Category: Xbox One

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“Game of Thrones, Episode 1: Iron from Ice” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | iOS PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 04 Dec 2014

It’s no secret that Game of Thrones is, by far, HBO’s hottest property right now.  Based on the still unfinished novels in the A Song Of Ice And Fire series by George R.R. Martin, each episode in the HBO series seems…

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“Halo: The Master Chief Collection” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 02 Dec 2014

It was only a matter of time. When the Xbox One was announced, we all knew a Master Chief led Halo 5 would be on the way. But what we should have really seen coming was a rehashing of the…

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SmashPad’s Black Friday 2014 Guide

author image by Chris Selogy | Features Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Steam Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 27 Nov 2014

With the bulk of Black Friday deals starting on Thanksgiving Day, we here at SmashPad wanted to make some recommendations for the best games and deals that you should consider when making the rounds this weekend.

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“Grand Theft Auto V” Review

author image by Ted Dedon | Articles Console Platforms PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 25 Nov 2014

Grand Theft Auto is arguably gaming’s great franchise. Since GTA3, nearly every entry has been considered arguably perfect and inarguably important. Grand Theft Auto V came out on September 17th, 2013 and was met with critical acclaim and commercial success….

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“Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare” Review

author image by Ted Dedon | Console Platforms PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 20 Nov 2014

Call of Duty has fast become one of those franchises that can be met with scorn and bliss. Usually, it’s well made, if not predictable; generally, it’s fast paced and fun; commonly, it’s the same-old same-old which makes it both…

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“Fantasia: Music Evolved” (Xbox One) Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 08 Nov 2014

It should come as no surprise that the first game to really make good use of the Xbox One’s Kinect is a Harmonix game, and it should also come as no surprise that that the first game to really make…

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“Sunset Overdrive” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 05 Nov 2014

When the Xbox One hype train started up a while back, Sunset Overdrive was among the chief titles. A teaser trailer showed a colorful, extremely parkouring world where one would slay zombie-like monsters. It was never meant to be a…

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“Alien Isolation” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 20 Oct 2014

There are many fears one can experience and being hunted is among one of the most inducing. But to make that even worse? Being violently stalked. By a nearly unkillable alien. Enter Alien Isolation. I was able to get some…

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“NBA 2K15” (PlayStation 4, Xbox One) Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 17 Oct 2014

The NBA 2K series has been king of the virtual court for more than half a decade now thanks to extremely tight gameplay and presentation values that’ll leave pretty much every other sports game in the dust.  Last year’s next-generation…

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“Defense Grid 2” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam Xbox One | 0 Comments | 10 Oct 2014

Expectations are often the worst for a game sequel. When players put a lot of time into something, they tend to develop opinions on what would make things better for the sequel. Defense Grid 2 is in that unenviable situation,…

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“Destiny” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 23 Sep 2014

When many think of Bungie, they’ll immediately think of Halo. That’s incredibly justifiable, as they made quite a name for themselves with the popular series. But once they gained independence and later synced with Activision, Bungie began working on what…

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“NHL 15” Next-Gen Review

author image by Patrick Mifflin | PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 22 Sep 2014

When Sean Ramjagsingh and his EA Sports NHL team sat out the next-gen rush last year, the assumption was that their Ignite-engine adaptation of the franchise was well underway, but needed another year in development before it had the polish…

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