Last night XBLG were very fortunate to be invite to a little event known as BAFTA Play. All I can say is what a night! Drinks, nibbles and some new mobile apps to try out from local talent here in Scotland. Brushing shoulders with bafta members, Games Developers and students alike, It really was a frenzy of gaming community in all its glory.
Our host for the evening was Dr Jonothon Sykes from eMotion Lab who introduced a few guests to entertain our ears with exciting projects to come in the near future. We also got a chance to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones in the process, in particular the guys over at Pixels for Breakfast who will be hosting a podcast with our very own Gavin Divers (MANJO999) so keep an eye out for that on the site soon. Really wish we had gotten more pictures for your browsing leisure but we were too busy rocking out the hubs plans for the future to all that would listen!
If you had a choice, which side of the force would you be on? Leave a comment below telling us your preferred side and what you would use the Power of the Force, for?
The comment that grabs our attention the most will win a set of SquidGrips.
You have until May 11th to get your comments in.
Good luck and May the 4th Be With You!
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The lucky winner of the SquidGrip is.... Steve Quinn!!
Congratulations! Please send us a message either on here or contact us on Facebook/Twitter to claim your prize!
A massive thanks to everyone who took part! STay tuned because we have plenty more goodness coming soon.
If you don't know already that XBLG is celebrating being on Halo Waypoint with Halo Month, then where have you been?
Our Facebook and Twitter giveaway comes straight from our friends at Roxio. They have been wonderful enough to supply us with one of their Game Capture HD Pro units to give away.
In honor of being on Halo Waypoint XBLG is also running a massive Halo 4 FFA tournament with some wonderful prizes to giveaway
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Halo 4 Intel Guides
Halo Graphic Novels
McFarlane Toys Halo Legends,
Forward to Dawn posters and DVDs
and much more!
The tournament will have four rounds. Starting from the 20th of April. Pick which lobby want to play in. The buttons on the tournament page will reset after each round.
It could not be simpler to enter just watch this video and go to the tournament page on XBLGamerhub.com to enter and Good Luck!
The UK’s most diverse video gaming expo is back! Play Expo returns to EventCity, Manchester on 12-13 October 2013
XBLG have been an avid follower of Play Expo and will be there this year to cover it for the community but come along with us and enjoy all the gaming madness!
On the 25th March 2013 Gamer Network (formerly Eurogamer Network) announced that they are going into partnership with Replay Events. Gamer Network will manage exhibitor sales for Replay’s Play Expo 2013. Their presence should bring in alot of games to the 'now.play' area of the show. Which provide visitors the opportunity to play the latest console & PC games!
Play Expo consists of four events:
re.play - retro systems and arcade games. now.play - previews of the latest games. pro.play - casual and competitive tournaments. cos.play - costume competitions and dealers/traders.
Early bird tickets are priced at £8 Under 16s / £13 Adults / £40 Families (for single day tickets) or £13 Under 16s / £22 Adults (for weekend tickets). These prices include any booking fees.
As you know, We've gone Halo CraZy here on XBLG this month bringing you a jam packed April dedicated to your favorite FPS Halo 4. And as we continue with all things Halo it's now time for you to show us your Spartan skills, We are running a Halo community montage competition, Where you, The community can send us your captures, from your crazy skill clips, Epic fails and 'WHAT THE FISH' moments. Be as creative as your inner Spartan desires. The best of the best will be selected by us and made into an epic Halo community Montage video and shared over on our YouTube channel, And if that isn't awesome enough, One lucky winner will win an exclusive Halo 4 limited edition metal case signed by the creators of Halo 4 - 343 Industries including the Franchise Development Director, Frank O'Connor. Excited? Me too!
So here's what you need to do.
How to prepare your clip -
Leave enough time before and after the gameplay that you want to capture or we cannot accept it.
Explain in the description clearly what happens in the clip.
Save to your fileshare (here's a 'how to' video HERE)
Tag the clip XBLG and your gamertag
How to submit you clip -
Message me (ShadEO9 on the site with your gamertag, clip name, brief description.
Or message our staff over on our Facebook page (wont accept twitter tweets)
You have the month of April to submit you entries, And we are looking forward to seeing what you have created.
