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Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8655

Inviting friends (and being invited) to Mario Kart, took somewhere in the region of several weeks last time I tried.
That makes it still a joke.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4840

I've got mariokart for wii and don't think I bothered taking it on line at all so far. A few friends have it but without the ability to talk or message each other during or between races means it really doesn't appeal to me that much.

Other than downloading funny miis from the contest channel and sending them to friends, the wii online has felt a bit shit to me. But then I wasn't expecting much (and I have the 360 for that sort of thing) so I wasn't too bothered that it wasn't up to much.

However, since getting the 360 the wii has barely had a look in. Maybe party style use, but that's about it.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:08

It's voodoo time - I'm resurrecting this thread!

What's the best deal for renewing Live at the moment? Best I can find is £30 - can anyone beat that?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

It's voodoo time - I'm resurrecting this thread!

What's the best deal for renewing Live at the moment? Best I can find is £30 - can anyone beat that?

I'm sure I saw an offer on hotukdeals earlier this week for something like £27 will check and see if i can find it

** Edit **

£29.99 from Amazon with 800 MS Points
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-li ... 99-1288802

Or the two lower ones are both ebay sellers £24.46 and £24.79
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/12-mont ... ve-1290749
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/12-mont ... es-1288835

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38662

Also interested. After the house move there'll be no more money. Might as well spend it now.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:23

zaphod79 wrote:

£29.99 from Amazon with 800 MS Points
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-li ... 99-1288802

That's showing as £41 now.

Quote:

Or the two lower ones are both ebay sellers £24.46 and £24.79
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/12-mont ... ve-1290749
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/12-mont ... es-1288835

I'll have a look at these, ta.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:27

Got for £24.79 - thanks Zaphod.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38662

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Got for £24.79 - thanks Zaphod.

Ditto. Ta, Z.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:50

DavPaz wrote:

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Got for £24.79 - thanks Zaphod.

Ditto. Ta, Z.

Does that mean you're going to play some games with us?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38662

Mayhap I am. Mayhap I aint.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Any deals on 12 months of Gold at the moment chaps and chapettes? Mine runs out this month.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

WTB wrote:

Any deals on 12 months of Gold at the moment chaps and chapettes? Mine runs out this month.

If you're not dependent on it, just let it lapse for a month, you'll start getting bombarded with increasingly tempting offers to upgrade back to gold.

I've seen it offered at under half-price on my dashboard, or three months for £3, and stuff like that.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I use it every day. Plus I'm never giving them my card details again - I use PayPal to buy points, and I buy Gold via 12 month cards. Not letting them set up their auto-renewal malarky again.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

WTB wrote:

I use it every day. Plus I'm never giving them my card details again - I use PayPal to buy points, and I buy Gold via 12 month cards. Not letting them set up their auto-renewal malarky again.

Any good?
http://finditcheapest.com/gameprices.php?id=B000B5KMSE

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

If you dont mind not having the actual card then you should be able to pick up a 12 month sub on ebay for about £27 right now (they can vary by a few quid depending on what offers are on but here are a few candidates)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-Month-Xbox ... 58965abd96
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-Month-Xbox ... 416c91d513

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38662

I received this, this morning

Quote:

Dear valued customer,

If you can't view images or this email is in JUNK inbox please add us to contacts and mark this email as safe.
We are writing to you because you have recently purchased an xbox live product from us via ebay or our website.
We have just launched a brand new website with our best ever offers at fantastic prices!
We are a genuine xboxlive provider that get xboxlive codes to you fast at the cheapest rate possible!
However, i am sure you are already aware of this as you have purchased from us before and are a trusted buyer.
Since ebay are about to stop the sale of all xboxlive product codes, we want to make sure you know where to go!

We have opened up our dedicated support forums ran by our highly qualified staff to give you the best after sales service.
We also have an active XBOXLIVE member of staff working for us called Gabrial who helps us with issues
regarding gamertags, errors and keeps the scammers away leaving it a safe place to buy from.

So what are you waiting for?
Check our our latest offers and free giveaways today! http://www.fastxboxlive.com

Follow us on twitter for instant up to date promotion offers and discounts with limited stock bargins!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:55

WTB wrote:

I use it every day. Plus I'm never giving them my card details again - I use PayPal to buy points, and I buy Gold via 12 month cards. Not letting them set up their auto-renewal malarky again.

