I wonder if 343 will be brave enough to bring back invasion, firefight, and spartan ops for halo 5

I honestly did not take a liking to spartan ops.  Firefight, odst style, is just so much better.  If they had a choice and had to focus on one, it should be firefight, imo.  

And a definite yes to invasion.  Invasion was one of my favorite gametypes from Reach.  It was grueling, challenging, and methodical, but it was so satisfying when your team actually pulled off a win.  

Eurogamer gave Far Cry 4 8/10

"Far Cry 4 does all the things that its predecessor did and more - more weapons, more vehicles, more modes, more ground to cover - so if all you're looking for is a big old wide open space to tear up with a friend, go forth and make merry with mortar. That said, more does not necessarily mean better, and the truth is that the wilds of Kyrat simply aren't as beguiling as the Rook Islands were. Far Cry 4 is well worth a visit, but it's more a backpacker's delight than a five-star island paradise"

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-14-far-cry-4-review?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph

From early reviews it appears FC4 should have a nice overall score :)

lol just realized there are already a bunch of scores posted, that's what happens when you barely read other stuff on VGC nowadays and almost only post in one thread^^

320k for Sunset Overdrive in its first 11 days and 8 days in europe. Great numbers for a new ip :) Very likely tol be a 1m-2m lifetime.

I was right about 300k in its first 10 days though

Also Forza Horizon 2 is up to 640k now.  440k on Xbox One

Microsoft better do something quick, when the only way to get the console is with AC, something must be wrong.
Halo is a game that people would get anyway, not sure if it is a good idea to bundle it and lose those sales (that would make up for the money they are losing with the hardware), just for Black Friday seems like a nice idea tho

Personally id prefer they do a Sunset Overdrive bundle because those things sell insanely quick.  As you said, MCC people will be buying anyways.

out of stock at just amazon or physical retailers as well?

just amazon,  most retailers get restock fairly quickly