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UK residents are getting the chance to grab an Xbox One bundle for only £279.99 as Microsoft have put up another offer on their store. Microsoft is offering a limited-edition White Xbox One (no Kinect) with a copy of Sunset Overdrive for £279.99. That is £70 cheaper than what it was going for before. This savings bundle can be purchased on the Microsoft store site. Another bundle Microsoft is offering is an Xbox One (with Kinect) along with Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag, Assassins Creed Unity and a £20 store voucher for £299.99. This bundle saves the buyer a total of £100 and can also be purchased on the Microsoft store. Microsoft has been cutting the prices of the Xbox One for the past year when they first offered a Kinect-less Xbox One for around £350 with many other bundles and prices cut to follow. These deals Microsoft is currently offering certainly seem to be some of the cheapest bundles yet. What do you think of these deals, will you get one at these prices if you haven't already? Source: Gamespot View full article

I'm beginning to think this is Reach now after reading some of these posts. If I have only the symbolic manner this images gives us to go by Reach makes more sense. Reach was a big part of Master Chiefs fight, he lost a lot of fellow soldiers on there. Master Chief fighting on Reach was the first ever piece of Halo lore that was released. I was thinking maybe 343 just changed the look of the Hillside monument, but now I see it would be too big of a change.

Not sure why you're talking about the guy in cap when regarding MC's "117" that may be on the monument (not being rude just wondering). Also that guy is just a crew member so it looks like this image is of the actors getting into position to get ready to shoot the scene.

I cant see the "117" I've tried zooming in to try and see it.

I believe this could be the hillside monument from Halo 3, now I know it looks different but 343 could have made changes to it. Think about it this could have a symbolic message as Edward pointed out himself. The hillside monument focused more on Chiefs "death" as we seen "117" carved on to it, it was seen as Chiefs monument. What better way to describe Chiefs downfall than have him lying like he is dead at the foot of his own monument, like a tombstone. Now I don't think Chief is going to die in Halo 5 (considering Halo 6 is confirmed) but rather the death of a legend, a hero and indeed his own possible and probable death that will be further down the line. To us the viewer looking at this, 343's symbolic message is that his own people raised the monument in honor of him, now they (ONI) wants to " officially put his name on it " as they are trying to kill him. They want to make it his "tombstone". Also seeing as the hill side is near the Ark portal Chief could be trying to get to the Ark for what ever reason (probably Cortana related), remember the Ark is heavily damaged and not completely damaged. Great post btw Edward.

Xbox One's Upload Studio is getting a huge update with numerous new features, Xbox Live's Major Nelson explains. Xbox Live executive, Larry Hyb (Major Nelson) talks us through many of the new features that are coming to Upload Studio in a demonstrational video. Users can now create videos with up to fifteen segments with a maximum runtime of thirty minutes. Users will now have access to other new editing tools such as voice overs and text overlays when putting together videos. Larry also showed off more new enhanced tools such as transitions, intros, splash screens, templates and more with many different styles and designs to choose from. Users will also be able to use their Kinect camera that adds a green screen effect for further video customization and editing. The new update has begun to roll out to Xbox One consoles. To get the full scoop on the big update here is the video where Larry Hryb shows us everything that's coming. What are your thoughts on the new Xbox One Upload Studio update? View full article

February's free Xbox games for the Games with Gold program have been revealed by Xbox Live's Major Nelson. For the month of February Xbox Live Gold members can get their hands on another three games for free with the Games with Gold program. Let see what the February freebies are. First up is for the Xbox One, members can download the ID@Xbox indie game #IDARB from February 1st and for the rest of the month. #IDARB (or It Draws a Red Box) is a 2D platform 8 player multiplayer action game developed by Other Ocean Interactive. For the Xbox 360, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons will available for download for free from February 1st through Fevruary 15th. Brothers is a puzzle adventure game developed by Starbreeze Studios. Then from February 16th Sniper Elite V2 will be free to download until February 28th. Sniper Elite V2 is a tactical shooter set during the Battle of Berlin during World War II Let us know what you'll be downloading next month. View full article

Pre-order details for Halo 5: Guardians have surfaced as Microsoft reveals three deals for the autumn launch for the Xbox One exclusive. Details on Halo 5: Guardians reveal that fans have a choice of three deals to chose from when purchasing the game. Microsoft announced that Halo 5: Guardians will come in the Standard Edition, Limited Edition and Limited Collectors Edition. Here are the details on what they include, how much and where to buy them. Standard Edition $59.99: Includes a copy of Halo 5: Guardians plus an exclusive poster, only available to those who pre-order. This item can be pre-ordered from the Microsoft Store, Gamestop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Amazon. Limited Edition $99.99: Includes everything in the Standard Edition along with digital content to enhance your Spartan combat and comes in a steel book. This item can be pre-ordered from the Microsoft Store, Gamestop and Best Buy. Limited Collectors Edition $249.99: Includes everything in the Limited Edition and additional content that includes a commemorative, numbered statue designed by 343 Industries (statue not yet revealed). This item can be pre-ordered at the Microsoft Store and Gamestop. So there you have it, those are the pre-order details for Halo 5: Guardians. Thinking of picking one up? Let us know which one you'd like to get in the comments. Source: xbox.com View full article

The new year is almost upon us and Games with Gold will kick off in 2015 in just over a week, lets see what the first free games of the year will be. For January there are the usual three free games for Xbox Live gold subscribers for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. For the Xbox One gold members can download Dark Dreams Don't Lie which will be available throughout the entirety of January. For the Xbox 360 gold members can download MX vs ATV Alive, this game will be available for free from January 1st through January 15th. The second free game for Xbox 360 is The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings which will be avaiable from January 16th for the remainder of the month. So those are the first free games for 2015 leave a comment below on what you'll be downloading. Source: majornelson.com View full article

First of all the early beta access hasn't gone live yet and secondly MS hasn't started sending out the codes yet also check your messages on xbox for this message you should have gotten one by now "Coming soon for Xbox Preview Program Members: Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta early access! This weekend, help us get ready for the public beta, and be among the first Spartans on the battlefield. Check out the Preview Dashboard for details!" If you got that message from MS then you've been invited to the beta and should recieve codes to download it when it launches.

Xbox One preview members will have a chance to play the Halo 5: Guardians beta this weekend ten days before the official launch Microsoft has confirmed. Xbox One users who have enrolled in the preview program will be given early access to the Halo 5: Guardians beta this weekend. Microsoft have been sending messages to those who are part of the program and they also have made an announcement on the preview dashboard with all the details. The beta will begin at 4PM EST today and will end at 3AM EST on December 22nd. Two codes will be sent out from today, one will allow members to download the beta to the console and the other code will grant access to the beta itself. The early access is for all preview members and not restricted to those who have bought Halo: The Mater Chief Collection, although to gain access to the full length beta which launches on December 29th, Xbox One owners must have purchased the Master Chief Collection. So remember if you aren't an owner of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection but have enrolled in the Xbox One preview program this is your chance to experience the beta as it is only available for a few days. Source: theverge.com View full article

The last month of the year is almost upon us and that means we'll get our very last free games of 2014 from the Games with Gold program. Lets have a look at the games that will see out 2014. 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. images from majornelson.com 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. Source: majornelson.com View full article

Xbox kicks off their Black Friday sales with a ton of discounts on games and add-ons for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Images from majornelson.com 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. View full article