Toy Soldiers: Cold War, Dead Island free for Xbox Live Gold members

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Microsoft's Major Nelson has announced next month's lineup of free games for Xbox Live Gold members, revealing that subscribers can expect to receive free copies of Toy Soldiers: Cold War and Dead Island in February.

Signal Studios' Xbox Live Arcade strategy game Toy Soldiers: Cold War includes a series of tower defense-styled battles featuring miniature foot soldiers and combat vehicles. Dead Island, a 2011 retail release from Techland, is a first-person action game that challenges players to survive a zombie invasion at an island resort, with help from friends via online cooperative play.

As with previous Games With Gold program releases, both Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War are free for users to keep once they are downloaded, even after associated Xbox Live Gold memberships expire. New games are added to the service on the 1st and 16th of each month.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/31/toy-soldiers-cold-war-dead-island-free-for-xbox-live-gold-memb/

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xByNovaaPosted:

I might buy gold just to play Dead Island again

TelePosted:

They are great games, I have Toy Soldiers and I have played Dead Island before.

bigchukkaPosted:

-Mark I am tempted to download Dead Island. I played the most recent one and it was pretty fun but I never got to far into the campaign.
I think it is worth downloading just for the achievements, the second one was a lot better in my opinion.

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

I am tempted to download Dead Island. I played the most recent one and it was pretty fun but I never got to far into the campaign.

ODSTPosted:

xCrank I'm pretty sure this is for Xbox 360 I wish I had a Xbox 360, my first Xbox console is the Xbox One as soon as I get the money to purchase a Xbox 360 I will do so, but that's also really cool about Xbox 360 how they give out a FREE games once in a while that's a feature I've never seen on the PS3.


I feel like this is either a troll comment to entice PS fanboys or a person living under a rock. Regarding your statement, PSN has the PS+ subscription that allows you to get free* games. The list changes with about 3-4 games a month for the PS3 while 2-3 a month for PS Vita. These games stay as yours until your subscription is discontinued (which for many people doesn't happen just like how most people on XBL stay consistent to get the number of years they've subscribed to the service to increase). You can install and delete these games any time you please so long as you're still subscribed to the PS+ system. Playstation has been doing this for quite some time and is known for giving out many great AAA titles in turns ranging from years to 6 months after initial retail release of the game itself. XBL has been doing their "service" for only about half a year now and despite several good (but old) titles, most of the games we've seen have been arcade titles that don't have the same kin of heft and story behind a retail game.

HOFPosted:

JimboSlice Omg Toy Soliders!!!! So downloading this. Dead Island I bought when it came out but maybe I can get some friends to download it.


Ive never played toy soldiers lol i cant wait to try it out!

sir_grecoPosted:

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xCrank I'm pretty sure this is for Xbox 360 I wish I had a Xbox 360, my first Xbox console is the Xbox One as soon as I get the money to purchase a Xbox 360 I will do so, but that's also really cool about Xbox 360 how they give out a FREE games once in a while that's a feature I've never seen on the PS3.


PS3 actually has a feature like games for gold, but I don't think they release every month, but they have more recent and better games though. I don't have PS+ on my ps3, but you can see what games you can get for free and they are pretty decent games.


The difference is Sony's games aren't actually free, when Microsoft's are. If Microsoft did it the same way as Sony does, i bet they will give out newer games too.


They have some free games in PS+ and discounts and avatars so its pretty good :P.


ya but microsoft has discounts and avatar stuff every day.. such as madden 25 being only 25 bucks today. ps+ you pay the membership fee and you basically get to rent those games until it runs out. xbox live you get to keep those games forever.

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shadow1
xCrank I'm pretty sure this is for Xbox 360 I wish I had a Xbox 360, my first Xbox console is the Xbox One as soon as I get the money to purchase a Xbox 360 I will do so, but that's also really cool about Xbox 360 how they give out a FREE games once in a while that's a feature I've never seen on the PS3.


PS3 actually has a feature like games for gold, but I don't think they release every month, but they have more recent and better games though. I don't have PS+ on my ps3, but you can see what games you can get for free and they are pretty decent games.


The difference is Sony's games aren't actually free, when Microsoft's are. If Microsoft did it the same way as Sony does, i bet they will give out newer games too.


They have some free games in PS+ and discounts and avatars so its pretty good :P.

Scared_of_WaterPosted:

shadow1
xCrank I'm pretty sure this is for Xbox 360 I wish I had a Xbox 360, my first Xbox console is the Xbox One as soon as I get the money to purchase a Xbox 360 I will do so, but that's also really cool about Xbox 360 how they give out a FREE games once in a while that's a feature I've never seen on the PS3.


PS3 actually has a feature like games for gold, but I don't think they release every month, but they have more recent and better games though. I don't have PS+ on my ps3, but you can see what games you can get for free and they are pretty decent games.


The difference is Sony's games aren't actually free, when Microsoft's are. If Microsoft did it the same way as Sony does, i bet they will give out newer games too.

JimboPosted:

Omg Toy Soliders!!!! So downloading this. Dead Island I bought when it came out but maybe I can get some friends to download it.