For the Xbox One it is just the one game that is going for free next month and that is Worms Battlegrounds

Worms Battlegrounds will be available throughout all of December so get it while you can.

For the Xbox 360 we'll get our usual two free games and those games will be The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief and SSX.

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The Raven will available first to download and that will be from December 1st through December 15th. SSX will take over and it will be free from December 16th through December 31st.

So that's it for this year, those are the last free games from Games with Gold for 2014 what games do you think will be first in 2015? Leave your guesses below.

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It's no doubt in anyone's mind that Assassin's Creed Unity launched with a host of bugs and glitches, some game breaking, and in an unfinished state, however, due to the overall poor launch quality, Ubisoft is doing something quite honourable. On the Ubi.com website for the game, in a live update journal the company revealed that the previously paid DLC Dead Kings will be 100% free for all when it launches. This is to show their remorse to the players for a poor launch. As well, something especially cool, if you own the Season Pass you get one free Ubisoft title recently, Far Cry 4, AC IV: Black Flag, Watch_Dogs The Crew, or Just Dance 2015. Unfortunately, the Season Pass is no longer available to purchase due to the fact that this is a recompense for those who already had it. But, all in all, Ubisoft is trying to get back into people's good graces after Unity caused their stock to drop, and learning from their mistakes.

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Is this a good way to reimburse players who experienced glitches in their game? Tell me about your opinion below! Thanks a lot for reading, catch you all later, and have a happy Thanksgiving! Speaking of thanks, thanks to Halo5 follower for linking this to me as I was in the middle of writing it.

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There is quite a huge list of price cut content Xbox is offering for this years black friday sale, content ranging from indie games to triple A titles and DLC to add to it. Take a look at what's on offer for the Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Here are some Xbox One deals that are on this week:

Forza Motorsport 5 Game of the Year Edition - 40% off

Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag - 30% off

Sniper Elite III - 40% off

Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition - 40% off

Amazing Spider-Man 2 - 60% off

Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition - 35% off

Rayman Legends - 50% off

Angry Birds Star Wars - 75%

Here's some of what's going for cheap on Xbox 360:

Max Payne 3 - 75% off

Resident Evil 4 - 67% off

LA Noire - 75% off

Devil May Cry HD Colection - 67% off

State of Decay - 67% off

Red Dead Redemption - 75% off

F1 2014 - 33% off

Skyrim - 67% off

These offers are on sale now through December 1st and even more offers will come on Black Friday weekend, to see the entire list of discounted content that is currently available head over to majornelson.com.

Let us know what you'll be picking up this Black Friday.

Season Passes these days are in full fruition, and it seems like every company wants to milk any feature they 'reward' you with dry and force you to output more money on DLC than the actual game costed. Polygon.com states that Evolve developers, Turtle Rock Studios, are avoiding this trend and making all future expansion maps free to all. Their reasoning was that, "We never want anyone to get booted off of a server because they haven't bought something." Although map DLCs are being made free to all players, that doesn't mean Evolve won't contain other paid content. More Hunters and Monsters will be added post launch that will cost money, but even if you don't buy them you can still play alongside them if your friends have them. Evolve launches on February 10th for current gen and PC only, so if you're on the Xbox 360 and PS3, it might be time to upgrade.

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What do you think of this news, is it a trend all companies should follow? Tell me your thoughts below! Thanks for reading everyone, see ya next time.

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Batman: Arkham Knight Info Possibly Coming at 2014 Game Awards

Batman: Arkham Knight, the game that was delayed a whole year and made everyone very sad that we're stuck waiting another 12 months without the caped crusader. GameSpot.com reports that if you're a fan of the franchise, you won't have to wait long for info. This year's Video Game Awards will likely bring some new Batman info on top of the actual awards. At the end of the video, Batman's villain in the game Scarecrow inquires you to watch the show to find out more. While not a lot of solid info, it's still very likely we'll see more on the upcoming game as each year fills the gaming world with new announcements, like last year's Tales from the Borderlands or Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. I'll leave a

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What is your opinion on this news, are you hoping to see more of Bruce Wayne this year? Let me know down below!

Ori and the Blind Forest Delayed Until 2015

More great looking games being delayed, more money not leaving my wallet, more sadness as I look at my Xbox One and PS4 with buyer's remorse. GameInformer.com has the story, as it's been confirmed that Ori and the Blind Forest won't be coming for a little while. This is the official quote, “While we’re extremely excited for all of you to get your hands on Ori and the Blind Forest as soon as possible, we made the decision together with our partners at Microsoft Studios that we’ll need just a little more time in order to add a final layer of polish to – what we hope – will be an unforgettable gaming experience.” The game will be available sometime in early 2015, when exactly though is up in the air. Ori and the Blind Forest is exclusive to Xbox and PC, so if you're a PlayStation user you'll have to fork over for one of the platforms it's on.

