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A visual history of the many Xbox dashboards

Few interfaces have changed more often — or more radically — than the Xbox dashboard. Most platforms with a large user base are incredibly slow to introduce sweeping changes, but that hasn’t been the case for Microsoft’s game consoles. History shows that its strategy for working in new features and services involved scrapping its previous interface, essentially asking you to re-learn how to use the machine and find your content.

Microsoft deserves credit for experimenting with its dashboard throughout the years, even if many of those experiments weren’t great. With the Xbox Series X set to release later in 2020, now seems like a good time to catch up on the history of the Xbox One and the Xbox 360 dashboard to see where it’s been and where it may be going.

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Review - Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Xbox One) | WayTooManyGames

WTMG's Leo Faria: "Ignoring one or two slightly dated titles, plus a truly terrible one, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 goes to show that no one is doing arcade gaming preservation as well as Capcom right now. Just the inclusion of Capcom vs. SNK 2 by itself, in such a pristine, rollback-supported stated, is enough of a reason for you to purchase it, but add in games like two Power Stones and the best version of the best Street Fighter, and what you have here is more than a lot of bang for your buck. What we have here is an infinitely enjoyable collection of fighting works of art."

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What Could Tales of the Shire's Seasonal Events Look Like?

Tales of the Shire's events will likely be in line with what appears in most simulation games, but there are some unique avenues it could explore.

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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Review - TheGamer

TheGamer Writes "Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny may be a fairly simple remaster, but that’s not a problem when the core game still shines."

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