Penny Arcade Adventures leads April Xbox Live discounts

Hothead Games' Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One was released to positive reviews in May 2008 as one of the most expensive downloadable games available through Xbox Live. That will change for Xbox Live Gold members next week, though, as Microsoft...

Hothead Games' Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One was released to positive reviews in May 2008 as one of the most expensive downloadable games available through Xbox Live. That will change for Xbox Live Gold members next week, though, as Microsoft has announced that the adventure game will headline its Deal of the Week initiatives for the month of April.

For the week of April 6, paid subscribers to Microsoft's online service can pick up PAA: Episode One for 800 Microsoft points ($10), a 50 percent discount on the mystery adventure's standard price. Episode One is the first effort from Hothead's collaboration with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, better known as the creators of the popular webcomic Penny Arcade.

The remaining weeks in April will see discounts applied to a number of different game add-ons. For the week of April 13, the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection map pack will be discounted 20 percent to 320 Microsoft points ($4). The following week, the Spyglass Hill Golf Course for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 will drop 33 percent to 400 Microsoft points ($5). Closing out the month, the NBA Live 365 Subscription add-on for NBA Live 09 will drop to 560 Microsoft points ($7), a 30 percent discount.

41 Comments

  • Hedfix

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 7:15 pm PT

    Reasonable price = purchase from me.

  • INMATEofARKHAM

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 8:12 pm PT

    I picked up PAA earlier today. Great deal! (Finally, their gold membership deals have been pretty weak of late... I think I've picked up a previous one but only one.)

  • Hydrolix

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 8:31 am PT

    I've been meaning to pick this up. Now's the time.

  • Irve

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 8:02 am PT

    these week long discounts are all well and good to try and get more people on live gold .. but seriously more titles need to move into arcade hits ... it's a sorry state of affairs that i bought Prince of Persia brand new for the same price as most new XBLA games

  • dragonsama

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 6:40 am PT

    This game was totally worth it at $20! Best XBLA ever. I can't wait for EP3 to come out.

  • drand24

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 5:36 am PT

    sweet. I'm picking this up finally.

  • Sephalon

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 5:25 am PT

    PA is probably worth the 10 dollars since its a long game for a XBL arcade game. 6 hours minimum of gameplay for PA, decent RPG game and lots of humor. What more can you ask for in a game? From reading other ppl's respond, yea its only 1 episode but the fact is the game isn't short. So I really don't think that can be an excuse for not wanting to buy the game. For full price that can slide but for half the price, I think its a good deal for the total package of that game. I'm definitely gonna purchase after playing the demo.

  • Alpha__13

    Posted Apr 6, 2009 2:23 am PT

    I swear they discount the oddest things. It was awesome to get the Legendary Map Pack in Halo 3 for 400 points, but is anyone really playing GRAW 2 anymore?

  • bennae66

    Posted Apr 5, 2009 11:32 pm PT

    still too expensive to me for that game. i have yet to take advantage, but i am glad ms are doing weekly deals on live. makes me happy.

  • imprezawrx500

    Posted Apr 5, 2009 10:18 pm PT

    that's pretty poor compared to the awesome steam deals every single weekend.

  • Ton77

    Posted Apr 5, 2009 1:32 pm PT

    im buying it.

  • BigDaddy973

    Posted Apr 5, 2009 10:35 am PT

    Still to expensive

  • Yannick_18

    Posted Apr 5, 2009 1:47 am PT

    Thanks dab198...it's sad about PS3 users though....I wanted to buy it but it's 15 $ + if I like the game ... I will surely buy the second episode so I won't forget the story ! I'm not really sure about what I saw ... it's just opinion but it seems a lot of people like the game ... maybe I should give it a try! Anyway great discount for Xbox!

  • captainwonton

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 11:57 pm PT

    Does anybody know anyrhing about banjo-tooie?

  • HumanTorch101

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 9:28 pm PT

    I may go ahead and pick it up next week because 10 bucks sounds like the right price for me to pick it up.

