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October 16, 2015
The entire Halo 5 soundtrack has recently been put up online by 343 Industries. The new soundtrack can be listened to on 343's official Soundcloud page. In the past 343 has used Soundcloud to share other Halo 5 promotional content, so it's quite the surprise to see the full soundtrack go up online for free.
Most of the tracks have never been played before, whilst some of the more familiar sounds, such as the composition of Halo Canticles, may be recognized by some Halo 5 fans. In previous Halo games, the name to be remembered for Halo soundtracks was Marty O' Donnell, but this time round Kazuma Jinnouchi has been given the steering wheel. Jinnouchi has been renowned for other compositions, including the soundtrack for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Even though the full Halo 5 soundtrack can be listened to for free on Soundcloud, the same soundtrack can be purchased in physical format on Amazon for $23. The soundtrack is available in physical CD and in Vinyl.
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October 05, 2015
Halo 5: Guardians will be getting a new clan system upon launch and players can already create their own clans and add their friends. The new clan system in Halo 5 is called Spartan Companies and each company can include up to 100 players.
As well as being an opportunity for players to create a social hub for communities and friends within Halo 5, Spartan Companies can be used to bring new players together. If you visit the Spartan Companies page you will find a list of all of the clans already created and it's possible to request invitations into these companies.
A player can only be in one company at once so players will have to remain loyal to their groups. As an added incentive to try out the Spartan Companies system, when a player joins a company for the first time, they will be rewarded a REQ pack with a guaranteed cosmetic item inside.
These REQ packs can of course not be used till Halo 5 is actually available and players can only gain 1 REQ pack from Spartan
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June 23, 2015
The free Xbox Live Games with Gold lineup for July has been revealed and players can get their hands on some of the July games right now. Some of the games will be made available half way through the month.
Excitingly, Xbox has announced a new change to the Xbox Live Games with Gold promotion and this comes as part of a celebration for the two year anniversary of the promotion, which began in July, 2013. Starting this month, there will now be two free Xbox One games available each month for all Gold members.
Starting at the beginning of the month, players will be able to pick up Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for the Xbox One - AC:IV will remain available for the entirety of July. On July 16th, So Many Me, an arcade style game will also be made available on the Xbox One.
The Xbox 360 will also be getting one full game and one arcade game this month. To start it off, Plants vs. Zombies has become available for free on the Xbox 360 and it will remain free till July 15th.
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June 05, 2015
Microsoft just announced their latest controller changes. They are introducing a brand new controller design that includes paddles, remappable buttons, swappable components, and trigger locks. All of these new enhancements are scheduled for release this Fall. Microsoft is gearing its new design towards the "elite gamers" and tournament level players. The paddles and remappable buttons should impact the competitive gaming scene dramatically.
It is unknown at the time if Sony will return with their own new controller design but we speculate that they will have to answer to Microsoft's controller. Sony already has remappable buttons but will they also add the paddles and trigger stops? We will have to wait and see how they decide to answer. If they want to stay ahead they will have to keep the competitive gamer in mind.
The new Xbox One controller design has the hardcore gamer in mind and will definitely be a hit. The price hasn't been discussed yet but with all the additional
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May 25, 2014
One of the biggest reasons many gamers have gone for the PlayStation 4 over the Xbox One is the price point; no matter how many discounts Microsoft have managed to put on their console, the PS4 has still remained the cheaper console, and this may have helped Sony to push a larger number of units.
However, the extra cost of the Xbox One isn't for nothing - the console comes packed with the Kinect, the motion sensing, speech detecting equipment that tin foil hat wearers claim spies on you whilst you eat your TV dinners.
Whether or not you're a fan of the Kinect really comes down to personal opinion. As far as I'm concerned, it's always felt like a bit of a gimmick and being forced to purchase the Kinect alongside the Xbox One is a move that certainly makes me route for the PlayStation 4.
