Daily Archives: August 3, 2015

Why There’s No ‘Goldeneye 007’ In The ‘Rare Replay Collection’

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Microsoft’s Rare Replay Collection comes out tomorrow, and there’s more or less no reason not to buy it if you own an Xbox One. For those just tuning in: this is Microsoft’s re-release of 30 games for $30, and while not all of those games are what you might call “classics,” quite a few are. If I had to, I’d probably pony up the cash for Perfect Dark alone, but this collection also offers Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Jet Force Gemini, Blast Corps, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Battletoads, Viva Pinata, and more. It’s worth it. Rare fans, however, might be disappointed that some of the developer’s most famous games — Donkey Kong Country, Diddy Kong Racing — are nowhere to be found. Most tragically, there’s still no Goldeneye 007, Rare’s seminal N64 first person shooter that dominated childhoods the world over.

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‘Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition’ Will Come With All The ‘Gears Of War’ Games

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The original Gears of War may be getting a remaster for the Xbox One, but the rest of the series isn’t. That doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to play it, however: Microsoft announced this morning that anyone who buys Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will get access to every other game in the series via the magic of backwards compatibility (provided they play the game before the end of the calendar year). It’s a pretty good deal:

“All Gears of War titles will be supported on Backward Compatibility when it launches publicly this fall. This means if you own Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3or Gears of War: Judgment on Xbox 360, you’ll be able to play them on your Xbox One and utilize some of your favorite next-gen features like Game DVR, Snap, screenshots and more. You can even keep all your previously-saved files, game add-ons, achievements and play with friends on Xbox Live no matter which Xbox console they’re on. For those of you in the Xbox One preview program who just can’t wait, the original Gears of War is available today in Backward Compatibility.”

It’s a little reminiscent of the announcement Ubisoft made at Microsoft’s E3 presentation, when they said that they would be giving players free copies of Rainbow Six Vegas 1+2 with a purchase of Rainbow Six: Siege, again leveraging the Xbox One’s now extensive back catalog to throw in some freebies with a new game. I get the feeling that we’ll be seeing a whole lot more deals like this as the generation goes on: publishers don’t stand to make a whole lot of money off of last-gen releases, but throwing in two or three free games with a current gen purchase could push more people to new games.

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Huawei P8lite review: Style on a budget

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Huawei has long had a spot on the smartphone map, devices like the P8 and Mate 7 trying really hard to break new ground in the premium segment. Refined exterior and competitive specs but not quite competitive price points, Huawei wants to be a brand driven by quality, not discounts.

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