Yeah Microsoft has been doing a lot in the last few months to prop up their image after the XBOX ONE announcement fiasco.

But even before that they experimented with crazy sales this past winter and I scored Assassin's Creed II for insanely cheap. Then they up and gave it away free. Ah well.

There was also this: Microsoft hires the man who made Steam great, signals renewed interest in PC gaming

Personally, I'm still waiting for the prices to drop on the last two DLC releases for Mass Effect III. Even though the ending was the worst travesty in gaming history.