It
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May 13, 2014
XBOX ONE SEND-IN SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE
Evil Enables Players to Customize Their Own Xbox One ControllersTempe, AZ. (May 2014) - Over the weekend Evil Controllers unveiled their Xbox One Send-In Service. The new service gives gamers an opportunity to send their current Xbox One controllers to Evil Controllers for aesthetic upgrades and gameplay enhancements. Evil's exclusive Master Mod® is highly sought after by the hardcore gaming community and this new service gives more gamers an opportunity to enjoy a superior experience that only Evil Controllers can offer.
Using the Xbox One Send-In Service gamers can customize the look of their controller by choosing to modify their shell, ABXY buttons, D-Pad, LEDs and more. Users may also choose to add their gamertag to their controller and personalize it further.
"Our Send-In Service
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March 28, 2014
Titanfall has landed, and everybody here at Evil Controllers is incredibly excited over the game's launch. Titanfall has managed to wow the industry, and Respawn Entertainment may have just handed us the next best thing for the FPS genre.
If you've managed to get your hands on Titanfall but haven't had the chance to grab the gorgeous limited edition Titanfall Xbox One controller, we have great news for you. For a limited time only, our custom controller creator supports a Titanfall themed shell that's just as beautiful as the limited edition controller.
This is just the start though - when choosing the Titanfall shell, you will still have all of the options available that come with every other Evil Controller within the controller creator. This means that you can equip your very own limited edition Xbox One Titanfall controller with our amazing Master Mod, custom buttons and custom LED. Our Master Mod can give you an added grip against your opponents in Titanfall, and many
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March 27, 2014
At Evil Controllers we are always looking for new ways to reach out to our customers, whether it's through great new products for the latest consoles, or new ways for you to find our controllers, and today we're proud to announce that we've gone one step further to making it as easy as possible for you to get hold of the controller you've always wanted.
We have just opened up a storefront on Etsy, and you'll now be able to purchase our unique controllers straight from our Etsy store page. This should help anybody who hasn't yet managed to purchase a controller through other methods.
Our Etsy store page accepts Etsy gift cards, and has a wide range of custom controllers for Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and Xbox One, just like our main website. On top of this, we'll be providing unique products each week on our Etsy store page, so make sure to check back regularly for the best deals on the hottest controller designs around.
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March 16, 2014
One year after the launch of the next Xbox console already makes it clear that this year's E3 will be important for Microsoft, but a new radiospot heard by a NeoGAF user suggests that E3 2014 may be the event to hold Microsoft's "biggest surprise ever."
According to the NeoGAF user, the radio spot revealed that Summerset Mall in Troy, Michigan will be hosting a super sized launch party for Titanfall at the Microsoft store, but it's something else in the radio ad that really got us interested. A message in the ad stated "Free food, drinks and $2,000 in prizes! First 50 people in line will receive a custom Titanfall t-shirt." The advert continued on until ending with, "One select winner will receive a free ride and ticket to this year's E3 to witness Microsoft's biggest surprise ever."
Whilst a free food, drinks and T-shirts does sound pretty cool, I'm personally more intrigued by this supposed 'biggest surprise Microsoft has up it's sleeves. This E3 needs to be big for Microsoft,
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March 05, 2014
Last week it was revealed that the Xbox One Titanfall bundle will be getting a 30 Euros discount in the UK, bringing the price of the next gen console slightly closer to the PlayStation 4's price. However, at the time, it was clear that the PlayStation 4 was still a better deal, and despite the price drop from 430 to 399 Euros, the Xbox One Titanfall bundle still wasn't cheap enough to sway any PlayStation gamers to the Microsoft side of the fence.
This week, GameStop has decided to bump it up a notch by reducing the Xbox One's price as well, bringing the console price even lower than the original price cut. The console bundle has now been reduced another 30 Euros, making the console price 369 Euros.
This bundle also comes packed with a digital copy of Titanfall, a standard controller, the Kinect sensor, and of course the console as well. The Titanfall standard SKU will also come with a headset for talking on Xbox LIVE, and a 1 month free trial of Xbox LIVE Gold.