Xbox 360 Fanboy

That's a really great move. Somewhat restores my faith in the potential of Marketplace.

Now Bethesda needs to make Knights of the Nine free since it's on the PS3 version.

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@17 - Like what exactly? Every official add-on for Oblivion costs money for the PC as well.

The only things that are free are user-made.

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what i dont understand is why was ubisoft able to give out these packs for free so soon after release, but we have to wait until september for the hidden fronts map to get the same deal.

did i...miss something?

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Different companies call for different situations... The main thing is that these were supposed to be free in the first place, whereas MS never had any intention of the GoW maps to be free right away.

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O ok, thanks for the clear up Tony. I had some sort of inkling that Epic wanted to make this free but MS intervened.

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AWESOME!

I have been enjoying Rainbow Six: Vegas on my Xbox 360 ever since November of 2006! I decided to get the Red Edition Expansion in April, and it helped get my attention again with a couple of extra modes and it made it so I have been playing Rainbows Six: Vegas again for the last couple of months. Now I will be getting the Black Edition expansion for free because of the policy Microsoft has where people don't pay extra for stuff that is included in another version of the game. Since the PS3 version came out SEVEN MONTHS later than the Xbox 360 version, the maps from the Xbox 360 expansion were included in it...so that means Xbox 360 owners now get thos Expansions for FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And we Xbox 360 owners are STILL the ones with the BEST version of Rainbow Six: Vegas, because only the Xbox 360 version uses the Face Mapping technology where you take pictures of yourself and put them on the body of your character!

And only the Xbox 360 version rumbles and shakes! Without rumbling and shaking, it feels fake.

This really is an awesome deal!

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@JayXXX

Then why did you pay for it?

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The reason why these maps are free and the hidden fronts map pack from gow were not is because the black edition is free on the ps3. I guess microsoft dont want to look bad.

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This will hopefully change the current system of ms wanting a piece of everything. (don't they have enough?, they're richest company in the world for gods sakes)

I'd be pissed if I bought the red pack. lol

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We need to see this more often!! Not to sound like a cheap-O here but this is a really nice way to thank the gamers who contiune to support LIVE and the games on it!!!
Hats off to Ubi-Soft, way to go!!!

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Well free is good but I don't think I'll buy any more downloadable content because I paid for the red pack and now it's free. Love it, but all people how paid for it should get a refund as well and I hope that this does not become common place. The people who pay early get burned. Don't use the excuse that it would be to hard to refund all people who bought the red pack all it takes is some one to check the list of gamertags that have downloaded it and give them a credit. So get to it ubisoft and microsoft you guy's got some work to do...

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@ Btex, i bought the red pack and i'm pissed. I thought it would be worth it w/ the 2 new game modes and maps... played the new game modes 2 or 3 times then wasn't able to find games. Everyone was still playing A&D calypso casino. Half my friends bought red pack and half didn't so we couldn't play with eachother either. Not to mention the maps on the (free) black pack are far superior to any of the red pack maps. I don't think these packs being free has anything to do w/ good will from Ubi.

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I think I have a theory about why ubi might have refunded the money. First they put the black pack online, and charged for it. Then with that money, it funded a portion of the red pack being developed, although I'm sure they were in production simultaneously. Anyhow, next they continue to make money from rainbow six vegas owners from the black pack, and also new customers who bought the game because they learned there was free maps for download. They are making such a profit on rainbow six vegas that they can afford to refund everyone's money. In fact, I see it as you are essentially an ubisoft investor, lending them money for projects, and you get your money back too. Although, no interest, which is a small price to pay. Hopefully this will give ubi the chance to blow our minds with the next installment of rainbow six.

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Well, That's Mighty White of ya' Ubi..I Download the Black free..'Thanks", then figure well, might as well dump 800ms on the Red....Now that's free a week later, ya' say...& lucky me no refund...Eat fat one Ubi & MS.. It's bad enough I gotta I have to stare @ your marketing posters all day in Casino..This crap should have been free day 1!!!!!!!!!

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i know im late on the download but does anyone know where i can find the red pack to download? i just got the black pack down but didnt see the red pack anywhere someone let me know whats up with that

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