Anthinator

I just got home from work and I'm reading through all of these comments and getting a bit teary-eyed. It's been a pleasure bringing each and every one of you the Xbox news you crave whether it be a simple news post or a review I stayed up late working on. I'm still new to this games journalism thing and I'm very appreciative of everyone that read my work, whether you liked it or not.

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@KelticDevil It seems to me that Platinum is composed of an A team and a B team, with the latter developing licensed games like this and Transformers: Devastation. These games — while not up to the standards of Bayonetta and Vanquish — probably sell well and generate enough income for them to make their AAA games.

@stylon I'm trying to remember if there was a recap but I'm totally blanking right now. I couldn't remember a few things myself so I just went on YouTube to jog my memory.

I find the omission of Arkham Origins completely ridiculous. Despite not being as well-received as Asylum and City, it is still a great Arkham game with an awesome story and cool boss fights. It almost feels like WB wants Origins to simply be forgotten...

@waluigifan1 Yes, free Xbox 360 games aren't linked to your Gold membership unlike the Xbox One games.

@Tasuki I agree, I don't really understand why it isn't possible. I find it odd that previous games like Shadowrun and #IDARB supported cross-platform play with PC players. When Fable Legends comes out, it will also have the support. So why can't Rocket League?

I hope that a future update will allow this.

If this man is serious about not owning another gaming system in the house then that means getting rid of all computers, laptops, and smartphones. Have fun with that!

@VanillaLake Thanks for reading the review but you stating that my opinion is factually inaccurate is a little silly. As Ken already stated, I wrote that I felt like the game doesn't provide a satisfactory answer to the mysteries. That's my own opinion. If you feel otherwise, then good on you. The same goes for the scare factor. I've played every RE but aside from a few moments, I don't think 0 is all that scary.

An 8/10 on the Pure Xbox scale is still considered "Great" and I enjoy and recommend this game very much. If you believe it's a 9, then that's awesome too and I'm sure there's some that would say it's a 10! That's what's so cool about video games; there's usually something for everybody.

@Utena-mobile Y'know I never tried out the screenshot feature so I wouldn't know from the top of my head. I'll gladly check it out later for you.

@KelticDevil I think the Directors Cut was only WiiU and PC, wasn't it?

@BAMozzy I should clarify. I meant a second X1 game for the last half of the month. Van Helsing has been free since the beginning and Thief was the only one previously announced as the 2nd free one. Xbox 360 got the extra game

@stylon i was stuck on that boss for a while too! It's weakness is fire so try and use Igni and a combination of bombs. Keep your distance too and evade lots.

Nice to see XO come out on top, especially with Halo 5 launching. Let's see if they can keep it up for the rest of the year.

Also, I absolutely love that Yoshi's Wooly World outsold Uncharted Collection.

@TwilightAngel Evil Within is a very good game indeed. Have you played the DLC yet? The Assignment and The Consequence are excellent.

Some sweet deals this week. Definitely grabbing Alien Isolation and DmC!

@tylertreese Oh, so awful! My first thought was "why the hell is this guy yelling so much?"

@freaksloan I enjoy Gran Turismo but feel the Forza series has now raced ahead of it. If you've never played Forza, you should definitely pick up Forza Horizon 2.

@sinalefa We're glad too! Hope you enjoy the review and the game!

@TheXboxHero I'm happy you enjoyed it. I enjoyed certain aspects of it too, as the review laid out, but not enough for me to ignore its other faults, mainly it's heavy focus on trial and error.

@JaxonH I'll clear it up for you. This is a remaster of Gears of War 1 with updated graphics, 60 fps and the extra content from the PC version. It has all new cutscenes too!

However, for a limited time, those who buy this will receive the Xbox 360 digital Gears of War games (1, 2, 3, Judgement). These will be playable via backwards compatibility on your Xbox One!

Edit: oh, looks like someone beat me to it! Ah well, now you know!

@flameboy84 @KelticDevil I'm very excited to replay all the Banjo games in this collection. I remember initially being underwhelmed by Nuts N' Bolts and never bothered to finish it, but that was a long time ago now.