I have set up a prepay card. so I don't have to worry as much.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

DavPaz wrote:

I received this, this morning

Quote:

Dear valued customer,

If you can't view images or this email is in JUNK inbox please add us to contacts and mark this email as safe.
We are writing to you because you have recently purchased an xbox live product from us via ebay or our website.
We have just launched a brand new website with our best ever offers at fantastic prices!
We are a genuine xboxlive provider that get xboxlive codes to you fast at the cheapest rate possible!
However, i am sure you are already aware of this as you have purchased from us before and are a trusted buyer.
Since ebay are about to stop the sale of all xboxlive product codes, we want to make sure you know where to go!

We have opened up our dedicated support forums ran by our highly qualified staff to give you the best after sales service.
We also have an active XBOXLIVE member of staff working for us called Gabrial who helps us with issues
regarding gamertags, errors and keeps the scammers away leaving it a safe place to buy from.

So what are you waiting for?
Check our our latest offers and free giveaways today! http://www.fastxboxlive.com

Follow us on twitter for instant up to date promotion offers and discounts with limited stock bargins!

Well, I used these guys, and have not received my code 2 hours after purchase. So much for instant.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 15:30

Get Gabrial on the case!

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 17:15

\
Lemme attum!

Runcle · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 13:57

Bobbyaro wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

I received this, this morning

Quote:

Dear valued customer,

If you can't view images or this email is in JUNK inbox please add us to contacts and mark this email as safe.
We are writing to you because you have recently purchased an xbox live product from us via ebay or our website.
We have just launched a brand new website with our best ever offers at fantastic prices!
We are a genuine xboxlive provider that get xboxlive codes to you fast at the cheapest rate possible!
However, i am sure you are already aware of this as you have purchased from us before and are a trusted buyer.
Since ebay are about to stop the sale of all xboxlive product codes, we want to make sure you know where to go!

We have opened up our dedicated support forums ran by our highly qualified staff to give you the best after sales service.
We also have an active XBOXLIVE member of staff working for us called Gabrial who helps us with issues
regarding gamertags, errors and keeps the scammers away leaving it a safe place to buy from.

So what are you waiting for?
Check our our latest offers and free giveaways today! http://www.fastxboxlive.com

Follow us on twitter for instant up to date promotion offers and discounts with limited stock bargins!

Well, I used these guys, and have not received my code 2 hours after purchase. So much for instant.

Did you get it? My gold has ran out today.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

yes i did, it took a little longer than they quote, but i placed the order at ~13:00 and received it at ~17:00 so not bad at all.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 14:45

Gah! Fuckers reeled me in again last night. After a month of trying to lure me back with deals, it looked like they'd given up even bothering lately. And then I logged in last night to a "33% off for 1 year" offer. I snapped it up, of course.

Now I actually have to try and use the fucking thing to some extent.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 15:50

Where's the cheapest place for 12 months sub plz.

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 17:26

No idea if its cheapest, but renewed mine a few days ago for thoidyfoive from gamepointsnow.com - 13 months and free codblops hat included. Pain free PayPal transaction.

The codblops hat is for sale. £8

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

I use gamepointsnow too; again, no guarantee about them actually being cheapest but they are reliable and near-instant. And also one of the few such sites that let me use a card to pay and don't insist on Paypal.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 17:49

It's £30 in The ASDAS.

Thought there may be a 20 odd quid offer somewhere...

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 17:51

Cheapest I saw it online was 28 somewhere, but out of stock of course. Convenience beats a 20 mile round trip to asdas for me

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 17:52

Yeah.

Whoreses for clauses.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 21:02

I got one for Christmas, so that was pretty cheap.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Dec 29, 2012 0:24

I got 12 months from The Asdas for 30 quids.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

Just for reference, it's also currently 30 notes at Amazon.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:15

Had fun a games with this.

Just renewed my family live at £69.99. They decided to change me twice. I rang them up, and the MS system means they could not refund me one but had to do both.

But they gave me 3 x 1 month single xbox codes. which is not too bad

I might not do the family next time, where is the best place to buy 12month + codes....

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

KovacsC wrote:

I might not do the family next time, where is the best place to buy 12month + codes....

