thirdworldgamer

I was informed recently that the Philippines is now an Xbox Live supported region. The odd thing is, it's based on a posting by Major Nelson all the way back in October 2013: http://majornelson.com/2013/10/01/xbox-live-free-gold-weekend-this-weekend/ Starting this  Friday (4, October)  through Sunday (6, October) we’ll be unlocking Xbox Live Gold  for the below regions. If you are not a Gold Member yet, it’s a great opportunity to try Multiplayer on your favorite games. Regions include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines , Portugal, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam Your region not listed above? We’ve got your covered with the following dates: Oct. ...

...is the part where he seems really fascinated by the 'winning credits every time you race' game mechanic. Seriously, Adam?

When the launch stream for Xbone finally got started, I couldn't even make myself sit through it. Every single month before launch, it's been bad news after bad news after bad news for my last favorite system. - Forza 5 cars require ridiculous grind to get. Either that, or PAY for them with real money. - Reports of consoles eating discs. Yes, eating them. - Reports of downgrades in the graphics of Forza 5. - Really bad scores for Dead Rising. And it's no longer a funny game. - Same goes for Ryse Son of Rome. - 720p for most Xbone games The list of bad news goes on forever. On the other corner, we have the PS4. Seemingly the belle of the ball (of NEOGAF, anyway---which is regarded by most as really pro-Sony), this one had no flaws, practically, and in terms of raw power, PS4 wins, hands down. Where it does NOT win, at least right now, is with games. The only game I want to play on PS4 is Infamous: Second Son. I saw that game at E3 and it was easily the most sp...