Do Not Read

I've always wondered how many people would read a post titled "Do Not Read". 

Amazon Fire TV, Could Eventually Be Interesting

Recently Amazon (AMZN) announced and releases their long rumored set-top box for $99 USD.  Currently, it seems a little expensive to me ($99 for the set-top box and the controller - maybe).  My TV is already running short of HDMI ports too.  I don't really need a set-top box (have Smart TV, "Smart" Blu-Ray Player and Xbox One)


This set top box has the ability to play some games (probably Android related).  I have no real interest in the Android ecosystem (especially phones/tablets - I prefer Windows RT/8) so this could be an interesting way to get some of the titles I've been missing out on (without a lot of the crap in the Google Play store). If this could get a lot more "retro" titles (and turn-based RPGs), I would be more interested (plus AMZN has been building a sort of gaming group there, which could be interesting - they did just buy Double Helix). 

$20 DL Titles and Other Xbox One Related Stuff

So here I am again, I guess I should post every once in a while.  So, what have I been thinking about this weak week?  One more week until I get to try out Kinect Sports Rivals (I wonder what ever happened to D4).

South Park: The Stick of Truth (Xbox 360, light spoilers)

I got South Park: The Stick of Truth on Tuesday and I have already beaten it twice (all but 3 achievements).  I can definitely see why it was rated M.  So how did I like it? 

Things in Video Games That Annoy Me: Enemy Blocking

Within the few weeks I have primarily been playing three games on my Xbox 360: Fable Anniversary, Ninenty-Nine Nights and (recently) Viking: Battle for Asgard.  Viking is my least favorite of the three.  One thing kind of annoys me (several things each game)...


The enemies in these games seem to block too much. 


I am not a fan of enemies blocking at all (I dislike blocking too, blocking is for wusses).  I guess passive player blocking is ok - aggressive NPC/enemy blocking, not so much.  It is annoying in these hack-and-slash combat types hitting attack buttons and seeing the enemies block repeatedly (at least have enemies take damage while blocking).  In 99 Nights, a frog guy seemingly blocked my attempts at attacking for like two minutes straight (an ogre chieftain blocked way too much also).     

Xbox One: The Current State of My Experience: Launch to February 2014

That is a wordy title, so what does it mean.  Well, this is my monthly(?) post about what I have been up to on the Xbox One.  This is the first so, it is since launch.  Time spent is according to SmartGlass.  For some gameplay or other clips check out my Game DVR post.

Xbox 360 "Ultimate Games Sale".. Increasing My Backlog

Today is day 5 of 7 of the Ultimate Games Sale on the Xbox 360.  Now I sort of know how Steam users feel.   My MSFT point (ok Xbox Credit) amount has taken a huge hit in the past few days (so did my available hard drive space).  I have been looking for sub $5 retail games (games on demand) and sub $2 XBLA titles


So what have I got so far...
* Mass Effect: $3.74 (a rebuy, previously traded in at GameStop)
* Bejeweled 3: $1.04
* Darksiders: $4.99 (a rebuy, previously traded in at GameStop)
* Walking Dead Season Two Episode 1: $0.99
* Viking: Battle for Asgard: $3.74