The holiday is a perfect time to spend quality time with friends and family and with the winter temperatures many prefer to be indoors. While indoors, the family can enjoy a good movie, board games or a nice competitive Xbox game. Microsoft recently released their new Xbox one and this is a splendid gift that can be appreciated by an entire family. Family Xbox games such as Guitar Hero 2 encourages competition among the family members and the family can form teams for example mum’s team versus dad’s team.

Other good family Xbox games can support Xbox live which means that they can be played online as long as there is a good internet connection, because of this, family members who are in other cities can join in the fun and competition. One man shooter games such as Medal of Honor and Call of Duty are amazing games for a mature audience. For the younger generation, games such as FIFA and Madden are also nice and fun. The children can either play in one team or against each other but either way they are fun games that the entire family can jump in and enjoy.

As a hugely successful video game franchise, Assassin’s Creed Relevations could be one of the hottest video games this year, along with Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty and Gears of War.

The story will see you playing all the way to the end, pretty much like its previous games, and there have been significant improvement made with the game play. The improvements in graphics are obviously a big plus, and if it’s played on an Xbox One in HD, you’ll literally think you’re are back in time in a different world.

Many are stating that it is the best Assassin’s Creed game yet, and for those who have been playing as Altair and Ezio from the very beginning, it’s important you finish their last ever adventure together, or is it?

In the past console generation, PC gaming has seen an evolution up to the mark schemes. The Xbox 360 controller has become a staple for PC gamers in quite a few genres, especially because the format has wooed back some who abandoned it for consoles.

In an interview with CVG, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One controller could be compatible with PC gaming. It is not a straightforward process though, and the objective for making all of it happen is 2014.

Given the over 40 changes to the controller, including the more precise rumble, “dedicated work” is needed to make sure that current games have compatibility with the hot devices. There is no word about whether a brand new wireless receiver may be created for PCs.

Currently, PC users have two options. A wired Xbox 360 controller will work natively. Alternatively, Microsoft sells a receiver for roughly $20. With the Xbox One controller, simply plugging in a micro-USB cable will enable wired mode.

[Source: CVG]

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