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Are you saddened by the delay of such an intuitive and fun looking title? Discuss!

Sunset Overdrive Free with Xbox Live Gold Today!

If you haven't played Sunset Overdrive yet and want to try the game to see how it is, I have some fantastic news for you! IGN.com has passed along the good news that the game is free today if you have Xbox Live Gold. You can download the game and play with no restrictions for one day only, this is to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Xbox One. The best part about this is after playing if you choose to buy it you can pick up right where you left off in your download. Every mode is available as said before, even the 8 player cooperative mode that requires progression. The file is around 23 GB in size though so don't expect a quick download, but at least it saves time when and if you buy the game after, as it's all there for you to jump into!

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Have you played Sunset Overdrive yet? What are your thoughts on it? Tell me about it in the thread below!

Thanks a ton for reading guys, again, better late than never. I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Weekly News Wrap-Up, I'll see you farming that loot cave in Old Russia guardians. Take care!

#CheeseThatAtheon

You may hear rumor of the fabled legend of heists in Grand Theft Auto Online, how people ranted in droves when the feature was never implementing, and how it soon became rumor and speculation. Well, seems the legend of the implementation of this heist is coming to life as GameInformer.com reports. They confirmed, as Rockstar did, the game would implement heists when the first major update on current gen appears. When and what else is in this update though, Rockstar decided to remain ambiguous on, stating the usual slogan of, 'we'll have more to reveal on that soon' sadly. This update will be available on all consoles (and eventually PC) so if you still play on PS3/Xbox 360 don't fret. As for those of you who are upgrading, you're making a very valuable choice with the added additions of 32 player Online, new wildlife and environment details, upgraded visuals, and of course, first person gameplay. The game launches next week on Tuesday, November 18th for Xbox One and PS4 for those of you interested in picking it up on those platforms. For you PC gamers, you'll have to wait until January 2015 for that version of the game, or of course, buy a console.

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What's your take on heists being released so late despite being promised over a year ago? Let me know down below gamers and gamettes! See you all next time heist news comes in.

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Halo: Escalation #14 Revealed!

Okay, I know this article is a few weeks old but I noticed it was never reported on and I needed a Halo spot to fill, so what better way to do it than with Escalation? Halo4Nation.com has the story, as the issue was recently revealed with some sweet coverart. This artwork (below) depicts Jul 'Mdama clawing open a UNSC door with brute strength, an energy sword donned in his other hand. This looks to be a depiction of a raid of some sort, possibly on a UNSC camp or laboratory. The description mentions Dr. Catherine Halsey's allegiance to Jul, possibly hinting at her return in this comic to exact her revenge on the UNSC. This is apparently a four part series that continues after the events of Spartan Ops and serves to tie loose ends. It will release on the 28th of January next year.

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Are you excited for the release of this new comic series expanding on Dr. Halsey and the Elites? Let me know below!

Mass Effect 4 Lead Writer Confirmed, Halo 4's Writer

This is actually a really intriguing story that might anger some but excite others, either way it's a great conversation piece. Details on Mass Effect 4, or whatever the name might be, have been extremely scant down to the tiniest details like who is writing the game and any staff on board? GameInformer.com gave us one of these answers, as we have learned that Chris Schierf, the man who wrote Halo 4, will be writing the next Mass Effect. He shared details about how it's a hero's journey and you follow Shepard's path in the article. As well, Mike Gamble, a long time veteran of the franchise, will be producing the game.

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What's your take on this news? Do you think Chris is up to the task? Debate below!

Eurogamer Shows Off Halo 2: Anniversary Forge

Eurogamer is a lucky group of people, as they got their hands on an early copy of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and decided to share upon us some footage with new details. All of this is on Halo4Nation.com, so credits to them. For starters, the fan service given by 343i is immense, with the introduction of a bright red Energy Sword labelled as an 'infected' Energy Sword, along with a new infected player model. They also showed off some Heretic Banshee gameplay, with it's bright purple lights on clear display while in flight. They also revealed something fans of the Halo series have been dying to see since Halo 3 when workarounds to 'create' it were discovered, the Civilian Warthog. The vehicle is bright gold and features a spare tire in the back, being remodeled and not just a reskin. They also highlighted the three new Spartan and Elite armour variants, and they showed off the Halo: CE Flamethrower. While they did not showcase the other two Forge maps, Nebula and Skyward, they detailed both of them, confirmed Skyward's position near a Halo ring and Nebula's floating space setting, being the Impact we wanted originally. New details will be revealed in the coming days, but for now, that's all Eurogamer had for us.

