Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain review

 

Available on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Release date: September 1

December 2015 Update

For me, 2015 will always be about two massive, much-anticipated, epic open-world games: The Witcher 3 and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. These are games built on a more ambitious scale; games that could close the gap between the linear, narrative-led action games that had dominated the last console generation and the more emergent, free-roaming style of Skyrim and GTA 5. Even now I’d struggle to choose between them.

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Disney Infinity 3.0: Star Wars – The Force Awakens review

Available on Xbox One (tested), PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U

With its The Force Awakens playset, Disney Infinity 3.0 concludes this year’s run of Star Wars playsets with what’s sure to be a hit, if only because it’s the closest thing to a tie-in game for the new movie. We say 'closest’ because, much like the previous Rise Against the Empire set, it’s a heavily abridged version of the storyline with some slightly peculiar changes.

Characters go missing, roles are dropped or swapped and entire scenes and sequences are added or removed. If you’re a Star Wars purist, prepare for a Kylo Ren-sized

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Today's Xbox One and Xbox 360 Daily Deals Revealed [UPDATED for Dec. 26]

The offers for today, December 26, are now available. You can use the Xbox.com links below to queue up your download right away.

December 26:

• Battlefield 4 - $30
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 -- $13.19
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 -- $13.19

December 25:

• NBA Live 16 (Xbox One) - $16
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (Xbox 360; playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility) - $8

December 24:

• Just Dance 2016 Gold Edition (Xbox One) - $36
• Terraria (Xbox 360) - $3.74

December 23:

• Deadpool (Xbox One) - $30
• Skate 3 (Xbox 360) - $7

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Microsoft's Xbox Live "Countdown" sale continues today with a new set of Daily Deals. Announced by Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, today's offers include discounts on Deadpool and Skate 3.

Today only, you can get Deadpool on Xbox One for $30 (down from $50), while Skate 3 on Xbox 360 is going for $7 instead of $9. You can use the Xbox.com links below to queue up your download right now.

• Deadpool
• Skate 3

Skate 3 is one of the games that's been announced for Xbox One backwards compatibility but is not yet available in the program. Other announced games not yet delivered includeHalo Wars, BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock Infinite, and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

These Daily Deals run alongside Week One of the Countdown sale. Check out this post to see some of the dozens and dozens of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games marked down for the promotion.

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Watch Fallout 4 Power Armor Santa Shoot Candy Cane Mini Gun in Fan Video

YouTube's Tyrannicon, who has supplied some great Fallout 4 videos in the past, is back with another one, this one themed around Christmas. Watch the video below to see a Power Armor Santa Claus saving the day by whacking bad guys with candy canes and dealing out justice with a candy cane mini-gun.

Fallout 4's Santa Claus is a badass, basically (via Kotaku).

Full details on the mods used in this video and how to get them are available in the video's YouTube description.

For more on Christmas and gaming, check out this roundup of dozens of holiday cards that developers are sending out to offer well-wishes for the holiday and new year.

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