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Mine has a tendency to crash as well. I also run into a problem where the daily get an achievement 50 point reward won't redeem. Last month I had an issue with the EA Play punch card not recognizing the achievements I got in NHL 94 which is an EA Play game. It did finally work when I got some in Battlefront 2 a few days before it expired.

Yeah, I'm disappointed that the Series X doesn't support it. I have to pull out the OG Xbox One just to play Dance Central Spotlight.

@GamingFan4Lyf, the rarity of the achievement only has to do with the amount of people who have played that game that have unlocked that achievement. It's not necessarily hard to unlock, just hasn't been unlocked by many players. If less than 10% of the players unlocked the achievement, it's labeled as rare.

Yeah, there was an achievement in Madden 06, a launch title for Xbox 360, where all you had to do was click the right thumbstick in the menu to open a different menu. There was also the achievement in the Simpsons game to press the start button to begin the game.

Are you sure that Star Wars: Squadrons doesn't support Smart Delivery? I have the physical version from launch installed on my Series X and it has the X|S logo on the game tile.

*edit: Just checked the product listing on the Microsoft Store, and it has the Smart Delivery badge next to the Optimized for Series X|S badge.

It has to be 50 Cent Bulletproof for the OG Xbox for me. The controls were just terrible. In contrast 50 Cent Blood on the Sand for 360 was actually a pretty fun game with an absolutely absurd story.
All time worst video game I've ever played goes to E.T. for the Atari 2600. Yes, I still own a copy of it. I remember buying it at a flea market when I was a kid.

Sad to see you guys go. I always enjoyed your articles more than some other sites out there.

I have the original, but haven't had a chance to play it yet. I'll probably upgrade to the Definitive Edition if the price is right.

While yes, I did experience some issues with the NXOE, nothing that I experienced caused me to not be able to use my system. I did not experience an issue with physical disc based games, and when I would get dropped from a party I would just as easily re-join it. I like the fact that the avatar prop they gave us was Ninja Cat.

It's not a ginger cat; it's Ninja Cat. It's half of Microsoft's unofficial mascot. Too bad he's not riding his unicorn or t-rex.

I really do hope that someone swoops in and saves the day. I thought it was enjoyable on PC and was looking forward to playing it on the Xbox One.

If I'm paying $250 on a collector's edition of a game, I better be getting a physical copy of it. As a collector it makes me not want to get it. It's baffling.

I don't like that it has a digital copy of the game. Why doesn't have the disc?

If you're going to sue anyone, shouldn't EA, the maker of the game, be the one charged?

I'm rather happy with my Live subscription. I've had it for over 10 years and it's been the better service, way more reliable than the competition. I'm happy with the indie titles that they have given out for the X1. Sony has also only been giving out indie titles for the PS4 with the exception of Injustice this month. Microsoft will never win with the gamers that believe that they are entitled to everything because they purchased a specific product.

This is the best giveaway yet. You guys are awesome.

I already 'picked up' Limbo courtesy of Microsoft.

As always, thanks for the giveaway.

I'm pretty sure the Xbox One came out one week after the PS4 in the US.

I am Groot.

The course editor looks like it's really good. Want to play around with that.

I'm happy with Grin and their game Woolfe and also Red Thread Games with Dreamfall Chapters. Woolfe looks amazing, and I'm a big fan of the Dreamfall series. Thank you for this awesome contest.
Abyss Odyssey
Stick It To The Man

This was a huge announcement. Major Nelson kept saying that they had some big announcements for Gamescom and this was big.

1. Child of Light
2. Bravely Default
3. Valiant Hearts
4. Mario Kart 8
5. Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare

It reminds me a lot of the American McGee's Alice games, which is awesome because I love those games.

If the controller still works while not plugged in via the USB cable, then the play and charge battery fixed the issue. If not, then any USB micro cable will work, you don't even need any batteries in the controller. This is because when the controller is connected via USB, the controller turns into a wired controller with all the signals going thru the cable, unlike the 360 when it only charged the batteries. It's one of the new features of the controller. Hope this explains why connecting it via USB fixes the issue.

@DRL Yeah, I think I'm just going to get it anyway. The gameplay videos I've seen don't seem bad, but the reviews have been terrible. I did see today that there's going to be a gameplay patch for the game for launch.

This is one of the launch downloadable titles I was looking forward to, but I'm not sure if I should get it or not. I may have to download the demo before I buy it.

I don't know about everyone else, but I'm not worried about backwards compatibility. At the same time, I don't get rid of my systems when I move to the next generation. Also, don't forget the 360's backwards compatibility was thru software emulation so it is quite possible for it to be present in some form or other.

I'm not sure if Kinect Sparkler will be a purchase or not.

I will have to give this a download when I go home over lunch.

I would definitely get this if it was the original rangers with Tommy, green or white, either would work.

The Harry Potter games aren't very good to begin with, they are movie tie-ins after all.

This looks awesome! This will be a day one purchase.