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Assassin’s Creed III: Gorgeous but Extremely Disappointing

7:52 AM Tukiyooo 0

<a><img src="http://media.meltybuzz.fr/article-1123302-ajust_930/le-celebre-jeu-assassin-s-creed-3.jpg"></a> Assassin’s Creed quickly became one of my favorite franchises this summer with the quality of the story telling in the Ezio trilogy and thus I was looking forward to <a href="http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-gb/games/assassins-creed-3/index.aspx" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed III</a>. The game is stunningly beautiful.  The landscapes are drop dead gorgeous and the weather effects are among the best I’ve ever seen.  However, a game can’t survive on looks alone and this installment doesn’t live up to its potential nor honor its past. Bugs and holes are predominate throughout the game.  It isn’t like the game released last week, it is almost a year post release and the amount of bugs that exist in the game are mind boggling.  How is it possible that <a href="http://www.ubi.com/US/default.aspx" target="_blank">Ubisoft</a>’s quality control department, and I use that term loosely here, let a game release with a bug that doesn’t update the protagonist's (Connor) outfit, in a cut scene, based on what the player has the character wearing at the time of any particular cut scene?  It isn’t like there are only one or two cut scenes in the game, the game is filled with cut scenes which makes this bug so infuriating and disconcerting.  After all, they managed to NOT have the bug in previous installments of the franchise. Connor can fly through trees like a howler monkey with very little thought on the part of a player, but by god a group of three pine trees encountered on the forest floor completely baffles him and he stands there hands in the air helpless.  Connor also has the habit of getting stuck on every little obstacle he encounters on the ground, a situation made worse when he is on horseback. Seriously, these bug me almost as much as the bug above.  Controls are more fluid yes, but fluidity comes at too high a price when a pebble is enough to hang up a horse.  Hubby spent the weekend growling, at various volume levels, about “stupid gummy bear, care bear controls” as Connor would stick to anything and everything he ran into or across during a fight, chase, or tail.  Whoever designed the crafting interface and game should be sent back to design school immediately.  Poorly implemented is a compliment, highly frustrating is an understatement.  And how did something so vital and new to the franchise make it into the game without a tutorial?  I liked the homestead missions and the interaction with the people Connor collects.  However, the implementation of crafting is so troublesome and frustrating it isn’t worth doing in my opinion.  Yes it is nice your crafters can craft upgrade but good luck understanding the stats on anything they craft because that information isn’t present.  Convoy got attacked?  Good, defend it yourself or send your assassin recruits.  Wait you did that but now your convoy is permanently attacked and nothing you try resolves the situation?  Again, another bug that should have never made it through quality assurance controls. Now for the story, it is full of so many holes it looks like the practice target at the shooting range.  Random important people appear at the appropriate moment, Connor has a conversation and you are led to believe they have know each other for years.  Marquis de Lafayette case in point.  He appears in the story and greets Connor like an old friend and the player has never seen Lafayette in game before.  Where did they meet?  How?  And then we get to the players first view of Connor and his father, Haytham Kenway, meeting for the first time.  Somehow Haytham knows Connor is his son and knows him by sight.  Huh?  What?  How?  Gapping holes in the story you present in a video game are unforgiveable.  I don’t care that you have third party media out there they may or may not explain the holes, your holes in the media I purchased are glaring and wide enough for a herd of angry cattle to stampede through comfortably.  And this is coming from an individual that doesn’t mind reading books derived from video games! Then we come to the game breaking bug husband ran into last night, one that Ubisoft has no solution for on it’s forums and no patch for months later.  Hubby began playing the Tyranny of King Washington <a href="http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/media/media.aspx?c=tcm:19-84192&ct=tcm:6-231-32" target="_blank">Episode One: Infamy</a> when he encountered the bug.  On the mission to Stalk the Guard Dogs at Benedict Arnold’s camp in Valley Forge, he couldn’t toss bait, run, or avoid detection.  He was unable to progress the story because of the bug.  This isn’t a minor or annoying bug, this is game breaking and it should have a response and fix from Ubisoft.  It happens across platforms and apparently only happened post release of <a href="http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:19-87495&ct=tcm:6-231-32" target="_blank">Episode Two: Betrayal</a>. Connor is a very likeable and loveable character but is he truly as Assassin worthy of the Brotherhood?  I don’t think so to be honest.  He is brash, most of the time thinking with his heart and not his head and he has no ability to take long term views of his actions.  Case in point, his decision to inform Washington about the Templar plot to kill him.  Connor exhibits no understanding that his role is to work behind the scenes to counter plots and schemes of his Templar counterparts.  He is much less an assassin and much more of a caped crusader without a cape. Overall, disappointment reigns in our house despite the games beauty and the love of the franchise.  We’ve been having the discussion about whether or not to invest time, energy and money into <a href="http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-us/home/index.aspx" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag</a>.  I’m willing to give Ubisoft the benefit of the doubt and play the game on the XboxOne when it arrives later this Fall.  However, if they screw it up and don’t honestly return to what made the franchise great in previous games then I’m done.  I want to play Assassin’s Creed games that are based on assassinations and honoring what <a href="http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Alta%C3%AFr_Ibn-La%27Ahad" target="_blank">Altair</a> and <a href="http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" target="_blank">Ezio</a> established for the fan base.  I want an Assassin’s Creed game where there has been quality control done by competent individuals and no gaping holes in the story.  DO NOT DISAPPOINT AGAIN UBISOFT. <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:02888d55-db26-4b21-a500-ae0f77c4da29" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ubisoft" rel="tag">Ubisoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+III" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed III</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+IV" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed IV</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tyranny+of+King+Washington" rel="tag">Tyranny of King Washington</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bugs" rel="tag">bugs</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox" rel="tag">Xbox</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Altair" rel="tag">Altair</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ezio+Auditore" rel="tag">Ezio Auditore</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/crafting" rel="tag">crafting</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/story" rel="tag">story</a></div>

