Mike's Gaming Pickups video for April 2015

It is time for another monthly pick up video in what is a slight change to the usual video for a Monday. Today I go through my Gaming pick ups for April 2015 I hope you enjoy the Video!

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Quick Look; Pool Nation FX - XBOX ONE

Hi all today I take a Quick Look at another game that has been available on Games for Gold and that is Pool Nation FX on the XBOX ONE.

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What's Mike Playing? - Overlord - Xbox 360

Today I thought I would bring you a quick Video of the Current game I am playing and Maybe this could be a new series for me who knows!

Overlord is a quirky and comedic style action adventure game with strategy elements and cool minions thrown in to boot.

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Recent Gaming Pickups - The Extra Long Special Edition!

Hi all as promised here is the first of my new regular monthly Pick up video series where I go through all the goodies I have collected during the last few week. This episode will probably be a bit longer than most as I have collected more than I usually would over the course of the last few weeks but I hope you enjoy.

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New Features Coming To Xbox One

Dashboard themes and the ability to take screenshots will be coming to Xbox One in the future, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. During an interview recently, Spencer was asked if background customization and themes would be coming to Xbox One in the future.

"You will see it, I was told that themes and background pics are something that we're working on. And screenshots, I know people beat me up about screenshots. These are things that we're working on, the team's done a great job with the monthly updates, some of the things are just down to prioritization or the time of development. But I know people like to customize the look of their dash and I think both themes/backgrounds and screenshots are things that I know people will want so we're going to deliver on them. I can't give you a 'when' yet, but people should know that they are coming."

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July Games With Gold Free Titles

Microsoft has announced the free games that Xbox Live Gold members will receive in July, and it includes four games in total--one of which was already made free during June.
Xbox One:

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition -- This version of the game adds extra content which includes characters, levels and so forth.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood -- This one if already available, so download if you haven't yet.

Xbox 360:

July 1: Gotham City Impostors -- This is Batman-themed shooter which a decent multiplayer game which was first given away in the collectors edition of Batman Arkham City.

July 16: BattleBlock Theater -- This one is from The Behemoth, a developer known for Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid.

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PES 2015 Announce By Konami

Konami has released a bunch of screen shots from PES 2015 which showcase character and stadia details of the next-gen football title.

The images are of 3D recreations of well known Juventus players such as Carlos Tevez and Paul Pogba. The pictures also outline new details added to stadia, particularly with crowd generation which seems to be a dramatic leap from previous games.

PES 2015 is the first entry in Konami's co-developed in the UK to enhance the game's authenticity. It has been suggested the PES 2015 release date will fall on September 26 though it has yet to be confirmed.

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PlayStation's E3 Conference Gets Time And Date

Sony's E3 2014 press conference will take place on June the 9th at 5pm UK time. The event has not been officially announced as of yet but invitations have been sent out to certain members of the press. Shortly after at 5.30pm is Microsoft's press conference which is followed by EA at 8pm. What is a disappointment however is the fact Nintendo aren't holding a traditional conference instead choosing to hold a digital one instead.

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Minecraft passes 100 million users

The creator of Minecraft 'Markus Persson' has announced via twitter that the original PC version has over 100 million registered users! 

I got an email. We've reached 100 million registered users on the original Minecraft. 14.3% conversion rate to paid accounts. Wow. :D <3

— Markus Persson (@notch) February 25, 2014

Now we know that there are some naughty people who haven't paid for the game however the people that have stands at 14.3% which converts to 14.3 million people which is some achievement. Minecraft has since graced the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and even hit mobile phones which combined is over 20 million with version's still to hit Wii U, PlayStation 4, PS Vita and Xbox One. 

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Far Cry: The Wild Expedition Announced

If you fancy jumping into the wilds of the Far Cry games, then the perfect collection letting you do just that is being released to celebrate 10 years of gaming goodness by the franchise.

Far Cry: The Wild Expedition brings together Far Cry Classic, Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, all at the responsible price of £29.99. It is due to launch in the UK on February 14th for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

For our North America viewers you will be getting a slightly different package. Named the Far Cry Compilation, the collection is the same minus Far Cry Classic and that it will be launching exclusively for PS3. It is due February 11th for $39.99.

If you fancy getting Far Cry Classic on its own, it will be released February 12th for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network for £7.99.

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