just went to my Ready to install list to download Dark Souls (thanks again if you're reading this) and noticed 6 new BC games that were added. Turns out I completely forgot that I own these PopCap Arcade XBLA compilation discs that came bundled with one of my 360s. Most of them have been BC for ages, but it seems that only now they made the compilation disc BC.
Kinda weird that I didn't need to put in the disc for them to appear and I don't need the disc to play them either.

We would both have one lol! And yep I would get it day 1!

That would be insane if they did that!

I'm guessing H3A will come out september 25 next year.. since they did it for CE and 2. But I'd be hyped, the cut scenes in H2A were friggin amazing

So let me get this straight. If I order the base version of Gears 4, I still get access to all the maps? I just won't be able to pick and choose which maps I want?

Gamespot has a small retrospective about gears of war, really awkward to see how it looks in 2002.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqiaTuEtr5A

Although id be happy to play a H3 remaster . I really hope that's not their big exclusive for next holiday. With the Scorpio releasing they really need something bigger than that...im guessing forza 7/new forza series, crackdown 3 and one other, hopefully something to get excited about . A new ip maybe?

With halo wars 2 , state of decay 2 , scale bound and sea of thieves in the first 8 months of the year.

Pretty amazing year if u ask me.

Having said that its kind of strange we don't know what their big exclusive is next year....we normally find out at e3 the year previous.

The dlc maps are playable on MP but like many games when their are to many maps they will be get out of the rotation so you will not see them anymore online.

If you really want to play them in private you get vip pass/season pass or a friend who have the maps and invites you to his private session.

But as a base version owner, I won't get locked out by a season pass and will always be able to play horde mode without shelling out for more maps? The reason I'm asking is because I got locked out of Gears 2 after they made it so the all fronts pack was required.

I am hoping this Kyoto thing is actually what they're cooking up for Scorpio... 

Yes, you'll be able to play everything in public playlists just fine. The Ultimate Edition is really just there to give people constant access to all the maps they release for private lobies and such. Also, if one of your friends has that access and invites you that's not a problem either if you don't own the maps yourself.