The games that will be on sale during the Xbox Live countdown to 2013 sale have been posted on Neogaf - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503957

The sale will start on the 18th - next Tuesday. For once this is actually a really good sale! Fez, Walking Dead, Mark of the Ninja and Dust are all on sale alongside many other arcade games, games on demand and DLC. I'll update below with the prices as each day rolls by.

18th - 31st TWO WEEK SALE

XBLA Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...3-arcade-games

• Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition (800 -> 400)
• Joe Danger 2: The Movie (1200 -> 400)
• Zuma's Revenge! (800 -> 400)
• The Simpsons™ Arcade Game (800 -> 600)
• Wreckateer (800 -> 200)
• Plants vs. Zombies (1200 -> 600)
• Peggle (800 -> 400)
• Peggle™ Nights Content Pack (400 -> 200)
• Fire Pro Wrestling (800 -> 400)
• SONIC 4 Episode II (1200 -> 600)
• Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (400 -> 160)
• RAW (1200 -> 400)
• A World of Keflings (800 -> 400)
• A World of Keflings - Sugar, Spice and Not So Nice (320 -> 160)
• A World of Keflings - It Came From Outer Space (320 -> 160)
• Kinect Party (FREE!)
• Jet Set Radio (800 -> 400)

Games on Demand
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...ames-on-demand

• Rock Band 3 ($20 -> $10)
• Bully ($15 -> $10)

DAILY DEALS

18th: Modern Warfare 3
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...dern-warfare-3

• Modern Warfare® 3 [GoD] ($29.99)
• Collection 1 DLC (1200 -> 600)
• Collection 2 DLC (1200 -> 600)
• Collection 3 DLC (1200 -> 600)
• Collection 4 DLC (1200 -> 600)

19th: LEGO Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...-19-lego-games

• LEGO Batman [GoD] ($9.99)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga [GoD] ($14.99)
• LEGO Star Wars III [GoD] ($9.99)
• LEGO® Indiana Jones™ [GoD] ($9.99)
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean [GoD] ($9.99)
• LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 [GoD] ($9.99)
• LEGO® Harry Potter™ [GoD] ($9.99)

20th: Platformer Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...20-platformers

• Fez (800 -> 400)
• HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (1200 -> 600)
• Sonic Adventure™ 2 (800 -> 400)
• Rayman® Origins [ GoD] ($20 -> $10)
• Rayman 3 HD (800 -> 400)
• Mark of the Ninja (1200 -> 600)
• Trine 2 (1200 -> 400)

21st: Rockstar Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...12-21-rockstar

• L.A. Noire [ GoD] ($30 -> $20)
• Red Dead Redemption [ GoD] ($30 -> $20)
• Max Payne 3 [ GoD] ($60 -> $40)
• Midnight Club: LA [ GoD] ($15 -> $10)

22nd:Tony Hawks

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (1200 -> 600)

23rd: Summer of Arcade 2012 Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...mmer-of-arcade

• Dust: An Elysian Tail™ (1200 -> 600)
• Deadlight (1200 -> 600)
• Hybrid (1200 -> 400)

24th: Trials HD and Trials Evolution
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...3-12-24-trials

• Trials HD (800 -> 400)
• Trials HD - Big Thrills (1200 -> 600)
• Trials HD - Big Pack (400 -> 200)
• Trials Evolution (400 -> 200)
• Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain (400 -> 200)

25th: Kinect Family
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...-kinect-family

• Hydro Thunder
• Rock of Ages
• Mini Ninjas Adventures
• Leedmees
• Fruit Ninja Kinect
• Fruit Ninja Kinect - 8-bit Cartridge
• Fruit Ninja Kinect - Art Box
• Fruit Ninja Kinect - Space Capsule
• Fruit Ninja Kinect - Storm Season

26th: TBA

27th: Borderlands
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...27-Borderlands

• Borderlands [ GoD]
• Borderlands 2 [ GoD]
• Borderlands 2 Season Pass

28th: The Walking Dead
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...8-walking-dead

• The Walking Dead Episode 1
• The Walking Dead Episode 2
• The Walking Dead Episode 3
• The Walking Dead Episode 4
• The Walking Dead Episode 5

29th: Family Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...9-family-games

• Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts [ GoD]
• Cars 2: The Video Game [ GoD]
• Crash Of The Titans [ GoD]
• Toy Story 3 [ GoD]
• Crazy Taxi
• The Splatters™

30th: Fighting Games
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...fighting-games

• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
• Street Fighter III: Online Edition
• Dungeon Fighter LIVE: Fall Of Hendon Myre

31st: Skyrim and Oblivion
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...kyrim-oblivion

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ GoD]
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [ GoD]
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine

This is a good trend. Will Europe get this at all, I wonder? We always get the short end of the stick - the completely featureless Gold subscription is the biggest example.

