Due to a huge Xbox One update, two free games and a number of apps became available so I decided to spend the day exploring the update and the new features which included time on a number of games.
Firstly I went on
Need For Speed Rivals and scored two unlocks beginning with
S Buster (35G) for busting a racer at Heat 5 or greater while
Lcnce n Rgstrtn (30G) for busting ten racers using a Mustang.
Next up was a session on
Kinect Sports Rivals which included a minor hand injury which came while playing the Tennis as I swung with power and clipped the adjacent bookcase with my middle finger which at this point is still swollen. Two unlocks came from the session beginning with
Friend or Foe (10G) for winning a rival challenge while
Look ma! (20G) popped up after completing ten no-handed tricks in a single Wake Racing event.
A brief stint on the
YouTube app saw four unlocks but as its an app it meant no gamerscore but still counts in my set-up,
Do you come here often came as I signed into the app with
Push the button coming after liking a video.
Please sir, may I have some more? popped up after subscribing to a channel with
Look Mum, I'm on TV! came after uploading a video through the Xbox One.
The first of the free games,
Max:The Curse of Brotherhood had installed so I went on to check it out and after about 90 minutes play came away with a staggering 13 unlocks which started with
just getting started (15G) for using the Magic Marker 25 times with
What Are You Looking At? (5G) popping up after destroying the first five Mustacho Eyes.
Ludicrous Speed (50G) unlocked for reaching the Old Lady in five minutes which took some effort while
Clever Boy (25G) popped up for using three drawings to cross the two pillars on Sea of Sand.
Guts and Glory (25G) unlocked after surviving five critter explosions with
Hold on Tight (25G) popping up for taming the Spikester.
Lost and Found (5G) unlocked after finding the first piece of the Amulet while
Dominos (10G) popped up for safely crossing the Stone Pillars of Black Rock Canyon.
He is The One (10G) unlocked after completing a number of slow-motion events with
For Whom the Bell Tolls (10G) ringing in after ringing the Big Bell.
Flipping boxes (10G) unlocked for utilising a box to reacha high ledge which was swiftly followed by
Master of Earth (15G) for creating 200 earth pillars.
The session and the day ended with
Cant Touch This (25G) for completing a level without dying.
Alike the previous day, there was a mix of app and game with Twitch in the early morning with the unlock of Night Owl for watching five hours of live video between the hours of 12am and 4am with a quick go on 4 Elements II resulting in the single unlock of Champion Digger (5G) for using the Spade 50 times.
Another catch-up begins with a brief session on Twitch that saw the unlock of We eSports Now for watching ten hours of live video on Twitch followed by a quick go on Halo Spartan Assault with the solitary unlock of Recruit (10G) for earning any star on an operation mission.
A quick session on Max:The Curse of Brotherhood resulted in the single unlock of Hot Potato (15G) for killing a Bomber with his own bomb.
A split session across the day saw time on both Forza Horizon and Watch Dogs with a single unlock on each with time on the former resulting in Vendetta (20G) for beating 10 rival times in events with Family Man (10G) unlocking on Watch Dogs for completing Act I.
After a suggestion from a friend, I made a return to Forza Horizon which is a superb spin-off of the classic Forza franchise and spanned the day in a number of sessions that resulted in five unlocks and began with Cruise Club (20G) for completing ten online free roam challenges with Still a Noob... (10G) popping up for completing ten online races.
Just Me and the XP (10G) unlocked after reaching level 25 online and was soon followed by Noob No More (10G) for completing 25 online races.
The night ended with Wheelin' 'n Dealin' (10G) after selling an item using the Design Storefront.
A quick session on 4 Elements II resulted in a single unlock in the shape of Pick It Up (5G) for breaking 300 stones.
May continued the fine run of centuries in 2014 and did so despite a busy month overall and puts me in good stead to beat last year's records.
An evening session on Watch Dogs saw further progress on a game that I am enjoying more and more as I play with two unlocks coming from the session beginning with Hardware Fail (15G) for shooting tires on 15 different vehicles and was soon joined by Bookmarked (30G) for tagging 100 enemies.
