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Xbox One console without Kinect will be $399
May 13, 2014 | Jeff ChabotYesterday, Microsoft announced a new Xbox One model will release on June 9, 2014 that will be $100 less than the $499 it released with in November, 2013. To get the price down, (which Microsoft hopes will help compete with … Read More
YouTube App Update on Xbox One Eases Sharing
April 8, 2014 | Jeff ChabotXbox Live has rolled out an update to the YouTube app for Xbox One that integrates Game DVR and Upload with YouTube, making it much easier than ever to capture and share game clips with the world. Game DVR can be used … Read More
Escape Goat Review
October 22, 2013 | Frank StrevaEscape Goat is a prime example of the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover.” I first played the game some time back when it appeared on Xbox Live Indie Games. It’s still one of my go-to … Read More
Monaco: One Vault at a Time
May 9, 2013 | Kramer SolinskyMonaco is an action game that gives you and up to three friends the opportunity to break out of jails and rob banks or rich old men. While the game attempts to give you the feel of … Read More
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Review
November 21, 2012 | JONATHAN JANSMAOverview
Well, Black Ops is back with vengeance in its sequel, Black Ops II, and it would seem that Treyarch actually had some new tricks up their sleeves. Black Ops II, to my knowledge anyway, is the first in … Read More
Resident Evil 6 Review
October 9, 2012 | JONATHAN JANSMAAlright, two things before I go into my review of CAPCOM’s latest game. One, I read somewhere that the 6 on the cover of the game looked like a giraffe enjoying some quality time with a manatee and now … Read More
Borderlands 2 Review
September 29, 2012 | JONATHAN JANSMA | One CommentIt’s been a long time since a game truly felt like a reward to play after a hard day at work, but with the release of Borderlands 2 on September 17th, I finally got to come home excited to play something. The best comparison I can make is the feeling of going to a club and just losing yourself in the music because that same feeling is what Gearbox was able to deliver in this sequel along with a fix for everything that players had issues with in the first game. From the beginning of the game all the way through the finish, and even the replay, I was constantly experimenting and evolving my gameplay style. Nothing got stale, and every kill was more satisfying than the last whether it was by chain stabbing people as the assassin, Zero, or unloading four hundred incendiary rounds from a sub machine gun into a wave of enemies in approximately two seconds as Maya, the Siren. Read More
Back to School deals aplenty on Xbox Live
September 6, 2012 | Sam JordanBack to School means notebooks, pencils and–wait, do kids even still use that stuff? Not sure. Regardless, the return of mandatory daily education rarely means video games, but this time is an exception. Microsoft is offering slashed rates on dozens … Read More
Xbox Dashboard update beta now available
July 26, 2012 | Sam JordanIf – unlike the cat – you’ve survived your encounters with curiosity, perhaps you’d be interested in registering for the 2012 Xbox Live Update Public Beta. Major Nelson reports if you’re selected as a tester, you’ll get the update on … Read More