Xbox One Console Reviews
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not a single Black face in the crowd
Its sad too....I would love to see a studio full of nothing but black developers....
Expecting more of the same(ppl beating the end raid solo,finding exploits,etc)
With Destiny's next batch of downloadable content, the House of Wolves add-on, Bungie is hoping to right many of the mistakes the developer made with The Dark Below, game designer Luke Smith said in a recent post on NeoGAF.
Smith, responding to another post that expressed concerns about changes to upgrading exotic weapons and purchasing new vendor gear in House of Wolves, wrote that "mistakes we made with the [The Dark Below's] reward economy will not be repeated." Smith said he was specifically referring to gear from vendors invalidating the efforts of Vault of Glass raids and exotic weapon upgrades resetting the item's talents.
Bungie's philosophy on doling out loot to players will continue to evolve based on player feedback, Smith said. The developer aims to "lessen the grind and get players to the fun parts of their arsenal faster."
"We sat down and talked about the rewards for [Vault of Glass] and the rates vs. [Crota's End] and ended up with the following: Increase drop rates globally in [Crota's End]; we wanted dedicated players to be around 32 or real close by the time Hard mode came out; [and] increase the variability of perks that a given piece can roll," Smith wrote. " The goal here: Players would reach 32 easier than 30, but would have more customization and options to build the perfect set (in terms of stats, perks, weapon affinities).
"The part where this didn't work as well as we'd hoped is with the Shard economy. Shards are a are a barrier between you and equipping a sweet new piece of gear."
Since launching Destiny in September — and The Dark Below three months later — Bungie has continued to tweak the game's economy, drops and materials in an effort to alleviate player frustration. For a guide to maximizing your playtime in Bungie's shooter, check out Polygon's guide to Destiny in just five hours a week.
Destiny's second expansion, House of Wolves, is due sometime this year and is part of the game's season pass.
Bungie looks to fix the mistakes of Destiny's first add-on with House of Wolves
With Destiny's next batch of downloadable content, the House of Wolves add-on, Bungie is hoping to right many of the mistakes the developer made with The Dark Below, game designer Luke Smith said in a recent post on NeoGAF.
Smith, responding to another post that expressed concerns about changes to upgrading exotic weapons and purchasing new vendor gear in House of Wolves, wrote that "mistakes we made with the [The Dark Below's] reward economy will not be repeated." Smith said he was specifically referring to gear from vendors invalidating the efforts of Vault of Glass raids and exotic weapon upgrades resetting the item's talents.
Bungie's philosophy on doling out loot to players will continue to evolve based on player feedback, Smith said. The developer aims to "lessen the grind and get players to the fun parts of their arsenal faster."
"We sat down and talked about the rewards for [Vault of Glass] and the rates vs. [Crota's End] and ended up with the following: Increase drop rates globally in [Crota's End]; we wanted dedicated players to be around 32 or real close by the time Hard mode came out; [and] increase the variability of perks that a given piece can roll," Smith wrote. " The goal here: Players would reach 32 easier than 30, but would have more customization and options to build the perfect set (in terms of stats, perks, weapon affinities).
"The part where this didn't work as well as we'd hoped is with the Shard economy. Shards are a are a barrier between you and equipping a sweet new piece of gear."
Since launching Destiny in September — and The Dark Below three months later — Bungie has continued to tweak the game's economy, drops and materials in an effort to alleviate player frustration. For a guide to maximizing your playtime in Bungie's shooter, check out Polygon's guide to Destiny in just five hours a week.
Destiny's second expansion, House of Wolves, is due sometime this year and is part of the game's season pass.
Im hoping that's the case. Never played gears before
If you are a member of the Xbox Preview Program, I recommend you update your Xbox One controller(s) with the latest preview build (OS version > 1502.150120) which provides the following updates:
•Quick Connect – previous controller connections to an Xbox One took 4-5 seconds when powering on a controller, now they should occur in ~2 seconds
•Stability improvements – the firmware also provides a number of fixes that address issues submitted by customers and preview participants
To update your controller firmware:
- Connect a controller to your Xbox One with a USB cable. Keep any headsets connected to the controller.
