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Microsoft is celebrating the "countdown to 2015" via an Xbox store sale and is offering top discounts on titles from Dec. 16 to Dec. 31. To top it off, the company is also offering discounts on great games and add-ons all throughout this week, from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22. Notably, the Xbox store reminds potential buyers to check back on the deals every day.

Meanwhile, Microsoft is also gearing up to gift its devoted "Xbox One preview members" a Christmas gift on Dec. 19, by giving early access to none-other-than Halo 5. It is worth noting that, as per the official announcement, 343 industries and Microsoft will launch the Halo 5 multiplayer beta version only on Dec. 29. But then, the Xbox One preview members are lucky enough to get access to Halo 5, ten days prior to the official release. The caveat, however, is that the early access is invite-only. Plus, every current Xbox One preview member will reportedly receive a message from Xbox Live with two codes to get access to the free download, reports The Verge.

Notably, Halo 5 multiplayer beta version's early access will reportedly become active at 4 p.m. ET on Dec. 19 and it ends at 3 a.m. ET on Dec. 22. This early access will allow Xbox One preview members to get used to the brand new weapons, maps and Spartan abilities, earlier than others. Furthermore, this upcoming version consists of a new Smart Scope option, which gives the player a scope on every weapon. In addition, the Ground Pound ability will also be given to the player, which is similar in many ways to Destiny's First of Havoc slam. In specific, players can use this ability in order to descend down from the air and onslaught enemies, concludes The Verge.

Xbox One Games

Here is a list of Xbox One games with discounts that are part of the week-long Xbox sale:

1. Call Of Duty Ghosts - 50 percent discount

2. EA Sports NBA Live 15 - 35 percent discount

3. Battlefield 4 Premium Edition - 50 percent discount

4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 - 33 percent discount

5. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - 67 percent discount

6. The Evil Within - 50 percent discount

7. Wolfenstein: The New Order - 50 percent discount

8. Thief - 67 percent discount

9. How To Survive: Storm Warning Edition - 33 percent discount

10. Lords Of The Fallen - 40 percent discount

11. Powerstar Golf: Full Game Unlock - 50 percent discount

12. Kinect Sports Rivals - 50 percent discount

Xbox 360 Games

Here is a list of Xbox 360 games with discounts that are part of the week-long sale:

1. Skate 3 - 75 percent discount

2. Titanfall: Deluxe Edition - 75 percent discount

3. Battlefield 4 Premium (add-on) - 50 percent discount

4. Transformers Fall of Cybertron - 75 percent discount

5. Transformers Rise of the Dark Spark - 50 percent discount

6. Call Of Duty: Ghosts - 50 percent discount

7. Assassin's Creed IV Season Pass - 50 percent discount

8. Scott Pilgrim The Game - 50 percent discount

9. Naruto Storm R - 50 percent discount

10. Dark Souls II - 50 percent discount

11. PES 2015 - 33 percent discount

12. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - 67 percent discount

13. Thief - 70 percent discount

14. Tomb Raider - 67 percent discount

15. Sanctum 2 - 75 percent discount

16. Dungeon Defenders - 75 percent discount

17. The Evil Within - 50 percent discount

18. How To Survive - 50 percent discount

19. Dungeons And Dragons: Daggerdale - 50 percent discount

20. Dungeons And Dragons: Chronicles Of Mystara - 67 percent discount

21. State Of Decay: Breakdown - 50 percent discount

22. State Of Decay: Lifeline - 50 percent discount

23. Max: Curse Of Brotherhood - 67 percent discount

24. Halo: Spartan Assault - 66 percent discount

25. Bioshock Infinite - 85 percent discount

26. Dance Central 3 - 67 percent discount

Potential buyers can avail the game titles from Microsoft's countdown to 2015 Xbox store sale via Xbox's official website. Apart from the titles listed above, Microsoft is also offering "today's daily deals," and the titles listed under this deal expire within the same day.

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