April 2016 Xbox Live Games with Gold

Another month, another set of free games with an Xbox Live Gold Subscription. As before, we are taking a look at 2 games for the Xbox 360, and 2 games for the Xbox One. These games can be redeemed even if you do not own the console, and the Xbox 360 titles are playable on …
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March 2016 Xbox Live Games With Gold

It’s that time of the month again; Microsoft has told us what the new Games With Gold will be for March 2016. For those who don’t know, Games With Gold is Microsoft’s free games program with a paid Xbox Live Gold Subscription; 2 games for the Xbox One, and 2 games for the Xbox 360. …
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A Rant on Downloadable Content

Downloadable Content. Intended as a way to expand the quality of a game after its initial release, many gamers see it as a bane of their gaming experience, often feeling it is nothing more than a way to milk more money out of the consumer who already spent $60 or more on their new game. …
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Why I Repair Old Game Consoles

While looking over my YouTube channel, I noticed something – many of my videos are about video game console repair. In one way or another, from the Atari 2600 to the Xbox 360, I have video after video of getting inside the plastic shell of these machines and fixing problems these machines may have. From …
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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility

With the release of the New Xbox One Experience on November 12th, Microsoft also released Backwards Compatibility with Xbox 360 games. That’s right, you can play your Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One. Well… not all of them. Not yet, and it takes some patience, but, I’ll explain it here.     1: Make …
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How I learned to start loving the Xbox 360

About 2 months ago, I finally decided to take the plunge and buy an Xbox 360.  It’s amazing that after nearly 9 years of the console being available I only just recently purchased one, but I tend to go for cost effectiveness over need to be current. In addition, I have focused heavily over the …
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Don’t call it New Gen

Last year, the Xbox One and the Playstation 4 were released to the North American market, pushing all 3 major game console manufacturers into the 8th Generation of gaming, following the release of the Nintendo WiiU in 2012. Like every generation of consoles before them, these consoles represent a new stage in console gaming hardware, …
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