Monday 9 December 2013

Call Of Duty Ghosts Scares Up Unlocks

Ghost StoriesSpatial AwarenessAfter waiting a couple of weeks on the new game shelf, COD Ghosts finally got its first play session an amazing day it was for unlocks as 19 - yes Nineteen achievements unlocked as I played through 11 levels of the single player campaign. The unlocking began with Spatial Awareness (10G) for killing my first enemy on the campaign this came while in the Space Station. Ghost Stories (5G) popped up for completing the 'Ghost Stories' level.

Brave New WorldLiberty WallLiberty Wall (10G) unlocked for taking down both attack helicopters in Brave New World while Brave New World (10G) unlocked for completing the 'Brave New World' level.
No Man's Land
Struck DownNo Man's Land (10G) unlocked for completing the 'No Man's Land level while Struck Down (10G) soon followed for completing the 'Struck Down' level.

Legends Never DieHomecomingHomecoming (10G) unlocked for completing the 'Homecoming' level and was swiftly followed by Legends Never Die (10G) for completing the 'Legends Never Die' level.


Carbon FaceprintSleeping BeautySleeping Beauty (10G) unlocked after killing a sleeping enemy while rappelling and in the same sequence, Carbon Faceprint (10G) popped up for catching a photocopier with my face.

Federation Day
Burn Baby BurnFederation Day (10G) unlocked for completing the 'Federation Day' level while Burn Baby Burn (25G) fired in for destroying 80 fuel containers.


The HuntedBirds of PreyBirds of Prey (10G) unlocked for capturing Rorke while completing the 'Birds of Prey' level while The Hunted (25G) popped up completing 'The Hunted' level.

ClockworkDeep FreezeDeep Freeze (25G) skated in for dropping eight vehicles into ice holes which was done by shooting the fragile ice just in front of the chasing vehicles.Clockwork (25G) ticked in for completing the 'Clockwork' level.

Atlas FallsDavid & GoliathAtlas Falls (25G) unlocked for completing the 'Atlas Falls' level while David & Goliath (20G) popped up for taking down the LCS on the first attempt.

The night ended with the unlocking of  Into the Deep (20G) for completing the 'Into the Deep' level and annoyingly put me 20G short of 80,000G which would have been a great way to sign off such a brilliant day. The achievement streak rose to 246 in 51 days with 300 inside the next week or so a possibility.


 

Sunday 8 December 2013

Madden 25 Downloads To Reach 50 Day Streak

FeedbackTakerAn early morning session on Madden 25 saw four unlocks while using the community mode to upload and download files. Taker (10G) unlocked for downloading a piece of content from Madden Share while Feedback (10G) popped up for giving a rating to the content that I had downloaded.

Quality GiftGiverGiver (10G) unlocked for uploading a piece of content to Madden Share and the final achievement was Quality Gift (10G) for downloading a total of three files from Madden Share.

The day also included a three game run on Madden 25's Franchise mode and also a session on FIFA 14's Career mode but sadly no unlocks popped up so it was more of an effort to future unlockings.

The achievement streak hit a milestone as it stretched to 50 days with 227 achievements obtained at a brilliant average of 4.5 per day.



Saturday 7 December 2013

Xbox Music And FIFA 14 Show Skills

Express YourselfRadio Ga GaA similar session to Thursday as Xbox Music and FIFA 14 were utilised side by side with the app getting two achievements early on beginning with Radio Ga Ga for playing 200 songs via the Radio feature and soon followed by Express Yourself  for creating five playlists.

Silver Lining in FIFA 14 (Xbox One)FIFA 14 saw an achievement that I have been attempting to unlock both on the 360 and One versions finally unlock after some luck and some skill which can be seen in the video below as Silver Lining (25G) popped up for completing the silver level of all skill games, with the stand out one being the Lob Pass which ironically I then completed on gold level within five tries.




Friday 6 December 2013

Xbox Music Snaps With FIFA 14

Skills to Pay the Bills in FIFA 14 (Xbox One)Around The World in Xbox MusicA late evening session saw a snap between the Xbox Music app and FIFA 14 which saw an achievement unlocked firstly on Xbox Music in the shape of Around The World for playing a range of top songs from the Store. FIFA 14 also had a single unlock which was Skills to Pay the Bills (20G) for beating a score in a Skill Game.

The two unlocks moved my current achievement streak to 220 achievements in 48 days and hopefully it will last into 2014.




Thursday 5 December 2013

Uno Goes Inviting

An Inviting Friend! in UNO & Friends (Win 8)A busy day sorting room space and transferring films from VHS to DVD meant a quick dash on Uno  to extend the achievement streak and the unlocking of An Inviting Friend! (5G) for inviting five friends to a game and also was the first X360 unlock of the month despite being on Windows 8 (x360 collection) but pushed the streak to 218 in 47 days.



Wednesday 4 December 2013

Madden 25 Uses Smarts

College Influence in Madden NFL 25 (Xbox One)
A quick go on Madden 25 saw the unlocking of College Influence (25G) for scoring a touch down on an option play and moved the achievement streak to 217 in 46 days.




Tuesday 3 December 2013

Madden 25 And FIFA 14 Score Points

You're Welcome in Madden NFL 25 (Xbox One)Going for Gold in Madden NFL 25 (Xbox One)The day began with a session on Madden 25 while watching Redskins v Giants on the snap app and unlocked Going for Gold (15G) for earning a gold medal in a drill on the Skills Trainer while following the medals, I played the WAS/NYG game while still viewing the real one and unlocked the You're Welcome challenge for playing my first football game in December.




Chemistry ExperimentCollecting SilverwareI moved on to FIFA 14 and began unlocking on Ultimate Team with Collecting Silverware (100G) for winning a division in Seasons while Chemistry Experiment (10G) mixed in for applying my first chemistry style to a player.

I Could Do This Every WeekWe're Bros NowWe're Bros Now (10G) unlocked for earning a player's loyalty by reaching ten games with him in the team and in the same match, I Could Do This Every Week (10G) for challenging the Team of the Week.

Just Dropped InBig GameBig Game (10G) unlocked for winning a Game of the Week in Highlights of the Week and a quick stop on Pro Clubs saw Just Dropped In (10G) pop up for playing a drop-in match in Pro Clubs.

A Legendary PerformanceWhat a Hit, Son!What a Hit, Son (50G) unlocked for scoring with a Dipping Volley and the FIFA session ended with A Legendary Performance (30G) for winning a game on Legendary difficulty when losing at half time.  

On the Ball in Madden NFL 25 (Xbox One)I returned to Madden 25 to end the night and on Franchise mode with Washington, unlocked On The Ball (15G) for using a No-Huddle offence via the Kinect sensor which with some re-calculation included bring the achievement streak to 216 in 45 days.







Monday 2 December 2013

Assassins Creed IV Opens December

Heroes Aren't Born in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Xbox One)After a great November and a brilliant haul on DR3 in the last week, I opened December with a quick go on ACIV and scored an early unlock in the shape of Heroes Aren't Born (10G) for completing Sequence one.This brought the achievement streak to 201 in 44 days.