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What are your thoughts on some of the new features revealed? Discuss in the thread!

Thanks so much for reading ladies and gentlemen, I hope to see you soon mowing down the Covenant and punching the Prophet to the sound of Steve Vai's guitar! See you all on Zanzibar, peace!

If you all remember, several months ago an intelligent, well versed, and overall well respected games journalist by the name of Adam Sessler left Rev3 Games, an gaming hub on YouTube, taking with him the channel's momentum and a large portion of it's fanbase. And now, we're unfortunately on the day when Rev3 Games shuts down for good, with Tara Long and Nick Robinson, two other major channel figureheads, saying goodbye on the channel's

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As you could likely tell, this means a lot to me as an amateur Games Journalist myself, working on this site. Journalism and gaming are my passions, and these are some individuals I looked up to for inspiration, to see them leave is very sad. But if the moderators or anyone else feels this isn't 'news', you can go ahead and report it/remove it. What are your thoughts on this whole thing? Let me know down below folks. Thanks a lot for reading, see you all next time. Take care, and good luck Tara, Nick, Adam, and everyone else that was on the team.

Rumours about a GTA V 1st person mode were already going around and now it has been confirmed, GTA V on the Xbox One and PS4 will feature a 1st person mode!

As if the 3rd person experience wasn't already enough, you can now cause havoc in San Andreas on eye level.

In your face!

(quite literally)

Nelson, the animation director on GTA V, has stated that theyw ere kicking this 1st person idea around when the 360 and PS3 version was about to release but that the consoles just couldn't handle it. That and they were strapped on time because of the actual release.

Now with the more powerful consoles they can finally implement it.

“We’ve always been in interested in it, but it’s never really been an option for us, I don’t think we could’ve put it in the last-gen version because we were too busy making the game. We were too busy working on our third-person controls and the missions.”

“We were out of memory on the old consoles for animations. We were constantly fighting about what we could have and what we could still push in, and what other areas you could steal memory back from – audio, art, maps – for animation. So we could’ve added all the atoms to make a first-person mode to the level we wanted. We weren’t sure the world would have held up the way we would’ve wanted it to.”

~Nelson

Take a look at how it will look down here:

This is not the only thing that will be implemented in to Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game.

Along with the 1st person mode will be animals in the online world, denser forests, more people and cars on the street, the ability to transfer your last gen character and much better graphics.

All of this available on November 18th!

Has the 1st person mode convinced you to buy thet game again for the Xbox One and or PS4?

I'm certainly going to

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

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IGN

Some people hate Destiny, some people love Destiny, and some people don't care at all about the game. Either way, the game is huge, as Activision stated over at IGN.com. The game has already earned it's marketing revenue of $500 million back within it's first few days, with a current number still unknown. Activision reported that Destiny's sales played an extremely large part in their Q3 2014 and is overall one of the biggest successes this year. Over 9.5 Million players are active in Destiny daily, playing between 3 and 4 hours each day. The success has lead to work being put on future expansions like The Dark Below, and the sequel, which was confirmed by Activision's Publishing CEO. He said, "Work has also begun on future expansion packs as well as on our next full game release, we're very pleased with the launch and continuing engagement."

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Are these sales and statistics deserving of a game like Destiny, which has gotten an overall mediocre response? Leave your thoughts below! Thanks a ton for reading folks!

The Master Chief Collection game manual was posted online today on xboxlive.com, and included a full list of all the MCC Skulls, and Halo 2: Anniversary Skulls. There's also some other information I'll touch on... but first we'll start with Skulls:

- All the skulls from the previous games are making a return.

- The original skulls in Halo 2 are still there.

- 2 of the Skulls in H2A are not unlocked in the Campaign. Their requirements are in the Skull list below.

- The Grunt Funeral skull is not hidden in CE since it was pre-order DLC, and therefore does not have an achievement tied to it. It also seems that Grunt Funeral will be unlocked from the start.

- Most skulls spanning across Halo: CE, 2, and 3 will unlock achievements once found. Halo 4 has no skull finding achievements (since there's no skulls hidden in it's campaign).