Assassin’s Creed quickly became one of my favorite franchises this summer with the quality of the story telling in the Ezio trilogy and thu...

XBox: August Games for Gold Members

9:32 AM Tukiyooo 0

<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FJ7bcUzEWjk/Ufk8Dg3YGNI/AAAAAAAADA4/BX3k0u_zX0k/s1600-h/crackdown%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="crackdown" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GgHhzFkYhl0/Ufk8EmHghtI/AAAAAAAADBA/vU7MfAq3K-8/crackdown_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="crackdown" width="174"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CxOyD47va10/Ufk8FAO_SEI/AAAAAAAADBI/KCWR6G6lm-4/s1600-h/Dead_Rising_2_-_Dvd_-_Custom_-_V2_por_makuxito%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Dead_Rising_2_-_Dvd_-_Custom_-_V2_por_makuxito" border="0" height="231" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ITDC4Nld2E4/Ufk8F4-masI/AAAAAAAADBQ/iYIV6ve_CJE/Dead_Rising_2_-_Dvd_-_Custom_-_V2_por_makuxito_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="Dead_Rising_2_-_Dvd_-_Custom_-_V2_por_makuxito" width="344"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sc1X8eAHoms/Ufk8GScuvrI/AAAAAAAADBY/XP75cqJQHQY/s1600-h/boxartsm%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="boxartsm" border="0" height="224" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Az3YunBinP0/Ufk8G2CSSgI/AAAAAAAADBg/B26wnxUI6_M/boxartsm_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="boxartsm" width="160"></a> The <a href="http://majornelson.com/2013/07/31/games-with-gold-for-august-crackdown-dead-rising-2-dr2-case-zero/" target="_blank">free titles</a> for XBox Gold Members for August are <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Crackdown/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5307dc?cid=majornelson" target="_blank">Crackdown</a>, <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Dead-Rising-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802434307ec?DownloadType=Game#LiveZone" target="_blank">Dead Rising 2</a> and <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/DR2-CASE-ZERO/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a8d?cid=majornelson" target="_blank">Dead Rising 2: Case Zero</a>. Crackdown will be available on August 1st.  And both Dead Rising Games will be available starting August 16th.  Just a reminder, games are free for download and will remain a permanent part of your Xbox account, even if your Gold account lapses in the future. Today, July 31st is the last day to download <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Assassins-Creed-II/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025553083b" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed II</a> and to get the remainder of the Assassin’s Creed series and DLC on sale. <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:53978baf-5c9a-4933-9839-915bf2da349d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox" rel="tag">Xbox</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Games+for+Gold" rel="tag">Games for Gold</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/console+gaming" rel="tag">console gaming</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/free+games" rel="tag">free games</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Crackdown" rel="tag">Crackdown</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+Rising+2" rel="tag">Dead Rising 2</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+Rising%3a+Code+Breaker." rel="tag">Dead Rising: Code Breaker.</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+2" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed 2</a></div>