- Connect to Xbox Live.
- Press the Menu
- Go to Settings > Devices & accessories. Select the controller.
- If you have multiple controllers attached, you can select Buzz – which will cause the selected controller to vibrate.
- Then select Update to download the new firmware to the controller attached via the USB cable, and the screen will show the Updating controller … progress screen
- When you see the Controller updated screen, press ‘B’ to go back to the Devices & accessories main page
- Reselect the controller, the Firmware version, should now be: 1.2.2236.0
Thanks for helping make Xbox One better and better!
let the 360 go when BB was giving money for them
Argh. Yea I miss the hell out of Gears. Shit was epic. No pun intended.
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Xbox One owners looking for a deal on Electronic Arts games have a good opportunity to save on a handful of games right now, including Titanfall, Battlefield 4, Dragon Age: Inquisition, EA Sports UFC and more.
Some of the price drops for Titanfall are too good to pass up. The main game is just $10 on Xbox One right now with the deluxe version just $12.50. A season pass for the game is now just $6.25, if you already have Titanfall. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and EA Sports UFC are also just $10, while Peggle 2's Magical Masters edition comes in at just $4.95.
The better deals appear to be games bundled with DLC. The deluxe edition of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Polygon's game of the year for 2014, is $41.99, down from $69.99.
Here's the list of EA game deals on Xbox One. You may need to be signed into Xbox.com to see the following sales prices reflected.
- Battlefield 4 - $13.20
- Battlefield 4 premium edition - $24
- Dragon Age: Inquisition - $35.99
- Dragon Age: Inquisition deluxe edition - $41.99
- EA Sports UFC - $10
- Madden NFL 15 Super Bowl edition - $24
- Need for Speed Rivals complete edition - $15
- NBA Live 15 - $19.80
- NHL 15 - $24
- Peggle 2 Magical Masters edition - $4.95
- Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - $10
- Titanfall - $10
- Titanfall deluxe edition - $12.50
- Titanfall season pass - $6.25
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Game Description: Havoc is the first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and features four new multiplayer maps made to unleash your exoskeleton’s power. Core, Urban, Sideshow and Drift take players from the Gobi Desert to the Rocky Mountains. The DLC also includes Exo Zombies, a new co-op experience where four unprepared survivors must face the most vicious mutations ever unleashed. Bonus Weapons: Get access to the AE4 directed energy assault rifle.
Purchase Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Havoc DLC for the Xbox One from the Xbox Games Store
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If you are a member of the Xbox Preview Program, I recommend you update your Xbox One controller(s) with the latest preview build (OS version > 1502.150120) which provides the following updates:
•Quick Connect – previous controller connections to an Xbox One took 4-5 seconds when powering on a controller, now they should occur in ~2 seconds
•Stability improvements – the firmware also provides a number of fixes that address issues submitted by customers and preview participants
To update your controller firmware:
For additional information, please visit the Xbox controllers website or read this article about Xbox controller connect issues.
- Connect a controller to your Xbox One with a USB cable. Keep any headsets connected to the controller.
- Connect to Xbox Live.
- Press the Menu
- Go to Settings > Devices & accessories. Select the controller.
- If you have multiple controllers attached, you can select Buzz – which will cause the selected controller to vibrate.
- Then select Update to download the new firmware to the controller attached via the USB cable, and the screen will show the Updating controller … progress screen
- When you see the Controller updated screen, press ‘B’ to go back to the Devices & accessories main page
- Reselect the controller, the Firmware version, should now be: 1.2.2236.0
Thanks for helping make Xbox One better and better!
Xbox One controller update comparison
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Have y'all seen the games with gold deals??
UFC $10
Titanfall $10
Battlefield $14
Madden $24
Sunset Overdrive $35
I'm over here sweating like a ho in a church house.... Dammit I'm ready to BUY!!