- All the Halo 3, and Halo 4 Skulls are unlocked from the start. The Halo 3 skulls are still hidden in the Campaign.

- You can now toggle Halo 4 skulls in Spartan Ops.

- Specializations for Halo 4 are gone.

- All 5 Loadouts, and Loadout items for Halo 4 are unlocked from the start. Specialization Loadout Perk exclusive items are also unlocked.

- It is currently unknown what will become of the Specialization exclusive Armor, and Weapon Skins.

- The 3 add-on Perks for Halo 4 don't seem to be included from the start.

- Theater is only available for Halo 2: Anniversary (I'm not sure if it's fully there for H2A), Halo 3, and Halo 4 (though the availability to each of those games is questionable). Theater is not in Halo: CE or Halo 2.

- Theater clips cannot be permanently saved to your File Share. You can save clips using Xbox DVR.

- The number of people who can be in a Forge game at a time is maxed at 8.

- A popup to download the Halo Channel app may appear the first time you watch Halo: Nightfall, but it's unknown if you need the app to watch the show.

- Subtitles for all the games can be toggled on or off.

First up there will only be one new free game to download for the Xbox One and that is Volgarr the Viking, the latest Indie Game from Microsoft's ID@Xbox program. Crimson Dragon will most likely be rolling over again as Xbox One's second free game. Volgarr the Viking will be available to download for free throughout all of November.

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For the Xbox 360 Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise will be first to download for free starting from November 1st through November 15th.

After that Red Faction: Guerrilla takes over as Xbox 360's second free game for November and that will be available to download from November 16th - 30th.

All Xbox users must have an Xbox Live subscription to gain free access to the games on offer.

Leave a comment and tell us what you think about November's free games.

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Rumors and leaks spread like wild fire in the recent days surrounding the leaking of Destiny's DLC content, which is likely why Bungie has now officially revealed the DLC and it's contents. Bungie.net has the news, with an info page talking about and showing the new features. To start, the game will increase the level cap to 32, though whether this means the Light cap or that we'll be able to get to 32 normally on top of the extra ten light is unknown. What is known though is we're getting new armours and weapons reserved for these elite players, including a new Hive themed rifle and Shotgun, and a rocket decked out with an old fashioned World War II paint decor. This is so far all we've seen, so there could be more. New story missions following a new Guardian in the tower named Eris will be available. On top of all that, we'll receive new Crucible maps and most excitingly a new Strike. This strike is said to entail finding a Hive Wizard named Omnigul buried in Earth looking to enlarge the Hive army for the Hive god Crota's return. And to top this off, a new raid allowing you and the most skilled Guardians to slay their god, Crota. More details will be seen soon, but we have a confirmed release date of December 9th, 2014.

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Does this news excite you, and will you play the DLC? Let me know down below Guardians! Thanks a ton for reading, see ya!

We are just under 2 weeks away from the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and no doubt this will get fans more excited to jump in and finally play it themselves.

343 Industries has also just release a new cinematic trailer for Halo 2: Anniversary and if you play attention to it we see recreated footage from Blur of the cutscene "Another Day at the Beach".

That cutscene was a bonus scene that was included in Halo 2's Multiplayer Map Pack that showed what happened to the crew from second Pelican that was shot down by the Scarab in the Outskirts cutscene from Halo 2. Could we be seeing this bonus material in Halo 2: Anniversary? It sure looks like it.

Leave us your thoughts in the comment section below.

In preperations for the holiday season Microsoft has decided to drop the price on the Xbox One. The price will fall to $349 (kinect free bundle) making it a $50 price cut.

For those of you who were eyeballin' a Xbox One bundle don't fret, the $50 price cut will be across all current and upcoming bundles including the Assassins Creed Unity Pack (with and without Kinect), The White Xbox One Sunset Overdrive pack and the 1 TB Call of Duty Advanced Warfare pack.

"We want this to be an unforgettable holiday season for Xbox fans around the world. Only on Xbox One can you play some of the most anticipated exclusives, newest blockbuster franchises and innovative independent games of the year. We're pleased to start the season off early with an incredible portfolio that includes millions of hours of fun for gamers and their friends."

~Phil Spencer

“Fans don’t have to wait for Black Friday this year to enjoy great savings on Xbox One. We’re offering our best price yet, with unprecedented choices and value, so more people can play on Xbox One this holiday.”

“We’re gearing up for one of our biggest holidays ever and we are thrilled to offer fans up to $150 in savings on Xbox One and some of the biggest blockbuster games of the season.”