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The free titles for XBox Gold Members for August are Crackdown , Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero . Crackdown will be ava...

XBox: Assassin's Creed II Completed

11:28 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/250/2/f/ezio_auditore_8_by_aimore_ezio-d494lef.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/250/2/f/ezio_auditore_8_by_aimore_ezio-d494lef.jpg" /></a></div> Yesterday I completed Assassin’s Creed II and immediately moved into Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. I loved the story of Ezio Auditore da Firenze and am not at all sad to say that I have Brotherhood and Revelations to further enjoy Ezio’s adventures. I found the controls to be tighter than my limited tine playing as Altair in Assassin’s Creed I. In everyday life, heights and I are incompatible. So I expected to run into issues playing the game knowing I’d be balancing on the top of a cross on a church steeple but the heights and dizzying views never got to me. However, they do get to me when Hubby is playing and is spinning around like a madman. I can only assume it has something to do with not being in control of the character. I will admit I wish it were possible to capture screenshots on the 360 without resorting to using my cellphone which is just immersion breaking and honestly I forget. Thankfully that issue will disappear on the One and next generation games. Until then dear readers, you are stuck with stock photos.

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Yesterday I completed Assassin’s Creed II and immediately moved into Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. I loved the story of Ezio Auditore da Fi...

XBox: Assassin’s Creed II

7:53 AM Tukiyooo 0

<a><img src="http://www.sfondissimi.it/images/sfondi/Videogames/preview/Assassins_Creed_010.jpg"></a> So I downloaded Assassin’s Creed II yesterday and fired it up immediately.  I played until it was time to turn over the control to hubby.  I loved the game play, the story line, and the intricate details placed in the little things (like fabric).  It was a pleasure to play and while I might not blow through the whole game in a day or two, I will enjoy my time spent with young Ezio Auditore.  I usually don’t like games where I’m scaling heights for no reason but in AC II I’m enjoying the vistas from the incredibly high viewpoints scattered throughout the game.  The controls seem sharper than the first game, which I appreciate even though I never completed the first game.  I really enjoy the brief but detailed database of characters, places and things.  I take the time to read the database which undoubtedly slows down my overall game play. My only complaint … too many games I want to play at the moment and not enough hours in the month!  <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:12666a95-cf37-4e35-9d58-8d6763503eee" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+360" rel="tag">Xbox 360</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/console" rel="tag">console</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/console+gaming" rel="tag">console gaming</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+II" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed II</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ezio+Auditore" rel="tag">Ezio Auditore</a></div>

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So I downloaded Assassin’s Creed II yesterday and fired it up immediately. I played until it was time to turn over the control to hubby. ...

