Today, I want to inform you all about what Microsoft are offering on Games with Gold this month, Saints Row The Third! Starting May 16th, 2014 Gamers all over the world will get to play this epic game!
Microsoft’s scheme to get more gamers on Xbox live gold is great as it bring gamers 2 games free every month. Saints Row The Third was great when I played my mates copy, but I never got round to buying it hence I don’t have it.
Today Xbox have made a long-awaited surprise announcement, a Kinectless Xbox One. As there is not much to say I will let the Xbox team revile why.
The new Xbox will launch June 9th, 2014.
After a copyright dispute with British telecommunications group, BSkyB Microsoft decided to rename their cloud based storage solution, SkyDrive to OneDrive implying you only need one drive for everything in your life such as the Xbox One implies one solution for your whole living room.
1) Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360, Playstation 3)
My favourite Grand Theft Auto game as you can probably tell is Grand Theft Auto V. Grand Theft Auto V takes you back to San Andreas with the addition of Blaine County.
2) Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (PC, Xbox, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Android, iOS)
My second favourite Grand Theft Auto game is San Andreas. Grand Theft Auto introduced the 3rd world in the 3D era of Grand Theft Auto games, San Andreas. One of my favourite parts of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas was that you had to eat to stay alive.
3) Grand Theft Auto IV (PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3)
My third favourite Grand Theft Auto game is Grand Theft Auto IV. Grand Theft Auto IV is the first instalment in the HD-era of Grand Theft Auto games. It also featured a redesigned Liberty City based of New York.
4) Grand Theft Auto III (PC, Xbox, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Android, iOS) / Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories (PS2, PSP)
My fourth favourite Grand Theft Auto game is Grand Theft Auto III / Liberty City Stories. Grand Theft Auto II was the first Grand Theft Auto game to be fully 3D. Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories is linked into this part because it happened before the happenings in Grand Theft Auto III.
5) Grand Theft Auto Vice City (PC, Xbox, Playstation, Playstation 3, Android, iOS) / Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (PS2, PSP)
My fifth favourite, not to say my least favourite is Grand Theft Vice City / Vice City Stories. Grand Theft Auto Vice City introduced a brand new world, Vice City (based on Miami). Vice City is the second 3D Grand Theft Auto game. And again Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories is linked into this post because it happened before the happenings of Grand Theft Auto Vice City. I have included the 10th Anniversary trailer because it was easier to find.
1) Grand Theft Auto V
My favourite game at the moment is Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar North’s newest addition to the Grand Theft Auto series. If you haven’t played Grand Theft Auto V yet, your missing out!
2) Forza Motorsport 5
Turn 10’s latest addition the the Forza franchise released alongside the Xbox One. Forza Motorsport 5 is Turn 10’s best racing game to date! This tops both Need For Speed and Gran Turismo!
3) Ryse: Son of Rome
Crytek’s hit game Ryse: Son of Rome launched alongside the Xbox One. Ryse: Son of Rome runs on Crytek’s CryEngine. The graphics are amazing and is overall a great game.
4) Assassin’s Creed II
Ubisoft’s launched Assassin’s Creed II back in 2009, since then Ubisoft has released 11 Assassin’s Creed games since then but I think they all fail to top Assassin’s Creed II.
5) Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the title witch gave the GTA franchise the sales it needed to be a success. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the second best selling Grand Theft Auto title ever sold!
For my last post partially made in 2013, I want to put the Xbox 360 controller against the new Xbox One controller.
Xbox 360:
The Xbox 360 is the most popular gaming console of the current-generation (not including the Wii) selling over 80 million consoles. The Xbox 360 was originally released in November 22nd 2005 and is the successor to the original Xbox. Not only was the Xbox 360 the most popular of its generation it had the more popular controller (Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3). The Xbox 360`s successor, the Xbox One was release on the 22nd of Novemeber 2013, 8 years after the Xbox 360’s launch. The Xbox 360’s competitors are the Playstation 3 and the Wii.
Xbox One:
The Xbox One is the most ambitious console of its generation so-far. Moving away from the PowerPC architecture and back into the x86 architecture as used in the original Xbox. The Xbox One isn’t the most popular console of its generation but it isn’t far away. The Xbox One’s competitors are the Playstation 4 and the Wii U. The Xbox One launched on the 22nd of November 2013.
The Controllers:
The Xbox One controller is a big improvement over the Xbox 360 controller but in what areas does the Xbox 360 controller beat it in?
Image courtesy of IGN
As you can see from the picture the Xbox One controller features an improved D-Pad over the Xbox 360, you can also read the ABXY buttons more clearly because the background colour of the buttons is black. The Xbox One also removes the lump on the back of the controller previously used for holding the battery. But in what areas is the Xbox 360 better?
PC compatibility:
There is one downfall of the Xbox One controller, PC compatibility. Microsoft dominated the PC controller industry with the Xbox 360 controller, but they didn’t make the Xbox One controller compatible. There is always the chance they will release some firmware making it possible, but the PS4 controller may take over by then.
The Xbox One controller is the clear winner, only with one big downfall although after using the Xbox One controller it fells weird using the Xbox 360 controller.
It is now 2014 and its time for me to revile my favorite posts of 2013.
1) For my #1 favorite post of 2013 I have picked ‘Games I’m Looking Forward To‘ because it was easy to write and short. ‘Games I’m Looking Forward To’ features 3 games I am looking forward to their launch dates.
2) For my second favorite post of 2013 I have picked ‘What Grand Theft Auto V is missing‘ because it was easy to write and it featured on of my favorite topics. ‘What Grand Theft Auto V is missing’ features 6 things Grand Theft Auto V is missing or something that needs improvement.
3) Since i only decided to pick 3 favorites, ‘2014: A year of great games from Ubisoft‘ is my #3 favorite post because it was easy to write and quite short. I wrote ‘2014: A year of great games from Ubisoft’ yesterday, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
For the last post I write in 2013 (even tho this post got published in 2014) I wanted to put in my ‘Welcome To My Profile (Jan 2014)’ Scratch project in this post. You can find it at http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/15177922/. I also want to let everyone see this beauty.
For my last post this year I want to inform you all about what Microsoft are offering on Games with Gold in January, Sleeping Dogs! Finally Microsoft brings a brilliant game out onto Games with Gold. 🙂
Microsoft’s scheme to get more gamers on Xbox live gold is great as it bring gamers 2 games free every month. Sleeping Dogs was great when I played the demo, but I never got round to finding it in a shop hence I don’t have it. See you next year 🙂
Tomorrow, the year will be 2014 also tomorrow marks a great year for the gaming industry as 2 great new franchises get launched for the first time ever from one publisher, Ubisoft! So anyway next year Ubisoft will be launching Watch_Dogs and The Crew, two games I am really looking forward to, especially as they are launching on next-gen consoles (Xbox One and PS4) .
I have already posted the trailers in another post but for the sake of this post, I will post them again.
Since Watch_Dogs is my personal favorite of the two, I will post it first.
And here is the trailer for, The Crew.
This is just 2 more examples of great franchises from Ubisoft. From Assassins Creed to Watch_Dogs, from Resident Evil to The Crew. Ubisoft is a epic games publisher and developer and I can’t wait to see what games they make next. Stay tuned. I will be posting another post at 12 tonight. 🙂
Today I’m posting something that I normally wouldn’t post because the title says it all. Enjoy 😀
Jamie Mansfield 