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    The Xbox 360 is the second game console produced by Microsoft Corporation and is the successor to the original Xbox.

    Just got an Xbox 360 Slim anything free and interesting on XBL?

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    #1  Edited By pw2566ch

    So I just received an Xbox 360 Slim and it's been awhile since I've been on Xbox Live. I currently have a few codes for 2 free days of Xbox Live. Is there anything free and interesting I could try out or anything I've been missing out on?

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    #2  Edited By StarOceaner

    I mean, as far as free XBL arcade games there's not a whole not in the way. Currently the only two free ones I've recently played are Happy Wars and Doritos Crash Course. If you look around online, you're bound to find a list of free XBL arcade games. 
     
    The paid ones are the ones you're really going to want to go after. Obviously if you spend money on a game, you can expect a high quality game. Pick up some microsoft points and download Castle Crashers, Minecraft, Counter-Strike, Braid, etc. just to name a few.

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    #3  Edited By Marz

    nope, nothing interesting other than multiplayer functionality in games.

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    #4  Edited By Nekroskop

    Free and XBL. Does not compute.

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    #5  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    Wreckateer is free.

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    #6  Edited By Tylea002

    XBL does not work like a flash game site, though the indie game section may fool you in that regard. You start looking to spend 10 bucks a game, though, and there's some great great stuff to be found.

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    #7  Edited By indiana_jenkins

    Wreckateer is free for the tenth anniversary of Xbox Live (November 15th and 16th), but that's a Kinect game.

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    #8  Edited By Metric_Outlaw

    Besides apps there's pretty much nothing free on XBLM. Sometimes they have OK sales but nothing ever fantastic.

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    #9  Edited By impartialgecko

    Free games and Microsoft are not on speaking terms.

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    #10  Edited By impartialgecko

    @StarOceaner said:

    I mean, as far as free XBL arcade games there's not a whole not in the way. Currently the only two free ones I've recently played are Happy Wars and Doritos Crash Course. If you look around online, you're bound to find a list of free XBL arcade games. The paid ones are the ones you're really going to want to go after. Obviously if you spend money on a game, you can expect a high quality game. Pick up some microsoft points and download Castle Crashers, Minecraft, Counter-Strike, Braid, etc. just to name a few.

    I wouldn't recommend anyone play Counter-Strike on a 360.

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    #11  Edited By ptc

    Aegis Wing is free, and pretty good at that.

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    #13  Edited By Bourbon_Warrior

    Party chat is still pretty great, so annoying to organize people together on PS3, that doritos game is worth checking out Crash Course, a pretty fun platformer with your avatar.

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    #15  Edited By kindgineer

    @Mr_Skeleton: He said free and interesting. I feel justified in leaving that out of my list, lol. Watching Jeff play that game will be the most enjoyable way to discover if you have any want to experience that game.

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    #16  Edited By jeconner

    Hexic and Harm's Way are also free.

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    #17  Edited By uhtaree

    Welcome to the world of needing Gold and Points.

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    #18  Edited By manicraider

    Demos and Xbox 101.

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    #19  Edited By Nentisys

    @StarOceaner said:

    I mean, as far as free XBL arcade games there's not a whole not in the way. Currently the only two free ones I've recently played are Happy Wars and Doritos Crash Course. If you look around online, you're bound to find a list of free XBL arcade games. The paid ones are the ones you're really going to want to go after. Obviously if you spend money on a game, you can expect a high quality game. Pick up some microsoft points and download Castle Crashers, Minecraft, Counter-Strike, Braid, etc. just to name a few.

    Don't play minecraft or CS on a console, dude.

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    #20  Edited By kjbolin

    It's not free, but if you're a fan of the "Metroidvania" style games (Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) I HIGHLY recommend Shadow Complex. It's the best homage to Super Metroid I've ever played, and it's been one of my favorite games on Xbox 360 since I got the console in 2006.

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    #21  Edited By Jeust
    @ahaisthisourchance said:

    Free and XBL. Does not compute.

    Pretty much... 

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