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Deal of the Week: March 6th, 2012

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DaveKinetic
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:30
Borderlands DLC and Avatar items

Carrying on the theme of one game's content per week, Microsoft have this week chosen Gearbox Software's Borderlands. Unfortunately this isn't the first time the game's DLC has been reduced, the latest being November's 2K Publisher Sale, but for those of you who still haven't picked it up, more Borderlands can only be a good thing, right?


DLC
Claptrap's New Robot Revolution in Borderlands - 800 MSP 400 MSP
Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot in Borderlands - 800 MSP 400 MSP
The Secret Armory of General Knoxx in Borderlands - 800 MSP 400 MSP
The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned in Borderlands - 800 MSP 400 MSP

Avatar Items
Claptrap - 320 MSP 220 MSP
Treasure Chest - 240 MSP 160 MSP

Deal of the Week is only available to Xbox LIVE Gold members.
norninja
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:32
I love seeing Borderlands DLC on the Deal Of The Week. Even thou I have all the DLCs and almost 100%'ed the game, I think more people should know about it. Fantastic game!
Kahuna28
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:32
I recommend The General Knoxx DLC to everyone, that's the only really good one, the others are probably worth it if you love the game, for 400 points you can't really go wrong.
talkstogod
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Last post: 12 May at 16:21
Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:33
Wow. This game came out in 2009... sometimes the DotWs are just silly.
fro thebighit
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:33, Edited on 06 March 12 at 18:34 by fro thebighit
Why, on God's green earth, haven't they permanently discounted the Borderlands DLC so we can move on some relevant deals
Riconoclast
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Last post: 23 May at 16:43
Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:33
Deal of the Week

Borderlands March 6 – 12
Borderlands Secret Armory 400 (50% off)
Borderlands Zombie Island 400 (50% off)
Borderlands New Revolution 400 (50% off)
Borderlands The Underdome 400 (50% off)
Borderlands Claptrap 220 (31% off)
Borderlands Treasure Chest 160 (33% off)


Hack-n-Slash March 13 – 19

Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale 600 (50% off)
The Baconing 600 (50% off)
Torchlight 600 (50% off)
Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team 400 (50% off)


Special Sales

Konami 50% Off Sale March 13 – 19

X-Men 400 (50% off)
Castlevania HOD 600 (50% off)
Zombie Apocalypse 400 (50% off)
Castlevania SON 400 (50% off)
Battle: Los Angeles 400 (50% off)
Zombie Apocalypse Never Die Alone 400 (50% off)
Hard Corps: Uprising 600 (50% off)
BurgerTime HD 400 (50% off)
Puddle 400 (50% off)
Leedmees 400 (50% off)
Castlevania Lord of Shadow: Reverie 400 (50% off)
Castlevania Lord of Shadow: Resurrection 400 (50% off)
PuckJunkie
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Last post: 25 Apr at 19:34
Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:42
Knoxx was great and worth the original 800. Zombie Island was short, but if you loved the game, it's worth it at 400. Claptrap was buggy as hell originally, but hey, it's fixed now, and a good deal at 400. Moxxi, on the other hand, is a steaming pile of dung that they should pay you to play, and only completionists should bother.

220 is still too much for an avatar item. As much as I'd like to have Claptrap wheeling around my guy on the screen, announcing my Borderlands love to the world, I refuse to make that happen when it also announces that I'm willing to blow $4 (now only $2.75!) on helping Gearbox advertise their merch.
FreezeDown
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:44
To bad I had already bought it all, oh well, well worth the prices, IMO.
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El Horse
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:44, Edited on 06 March 12 at 19:01 by El Horse
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martian213
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:45
In the UK Borderlands GOTY is only £12.99 at Play.com, which is around what this discounted DLC is costing. So if you don't own the game yet, or you trade games in after you finish it is probably better to buy this and sell it on later. CEX offer £12.00 currently for a trade in on GOTY. Hope this helps people out!
Choskie
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:46
My partner recently jus bought me Borderlands: GOTY edition, so all's well :L
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Last post: 23 May at 01:44
Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:51
A gazzillion things on the market place yet we get borderlands AGAIN!!!!!!
munchmagic86
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Last post: 20 Oct 12 at 19:28
Posted on 06 March 12 at 18:56
Hmm I still need Mad Moxxi and Claptrap dlc, may get them now or in 6 weeks when they are discounted again
Skadi And Omega
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:00
What a bucket of bilge. Why not a sale on something actually useful to more than 2% of the userbase? Or is that the point, discount that which most people don't want so we don't lose money. What a load of old tosh.
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ZyGouNeTte
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:01
I go to buy it !! I start it monday ^^
RoboShatner
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:05
Looking at the other news tab on the right these have already been discounted 3 times already.
NawtyCawty
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:08
Having DOTW on DLC is just bullshit. They should discount actual games so all Gold members can benefit, not just people who have a certain game.
Zacry072
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Last post: 19 Dec 12 at 15:36
Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:10
I can't believe these are being discounted once again. There's already a GotY edition, just let sleeping dogs lie and give us another DotW for something we haven't seen before.
DyingAtheist
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Last post: 19 May at 12:46
Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:11
Skadi And Omega said:What a bucket of bilge. Why not a sale on something actually useful to more than 2% of the userbase? Or is that the point, discount that which most people don't want so we don't lose money. What a load of old tosh.What bizarre logic.
Should they never discount content that applies to either old games or a single game then?
Should they just discount EVERYTHING so that everyone has a lovely sale?
ZM3
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Posted on 06 March 12 at 19:12, Edited on 06 March 12 at 19:13 by ZM3
Hedfix said:Deal of the Week

Hack-n-Slash March 13 – 19

The Baconing 600 (50% off)
Torchlight 600 (50% off)

Special Sales

Konami 50% Off Sale March 13 – 19

Hard Corps: Uprising 600 (50% off)
I highly recommend Torchlight and Contra Hard Corps. I loved The Baconing but it is a little tedious if you played the previous DeathSpank titles