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Assassins creed III free on Xbox marketplace (china)

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Hi, This is the first time i have posted a deal/freebie on here so i hope i have done everything right.

Assassins creed III is free on the Chinese marketplace and if you make a new Chinese xbox account you can download it for free and then play it on your original UK account. The game is in english too.

I made the account on the computer on the chrome browser so everything got translated to english for me and it took about 10 mins.

the postcode i used was 100000 which is a Beijing postcode.

Here is the link to the page.

marketplace.xbox.com/zh-…h=1


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- Sanchit

In regards to the failing, due to IP check more than likely, as we are not in China, a account migration seems to do the trick.

live.xbox.com/Acc…ion

That link allows you to migrate the dummy chinese account over to your country, just make sure it has AC3 on GoD, but both the UK and irish marketplaces do.

Users on NeoGaf and reddit starting to say its working, so worth a shot, and the earlier the better, as microsoft might not know about the migration trick yet.
- Cepultura
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  1. danhufc's avatar
    A guide I wrote, might make it easier for people

    I Recommend using Google Chrome and translating every page you go on to English.

    Go here to the following page and translate it:

    marketplace.xbox.com/zh-…h=1

    Scroll down to "Assassin's Creed 3" It will say Size: 7.63 GB and free to the right. Click the Download to Xbox 360 button.
    Now you'll be taken to a new page, Click the green button which should be left of the centre of the middle of the screen.

    You'll then be asked to sign up for a Microsoft Account.

    Select China as Country and put 10999 as post code

    On the following page select China again and click I accept

    Click the green button, you will then need to verify your account. After this you will need to enter your billing details - enter anything you like, just make sure you use the same post code as previous, the phone number shouldn't matter but you can just enter something like 111111.
    Now you'll be taking back to the Assassin's Creed 3 page, click the green button again.

    Now turn on your Xbox, sign in to your newly made account and download the game, you should then be able to sign out and back into your original profile and play Assassin's Creed 3 completely free!
    (edited)
  2. Cantona007's avatar
    leemg3

    Might get banned for doing this




    You won't! People have been doing this stuff for ages and I've not heard of anyone getting banned! I've created a couple in the past to get some arcade games and nothing has happened.
  3. deleted211781's avatar
    I'm 5% in now. Will be an overnight download but if this works fantastic! Bought all the other Assassin's Creed games before, just not this one - this is sorta like buy 4 get 1 free!
  4. aceshigh's avatar
    oliverkennedy10

    Once downloaded how do I transfer the license to my UK account?


    Just signin to your uk account and you can play it.
  5. Lloytron's avatar
    lewys

    Yeah its the same for me too. Don't know why.



    Xbox Live in China is probably locked down tight, especially for non Chinese IPs. In fact im surprised this works at all! Chinese Internet service policies are insane. I was out there recently.... To use free wifi you have to register with your passport number!
  6. GandalfNeedsARazor's avatar
    Bet all the workers off on holidays had to come in and pitch in to prevent them from nearly giving away something for free.
  7. Gstar2006's avatar
    If they did that convictz then they would no longer be able to use it on their console.
  8. Chamaeleon's avatar
    reporting all of you to microsoft police, because i have a ps3. hot by the way
  9. FinalBoss's avatar
    You cant get banned for this.
  10. lewys's avatar
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    cristoff

    Legen...wait for it...dary.Downloading as we speak, 2%. Just bought this … Legen...wait for it...dary.Downloading as we speak, 2%. Just bought this earlier for the PS3 for £13 too...Now, will online work with my Gold account or just this silver Chinese account?



    Just checked and the online multiplayer works fine with my UK account.
  11. GandalfNeedsARazor's avatar
    Benjamano

    Done everything and got it downloading on the xbox but it's stuck at 0%! … Done everything and got it downloading on the xbox but it's stuck at 0%! I know it's a big file but has anyone else had it at 0% for AGES and then had go to 1%?



    Yeah took about 10 mins to move from zero. I guess because of the distance and so many peeps hammering at it.
  12. cristoff's avatar
    Benjamano

    Done everything and got it downloading on the xbox but it's stuck at 0%! … Done everything and got it downloading on the xbox but it's stuck at 0%! I know it's a big file but has anyone else had it at 0% for AGES and then had go to 1%?



    It was at 0% for around 2/3minutes before it went to 1% so I wouldn't worry.
  13. lewys's avatar
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    Cepultura

    I assume this will be in chinese though? Can we play it with our other … I assume this will be in chinese though? Can we play it with our other gamertags on the xbox console also?



    It's in english and it works on my other gamertags on the same console.
  14. Cantona007's avatar
    oliverkennedy10

    Once downloaded how do I transfer the license to my UK account?



    You don't have to do license transfer. You can play the game with any account.
    (edited)
  15. Lloytron's avatar
    oliverkennedy10

    Why you downloading if you already have the game.



