Microsoft Starts a Black Friday XBL Sale [UPDATE]

By Rebecca Smith,

Black Friday is a big event in North America. On the day after Thansksgiving , the vast majority of retailers will open earlier and discount goods in a tradition that marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Microsoft is not breaking custom and has discounted a fair amount of content on Xbox LIVE. The full list includes arcade games, DLC, Games on Demand, avatar items and Windows Phone games, so without further ado:

Arcade Games

Daytona USA - 800 MSP 400 MSP
https://www.trueachievements.com/Lara-Croft-GoL/achieve....htm - 1200 MSP 600 MSP (This price is not reflected on the Marketplace in all regions -- please check your Xbox dashboard to see if the game is available at this price in your region)
Magic: The Gathering - DotP 2013 - 800 MSP 400 MSP
Rock Band Blitz - 1200 MSP 600 MSP
https://www.trueachievements.com/Alex-Kidd--Co-Collecti....htm - 800 MSP 400 MSP
SEGA Vintage Collection: Golden Axe - 800 MSP 400 MSP
SEGA Vintage Collection: Monster World - 800 MSP 400 MSP
SEGA Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage - 800 MSP 400 MSP
South Park: Tenorman's Revenge - 800 MSP 400 MSP
Space Channel 5 Part 2 - 800 MSP 400 MSP
Spelunky - 1200 MSP 600 MSP
Warp - 800 MSP 400 MSP

Game Add-ons

Darksiders II
• "Argul's Tomb" - 560 MSP 280 MSP
• "Death Rides Pack" - 560 MSP 280 MSP

Dead Island (Xbox 360)
• "Bloodbath Arena Multiplayer Mode + Leaderboards" - 800 MSP 400 MSP (this has achievements)
• "Ryder White" - 800 MSP 400 MSP

Forza Motorsport 4
• "Porsche Expansion Pack" - 1600 MSP 800 MSP (this has achievements)
• "July Car Pack" - 560 MSP 280 MSP
• "August Playseat Car Pack" - 560 MSP 280 MSP
• "September Pennzoil Car Pack" - 560 MSP 280 MSP

The Gunstringer
• "El Diablo's 'Merican Adventure" - 240 MSP 120 MSP (this has achievements)
• "Real Big Shootin'" - 240 MSP 120 MSP (this has achievements)

Left 4 Dead 2
• "The Passing" - 560 MSP 280 MSP (this has achievements)
• "Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice" - 560 MSP 280 MSP (this has achievements)

Magic: The Gathering - DotP 2013
• "Magic 2013 Expansion" - 400 MSP 200 MSP (this has achievements)

Sleeping Dogs
• "The High Roller Pack" - 240 MSP 120 MSP
• "The Red Envelope Pack" - 240 MSP 120 MSP
• "Top Dog Gold Pack" - 240 MSP 120 MSP

Games on Demand - prices vary by region

Dead Island (Xbox 360) - download link
The Gunstringer - download link
Left 4 Dead 2 - download link
Portal 2 - download link

Avatar Items
Bat Swarm Prop - 240 MSP 120 MSP
Dual Toy SMGs - 320 MSP 160 MSP
Energy Katanas - 320 MSP 160 MSP
Frost Dragon - 240 MSP 120 MSP
Ninja Training - 240 MSP 120 MSP
Titan Hammer - 240 MSP 120 MSP
Toy Sniper Rifle - 240 MSP 120 MSP
Vampire Wings - 240 MSP 120 MSP
Werewolf Transformation - 240 MSP 120 MSP

Windows Phone Games - please be aware that the Windows Phone Store is not reflecting these sale prices. Games may have to be purchased directly through your phone.
Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles HD (WP) - $4.99 / £3.99 $1.99 / £1.49
Carcassonne (WP) - $2.99 / £2.29 $1.99 / £1.49
Cracking Sands (WP) - $2.99 / £2.29 $1.99 / £1.49
Gravity Guy (WP) - $2.99 / £2.29 $1.99 / £1.49
Mush (WP) - $2.99 / £2.29 $1.99 / £1.49
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (WP) - $4.99 / £3.99 $1.99 / £1.49

The sale lasts until November 26th, so don't wait too long to pick up these deals.

Thanks to the members of the community who sent this one in!

Written by Rebecca Smith

Rebecca is the Newshound Manager at TrueGaming Network. She has been contributing articles since 2010, especially those that involve intimidatingly long lists. When not writing news, she works in an independent game shop so that she can spend all day talking about games too. She'll occasionally go outside.