I want to pick up The Walking Dead on Xbox but I know even with this sale the price won't come close to how much they'll be in the steam Christmas sale.

@Niall_Sg1: According to the xbox sales page the first episode is free

GAH.

Living in Australia and not being able to play The Walking Dead is so annoying.

damn, i just bought all of the walking dead yesterday

@ValiantGrizzly: I'd expect so, we did last year and I saw this posted on a UK site.

@Travissty said:

GAH.

Living in Australia and not being able to play The Walking Dead is so annoying.

I say move. Game is worth it.

There are more games in that list that I want than that I should buy. Mark of the Ninja, Dust, Trials Evolution, Hydro Thunder, Rock of Ages, The Walking Dead. Fuuuu..

@Travissty said:

GAH.

Living in Australia and not being able to play The Walking Dead is so annoying.

Is it not available here on 360?

Weird as it's on Steam and Australian iOS App Store.

@Vextroid said:

@Travissty said:

GAH.

Living in Australia and not being able to play The Walking Dead is so annoying.

Is it not available here on 360?

Weird as it's on Steam and Australian iOS App Store.

Order the complete series when it comes out from NZ

Hows Borderlands 2 DLC?

Mark of the Ninja and Dust are a go. This is good.

Looks like I will be buying a lot of games as long as the discount is something like 50% off for the XBLA games.

I'd considering picking up Dust... but seeing how I won't be starting my Xbox any time soon for any other reason, I'm very unlikely to remember doing so on the 23rd. Oh well!

@Generiko: Interesting at least it'll let me see how it is on the 360, I'd rather play it on the TV but I remember the GB guys saying the PC was the platform to play it on..

After being spoiled by the Humble Bundles and Steam sales, these Microsoft "sales" seem really weak.

edit:typo

I really want to play The Walking Dead, but the fact that Telltale didn't include an option for inverted controls makes it incredibly difficult to play.

Looks like Mark of the Ninja will be getting my money.

@Niall_Sg1 said:

I want to pick up The Walking Dead on Xbox but I know even with this sale the price won't come close to how much they'll be in the steam Christmas sale.

I just got it a few days ago on gamefly.com of all places for $10, I couldn't pass it up. I hope Dust is a good deal and that I don't forget about it over the holiday weekend.

@charlie_victor_bravo said:

After being spoiled by the Humble Bundles and Steam sales, these Microsoft "sales" seem really week.

Yeah seriously, but at least it's something I guess.

I'm currently replaying mass effect 2 and picked up a new copy of ME3 the other day so I'm ready to pull the trigger on the Leviathan and From Ashes DLC if they put it on sale. Do the right thing Microsoft marketing team!

These deals seem pretty alright.

@Colourful_Hippie said:

@charlie_victor_bravo said:

After being spoiled by the Humble Bundles and Steam sales, these Microsoft "sales" seem really week.

Yeah seriously, but at least it's something I guess.

I agree, but remember that console games have to be licensed to be put on the console in question and that must cost something. I doubt you could sell a $40 game for $8 and still make anywhere near the same kind of profit that could if you did that on Steam, for the reason mentioned in the last sentence and probably others. Maybe the pitiful "sales" aren't really so half-hearted after all.

Oh, hello, Fez!

Mark of the Ninja will be mine

The Walking Dead is already super cheap, but the xbox 360 version is really the worst, if you can play it on any other platform, do it.

Wouldn't mind nabbing Simpsons Arcade, Dust, Joe Danger 2, and Hell Yeah. We'll see.

Borderlands 2 season pass here i come!

@MrFwankie said:

I really want to play The Walking Dead, but the fact that Telltale didn't include an option for inverted controls makes it incredibly difficult to play.