    I can trade it in now. Also I like downloaded games for the convenience of not having to mess about finding and swapping disks.
  16. lewys's avatar
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    Cantona007

    You don't have to do license transfer. You can play the game offline with … You don't have to do license transfer. You can play the game offline with any account.



    You can play it online with any account too.
  17. aceshigh's avatar
    twiztah

    thanks op this is an amazing find! I have a quick question if anyone can … thanks op this is an amazing find! I have a quick question if anyone can help.... is it possible to transfer the game onto my uk account? so if i ever need to re-download i can without the chinese account? im not sure if a license transfer would do this or not? or if there is something else... im new to all this any help/advise is much appreciated! many thanks again


    You cannot transfer this game to a uk account. That would be like swapping games with your friends which you cannot do.
  18. Lloytron's avatar
    Sphynxy

    What? No way?! Thanks OP - heat added! Just a question though, can I … What? No way?! Thanks OP - heat added! Just a question though, can I transfer this to my UK account? Or will I always have to sign into the Chinese one and play it?



    It works fine on your uk account
  19. aceshigh's avatar
    Sphynxy

    What? No way?! Thanks OP - heat added! Just a question though, can I … What? No way?! Thanks OP - heat added! Just a question though, can I transfer this to my UK account? Or will I always have to sign into the Chinese one and play it?


    Download on chinese account and then login to your uk account and play.
  20. aceshigh's avatar
    greatest666

    Banhammer incoming!


    They can ban my chinese account
  21. deleted252931's avatar
    Dr4gOns_FuRy

    I have my Xbox turned off and ACIII downloading in the background. Will … I have my Xbox turned off and ACIII downloading in the background. Will wait till the lights have stopped flashing before I turn it on again to check.


    Haha, same here bro! I'm leaving that **** alone!
  22. deleted252931's avatar
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  23. deleted768179's avatar
    The migration thingy worked on mine it seems
  24. s4m77's avatar
    Cepultura

    If it stops downloading after 80%, migrate your account over to your … If it stops downloading after 80%, migrate your account over to your country.

    You are a legend
  25. Cepultura's avatar
    Sphynxy

    I did that, I migrated - it disconnected me from XBL then I signed back … I did that, I migrated - it disconnected me from XBL then I signed back in and it was still on 65% and is going up now!

    Cool, let me know if it works ok for you if possible. How long do you expect it to be before it gets to 80%, as that seems to be when it finishes up for everyone.
  26. deleted754260's avatar
    I signed out of my Chinese account which was migrated to UK for it to download, once downloaded, I loaded up my actual proper UK account and played it! Everything works fine.

    17595199-dZMHv

    Thanks OP!

  27. deleted526463's avatar
    i can confirm deleting the Chinese gamer profile still lets you play AC3 on your uk account! just make sure you select 'delete profile only'

    DO NOT select 'delete profile and items'
  28. greatest666's avatar
    Cazza101101

    I cant change region because ive already done it twice and i think that's … I cant change region because ive already done it twice and i think that's the only amount of time you can do it and i can only see the black box that says Xbox live so i must need a gold account to access the market place



    You access the market place using the link in the opening post.
    (Which isn't working now anyway.)
    You redownload the game from your download/purchase history.

    As for changing the region twice already
  29. aceshigh's avatar
    danowat

    This should be unexpired, because the migration thing works fine


    A new user cannot add it to the basket for free anymore so it should stay expired.
  30. Gstar2006's avatar
    Corrupted 7.7Gb download again!

    Set it going again this morning before I go to work. This is rather annoying.

    I wonder what's causing the corruption issue!?! May give up after today
  31. Gstar2006's avatar
    3 months is ages to wait though! I am tempted to contact MS support and ask for assistance in moving the region. Blame it on the kids or something....
  32. jleckey's avatar
    Gstar2006



    Result guys! They re-migrated my account to the UK, now its letting me on AC3! Once again, i just went on live chat and said my "kids" changed it. RESULT!
  33. greatest666's avatar
    Works btw I just came here to post this.
    I downloaded it earlier
  34. gibbos_goons's avatar
    are there any other games while ive signed up???
  35. AdamPig1's avatar
    Can you add it to your download queue straight from that link on xbox.com or do you need to create an account on your xbox and search for it?
  36. lewys's avatar
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    AdamPig1

    Can you add it to your download queue straight from that link on xbox.com … Can you add it to your download queue straight from that link on xbox.com or do you need to create an account on your xbox and search for it?



    I made the account on the computer and added it to the download queue. I then downloaded the new chinese gamertag onto my xbox and it started downloading automatically.
  37. deleted193375's avatar
    Excellent spot...heat!!!
  38. AdamPig1's avatar
    Anyone know how to create a chinese account in english if you're on firefox?
  39. Mozart321's avatar
    asking me to add points too
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