True Gaming United

By Oliver Giles With MLB The Show 21's Team Affinity Season 4 now in the rearview mirror, the time seems right to address precisely what Team Affinity is, for both new players and old, as the system's functionality has changed significantly in this year's game. On top of tutorials on how to complete Team Affinity sessions in an efficient and fun manner, this article will also look ahead and discuss predictions for the upcoming Team Affinity season 5. MLB The Show's Team Affinity concept has appeared in the past few installments of the annual game franchise, each time looking a little different. However, the incarnation present in The Show 21 is by far the best version of the system we've seen so far. Instead of the slow, often dull, slog of completing team-based tasks and slowly moving up the TA reward path for each individual team, the new system offers a much more streamlined experience. Players are now tasked with completing moments, missions, and exchanges...

 Most people probably wouldn’t refer to the final installment in Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham series as an emotional game. However the final scene of the “In From the Cold” DLC mission is a truly beautiful one with a final note that is as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking.

  Written by Ilia the Wanderer Controller Designed by Ilia the Wanderer “Showcase” and “Main” photo edits by Oliver Giles Create your controller at https://xboxdesignlab.xbox.com/ Since its first limited run release back in September of 2017, the Minecraft Creeper Xbox One S controller has been my favorite out of all the controllers I own. While I can obviously use that controller on my Series X, I wish Microsoft would bring back the Minecraft controllers in the new Series X controller format, that way I could have both the awesome design and the increased functionality of new-gen controllers. Until then though, I have created this — the Not So Creepy Series X controller! Using a somewhat similar color scheme to the Creeper Controller, the Not So Creepy controller features an Electric Green/Carbon Black color setup to achieve good contrast. I plan on creating an updated version when Microsoft adds more parts and colors to the Design Lab (They’ve talked about adding a bunch of ne...

Written by Oliver Giles Controller Design by Oliver Giles The official Xbox Design Lab has finally returned from hiatus! Beginning in October of 2020, Microsoft's custom controller creation site was temporarily shut down so the company could get the parts necessary to create the new model of controller seen with the Xbox Series X/S. But now it's back and better than ever, with all-new custom options to choose from, meaning that gamers can once again get back to designing and ordering their own custom controllers at a pretty reasonable price. https://xboxdesignlab.xbox.com/ This makes it the perfect time to introduce a new True Gaming United series, Xbox Design Lab: How to Create . In these posts, I will show off some interesting controller concepts, created by myself as well as ot her blog contributors, that you can make and order from the Design Lab. And what better way to get started than with a controller I've already created and purchased myself— Overkill . Controller T...

By Oliver Giles AVAILABLE ON: Xbox 360 (Compatible with Xbox One & Series X/S), PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows. NOTE: This review will be referring to the main version of the game available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, not the downscaled version made to work with the hardware of the Nintendo Wii or the very different version created for the Nintendo DS.      It's no secret that the output of Star Wars games since Disney bought the franchise and gave exclusive game rights to Electronic Arts has been a bit shaky, to say the least. We've gotten two decent remakes of the classic Battlefront game, the sequel only becoming decent after a lot of community backlash, a good game in the form of Squadrons, and the very good game that is Jed Fallen Order. However, even though Fallen Order was undoubtedly a step in the right direction in terms of what Star Wars fans and gamers want, it still wasn't truly great. This has brought me to the saddening realization that the last gr...

  By Oliver Giles Sorry for the lack of recent blog articles. Outside submissions have been slow and I've been spending a lot of my time grinding MLB The Show 21 in preparation for the Team Affinity Series 3 update later today.

  Haven Available on: Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows. By Ilia the Wanderer If you're a fan of great storytelling and unique design, you need to check out Haven. Set on a fractured planet in the far future, you play as two young lovers who must explore the vast chunks of the planet to help repair their spaceship. Along the way, you'll get a chance to discover more about not only the main characters but also the surprisingly deep lore of the game. The art style is absolutely stunning, a perfect mix of comic book art, western-anime styling, and cel-shaded graphics. The unique style perfectly fits the vibrant colors of the game as you explore through the vast map, discovering secrets and helping to cure planet chunks of the rust-crystal infestation that has taken over and turned the native species into hostile monsters. While it may take some getting used to, Haven's combat system is unique and exciting. A combination of turn-...