I GIVE IN !!!

Nzyme · 10 Aug 2006 at 16:11

NokkonWud said:
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WOW !

thanks a lot for that all those games look great but i think im gonna go for madden on the Wii just to mix it up a bit

Pug · 10 Aug 2006 at 16:31

NokkonWud said:
Dead Rising (link) - Silly game, lots of fun. People here are raving about it because of the carnage you can cause. It's comedy value at it's greatest!

haha that looks quality!! Due out on PC anytime?

NokkonWud · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:52

Pug said:
haha that looks quality!! Due out on PC anytime?

As far as I'm aware it's Xbox360 only.

Then again, so was Condemned

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Zico · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:05

sanofi said:
If you get one of these trial cards, can you add it on to your current subscription?

crunchman said:
Yes you can.

No, you cannot use a trial card on top of a Live! subscription (at least not a 12 month sub).

If you use a trial card first and buy a full subscription afterwards then you will get the free trial period and then your paid for period after the trial ends.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox/accounts/

It did specifically mention the ingame trial cards in the support details prior to the 360 re-design. I can't find it now but I would guess that it still applies.

NokkonWud said:
As far as I'm aware it's Xbox360 only.

Then again, so was Condemned .

I remember finding a site listing Condemned for pre-order on PC (release was Jan 06 or something like that) when I pre-ordered it for the 360.

crunchman · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:08

Zico said:
No, you cannot use a trial card on top of a Live! subscription (at least not a 12 month sub).

If you use a trial card first and buy a full subscription afterwards then you will get the free trial period and then your paid for period after the trial ends.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox/accounts/

It did specifically mention the ingame trial cards in the support details prior to the 360 re-design. I can't find it now but I would guess that it still applies.

Wasn't he referring to the membership cards you get with some xbox games ??

EDIT:Ahh just re-read, understood now.

Zico · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:14

crunchman said:
Wasn't he referring to the membership cards you get with some xbox games ??

If that is what you are referring to then no. I've been on Live! since the UK beta and it's always been the case that you can't get the extra free trial period ontop of an existing Live! subscription.

If you use a trial card first and sign-up for a full subscription ontop then you do get both totals together.

You can renew an existing Live! subscription with a full 12 month card and your subscription will run concurrantly. I guess that the newer 3 month cards can be used the same as the 12 month cards but these were not out for the original Xbox Live!. As for the trial cards, you couldn't add to your subscription before the 360 and I doubt that you can do it now (though there is no harm in trying I guess).

sanofi · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:57

Hmm, so if a live subscription runs out and you use a 2 month trial card, can you carry over your old Gamertag etc?

McBain · 10 Aug 2006 at 20:05

Shane5578 said:
u get free 9 month sub when u first get new xbox 360

You do ? I only got a month, or am I missing something ?

Zico · 10 Aug 2006 at 20:05

sanofi said:
Hmm, so if a live subscription runs out and you use a 2 month trial card, can you carry over your old Gamertag etc?

No. As I mention above, a trial card is just that, a trial. On the Xbox it was only available to use for a new account.

I've found the page now that mentioned the trial cards and Live! subscription. It's still under the old Xbox support pages so I don't really know if it's the same under the 360 and current Live! conditions.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox/accounts/billingFAQtwoMonthTrial.htm

Q: I am already an Xbox Live subscriber. Can I use my two-month free trial card to renew my subscription?
A: No. The two-month free trial card can only be used to create new Xbox Live accounts, not to renew existing accounts.

**EDIT**

I've found it on the 360 support page now:

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox360/connecttolive/accountfaqs.htm

Q:I am already an Xbox Live member. Can I use the one-month free trial offer to renew my membership?

A: No. The one-month free trial card can only be used to create new Xbox Live accounts, not to renew existing accounts.

uroboros · 11 Aug 2006 at 19:44

sanofi said:
Not my local Gamestation, its $280 for a premium and your choice of 1 from these 4 games, Blazing Angels, Call of Duty 2, King Kong or Far Cry Predator.

That may be the case but remember gamestation will exchange any game for the same value within 7 days. I traded in a ps2 slimline and a couple of games and got the premium with far cry for £170. Didn't get on with it compared to PC far cry so took it back and got oblivion without any hassle. All for a bargain price.

sanofi · 11 Aug 2006 at 20:00

Zico said:
No. As I mention above, a trial card is just that, a trial. On the Xbox it was only available to use for a new account.

I've found the page now that mentioned the trial cards and Live! subscription. It's still under the old Xbox support pages so I don't really know if it's the same under the 360 and current Live! conditions.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox/accounts/billingFAQtwoMonthTrial.htm

**EDIT**

I've found it on the 360 support page now:

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox360/connecttolive/accountfaqs.htm

Oh damn, I signed up for a month on live when I got my premium 360 without knowing about the 1 month free trial.

DaveyD · 11 Aug 2006 at 20:09

sanofi said:
Oh damn, I signed up for a month on live when I got my premium 360 without knowing about the 1 month free trial.

When you sign up to Live on your 360, it automatically gives you a free trial on Live. A 360 will allow you to have 4 separate free live trials, and if you recover an older Live account from another 360, you can not use one of these free months.

sanofi · 11 Aug 2006 at 20:35

DaveyD said:
When you sign up to Live on your 360, it automatically gives you a free trial on Live. A 360 will allow you to have 4 separate free live trials, and if you recover an older Live account from another 360, you can not use one of these free months.

I signed up for a month and the money has already gone out from my credit card, does that mean I will get the month free followed by the month I payed for?

Zico · 11 Aug 2006 at 20:46

sanofi said:
I signed up for a month and the money has already gone out from my credit card, does that mean I will get the month free followed by the month I payed for?

Best bet would be to check your when your subscription expires under Membership under Account options on Live!

In theory it should have given you a month free automatically and the paid month ontop of the free month.

I've stacked up several 12 month subscription packs and I'm Live!'d up until April 2008

sanofi · 12 Aug 2006 at 00:17

Zico said:
Best bet would be to check your when your subscription expires under Membership under Account options on Live!

In theory it should have given you a month free automatically and the paid month ontop of the free month.

I've stacked up several 12 month subscription packs and I'm Live!'d up until April 2008

I just had a look there and it doesn't say anywhere when the expiry is, only that the next bill date is monthly.