XBox 360: Recent Titles

6:37 AM Tukiyooo 0

The last several days I haven't really been interested in any game installed on our computers. I think I'm burned out or flat out bored with the endless grind that mmo's have determined is the best, aka only, way to keep the attention of their players. I've fired up the Xbox the last couple of days and have been enjoying the heck out of myself, but of course the completion addict in me is also compelled to clean-up some achievements I have uncompleted on several games. I've also tried and fell in love, a couple of games we've had for ages but I never tried. <div class="separator"><a href="http://soyunjugon.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/090204_red_dead_redemption_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em"><img border="0" height="511" src="http://soyunjugon.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/090204_red_dead_redemption_02.jpg" width="900"></a></div> <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Red-Dead-Redemption/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025454082b" target="_blank">Red Dead Redemption</a> by Rockstar Games is one of those titles. Hubby bought it when the tiled hit the On Demand menu on our 360. I always thought the game was beautiful but shooters and I generally, in the past, have had a disgruntled history. I have loved the story in games like Bioshock and Halo but the shooter aspect was always meh. However, apparently, in the last couple of years I think I've gotten over my meh block to shooter games or I'm just suddenly in the mood to play the stories and the shooter aspect doesn't bother me right now. The story in Red Dead is the weakest of all the games I'm flitting thought right now but the environment is stunning. Sunrises and sunsets are nearly as brilliant as they are through our family room window. The weather in the game is really caught stunning. The thunderstorm mechanic in game is enough to make me find a safe spot in game and listen to the weather. The puddles, the dark atmosphere, and light effects are just fabulous. <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><a href="http://www.geekbox.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/assassins_creed_3-HD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em"><img border="0" height="510" src="http://www.geekbox.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/assassins_creed_3-HD.jpg" width="900"></a></div> <a href="http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-gb/home/index.aspx" target="_blank">Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag</a> definitely caught my attention at this Year's E3 last week and thus I decided to put <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Assassins-Creed-III/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802555308ae" target="_blank">Assassin's Creed III</a> at the top of the Gamefly queue. Game arrived and as soon as it fired up, it had my full and complete attention. The story grabbed me and held my attention. I played through the first mission in London and have made it through the first tavern mission in Boston. However, I have decided to go back and catch up on the games I missed in the past. Hubby played through <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Assassins-Creed/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802555307d4?cid=search" target="_blank">Assassin's Creed</a> when it was released and I watched while stitching next to him (not uncommon here). I tried the original game but it didn't capture my imagination. When Assassin's Creed II was released hubby tried that game too. I thought it was beautiful and the characters much more engaging, however the dialogue drove hubby batty and neither of us finished the game. So when <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025553085d?cid=search" target="_blank">Brotherhood</a> and <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Assassins-Creed-Revelations/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80255530879?cid=search" target="_blank">Revelations</a> were released we basically ignored the games and played other things. Well, no longer will the Assassin's Creed franchise be ignored. I will go back and play through the titles I missed, ok maybe not the first one, before I pick up and finish III or start IV. Assassin's Creed II will be available