There have been a few cheap offers recently - Sainsburys and Argos' have had them for around the £28 mark but both are now back up to £35 (my local Sainsburys had Black ops 1 branded cards on the shelf for £35 when the new ones were £29 and I didnt quite believe it so got them to check but they scanned at £34.99 - they are still there and its now 3 years since BLOPS1 came out)

Blockbusters also had an offer which knocked £10 off if you bought any preowned game (so you could pick up a fifa08 for 99p and your 12 month sub for £25) but that also seems to have finished.

My suggestion would just be to keep checking back on here and Lewie's site to see when any offers come up

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

KovacsC wrote:

Had fun a games with this.

Just renewed my family live at £69.99. They decided to change me twice. I rang them up, and the MS system means they could not refund me one but had to do both.

But they gave me 3 x 1 month single xbox codes. which is not too bad

I might not do the family next time, where is the best place to buy 12month + codes....

To be super cheeky, you can have a look at my site...?
http://finditcheapest.com/xboxdeals.php

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Mar 01, 2013 14:20

Mr Mimi, I do check your site quite a bit

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Mr Russell wrote:

To be super cheeky, you can have a look at my site...?
http://finditcheapest.com/xboxdeals.php

I didn't realise your site did XBOX live stuff as well - is that a recent addition or has it always been like that ?

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Mar 01, 2013 16:20

Yet still no 3DS.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Mar 01, 2013 17:34

KovacsC wrote:

Mr Mimi, I do check your site quite a bit

MrC · **Posted:** Fri Mar 01, 2013 17:44

Zardoz wrote:

I got 12 months on probation for what the CCTV saw me doing at Asda.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

zaphod79 wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

To be super cheeky, you can have a look at my site...?
http://finditcheapest.com/xboxdeals.php

I didn't realise your site did XBOX live stuff as well - is that a recent addition or has it always been like that ?

Made that page in November I think. Still have plans to expand to other 'deals/all in one place' style pages

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Todays deals (shamelessly stolen from elsewhere) - Batman is the big offer today but stuff like Dishonoured or Borderlands 2 for 2400 points is good and Red Dead or Portal 2 for 1200 points is also worth a look

BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM (67% off) - $30/2400 > $10/800MSP/UK:£2.69 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Batman-Arkham-Asylum/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802534307f6?cid=search&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY (50% off) - $30/2400 > $15/1200MSP/UK:£8.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Batman-Arkham-City/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80257520802?nosplash=1&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
BORDERLANDS (50% off) - $20/1600 > $10/800MSP/UK:£8.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Borderlands/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802545407e7?cid=search&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
BORDERLANDS 2 (50% off) - $60/4800 > $30/2400MSP/UK:£24.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Borderlands-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025454087c?nosplash=1&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
DEAD ISLAND (50% off) - $20/1600 > $10/800MSP/UK:£8.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Dead-Island/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4d07df?nosplash=1
DISHONOURED (50% off) - $60/4800 > $30/2400MSP/UK:£24.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Dishonored/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802425307e3?DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
FABLE III [NA ONLY] (50% off) - $20/1600 > $10/800MSP - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Fable-III/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5308d6?DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
FALLOUT 3 [EU ONLY?] > UK:£11.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Fallout-3/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802425307d5?cid=search&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
FALLOUT NEW VEGAS (50% off) - $20/1600 > $10/800MSP/UK:£8.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Fallout-New-Vegas/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802425307e0?cid=search&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
PORTAL 2 (50% off) - $30/2400 > $15/1200MSP/UK:£8.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Portal-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80245410912?nosplash=1&DownloadType=Game#LiveZone
RED DEAD REDEMPTION (50% off) - $30/2400 > $15/1200MSP/UK:£8.99 - http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Red-Dead-Redemption/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025454082b?DownloadType=Game#LiveZone

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

Just got Red Dead Redemption from the marketplace and it was 1040 points rather than 1200, so even more bargainy.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

Batman Arkham Asylum is only 320 points, so yoinking that also

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Early idea of todays prices (numbers given are US$) - i'll post more info when I find it.

Quote:

Mortal Kombat -20
MK vs DCU- 5
Street Fighter 4 - 10
Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition - 10
Street Fighter X Tekken -20
Tekken 6 - 10
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - 20
KOF 13 - 10

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

And Kovacs - £27.99 from Simplygames for a 12 month live code

viewtopic.php?p=748771#p748771

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:58

Thanks...

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