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Red Dead Redemption is a game based on the difficulties of living in the old west. Red Dead Redemption has many different features that builds upon the unexplored world of the west. Life in the west was extremely difficult. Hunting was vital for survival. While playing Red Dead Redemption you can tell that Rockstar intended for this to be very important. You can skin the different types of creatures for meat and hide. But hunting different varieties of animals for meat and hide was not only for food. You need the skins and meat for money to buy land and horses. After a good hunt you can bring the items you gained to a shop. You trade these items for ammunition, horses and other items. You can even purchase bait to attract the animals to your location. However you can not use bait near a settlement.

Red Dead Redemption has an extremely big open world. It my take you up to 5min to get from one end of the map to the other (corner to corner). There are deserts, mountains, hills, and plains. However some of these locations like Mexico and Tall Trees will not be available for you to enter until you complete the required quests. Since the game is open world you might find yourself trying to find a way to get into these locations before you can unlock them. This is time consuming. After 3-6hrs into the game I started to wonder why the starting area is the only location i have unlocked. Although the starting area is large it seemed like I was just wandering around the desert. However this doesn’t take away from the gameplay.

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This week at E3, Microsoft had announced that they were releasing a new Xbox that was smaller with more features built in. They call it the Xbox Slim.

Today we covered the Ubisoft E3 Keynote. This has to be the biggest year for Ubisoft. With The Kinect now ready to go up for Microsoft’s Xbox, Kinetic was seen quite a bit in the selection.

The start of Ubisoft’s demos included Assassins Creed Brotherhood, where Ezio returns in the epic battle for the pieces of Eden. New combos, weapons, and destructible environments will make Assassins Creed jump in the group of epic games that players will play for years. Also added is a multiplayer format with a ranking system to show off how well you play the assassin. Looking to be out in November on the 16, it will add to the already epic story line fans adore.

Like Towny Hawk with Neversoft, Ubisoft Has added a whole new level to skate boarding games with Shaun White Skateboarding. With the great add on to not just skating the environment, but extending it far beyond the norm, you bring the city to life. With rails extending beyond the deep end and vertical ramps flowing out of the ground as you skate towards them, Ubisoft has added more do as you choose to the skater gaming community.

Lazer tag, the game that all remember. Running around shooting each other with plastic guns. Ubisoft has made the game more entertaining. With 4 on 4 multiplay capabilities you can play at parties with friends running and shooting actual people, without the death. Though The game seems to be more suitable for children under 16, Ubisoft is confident all with love it.

Innergy was announced, but the stress relieving game seems, well.

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Hey guys, today Microsoft had its opening keynote for the E3 Expo which begins tomorrow. We learned about new features for Xbox Kinect, and more content for Xbox Live. Below I will recap the events, and if you would like to watch the keynote again it is embedded below:

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First we had the name Kinect (Formerly Project Natal) now we have a video that has surfaced showing more demo’s of Kinect games. Now it is not clear, however other sources are saying its true that the titles in the video could be release titles for Kinect. I have embedded a video below depicting these titles.

The first game looks like a family type white water rafting game with a twist, the second game appears to just be a sports game and they only show the running portion, the third game appears to be a sort of dance along game similar to dance dance, but without the pad, and the fourth shows a family navigating videos on the Xbox with Kinect. It is also possible it will be a suite of games that will be released with it as well. More info as soon as we have it here at TekGoblin.

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News released from Xbox on March 5th states that there is an update to the Xbox Live Code of Conduct.

For you lucky people to have participated in the Xbox Live Update Preview you got to experience Last.FM, Facebook, Twitter, and the new Zune service. My favorite so far is Facebook: With Facebook on the Xbox 360 you are able to Update your status right from the comfort of your own couch or chair or [...]