@dok5555555 With Banjo-Kazooie they're using the Xbox Live Arcade edition that was released on Xbox 360, not the original N64 one.

I believe this one is on the disc though. I know, it's still confusing. Lol

@jbrewer99 it's confusing I know, but I'll try to clear it up.

On the disc alone is every Rare game released before 2005 and that takes up 11.26GB. When you buy the physical copy and insert it into your console you'll also get the digital licenses to every Rare Xbox 360 game and these will be added to your download queue.

I guess it wasn't possible to fit everything on one disc so they're making the 360 games download only. You really shouldn't be able to tell when you play the game.

It seems like a patch was just released now. Anyone able to test it out?

After playing Arkham Knight, I find it hard to go back to Asylum despite it still being an incredible game. Knight just polishes and refines everything that came before it, and adds a slew of new features. Perhaps because it's still so fresh in my mind, I'd have to give Knight the #1 position, followed by City, Asylum, Origins, and Blackgate.

@A_BabyRed_Yoshi Yes, probably...

@NaughtyOttsel22 do you suspect it'll be delayed to 2016? I can see the Xbox 360 version being pushed back but I think we're good for the XO version.

@KelticDevil It seems that the 1TB consoles will have an updated gamepad with the headphone jack. The Elite controller is an optional purchase with the headphone jack and the above features in the story. I doubt it will ever be bundled with the console in the future.

Will they have to change the name? Having the U at the end is an odd thing to have in the Xbox library.

Xombie?

@Falco1863 I didn't have any save game issues either. Seems like it was a common problem if you used the Xbox One's suspend/resume feature. I had always quit the game when I was done with it.

@mindtwang I saw some of the Digital Foundry comparison videos and was just appalled at just how terrible they looked and performed. They should've scrapped them altogether.

About time this came to Xbox One. Not sure what the hold up was.

@DRL Awesome review, Dave! Haven't played this yet, but I've heard nothing but great things.

Sold! Thanks for this review, Tyler! Now to play the first one though....

@Jairo_MC Are you saying you only need to replay Claire's section in Episode 3 and not the rest of the campaign afterwards? I can make the 'right' decision, save my game, then immediately jump to Barry in Ep4?

A little disappointed the gameplay didn't live up to the greatness of the visuals. I'll hold off on picking this up for now. Nice review, Ken!

Love the title. This one is part of the season pass too, right Dave?

@Utena-mobile I don't think you'll ever need to use waste your money on red crystals. They are only in Raid mode and you'll be earning blue crystals anyway when you complete missions which act as the same thing. The red crystals are there for people when they run out of blue crystals and don't want to replay missions to earn them back.

@DRL Does she like shooters like this? She can always play as Moira and Natalia

@Red620Ti The RE rerelease is a classic horror adventure, so it's still at the top of the list. But I'm really liking the Revelations series; they feel more accessible and arcadey. I think I like them more than 5 and 6...

@TylerTreese Not even a Wii little bit?

@Captain_Chao5 You sure can! We have it archived for your viewing please right here
http://www.twitch.tv/purexbox/b/630472091

Wasn't the biggest fan of Contrast but this one looks great. Total BioShock vibe from the trailer.

@crippyd Yes, you should be able to buy from the US store and get a code emailed to you. I haven't tried it myself, but let us know if you have success.

I'm actually looking forward to this. I had a blast during my time with The Evil Within so any reason to jump back in is okay with me.

@JaxonH Yep, it's coming out March 11th! Can't wait!

Great deals here, especially for those that just got an Xbox One over the holidays. I'll be picking up Alien: Isolation, Temple of Osiris, and Lords of the Fallen.

Looks very promising. Gotta love that art style.

@Captain_Chao5 Check out our latest post for a comparison vid, http://t.co/E2XXHMZN9B. Looks like its about 2 seconds faster.

@crippyd @BAMozzy The controller update is supposed to improve connection stability as well. Are you still having this problem after updating?