  • Genexi2

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 7:03 pm PT

    Guess it's nice that they're given 'a' opportunity to get it cheaper, given PS3 users have had it released for $15 as a make-up for coming out last on the system.

    Preferably, I'm just going to wait until the series is done, and sold as a discounted bundle.

  • clauwman

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 4:40 pm PT

    I wanted episode 2 discount... not the first one.

  • Kougeru

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 4:06 pm PT

    not even worth 5 dollars

  • okassar

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 1:25 pm PT

    Ya,there was no way I was going to buy a XBLA game for 20 bucks,but given how much people like the game and the 10 dollar discount,I'll consider it greatly.The only XBLA game I bought so far is Braid,and that's one good game

  • re4leonkennedy

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 12:32 pm PT

    I'll be buying Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1. Hopefully more developers will make rpgs for XBLA/ PSN.

  • Carpe_Noctum

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 11:47 am PT

    Ya, tempting, but still pricey. I still might pick it up but everything else for the month is a complete joke. EA is smoking something, might be laced $100 bills.

  • blackace

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 11:37 am PT

    I'll have to get the PAA next week then. I had wanted to check it out previously, but $20 was a bit much. Why is the TW 09 course so damn expensive. $5 for a course is still high to me. Why didn't EA release 3-4 courses for $10. Oh well, I might still get it. Just got my tax return back and there are a few DLC I had wanted to get. I like these weekly specials though. M$ should give this going indefinitely.

  • guthwulf_de

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 11:08 am PT

    Cool, I already thought about buying it today but was discouraged by the steep price. Definite buy for me.

  • dab198 Site moderator

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 10:28 am PT

    XBL Arcade discount only, Yannick.

    Definitely worth it at 800 MS points.

  • Yannick_18

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 9:49 am PT

    Hmmmm will this come for PS3 users too or it's Microsoft discount only?

  • Franko_3

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 8:40 am PT

    For 10$ it might be interesting. I played it when it was 20 on the pc and I though it was an average game (for the price, you can get better on the pc, like mass effect). If you are not a penny arcade fan, there are better way to spend your 10$ though

  • Vegeta-sama

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 4:40 am PT

    alot of the humor goes over the head of non PA fans

  • P0T

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 12:57 am PT

    It's well worth 10bucks

  • P0T

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 12:52 am PT

    I bought this game for $20 when it first came out because I wanted a 2d rpg and I was actually pleasantly suprised. There was alot of stuff to collect, and the combat system was pretty decent. I actually played it nonstop over a few days until I beat it. I'm still missing 1 achievement because I have to replay the game over to get it. If you get the game, make sure if you are going for the boss achievement where you use no health items to keep doing it over until you get it because once you beat him you cannot reload your save. So I probably got a nice 12-15 hours out of the game doing the story and getting all the achievements so you should def. pick it up for $10 if you like RPG style games, fan of PA or didn't want to pay $20. The art style is cool as it feels like your playin a comic and there is alot of funny shyt.

  • TheArcade

    Posted Apr 4, 2009 12:07 am PT

    That sounds like an expensive game.

  • glitchgeeman

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 9:59 pm PT

    Finally! 1600 points was way too expensive, even for a game made by the geniuses behind Penny Arcade. I will definitely download this as soon as possible.

  • jtthegame316

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 9:45 pm PT

    cool i liked that game but was not about to pay 1600 points for it

  • Merl57

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 8:32 pm PT

    ok news but not fantastic

  • SynisterGamer

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 7:02 pm PT

    I'll be picking this up, just got The Dishwasher and now thinking of getting Alien Hominid.

  • Tr5978

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 6:33 pm PT

    Well it's good that people can pick this one up at the price it should have been at.

  • WizengamotX

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 6:32 pm PT

    Ten dollars, United States Dollars, is still much too expensive for one "episode."

  • BrolyB593

    Posted Apr 3, 2009 6:16 pm PT

    Hmm, tempting.

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