for Xbox Live Gold Members for free next month and then I will be playing through it eagerly. Revelations is download and waiting, although I admit I played through some of it yesterday. The game is beautiful and has my attention. <a href="http://capcomvancouver.com/" target="_blank">Dead Rising 3</a> also caught my attention at E3 this year. Gamefly delivered Dead Rising 2 Saturday as well. Five minutes of the overly color saturated game completely failed to grasp my interest or attention. To be honest, first impression of the game reminded me of World of Warcraft style console game because of the color saturation and graphic style. Needless to say, this style of Dead Rising game doesn't have my attention and so I will wait for more information by Dead Rising 3 before committing to the new game. <a><img height="509" src="http://www.bestvideogamesevermade.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Halo3.jpg" width="900"></a> Halo 5 caught my attention as well, mainly because I haven't a clue as to why Masterchief has a cracked mask on his helmet. I need to know what happened in <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Halo-4/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530919" target="_blank">Halo 4</a>! . I put in <a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/product/halo-3/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5307e6" target="_blank">Halo 3</a> and then hubby reminded me that I watched him play it to completion. I vaguely remember the story so I decided to give it a go and thus I fired it up. The controls and my shooter skills are never great match and so I set the game to casual. Then I realized that the fine folks over at Bungee won't give achievement points to those of us who play games for the story and not our "skills" at a shooter. I will watch hubby play through Halo 4 rather than frustrate the achievement whore (I admit it) in me by not getting credit for playing the game. I am enjoying giving the 360 a spin while it is in triple digits outside. I am eagerly looking forward to the delivery of the <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/html/pbPage.PDP/productID.282124000?tid=K1Y5ZebN&cid=5250&pcrid=2930343337&pkw=the%20xbox%20one&pmt=p&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=pointitsem_Microsoft+US_bing_5+-+Xbox+NEW&WT.term=the%20xbox%20one&WT.campaign=5+-+Xbox+NEW&WT.content=K1Y5ZebN&WT.source=bing&WT.medium=cpc" target="_blank">Xbox One</a> this November and I can't wait to fire up <a href="https://joinprojectspark.com/" target="_blank">Project Spark</a> for the first time and <a href="http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/11/zoo-tycoon-announced-for-xbox-one-and-xbox-360/" target="_blank">Zoo Tycoon</a>. <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:80b12851-f007-4aba-be36-ddacb7037d7a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+360" rel="tag">Xbox 360</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+One" rel="tag">Xbox One</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Halo" rel="tag">Halo</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Halo+3" rel="tag">Halo 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Halo+4" rel="tag">Halo 4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/5" rel="tag">5</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+4%3a+Black+Flag" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+II" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed II</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+Brotherhood" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed Brotherhood</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+Revelations" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed Revelations</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+Rising+3" rel="tag">Dead Rising 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+Rising+2" rel="tag">Dead Rising 2</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Zoo+Tycoon" rel="tag">Zoo Tycoon</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Project+Spark" rel="tag">Project Spark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Red+Dead+Remeption" rel="tag">Red Dead Remeption</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Rockstar+Games" rel="tag">Rockstar Games</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Bioshock" rel="tag">Bioshock</a></div>

