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Xbox Live Gold £1 glitch returns

A glitched promotion on Xbox.com that allows Xbox Live users to sign up for or extend their Xbox Live Gold subscription for £1 per month has returned - this time allowing users to extend their membership up until June 2014 for as little as £36, according to initial reports.

EDIT: "Registration Closed This offer is no longer available."

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thereapersson5450d ago

Do people actually take advantage of this, or does Microsoft just revoke everything they buy?

r1sh125450d ago (Edited 5450d ago )

Its not a glitch.
Its a clever MS marketing ploy.
Make people rush buy, they did this last time.
Its also on the dashboard,
Great marketing on MS part.
Sony should do something like this, it makes people think "Ill give it a go for £1",
if they really like it they will go and buy a yearly subscription.
Its like all drug dealers, the first one is 'free/very cheap', the next will cost you though.
Get them hooked and wait for them to come back for more.

SuperSaiyan45450d ago

If you look carefully you will notice that by opting for the 1 month gold for £1 your payment is automatically set for renewal MONTHLY meaning if you miss this your next bill will be at their normal price monthly...So be careful.

Anarki5450d ago

I got this email. Was going to purchase amonth just for the lulz.

r1sh125449d ago

@Supersaiyan4..
You can pay via paypal and just unlink the payment option after you do it like 10 times

I just tried it with my 2nd account

Andronix5449d ago

Microsoft have some great programmers and they wouldn't let such a publicly known 'glitch' exist for so long without stopping it. It is a way of combating declining Xbox Live subscriptions in the UK, and a very clever one. People think they are getting a great deal so they rush to subscribe, and it means they are committed (if they wanna get their monies worth) the Xbox platform.

It worked on me! I did it earlier today and am now subscribed until June 2014! If a new Xbox is released before then Im sure my sub will work on the new console!

quadalupeupe5449d ago

mcdonalds does the same with Mc Rib - only for a limited time...then its back next year

Disney does it with re-releases of old films get it before its gone is slogan...

SilentNegotiator5449d ago

An easy way to get some people on auto-renewal, since not everyone is going to fix it.

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r3ydild05450d ago

Microsoft doesn't revoke everything at all, they actually honored the price. I was able to get 5 months worth before it stopped working for my account :D.

ProjectVulcan5450d ago

It works. However the downside is you have to ring up microsoft and get them to turn off auto renewal again. Its a bit of a faff. They probably do this on purpose, because when i call, they give you the hard sell on more subs apparently not knowing you just scored 18 months of 1 month subs off them for 18 pounds LOL.

wazzim5449d ago

I got 14 months through PayPal. Just turned automatic billing off and there I go, cheap live.

wwedx5449d ago

How on earth is this a scam? Wtf

CptFlashHeart5449d ago

Scam? LOL, I just renewed mine until December for £1 a month. Sweet

PJSalt5449d ago

Got 6 months out of this, Sweeet. :D

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OG Xbox Live Replacement 'Insignia' Continues To Grow With 11 New Supported Games

Online multiplayer is back for 11 more games thanks to Insignia's XBL 1.0 replacement service running on Original Xbox consoles and the Xemu emulator on PC. Multiplayer, voice chat, leaderboards, etc. have been a monthly addition for many games from Xbox's past library thank to the team at Insignia.live! The 11 new games are now playable online once again after 13+ years.

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XiNatsuDragnel1166d ago

Yes yes now bring x360 xbox live then we're golden for life.

Asplundh1164d ago

?? Xbox 360 servers are still online, they haven't been taken down yet.

XiNatsuDragnel1164d ago

Nah they will be tho look at rscs3 they have psn made in there emulator why not xenia bro?

Blashted1164d ago

Service still in beta form, sign up/player counts here: https://insignia.live/

slayereddy1164d ago (Edited 1164d ago )

Booo!! I was hoping that was Rainbow Six: Black Arrow...Boo!! again. I thought this coming to Xbox. I don't even read it I was so excited.

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7 Abandoned Xbox Series We Probably Won't Get Back

Has everyone completely forgotten Blinx?

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WickedLester3271d ago

You forgot to add "thank God" at the end of the headline.

tomr29923271d ago

Indeed... Praise the Lord!

V0MIT_M0NSTER3271d ago

So glad that they won't mess with Banjo anymore.

-Foxtrot3270d ago

So you wouldn't want a proper Banjo-Threeie, Jade Empire or Kameo 2...really?

AZRoboto3270d ago

Or Crimson Skies. That was the shiz

FallenAngel19843271d ago

It's a shame we can't get another Banjo-Kazooie game

-Foxtrot3270d ago

Literally one that's called Banjo-Threeie and they start the game with Kazooie waking up in distress telling Banjo of a hardly nightmare while recapping Nuts and Bolts.

PhoenixUp3271d ago

Microsoft never could maintain a longrunning decent 3D platformers series of their own

AZRoboto3270d ago

I don't think "longrunning" is really necessary... Isn't Blinx the only one that got a sequel?

darthv723270d ago

Blinx needs to return if at least to show up Bubsy.

ninsigma3270d ago

Not sure if it was Xbox only back in the day but I'd love a current gen jet set radio!

Paytaa3270d ago

Jet Set Radio Future was only on Xbox. Fantastic game. Even better than Jet Set Radio for the Dreamcast in my opinion. Such a good soundtrack too

ninsigma3270d ago

Game was beast and deserves to come back on current gen. And hell yeah plus one for that soundtrack!

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Review: Table Top Racing: World Tour (Xbox One) by The Gamerscore Whores

Without a doubt, one of our highlights from EGX Rezzed 2016 was Table Top Racing. It was almost a classic love tale…”As soon as we locked eyes… (enter mushy crap here…)” – We think you get the picture. It just reminded us of a time where gaming was much less complicated and way more colourful, however at the time the game was only due to be released on the PS4… That’s not a bad thing. It just mean’t that being my primary console of choice is Xbox One, we wouldn’t get to play this any time soon as the majority of my games and friends reside in the Microsoft ecosystem – so when we got word this was getting a release on Xbox One, we immediately put our hands up and said “Yes, Please!”.

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