~Yusuf Mehdi

This offer is a limited time offer starting November 2nd and ending the 5th of January, perfect timing for the Master Chief Collection that releases the 11th of November. So for those of you out there who don't own one yet, get you one and join in on the fun!

Sadly Microsoft did state that the offer will be US only for the time being.

Has this limited price drop persuaded you to get an Xbox One this holiday season?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

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Welcome all to the 50th 343i Weekly Community Poll!

Leave your thoughts along with your vote below.

Voting ends 11-03-2014 @ 6:00 AM EST

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'Outlast 2 Under Works' Red Barrels Confirms!

You've all played or heard of the horrifying indie game known as Outlast, following the story of (Desmond) Miles, a journalist investigating an asylum for the insane gone horribly wrong. Polygon.com reports that Red Barrels, the developers, are working on the sequel to the game officially. The developers described the new adventure as an emotional journey akin to the first, but with new characters and a new setting. Despite this, they hinted at a return to Mount Massive in the future. No release timeframe was revealed, but I'm sure we'll be seeing more of the game sometime soon, as a game like Outlast could easily become a large franchise with frequent releases.

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Are you excited for the new Outlast, or is it too soon to be thinking of creating another? Let me know in the thread below!

Project Cars Releases Halloween Themed Trailer

If you've recently heard (shameless self promotion) I did an article on Project Cars being delayed to allow more time for work to be done on the game. Well, GameSpot.com showed off a spooky new trailer with a Halloween theme for the game, with some nicely improved visuals and overall frightening tone. The developers spoke of some parts of the trailer, stating that the trailer shows off how the game doesn't just have features in it that make it look spectacular, but prove useful gameplay wise. The game will release on March 20th, 2015 for the current generation consoles only, including the Wii U if you don't consider it 'current generation'.

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Does this trailer excite you for the release of Project Cars if you're getting it? Debate!

MOBA League of Legends Getting Halloween Makeover

MOBA games like League of Legends with constant updates allow the developers to create themes for games that include actual gameplay altering effects. This year, League of Legends is releasing an update called 'The Harrowing', which they released a trailer to on

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Are you anxious to play with this new makeover? Discuss down below!

Thanks for reading, if you've made it this far, you're either a coward and didn't read, or you have no emotions. Either way, be sure to like the article if you enjoyed it and stay tuned for more for me. The Cyan Age of Piracy is getting back to basics folks, you'll see soon.

TTYL.

The Xbox One, despite it's rough start in 2013, seems to be picking itself up off the ground and running boldly. According to GameInformer.com, the console has apparently sold 100,000 units in China on it's first day. We unfortunately can't put these numbers in comparison with the Xbox 360 or even the PlayStation 4 or 3 as this is the first console to release in China after a twelve year ban. PlayStation plans to launch the PS4 in China in December, so we can come back then and compare day one sales. So far though, the Xbox One is the leading (and only) console in China. Despite this, the PS4 is still kicking ahead as far as we known in total sales. Even though we now have day one numbers in China alone, current sales numbers have not been released, though before the holiday begins I'm sure Microsoft will update us on sales numbers, as the last we heard in total sales was 5 million shipped.

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Does the news of the Xbox One's success pleasantly surprise you? Or did you expect the console to make a leap soon? Let me know below! Thank you very much for reading!

Details on the newest title in the Gears of War franchise on Xbox One are incredibly scant, and now we have a small bit of detail to add to that nothingness! IGN.com reports that Phil Spencer is in talks with the new studio behind Gears of War to return the franchise to it's dark roots in the first three games as compared to Judgment. Phil said on the subject how he adored the franchise's, “epic scale, the settings that I was in, the massive destruction moments. It was more what I would call soulful and maybe even a little dark.” This could possibly mean that grittier and dirty moments like the point blank executions in Gears of War or the unique gameplay sections (like fighting the Corpser in Gears of War 1, or riding the large human vehicles in Gears of War 2) may return. On top of this, Phil expressed how he understood the complaints with Judgment, but focused on the future of the franchise for the next decade. He also confirmed the game would not be a reboot, making way for a sequel, prequel, or spin-off to Marcus Fenix's stories. So far though, no details like a release date, plot, game title, or characters have been revealed, and it's likely we won't see much too soon.

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Do you have faith in Black Tusk returning the series to it's origins in darker and more involving storytelling? Let me know below! Sorry I've been gone folks, I'm trying. Peace out!