XBOX 360 Weekender (3) Day 1

After failure to execute the third XBOX 360 Weekender in late July, I made sure that the next possble chance there would be no failure and that was this weekend so as I have been on Borderlands 2 this week and decided to begin the weekend with it.

Treasure Hunter (75G) unlocked for completing the mission - 'X Marks the Spot' while Definitely An Italian Plumber (15G) popped up for killing the ironically named 'Donkey Mong.'

High-Flying Hurler (10G) unlocked for killing an enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon and soon after up popped I Totes Planned That Boss (10G) for killing Mister Boney Pants Guy.

The night ended with the unlocking of Yaaaaaay (25G) for introducing myself to the White Knight.

Borderlands 2 Continues

A long fight in the Circle of Slaughter over five rounds saw Went Five Rounds (25G) for completing all five rounds of a Circle of Slaughter and later on What does it Mean? (15G) unlocking for a a trip to the Highlands and spotting the double rainbow (secret - I can't even capture it on my camera.)

Adera Season Finale Continues

As I was still on the game as the day changed, I completed the story side of the episode and scored two unlocks beginning with Balance Has Been Restored (30G) for stopping the Elders' plot and saving the Aderans from encapsulation while True Mastery (15G) popped up for completing Episode Five on Trailblazer without any hints. 

Adera Season Finale

Episode Five arrived for Adera, so I tried it out and after two hours work I found that I neared the end of the episode with 12 unlocks before the night's end which began with Thanks For Flying Adera Airlines (10G) for making a successful emergency landing in the glider while Home Away From Home (10G) popped up for discovering Amaro's secret workshop behind the waterfall.

Knight Champion (10G) unlocked for completing the Knight's Tour chess puzzle in Amaro's cave without undoing a single move while The Plot Thickens (10G) popped up for discovering the encapsulation cocoon in Amaro's testing chamber.

Race to the Finish (15G) unlocked for escaping the abandoned plaza and making my way into the jungle while A Little Help From My Friends (10G) popped up for finding the Radicals' hidden camp and making introductions.

Tap Tap Tap (5G) unlocked for popping 20 bubbles in the Orb Shifting game within the Jungle Cavern while Bridge Builder (5G) popped up for completing the Vine Bridge in under six moves.  

Modern Art (10G) unlocked for repairing the glass mural and opening the path to the corrupted swamp and Orb-Colored Glasses (10G) popped up for unlocking the orb's ability to see through illusions and taking it for a test drive.

Grandfather? Grandfather! (15G) unlocked for reuniting with Amaro while Family Moment (5G) popped up for finding the picture of Jane's mother.

Overall a good haul for two hours work- 12 achievements for 115G and 317 TA points.

AlphaJax Continues

A quick go on AlphaJax saw a single unlock in Prized Syzygy (15G) for scoring two Triple Letter Bonus Tiles with a single word.

Borderlands 2 Explores

A quick go on Borderlands 2 after completing the Story Mode saw Urban Explorer (20G) unlock for discovering all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and Lynchwood.

July Summary

July has done massively well in catching up on the shortfall from March-May and saw the accolades of 5000G, 6000G and 7000 and 8000 TA reached.



July 2013 (2012 in brackets)





75 Achievements unlocked (95)
14 Games played (8)
2231 TA points* (2723)
1485 Gamerscore (1785)

*includes DLC recalculation from March and is the total earned so losses not included.


A truly terrific month and has continued the success from June so hopes are good for reaching at least some of the goals for the year.

Borderlands 2 Story Complete

After a long hard struggle across two hours, I finally reached the end of the Story mode on Borderlands 2 which was a tad too easy after all that had preceeded it as I dispatched the Warrior and Handsome Jack without entering 'Fight For Your Life' once and in doing so unlocked Cool Story, Bro (30G) for defeating Jack.

Borderlands 2 Returns

Borderlands 2 returned and scored four unlocks in the pursuit if reaching the end of the story mode beginning with Bombs Away (20G) for completing the mission - 'Toil and Trouble' while Feels Like The First Time (10G) popped up for opening the chest at the Bus Stop in Fyrestone.

Friendship Rules (10G) unlocked for reviving someone on my friends list from 'Fight for Your Life and Knowing Is Half The Battle (20G) popped up for completing the mission - 'Data Mining'.

Rayman Jungle Run Resumes Alongside AlphaJax

An early morning hour's go on Rayman Jungle Run saw four unlocks beginning with Mule (5G) for retrying a level 20 consecutive times while Survivor (5G) popped up for dying 20 times on the same level.



Genuine Smile (10G) unlocked for completing Mister Death's dental work on World 1 while Entree (15G) popped up for colletcting 1000 Lums.


A new game on Windows 8 is AlphaJax and because it is free I decided to have a look at it and scored three quick unlocks beginning with Contentious Opposition (10G) for creating a new skill game while Ashtonishing Encounter (10G) popped up for creating a new random game.

Discombobulated? (10G) unlocked for running ten games at the same time was the last action of the night.

Endless Skater and Monster Island Boost the G

A small go on Endless Skater saw the unlock of Line 1 (5G) for completing a line on a run and next was a go on Monster Island which also saw a single unlock in the shape of Spare (10G) for completing a level with the last shot.

Jetpack Joyride Flies In

A quick go on Jetpack Joyride saw two unlocks beginning with Tee Hee Two (10G) which unlocked after finishing a game with 69 coins while Rejected (5G) popped up for flying past the Token Gift without collecting it.