So what are you waiting for Spartan? Return to the battlefield!
The Hitman: Absolution Tournament has now come to a close. It was a very successful tournament. All Agents competed gallantly but there could be only three winners.
One contract played over a full week. Agents could play the contract as much as they liked throughout the week. But with a whopping 249,170 pay-out credits the first winner is Gears Of Mush
The winners will soon receive there copies of the Hitman HD Trilogy, Official Hitman Ties and a Limited Edition Mini Hitman Figure in the post.
XBLG celebrates being on Halo Waypoint next month by going Halo mad!
XBLG will be featured on Halo Waypoint round the world! To celebrate we are running a number of competitions and tournaments.
XBLGs’ number one piece of original programming “That Xbox Show” will be appearing on the world renowned Halo Waypoint, the focal point of all things related to the Halo franchise. The Halo Waypoint has long been the best way for competitive players to track their own stats, keep up to date with all the most recent news by way of the Halo Bulletin, not to mention you can find the most up to date news on upcoming DLC like the Castle Map Pack, straight from the mouths of the dev team.
Before we begin we have ton of goodies for you. Here is your Halo themed Gamercard to get started:
XBLG has a small, but rapidly expanding presence on youtube, not long ago the group was lacking both subscriptions and a measurable view count. But since the arrival of That Xbox Show and a couple of competitions’, the channel has improved dramatically. With over 1300 subscribers’ and more than 47,700 video views, XBLG owes a great deal to all of our submitted content. That Xbox Show has shown a great ability to bring home factual content that is as entertaining as it is enlightening, having interviewed industry greats like Graeme Boyd, Waylon Brinck, Jim Brown and Larry Hryb, they are quickly becoming one of our greatest assets.
In honour of appearing on Halo Waypoint, XBLG is going to host some competitions. We have some really amazing prizes to give away kindly donated by the talented folks at 343 Industries. Set to be some of the best competitions that XBLG has ran to date, we hope encourage you to click below and start winning goodies!
We also have lots of fun Halo related content rolling out all month. Like the teaser to our new exciting show Maximus116 and various interviews.
The problem with viral videos, is that as their name implies, the spread like a virus. From small isolated groups to larger and more developed organisations it quickly becomes a fierce epidemic. It has swept across our earth and colonies, straight into the heart of the UNSC battle fleets. People it's become pandemic and we are quickly loosing ground to those afflicted by "The Harlem Shake."
Whilst on leave after his recent traumatic experience, The Master Chief and some of his ODST companions encountered the horrors of the "shake" for themselves. Word has reached our ears that the Cheif intends to stop the "shake."
Gods speed Master Chief.
[Editors Note] You can help support the Master Chief and all our Anti Shake comrades by sharing this video far and wide, help us topple the shakers!
Thanks to the guys over at Kontrol Freek, we have teamed up with our friends at You Know You're A Spartan and are running a joint competition for a chance to win a pair of Halo themed FPSFreek Infinity.
In this months episode of That Xbox Show we interview none other than Larry Hryb himself aka Major Nelson on the history and future of Xbox.
We were invited to the Gears of War: Judgement launch event were we interviewed Waylon Brinck art director from people can fly and Jim Brown lead level designer at epic games.
And our review this month is the amazing diverse world of Tomb Raider find out what TXS thought of the game as a whole.
As I am sure you all have noticed (if you haven't, where have you been?!) that we have had a giveaway running for the past few weeks. The kind people over at Elgato Gaming were gracious enough to provide us with one of their outstanding Game Capture HD devices to use in a giveaway for one of you lucky people.
The time has now come to announce the lucky winner, along with the submitted entry and Twitter name.
So, without further ado, here is the winner!
*drum roll*
Twitter: Daniel Burkitt (@oniongravy64)
"I currently live over 4000 kilometres away from my wife. If I was to win the capture card, I would gift it straight to her as she's been having issues with a Roxio product and I'd love to put a smile on her face. :)"
Congratulations, Sir. You and your wife are now the lucky owner of an Elgato Game Capture HD device!
XBLG would like to take the opportunity to thank Elgato for providing us with this device to give away to the people who make XBLG what it is. We would also like to thank each and every one of you that took the time to enter and spread the word.