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Jumped on that UFC for $10 thanks fam
Gamestop
12-Month Xbox Live Gold Membership $39.99
http://www.gamestop.com/dlc/12-month-xbox-live-gold-membership/84540
12-Month Xbox Live Gold Membership $39.99
http://www.gamestop.com/dlc/12-month-xbox-live-gold-membership/84540
I'm happy they're working on the controller sync time.
Fuck I paid full price last week.
Have MS released the free games for Xbox One in February? They need to step up with some quality games. I downloaded Injustice and Infamous First Light for my nephew PS4. Those are two quality games. MS needs to give us Striker or something decent. I doubt they're Dead Rising or Rome on us anytime soon.
Fuck I paid full price last week.
Have MS released the free games for Xbox One in February? They need to step up with some quality games. I downloaded Injustice and Infamous First Light for my nephew PS4. Those are two quality games. MS needs to give us Striker or something decent. I doubt they're Dead Rising or Rome on us anytime soon.
Some 2D 8 bit indy developer bullshit called "It Draws A Red Box". All this new-gen processing power and they keep giving away these cheap ass web browser games.
..anyone playing Dying Light..? id think this game would be so much better with Kinect options 
to be fair...PS+ subscribers are just renting their "free" games
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Fuck I paid full price last week.
Have MS released the free games for Xbox One in February? They need to step up with some quality games. I downloaded Injustice and Infamous First Light for my nephew PS4. Those are two quality games. MS needs to give us Striker or something decent. I doubt they're Dead Rising or Rome on us anytime soon.
They ask Phil Spencer about better free games every month. And he keeps giving us cell phone games
I don't know when this shit is going to change. I just hope this indie game fad passes quickly. There are some good indie games out, but most of them are trash IMO.
For the month of February, Xbox Live Gold members will receive three new free games on Xbox One and Xbox 360 as part of the Games with Gold program.
On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download #IDARB ($14.99 ERP) for free during the month of February.
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</center> On Xbox 360, starting Sunday, February 1st, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons ($14.99 ERP) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through February 15th.Then on February 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Sniper Elite V2 ($29.99 ERP) for free through February 28th.
*Titles are available as free downloads for qualifying Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability.
AOL is planning to close its decade-old video game publication, Joystiq, in the coming weeks as part of a plan to jettison "underperforming content properties," Recode reports, citing multiple sources familiar with the plans.
A post on Joystiq itself this morning confronts the report, saying that "we may as well handle this the same way we've been covering the video game industry for ten years."
"Sources tell Joystiq that the staff is aware of the closure, but corporate hasn't officially told them, so they are unable to acknowledge anything out of concern that it will cause immediate shutdown," the post reads. "We've reached out for more information. We will update, as we always have, when we know more."
Joystiq was founded in 2004 as part of the the Weblogs network, which AOL acquired in 2005 along with sister sites like the tech-focused Engadget. Several former Joystiq staffers are also founding members of Polygon.
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They ask Phil Spencer about better free games every month. And he keeps giving us cell phone games
There were some really good indie games last gen. Hell give us Doritos Crash Course 3. It can't be too difficult to bring over a dozen or so arcade games from last gen. Call it the best of XBOX arcade promotion.
I hope they plan to bring back summer of arcade. But by then I'll be on Arkham Knight.
Thank you for being an EA Access member! 2014 was a great year for gaming, and we plan on making 2015 even better. To start the year off right, we're giving you something special.
From January 29 to February 28, active EA Access members can grab the Battlefield 4™ Second Assault expansion pack, featuring four fan-favorite maps from Battlefield 3 remade for Battlefield 4. It's available at no extra cost, exclusively for EA Access members. Just load up the EA Access Hub app on your Xbox One to find it. Once it's redeemed, it's yours forever.
Thank you again for being an EA Access member. Here's to a great year of gaming!
From January 29 to February 28, active EA Access members can grab the Battlefield 4™ Second Assault expansion pack, featuring four fan-favorite maps from Battlefield 3 remade for Battlefield 4. It's available at no extra cost, exclusively for EA Access members. Just load up the EA Access Hub app on your Xbox One to find it. Once it's redeemed, it's yours forever.
Thank you again for being an EA Access member. Here's to a great year of gaming!
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