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New Games with Gold for August 2022: Calico, ScourgeBringer, Saint’s Row 2, and Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine

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New Games with Gold for August 2022 - Xbox Wire

It’s time to announce the August Games with Gold lineup! On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, run a cat café in Calico, and slash your way through a roguelite platformer in ScourgeBringer. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, earn respect and take back your territory in Saint’s...
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Thera

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ScourgeBringer is a great game but the dash doesn't give you invincibility frame and I never managed to get used to it.
 
Jimnymebob

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So is it this month that's the end of the BC game additions?
Monaco is one of those that I've always been curious about, so that's something at least.
 
Kalor

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Monaco alone makes it a great month. But the other three are also great.
 
CubeApple76

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Is SR2 a duplicate? I have it in my library, and don't think I'd have bought it - though it's possible I did on one of those dirt cheap sales. Also, the "value" number is always hilarious to me. Like who is honestly paying 53$ for this lol. I wouldn't even pay 5$ if I'm being honest. Will at least claim these though which is more than I could say about the last few months
 
Rygar1126

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Already own all four across different platforms, but in regards to most Games with Gold months, this isn't too terrible.
 

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Oh wow now it's 2 360 games that have been on Games with Gold before instead of one. Microsoft keeps making the value better that's for sure...What a joke
 

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CubeApple76 said:
Is SR2 a duplicate? I have it in my library, and don't think I'd have bought it - though it's possible I did on one of those dirt cheap sales. Also, the "value" number is always hilarious to me. Like who is honestly paying 53$ for this lol. I wouldn't even pay 5$ if I'm being honest. Will at least claim these though which is more than I could say about the last few months
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Both SR2 AND Monaco are duplicates. Terrible service
 
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Honestly can't remember the last time I redeemed any of these GWG. It's such a sad offering of games 95% of the time.
 
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It's pretty telling how bad GWG has been when this actually looks decent
 
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Are these last few months going to go out in a whimper? Are they going to buff up the Xbox one titles?
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I think MS knows at this point that GWG is more of a courtesy than a need.
The last year has more or less confirmed they want people to upgrade to GPU, so the XBLG offerings are usually pretty sparse (Gold as a whole seems to be kept around just because it has to in a sense).

Will be interesting to see how things go without BC games. I imagine they'll up the amount of XB1 games to 3 and leave it at that. Probably touting "These offer more values" when it'll be the similar section we typically see.
 
el_galvon

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Thera said:
ScourgeBringer is a great game but the dash doesn't give you invincibility frame and I never managed to get used to it.
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For me ScourgeBringer COULD be a great game if the dash gave you invincibility frame.

I played a lot when it was on Game Pass until I dropped it because how frustrating it was.
 
Det

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Jawmuncher said:
I think MS knows at this point that GWG is more of a courtesy than a need.
The last year has more or less confirmed they want people to upgrade to GPU, so the XBLG offerings are usually pretty sparse (Gold as a whole seems to be kept around just because it has to in a sense).

Will be interesting to see how things go without BC games. I imagine they'll up the amount of XB1 games to 3 and leave it at that. Probably touting "These offer more values" when it'll be the similar section we typically see.
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They need to integrate Gold features into base GP to make it an easier transition - whether they remove it entirely or not - otherwise you need GPU for online MP access which is a steep jump for some folks.
 

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I've played Monaco with a few different sets of friends with varying familiarity with gaming

It's one of the most underrated games in my books

Also, killer killer sound track
 
Fortinbras

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Is Monaco a repeat? I somehow own it already and I'm certain that I've never bought (or played) the game.
 
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Det said:
They need to integrate Gold features into base GP to make it an easier transition - whether they remove it entirely or not - otherwise you need GPU for online MP access which is a steep jump for some folks.
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If you could play online with Game Pass for Xbox, the value of ultimate has been significantly reduced.
 
Yuuber

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That's pretty okay I supposed. I've only played one single game given through the programme in over a year, and that's Radiant Silvergun.
 
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