possibly tether off your smartphone, or a friend's, although this may use up your/their mobile data quota.
All Xbox 360's have an ethernet port, so you could attach it to your internet with an ethernet cord. This may require either a really long cable, or moving the Xbox closer to your internet modem/router for the purpose of downloading.
Another option would be to take your Xbox to a friends/neighbor's house and hook it up there, download the game(s), then take it back home to play.
zelman
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 11:35a
therugsucker said: These games are downloads but my Xbox doesn't have an internet connection. Is there a free way to connect my Xbox to Xbox Live so I can get these game?
use your live headset to let your xbox hear the audio from your dial-up modem
therugsucker
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 11:46a
marsilies said: therugsucker said: These games are downloads but my Xbox doesn't have an internet connection. Is there a free way to connect my Xbox to Xbox Live so I can get these game? Do you have internet at home? The newer Xbox 360s have built-in wifi. Can you connect it to your wifi? You could also try searching for a neighbor's open wifi connection. You could possibly tether off your smartphone, or a friend's, although this may use up your/their mobile data quota.
All Xbox 360's have an ethernet port, so you could attach it to your internet with an ethernet cord. This may require either a really long cable, or moving the Xbox closer to your internet modem/router for the purpose of downloading.
Another option would be to take your Xbox to a friends/neighbor's house and hook it up there, download the game(s), then take it back home to play. My Xbox don't have wifi built-in. I'll try your suggestion to bring the unit close router and use an ethernet cable to connect the two. After the two are linked up, are the downloads going to automatically take place? I won't have my tv hooked up to the Xbox at that point, they're in separate rooms. Thanks for your help.
marsilies
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 12:30p
therugsucker said: My Xbox don't have wifi built-in. I'll try your suggestion to bring the unit close router and use an ethernet cable to connect the two. After the two are linked up, are the downloads going to automatically take place? I won't have my tv hooked up to the Xbox at that point, they're in separate rooms. Thanks for your help. I wouldn't recommend doing it without a monitor. Once the Xbox 360 is on and connected to the network, you're going to have to sign in to the Xbox Live account. Once signed in, it's going to download system updates to your console, if there are any. If you've never done an offline update of your Xbox, there probably are: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/system-updates/system-upd...
It's very important not to turn off your Xbox 360 during a system update, as it could brick your system if you do.
Once connected, signed in, and updated, the Xbox 360 will automatically start downloading any Xbox Live Arcade purchases queued up for that account. However, without a screen, it'll be hard to know when they're done.
I'd suggest either getting a wifi adapter for your Xbox, or figure out a way to connect it to a display. If you have a computer monitor, you may be able to connect to that using an HDMI cable or VGA adapter cable. Here's a cheap VGA adapter cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=4010
Another option for wifi is if you have a laptop with both an ethernet port and wifi, you can use the laptop to bridge your Xbox to your network, with the Xbox connected to the laptop via ethernet, and the laptop connected to your network via wifi. Here's how to set it up in Windows 7: http://forums.cnet.com/7726-19411_102-3120365.html?tag=posts;msg...
CPAESQ
Ancient Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 1:37p
thanks to OP and Luisfansac for the links - lots of games to download tonight when I turn on my xbox
therugsucker
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 1:58p
marsilies said: therugsucker said: My Xbox don't have wifi built-in. I'll try your suggestion to bring the unit close router and use an ethernet cable to connect the two. After the two are linked up, are the downloads going to automatically take place? I won't have my tv hooked up to the Xbox at that point, they're in separate rooms. Thanks for your help. I wouldn't recommend doing it without a monitor. Once the Xbox 360 is on and connected to the network, you're going to have to sign in to the Xbox Live account. Once signed in, it's going to download system updates to your console, if there are any. If you've never done an offline update of your Xbox, there probably are: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/system-updates/system-upd...
It's very important not to turn off your Xbox 360 during a system update, as it could brick your system if you do.
Once connected, signed in, and updated, the Xbox 360 will automatically start downloading any Xbox Live Arcade purchases queued up for that account. However, without a screen, it'll be hard to know when they're done.
I'd suggest either getting a wifi adapter for your Xbox, or figure out a way to connect it to a display. If you have a computer monitor, you may be able to connect to that using an HDMI cable or VGA adapter cable. Here's a cheap VGA adapter cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=4010
Another option for wifi is if you have a laptop with both an ethernet port and wifi, you can use the laptop to bridge your Xbox to your network, with the Xbox connected to the laptop via ethernet, and the laptop connected to your network via wifi. Here's how to set it up in Windows 7: http://forums.cnet.com/7726-19411_102-3120365.html?tag=posts;msg... I've got a lcd monitor with a DVI-D connecter. I'm going to get a HDMI to DVI converter plug and see if I can use a HDMI cable to hook up the Xbox to the monitor.
zelman
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 2:18p
Happy Wars requires an xbox live gold subscription to play. Anyone know about the others?
nascarjunkie
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 19, 2012 @ 3:37p
Any recommendations on the other free games? I picked up Game Room and the packs for it, but wasn't sure if any others were worth getting.
I'm confused about the Game Room download. I downloaded the full game and all 13 of the game packs, but when running the game on the xbox, none of the arcade games are unlocked. It still wants me to purchase the arcade games individually for MS points. Do I somehow need to activate the gamepacks? I tried re-downloading them, but that didn't help.
NxN2005
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Dec. 22, 2012 @ 12:57p
ShopBot said: I'm confused about the Game Room download. I downloaded the full game and all 13 of the game packs, but when running the game on the xbox, none of the arcade games are unlocked. It still wants me to purchase the arcade games individually for MS points. Do I somehow need to activate the gamepacks? I tried re-downloading them, but that didn't help.
I don't think the Game Room items are actually free and Microsoft has dropped the Game Room concept anyway.
hambirg
Member
posted: Dec. 22, 2012 @ 1:23p
Thanks! I'll let my son know when he gets home to see if he'd like any of these. Green for you!
ShopBot
New Member
posted: Dec. 22, 2012 @ 3:03p
Am I missing something with Crimson Alliance? This too seems to be a demo version, as it ends after (?) the first level. You seem to need to purchase the character packs to advance any further.
PloKoon
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 22, 2012 @ 3:41p
This is just a demo.
camper2283
New Member
posted: Dec. 22, 2012 @ 4:23p
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fatwalletuserj
New Member
posted: Dec. 22, 2012 @ 6:59p
I just downloaded Free Kinect Party Xbox 360 Game (XBLA) from Dec 18th - Dec 31st ( $35 Value ) There are several games on it; thanks OP!
hiitsmescott
Member
posted: Dec. 23, 2012 @ 2:42p
Me and my youngest had a good laugh with Kinect Party. Thanks OP.
I can't wait to see what the next version of Kinect brings.
Why in the heck would I wanna pay for a Xbox Live subscription. What a RIP OFF
smish
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 26, 2012 @ 11:47p
EthanWeisinger said: Why in the heck would I wanna pay for a Xbox Live subscription. What a RIP OFF
lol....
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marsilies
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 27, 2012 @ 12:33a
EthanWeisinger said: Why in the heck would I wanna pay for a Xbox Live subscription. What a RIP OFF You don't have the pay for an Xbox Live account. You can sign up for the free account and get this game for free.
There is the pay Xbox Live Gold subscription, which is needed for online multiplayer, but not needed for this game.
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