In anticipation of the upcoming reveal of Gears of War: E-Day, I finally played through Gears of War: Reloaded. This is the third way I’ve played through the Gears 1 campaign, and while it looks and runs great, it has some issues, like the Ultimate Edition before it (especially on PC).
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In June of 2006 I got my Xbox 360, and my first achievement.
Roughly 20 years later, I just hit 100,000 achievement points. This isn’t a massive accomplishment or anything (I have friends with two or three times that amount), but it feels like a milestone to me, and a time to reflect on my history and future with the platform.
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Forza Horizon 6 is the first time I’ve ever preordered a digital “premium edition” of a game. That’s right, I spent over $100 on a promise. A promise of not only a great game, but also high quality post-launch support. What’s even more wild? I made this preorder BEFORE reviews dropped.
The reason I was able to take this risk was complete and utter confidence in developer Playground Games. I have loved every single game in the Forza Horizon series, and this edition being set in Japan was all I needed to know. After spending pretty much the entire weekend with the game, I’m happy to honestly report that my confidence in Playground was not misplaced.
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I’d had my eye on a ROG Ally for a while. My Steam Deck has been my primary portable gaming device, but it’s starting to feel a bit long in the tooth. Knowing that a price increase on ROG Allys is a very real possibility, I decided to bite the bullet and pick one up.
I went with the Xbox Ally X because it’s the most powerful of the ROG devices. I know there are portable devices with better specs, but they are more expensive and less-known quantities. I’ve now spent a few days with the device, and I have thoughts.
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