Have you actually given it a try? I always play with inverted controls and I got used to it incredibly quickly. It's really stupid that Telltale didn't provide the option, bu itt ended up being a total non-issue. It would be a shame for you to miss out on such a great game because of such a minor shortcoming.

Rats. Most of what I would have any interest in I already bought. Might give Trials HD and Nuts & Bolts a shot, though.

@Kerned said:

@MrFwankie said:

I really want to play The Walking Dead, but the fact that Telltale didn't include an option for inverted controls makes it incredibly difficult to play.

Have you actually given it a try? I always play with inverted controls and I got used to it incredibly quickly. It's really stupid that Telltale didn't provide the option, bu itt ended up being a total non-issue. It would be a shame for you to miss out on such a great game because of such a minor shortcoming.

There is literally one section in the whole series where it seemed to matter (in ep. 3) and apparently it was shitty even if you don't play inverted. Just get the game

@Vextroid said:

@Travissty said:

GAH.

Living in Australia and not being able to play The Walking Dead is so annoying.

Is it not available here on 360?

Weird as it's on Steam and Australian iOS App Store.

The no R18+ releases applies to the Xbox Live Marketplace, apparently. Telltale had this to say waaaay back in April or something; "Sorry, but due to the OFLC ratings laws in Australia and New Zealand, and the fact that this is a mature game, we do not currently have plans to release the game there on consoles." (Kotaku link ). It technically shouldn't be allowed at all in Australia, but iOS and Steam have different classifications that make it a strange grey area related to our laws. Unfortunately I have no interest in playing on those two services, but that's just me being stubbon and preferring consoles, so I don't hold that against them.

Apparently they're planning to change the classifications early next year and giving us an R18+, but nothing in our government is running too smoothly at the moment so who knows.

EDIT: If you're interested, here's a post from the Telltale forums by "the producer" of the game giving some further explanation on it's absence down under; http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=603626&postcount=16

A lot of people seem to like Mark of the Ninja so I might pick that up. Trials Evolution DLC is pretty tempting too, played a lot of that game when it was released.

Looking forward to getting Trails Evo during its' sale.

Good news for 360 owners, but I wish they would make XBL similar to PlayStation Plus.

Deals are live! I've updated the OP

I don't check NeoGAF, so thank you for posting this here. I've been wanting to pick up The Mark of the Ninja and Dust, so this is perfect. Might go for Hell Yeah and Street Fighter III, too, if the prices are right.

Guys, todays deals are rather damn good! Trine 2 for 400 points, Fez for 400 points and Mark of the Ninja for 600 poins!

I would've been down with some 10 euro Rayman Origins, but I guess MS doesn't like us Europeans so it's still 25 here.

Living in Canada, I have to pay with MS points to get shit from XBLive. Fuck that shit. I'm going to go cry in a corner and wait for the Steam sales.

Got Rayman Origins for 10 bones, sale WORTH IT!

@Lumley: What are the prices for the 21st games? The page link doesn't go to anything.

@Lumley: Thanks for letting everyone know about this! I have been busy and didn't realize that the sale was going on. Getting Mark of the Ninja for 600 points seems like a steal. I can't wait to play it!

Mark of the Ninja. Buy it or I'll kill you, silently. From the shadows.

This sale has some pretty damn good stuff. Probably going ot grab Rayman Origins and Bully for 10 bucks each. Already bought Jet Set Radio for 5 bucks, which is what that should have been to begin with. Will later get the Walking Dead 2-5.

Sonuva...

I just bought Mark of the Ninja yesterday! Why didn't I see this thread then!??!

Of all the games on that list, I recommend Zuma's Revenge the most!

@Napalm: The pages and prices don't seem to go up until the day they are on sale. However, the NeoGaf page did have details about tomorrows prices so I've updated the OP with them. (Spoiler: They're not very good)

@Bumpton said:

Sonuva...

I just bought Mark of the Ninja yesterday! Why didn't I see this thread then!??!

Yeah I just bought The Walking Dead Ep 1 like 2 days before it was announced to be free on 12/25-12/31. It happens.

cheapassgamer.com had the full list up over a week ago, that's usually a good place to keep an eye out for upcoming sales.

The UK gets screwed on the Rayman Origins deal, it's £19.99 over here on sale, which is $32.52 USD.