{"id":113199,"date":"2016-12-08T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=113199"},"modified":"2016-12-08T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T13:05:29","slug":"a-breakdown-of-xboxs-games-with-gold-service-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/113199-a-breakdown-of-xboxs-games-with-gold-service-in-2016","title":{"rendered":"A breakdown of Xbox&#8217;s Games with Gold service in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MyGaming recently <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/112859-a-breakdown-of-just-how-bad-playstation-plus-was-in-2016.html\" target=\"_blank\">reported <\/a><\/strong>on the free games given to PlayStation Plus Subscribers in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>However, before diving into comparisons with Xbox&#8217;s Games with Gold service, it&#8217;s worth noting that there are a number of key differences.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, there are only 4 games offered monthly on Games with Gold &#8211; two for Xbox 360 owners and two for Xbox One owners.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, as of E3 this year (June) all four games will be playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility.<\/p>\n<p>With that out of the way, check\u00a0out this year&#8217;s Games with Gold breakdown below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"P3ZZnP\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">January<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Re8ME9CAOEY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deus Ex: Human Revolution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dirt Showdown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Killer Instinct Season 1 Ultra Edition<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Zheros<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"RPLGz4\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>73.5<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\"><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"3NRDiX\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1hzz2AdLZgg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gears of War 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hand of Fate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sacred Citadel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Styx: Master of Shadows<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"aGsKZM\"><strong>Average Metacritic score:<\/strong> 76.25<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\"><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBHBXOBKyAM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"qRNxrq\"><strong>Borderlands<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lords of the Fallen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"uDpgAU\"><strong>Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Supreme Commander 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"FTibbV\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>75.5<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"qlyzB1\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_LmilGAhaM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dead Space<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Saints Row 4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunset Overdrive<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wolf Among Us<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"Cfc3J5\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>83.5<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"MS65Lh\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cRsNc-rB-Vs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Costume Quest 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defense Grid 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grid 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Peggle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"bTmGwf\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>77.5<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"TGxLll\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVDUbfdfBPk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goat Simulator<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Super Meat Boy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Crew<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"doVFIb\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>74.25<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"SSYS40\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">July<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NRoaB0iSsJE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Banner Saga 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tron: Evolution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tumblestone<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"v0Deuy\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>73.75<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"fth5pb\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">August<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cl7qHVD5x7Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beyond Good &amp; Evil HD<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spelunky<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WWE 2K16<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"U1UGpP\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>79<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"ZIhd0n\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">September<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_KczoUxPRgs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assassin\u2019s Creed Chronicles: China<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Earthlock: Festival of Magic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forza Horizon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mirror\u2019s Edge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"2i1TEn\"><strong>Average Metacritic score:<\/strong> 74.25<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"eIsJSs\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">October<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fFdTqP5hGSE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I Am Alive<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>MX vs. ATV Reflex<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Escapists<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"HbbldA\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>74.5<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"bu4nlk\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">November<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ntUnWO5s8uo\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Murdered: Soul Suspect<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Super Dungeon Bros.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"UNVadG\"><strong>Average Metacritic score: <\/strong>68.5<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"UPgaKW\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">December<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVgfSZRw0Ys\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burnout Paradise<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Outland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Outlast<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"QpFtE9\"><strong>Average Metacritic score:<\/strong> 81.75<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/112859-a-breakdown-of-just-how-bad-playstation-plus-was-in-2016.html\" target=\"_blank\">A breakdown of just how bad PlayStation Plus was in 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was it worth having a Gold subscription in 2016?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":96929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[18563,23673,335,10065],"class_list":["post-113199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xbox","tag-18563","tag-games-with-golg","tag-gold","tag-xbox-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113265,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113199\/revisions\/113265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}