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The last several days I haven't really been interested in any game installed on our computers. I think I'm burned out or flat out bo...

E3 2013: Microsoft Press Conference Highlights, Reveals, & Hype

11:06 AM Tukiyooo 0

<a><img src="http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/design/2013/5/xbox_one.jpg"></a> <ul> <li>Opening scene is beautiful, Metal Gear Solid 5 set in Afghanistan and it is gorgeous <ul> <li>Open world game game <li>Military shooters aren’t my thing but it looks intriguing <li></li></ul> <li>13 exclusive titles to Xbox One <li>Xbox 360 Upcoming titles <ul> <li>new console design coming <ul> <li>available starting today, it’s smaller</li></ul> <li>Gold Membership <ul> <li>New Program begins July1 thru XboxOne release: two new game downloads for free -- <ul> <li>Assassin’s Creed 2 and Halo 3 given as examples</li></ul></li></ul> <li>GTA 5 <li>World of Tanks exclusive to Xbox360 <ul> <li>15 v 15 team based tank warfare <li>Adapted and tailored to the 360, integrated with Live <li>Free download and free to play</li></ul> <li>Max the Curse of Brotherhood from Press Play <ul> <li>looks fun and entertaining <li>bright, colorful, puzzle platformer</li></ul> <li>Dark Souls II <li>Crimson Dragon <ul> <li>looks like a dragon based shooter</li></ul> <li>Dead Rising 3 <ul> <li>Open world zombie game <li>Zombies are much scarier looking <li>no load times <li>massive world <li>ok I’m very interested and I don’t generally like zombie games <li>hundreds of weapons to discover and customize <li>driving critical part of exploration (CRAP on a stick lol) but zombies are still a threat <li>smart glass compatible (shown using a windows phone!) <li>Available this holiday</li></ul> <li>What Lie Below <li>Black Tusk Studio Game <ul> <li>more coming <li>game play footage shown <li>Franchise builder game</li></ul> <li>HALO <ul> <li>EPIC scene featuring Master Chief <li>60 frames per second on the console <li>2014 game</li></ul></li></ul> <li>Non Exclusive Games <ul> <li>Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  from CD Projekt Red <ul> <li>combat rebuilt from ground up <li>free roaming, open world <li>non-linear questing <li>optional voice commands</li></ul> <li>Battlefield 4 <ul> <li>game play footage shown, 60 frames per second <li>Second Assault (map pack) releases first to the Xbox One</li></ul></li></ul> <li>Xbox One <ul> <li>more titles in development now than ever before in Xbox history <li>New Franchises: <ul> <li>Ryse: Son of Rome <ul> <li>first impression, I’m ALL over this! <li>graphic violent images, not recommended for children (personal opinion) <li>Roman General Marius Titus is the lead character you play as <li>Exclusive and available at launch</li></ul> <li>KIller Instinct <ul> <li>Exclusive to One</li></ul> <li>INsominac Games: Sunset Overdrive <ul> <li>Exclusive to One <li>Stylized shooter <li>Open world, living game <li>looks like fun <li>Weapon that fires records!!  Looks crazy fun</li></ul> <li>Forza Motorsport 5 <ul> <li>Pimping MacLauren racing <ul> <li>MacLauren P1 is on stage!</li></ul> <li>footage showing on screen looks like real life footage, not like previous versions of Forza <ul> <li>God Rays are truly impressive</li></ul> <li>Drive-atar <ul> <li>opponents drive like people not AI <li>Learns and adapt based on how you drive <li>Races against the world while you are offline, away from the game and you get credit for those races <li>World Premiere trailer with all in-game footage <ul> <li>beautiful, detailed and again the god rays are stunning</li></ul></li></ul> <li>Launch title</li></ul> <li>  Titanfall <ul> <li>shooter, mech fighting – definitely mech fighting <li>Spring 2014 release</li></ul></li></ul> <li>Indie Titles published under Microsoft Studios <ul> <li>Minecraft, exclusive <li>Quantum Break, exclusive <ul> <li>works with the television show <li>actual gameplay footage shown <li>Looks fascinating, again a me type of game</li></ul> <li>D4 <li>Project Spark <ul> <li>Making a game, is the game <li>OMG <li>uses smart glass <li>ALL over this!!!!!!! <li>Game you can create, can be shared with the community</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <li>Xbox Live <ul> <li>Smart glass, smart match, Upload Studio <li>Smart Glass with Rye, Son of Rome <ul> <li>if you can do it on the console, you can do it from the smart glass device --- exception of course for actual game play</li></ul> <li>Smart match <ul> <li>can play one game while waiting for another match in a different game <li>Upload Studio <ul> <li>records, uploads, and shares game play <li>commentary, personalization available</li></ul> <li>Twitch partnership announced <ul> <li>built into One <li>Live streaming</li></ul> <li>Friends list no longer limited to 100 <li>No more points, real money in your local currency <li>Household no benefits from gold membership</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> Launches November 2013 for $499 in the US and can be reserved starting today   <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:240afa74-3074-458a-a67e-c359846b9f3e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+ONe" rel="tag">Xbox ONe</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+360" rel="tag">Xbox 360</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/E3" rel="tag">E3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Halo" rel="tag">Halo</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Master+Chief" rel="tag">Master Chief</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Witcher" rel="tag">Witcher</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Titanfall" rel="tag">Titanfall</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ryse" rel="tag">Ryse</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Forza+5" rel="tag">Forza 5</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+RIsing+3" rel="tag">Dead RIsing 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Twitch" rel="tag">Twitch</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Upload+Studio" rel="tag">Upload Studio</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Smart+Glass" rel="tag">Smart Glass</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sunset+Overdrive" rel="tag">Sunset Overdrive</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Project+Spark" rel="tag">Project Spark</a></div>